Jennifer Scott

It's a time capsule! Following an archaeological assessment conducted over the phone by me, a 2p coin dates this to no earlier than 1990. Further investigations into what I put inside the time capsule will take place on my next visit.

A red plastic crayola box covered in mud, resting on muddy ground and surrounded by grass and plants.

My mum was digging in the garden and found either a time capsule or the coffin of a family pet. I know I buried it, but I can't remember when or why. She's reluctant to open it.
#crayola #coffinorcapsule

Brilliant piece on this morning’s #bbcr4today programme about the Melsonby Iron Age assemblage. Will be sharing this piece and the insights of @profaliceroberts.bsky.social with our pupils. #archaeology #primaryhistory #yorkshire

Yorkshire Museum are raising funds to acquire the Melsonby finds for the region. Here's the link - please do share far and wide!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-the-m...

'Unprecedented' Melsonby Iron Age hoard found by archaeologists Archaeologists say they have found more than 800 items dating back about 2,000 years.

Archaeologists have helped uncover one of the "largest and most important" Iron Age finds in the UK. The Melsonby Hoard was discovered in a field near Melsonby, North Yorkshire, by a metal detectorist" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I'll have to go to the next one Liz, would be good to catch up!!

Image of the Wilton diptych

Unsolicited diptych

Yes please! Thank you! I'll DM you.

Little update! I've been busy repacking finds in the archive @ducollections.bsky.social.

Not started researching and cataloguing them yet, but will do once the objects are securely packed. The top left is part of a lead toy gun. Bottom right a medieval pilgrim's ampulla. Lots of variety! 😍

Due to circumstances entirely within my control, I'm over a year behind on @loremen.bsky.social 😱

Will be catching up on all things folklore over the coming days.

Oooh I would have loved this! Are you doing another one?

Orange iron giant bucket scoop on grassland, woman stood taking photo of it is tiny in comparison

Orange iron giant bucket scoop on grassland, sunset seen behind

Orange iron giant bucket scoop on grassland, man stands in front

Orange iron giant bucket scoop on grassland, pond with reeds in foreground

Enjoyed the late afternoon Spring sun on a lovely little loop around Ulgham Nature Reserve, Northumberland.

A giant dragline bucket called the Ace of Spades now rests as public art. Ace once excavated 100 tonnes of earth per scoop at Stobswood Quarry opencast mine.

#publicart #industrialheritage

Black and white photo of tall trees, light stretches through them across a path

Tall grey-ish trees hide a round-domed mausoleum

Wooden sign saying Yorkshire Wolds Way Public Bridleway

Brown and white lettuce-shaped fungus on a moss background

Rejuvenating little walk on the Yorkshire Wolds Way near Welton today.

Raikes' mausoleum, built 1818, was sealed up in the 1960's after it was desecrated and a skull stolen. The skull was found near the Humber estuary. #eastyorkshire #humber #trees

Lead pilgrim's ampulla surrounded by black foam padding in a plastic box, held by a hand in a purple plastic glove.

Lead pilgrim's ampulla with scallop shell design, held on a hand in a purple glove.

I've started repacking the religious objects in the River Wear Collection. Here's a medieval lead ampulla (c. 13th-15th century) with scallop shell design. It would have held holy water, a souvenir bought by a pilgrim visiting Durham.

stories.durham.ac.uk/riverwear

A movie you've watched more than six times, using only GIFs

My first thought: "I need that cat."

👀 My second thought: "What's the best collection of Algernon Blackwood's works that's available on ebay right now?"

Very good.

"You wouldn't steal a car, would you?"

"You wouldn't steal the Library of Alexandria, would you?"

YouTube video by Battle Dreadnought Tim Curry holds back laughter for 3 minute in Red Alert 3

"Tim Curry holds back laughter for 3 minutes in Red Alert 3".

An awareness raising skeet.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUgx...

Sharon Stone, seated, looking relaxed and glamorous in a soft wool knit.

Michael Douglas in a plain-knit deep V-neck jumper, neon night club lights behind him.

Re-watched 'Basic Instinct', it'd been a while (20 years?). So, so good. Very jealous of Catherine Tremmel's literary career and cliff-side villa.

I forgot Assistant Director Skinner is in it.

Best and worst knitted fits:

Yorkshire Water.

Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire. #robinhoodsbay

Grey stone with black ridged fossil

Aqua green coloured fragment on palm

Also found the fossil of a shell and something that looks like opaque aqua glass (probably not natural anyway?).

Black jet about the size of 50p on palm of hand. Sea pottery and belemnite on table in background

Close up photo of black jet on palm of hand

Cliffs and wet beach with tide out on a misty day at Robin Hood's Bay.

I found my first piece of jet today! #beachcombing #robinhoodsbay

The Brent Charlie oil rig with fields of straw-like grass and rocks in foreground.

Happy Valentine's Day 🖤 I went to Hartlepool! I wanted beautifully haunting industrial edgelands and I wasn't disappointed
#hartlepool #oilrig

Shabby, closed-down shop with black metal gate over the entrance way. Name of shop is 'Virtual Crafts Shop'

'Virtual Crafts Shop', Loftus, North Yorkshire.

Candyman (1992) - Girls, Guts, and Giallo I'm so pleased to have Renée Bever from ATTACK OF THE QUEER WOLF back on the show to talk about "Candyman." This is a film rich in history in symbolism so this is an extra long episode. We talk about ...

I'm loving the Girls, Guts and Giallo podcast. I started with the Candyman episode 🐝🐝🪝 pca.st/episode/74a4...

TIL Eddie Murphy was the original choice for Candyman
#horrorfilms #clivebarker #bees

I've got an urge to visit the edgelands of Hartlepool this week. Any tips? I want beautifully desolate landscapes and an unnerving low hum. Where's best to park up and have a wander? #edgelands #psychogeography #drift

Plastic bags with objects inside. Some have writing visible like Ave Maria Gracia, Ampulla and crucifix.

Plastic bags containing crucifixes and a small white figurine called a 'Frozen Charlotte'.

What's in the box? 😍 Assorted medieval and post-medieval religious objects found in the River Wear, Durham! Find out more as I repack and catalogue these in the coming months.

Part of the River Wear Collection @ducollections.bsky.social

#archaeologyarchives #riverarchaeology #durham #ukarchaeology

Tree branches with electricity pylon tower behind

Hand holding up a print of tree branches with electricity pylon tower behind. The print is ochre and blue, and is being held in front of orange velvet curtains

Print of tree branches with electricity pylon tower behind, black print on pale yellow background

Tree branches with electricity pylon tower behind, but this time the image is in negative. Blue branches on black background

A pylon's crackle and hum made me look up and snap a photo. The branches and lines created ideal contrast and definition for my first experiments with gel printing. More experiments to follow!