Labour rejection of the Rejoin Petition talks about ‘turning the page’ on Brexit—but they’re writing the same old story. Young people deserve freedom of movement, not Brexit’s dead-end isolation. Your future matters. Fight for it. Follow #RejoinEU 🇪🇺✊

Well done!

It's great to be blogging again! pryorfrancis.wordpress.com

We are very sad to hear via ArchaeologyUK that Professor Lord Colin Renfrew has passed. This was one of the first books on archaeology we ever read. He has shaped generations of archaeologists from the start of their careers and throughout, and will continue to do so.

A perfectly preserved portion of the Roman road Via Flaminia has been excavated outside the city of Rome, Italy. The road was built by Gaius Flaminius in 220 BC and connected Rome to Ariminuma (Rimini) on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. #drthehistories

This is what Putin and Farage hate; brave Georgians campaigning for freedom, democracy, and EU membership.

Huge thanks to @AjayTegala and Francis Pryor for giving us a wonderful evening, in conversation in Oundle, on Friday night. They had great rapport and gave the audience insightful and interesting information about conservation and the history of the Fens.

Wonderful medieval dragon - detail from the 15th century chancel screen at Crowland Abbey in Lincolnshire. 📷 My own. #ScreenSaturday #Medieval #Lincolnshire

All those in favour say Aye! Aye!

🚀 Brexit is sinking UK science: ❌ Horizon Europe delay cost UK researchers €1 billion in lost funding. 🔬 UK scientists led 35% fewer EU projects compared to pre-Brexit years. 🧠 International scientists hesitate—fewer choosing the UK as a destination. Isolation isn’t

Enforced bed rest means a chance to finally listen to Francis Pryor reading his own book, The Fens - highly recommended.

And he had a good obituary in the I newspaper (my favourite). So glad: such a nice man. And a bloody brilliant archaeologist. Will be hugely missed.

GROWTH IS NON EXISTENT. IT’S NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN UNLESS WE REJOIN THE SM & CU. Has it dawned on our obdurate prime minister? Has he the courage to admit he was wrong? Don’t bet on it.

These tiny armoured catfish, called Otocinclus macrospilus (macro = large, spilus = spot, referring to the big spot on their tails), tend to live in schools of hundreds or thousands of fishes. Nathan K. Lujan (Associate Curator of Fishes) shows us these specimens!

PERFECTION!

Breathtaking!

No wonder we moved to farming - try peeling a handful of hazelnuts for Xmas nosh - and then consider 6000 years of #Mesolithic meals! #Archaeology #MerryXmas

Brighton seagulls: simply another breed 😅