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Malcolm Thomas

@oldnegrounder

Retired doctor & medical educator. Hobbies incl:- archaeology; birding; cycling; outdoors. Father & husband. Retweet = interest +/- endorsement. Photo 2020

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There's me in the blue jacket, pretending to be a timber post. And now I'm spending 2 weeks in Oxfordshire being directed by Jane Harrison Sarah Miles 💙 Kathryn Murphy Lynn Amadio and others

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St. Andrew’s Church at Bywell in Northumberland. The church is mostly 13th century in date (restored and enlarged in 1871), but the tower is Anglo-Saxon and dates to around 850. The church is under the care of Churches Conservation Trust 📸 My own.

St. Andrew’s Church at Bywell in Northumberland. The church is mostly 13th century in date (restored and enlarged in 1871), but the tower is Anglo-Saxon and dates to around 850. The church is under the care of @TheCCT #SteepleSaturday 📸 My own.
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: Burgh Castle in Norfolk, one of the Saxon Shore Forts. Its massive walls still stand (some at alarming angles) to their original height of 15 feet. Perfect for scanning the horizon for Saxon pirates.
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#RomanFortThursday: Burgh Castle in Norfolk, one of the Saxon Shore Forts. Its massive walls still stand (some at alarming angles) to their original height of 15 feet. Perfect for scanning the horizon for Saxon pirates. #RomanBritain #Norfolk @NorfArchTrust
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More on 'Woman the Hunter' Martin, M. et al. 2024.“Can women hunt? Yes. Did women contribute much to human evolution through endurance hunting? Probably not.” American Anthropologist1–5.doi.org/10.1111/aman.1…
Hat tip to Katie Starkweather.

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On 26 March 1827 AD, Ludwig van Beethoven died in Vienna of cirrhosis of the liver.

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was a German composer of Classical and Romantic music; he is widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians to have ever lived. Most famous for his nine…

On 26 March 1827 AD, Ludwig van Beethoven died in Vienna of cirrhosis of the liver. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was a German composer of Classical and Romantic music; he is widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians to have ever lived. Most famous for his nine…
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Ernest Shackleton’s job advert to cross the Antarctic.

This is one of the greatest pieces of advertising in history.

Shackleton was supposedly flooded with 5000 responses, men clamouring to take their chances on the icy southern continent.

The story has been told and retold,…

Ernest Shackleton’s job advert to cross the Antarctic. This is one of the greatest pieces of advertising in history. Shackleton was supposedly flooded with 5000 responses, men clamouring to take their chances on the icy southern continent. The story has been told and retold,…
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