Absolutely: and blanket 'rewilding' is not an answer - some iterations can smack of an imagined, pristine and ultimately mythical past.
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Absolutely: and blanket 'rewilding' is not an answer - some iterations can smack of an imagined, pristine and ultimately mythical past.
The work of the brilliant Laura at The Wild Hare share.google/G7pmWgY0sRlZ...
@trisnorton.bsky.social : you'll be interested in this. Discussion of a pollen study showing the relationship between mixed farming and plant biodiversity, impacted negatively by population decline during the Black Death. All those weeds around the margins lost theconversation.com/the-black-de...
There's no such thing as 'The Natural'
A monochrome tattoo in the style of an archaeological illustration of one of the Vogelherd mammoths, on the forearm of a middle aged woman, juxtaposed against some very natty red Christmas pyjamas with lynxes in green jumpers on them
Like this guy?!
Gosh it has been over ten years since we published The British Palaeolithic post-ALSF: Core Principles for Future Enhancement, Expansion and Engagement. It rather got buried and forgotten about. 🏺🦣
discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/15...
If anyone is after a Mother's Day present, consider supporting Freya in her Jamboree fundraising: she's got some beautiful candles in her Etsy shop ATM www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Flic...
Where this time?!
Looks like Benoit Clarys' style?
Extented deadline to March 20th! ✨✨
Images of the Severn estuary fish traps from the archived of the Thornbury and District Museum
Images of the Severn estuary fish traps from the archived of the Thornbury and District Museum
Images of the Severn estuary fish traps from the archived of the Thornbury and District Museum
Images of the Severn estuary fish traps from the archives of the Thornbury and District Museum. Showing 20th century, kipe, butt and forewheel elements. All three elements would have been connected with withy ties and fixed to the foreshore with large stakes.
#coastalhistory #tcdtceh #coastsinmind
Ha, dime bar cake!
Oh now I'm jealous, you git
It can't be: I refuse to believe it, having seen it when it first came out
Jersey's archaeological heritage is a vital part of the Island's identity, collective memory and a valuable resource for historical and scientific research. Currently, Jersey lacks a clear and comprehensive legal framework in this area. The existing approach relies heavily on Customary Law and voluntary reporting, which does not provide sufficient clarity or protection. Recent high- profile discoveries, such as the Le Câtillon II hoard, have highlighted the need for a statutory framework to manage significant finds transparently and consistently. The draft Law seeks to address this gap by introducing clear legal obligations and processes for reporting, assessing, and preserving archaeological objects. If adopted, it will ensure compliance with international commitments under the Valletta Convention and other heritage-related treaties, while fostering responsible searching and discovery and ensuring public access to significant finds. By creating a statutory Historic Environment Record, licensing intrusive excavations, and enabling regulations for wider heritage protection, the draft Law would strengthen Jersey's ability to safeguard its heritage for future generations.
La Hogue Bie tumulus with chapel on summit
Brilliant news from Jersey as the Government passes their transformative heritage protection bill. A legal framework to protect Jersey's past, including the licensing of all intrusive fieldwork. Bravo!🏺
statesassembly.je/vote-detail?...
Absolute GENIUS
They really lack resources though, more than universities?
It's database upkeep that's the killer, for sure. Even with funding to do the initial (enormous!) data review and standardisation, who maintains it, pro bono? Who sets and maintains input standards for future discoveries? In UK, TERPS and PaMELa transformed research, but they're static resources
Oh, I do love these: haven't read them for a while
Yes, this!!!!
And 'old' or 'Antiquarian' finds - as if date of discovery makes something less real
That's actually terrifying
This is an important thread from @mattpope.bsky.social, and a fantastic new site from the other side of the channel. The contiguous Neanderthal landscapes of the Channel river look different because we are not evaluating impacts through similar deposits in the UK
Not off the top of my head, but it's a point made by Geoff Bailey several times in respect to the (apparent) under-representation of marine resources in NW Europe - those places where we might see it are now submerged
I absolutely love your substack - brilliant mix of place and story
And pretty shameful for someone already on a professorial salary
And there's an ArcPro link to a GIS project based on the Spillhaus map that @hannahbooth.bsky.social introduced: www.arcgis.com/home/item.ht... - that's my rabbit hole for today!
Almost 40% of the world that European Neanderthals inhabited before the last glacial period is now submerged: a terrestrial-only focus is such a partial story
This is a fascinating read from Hannah Booth on substack: practically all my work involves collapsing the boundaries of sea versus land, to think about regressive hunter-gatherer landscapes open.substack.com/pub/northsea...
Who knew??!!