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#FrescoFriday - In my opinion, one of the finest frescoes from Pompeii: Iphigenia's sacrifice from the House of the Tragic Poet (VI.8.3/5): discovered 30 April 1825. As Iphigenia is carried away, Agamemnon covers his face. #Pompeii #Art 🏺 Image: National Archaeological Museum, Naples (9112)

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It's #FindsFriday! AM189 is a 1st to 2nd century Girth beaker of Monaghan type 2F3.1, a unique import with rouletting applied beneath a layer of barbotine dots. A report on the Broomhey Farm Excavation can be found at www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/journal?cate... #Pottery #Archaeology #Roman

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#FindsFriday marking up finds with @archaedelle.bsky.social on recent fieldwork in north Wales - great to work alongside a real Amgueddfa Cymru professional 👌🏺 Me - slightly out of date with my CHERISH Project high Vis (2017-23) 🤔

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We really enjoyed @theduncanmackay.bsky.social’s talk tonight about Boudica. (It felt very odd to be sitting in Norfolk, the heart of what was Iceni territory & hearing about their revolt against the Romans) It’s a tale splendidly told in Mackay’s “Echolands”. Which I really do heartily recommend.

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Happy Birthday, Rome! It’s a long time since the founding of the city, but we pay our reverence always to the greatest She-wolf who ever lived and the fantastic mosaic she inspired! #MosaicMonday #AncientBluesky🏺

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📍 Devil’s Quoit standing stone in Stackpole Warren, Pembrokeshire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 It looks so cute in the middle of this empty field! It’s wild to think this now remote-feeling place used to be such a hive of activity throughout prehistory. I feel like the lively spirit still lingers 💕 #StandingStoneSunday

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Happy #Easter! The most frightening fresco Easter bunny in history is here to scare the children into eating vegetables today. 😳 🐇 Fresco panel from a larger still life composition, Herculaneum, House of the Deer (VI 21), ca. 62-79 CE. 🏺 📸 me #MANN

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#StoneHeadSunday, anyone? This the Bryn y Môr head on display at the wonderful Oriel Môn, Anglesey. Found on the farm of the same name near Valley in the 1950s. As with many heads, it is difficult to date, & suggestions range from prehistoric to medieval. Coarse sandstone 32kg. #StandingStoneSunday

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I know I'm a bit behind the curve, but this is epic and I've still got best part of 9hrs to go! I'm going to have the best week! @theduncanmackay.bsky.social

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One for #findsfriday A dodecahedron on display at the museum at Saalburg, Germany. This partially reconstructed Roman fort on the German limes has the most amazing collection of finds in their museum #roman #dodecahedron @tessmachling.bsky.social @romanpalace.bsky.social @theromansoc.bsky.social

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Why the long face? Iron Age horse, bronze mount, Stanwick, N. Yorks, 1st century AD. British Museum. #FindsFriday

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Today, 5pm UK/noon EDT, Livestream on archaeology 🏺 sci-comm 🧪 & pseudoscience 🛸 Guests: @gutsickgibbon.bsky.social @soilmandan.bsky.social @megalithhunter.bsky.social @jwhoopes2.bsky.social @duancientaliens.bsky.social @josephapwilson.bsky.social Inside Archaeology www.youtube.com/live/XWki7wo...

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In a Celtic bubble having worked to the haunting rasp of the carnyx on the edges of a sacred pool with a team of the most extraordinary individuals. Sworn to results secrecy but fair to say you WILL hear more, much more. @drtobydriver.bsky.social @theduncanmackay.bsky.social @archaedelle.bsky.social

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Today is the day! My book is finally available to buy. After years of work, I’m so excited to finally share it with the world! But this isn’t the end. I will be promoting the book across the country over the next year, so stay tuned for more info. #BookLaunch

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@richardosgood.bsky.social @drtobydriver.bsky.social @archaedelle.bsky.social The #PlaymobilInfestation is trying to replace us. The assimilation is almost complete. Once they’ve worked out how to make my hair less grey and given me a bald patch, we’re finished.

