Dr Wendy Morrison

Waterbirds, mustelids and bast fibres – evidence of soft organic materials in the Late Mesolithic Skateholm I and II cemeteries, Sweden - Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences - Skateholm I and II cemeteries form the core of a notable Late Mesolithic activity area located in southern Sweden on the coast of the Baltic Sea. The...

A fabulous paper - fur, feathers and fibres from the Mesolithic. A reminder of why good sampling, excavation records and archives of more that just artefacts really matter.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Old man in robe. "Sorry I’m a bit late, had a terrible time... All sort of things cropping up at the last moment. Uh, how are we for time?" Zarquon's address at the End of the Universe A creation of Douglas Adams for the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Zarquon is an ancient prophet who is the focus of a religion, one whose believers await the Second Coming of Zarquon.

It would be shellfish to choose... But one often must choose the lesser of two weevils.

I really wanted to but exciting changes at work mean I can't. Of which more, soon.

Post about it - the whole event looks great!!

Half of British Television Always Starts Like This YouTube video by Michael Spicer

youtu.be/WjnmzljtREk?...

@michaelspicer.bsky.social , delighted to discover this courtesy @scientits.bsky.social

This absolutely nails the formulaic and ultimately soul-sucking trend of non-fiction telly today.

Welcome!!!

Any relation?

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With a reminder to scour out the sacred enclosure boundary...it's time to re-ditch 🤣

In the current economy, it's more likely they'll ask you to do it for the exposure...🤣

I'm hooked...

I reckon they plumb forgot to put scales in.

Roman lead 'pig' ingot with metal.detector Credited to Nick Yaope and Peter Nicolas

The lads in Wales should have waited a couple more days for that press release 🤦‍♂️

Daffs in sunlight 📷 By me 1/3/2025

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus!
Happy St David's Day to all who mark it.

Nail on the head!! The trick is to get the funding!!!

(Looks down back of sofa for loose change to send Curator Rob)

I'm sure govt would just say if Huxley didn't eat so many biscuits, you'd have the money for a new archive store

#AvocadoToastHousingCrisis

And I know every archivist has a face and a job and we need you. I think there will need to be some sort of compromise tho because the money supporting archives is often controlled by people who don't understand. I don't think it can all be instant access all the time. But it's not easy

Yeah I get you. My pre coffee brain was only addressing a volumetric issue.
I hear ya.

Good point. a triage approach might help. Keep the pot local, and the CBM, slags, and bulk animal bones for some sites in deep store. Also more effective to have a research centre at the caves so the researcher can examine the boxes there.
it's only one poss solution I'm sure there's others

Also I don't think it's an either/or situation. Local archive hubs with expertise should always be maintained, but we might think about lightening their load by offsiting some material.

True, not a panacea for all things, but I'd be keen to see just one example where a researcher needed access to boxes of CBM and couldn't wait 2-4 weeks to get it.

'Dammit, Jim, if I don't get those tegulae here in 12 hours, out
R entire understanding of 2nd C Nether Wallop goes out the window!'

Are the Cheshire salt mines still on the table? I always liked that as a solution.

This is a beautiful piece of work; although I detest the song, this image is very moving.

You're missing out, Paul!! It sounds great. Tho, maybe Hedley snores...🤔

Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series taught me Upupa Epops, which is one of my favourite names ever.

A real house made of paper

Nonetheless, you reminded me of the Oxfordshire eccentric, John Towle and his fight with the railway!! He built a paper house along the proposed line to thwart development (and get compensation!)
More here southoxfordhistory.org.uk/interesting-...

#FootprintFriday?

This didn't get much traction yesterday, so I thought steps should be taken

Bless my sole, it's an impressive feet

#puns

Footprints From 2,000 Years Ago — Revealed by Storms, Gone in Days YouTube video by University of Aberdeen

Some exciting news from @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social
youtu.be/kf5q7jUjNws?...

There's a tide of them about to be unleashed in Derbyshire...I'm reliably informed that things will go Down'ards today, unless of course, they go Up'ards.