The Ladybird Adventures in History books by Lawrence Du Garde Peach. For many of us they sparked a love of history

I am heading off to Brittany tomorrow for twelve days - and I suspect there will be some stone hunting involved! #StandingStoneSunday

Some of the remaining stones of Mitchell’s Fold Stone Circle in southwest Shropshire, near the village of White Grit. Dating to the Bronze Age, there were possibly 30 stones at one time; only 15 are now visible. 📸 My own. #StandingStoneSunday #Prehistory #Shropshire

*Academic sells history off to the highest bidder* There, BBC, we sorted that headline for you If he truly feels *a connection* to the find, as the article claims, would he not have donated it to a museum? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I am heading off to Brittany tomorrow for twelve days - and I suspect there will be some stone hunting involved! #StandingStoneSunday

Surely the only thing worse than using AI to create 'art' is using AI to create 'art' then watermarking the images to stop other people copying them without permission - next level ignorance and/or hypocrisy!

Knag Burn gate, Hadrian's Wall mile 36. Close to Housesteads. #hadrianswall #followtheacorn #RomanSiteSaturday

#FindsFriday The Cairns Character! Discovered in a pit at the #IronAge #Broch site of The Cairns on the island of South Ronaldsay, #Orkney. He or She was carved from a beach pebble around 2,000 years ago. 📸 mine

How exciting - I have always wanted to see these altars, the one featuring Sol is particularly amazing! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This is my watercolour of the Dolmen of Crucuno in Brittany for #TombTuesday. The remains of a huge passage tomb, its capstone weighs around 40 tons and in modern times it was used as a stable. The original artwork is now available on my Etsy shop here: shorturl.at/HDzSI

This is my watercolour of the Dolmen of Crucuno in Brittany for #TombTuesday. The remains of a huge passage tomb, its capstone weighs around 40 tons and in modern times it was used as a stable. The original artwork is now available on my Etsy shop here: shorturl.at/HDzSI

What a delight to have met this little fella in the flesh a few weeks ago! Found in northern North Holland province in 2024, the tiny 10C/11C gold and enamel fibula is thought to represent a saint or secular elite figure. Leiden, @rmoudheden.bsky.social, g 2024/3.1

Gold locket with pearls and portraits, in the Penicuik Jewels that belonged to Mary Queen of Scots. Who (alas) was executed OTD 1587.

This is my watercolour painting of the Hawk Stone in Oxfordshire. Legend tells that the cleft at the top was made by chains used to imprison witches who were later burnt at the stake. The original artwork is now available on my Etsy shop here: shorturl.at/HDzSI #StandingStoneSunday

This is my watercolour painting of the Hawk Stone in Oxfordshire. Legend tells that the cleft at the top was made by chains used to imprison witches who were later burnt at the stake. The original artwork is now available on my Etsy shop here: shorturl.at/HDzSI #StandingStoneSunday

Coldrum really was impressive - thanks to Fiona for introducing me to it!

I am excited to announce that I will be giving an illustrated talk about my book The Road to Mons Graupius at the wonderful Innerpeffray Library @innerpeffray.bsky.social on Sunday 15 March. Join me if you can, tickets are available here: innerpeffraylibrary.co.uk/shop/shop/ti... #RomanSiteSaturday

This is a view into the entrance of the 8m long allée couverte on Ile-Grande in Pleumeur-Bodou (Côtes-d’Armor); the slabs on the left are kerbstones to support the cairn. The fairies who lived there would come out and dance with anyone passing on nights with a full moon.

Want to support teaching of ancient ethics in prisons? Here's a blog with a link to JustGiving. £10 buys course material for 4 prisoners. @durhamclassics.bsky.social edithorial.blogspot.com/2026/02/anci...

I am excited to announce that I will be giving an illustrated talk about my book The Road to Mons Graupius at the wonderful Innerpeffray Library @innerpeffray.bsky.social on Sunday 15 March. Join me if you can, tickets are available here: innerpeffraylibrary.co.uk/shop/shop/ti... #RomanSiteSaturday

A stunning early medieval square-headed brooch, found at Linton Heath in Cambridgeshire, now on display at the wonderful Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. @camunivmuseums.bsky.social #FindsFriday

A stunning early medieval square-headed brooch, found at Linton Heath in Cambridgeshire, now on display at the wonderful Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. @camunivmuseums.bsky.social #FindsFriday

Last call for votes for Stone Lands in the Current Archaeology awards - if you liked the book, it would be so fantastic to have your vote … thank you! 🙏🏻❤️🪨 archaeology.co.uk/vote

The northern defences of Birrens Roman Fort (Blatobulgium) in Dumfriesshire - an outpost fort for Hadrian’s Wall. 📸 My own. #RomanFortThursday #RomanBritain #Birrens

This is the first printed plan of Ardoch Roman fort in Scotland, produced by antiquarian Robert Sibbald in 1695. Thirty years later, Alexander Gordon described it as 'the most entire and best-preserved of any Roman antiquity of that kind in Britain', which still holds true today! #RomanFortThursday

