The things you find in north Norfolk junk shops…🤩 Never seen one of these before. 1990s? Norwich Castle exhibition? #Snettisham #Echolands #Archaeology

Cafe Shops Seahenge replica I always wonder if this is like a honey trap for hungry archaeologists who follow the sign and are mysteriously never seen again…(especially as I’ve never found the replica…)

The things you find in north Norfolk junk shops…🤩 Never seen one of these before. 1990s? Norwich Castle exhibition? #Snettisham #Echolands #Archaeology

Cafe Shops Seahenge replica I always wonder if this is like a honey trap for hungry archaeologists who follow the sign and are mysteriously never seen again…(especially as I’ve never found the replica…)

WOODYYYYYYYY!😱

““All this cannot come in so fast on a duck’s bottom,” Ancient seeds and their potential for pond restoration

#OTD 19 September 1991, walkers in the high Ötztal alps on the Italian border, found a body melting out of the ice. It turned out to be the remains of a c.5200 year old man preserved with all his kit. Of course, it was essential to replicate him in Playmobil. 1🧵 #PlaymobilÖtzi #PlaymobilInfestation

Playmobil level up! 🙌 Cc @profaliceroberts.bsky.social

🏺 This thread is cute but also so useful to remember what Ötzi teaches us about dynamic temporal lives of prehistoric people: he died on an epic journey, carrying a huge range of kit with tools part-way through being made, and with embers and medicine in anticipation of his next fire, & his future.

#OTD 19 September 1991, walkers in the high Ötztal alps on the Italian border, found a body melting out of the ice. It turned out to be the remains of a c.5200 year old man preserved with all his kit. Of course, it was essential to replicate him in Playmobil. 1🧵 #PlaymobilÖtzi #PlaymobilInfestation

Bloody hell. Weebles. I’ve just unlocked a box of memories I didn’t know I had from about 1973.

So thrilled to announce that Echolands is the 2025 winner of the Ellingworth Award 🥇 🥳 set up by fabulous Kett’s Books to celebrate East Anglian writing. Just had a lovely evening talking to Em Kuntze about writing the book & a wonderful audience who asked lots of brilliant questions!

So thrilled to announce that Echolands is the 2025 winner of the Ellingworth Award 🥇 🥳 set up by fabulous Kett’s Books to celebrate East Anglian writing. Just had a lovely evening talking to Em Kuntze about writing the book & a wonderful audience who asked lots of brilliant questions!

Me, eating muesli & fruit for breakfast (with a hangover): “My body is a temple 😇.” My body:

The meanest two archaeologists in Norwich tonight. If anyone comes into this pub shouting about reused ship’s timbers or what the Romans did for us, they’re going to GET SOME. @jpwarchaeology.bsky.social #NotHavingIt

“I haven’t finished reading the last one yet,” admits Sir Nortibear Wheeler, “but I’m almost certain Boadicea’s chariot must have been made from reused ships’ timbers and whatnot.”

The meanest two archaeologists in Norwich tonight. If anyone comes into this pub shouting about reused ship’s timbers or what the Romans did for us, they’re going to GET SOME. @jpwarchaeology.bsky.social #NotHavingIt

A king under a car park? Naaah, it’s #BoudicaFriday - what you need is a queen under a roundabout!! Had great fun talking to the wonderful Niamh McGrath for her short documentary film about Boudica! youtu.be/54yeHGEaNds?...

A king under a car park? Naaah, it’s #BoudicaFriday - what you need is a queen under a roundabout!! Had great fun talking to the wonderful Niamh McGrath for her short documentary film about Boudica! youtu.be/54yeHGEaNds?...

The talented Louis Ginnett painted this mural for Brighton + Hove Grammar School Sussex in 1937 Entitled *Hollingbury Camp: Full Circle* it depicts the excavation of a Bronze Age burial The motorcyclist is TE Lawrence, who died in 1935 Did he really visit a dig in Brighton? 🤔 #HillfortsWednesday

Oi! You can’t bark there, mate.

Peekaboo. 15.070m AOD, Lawrence Street, York. #BenchMarkMonday

Incredible. Another critique of my latest book - by someone who hasn’t even bothered to read it. This is turning into an epidemic!

This individual decided my book was going to be rubbish back in March. It was published last week! And no, he had not seen the draft.

Bloody marvellous #BattleOfBritain #Duxford

Ooo wasn’t expecting this to be the pub sign for The Queen’s Head in Bramfield, Suffolk @tessmachling.bsky.social

Battle of Britain airshow Duxford. Bit windy for the whole programme but most should get up!

