Laura Burnett

CFP for Borders, Boundaries, Barriers: Real and Imagined in the Middle Ages (20-21 April 2026). Deadline 15 September 2025.

The condition column on an 1837 parish marriage record which reads "Tolerably good"

Rev. John Williams of St. Ishmael's, Pembs., was a bit confused with the new 1837 marriage forms. He even had the next clerk confused until the next year! For those who don't know, the conditions normally listed are Bachelor, Spinster, or Widow(er) Lol #Genealogy

My 2nd article on the serfdom-like compulsory child labour schemes in C18th southwest England is now available (open access) doi.org/10.1017/S026...

It was distinctive not merely as a type of unfree labour, but as a centralised method for allocating servants to farmers

Cows: Small Or Far Away? | Father Ted YouTube video by Channel 4 Entertainment

Phase of the day:
"Figures proposed to represent war dogs are, in fact, later-executed horses painted in smaller size."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMiK...

A close-up of a page (from a 17c book) printed in italic type highlighting four ampersands of varying design in close proximity to each other. 222050 • Folger Shakespeare Library

four. different. ampersands. !!!!

& they all illustrate the origin of the ampersand in the ligature of the latin conjunction “et” (“and”).

222050 • @folger.edu

Order for anisette and bacon by Mr Ferrary to Jacques Réau, undated (December 1743 - September 1744) Order for anisette and bacon by Mr Ferrary to Jacques Réau, undated (December 1743 - September 1744)

every time i get reminded of the prize papers and the amazing project to digitize and catalogue them, i am astonished again.

here’s a tarot card from 1744 with an order for anisette and bacon from st domingue 🗃️

portal.prizepapers.de/fullscreen/p...

‘In Our Blood’: Archaeology and ‘Indigeneity’ in the British National Party’s Magazine Identity This paper presents the first diachronic analysis of the appropriation of archaeological themes in British far-right politics, focusing on the British National Party’s publication Identity from 200...

Out this morning & Open Access! 📢 My new article in Public Archaeology on the entanglement of archaeology, the far right and ancient genetic studies, using the British National Party as a case study: ‘In Our Blood’: Archaeology and ‘Indigeneity’ in the British National Party’s Magazine Identity'

Lecturer in Architectural History at The University of Edinburgh Searching for an academic job? Explore this Lecturer in Architectural History opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.

A term-time Lectureship in Early Modern Architectural History at the University of Edinburgh.

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNG264/l...

Logo of the Centre for the Archaeology of Human Origins: a handaxe with a glowing lightbulb inside the outline of a hominin brain

A permanent job here at @archsoton50.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social in #Palaeolithic Archaeology and/or #Palaeoanthropology 🏺🧪
Please share widely!
jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Blue sky, red sandstone walls of partially collapsed building glowing in sun. Vegetation, green ivy begins to cover the walls

Two storey row of buildings in 19th century, with arched entrance at gaboe end. black and white photograph. People in street include horse drawn cart, women sitting in front of building and children pulling hand cart. Courtesy of Burns House Museum.

📢 Are you interested in joining a small dig in #Mauchline in 2 weeks? We're looking for volunteers to help us discover what remains of Netherplace House's south avenue!
📅 Thurs 5 & Sat 7 June
📧 Email a.jepson@archaeologyscotland.org.uk for info. No experience needed! ⛏️

#Archaeology #Scotland

The Daily Heller: Worth the Paper It's Drawn On – PRINT Magazine An anonymous artist puts a price on Trump's executive overreach.

Currency as protest art

1830s period American "hard times" token depicting a turtle carrying a stronbox and an ass

Jacksonian America would have loved world turtle day!

My photo shows a mannequin wearing a brown-coloured woollen hood with long knotted fringe on display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. It was found in peat moss on the island of Orkney in 1867. Organic clothing rarely survives. This woven hood is remarkably well-preserved for its age. Radio-carbon dated to AD 250 - AD 615.

Wow, the amazing ‘Orkney Hood’ is so well preserved it looks like it was woven yesterday rather than c. 1,600 years ago!

Found in peat in 1867, this remarkable woollen hood from Iron Age Orkney likely belonged to a child. AD250 - AD615

National Museum of Scotland 📷 by me

#FindsFriday
#Archaeology

View of a fountain bowl with a swimming turtle, others balance on a pile of rocks and tile in the background

View of the fountain bowl in a courtyard, several Turtles balance on a pile of rocks and tiles, one is swimming

#TurtleDay is also a chance to showcase what my kids thought was The Best Thing in the Palermo Achaeological Museum, the resident Turtles.
Could some go in your garden @romanpalace?