This is the first printed plan of Ardoch Roman fort in Scotland, produced by antiquarian Robert Sibbald in 1695. Thirty years later, Alexander Gordon described it as 'the most entire and best-preserved of any Roman antiquity of that kind in Britain', which still holds true today! #RomanFortThursday

A fascinating patchwork of building materials in the wall of St Leonard's Church, Southminster, including recycled Roman tiles, medieval flint and modern brick. #WallsonWednesday

A fascinating patchwork of building materials in the wall of St Leonard's Church, Southminster, including recycled Roman tiles, medieval flint and modern brick. #WallsonWednesday

News from the frontier! 🎉 The countdown is on… The #museum re-openson Friday 13th Feb! Our staff & volunteers are busy polishing the #armour, dusting #artefacts, & tidying up to get everything ready for your visit. This year holds some exciting surprises we can’t wait to share!✨ zurl.co/B1KaI

Mummy outrage leads to tickets-only for women at British Museum (1914)

I had a lovely (if rather damp) day out with the one and only @stonelands.bsky.social on Sunday, during which she introduced me to Coldrum Long Barrow in Kent. Its name is possibly derived from the old Cornish word 'Galdrum' which means 'place of enchantments'. #TombTuesday

The restored entrance to Wayland’s Smithy in Oxfordshire - a Neolithic chambered long barrow close to the Uffington White Horse. The barrow was built over an earlier burial structure which held the remains of at least 14 individuals. 📸 My own. #TombTuesday #WaylandsSmithy

St Lythan's for #TombTuesday. There is something about this site, it always feels quite eerie. Maybe it's not called the Accursed Field for nothing!

I had a lovely (if rather damp) day out with the one and only @stonelands.bsky.social on Sunday, during which she introduced me to Coldrum Long Barrow in Kent. Its name is possibly derived from the old Cornish word 'Galdrum' which means 'place of enchantments'. #TombTuesday

⏳A gentle reminder that our special offer ends on 10 Feb. The newest figure is inspired by a Late Bronze Age terracotta from Cyprus. Learn more about her mystery, and every order of a goddess figure currently includes a FREE Miniature Palaeolithic Figurine. potted-history.co.uk

This is my watercolour of Mên-an-Tol, a Neolithic or Bronze Age monument in Cornwall. Thought to be the remains of a stone circle or tomb, climbing through its circular stone is said to cure illness. The original work is now available on my Etsy shop here: shorturl.at/HDzSI #StandingStoneSunday

This is my watercolour of Mên-an-Tol, a Neolithic or Bronze Age monument in Cornwall. Thought to be the remains of a stone circle or tomb, climbing through its circular stone is said to cure illness. The original work is now available on my Etsy shop here: shorturl.at/HDzSI #StandingStoneSunday

Milecastle 42 at Cawfields Quarry. #hadrianswall #followtheacorn #RomanSiteSaturday

Hiding in plain sight - a tiny stretch of the Antonine Wall ditch at Bantaskin in Falkirk. The stone base of the Roman wall was excavated here in 1976, but then destroyed to make way for a new road. #RomanSiteSaturday

A clip of the Carrickstone #Roman Altar in Cumbernauld, #Scotland. This intriguing stone is around 2,000 years old & is a scheduled ancient monument. Legend states it was used as a rallying point for Robert the Bruce & where he planted his banner before the Battle of Bannockburn.

#findsfriday - the ‘Face of Agamemnon’. A gold funerary mask from Mycenae - probably 16th C BCE. Sadly not the face of the king though. One of those wow moments when you finally see the object that has become incredibly familiar to you from books & stories #archaeology #greekmyths #trojanwar #gold

The Count's out and about! 'Dracüla' by Fritz Schwimbeck 1917 #gothic #horror

Hiding in plain sight - a tiny stretch of the Antonine Wall ditch at Bantaskin in Falkirk. The stone base of the Roman wall was excavated here in 1976, but then destroyed to make way for a new road. #RomanSiteSaturday

#FindsFriday A ball of flax fibre ready to be woven into a basket, still perfectly preserved after 3800 years! From the Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, c.1800 BC 📍 Seen in the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge 📸 Mine #archaeology #photooftheday 🏺

Discovered during excavation of a midden in the High Street of Perth, Scotland - a completely intact one thousand-year-old egg! Dating to 1000-1100 CE, it was laid by either a duck or a chicken. Now on display @perthmuseum.bsky.social. #FindsFriday

Discovered during excavation of a midden in the High Street of Perth, Scotland - a completely intact one thousand-year-old egg! Dating to 1000-1100 CE, it was laid by either a duck or a chicken. Now on display @perthmuseum.bsky.social. #FindsFriday

from A Voyage Round Great Britain, Rassella near Kilmartin Loch Crenan, Argyllshire by William Daniell

#ReliefWednesday #Roman tombstone of Flavinus found under Hexham Abbey floor. The high ranking Signifer from Gaulish cavalry regiment of Petriana carries standard w sun god + wears a #torque, possibly mark of status among his Celtic people, as he tramples a barbarian.

Just thought of another one - this fragment of Roman tile from Trimontium in Scotland has been nibbled by a mouse (although maybe not this exact mouse).