Old pages of book. Left page is an illustration of a body in a tomb. Right page is title page.

Oooh now then. Look what I found while mooching around in our museum stores... earmarked to look at later. 😁
An Account of the Discovery of the body of King John 17th July 1797.
#WorcesterCathedral #History #HistoricalText

Driving home from my archaeology job and what comes onto Classic FM on the radio? The theme tune to Indiana Jones... 😂

Magazine with the Green Man on the cover

Will be launching myself into this, this weekend. I ordered a bundle of 3 of the issues as I've heard great things. Looking forward to it!
#Folklore #Zine

I'm really craving some sort of ginger cakey thing... I need to do some baking this weekend.

A mountain with clouds on its summit

This is Tryfan

In Welsh folklore the burial site of Sir Bedivere, who returned Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake after Arthur's last battle

The lake that holds Excalibur is Llyn Ogwen, to the left off camera

The lake on the right is Llyn Idwal in Cwm Idwal

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Corn Grinding Dance steps. In ceremonies such as in the Tatéi Niwestsika ‘Etsixa (“Cultivation Ceremony”), children perform a series of dances to embody all Corn maids #Folklore
www.inquiry.net/outdoor/nati...

Knitted postbox cover

Opened emails this morning to one from our company health care system telling us that July is UV Safety Month... sent on the 1st of August...
Blessed Lughnasadh everyone!

A row of standing stones under a cloudy sky.

I made it... they're all still there 😍
#Prehistoric #StandingStones #Avebury

Having the week off as its one of those "milestone" birthdays this week. First morning of first day off and I'm collapsed on the bed after a manic deep clean session. Im not doing 'holiday' right am I?

This striking account from August 1872 tells of a colliery "ghost." This report comes from near Wrexham, but colliery ghosts are a common theme across Britain. Reports often feature ghostly miners, eerie sounds, and apparitions warning of impending doom.

#Ghosts #Folklore #History #hauntings

Avebury, its closer. Although I have visited Brodgar

A curved row of standing stones

Will be making a pilgrimage next week...

Get a copy and get on it - its cracking 👌

Book cover

One of my books from a small haul I gathered while on holiday in Dorset a couple of weeks ago. Started it yesterday and I'm halfway through already! Enjoying it immensely!
#Folklore #CunningFolk #Magic

Going to perch on my swing seat for half an hour before it gets unbearable #ukheatwave

After Robert de Marmion evicted the nuns of Polesworth Abbey, the ghost of its first abbess, St Editha threatened Marmion with the fires of Hell if the nuns could not return. Stabbing him with her crozier she vanished. De Marmion restored the nuns to the abbey and his crozier wound healed instantly.

Tonight is the Buck Moon uk, for those that follow the ways, its a great time to make moon water. Great for setting intentions and manifesting.
#BuckMoon #MoonWater

Timeline cooler for us in the UK struggling through the latest heatwave 🥵🥵🥵

It's going to hit 32° c where I live today. Trust me, its necessary

Across the centuries, the saintly dedication of a parish church can change — and at Manordeifi in Pembrokeshire, it is thought that the church's dedication has shifted several times throughout its long history.

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My photo shows two kitten pawprints imprinted on a Roman red clay roof tile (tegula). The kitten walked on the wet clay tile as it was lying out to dry before firing. The tile is on display at Lullingstone Roman Villa in Kent.

Kitten paw prints on a Roman clay tile 🐱 🐾

A moment in time captured some 2,000 years ago when a kitten walked across the wet clay tile as it lay out to dry.

Lullingstone Roman Villa, Kent.

📷 by me

#TilesonTuesday
#Archaeology

A small green copper brooch in the shape of a winged insect on a museum stand

#FindsFriday This little insect-shaped brooch was found in an Iron Age Broch near Stromness in Orkney, #Scotland

It shows Roman influence in its style and design, presumably from #RomanBritain far to the south!

Now in the Orkney Museum in Kirkwall

📸 Mine

#archaeology #museums #ancientbluesky 🏺

I so wish we could all just see each other as part of the ‘Human Race’, because if we go back far enough, we’re all mixed in some way. Sadly we don’t live in that world 🙁

Old book with tattered dust jacket on a wooden table.

Spied an interesting little book in our museum library this afternoon while looking for something else. Earmarked for when I have a some time...
#Folklore #Library

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Yeah that's a bit creepy...

So need the rain in Worcestershire, its dry as a bone up here

I usually end up buying a few books while on holiday and last week was no exception. I'd like to share with you a book I've really enjoyed reading. Crypt by @profaliceroberts.bsky.social exploring the study of people in the remains we leave behind. Really recommend it!
#Archaeology #Books

A hand clutching a lovely pint of beer by a river.

I love summer. The afternoons spent in a good beer garden is one of my favourite things to do, however this heat is also draining my energy. England feels more like Australia every day of this heat wave! Anyway, I've had very little sleep, cheers

That nap monster is a nightmare.