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danclaggett.bsky.social
Archaeologist | PhD Candidate | Vikings, Boats, Burials! Flinders University & University of Edinburgh
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Good morning from Istanbul 👋 🇹🇷

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Hey, it’s me! Been a while since I’ve been able work with this kind of cutting edge kit. One of many “ooh, ahh” moments I’ll be experiencing in the months to come!

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SSASC 2025 Despite missing Day 1 (I was busy having my train to Edinburgh cancelled on me) a fantastic 2nd day panel/a bunch of interesting convos with even more interesting people made up for it. Also got to show off a shiny poster! All credit for its design to my wonderfully talented partner 🙏

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The Knock-e-Dhooney (KeD) Boat Burial Located at the highest point of the Parish of Andreas (I don't envy whoever had to drag it ashore and uphill), the KeD burial is strinkingly similar to Balladoole in size and the types of grave goods recovered, despite being located on the opposite end of Man.

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So lovely to be at the #SAMuseum for the launch of the Treasures of the Viking Age exhibition, opened by @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social's Dr Martin Goldberg, who spoke about the #GallowayHoard as the wealth of the community.

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The last big 'reveal' of the Unwrapping the Galloway Hoard AHRC-funded project: the reading of the long runic inscription. Proud to say I played a small part in cracking it by spotting the two puncts around the final rune. The Hoard has now begun its worid tour! www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

submitted 23 days ago • 4 comments

The Balladoole Boat Burial Built into what were likely the ramparts of an Iron Age hill fort and displacing several earlier, Christian graves (maybe by accident…maybe not), Balladoole is one of the largest boat burials found in Northern Britain. So grateful to have finally seen it in-person 🙏

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Balladoole Boat Burial rivet recording. The first step in a long, long process to understand the Manx boat burials better. (Not sped up. I’m just a very, very fast recorder). 📍 Manx Museum, Douglas

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