A #Roman face bead: the miniature human face was made either through the cold bundling of rods or the hot working of pre-made parts to form the visage, which was then stretched to make a cane that was cut into sections with identical faces. This facial design had a relatively short production...🧵1/2

A Roman legionary dagger and decorated sheath Found during Ian Richmond’s 1951-8 excavations at Hod Hill camp #Dorset Presumably lost when the fort was abandoned in the AD 50s as the legions moved west © Trustees of the British Museum 1960,0405.3444 #RomanFortThursday and early #FindsFriday

Women in archaeology are frequently undercited. To work towards a more equitable field, @saa-aap.bsky.social brings together many of the papers written by women, femme, and nonbinary authors over the years, free to read (where not already #openaccess) through 31 March: 📚 https://cup.org/4czkNWZ

One of the prehistoric galleries at Grime’s Graves - a Neolithic flint mine, near Thetford in Norfolk. Under the care of English Heritage, visitors can descend nine metres into one of the prehistoric mine shafts! 📸 My own. #FlintFriday #GrimesGraves #Norfolk

Fascinating to me from a heritage studies and information management standpoint: Using femtosecond laser to store info in glass

Ticket link: www.ticketsource.co.uk/cvahs

This weeks on #findsfriday we have an incomplete Roman figurine, depicting the head and neck of a man, possibly Apollo, c. 43-410 AD. Found near Etchilhampton, Wiltshire. See more of our collections here at: www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/search-the-c...

Whilst I’m in my photos of the National Museum in Copenhagen, you’d better have this 360 of the Gundestrup Cauldron. Found in 1891 in a Jutland peat bog, there are more questions hanging over this silver Iron Age vessel than answers…only its shocking beauty is uncontested. #FindsFriday

We're very pleased to announce that thanks to the Marc Fitch Fund, 72 years' worth of the EHAS Transactions are now available on the Archaeology Data Service website! A contents table is here: ehas.org.uk/ehas.org.uk/... Find us on the ADS here: archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/library/brow...

Next Monday, the next CHAS online lecture is Naomi Sykes talking about "Animal Answers to Archaeological and Cultural Issues". Meeting starts 7.45pm, 2/2/2026. Free tickets from Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/animal-ans... #archaeology @hertshistory.bsky.social @ehasarch.bsky.social

argggghhh I wish I'd known!! I now have unbreakable plans but if you are near Welwyn, GO - they are a great group anyway, but you can't miss a chance to hear THE @durotrigesdig.bsky.social

That moment. When the scale of what you’ve uncovered starts to sink in. The Norfolk Carnyx and hoard will feature on Digging for Britain tonight, showing how this remarkable discovery was made, from first sight in the trench to why it matters. 📺 Digging for Britain, BBC Two, tonight at 9pm

We're all definitely looking forward to welcoming our western neighbours the Durotriges! Let the feasting (well, all right, the listening) begin! 🏺 #AncientBluesky #IronAge #prehistory #archaeology

Fifty years (15/50) Kris and a Pony. Here's me trying to take a photo of a #Shetland #Pony with a vintage #Pentax camera. Photo by Ellen. #Hertfordshire #LamerPark #Wheathampstead @uclarchaeology.bsky.social @ehasarch.bsky.social @hertshistory.bsky.social #VoteKris @currentarchaeology.bsky.social

It's time again for the Archaeology Awards, and this year our very own Kris Lockyear has been nominated for Archaeologist of the Year! Kris is a tireless advocate for community #archaeology and geophysics, and we think he very much deserves to win. Vote here: archaeology.co.uk/awards/archa...

#FindsFriday National Museum of #Wales ( Cardiff ). Crescentic bronze plaque with triskele decoration, from Llyn Cerrig Bach lake deposit ( 200 BC - 100 AD). #Archaeology #History #artwork

The base of a 2,000 year old, Late Iron Age Durotrigian style Black Burnished Ware bowl from Winterborne Kingston #Dorset A series of squiggles were scored into the fabric prior to firing - decoration, doodle or pot-makers mark? 📷 during cleaning in June 2013 #FindsFriday

The next CHAS lecture is a not-to-miss event! Join us on December 1 to hear British Museum curator Dr. Sophia Adams talk about the amazing Melsonby Hoard - and, as always, it's free! More info and a link for tickets here: ehas.org.uk/ehas.org.uk/... #archaeology #ancientBluesky

A terracotta figurine of a dromedary carrying two large amphorae on each side of a load frame. From Egypt, Roman period, 2nd/3rd century AD. 📷 me The photo was taken at the Caesar and Cleopatra exhibition in Speyer, having been loaned by the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg.