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Meeting up with a host of archaeologists at RAF Valley on Anglesey this weekend as the #OpNightingale team work to discover more of the magical Llyn Cerrig Bach votive deposit 🧙 With @richardosgood.bsky.social @archaedelle.bsky.social @theduncanmackay.bsky.social Kate Waddinton & Prof Mel Giles

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An Iron Age bronze armlet which was discovered by workmen excavating a well near Kelso in the Scottish Borders in 1773. The armlet is now part of the collections at the Trimontium Trust in Melrose. 📸 My own. #FindsFriday #IronAge

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I’m so excited for this weekend y’all it’s going to be so fun!!!

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Hillforts

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Hillforts.

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Looking for a fun weekend watch on archaeology, satellites, and debunking fake archaeology? Then this video with Dr Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social is for you! youtu.be/lyhdmj6WGX8

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The Future of Prehistory @prehistoricsociety.bsky.social conference is happening online this afternoon! I'll be talking about future prehistory in a post-truth world. I think you can still book tickets: www.prehistoricsociety.org/events/2025-...

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This little Iron Age piggy from Hounslow, Middlesex, would love to wish you a happy #FindsFriday, but is concentrating far too hard on sniffing out a truffle hidden beneath the baize. 2nd-1st century BC. British Museum.

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Restored fragment of painted wallplaster from Sparsholt #Roman villa #Hampshire This miniature female portrait in a roundel (tondo) is unidentified, but may be the villa owner or a deity 📷 April 2022 In the excellent City Museum #Winchester A #FindsFriday and #FrescoFriday crossover

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Among the thousands of groups affected by the sudden cessation of funds are state arts councils, museums, historic sites, archives, libraries, educators and media outlets in all 50 states.

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Fully funded 4 year PhD with me, Dr Olly Davis at Cardiff University, and Dr Mark Lewis & Evan Chapman at Amgueddfa Cymru, on Addressing the Roman colonial story in South East Wales. Come & rewrite narratives of Roman Wales with us in partnership with CAER heritage: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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AMAZING research opportunity with the awesome @davidrobertsarch.bsky.social, @caerheritage.bsky.social & Amgueddfa Cymru ✊️ Please share! @flintdibble.bsky.social @archaeologyuk.bsky.social @archaedelle.bsky.social @drtobydriver.bsky.social @ltotelin.bsky.social

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Don't forget - Clocks go forward one hour tonight... ...and @nattrustarch.bsky.social & @englishheritage.bsky.social are working hard to make sure stone circles of Britain are ready! Each individual stone is being carefully removed, before being polished & reset! Stunning care! 1/2 📷 Herit. Eng.

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Terracotta figurine of a #dog holding his pup (or a prey?) in his mouth. Greek, Boeotian 1st half of the 5th century BC. Life without #dogs is possible but pointless 🐶🐕 On display at Antikensammlung München 📷 me 🏺 AncientBluesky #archaeology

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“archaeologists are baffled…”, “archaeologists are perplexed…” bro, I am depressed not confused!!!

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#FindsFriday The fragmentary mouth piece of an extremely rare Iron Age horn - originally C or S shaped - recovered from the votive lake of Llyn Cerrig Bach on Ynys Môn/Anglesey in the 1940s Used to play ceremonial music & to terrify Roman troops in battle 📷 My own, St Fagans Museum

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There’s no reason to utilise human remains in archaeology content creation, tbh. Especially in content where you’re very much centring yourself and your reactions to human remains. I don’t think the dead need to be turned into objects of emotional resonance to get your point across, tbh.

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Sounds like the discovery & in-situ excavation of an incredibly important #IronAge votive deposit 🎉 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Had a great time chatting with many lovely folks at the Finds Day at Ceredigion Museum yesterday! It was all hands on deck, huge thanks to @drtobydriver.bsky.social, Jenna and Nicola for all your help! We had some incredible finds brought in for recording that I can’t wait to share with you all 🤩

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An intentionally destroyed #BronzeAge #sword found in a burial at Blaubeuren-Asch. Bronze Age weapons deposited in burials were often bent or hacked into pieces before placed into the grave, in this way they 'died' with the owner. Dating 9th century BC. 🏺 #archaeology

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Reminder that registration is open for the #IronAgeDialogues conference in Cardiff 30 April-2 May!

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DOGE is erasing the past. www.wctv.tv/2025/03/11/h...

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