How to improve the appearance of concrete piers under an overpass. #GranvilleIsland #SalishArt

@romanpalace.bsky.social Rockbourne villa has a lovely little garden, but the small lady was silent and demure, making me miss very much the martyred Mediterranean musings of the Fishbourne gardener

#MosaicMonday Every time I go fishing near Rockbourne, I tell myself I must see the villa. Always after fishing, I'm too late and they have closed. This time, I fished Saturday so I could focus on the villa Sunday. I was not disappointed. Also a very special hypocaust I didn't stand in.

Thanks everyone who helped by donating or spreading the word! Well done Oxfordshire Museum Almost 5 years to the month from when I rescue excavated this hoard with the detectorist, it's brilliant to know it will have a local forever home share.google/SBVFry6JFzwx...

My last camping trip (I think..) of the summer is over. I'm forced to admit that autumn might just be upon us

My last camping trip (I think..) of the summer is over. I'm forced to admit that autumn might just be upon us

Happy #WorldRiversDay

Possibly the last camp of the season. Off to find some trout and grayling in the morning

Late entry for #FindsFriday. My first visit to the Wilshire Museum in Devizes - and to see this glorious battleaxe made of... Shropshire Blue? 📸 by me. 26/09/25

@danetchells.bsky.social my 1800th follow! Thanks for pushing the counter over into 1.8k! 😊 Have a wonderful Wednesday

Awww thanks @drtobydriver.bsky.social That was a great HFSG trip you organised!

Ringing in the autumn 🍂 in style for #HillfortsWednesday 🛖 The one & only @hillfortian.bsky.social blowing a Gallic-style carnyx war horn 🎷inside Castell Henllys Iron Age hillfort, Pembrokeshire, on a Hillfort Study Group trip in 2022 Hopefully the Romans are quaking in their sandals 😬 📷 My own

Really like the look of some of these papers at the Maiden Castle day but I'm confused why the 1985-86 diggers are separated for booking but not given a discounted rate. Indeed, if I were a PPS member and a 85-86 digger, I'd keep schtum about the digging! www.prehistoricsociety.org/events/2025-...

Some pretty pics from yesterday's dog walk. It's fun being back in Oxford for a little bit.

#mosaicMonday Saturday I was asked to speak to a brilliant local charity - I don't think they are on here - Restore Hope Latimer. Their buildings and carpark are on top of Latimer Villa, excavated by Keith Branigan in the 60s. They are the proud curators of a fragment of mosaic floor!

A fantastic visit to The Masons Arms, my favourite pub ever @chrismeeson.bsky.social with my good friend Kenta. We only managed to come in 3rd in the quiz. He was no help at all but did try to assist by farting so vilely that it might have been a type of gas warfare in breach of Geneva conventions

Our work resurrecting ice age #ghostponds in the Guardian today @timholtwilson.bsky.social @hburningham.bsky.social @uclgeography.bsky.social ‘Just add water’: how to bring back ancient plants in a Norfolk ghost pond | Wildlife | The Guardian share.google/kO6HQaC4PAUJ...

💚💚 Chesham Green Market 💚💚 We are here today with River Chess Association Come and visit us! Do you want to know more about the river ecology and what we do? We have some invertebrates from the River Chess to display and talk about.

Not Bourne Yesterday stream dipping, art and craft and guided walk for World Rivers Day 28 September 10:00-16:00 Desborough Recreation Grounds, Fryers Lane, High Wycombe, HP12 3AN

More ansers than questions...

#MosaicMonday Something a little different from NTNU University Museum (I don't think they are on here yet) There is a great article about the craze for mosaic making in 18thC Norway here: spormagasin.no/wp-content/u... pgs 16-19 📷📸 My own 12/9/25

Thanks, Brexit 🙄

This is 1934 London. The Beeb had given airtime to Oswald Mosley and not to anti-fascist speakers. Familiar? And Cable Street wasn't even 100yrs ago...Why are we having to do this all over again?

Well, I guess it's time to go home. I wonder if it's 20°C and sunny back in old Blighty...

I'm delighted to discover #MinCup25 on Bluesky!! Long time fan.

