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Keith Allsop

@diginn.bsky.social

Landscape Archaeology, community archaeology, (Romans in Purton). Retired and doing what I want to do. See my blog on before1066.com for my interests, and theroadtoheorot.com for the startling revelation of the true location of heorot.

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Do I detect a hint of scepticism?

24.01.2025 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Purton Historical Society have their next meeting on Thursday 23rd Jan. For the full 2025 program visit the website:
purtonmuseumandhistoricalsociety.com/historical-s...
In-person attendance only. Everybody welcome, free for members, visitors Β£3

13.01.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ninth legion's 'lost battle' found, claims Roman expert An author claims to have found a battle fought by soldiers who went on to vanish from history.

This is one of those archaeology news pieces where it's a fascinating idea, and it's plausible, but it is pretty difficult to pin specific historical events to archaeological evidence. Or in more academic language...

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

30.12.2024 11:52 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Looks like a musket ball to me. Found in my garden on top of a mole hill. Placed there very carefully by a mole.

13.11.2024 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#HillfortsWednesday The waterlogged ditch of Ringsbury Camp (Purton, Wilts).

13.11.2024 08:12 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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