Cruck frame barn, dated c 1550, from Llanerch Banna (Flint) and now at St Fagans National Museum of History. Such curved timbers known as crucks will feature a fair bit in my upcoming online talk on 25 Nov, Dating Ancient Buildings. Booking is now open. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dating-anc...

CHAS Lecture alert! Join us next Monday, November 3, for a fascinating look at this investigation of a Roman river crossing at Chepstow. Get your free ticket here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-roman-... #archaeology #Roman #c14

The Government’s spending review is being announced today, and our #BackingTheBedrock 2025 report is here! Practical fiscal & funding policies to unlock heritage's potential: a National Retrofit Strategy, Culture Growth Fund, VAT reform and more… Full recommendations 👉 bit.ly/BtB2025

The society is hosting an open day with Kent Downs National landscape this Saturday, 14th June from 11am - 4pm. Book your slot here: kentdowns.org.uk/events/diggi... Learn more about the project with our recent online talk available on our website: www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/videos/the-p... 🏺

I wrote a Substack about this intriguing new research on the Thetford Treasure: open.substack.com/pub/drfranci...

Right going to post this again - since I'm not great at Bluesky yet! If you're interested in #Archaeology in Gloucestershire do consider coming along or watching from the comfort of your home. Some great speakers!

Save the date! 2025 is the 50th anniversary of the museum at the Welwyn Roman Baths, and they're hosting a fair on July 26 to celebrate! Come see the Baths, hear a talk by Dr. Kris Lockyear, and explore stalls from local museums & historical societies. It's going to be a don't-miss day! 🏺

Lecture alert! Join Dr. Kris Lockyear at the fabulous Verulamium Museum TOMORROW evening at 7pm for an exploration of baths, bathing and bath-houses in Roman Britain. Tickets are £10, available here: www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/rom...

If you're interested to see the sort of insights into ancient artefacts, that can be gained when archaeologists, curators and practitioners work together, check out my video here youtu.be/nT_n4pxxM1M?...

Please join us TONIGHT at 7:45pm for the Gordon Moodey Lecture! Our lecturer is Helen Gibson, speaking on a topic she knows well: ‘Adrian Gibson, Archaeologist & Buildings Historian: A unique record of his life’s work in pictures’. Free tickets via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/adrian-gib...

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This lecture from @mattpope.bsky.social looks really good! One for the prehistorians out there. bsky.app/profile/geol...

Think your quirky coffee mug is unique? The Romans were way ahead of you. This drinking cup—decorated in a way that definitely would have turned heads—proves that ancient humour was just as cheeky as today’s!

Did you know that fragments of Samian ware—the elegant red-gloss pottery of the Roman Empire—have been discovered in the Ipswich area? 🏺 These finds connect us to a time when the region was part of a vast and bustling Roman world.

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'Archaeologists uncover Roman ‘service station’ during roadworks in Gloucester' www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Detail of one of mosaics at Piazza Amerina, Sicily. There is a fierce kitty cat in the middle and birds in two of the corners. #mosaicmonday

For Blue Monday we can't think of anything more appropriate than this charming depiction of a man getting his face eaten off by a leopard. #MosaicMonday

A new special issue of the Journal of Field Archaeology on heritage and climate change: www.tandfonline.com/toc/yjfa20/5... Guest edited by Elinor Graham, Vibeke Vandehei Martens, and Sara Ayers-Rigsby.

In a mad world, some simple & brilliant medieval flint knapping skills on display in the walls of All Saints church, Laxfield, #Suffolk - my childhood village Extraordinary stuff 👌 📷 My own, Saturday

This is the exciting paper drop. New aDNA science out of Dublin. Matrilineal descent systems demonstrated for Late Iron Age Dorset. Building on the work of Mel Giles (2012) who first spotted the potential for it in the archaeology of Middle Iron Age Yorkshire. www.nature.com/articles/s41...