Brough Law Iron Age hillfort brooding over the Breamish valley near Ingram, Northumberland. Huge multivallate rocky ramparts and traces of hut circles in the large flat enclosure. #HillfortsWednesday

#HillfortsWednesday Tap O’Noth, Nr Rhynie, Aberdeenshire. Today would have been my late Father in law’s birthday. This was one of his favourite places. www.trove.scot/place/17169

...and here's a view of those absolutely enormous rock-cut limestone defences 😬😮 ... people circled for scale 🧐 Well worth a visit in Piercefield parkland 👌

1/2 Finally we've made it to #HillfortsWednesday 🥳🛖 Last week we visited the magnificent but largely wooded 🌲 & hidden Piercefield promontory fort nr Chepstow, which commands a bend of the Wye gorge The deep, stone-lined gateway passage at the W end climbs through the 5m high defences 📷 My own

Kinver camp is a univallate hillfort and a Scheduled Monument in Kinver, Staffordshire. It is locates on the highest point of the Kinver escarpment southwest from the village. It is 210m x 300m in size. Its ditch is approximately 24m wide. #HillfortsWednesday

Happy #HillfortsWednesday 🥳 Here's our magnetometry survey of Maiden Castle, Dorset’s very own mega-hillfort Zoom in (you know you want to) to see the outline of Iron Age roundhouses, pits, ditches and roads, a Neolithic enclosure and a bank barrow 👍 © Dave Stewart 2014 / Bournemouth University

This is fabulous.

I love the look on the face of the dude they've used to recreate it in action in the post below. bsky.app/profile/duro...

A floor #mosaic from about 30 BCE, for #MosaicMonday, still in situ in the #HouseofLivia on the #Palatine in #Rome. This black and white geometric mosaic marks the threshold of the #tablinum of the house. Livia moved here after the death of her husband #Augustus. #AncientBluesky 🏺

#MosaicMonday Labyrinth mosaic From the legate's residence. Probably a dining room floor. Found in #Caerleon Churchyard. 1st-3rd century AD. #RomanBritain #Archaeology

Detail of one of the Four Winds, complete with conch shell, on a late 4th century #Roman mosaic from Frampton #Dorset First recorded in 1797 by Samuel Lysons. Rediscovered during excavations @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social by @buarchanth.bsky.social 📷 Aug 2021 #MosaicMonday

Detail from the ‘Four Season Mosaic’ depicting ‘Spring’ from Roman York (Eboracum). The mosaic was discovered in 1853 at Tanners Row in York, and is now part of the collections at the Yorkshire Museum. 📸 My own. #MosaicMonday #RomanBritain #YorkshireMuseum

#MosaicMonday and a little reminder not to forget a trip to Verulamium Museum over the Easter holidays. And don't forget - you can use your National Art Pass at the museum. It gives you great access to our incredible Roman collections (including stunning mosaics like this one).

The bow from Aquileia has been enjoyed here in recent weeks. Understandable that this detail is selected as it is exquisite, but the whole panel is wonderful, as are the vine leaves. #MosaicMonday #AncientBlueSky 🏺 📷2012

Detail from the fabulous Low Ham Roman villa mosaic depicting the tragic love story of Dido and Aeneas, now in the Museum of Somerset. Aeneas in far too much of a rush to worry about chafing, at least he remembered his boots #MosaicMonday

Missed it!!! Had found a lovely photo for #MosaicMonday too, so apologies for being slightly late!! Do cute #kitties and #ducks work in the #Roman era? Another photo of a mosaic taken in Rome…

For #MosaicMonday a detail of a mosaic in the basilica of Aquileia depicting #snails in a basket. The meaning of the motif is unclear. It was suggested that it is a symbol of resurrection, as snails are hibernating animals. But it was also argued that the motif is a symbolic ...🧵1/2 📷me

Detail of one of the Four Winds, complete with conch shell, on a late 4th century #Roman mosaic from Frampton #Dorset First recorded in 1797 by Samuel Lysons. Rediscovered during excavations @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social by @buarchanth.bsky.social 📷 Aug 2021 #MosaicMonday

I love this

I've always felt something was missing in my life. Now I know what it is ...

Makes for a cracking LiDAR case study, and revival topic for the Neighbourhood Plan a couple of years ago .....

repost for #AncientSiteSunday & as of now we now have the episode up for our travels around Pembrokeshire which you can see here >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1nh...

A “Coolus” type helmet. That would’ve been stylish for sure

Meanwhile, in Dacia... "Hold my pint! (...and we make 'em so they fly in the wind!!)" #Archaeology 🏺

The Gundestrup Cauldron was likely made between 150 BC and 0 BC/AD. Crafted in embossed silver, it may have originated in an area of Thracian and Celtic interaction, but came to be deposited as a probable offering in a Danish bog, perhaps taken there as a gift or booty. My 📼 Nationalmuseet

It’s that night of the year when Obelix visits every stone circle to synchronise the clocks. Busy night! Jump forward, people! I know @danherb10.bsky.social LOVES this stuff #DontBlockMe #ClocksGoFoward #TheTimesTheyAreAChangin #BritishSummerTime

That is too beautiful for words, also extremely Gallifrey-coded.