Next up was the ruins of Tautra kloster, a Cistercian monastery established in 1207. On its own island in the fjord!

Nothing like seeing free range wild landscape archaeologists in their natural environment... Lovely visit to Halstein hillfort.

Aarg conference field trip - on my way to see my first Norwegian hillfort! The scenic small country roads are stunning, and a necessary detour after a landslip less than a fortnight ago cut across the main road to the north! Motorway, B road, and rail line all destroyed in one go

I travelled a long way to see these guys when I can usually see them at home 😁

Chalk Stream Birds walk 🦢🦆 🪹 Don't miss out! Join our walk along the Misbourne. 4 October, 9:30 Book now!

Redbourn Common Walk Friday 17 October 10:30am  Join us on this lovely 7km walk from Redbourn and along the River Ver

Paper presented...I think it went ok, inasmuch as no one threw tomatoes or leffse! I've heard some great papers over the last two days and a lot of useful thoughts to bring back to @chilternsnl.bsky.social Time to relax now with a decent Norwegian ale!!

Ooh who's this famous flyer making an appearance in a conference paper 😎

It's been 5 years since I took this picture but finally had a chance to shoehorn it into a presentation!

Today I learned something amazingly new to me. Lightning strikes visible in magnetometry ⚡⚡⚡😲 Great presentation from Archaeological Management Solutions on work near Sligo

Trondheim making a great first impression

Hello Norway! Looking forward to this year's AARG conference. Trondheim is a pretty place in late summer sun (it's 23°C here!) I'm delighted to already have spotted my first fjord! (Well done, Slartibartfast)

Alright. Time to solve a mystery of the ancients.... What colour is the scampi fries packaging? I'm firmly of the belief this is YELLOW but some folk beg to differ. This may be a blue dress/gold dress issue... Please weigh in

"Here I stand and here I rest, and this good town shall be called Totnes”. The very stone where Brutus of Troy set foot after fleeing the battle, and from whence the name Britain came.* *Remarkable sense of meter and rhyme in a language not yet existing, but never let facts in the way of a story..

This might be the best thing I've ever seen in my Bsky feed.

Chalk streams: spring-fed, mineral-rich, and written into the story of human history from source to end. Intrigued to find out more? Have a look at our website to read about our chalk stream engagement programme 🐦📖 @chilternsnl.bsky.social @heritagefunduk.bsky.social

The #EAA2025 Book Prize is now being presented by Robin Skeates on behalf of the Book Prize Selection Committee. In the Academic Book Prize the joint winners are: "Heritage and Healing in Syria in Iraq" (2024) by Zena Kamash and published my Manchester University Press 1/

And the following book in two volumes: "Must Farm Pile - dwelling Settlement Volume 1. (2024) Edited by Mark Knight, Rachael Ballantyne, Matthew Brudenell, Answen Cooper, David Gibson and Iona Robinson Zeki

England's chalk streams are globally important - rare habitats supporting Brown trout, crayfish & more, & providing natural space for people to enjoy🐟 New research has found microplastic pollution contaminating the river Itchen, with sources including clothing & tyres🚨 @endsreport.com 👇

Maybe something for @urbanprehistorian.bsky.social www.naturecalling.org.uk/events/natur...

Some of my favourite episodes were Bidmead stories.

A week on, and full course of antibiotics later, my face still looks like I ate all the pies and I'm still experiencing about the worst unrelentingly pain I can recall But this...the purest joy and laughter I've had in days (second only to a brilliant abscess joke a friend rang to tell me)

8 years and little learned or remedied. And the problem remains. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We're celebrating World Photography Day with a photo of Audrey Wadowska in front of Ye Olde Fighting Cocks pub. Audrey was the daughter of St Albans' photographer and filmmaker Arthur Melbourne-Cooper. 📸Jan Wadowski - Donated by Jan Wadowski, son of Audrey Wadowska

This South Asian Heritage Month (18 July - 17 August) offers a powerful opportunity to reflect on the shared heritage of people and place in the Chilterns, celebrating the rich histories and contributions of South Asian ccommunities. @chilternsnl.bsky.social @heritagefunduk.bsky.social