Tim Clack

Anthropologist @UniofOxford @School_of_arch @SPC_Oxford. Interest in human past, present & future. Specialist in conflict, identities, heritage & environment

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Next year really is the time to be square. 2025 is a perfect square – 45 squared in fact – for most of us the only instance we will see in our lifetimes. The exceptions being if we were born in or before 1936 or live until 2116. A moment, then, to enjoy some temporal symmetry.

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All Hallows' Eve

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This is fun.

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The poetry of Neanderthal games reminded me of this heritage gem.

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The past as playground. The designers of these games clearly have a view on Neanderthal language abilities etc... (One of my favourite tutorial questions from the human evolution course: "Did Neanderthals sing as they buried their dead?")

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New website for the APPG for Climate, Nature and Security has gone live. Check it out for more info.
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Climate security - 'If we don’t make time to deal with it today, we won’t have time to deal with it tomorrow.' General (retd) Richard Nugee

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Had the chance to visit St Vincent’s Church in Caythorpe over the weekend for the annual Arnhem weekend. Amazed to find lots of airborne-related commemorative elements, such as stained-glass windows, carpets, plaques and kneelers/ hassocks.

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Nice to see a juvenile kestrel enjoying the last of the summer sun at the weekend. They can fly at speeds of up to 40mph and, when diving, 60mph. The speed sign presumably a helpful aide-mémoire.

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Lots of local media coverage linked to the Digging Market Garden project. Here’s one such piece. Lovely photograph of Judy Urquhart, daughter of Major-General Roy Urquhart (commander of 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem), who kindly visited the site for a few days.

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A storm is brewing...

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Good to see academia in the role of hero! I thought the academic superpowers were supposed to remain secret, though? Chaos will surely ensue if society learns of our multi-tasking, diary management and close proof/reading abilities...

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Community events linked to #DiggingMarketGarden included: lectures on WW2 and airborne history, show and tells about military parachuting by current airborne soldiers, reenactors, an exhibition on WW2 kit by @IWMDuxford and displays manned by local archaeology and history groups

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Amazing few days directing fieldwork #DiggingMarketGarden with @CarenzaLewis Amazing results and, as ever, working with service personnel, veterans and their families has been a privilege.

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Cats on Twitter. Digging Market Garden attracts feline curiosity...

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@CarenzaLewis Check out the link for more infromation: https://t.co/MctadCQnk7

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Great to announce new community heritage project in Lincolnshire. Digging Market Garden investigates material remains & memories of preparations for one of the largest airborne operations in history #WW2 #airborne #heritage

https://t.co/MctadCQnk7

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