I always think about the creative decisions that went into this helmet: "Yeah, he wanted decorated plate, but I told 'im, mate, your hat's gonna be in Gaul if we make it in sheet. Trust me, mate, you won't regret going for the open-work option, especially on a windy day..." #Archaeology 🏺

Can you spot the Roman amphitheatre? 🤔

An excellent first day of the Cranborne Ancient Techonology Centre prehistory weekend Crafts, gifts, activities, roundhouses, a carnyx (or two) and even the odd Roman What more do you need? Seriously Day two is Sunday 29 March 10-4 👇👇👇 ancienttechnologycentre.com

#RomanSiteSaturday - The Temple of Augustus and Rome in Ankara (Türkiye) features the most complete copy of the Res Gestae Divi Augusti inscribed in both Latin and Greek on its walls. This temple was constructed between 25 and 20 BC after Ancyra was designated as the new capital of Galatia.

This thread starts sensibly, in a museum, with a bit of bashed up greening bronze helmet. I wasn't ready for 4 posts further down and guarantee you won't be either. Hold onto your hats etc

At the SE margins of modern #Chichester, West #Sussex, a much-overlooked oval earthwork marks the slight remains of a once intimidating structure Nibbled by housing, playground and a car park, this was the amphitheatre of #Roman NOVIOMAGVS #RomanSiteSaturday

An excellent first day of the Cranborne Ancient Techonology Centre prehistory weekend Crafts, gifts, activities, roundhouses, a carnyx (or two) and even the odd Roman What more do you need? Seriously Day two is Sunday 29 March 10-4 👇👇👇 ancienttechnologycentre.com

Such an extraordinary, fragile and beautiful thing to come out of the ground after a couple of millenia!

Can you spot the Roman amphitheatre? 🤔

#RomanSiteSaturday Part of the Temple of Castor and Pollux in the Forum of Rome Poking up behind is the 17th century church that stands inside the ancient Temple of Antoninus and Faustina 📸 Mine #archaeology #romanempire #italy #photooftheday 🏺

I think this is really great. Now my next question is do they have a recreation of said hat that visitors could try on? Because I know it would be fun to try on a hat, and take snaps. (you can tell I always loved the little area for kids where you could try on funny old hats.)

It is giving strongly competitive Easter hat parade energy.

The remains of a Roman watch tower and St. Mary’s Chapel at Scarborough in North Yorkshire. The tower was one of several established during the 4th century to warn of sea raids off the east coast. The site is close to Scarborough Castle 📸 My own #RomanSiteSaturday #Scarborough

Branodunum Roman Fort, Brancaster, Norfolk Built c. 230 CE, but later a Saxon Shore Fort. Knowledge from 1970s rescue archaeology & crop marks is shown on the map. In the last 3 days @timeteam.bsky.social , as a result of geophysical surveys, have returned to dig. #RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology

At the SE margins of modern #Chichester, West #Sussex, a much-overlooked oval earthwork marks the slight remains of a once intimidating structure Nibbled by housing, playground and a car park, this was the amphitheatre of #Roman NOVIOMAGVS #RomanSiteSaturday

I’m just going to repost this whole thread because you NEED to see it.

A startling recreation of the North Bersted Iron Age warrior wearing his (not at all) ostentatious crested helmet The warrior's damaged vertebrae suggest that he wore this hat quite a lot in life © Artas Media 2019 📷 March 2026 at the #Novium Happy #FindsFriday

A stunning recreation of the bronze helmet found in a prehistoric grave in North Bersted West #Sussex On display in the #Novium Museum #Chichester Customised with two crescentic openwork crests, this was undoubtedly one of the blingiest hats in the British Iron Age 📷 March 2026 #FindsFriday

#FindsFriday #FlintFriday #Archaeology Throwback to mind-bending year 2016 Black Cat Quarries A1, Beds England. Balls to Late Neolithic flints, Neo Grooved bits, Anglian pot noodles, annoying treethrow with Meso flints in (grrr) after -9C overnight. WARNING: Quarries cause PTSD, avoid if you can! 😱

A cresecent-shaped bronze decorated openwork mount originally fixed to the front of the helmet found with the North Bersted warrior Part of a two piece crest which created a piece of head attire quite unlike anything else discovered from the British Iron Age 🤩 📷 March 2026 #Novium #FindsFriday

Remember the replica Roman glass furnace we built @butserancientfarm.co.uk last year (pic)? Well over the next 5 days we're going to 🔥FIRE IT!!🔥 And 🍷MAKE GLASS🍷! Does that mean we're going to get over-excited and reletlessly spam your feeds with furanace-related action. Of course it does. 😁

Found in 2008, the North Bersted Late Iron Age warrior now resides in the Novium Museum Chichester 📷 March 2026 Laid to rest with a bronze *Coolus type* helmet with chin-strap connectors This blingy piece of prehistoric PPE originally came with an elaborate crested headdress 1/4 for #FindsFriday

The Roos Carr figures just wanted to wish you a happy spring equinox, or else. Obey and be happy, or they might be popping round later. They know where you live. East Yorkshire, c. 600-500BC. Yew & quartzite, Hull & East Riding Museum. #FindsFriday