It's been an exceptionally hot + busy week. Hopefully, it's now time to cool off + relax. What better way to do that than by sitting down with the latest @currentarchaeology.bsky.social, a bit of a #Roman special including my latest column on #Cirencester #Corinium the-past.com/comment/roma...

It's a rainy Saturday so let's play a game of #archaeology I-spy. Who's in this photo and where are they? Extra points for identifying all three people. Winner gets to feel very pleased with themselves

It's a #FindsFriday @currentarchaeology.bsky.social #TOWIE spectacular! This month my column visits #Essex, specifically #Colchester. The city is stuffed full of fantastic #Roman #archaeology, including Britain's only known chariot-racing circuit the-past.com/comment/roma...

NEW REPORT OUT TODAY 👉 Arts, Culture and Heritage: Recent Trends in UK Workforce and Engagement in England. Creative PEC’s ‘State of the Nations’ series analyses the latest data across four thematic areas to inform the development of creative industries policies. pec.ac.uk/state_of_the...

@currentarchaeology.bsky.social 423 is now out and with it my latest column, a start of a #Roman Towns road-trip. This month I visit #Chester (Deva Victrix), to dig into its rich - and sometimes grisly - history: the-past.com/comment/roma....

In a world of so much division, disagreement and pain, let us unite around the joy of sticks www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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

Holy Trinity Brompton are now tagging tube trains?

Have a fun, frosty and ferrous #IronworkThursday everyone

View SW from the prehistoric cliff castle at #Gunwalloe #Lizard #Cornwall for #HillfortsWednesday. The church here is mainly C15 but is named after Breton / Celtic Saint Winwaloe, likely an early Christian / pre-Christian sacred site repeatedly reused / reinterpreted over millennia

Fascinating day with colleagues from @nationaltrust.bsky.social @ #PolesdenLacey #Surrey on #climateaction. What are the impacts now; what might we see over the next 50Y; what can we do about these to ensure future generations can enjoy this magical place www.nationaltrust.org.uk/our-cause/na...

Happy 130th anniversary @nationaltrust.bsky.social. Here's a moment to make Octavia Hill, Robert Hunter and Hardwicke Rawnsley happy from #Gunwalloe #Lizard #Cornwall this bright and beautiful morning.

Six years ago this week I interviewed for my job @nationaltrust.bsky.social. I was thrilled to join the organization + remain so on our 130 anniversary + launch of our ten year strategy. It involves more people + more places than ever before. Read more here: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/o...

A lovely piece of #IronworkThursday engineering: the Old Tramway Bridge of the Wye Valley Railway at #Tintern. Because the river forms the border here it is Grade II listed by both Cadw (cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/list...) and Historic England (historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-...)

One little contribution to the #climateemergency, one little green shoot of hope. Privileged to join colleagues from across @nationaltrust.bsky.social to help plant a section of 25,000 new trees at #HintonAmpner #Hampshire to diversify farming practices and increase access to nature lnkd.in/erkXa7xb

As some #mondaymotivation how about this milestone: my latest column in #currentarchaeology is out and it's my 100th for them! It features fabulous @romanpalace.bsky.social @sussexpast.bsky.social #Sussex, one of my favourite places and I know of many others too: the-past.com/comment/fish...

Here's to another year full of #HillfortsWednesday moments. Because no day out that involves a hillfort is a bad day. Bring it, 2025

Twelve months; twelve of my favourite photos, one from each month. Here's to a busy 2024 full of wonderful people, places, opportunities - and above all great memories

Today in 1952 - former tank driver Albert Gunter jumps a double-decker bus over the gap in Tower Bridge's opening roadway. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Lovely to hear @legolostatsea.bsky.social as the final item on @bbcradio4.bsky.social 6 o'clock news this evening. A never ending story of discovery

"Sir Elton John lived in Atlanta for more than 30 years. After moving away from the city in 2023, the singer donated his photography book collection to Emory University in 2024." www.gpb.org/news/2024/12...

Fibre-optic fun times today

Merry Christmas everyone. I hope you all looked this pleased unwrapping your presents today: I know I did! #archaeofashion #wfgrimes #archaeology #templeofmithras

This thread 🧵 collects all the #archaeology 🏺 starter packs Share far & wide. We could all use a little more archaeology in our lives @cjfrieman.bsky.social made the OG Archaeology and heritage list with first wave Twitter refugee scholars & orgs. Go follow Catherine now! bsky.app/starter-pack...