Oh my goodness, what a lovely evening at Norwich Waterstones talking to @elodieharper.bsky.social about her stunning new(and instant Sunday Times bestseller!!!) Boudicca’s Daughter. Amazing to be getting writing insights in person after reading so many of her books, & met lots of lovely readers too!

Oh my goodness, what a lovely evening at Norwich Waterstones talking to @elodieharper.bsky.social about her stunning new(and instant Sunday Times bestseller!!!) Boudicca’s Daughter. Amazing to be getting writing insights in person after reading so many of her books, & met lots of lovely readers too!

Sorry, 2nd attempt at this post..Wonderful night @goldsborobooks.bsky.social celebrating launch of @elodieharper.bsky.social fabulous Boudicca’s Daughter! @flaroh.bsky.social amazing cover art! Tristan Hughes’ selfie shows moi, Elodie and Emily Hauser.Talking to Elodie tonight @ Norwich Waterstones

What people are saying about my new book tour! alice-roberts.co.uk/tour

Born #OTD 31st August AD12, to Agrippina & Germanicus, the future emperor Gaius, AKA Caligula (“little boots”, in reference to the miniature legionary uniform, including caligae boots, he wore as a little boy). Previously unpublished family portrait. #PlaymobilInfestation

Born #OTD 31st August AD12, to Agrippina & Germanicus, the future emperor Gaius, AKA Caligula (“little boots”, in reference to the miniature legionary uniform, including caligae boots, he wore as a little boy). Previously unpublished family portrait. #PlaymobilInfestation

@theduncanmackay.bsky.social spotted at the Tower end of the Minories, opposite Tower Gateway DLR station 🙂

Fun fact for Sunday. The gold used to make one Snettisham Great torc (that cube in the centre, c.4cm x 4cm x 4cm, which weighs 1084g) would make ten of the tubular torcs found at Snettisham (which weigh c.110g) Tubular torcs - more bang for your buck! 😊 #Archaeology #Torcs #Snettisham #IronAge 🏺

Fighting torque 👸💪⚔️ Wowed again by the Iceni treasure at Norwich Castle 😍 #NorwichCastle #Boudicca #Boudica #Iceni #Queen #Rebel

Around the world thoughts shall fly, In the twinkling of an eye.

I was going to advertise this earlier in the week with a link to the website, but found it was already sold out!!! So excited to be talking to the wonderful @elodieharper.bsky.social at Waterstones Norwich this coming Friday about her stunning new novel Boudicca’s Daughter which came out this week!

I was going to advertise this earlier in the week with a link to the website, but found it was already sold out!!! So excited to be talking to the wonderful @elodieharper.bsky.social at Waterstones Norwich this coming Friday about her stunning new novel Boudicca’s Daughter which came out this week!

#Echolands by @theduncanmackay.bsky.social finished I realize that I should have read it before visiting Colchester but time to do do was too short. However, now I have more reasons to return and search for the armies, both Roman and Britton, in the landscape and archaeological archive. 🤩

It’s publication day!!! Domination is officially out in the world, in all good bookshops! www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Domina...

I know what the world needs right now, it’s a vid of my little Chewie and my beautiful, departed Jojo singing to the harmonica. Chewie still misses him, and so do we.

My next read! #echolands #boudica #duncanmackay

Chelsea Pensioner. This veritable bench mark, crowned by a Cold Water Valve sign stands guard at the gates of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. 7.063m, Royal Hospital Road. #BenchMarkMonday

Cor!! Old ship’s tackle block!

That’s the rock, that’s the rock, The rock of love, That’s the rock, that’s the rock, The rock of love, That’s the rock, that’s the rock, The rock of looooooove, Rock Of Love.

Dragonesque.

The Sedgeford and Newark torcs - one from Norfolk, one from Nottinghamshire. I still can't believe that anyone looked at these and said they were from the same mould...!! They're so clearly not. 1/3 #Archaeology 🏺

This is a really lovely & touching piece of radio for anyone interested in the Lindow bog bodies (& who isn’t, for goodness sake?!?)

Absolutely made up with this…so rare army surplus stores turn up unexpected vintage treasures like this nowadays - 1965 US Navy peacoat, almost pristine, weighs a ton, 100% wool, incredibly thick fabric, will see me out, & probably several generations to come. I will never be cold again.