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Durotriges Dig
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Start your day the *dad bod* way with this sherd of
#Roman
Samian Ware (terra sigillata) cup
#FindsFriday
The naked torso look suggests this is Bacchus, god of wine Found in the top of an Iron Age pit at Winterborne Kingston
#Dorset
in 2025 What will we find at
#Durotriges26
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Antiquity Journal
5 months ago
In the Swash Channel, Dorset, UK lies a 17th century shipwreck. Likely salvaged after it sank, few material remains survive. The researchers' detective work and protection efforts are now published and the book features in our
#NewBookChronicle
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doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
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5 days ago
Happy Star Wars Day to all those who who celebrate Here's the henge that made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs And the Corellian freighter that's been worshipped for millennia
#MayTheFourthBeWithYou
#StarWarsDay
#Stonehenge
#MilleniumFalcon
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Shaftesbury Sisyphean Stilton Sprint
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6 days ago
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Sorry, there currently seems to be a absence of pastry based treats on campus Can't think why...
7 days ago
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Remembering the excavations at Stonehenge conducted by staff and students of Bournemouth University in April 2008 Happy days in the sun, rain, hail and snow βοΈπ§βοΈβοΈ Β© BU April 2008
#StandingStoneSunday
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Graham Taylor
about 2 months ago
Fresh from the kiln today; these beautiful replica, small black burnished Roman cooking jars or cups, based on an original from a childs burial at Godmanchester. Soon to be available in our shop πΊ
potted-history.co.uk
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Remembering the excavations at Stonehenge conducted by staff and students of Bournemouth University in April 2008 Happy days in the sun, rain, hail and snow βοΈπ§βοΈβοΈ Β© BU April 2008
#StandingStoneSunday
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Meg
11 days ago
βοΈ Beautiful Bournemouth βοΈ at Russell-Cotes, a beautiful watercolour, 'The Bay from Durley Chine', by Leslie Moffat
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7 days ago
The end of the teaching term can only be marked with an archaeologically themed beverage This is the law
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Derek Pitman
2 months ago
When iron smelting goes wrongβ¦. At least we tried (and Hengistbury Head is cool)
youtu.be/sD2Z6Lx5Z7A
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Experimental Iron Smelting at Hengistbury Head
YouTube video by Career in Ruins
https://youtu.be/sD2Z6Lx5Z7A
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Richard Osgood
8 days ago
Joyous Beltain to you! If you are at
@butserancientfarm.co.uk
tomorrow come & find me as I talk about the Bronze Age from our ancient roundhouse. And then marvel as we burn the wicker man to ask for the land and crops to be blessed!
#archaeology
#wickerman
#beltaneblessings
#heritage
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National Trust Archaeology
10 days ago
We hope youβve enjoyed learning a little more about some the projects our archaeologists are helping to deliver as part of
@nationaltrust.org.uk
's ambitious strategy to restore nature. π§΅
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A great morning travelling back to the Iron Age with year 3 archaeology exploring the roundhouses of
@butserancientfarm.co.uk
with
@experimentalkearns.bsky.social
and
@durotrigesdig.bsky.social
Can we please stay here?
#Archaeology
#AncientBlueSky
#HillfortsWednesday
9 days ago
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Dorset Wildlife Trust
9 days ago
You did it! π¦«π Our Bring Beavers Back campaign has closed, and together you raised Β£25,522 - reaching Β£50,522 with match funding. π A huge thank you to everyone who liked, shared and donated! Because of you, weβre one step closer to bringing beavers back to Dorset and restoring wetlands! π§~ Jack
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A great morning travelling back to the Iron Age with year 3 archaeology exploring the roundhouses of
@butserancientfarm.co.uk
with
@experimentalkearns.bsky.social
and
@durotrigesdig.bsky.social
Can we please stay here?
#Archaeology
#AncientBlueSky
#HillfortsWednesday
9 days ago
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Durotriges Dig
10 days ago
A magnetometry survey of the interior of Chilcombe hillfort
#Dorset
by Dave Stewart
@buarchanth.bsky.social
in 2013 recorded a large number of features which have survived ploughing These include 13 Iron Age roundhouses and some later linear enclousures π€©
#Geofiz
#HillfortsWednesday
#Archaeology
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Great to welcome
@harbourbirds.bsky.social
Young Birders Club into our Zooarchaeology Lab π A chance to look at, and identify, a range of bird bones from archaeological sites with
@buosteo.bsky.social
@peoplepuffins.bsky.social
Even a Great Auk on loan from
@portlandmuseum.bsky.social
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10 days ago
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The new season of archaeological fieldwork gets under way very soon! Summer is coming π
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11 days ago
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Great to welcome
@harbourbirds.bsky.social
Young Birders Club into our Zooarchaeology Lab π A chance to look at, and identify, a range of bird bones from archaeological sites with
@buosteo.bsky.social
@peoplepuffins.bsky.social
Even a Great Auk on loan from
@portlandmuseum.bsky.social
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10 days ago
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Mike Gill
7 months ago
I recently spotted cropmarks of an unrecorded
#Neolithic
long barrow at Morestead, near Winchester,
#Hampshire
. Read details here of the newly discovered 'Honeyman Lane' long barrow:
wp.me/pgKiQE-Z
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An Unrecorded Long Barrow near Morestead, Hampshire
by Michael Gill This article can be accessed / cited here: and is available for download as a PDF at the end of this article. Even though Neolithic long barrows are relatively rare, particularly inβ¦
https://wp.me/pgKiQE-Z
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Durotriges Dig
about 1 month ago
Marking out the trenches for
#Durotriges26
!! The excavation begins soon and we are, as you can probably tell from Harry's expression, very happy to be outdoors again
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The new season of archaeological fieldwork gets under way very soon! Summer is coming π
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11 days ago
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Stratmates
4 months ago
Flatshare available! β¨ Want to embark on an epic archaeological adventure? Only downside is thereβs a leaky roofβ¨ β’ β’ β’
#stratmates
#archaeology
#archaeological
#heritage
#2000saesthetics
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More underwater excitement coming soon Watch this space !!