Drawing showing a side and top view of a turtle/ tortoise figure. The head is raised, the legs are worn but may have toenails and the shell is decorated with curved indents

Several views of a dark green copper alloy turtle or tortoise figure. The figure is worn but a ridge is clear along the back.

It's #WorldTurtleDay and turtles/ tortoises are just one of the many types of animals recorded as Roman figurines in Britain. Possibly associated with Mercury.

See finds.org.uk/database/art... for an example and more detail

Full page from a book with a colour plate of two turtles, entitled 'Plate XI'. It shows an illustration of a leathery turtle in side profile (giving you magnificent side eye) and a an illustration of hawks bill turtle as seen from above.

Good morning to everyone, but especially to all the turtles, for today is their special day!

To celebrate World Turtle Day, here are two turtle-y amazing illustrations from 'Our Reptiles and Batrachians' by M.C. Cooke, published in 1893.

📷 Reserve 579.9 COO

#WorldTurtleDay #TurtleDay #RareBooks

Subsidy for Engaging the Public in Archaeology Reopens in 2025 Following the successful return of the subsidy scheme for public engagement in archaeology in South Holland last year, we are reopening the subsidy doors this year as well. Initiators who want to involve (potential) interested parties in archaeological (public) activities are welcome to submit their applications starting June 1, 2025.

Following the successful return of the subsidy scheme for public engagement in archaeology in South Holland last year, we are reopening the subsidy doors this year as well. Initiators who want to invo...

Source: Province of South Holland

Calling all community archaeology projects in the UK.

The CARD Fund is now in its 10th year and we’re thrilled to have passed the milestone of funding a total of 100 radiocarbon dates so far. But we’re not stopping there - the intake for 2025’s round of funding is currently open!

PhD Candidate in History (279729) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology Job title: PhD Candidate in History (279729), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Sunday, June 1, 2025

Looking for a PhD candidate to study how first names convey information about parental values and beliefs in historical Europe (circa 1750-1950). Please share the info with potential candidates:
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
(deadline for applying: June 1st)

The article in here is free to download and has a good introduction and some detail, although work still evolving.
archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/library/brow...

They do circulate widely, although such long distance are outliers, on aggregate there is a drop off after about 20 miles.
The interest is in the details, does the issuer or town matter more, how this changes over time. Some articles already on my Academia page, hope full study finished next year.

trove.scot home page

So I think I need to do a sober thread on just how disasterously bad the new trove.scot website is, in comparison to the sites - especially Canmore - that it's replacing.

tl:dr - the new site is not fit for purpose; switching off the old sites on 24 June 2025 is way way way premature.

Two sides of a brown-gold copper alloy token. On one side is a standing figure with large nose mask, hat, doublet and breeches, around him reads: Punchanella. The other side has a legend around the edge reading Will Wood in York Mutision and in the centre, His Half Penny.

Swiss Roll constructed, Toblerone on hand. All ready for #Eurovision2025.

Somehow I feel William Wood of York 'Mutision' (Musician) and his Punchanella would have been right at home #token #17thcentury 🗃️🏺🎶

Image courtesy of the British Museum

Logo of Bill Douglas Cinema Museum

We have a vacancy for a new curatorial assistant to join our team and work with our amazing collections. Please follow the link for more details and the application form. Deadline 27th May. www.bdcmuseum.org.uk/news/job-opp...

Teardrop shaped vessel with expanded circular mouth and dmal handle to one side. In pale buff clay with fine red-black decoration showing a Swan and lion surrounded by flowers. Lines at the neck and mouth of the vessel.

This duck looks more guilty at being told off than terrified of the roaring lion.

6th-7th century BCE alabastron from Agrigento.
#Findsfriday

This stunning Neolithic knapped, ground, polished stone axehead was found in a river in Yorkshire. It's likely made of Langdale tuff. Langdale axes have been found throughout England & are evidence for exchange of materials in the Neolithic. #FindsFriday finds.org.uk/database/art...

A museum display with large graphic reconstructions on wall behind well lit finds

Swords relinquished by warriors as they enter the Saxon hall - in a facsimile display

#FindsFriday Ad Gefrin museum of Yeavering Anglo-Saxon palace, #Northumberland

A really well-designed display of original finds & models - all against the backdrop of graphic novel art & an immersive hall, bringing this buried site to life

Highly recommended 👌

adgefrin.co.uk

📷 My own, Weds

Always happy to look at stuff :)

Four fully-funded collaborative PhD studentships available with the cultural partners of the REACH Consortium (Historic Royal Palaces, British Film Institute, Royal Museums Greenwich,/National Maritime Museum). Deadlines 26 May-30 June. And lots more at other institutions too: full list below.

Can I tell a story about the lady sentenced to 'death & afterwards transportion'? Thinking viking funeral boat etc for just being such an awesome thief