Although I am strangely drawn to seeing William Hartnell wish viewers a Merry Christmas π€£
Best archaeological discovery since 2013s Enemy of the World and The Web of Fear
Better cos Daleks too
Frequently
His hair's too long for a Space Security Agent too...
What an archaeological discovery to wake up to this Friday !!
"My flabber has never been so gasted" (Peter Purves, 13/03/2026) π€©π€©
#DoctorWho #Daleks #FindsFriday
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Happy #FindsFriday! πΊ
We feel this Roman lamp in the shape of an actor's mask perfectly represents our Friday mood.
Read more about this lamp in Salvador Pozo's new book Corpus de lucernas antiguas β bronce, plomo e hierro β halladas en la PenΓnsula IbΓ©rica e Islas Baleares.
In a week of heritage being sold to anonymous collectors, it's great to see anonymous donors helping save an important archaeological artefact ππ
An enamelled dragonesque brooch - part of a Romano-British hoard which found in c. 1845 at Lamberton Moor in the Scottish Borders. Dating to the 2nd century AD, the brooch is now part of the collections at the National Museums of Scotland in Edinburgh. πΈ My own. #FindsFriday
#OTD in AD 222, Roman emperor Elagabalus was murdered alongside his mother, Julia Soaemias. He was replaced by his 14-year old cousin, Severus Alexander. This denarius of Alexander was minted between AD 222-228. #FindsFriday finds.org.uk/database/art...
Happy #FindsFriday! This week, weβve got lovely, if somewhat degraded, decorated Samian ware sherds recovered during excavations in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Originating in La Graufesenque, France, these sherds are Flavian in form and date from 70 β 110 AD.
#FindsFriday πΊ
At extreme north of #Roman empire, Dacian and, later, Frisian soldiers made their own entertainment in Birdoswald Fort on Hadrian's Wall with:
- scratch gaming board
- gaming pieces of ceramic, glass, stone
- bone dice, including elongated variety.
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Did somebody say Black Burnished Ware π ???
Tomorrow is #InternationalPiDay celebrating Ο.
Matching this Black-burnished ware triangular-rim bowl to a chart estimates its diameter. Roman pottery is full of circles, and therefore Ο!
These were nicknamed pie dishes, though thereβs no evidence Roman pies were baked in them.
#FindsFriday
Trying not to think about Brett Vyon π
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What an archaeological discovery to wake up to this Friday !!
"My flabber has never been so gasted" (Peter Purves, 13/03/2026) π€©π€©
#DoctorWho #Daleks #FindsFriday
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In a week of heritage being sold to anonymous collectors, it's great to see anonymous donors helping save an important archaeological artefact ππ
Happy #HillfortsWednesday!
Here's a recreation of the Iron Age double ramparts defining the west end of Hengistbury Head (once #Hampshire then #Dorset now @bcpcouncil.bsky.social)
Prehistoric trade centre and gateway to the world
A wonderful painting Β© Judith Dobie for the HH Visitor Centre
π³Fascinating site visit to Ambresbury Banks in #EppingForest this week with Historic England.
It's one of two Iron Age Hillforts which the City of London Corporation conserves at this site.
You can read more about the surveys being conducted here β¬οΈ
www.benjaminmurphy.uk/2026/03/10/e...
An early entry for #SundaySheep, even if we have to look closely. A bonus is that the breed is identified in the comments. πππ
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Enjoy. It's definitely and definitively worth another visit
#HillfortsWednesday
Old #Oswestry hillfort, Shropshire. The #hillfort, which occupies a lowland site, is one of the most #majestic in the region. The internal area is about 5.3ha. (Β© Clwyd-Powys #Archaeological Trust 90-mc6-0009).
#Archaeology
One of the new visitor interpretation boards at Hengistbury Head explaining the significance of life within the great prehistoric port
Very nice they are too π
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Huzzah !
"My first thought when I found out its origin was that I would like to return it to an institute where it could be studied by all...My grandfather would be proud to know, as I am, that the coin is coming back to Leeds."
Lovely. β€οΈ
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting πΊ
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Well identified ππ
Hillforts were great defensive positions, but exposed to the elements, especially strong winds, making attacking them even harder. Remains of Burton Point Iron Age promontory hillfort with brilliant views for miles around.
#HillFortsWednesday #IronAge #Celts
Live update from Hengistbury Head hill-port for #HillfortsWednesday with the Iron Age ramparts, defended only by ovine quadrupeds, shining in the morning March sunshine
