Adam

Me three... I mean I guess it's admired in that it makes *some* of the awful stuff here visible and accessible, but I'd rather cure the disease that admire treatments for some of the symptoms!

Thank you mate! Should be a great day, and looking forward to seeing what shines you'll be showing us too!

Sneaky peak from my and @bryderiet.bsky.social talk at the Vallhall:A conference this Thursday! #vikings #reenactment

It's so frustrating, watching our heritage disappear into private collections, usually overseas.

It's been a genuine privilege to work with such excellent colleagues putting this video together. I'd really appreciate you giving it a watch at some point, then we can justify making more content like this in future! #archaeology #cumbria #history

A great opportunity for artists in Cumbria to engage with our archaeological work!

Archaeology Awards Voting - Current Archaeology Voting has now opened for the Current Archaeology Awards! Which people, projects and publications deserve recognition?

Our book 'Life in the Viking Great Army' is a contender for Current Archaeology's Book of the Year... so this is a last call for the voting from me.

If you'd like to put us forward, then please follow the link below - and thank you!

Thank mate!

If you know any 16-18 year olds interested archaeology or think it might be for them; look into our free ace courses. They do a range of great activities which gives them a taster or archaeology!

Looking at some reproduction viking oval brooches I have made, and seeing the variation and also some thoughts on how they look and the significance of keeping them in circulation in the early medieval period. #viking #earlymedieval #archaeology

There is a lot of drivel out there, as with any field, but it's easy to overlook the genuinely excellent and ground breaking work being undertaken, much if which is as academically grounded as anything in a journal. As you say, the Thegns team being an excellent example of this! #livinghistory

They run right through Tess; pretty unchanged. I guess it's that long tradition, when unimpeded by Rome etc

These 'repaired' oval brooches are almost done. I've added silver wires with others 'missing' in area, worn the gilding down, and riveted the hinge fitting 'repairs' on the back. The rivets are a mix of silver, repaired silver, and iron. Just have the pins to fit. #vikings #archaeology

Off to speak to Glasgow archaeology Society. Everyone's overnight bag looks like this right?

YouTube video by Oxford Cotswold Archaeology Archaeology on The A66: Rome's legacy in our landscape

Our latest #A66 video on the Roman cemetery: youtu.be/z_Zq9LASTqg?...

And @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social it's an OCA joint venture as cited in the article.

It's lovely; no apologies needed! I only recognised it as I had it in my hands and the lovely little brown patch you have on it was instantly familiar, but as there are many similar bottles in Roman Britain and I hadn't seen the episode; I wasn't sure! Very cool; you nailed the colours!

I haven't seen the episode yet, but think this might be one of the bottles from the A66 as we recorded it before Christmas ready for a video you'll be seeing VERY soon! If not, it's a dead ringer! Keep tuned to @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social

Could say 'the rest of archaeology' tbh! We have all sat on these digging for Britain projects for most of a year, and now we are all sat hoping we don't get lost in the coolest find fray!

Tune in tonight to see what the '66 gang have been up to!

They were! @trixranderson.bsky.social one on insular metalwork is great!

YouTube video by The Eoforwic Project VALHAll:A 2025: Adam Parsons - "Keeping up with The Ragnarsons: The Archaeology of Early Med. Homes"

Last Feb I spoke at a reenactment conference: Vallhall: during the Jorvik viking festival. I was asked to talk on viking age houses and the talks are up on the organisers YouTube channel where you can watch all the speakers!
#archaeology #vikings #livinghistory

youtu.be/4GCt_zsjz8Y?...

Starting to complete some of my reconstructions of repaired viking age oval brooches. #viking #archaeology #reenactment

We have worked so hard putting these videos together so everyone can see what we do and some preliminary findings! #archaeology
youtu.be/E0nII2SklCE?...

I'm very disappointed to have never met Bobby!

I know; your cooker sent me a tiktok of the state of it!

My WiFi enabled toaster is offended, and is currently writing a stern email to your fridge!

A shiny brass replica oval shaped brooch with fine detail over it's surface and with 5 silver colour bosses and two black iron ones. It is held in a mans hand over an oak board

The inside of a replica shiny brass oval shaped brooch. The inside has one brass pin catch, and a crude black iron hinge fitting which has been added as a repair. It is held in a mans hand over an oak board

A shiny brass oval shaped brooch with fine detail over it's surface and with 5 silver colour bosses and two black iron ones. It is held in a mans hand over an oak board

An image of a book page showing an original green and corroded viking brooch, with the remain of a rusty hinge fitting visible on the inside on the top of the image

First prototype of a repaired P37 viking oval brooch, with a replacement iron hinge fitting, attached with iron bosses. Similar to a single shell led brooch from Clibberswick, Unst, Shetland, they are different types. But both early styles and single shelled. #vikings #archaeology #earlymedieval

Multi-period handling kits done and off to their forever home! #roman #anglosaxon #vikings #museums #archaeology

Thank you again @hornesupremacy.bsky.social for your time and expertise!