Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes

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Archaeologist & word-witcher
Twitter@LeMoustier
AgentPatrick Walsh at PEW Literary
Websitehttps://rebeccawraggsykes.com
@rlcj working in Gladstone's Library and this is on the shelf next to my desk
@rlcj hello Richard, realising that this is probably the best way to reach you, sending huge love from all the WS x

RT @ScottishGraves
Day 125 of a year of #RandomScottishGravestones 🪦

"Death is the end of all"

I almost missed this not-at-all cheery inscription on a badly worn and toppled stone in Libberton & Quothquan Kirkyard, South Lanarkshire.

A few more winters and these words will be gone forever...

RT @UVicAnthro
Great article includes so many interesting links, from @LeMoustier
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230428-the-puzzle-of-neanderthal-culture-and-aesthetics
The puzzle of Neanderthal aesthetics

Surprising new insights into the minds of this extinct human species suggest they may have been far more cultured than their outdated brutish reputation once suggested. But getting into the minds of a long-dead species is no easy task.

BBC
Congratulations to @holland_tom on this, told from the perspective of Gorgo, princess of Sparta, with the most stunning illustrations and MAPS too 😍
(it's now joining my childhood Ancient Greek favourites!)
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RT @Walsh_e_Patrick
Happy Publication Day today to Tom Holland on his wonderful children’s book, THE WOLF-GIRL, THE GREEKS AND THE GODS, out now from Walker Books.

Brilliant launch last night at Daunt Books in Cheapside, …
https://twitter.com/Walsh_e_Patrick/status/1654145545005330432
Patrick Walsh on Twitter

“Happy Publication Day today to Tom Holland on his wonderful children’s book, THE WOLF-GIRL, THE GREEKS AND THE GODS, out now from Walker Books. Brilliant launch last night at Daunt Books in Cheapside, with great speeches by Denise Johnstone-Burt of Walker and Tom himself.”

Twitter
RT @bragaparanthrop
Developmental mechanisms and human evolution. The first detailed analysis of the Paranthropus child cranium, with implications in human evolution.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ade7165
@bragaparanthrop @CagToulouse @UT3PaulSabatier @CNRS @francediplo #paleontology #humanevolution #science
Also on my walk, aside from the pot sherd lying brazen as you like in the grass (photo for proof), were fuzzy baby beech leaves, and long-awaited ramsons & bluebells in flower
Epic poster 🍖🧠😋
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RT @WhiteRabbit36
Don't miss out! Join us next week at @iphes for a workshop on prehistoric cannibalism, featuring the foremost experts in the field. Follow us on social media to stay updated on the latest research and discussions on this intriguing topic! #workshop #IPHES #FoF23
https://twitter.com/WhiteRabbit36/status/1654498356993900551
Antonio Rodríguez-Hidalgo on Twitter

“Don't miss out! Join us next week at @IPHES for a workshop on prehistoric cannibalism, featuring the foremost experts in the field. Follow us on social media to stay updated on the latest research and discussions on this intriguing topic! #workshop #IPHES #FoF23”

Twitter

#PAS / Finds / ceramics friends, what is this very pretty walk find?

(Obviously I'm hoping it's VERY OLD rather than some sort of 70s nostalgia piece 😅)