Exploring the archaeology & history of bears in Britain. Home of the #BoxOfficeBears project (on IG as @BoxOfficeBears). Account run by @PalaeoHan
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9 Nov 2023
It was great fun to talk #BoxOfficeBears with @andykesson and @EmmaWhipday for @BBCFreeThinking. Hear it on the link below - or search for ‘Arts & Ideas’ on your podcast provider.
8 Nov 2023
Tonight @drmatthewsweet marks #FirstFolio talking #Shakespeare in 🎞️ 🎨 and around🌍 10pm 📻@BBCRadio3 - What else went on in playhouses ? Before a @beinghumanfest event @UniofNottingham hear @PalaeoHan & @andykesson @archaeobears w/ @EmmaWhipday🎧➡️ bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0grl05…
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20 Aug 2024
Last week for applying! 5 Position available!
27 Jun 2024
We're hiring 5 postdoctoral researchers for the ERC Synergy Last Neanderthals. Deadline: August 27th. Positions available in Ancient DNA, Biocultural Modeling, Excavation & Documentation, Histomorphometric & Isotopic Analysis, and Zooarchaeology
bandi.unibo.it/ricerca/asseg…
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8 Jul 2024
We're hosting The Missing Lynx exhibition for two weeks this summer (20 July - 4 August). The exhibition charts the history and comeback of lynx across Europe and invites your opinions on bringing the species back to Britain. Free entry. Find out more - greatnorthmuseum.org.uk/what…
ALT This exhibition features audiovisual displays that bring to life the woodlands where lynx could live.
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8 Jul 2024
Jonathan and Judy have just told me a brilliant joke that I must share with you all. What do you call a freezing bear? A brrrrrr!
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20 Jun 2024
Artwork in Wakefield remembering a 19th century bear pit.
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19 Jun 2024
We’ve just finished this creative writing workshop @NottmLibraries. It was brilliant. Thank you to @AngelaClerkin for leading and to all the writers for joining in. If you want a fab afternoon of creating imaginative stories with others - book Angela!!
ALT A sign advertising a creative workshop called ‘Byron’s bears and other animals’
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17 Jun 2024
it is absolutely ridiculous that every bookshop in central london is still obliged to carry out "bear drills", in case the bears escape from london zoo. firstly there is no evidence they would particularly target bookshops. secondly the zoo hasn't had any bears since 2008.
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14 Jun 2024
Tapestry fragment of a chained bear with a ragged staff, heraldic emblem of the Jouvenel des Ursins family #Heraldry #LesArmoiriesDuVendredi #bearhistory (link to bears with the name Ursins & there's also acanthus which is 'ursine' in French...). 15th c. Tournai, now in Louvre
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8 Jun 2024
Starting conversations around lynx reintroduction. There is an archaeological record of lynx, from England, Scotland and Wales.
thenational.scot/news/243716…
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7 Jun 2024
Quite a bit of 🐻 representation in this play. Will there be bears in the town?
7 Jun 2024
Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor's having a moment this summer: 80s rockers @OVOtheatre (dir. Adam Nichols) the @TheRSC summer production (dir. Blanche McIntyre). Does it speak keenly to 2020s? Read most up-to-date intro in @OWC_Oxford new edition:
global.oup.com/academic/prod…
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5 Jun 2024
🐦⬛our inperson/online hybrid multispecies animal studies symposium is upon us. Starts tomorrow, 3 keynotes, 1 invited panel, 30 presentations, 100 registrations, 2 exhibitions, all spread over two sunny days in Brighton (& online!) @uniofbrighton @ahrcpress
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5 Jun 2024
A bear licking its cub into shape, after being born formless. Many such images feature in medieval manuscripts.
Source: Cambridge University Library, Ii.4.26, folio 13v
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4 Jun 2024
Top day with @WJ_Sam @MrJohnKirby @ListerPolly @AndyKesson @KanjiDuku @Oliver_A_Wilson @SamBeckettJr1 @CharliEvansPro @MrJohnKirby @ImSoMunny at @HOPWrestlingUK for @W_Resurgence / @1623theatre #BardcoreWrestling R&D - mashing Shakespeare, wrestling, BSL and audio description.
ALT In a room with white walls, a group of people stand round a wrestling ring. There are 3 people in the ring, 2 fight and 1 talks to the group.
ALT A wrestling ring in a room with white walls. In the ring are two people fighting, one person signing, one person sitting on the ropes, and one person filming with a camera. Two people watch from the floor.
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4 Jun 2024
📢 #AnimalHistory Conference
🗓️ 27 and 28 June
⏰ 13.00-18.00 BST (London)
📍 Online
🎟️animalhistorygroup.org/event…
Our Summer Conference is just over 3 weeks away. We'd love to see you there!
#twitterstorians #histSTM #AgHist #EnvHist
10 May 2024
📢Registration is now OPEN for our Summer Conference!
We have a fabulous programme lined up, including a keynote from Professor Helen Cowie.
See the full programme and register via our website: animalhistorygroup.org/event…
#AnimalHistory #EnvHist #HistSTM #AgHist
ALT Advert showing a painting of a penguin overlaid with 'Register now!'. On the right a text box reads: Animal History Group Conference. Movers and Shapers. 27-28 June 2024. Online.
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4 Jun 2024
Back to explore wrestling and theatre with @W_Resurgence and @1623. This time we’re out of the theatre and in the ring 😃
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3 Jun 2024
There's only ONE WEEK left to take advantage of our discounted early bird rate for the 28th IBA Conference! Register before June 10th to secure your spot and maximize your savings. IBA's accommodation discount ends June 14th. conference.bearbiology.org #IBAEdmonton2024
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31 May 2024
Connect, share, and stay updated on all things 28th IBA Conference in Edmonton with our official hashtag: #IBAEdmonton2024
Join the conversation, share your experiences, and access the latest updates all in one place. Let's make this conference unforgettable!
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1 Jun 2024
With around 900,000 black bears in North America, this is the world’s most plentiful bear.
The number of American black bears is more than the total population of all the other bear species combined.
FREE COLORING BOOK: BearTrust.org/copy-of-studen…
#NationalBlackBearDay
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31 May 2024
I'm pleased to share the news that from September 2024 I will be Lecturer in Medieval English Literature at Cardiff University. I'm looking forward to working with brilliant new colleagues and students in Wales as part of a quartet of new lecturers! @CUEngCommPhilos @cardiffuni
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