Douglas Natusch
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Undergraduate mature student, Archaeology, Exeter University. Former NHS doctor. Personal Account.
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Archaeologists reveal wooden secret beneath ancient stone island
The Neolithic island in Loch Bhorgastail appears to be made of stone, but researchers have used new techniques to investigate the site.
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Prehistoric Wirral
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✍️🪦The Anglo-Saxon Athelmund Stone dating to c.600 AD. The first evidence of writing in Old English runes, proving the community there were cultured and literate
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The original stone is in the Grosvenor Museum.
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Cacio e pepe is Rome's signature pasta dish
If you visit Rome, you should definitely try cacio e pepe — fresh pasta with a grated pecorino cheese and black pepper sauce. Making it yourself, however, isn't all that easy.
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Scientists believe they have found previously unknown sketch of Anne Boleyn
A computer science team believes they have discovered a previously unknown sketch of King Henry VIII's second wife - but not everyone is convinced.
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Tom Booth
7 days ago
🏺🧪Preprint of 1039(!) whole ancient human genomes from Britain, mainly dating to 1st Millennium CE, representing the best part of 7 years of my life. Herculean effort by
@marinasdsilva.bsky.social
to get this over the line. 'Migration Period' is more migrationy than we could have possibly imagined.
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May full Moon: When to see the 'Flower Moon' rise this week
With spring flowers in full bloom, May's full Flower Moon rises on Friday as Darren Bett explains.
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University of Exeter Special Collections
18 days ago
This plan of Exeter by John Rapkin dates back to c 1851-1854, and features illustrations of landmarks by Henry Winkles. Which landmarks do you recognise? What has changed? 📷 Townsend Maps T19f; digitised by
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#MapMonday
#MondayMaps
#Maps
#MappingOurExeter
#Exeter
#Devon
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Shakespeare's 'missing' Blackfriars home mapped with discovery
A Shakespeare expert identifies the location and size of the property the playwright bought in1613.
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'Enormous' cave under Pembroke Castle could rewrite history, researchers say
Archaeologists have so far uncovered
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(Dr) Rena Maguire
24 days ago
And at long last! This paper is finally live. It's been a labour of love, with thanks to so many
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@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
@micireland.bsky.social
@ulstermuseum.org
@nmireland.bsky.social
and so many more! And it's open access!
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Different strokes: changing identities and connectivity between Iron Age Ireland and Northern Britain
The rich decoration of Irish and British Iron Age metalwork once conveyed complex symbolic meanings, though its language has long since been lost. Ornamentation remains a vital avenue for interpret...
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00665983.2026.2644670#abstract
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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible
28 days ago
Katie Crosson writes: "Based at the University of Exeter in the Curation Strand, I am working on a script collection donated to the
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British Journal of Anaesthesia
26 days ago
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are linked to multimorbidity and chronic pain, possibly through altered sensory processing. Assessing sensory processing in relation to ACEs appears feasible and acceptable #OpenAccess
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Lost Joan Eardley painting found in charity shop sells for £29,500
Staff at the shop in the East Midlands found a faded and worn label on the back of the painting, which linked it to The Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh.
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Aberfan: The little girl's belongings that tell the story of a disaster
Marylyn Minett’s school book, her dress and her brother’s football will be preserved by Wales’ national museum.
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Trimontium Trust & Museum
about 1 month ago
🌿 Happy Easter! 🐇 Hares roamed
#IronAge
Britain—Caesar noted that eating them was taboo. Rabbits, from Iberia, were farmed by Romans but stayed rare in Britain until medieval times. The Easter Bunny appears much later, linking hares to spring & eggs.
#Hare
& Cupid on Samian Ware, Trimontium.
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Apple at 50: Where did the tech giant succeed and fail?
On the tech giant's 50th year, we ask analysts to give their top three Apple successes and misses
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Happy Easter All
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Misty cliffs win South West Coast Path photography competition
Organisers say entries capture memorable moments along the South West Coast Path.
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Anna Dillon
about 1 month ago
Brilliant post below about Maiden Castle. Good timing as I have just finished my first painting of it. It will be on show at our Oxfordshire Artweeks exhibition in May with
@hedleythorne.bsky.social
and Rebecca Carrozza.
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'Living ruin' plan for Springburn Winter Gardens nets £1.1m
Springburn Winter Gardens closed in 1983 following a huge storm, and the building has remained derelict ever since.
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Ferry crosses the Mersey on final voyage after 66 years in service
A special send off is held for the Royal Iris, which has ferried millions of passengers across the river.
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Last week of term2, time is flying by in Archaeology, which seems a bit of a contradiction 😉
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Dogs were man's best friend far earlier than thought - scientists
A jawbone found in a Somerset cave rewrites the story of when and how dogs became our best friends.
