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Win Scutt

@archaeol-winscutt.bsky.social

Archaeologist and English Heritage Senior Properties Curator for sites in the west of England including Tintagel Castle, Wroxeter Roman City, Old Sarum, Uffington White Horse, Upper Plym Valley, Beeston Castle, Arthur's Stone etc. Own views.

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Good try! On stone

22.08.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Who can guess what and where this is?

22.08.2025 11:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Drone shot of the affects of bomb practice at Cape Wrath in the North West of Scotland, photograph by Alex Boyd

Drone shot of the affects of bomb practice at Cape Wrath in the North West of Scotland, photograph by Alex Boyd

I am so excited that @alexanderboyd.bsky.social is coming to @bbkhistorical.bsky.social on the 12th May! He will give the talk 'A Hidden History of Violence', Keynes Library, 43 Gordon Square - 1pm to 2:30pm.

14.04.2025 10:53 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Wonderful. Thank you Peter!

06.04.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi to Pete and you. Good to see you here tooπŸ˜€

08.03.2025 08:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Volunteers at Iron Age hillfort in Shropshire after vandalism The team spent a day clearing bracken and tree stumps to help preserve Old Oswestry's archaeological features.

Volunteers at Iron Age hillfort after vandalism

#Shropshire

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07.03.2025 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Emma Carver, Tim Darvill, Geoff Wainwright and Susan Greaney at excavations in Pembrokeshire June 2011. Photo copyright Win Scutt 2011.

Emma Carver, Tim Darvill, Geoff Wainwright and Susan Greaney at excavations in Pembrokeshire June 2011. Photo copyright Win Scutt 2011.

Just for you then Susan, a memory of our 2011 visit to Pembrokeshire with Tim Darvill, Geoff Wainwright and Emma Carver.

26.02.2025 22:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Neil Holbrook

Neil Holbrook

Heather Sebire

Heather Sebire

Neil Holbrook and Heather Sebire followed with their tributes to Tim Darvill.

26.02.2025 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
From left Tim Darvill, Ron Hutton, Amanda Chadburn and Win Scutt at excavations of Sisters Long Barrow 2022

From left Tim Darvill, Ron Hutton, Amanda Chadburn and Win Scutt at excavations of Sisters Long Barrow 2022

Ron Hutton, Amanda Chadburn and I with Tim Darvill at his excavations at Sisters Long Barrow, Gloucestershire, 2022.

26.02.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Prof Barry Cunliffe has just given his tribute to the late Prof Tim Darvill, a great archaeologist and my dear friend. Now Ron Hutton does the same. At the Society of Antiquaries of London.

26.02.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Historic England's geospatial team's robot survey 'dog' paces Fort Brockhurst

20.11.2024 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Episode 279 – Uncovering the prehistoric Uffington White Horse Episode Β· The English Heritage Podcast Β· This week, we're in Oxfordshire to unravel the story of a landmark that has been here for around 3,000 years: the Uffington White Horse. As excavations of the ...

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16.08.2024 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Scottish provenance for the Altar Stone of Stonehenge - Nature Mineral ages and chemical analysis of fragments of the Altar Stone from the Neolithic stone circle at Stonehenge suggest that it was transported from northeast Scotland, more than 750 km away, probabl...

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

14.08.2024 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Archaeological Excavation at Wroxeter In 2024, an archaeological excavation took place in a previously unexplored part of Wroxeter Roman City, or Viroconium Cornoviorum – one of the largest cities in Roman Britain. New discoveries includ...

More detail on the discoveries at Wroxeter Roman City www.english-heritage.org.uk/wroxeter-exc...

13.08.2024 11:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A view from above of a large but incompletely uncovered Roman mosaic. Most of the mosaic tiles or tesserae are white but there are two thick grey lines bordering the mosaic and and seven stylised sea creature depicted within. Aquatic mosaic (photo by Paul Belford / Heritage Innovation)

A view from above of a large but incompletely uncovered Roman mosaic. Most of the mosaic tiles or tesserae are white but there are two thick grey lines bordering the mosaic and and seven stylised sea creature depicted within. Aquatic mosaic (photo by Paul Belford / Heritage Innovation)

Breaking News. Fine mosaic uncovered in Roman city of Viroconium, Shropshire, England #archaeology #Roman #mosaic www.english-heritage.org.uk/wroxeter-exc...

12.08.2024 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An aerial view of the Uffington White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. The slender lines of the stylised horse are depicted in rammed chalk, contrasting against the grassland of the steep face of the escarpment.

An aerial view of the Uffington White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. The slender lines of the stylised horse are depicted in rammed chalk, contrasting against the grassland of the steep face of the escarpment.

In the latest podcast on the English Heritage Uffington White Horse. David Miles and I talk about the history of the horse, the recent work to restore its profile, and the dating.
megaphone.link/EHE9742327131

09.08.2024 12:35 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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