David Brear ๐ฌ๐ง
@davidebb.bsky.social
Tolerated by some well-known archaeologists and historians.
Iron Age, Roman, Early medieval; Late Antiquity; PAS; heritage (metal detecting, museums).
'Briefing' editor/designer.
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Iron Age, Roman, Early medieval; Late Antiquity; PAS; heritage (metal detecting, museums).
'Briefing' editor/designer.
Facebook https://tinyurl.com/3jhemcns
Thanks Leon! I hadn't heard about this.
December 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Thanks Leon! I hadn't heard about this.
๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ-๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ ๐ถ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฌ-๐ญ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ
๐๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด
This study presents the results of a large-scale isotopic meta-analysis of early medieval England which reveals migration patterns from c AD 400โ1100.
doi.org/10.1080/0076...
๐๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด
This study presents the results of a large-scale isotopic meta-analysis of early medieval England which reveals migration patterns from c AD 400โ1100.
doi.org/10.1080/0076...
December 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ-๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ ๐ถ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฌ-๐ญ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ
๐๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด
This study presents the results of a large-scale isotopic meta-analysis of early medieval England which reveals migration patterns from c AD 400โ1100.
doi.org/10.1080/0076...
๐๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด
This study presents the results of a large-scale isotopic meta-analysis of early medieval England which reveals migration patterns from c AD 400โ1100.
doi.org/10.1080/0076...
Paul Lindsay Dawson throws new light on the so-called 'Battle' of Wakefield in late December 1460.
The article comes from the Spring 2025 issue of 'Briefing', the magazine of the Yorkshire Archaeological & Historical Society.
www.academia.edu/145647137/Th...
The article comes from the Spring 2025 issue of 'Briefing', the magazine of the Yorkshire Archaeological & Historical Society.
www.academia.edu/145647137/Th...
December 29, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Paul Lindsay Dawson throws new light on the so-called 'Battle' of Wakefield in late December 1460.
The article comes from the Spring 2025 issue of 'Briefing', the magazine of the Yorkshire Archaeological & Historical Society.
www.academia.edu/145647137/Th...
The article comes from the Spring 2025 issue of 'Briefing', the magazine of the Yorkshire Archaeological & Historical Society.
www.academia.edu/145647137/Th...
Hi Beans from Eric!
December 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Hi Beans from Eric!
Better not be. Iโve got one on the way.
December 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Better not be. Iโve got one on the way.
๐๐น๐น ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด
Report
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All-Party Parliamentary Archaeology Group
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All-Party Parliamentary Archaeology Group
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December 25, 2025 at 12:16 PM
๐๐น๐น ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด
Report
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All-Party Parliamentary Archaeology Group
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Report
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All-Party Parliamentary Archaeology Group
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Merry Christmas everyone!
December 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Merry Christmas everyone!
It wasnโt a target, it was a commitment, and it wasnโt ambitious.
It was just a failure. And itโs journalism like this that does the damage.
It was just a failure. And itโs journalism like this that does the damage.
December 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
It wasnโt a target, it was a commitment, and it wasnโt ambitious.
It was just a failure. And itโs journalism like this that does the damage.
It was just a failure. And itโs journalism like this that does the damage.
No one cares enough about this to solve it.
December 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
No one cares enough about this to solve it.
Sorry, I hadnโt appreciated the artistry! Lovely stuff.
December 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Sorry, I hadnโt appreciated the artistry! Lovely stuff.
Hereโs another Roman boxwood comb, again very fine, from Vindolanda near Hadrianโs Wall. www.vindolanda.com/comb-with-case
Combs
Do you remember Nitty Nora, the school nurse who came to check small heads for head lice? Vindolanda has a large collection of boxwood hair combs which look remarkably like our nit combs of today.
www.vindolanda.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Hereโs another Roman boxwood comb, again very fine, from Vindolanda near Hadrianโs Wall. www.vindolanda.com/comb-with-case
Hereโs a report on lice found on a Roman comb historicengland.org.uk/research/res... but the gaps look much smaller than the early medieval combs Iโve seen.
historicengland.org.uk
December 21, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Hereโs a report on lice found on a Roman comb historicengland.org.uk/research/res... but the gaps look much smaller than the early medieval combs Iโve seen.
I keep talking about bone, but antler was much stronger, and therefore probably better to work with once you got a technique.
December 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM
I keep talking about bone, but antler was much stronger, and therefore probably better to work with once you got a technique.
This is an interesting article - thethegns.blogspot.com/2013/01/comb...
Combs and Lice
Combs and Lice in the Anglo-Saxon Age Today, for most in the developed world, ectoparasites are a thing of the past. In fact, the war on...
thethegns.blogspot.com
December 21, 2025 at 8:53 AM
This is an interesting article - thethegns.blogspot.com/2013/01/comb...
Are these really fine enough to work as lice combs? The gaps need to be no more than 0.3 mm - any comb would help a little against lice but I doubt whether early medieval bone working was sufficiently advanced to saw so small a gap. Nina?
December 21, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Are these really fine enough to work as lice combs? The gaps need to be no more than 0.3 mm - any comb would help a little against lice but I doubt whether early medieval bone working was sufficiently advanced to saw so small a gap. Nina?
Are they that pinky colour all the time or is it just when theyโre fruiting or something?
December 21, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Are they that pinky colour all the time or is it just when theyโre fruiting or something?
Canโt change the past.
We can change the future though - concentrate on that.
We can change the future though - concentrate on that.
December 21, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Canโt change the past.
We can change the future though - concentrate on that.
We can change the future though - concentrate on that.
Because there isnโt enough room for sponsorsโ adverts.
December 21, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Because there isnโt enough room for sponsorsโ adverts.
Ah. Iโm British, but I guess that means the opposite.
December 21, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Ah. Iโm British, but I guess that means the opposite.
Ah, as usual, my education has been lacking.
December 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Ah, as usual, my education has been lacking.
Ah, imagine how much better our lives in the UK would have been, if Johnson had crashed down out of his harness and a sensible Prime Minister had taken over.
December 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Ah, imagine how much better our lives in the UK would have been, if Johnson had crashed down out of his harness and a sensible Prime Minister had taken over.
I suspect that Ghana and Argentine are similarly unaffected too but that 0.00000001 of readersโ lives there are wasted by checking it out.
December 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I suspect that Ghana and Argentine are similarly unaffected too but that 0.00000001 of readersโ lives there are wasted by checking it out.
Move that Bluesky automatically inserts national flags at the beginning of articles to indicate their origin.
The UK is going to be totally unaffected by heavy rain and high winds at this time.
The UK is going to be totally unaffected by heavy rain and high winds at this time.
December 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Move that Bluesky automatically inserts national flags at the beginning of articles to indicate their origin.
The UK is going to be totally unaffected by heavy rain and high winds at this time.
The UK is going to be totally unaffected by heavy rain and high winds at this time.