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Based in the heart of London, we are the centre of antiquarian learning, discovery and community. As a royal learned society, our Fellows have been inspiring scholarship, debate and research for over 300 years. We also own Kelmscott Manor, Oxfordshire.
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Can we interest you in a sample of Mr Ingleby's pancakes for #ShroveTuesday which are fit for any Gentleman's table?

Join us tomorrow, online or in person, at 1pm for our free lunchtime talk, 'Genetic Histories of Kinship & Ancestry in Roman Britain' from Dr Marina Soares da Silva! www.sal.org.uk/event/geneti...

Shown in the first image is a copper printing plate depicting the bust of a crowned king holding a pyx, from the east window in York Cathedral. If we invert the colours, we get the second image, which really highlights the intricate details that were carved into the plate with great skill.

Shown in the first image is a copper printing plate depicting the bust of a crowned king holding a pyx, from the east window in York Cathedral. If we invert the colours, we get the second image, which really highlights the intricate details that were carved into the plate with great skill.

Looking for a new time-keeping piece? How about this pocket-dial, made in 1593 for Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex. The following description of it can be found in Archaeologia, Volume 40 (1866): 343-60.

This is a drawing of an Anglo-Saxon jewelled brooch discovered in a Barrow in Derbyshire. The ornament was composed chiefly of filigree work, of gold or silver gilt, and set with garnets, or red glass. The inward part is raised above the rest, and supposed to be gold.

Pictured here is a proof of a plate from John Stuart's book, 'Sculptured Stones of Scotland'. The lithograph shows two stones carved with Pictish designs and symbols. What do you think the symbols could mean?

Jousting knight design on a cameo pendant - the perfect choice for any fashionable occasion! The figure of the knight jousting is shown against a background of Roman architecture, suggesting a late post-Medieval date for the original object this drawing was done of.

A great montage from our Found Poetry workshop today - students created a found poem using 18/19th-century verse and ballads from our collection, responding to the phrase 'Archaeology for Life'

Fab to be @antiquaries.bsky.social today with @uclarchaeology.bsky.social! Looking forward to chatting with everyone about the benefits of @royalarchinst.bsky.social membership 🏺#Arch4Life

Our Archaeology for Life day is getting off to a great start! UCL Archaeology students are with us the whole day to see what career paths there are once you've got your degree.

We love the atmosphere of the image on this glass slide. It shows early excavations at Old Sarum and if you flip the text, it reads 'Old Sarum, Postern Gate Tower & Passage on left. Great Tower & Chambers on right'.

Our next @royalarchinst.bsky.social lecture will be presented by @nattrustarch.bsky.social’s own @hannahfluck.bsky.social! Join us at @antiquaries.bsky.social or online on 12 March: www.royalarchinst.org/events/2025/... #archaeology #climate

Our building is closed this Friday as we're welcoming UCL students for a day of taster sessions on potential career paths for Archaeology degrees.

This pen and ink on vellum is a copy from a page from The Garland of Howth, St Matthew’s Gospel, by the illustrator, antiquarian and writer, Margaret Stokes. 'Christi autem generatio' is written beneath the drawing, which means 'the birth of Christ'.

Ever wanted to know more about the genetic impact of the Roman Empire in Britain? Come to our lunchtime lecture on 4 March and you can hear all about this from Dr Marina da Silva. www.sal.org.uk/event/geneti...

Are you feeling the love this Valentine's day? No matter who you're spending time with, partner, friends, family or solo date, we hope you have a fun day. This cute watercolour comes from a sketchbook of George Henry Nevinson, made around the mid 1850s.

These are wedding knives, from a segment in Archæologia Vol. XII titled 'Observations on Certain Ornaments of Female Dress'.

This beautiful engraving , 'Allegory of the Power of Love' by Cristofano Robetta from around 1500-1526, hangs at @kelmscottmanor in William Morris' room.

Happy 800th birthday, Magna Carta! Our 1225 Magna Carta is a third reissue of the document, with the Charter of the Forest. The Magna Carta is a document that established the rule of law and limited the power of the king in England.

This 18th-century votive offering in the shape of a human heart is one of a series of 11, representing various parts of the human body.

This etching of some 17th/18th-century wooden bellows have a lovely decorated centre carved with a geometric pattern. Around the outside is the inscription: WHERE MAN AND WIFE IN LOVE DO DWELL [J]OY AND PEACE DOTH THERE EXCELL

The Portland Vase is a Roman cameo glass vase, dated between AD 1 and AD 25, and is the best known piece of Roman cameo glass.

Missed yesterday's lecture on sheep? 🐑 No worries, we got you ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6WQ...

'Lost home' of King Harold #Godwinson, shown in the #BayeuxTapestry, discovered by #archaeologists. New research out now in @antiquaries.bsky.social's 'Antiquaries Journal': ➡️ cup.org/4hO5Akb @cnn.com