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University of Exeter Special Collections
about 1 month ago
We have two fantastic new student-curated exhibitions available for you to explore in the Forum Library! Level 0: 'Protesting Apartheid: Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Exeter and District Anti-Apartheid Group' by Alice A Level -1: 'A Celebration of Dartmoor’s Culture' by Alice S
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Oxford Archaeology
about 1 month ago
Catch up on our latest webinar and learn more about the Bell Beaker phenomenon:
oxfordcotswoldarchaeology.org.uk/news/beaker-period-szc/
@cotswoldarch.bsky.social
#OCAArchTeam
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A glimpse of the Beaker period
The Bell Beaker Phenomenon is a European tradition with shared traits visible through its material culture and burial traditions. Its name derives from the distinctive shape of the vessels placed in…
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Dr Susan Greaney
about 1 month ago
Woop! Our department has gone up in the world. From 70th in 23/4, to 44th in 24/5 to 34th this year.
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Why are two fibreglass rhinos guarding a Scottish housing estate?
Police told Robbie Coleman his artwork would not last the weekend but it is still there decades later.
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Jamini Sen: The Bengali doctor who made medical history in Britain
In 1912, Jamini Sen became the first woman Fellow of Glasgow’s Royal College, founded in 1599 and long closed to women.
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The German village running on its own juice
While war in the Middle East sends oil prices soaring and households brace for higher bills, one tiny German village has spent 30 years making itself immune to exactly this kind of shock.
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Prehistoric Wirral
about 2 months ago
🪨From the toolmakers tool kit: a well used fine grained yellow sandstone sharpener 45x29mm, dating to the Neolithic/Early Bronze Age. Used to sharpen stone and/or metal arrowheads.
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
#Prehistory
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World's longest coastal path opens in England to the public
The King Charles coastal path will allow walkers right of access to the entire coast for the first time.
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Trimontium Trust & Museum
about 2 months ago
🏛️
#OTD
– 17 March AD 180The Romans said farewell to
#MarcusAurelius
, philosopher-emperor, who died aged 58 at Vindobona (modern Vienna). He ruled AD 161–180 during wars on Rome’s northern frontiers and left his famous
#Stoic
reflections in Meditations.
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For the benefit of my medical colleagues, educational case from the
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Three-wheeled car reaches Cape town finish line after leaving Devon
Ollie Jenks and Seth Scott drove the
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Remains of Roman fortlet found under house gardens in Bearsden
Archaeologists believe the small fortification was part of the defences on the 2,000-year-old Antonine Wall.
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Hereditary peers to be removed from Lords as bill passes
The bill abolishes the 92 seats reserved for peers who inherit their titles through their families.
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In 1980 the average UK household purchased 128g of sheep meat (lamb and mutton) per person, per week. In 2024 that same measure was down to 23g per person, per week.
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Sheep are disappearing from the UK's hills - and its dinner plates
Have we have passed
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'Blood rain' and fiery sunsets as Saharan dust sweeps UK
North African dust carried to the UK by a weather system are forecast to have some unusual effects in the coming days.
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Sometimes we need to deal with the dragons in our minds
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GWR to Exeter St.Davids
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Planetary parade 2026: Six planets visible in night sky
Six planets - Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune - will all be visible in the night sky.
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Patterns on mammoth tusks help to retell history of writing
Scientists believe they have found evidence of written thoughts of Stone Age people on ancient objects.
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Classics at the CUNY Graduate Center
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"Underneath the prints, the archaeologists found a layer of charred plant remains. They carbon-dated the plants to 2,000 years ago, during the late Iron Age."
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In a 'race against time,' archaeologists uncovered Roman-era footprints from a Scottish beach before the tide washed them away
Archaeologists raced against the tide to record a unique set of footprints made 2,000 years ago on a Scottish beach.
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/in-a-race-against-time-archaeologists-uncovered-roman-era-footprints-from-a-scottish-beach-before-the-tide-washed-them-away
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Earth's heat to produce electricity for homes in UK clean energy first
Water super-heated by rocks will also provide the UK's first domestic supply of the critical mineral lithium.
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Familiar sight growing up
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Shaldon from the GWR London Paddington Express heading to Exeter St.Davids
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let’s hope the awful weather we have been having improves
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This year's winter storms could prove a disaster for UK puffins
Hundreds of dead and dying seabirds are washing up on British beaches.
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'Smiling' fossil discovered in Northumberland
The unusual looking fossil is estimated to be a few hundred million years old dating to the Carboniferous period.
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University of Exeter Archaeology and History Department
3 months ago
The event will be hybrid, with both in-person attendance and a Zoom option. Please register via the SAL website: it is required to join online. You can catch the livestream on the SAL YouTube channel with no registration needed. 🍽️ Catering will be available afterwards, so stay and mingle!
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