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Dr Alison Leonard
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Dr Alison Leonard
@scandinavigator
Early medieval and Viking-Age archaeology, artefacts, landscape, memory. Canada-Britain-Canada. Swapped dry stone walls for cedar rail fences. She/her.
Ontario, Canada Katılım Ekim 2013
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From a fire giant’s cave to a mummified baby mammoth… so many fascinating mysteries and #SecretsintheIce to explore! Mondays at 9pm
Sky HISTORY@HISTORYUK
How did obsidian and dog skeletons get onto this remote Russian island? Watch more #SecretsintheIce, Mondays at 9pm. #MysterySeason @JeffTeravainen @scandinavigator @AnthonyMxSE @AnthonyCantorCA
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Yes yes yes! Enough with “discovery”. Enough with erasure of non-European stories. Pls read whole thread.
shannon lewis-simpson she/elle@slewisimpson
I am just catching up with this statement released concerning "Leif Erikson Day". There are a few things I would like to say about this. whitehouse.gov/presidential-a…
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Working on an event webpage for upcoming talk @greyrootsmuseum on #commemoration and an image of #suttonhoohelmet was assigned the following default tags: helmet, mask, clothing, personal protective equipment... #OGPPE
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Artefacts found in melting ice in Norway mountains reveal high-altitude pass that brought butter, reindeer antlers, and more to Europe and southern Scandinavia with activity peak c. 1000 AD. OA article: cambridge.org/core/journals/…
Søren Sindbæk@SSindb
The Lendbreen ice patch finds is some of most important Viking Archaeology currently happening. New paper just out in Antiquity. Here's the short story from Sciences Mag. sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/h…
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some more love for the #believe video 💕 ridethetempo.com/2019/10/13/wat…
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@CBCAfterdark - best show on CBC! @OdarioWilliams I would love love love to hear some @lconofficial as we properly get into autumn. #voiceoftheseason for sure. Can’t get enough of ‘Believe’ m.youtube.com/watch?v=zh0koS…
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@shakenbeck @ECBrownlee @UCamArchaeology Congratulations @ECBrownlee, and well done to supervisor, @shakenbeck! You must both be so proud.
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Melting ice in the harbour is generally cause for celebration. But it also means saying goodbye to my photogenic winter companion, the Algoma Harvester. 🌤🚢❄️ #OwenSound #Spring #GreatLakes
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Pocket Museum: Vikings now out in the US too! The book even features some #artefacts/ #artifacts from North America.
Steve Ashby@grungeviking
Looks like the US version is out now too, for those of you closer to #Vinland than Vestfold: #pocketmuseum #vikings #artefacts amazon.com/Pocket-Museum-… @scandinavigator
Owen Sound, Ontario 🇨🇦 English
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Anyone teaching/learning about #Viking-Age #archaeology next year: I hope you might find something useful in this new publication from @scandinavigator and me: out in early October. amazon.co.uk/Pocket-Museum-… …
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@grungeviking This is wonderful information. Can’t wait to use it.
Meaford, Ontario 🇨🇦 English
This saved my sanity when I said I discovered it. Next step if to make Pinterest stop.
Jen Bartel@heyjenbartel
RT to save a life
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@scandinavigator Aww thank you! Hope Canada is treating you well?
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Belated announcement: after a stint as Associate Tutor in Medieval History at UEA, I will be Stipendiary Lecturer in Medieval History at The Queen's College, Oxford 2018/19 + back in Cambridge Jan–June 2019 as Temporary Lecturer in Scandinavian History of the Viking Age
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A big WELCOME to @Jim_Leary, our new Lecturer in Field #Archaeology!
Jim's research spans Neolithic and early Bronze Age monuments the social impact of prehistoric sea-level rise, and mobility in the past.
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Wonderful and enigmatic silver mounting, probably for a knife or scabbard - with an equally enigmatic runic inscription. Made in England in the 8th century and found near Westminster Bridge (now in the @britishmuseum). #Runes #medievaltwitter #monster
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Recent article out today. A very interesting piece to collaborate on with metal detecting colleagues across NW Europe such as @SuzieThomasHY Also thanks to @DeGruyterOA So important to have this #openaccess twitter.com/SuALTProject/s…
Löytösampo@SuALTProject
The Complexities of Metal Detecting Policy and Practice: A Response to Samuel Hardy, ‘Quantitative Analysis of Open-Source Data on Metal Detecting for Cultural Property’ by @SuzieThomasHY @DrTashaFerguson & others degruyter.com/view/j/opar.20… #openaccess
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@KatherineRCook @AnthropoUdeM Fantastic news! So happy for you and the department!!!
Owen Sound, Ontario 🇨🇦 English
I am excited to announce that as of June I will be joining @AnthropoUdeM (Université de Montréal) as assistant professor -- looking forward to new adventures in public archaeology + digital heritage (et maintenant en français!)
Many thanks to my #pubarch #digiarch communities
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