Anooshka Rawden

This was such a fantastic session - feel really excited by the possibilities of this data.

"Great workshop last week discussing landscape change & conservation with the LCCM team! Exciting conversations on connecting historical maps, computational methods, and land protection in UK National Parks. Looking forward to the next steps! #MapReader #Conservation #UKLandscapes"

MapReader patch output in yellow, orange, dark green, and light green representing different types of vegetation on 19th c. Ordnance Survey maps within the South Downs National Park.

Sneak peak: MapReader data created by @kirstylilley.bsky.social for vegetation & more on historical OS map sheets in @peakdistrict.bsky.social & @southdownsnp.bsky.social for the "Landscape Change & Conservation with MapReader" project w/@natlibscot.bsky.social @dataculture.bsky.social & both parks

Up and out early to walk with Sing Thrush and Carion Crows. A beautiful day.

👀 Funded PhD @ Coventry University:

Uses and Abuses of the Past: the Role of Presentism in Cultural Memory.

'The inquiry ... will select and investigate a series of objects or sites to explore the use of history as a tool for debating contemporary social and cultural issues' tinyurl.com/4zksy84y

Heritage delivers so much for nature, as havens and homes. Sitting in the church yard, just four minutes and so many birds shared their song. I walked by the pond to get here and saw a kingfisher and a heron. Heritage preserves more than earthworks and mortar.

Doh! I meant @antiquaries.bsky.social - although The Society of Authors are also wonderful!

Whoops! I did!

Over the moon to have been made a Fellow of @societyofauthors.bsky.social I am eternally grateful to the person who nominated me, who saw something in me that I didn’t, and to all those who supported my nomination. As a peer nominated membership, this has meant a lot to me. Thank you.

Major investment to boost growth and cement Britain’s place as cultural powerhouse Over £270 million Arts Everywhere Fund for arts venues, museums, libraries and the heritage sector in major boost for growth

We welcome the £270m investment announced today - a vital recognition of the direct benefit of heritage on people and places. Much of our cultural infrastructure, from museums to theatres, is also part of our heritage that will benefit from this funding.

www.gov.uk/government/n...

Major investment to boost growth and cement Britain’s place as cultural powerhouse Over £270 million Arts Everywhere Fund for arts venues, museums, libraries and the heritage sector in major boost for growth

www.gov.uk/government/n...

Hot off the press, funding announcement for arts & culture. Some is funding we are familiar with such as MEND, but worth a read - heritage at risk also boosted for built heritage and funding for community ownership of heritage assets . #museums #arts #culture #heritage

Museum job! The Clockworks is looking for an experienced curator to run its unique London museum: world-class objects, wonderful premises, stable funding, great people. Full-time, £45k. Interested? Find out more and come meet us!

www.museumjobs.com/jobdetails.p...

Walk today. A march up the hill and then a saunter around the church yard. Snowdrops out. Leaves turning from brown to green. Moss on stone. Birds building.

This was a tough but important listen. The fact this is also such recent history, and its roots entwined in eugenics targeted at the poor of Ireland just shocking, shameful and chilling.

Using some timber reviver to give a beam above a window some love. It had been encased in layers and layers of unbreathable paint over 30 years or so, and there was a concern it was rotting underneath. Gentle chemical removal of the paint and some beeswax love, and it’s looking so much happier ❤️

Cumbria archaeologists find 'significant' Viking building Archaeologists say the importance of the findings on the farm in Silloth is "hard to overstate".

Archaeologists find 'significant' Viking building www.bbc.com/news/article...

London’s first Roman basilica found under office basement The discovery has been described as one of the most important pieces of Roman history in the City of London.

New discovery underneath the basement of an office block in London:
Archaeologists have found a substantial piece of the ancient city's first basilica - a 2,000 year old public building where major political, economic and administrative decisions were made.

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Saw “Maria” this evening. Angelina Jolie absolutely everything in this role. An unexpected historic parallel made when Maria shown trying to recreate her role as Anna Bolena, ended by holding her neck as her voice goes. Amazing film. Surprised Jolie not up for an Oscar. Many tears in the audience.

It was so lovely to meet you both to chat about heritage in Protected Landscapes. I was so excited to meet you IRL! Hope you had a safe trip home and here’s to more collaboration and conversations in the future.

Environment Agency secures record commitments from water sector The EA, working closely with Natural England, has secured the largest ever environmental commitment from water companies since privatisation.

www.gov.uk/government/n...

A glimmer of hope ...

Got in two hours of archery practice this morning. This end was going well until my last shot, when I lost focus and I moved my foot and dropped my shoulder. Consistency is tough, but so is losing focus and letting worry seep into a calm mind. Definitely need a bit more practice. 🏹🏹🏹

I think diversity of belief, culture etc under the umbrella of “Roman” is a valuable message.

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Hey everyone, I have been asked to speak to a class of primary school children about the Romans. I have ideas about what I could cover, but wanted some reflections on what messages you’d think would be good to share. Any insights, let me know! #Romans #museums #learning #ancient

Ok I will need to read this!

Pompeii: Spectacular new discoveries unearthed include private spa A huge private bathhouse is found after lying hidden for 2,000 years under volcanic rock and ash.

"A wall is all that could divide you between two different worlds." @pompei79.bsky.social

#archaeology #Roman #museum #Pompeii www.bbc.com/news/article...

Trees consuming metal. Deer trails. Natures barrow builders. Mud. Leaves. Edgelands.

Todays walk.

Continental influx and pervasive matrilocality in Iron Age Britain - Nature An analysis of ancient mitochondrial and nuclear DNA shows evidence of matrilocal communities in Iron Age Britain.

⚠️ Iron Age OPEN ACCESS research klaxon alert⚠️

Our joint @tcddublin.bsky.social @bournemouthuni.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social article

*Continental influx and pervasive matrilocality in Iron Age Britain*

published in @nature.com today can be found here:

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

That’s Loki. As he gets older he appreciates a good nap so he doesn’t bug me to get up early anymore. She does instead 😊

They have their moments! 😂

Really hope to see sculpture from the Townley Collection (currently in closed off galleries) to be visible again.