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13 days ago
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More underwater excitement coming soon Watch this space !!
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13 days ago
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13 days ago
A perfect 1 minute 36 second film summary of why we love
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Fingers crossed for the 2026 dig season All six of them
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14 days ago
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Derek Pitman
3 months ago
Check out my chat with Dr Hayden Scott-Pratt at Hengistbury Head. Filmed in a beautifully reconstructed Iron Age roundhouse
youtu.be/QhIM22ZqSCo?...
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A day in a roundhouse: Career in ruins
YouTube video by Career in Ruins
https://youtu.be/QhIM22ZqSCo?si=lvE2hUob2hrwoD6k
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Mel Roxby-Mackey
about 1 month ago
Iβm lucky enough to have so many happy memories of Hambledon and this part of Dorset from when I was a student on the HND in Practical Archaeology at Bournemouth. Itβs always well worth a visit.
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Fingers crossed for the 2026 dig season All six of them
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14 days ago
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Bronwen Russell
9 months ago
Slightly concerned departmental relations maybe somewhat strained after recent fieldwork at
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#hypocaustgate
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Durotriges Dig
about 1 month ago
Please find a hypocaust π€ (please, please, please) We've been very good π
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Year 2 Archaeology encountering some serious bits of Roman and Medieval military architecture today at Portchester Castle
#Hampshire
They are happy π
16 days ago
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Durotriges Dig
about 1 month ago
Hello, we're the Durotriges Project π If you're here for archaeology and updates on Iron Age and Roman Dorset / Britain, we hope you'll find something of interest Follow
#Durotriges26
for this year's dig β οΈ warning: may contain random references to
#DoctorWho
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#HypocaustGate
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National Trust Archaeology
3 months ago
It has been extensively studied by a team from Bournemouth University led by Tom Cousins, and is now a designated wreck site. The section discovered on Studland is believed to have broken off when the vessel was wrecked and lay hidden under the sands until this year. Read more here:
bit.ly/4auvAjW
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National Trust Archaeology
3 months ago
Yesterday a team from the National Trust had the pleasure in helping students from Bournemouth University excavate and remove the remains of a 17th cargo vessel from the beach at Studland Bay in Dorset. The discovery was made earlier this month by one of our own volunteers, Pam.
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Andy Gill
2 months ago
The timbers of the Swash Channel wreck, exposed by recent storms, have now been recovered by marine archaeologists from Bournemouth University. It's believed to be a Dutch merchant ship that ran aground in 1631.
www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2587763...
#maritimehistory
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17th Century shipwreck excavated at Studland Beach
A 17th century shipwreck has been excavated by archaeologists and university students on a popular Dorset beach.
https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/25877635.17th-century-shipwreck-excavated-studland-beach/
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Raksha Dave
6 months ago
* Warning may contain images of human remains Here are some behind the scenes shots of
@durotrigesdig.bsky.social
@buarchanth.bsky.social
dig! Big thanks to everyone for being so patient and accommodating!
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Oh, is it
#HillfortsWednesday
? Here's the magnetometer survey for Woodbury Hill Dorset done by Bournemouth student Arias Jordens in 2012 Much activity relates to the annual post medieval September market which inspired *Greenhill Fair* in Thomas Hardyβs 1874 novel *Far from the Madding Crowd*
17 days ago
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Year 2 Archaeology encountering some serious bits of Roman and Medieval military architecture today at Portchester Castle
#Hampshire
They are happy π
16 days ago
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Butser Ancient Farm
20 days ago
Two-hour Ancient Wire Work workshop, led by tutor Holly Berkley. π₯ Sunday 26 April π Β£50 per ticket πΈ 10am - 12pm OR 1pm - 3pm During the session, you will create 5 attractive copper rings to take away with you, all based on real archaeological finds!
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Ancient Wire Work ~ 5 Ring Designs β Butser Ancient Farm
Learn how to craft 5 ancient copper ring designs based on historic finds. Guided by expert Holly Berkley.
https://www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/calendar/ancient-wire-rings-1
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Durotriges Dig
17 days ago
Gotta love Woodbury hillfort π A much overlooked multivallate multiangular 5.5ha Iron Age
#Dorset
gem π π· Β© Jo and Sue Crane 2016
#HillfortsWednesday
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Oh, is it
#HillfortsWednesday
? Here's the magnetometer survey for Woodbury Hill Dorset done by Bournemouth student Arias Jordens in 2012 Much activity relates to the annual post medieval September market which inspired *Greenhill Fair* in Thomas Hardyβs 1874 novel *Far from the Madding Crowd*
17 days ago
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Dr Ian Friel
3 months ago
Great talk last evening by Prof Dave Parham
@buarchanth.bsky.social
about the Swash Channel Wreck/'Fame' of Hoorn (1631) excavation & its place in the story of UK maritime archaeology. Glad to have been part of the project & to have identified the Wreck! Free pdf of report
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17 days ago
Now we like hypocausts, and we like pies But which is better ? π€
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Mel Roxby-Mackey
4 months ago
Itβs a very long time since I was a student at Bournemouth, but I have brilliant memories of studying archaeology in Dorset. A degree in archaeology gives you so many life and professional skills π
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