Stop Forcing A.I. into Fucking EVERYTHING!

Have a wonderful #ChristmasEve folks. Personally my favourite day of the holidays, with cakes, cookies and other treats to be baked high on my agenda. For those of you working today, especially in front-facing roles like retail and customer services, then here's to as peaceful a day as possible

Well... sh*t. Everyone has an off day. Guess I'm baking a new cake tomorrow then. What a hot mess.

Here's some fun #archaeofashion from #currentarchaeology 128; also a minor mystery. It shows #MortimerWheeler (left); #RaleghRadford (centre); and #KittyRichardson (right). But who is the un-named fourth figure, I presume also an #archaeologist? It's from a field-tour around #Brittany in 1938

I raised some dough

Forced myself out for a solstice walk today on the grounds of Christmastide health but honestly, what an incredibly dreich day. This was the most colourful thing I saw the whole way; even the sheep looked fed up. Here's to longer, sunnier days ahead.

Happy #solstice folks (yep, alas, this photo was not taken today!)

Lucky enough to get to regularly (tho' not regularly enough for my liking) visit @antiquaries.bsky.social #library #London which is: a fantastic library (with great librarians); a stunning historic space; and a superb place to people watch and play 'famous archaeologists bingo'

Daddy will explain about these stones.

Researching a future #currentarchaeology column I stumbled across this wonderful piece of #archaeofashion from the 1954 excavations at #Gwithian #Cornwall led by legendary Cornish archaeologist Charles Thomas (seated centre). Far left is also a very young Vincent Megaw for those who know him

Imagine opening your stocking and finding elephant and sea monster toys! We'd be thrilled! These are C19th toys found on the St Bartholomew's Hospital site and were, presumably, played with by young patients or visitors #ArchiveAdventCalendar #Toys #Elephant #SeaMonster [SBHX4/556 and SBHX4/557]

Last working day of 2024 for a lot of people today, including myself. Green fields lie ahead amid the complexities of navigating the holiday period. Take care of yourselves peeps.

Our professional archaeology team @archsoutheast.bsky.social is 50 years old and we are celebrating in April! Do come and join us for a day sharing half a century of archaeological discovery and contribution to cultural, academic and scientific life in Britain and beyond. #AncientSky 🏺🧪

Lovely work by #HistoricEngland on its end of year listings. As a former member of the team who do this, due respect for the hard graft involved in every case: loads of different internal people / teams, partnership with owners + stakeholders, DCMS and more 👏 historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/ne...

update: we added a bunch of new places lately to our museums starter pack! if you're new here: welcome! and please enjoy this big list of museums, galleries, and libraries that we made earlier! go.bsky.app/HPQsZAu

Amazing behind the scenes visit to the Tower of London today to compare notes on approaches to conservation, community engagement and much else besides, including a visit to the normally inaccessible SW Byward Tower with its rare C14 wall paintings and portcullis. One happy heritage-botherer

NEW: Where the teens are YouTube 90% TikTok 63% Instagram 61% Snapchat 55% Facebook 32% (down from 71%) WhatsApp 23% X 17% (down from 33%) Reddit 14% Threads 6% report: www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...

The Lenthay Green mosaic #Dorset for #MosaicMonday, found in 1834 and moved around that time to #SherborneCastle, depicting Apollo and Marsyas in a musical contest (yeah, a nude musical contest, right. Nothing to see here officer)

Proper ^atmosphere* @nationaltrust.bsky.social #Gunwalloe #Lizard #Cornwall this morning

Here's a great read for you all this weekend 👇👏

#EverydayBeauty advent edition

#Punk band or kids candy: an occasional series, no 1

Here's a fun #FindsFriday from a beach walk at #Gunwalloe #Lizard #Cornwall a few weeks back: this piece of loose fishing gear (no idea what it is) comes all the way from #StJohn's #Newfoundland, about 3700km #oceanplastics

Marvellous #MartinsellHill #Pewsey #Wiltshire viewed from the east for #HillfortsWednesday. One of my absolutely most favourite places in the whole wide world. The ghosts of our ancestors speak vividly to me here.

#TidalTuesday innit

New Zealand weaver and architect Genevieve Griffiths weaves abstract wall hangings inspired by architectural structures