Did a bit of very worthwhile London lurking today- would highly recommend @soanemuseum.bsky.social . Hang around the picture gallery to see some hidden gems!

Not very good at announcements… but, hopping back on here to say I have started a Dphil at Oxford University and the ISIS Neutron and Muon Facility investigating Lydian Electrum Coinage. (Ssssh I know I’m wearing the wrong sub fusc).

Fascinating world of ancient #glass: this absolutely stunning #Roman ribbed bowl was unearthed fully intact with little to no wear during excavations in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Monochrome ribbed bowls made of brightly coloured glass were very popular throughout...🧵 1/2 📷me 🏺 #archaeology

Enjoying the day with this rather wonderful piece of #Roman glass, in a dazzling iridescent blue. 📸 Us, Musei Civici #Padua #FindsFriday #Archaeology #Skystorians #AncientBluesky #Classicsbluesky #AncientRome

Our annual essay prize is open, DL 31 March 2026. This year I have the pleasure of chairing the committee. #skystorians #earlymodern 🗃️ do advertise to your ECR and grad student friends.

Had an amazing time with The Armitt, and @nattrustarch.bsky.social . We loved meeting everyone who came along for the tours and got some fantastic feedback!

The trail was officially launched last weekend as part of The Armitt and @nattrustarch.bsky.social’s Ambleside Roman Fort open day for the #FestivalOfArchaeology, with Rowan and @aliceeliz.bsky.social giving trail tours to the public, supported by an @ics.bsky.social public engagement grant.

You can read The Armitt’s Roman Ambleside digital trail entry on the sling bullets and our knowledge of the so-called Battle of Ambleside here, researched and written by @arcdurham.bsky.social student Isla Mustin #RomanFortThursday www.armittdigitaltrail.co.uk/lead-bullets

And here is the final photo for the trail itself 😱 Recent work by Edinburgh Uni and @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social suggests the sling bullets, all found scattered extramurally, are evidence for at least one battle outside the fort between the Roman army and the local population. #RomanFortThursday

They also got the chance to learn about object photography - many of the trail photographs are their own work 🤩 - and get embedded in The Armitt’s ongoing collections audit. Here is Rowan photographing lead sling bullets from The Armitt’s collections… #RomanFortThursday

Isla and Rowan spent two weeks in Ambleside with me and the Armitt curator, Faye Morissey, researching the objects, designing the trail route, and writing the trail text, as part of their @arcdurham.bsky.social Advanced Professional Training module #RomanFortThursday

The trail highlights 13 objects from The Armitt’s collections from Ambleside Roman Fort, introducing visitors to life in a Roman auxiliary fort and vicus and to Roman occupation of the Lake District. www.armittdigitaltrail.co.uk/roman-ambles... #RomanFortThursday #Archaeology #LakeDistrict

So delighted to announce the official launch of The Armitt’s new digital trail through Roman Ambleside! The trail was developed by our fabulous @arcdurham.bsky.social 2nd-years Rowan Colley and Isla Mustin, with initial work by LU student Bastien Hamilton… 🧵 #RomanFortThursday #RomanBritain 🏺

The Castle in the early evening really is gorgeous.

Would anyone happen to know if there’s any real connection between Lincoln’s Inn and Lincoln College Oxford? No real reason for wanting to know, just general nosiness.

New pop-up exhibition on display in the ICS Lobby, Senate House: Women of Romano-British Archaeology Curated by Tatiana Ivleva focusing on women archaeologists who dedicated their lives to the study of various aspects of Roman Britain, including material culture, art and archaeology.

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Are you a student - or do you know one - who has done excellent research on Hadrian’s Wall in the last year? The 2025 Breeze & Dobson Award is now open - deadline July 4th. Please share widely with anyone eligible! #RomanBritain #RomanFortThursday 🏺 hadrianswallcountry.co.uk/explore/bree...

ONE PhD Studentship on Contextual Safeguarding in Catholic Church Contexts Durham University - Department of Theology and Religion #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNK824/o...

Hello! I'll be speaking about Roman Britain at Southwark Cathedral on July 19th. It's a fun talk aimed at kids & families, but adults might learn stuff too! And there are other fab historians on after me, so come for the day! cathedral.southwark.anglican.org/visiting/sou...

Os mortos de Maiden Castle não caíram em um único confronto dramático contra os romanos, mas sim ao longo de várias décadas, vítimas de uma série de conflitos internos 👇👇

Not strictly #RomanFortsThursday …. But look how gorgeous Corbridge Roman Town is in the sunshine!

A large quartz boulder atop Skibrick Hill, Ballasalla #IsleofMan facing the hillfort of South Barrule A geophysical survey conducted by @curious-bronwen.bsky.social for @buarchanth.bsky.social showed it stood in the east entrance of an immense Bronze Age enclosure 📷 June 1996 #StandingStoneSunday

A walk along the river after a busy few weeks. #TinyJoys

Win 2 tickets to a preview screening of THE RETURN at the British Museum, Wednesday, 9 April. To enter: Like and re-skeet this post and follow us before 8pm UK time on Monday 7th April.

This is OUT TODAY - please pick it up if you can, or spread word otherwise! Autistic experiences, emotions and perspectives, in our own voices. And if you are an autistic person, please, keep doing your thing - and don't be afraid to start if you haven't. #actuallyautistic #spéirghorm

My epilepsy and I are coming up to our 23rd anniversary together and in light of it being #PurpleDay, I thought I would pop on here to signpost some information about this family (yes, for those following along at home, there are a wide variety of forms of epilepsy) of seizure types.

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, even Barbie knows, that Ash Wednesday's a must. Tomorrow at St. Mark's; 7 a.m, noon, and 7 p.m. ⚓

Hello, you lot! Twitter seems to be fairly awful now, so I will be popping up here from time-to-time.