1990s hand filled sheets for animal bone data, University of Sheffield address in the corner.
I am looking through old archaeological archives at the moment, mostly from the 90s, and feeling intense pangs of sadness every time I see Sheffield mentioned. An absolute power house of archaeological science then… only to have its heart ripped out in recent times. Ugh.
New Doctor Who villain just dropped:
🚨 The call for submissions for the next issue of Geological Curator, titled 'Moving towards equitable Geoscience collections', is now open! 🚨
The purpose is to consolidate current research and initiatives that aim to improve the environment, accessibility, and future of geological collections.
A blocked up archway in a ramp, showing two episodes of red brick on a sunny day at Fort Cumberland, Portsmouth.
Am I the only one who finds blocked up doorways and windows really pleasing? Look at the archaeology of this!
(I started a new job at Fort Cumberland, it is aesthetically very enjoyable!)
A woodland on May Day, it is green and beautiful.
Hail hail the Queen of the May!
That is weirdly familiar!
What a fun question! 🪨
I usually lay my hands on them and close my eyes (I largely do this in the vague hope a time slip will trigger and I’ll find myself somewhen else… 🤷🏼♀️)
No thanks. 🙈
An online advert for Lego, a family stands behind a kid with a wrapped present. The text above reads “Does your kid know all the dinosaurs’ names?” whilst the text on the photo reads “For budding archaeologists!” 😭
*groans in archaeologist* 🦖
Had a real influx of followers in past couple of days… no idea why, but… hi! 👋 I am still finding my groove here, but suffice to say it’s mostly archaeology and screaming into the void. Occasionally both at same time.
I feel like that about the early Grimes Graves gallery plans!
I wrote a brief article on the challenge that AI presents to archaeological visualisation. Check it out here:
theconversation.com/how-ai-image...
Though I have done a lot of scicomm, it was the first time I'd written for The Conversation. 🏺 +
Red and white tiles, set into dirt. A pattern of shields and emblems.
Is it #TileTuesday? No. Am I going to post the 13th century tiles I saw at Titchfield Abbey at the weekend anyway? Yes!
(They are mostly covered by burlap and sandbags at the moment, but whatever was covering this section had flipped up in the wind so… behold!)
Super interesting study on facial piercing and stretching in early prehistory! #archaeology #bodymodification
You know what’s a joy? Listening to the dulcet tones of @noddinggoth.bsky.social talking about archaeology & the mid-COVID excavation of the Castle Street burial ground in Hull. What a challenging project for @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social & everyone who worked on it
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I'M not one to complain usually but, I mean fucking hell. Come on. Peter Busby, e-mail
Beech trees crown a bank, the remains of a rampart, the encircling ditech and possible outer bank are visible. A snow covers the ground, a cloudy sky reveals cracks of blue, weak winter sun hangs in the trees at the left of shot.
Beech trees crown a bank, the remains of a rampart. Snow covers the ground, a sky of blue and cloud over the vale beyond.
Here are the late Bronze Age ramparts of Chanctonbury Ring in the snow last weekend.
It's weathered way over 2000 years of winters but the white stuff is now a much rarer visitor to the hill.
#HillfortsWednesday
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Drawing of two human skulls facing one another
Tom Booth and Pontus skoglund sampling the human remains from the Poulton project for aDnA data. Both young boys, probably brothers and may well have died from the Black Dearh Incredible what we can now learn #diggingforbritain #drawingdiggingforbritain #archaeology
What an incredible object. Showed how even the periphery could be an intersection
About time! It’s been a long winter!
Front of a carved whale bone box, on display in the Silk Roads exhibition. Wayland on the left, Magi to the right (here I am) British Museum, 1867,0120.1
Back of a carved whale bone box, on display in the Silk Roads exhibition. Scenes from Northern European mythology. British Museum, 1867,0120.1
Front of a carved whale bone box, on display in the Silk Roads exhibition. Detail of Wayland at his Smithy… look at the tiny tongs! British Museum, 1867,0120.1
This carved whale bone box was one of wonderful things in the #SilkRoads exhibition at the British Museum… 8th century, made in Northumbria, depicting Wayland the Smith, the Adoration of the Magi from New Testament along with an Old English rune dedication to the dead whale! 😍
If you listen to Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of The Moon’ on repeat and put on BBC2 at 8pm I will eerily appear on your screen accompanied by the maniacal laughter from ‘On The Run’.
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Not the best Tripadvisor review we've ever had.
We're thinking of updating our Bio, though... 🤔
A venn diagram. The three circles are labelled: The Archaeologist The Pirate The Dog The area where all threel overlap is labelled: Loves digging things up Dog/Archaeologist overlap is labelled: Gets excited by bones Pirate/Archaeologist overlap is labelled: Good with maps Dog/Pirate overlap is labelled: Buries things for later
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.bsky.social
Um. Blimey.
Surprised they even have one 🙈
Samian always looks like it was just bought from a shop… (we used to call it Woolworths-ware 😆) but this is next level!
A roundish and unassuming end of a flint of a flint nodule sits in an outstretched hand wearing blue gloves. Sutton Hoo / Topsoil find / 1970,1212.214 Image courtesy of the British Museum
The same blue glove wearing hand now holds the beautiful side and end scraper tool as if to use it. It fits perfectly 😍 Sutton Hoo / Topsoil find / 1970,1212.214 Image courtesy of the British Museum
Sometimes you look at a stone and it’s kind of unassuming… until you hold it and it falls perfectly into to your grip and suddenly it’s all HOW IS THIS SO PERFECT IN MY HAND??*
*I can’t be the only person who picks up stone tools and is astounded by their ergonomics every time, right?
Stone artefact 10 x 6 cm in size, resting in the palm of my hand. It is wide at the base and narrows to a gently curved tip. It preserves the scars of flakes over it. It is glossy and coloured from black to milky white and yellow ochre
Yesterday Curator James Sainsbury was kind enough to show me the small biface currently on display in Worthing Museum. The story of it's discovery, found on the beach at Shoreham-by-Sea by then six year old Ben Witten, has travelled the world. 🧵 1/3
#FlintFriday
#FindsFriday
