Dr Toby Driver
@drtobydriver.bsky.social
🛩️ Aerial Archaeologist @ Royal Commission, Wales | Trustee: Cambrians & AARG | Author: HILLFORTS OF IRON AGE WALES | Prehistory | Landscape archaeology | Personal account
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Dr Toby Driver
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#TombTuesday with Carwynnen Quoit, Cornwall
we've been exploring Hillforts, Fogous & Iron age sites around Cornwall, you can see more here >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=awYT...
we've been exploring Hillforts, Fogous & Iron age sites around Cornwall, you can see more here >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=awYT...
January 6, 2026 at 4:42 PM
#TombTuesday with Carwynnen Quoit, Cornwall
we've been exploring Hillforts, Fogous & Iron age sites around Cornwall, you can see more here >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=awYT...
we've been exploring Hillforts, Fogous & Iron age sites around Cornwall, you can see more here >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=awYT...
How else do you do a lunchtime shop when your car is stuck in the snow? ❄️🥶☃️
Hoping for an overnight thaw in mid Wales🤞🔥
Hoping for an overnight thaw in mid Wales🤞🔥
January 6, 2026 at 4:59 PM
How else do you do a lunchtime shop when your car is stuck in the snow? ❄️🥶☃️
Hoping for an overnight thaw in mid Wales🤞🔥
Hoping for an overnight thaw in mid Wales🤞🔥
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We may regret it, but we're allowing #CuratorRob out in public. We've hosed him down and locked his cider shed, so it'll be fine, right?🙏😬
For ONE NIGHT ONLY (15 Jan, 8pm) he's giving an online talk about the recent discoveries at Palace. Huxley may feature.
£5 plus booking fee. bit.ly/flaevents
For ONE NIGHT ONLY (15 Jan, 8pm) he's giving an online talk about the recent discoveries at Palace. Huxley may feature.
£5 plus booking fee. bit.ly/flaevents
January 6, 2026 at 8:30 AM
We may regret it, but we're allowing #CuratorRob out in public. We've hosed him down and locked his cider shed, so it'll be fine, right?🙏😬
For ONE NIGHT ONLY (15 Jan, 8pm) he's giving an online talk about the recent discoveries at Palace. Huxley may feature.
£5 plus booking fee. bit.ly/flaevents
For ONE NIGHT ONLY (15 Jan, 8pm) he's giving an online talk about the recent discoveries at Palace. Huxley may feature.
£5 plus booking fee. bit.ly/flaevents
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The Vale of York Viking Hoard was found by detectorists David and Andrew Whelan in a North Yorkshire field #OTD in 2007. A Frankish gilt silver cup brimming with coins was the focal point, and the objects range in origin from Ireland to Afghanistan. 📸Portable Antiquities Scheme #medievalsky
January 6, 2026 at 8:31 AM
The Vale of York Viking Hoard was found by detectorists David and Andrew Whelan in a North Yorkshire field #OTD in 2007. A Frankish gilt silver cup brimming with coins was the focal point, and the objects range in origin from Ireland to Afghanistan. 📸Portable Antiquities Scheme #medievalsky
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The Copt Hill Barrow - a Neolithic burial mound at Houghton-le-Spring, near Sunderland. The barrow is also known as the Seven Sisters due to the seven trees that stood atop it. 📸 My own. #TombTuesday #Prehistory #Archaeology #Sunderland
January 6, 2026 at 7:21 AM
The Copt Hill Barrow - a Neolithic burial mound at Houghton-le-Spring, near Sunderland. The barrow is also known as the Seven Sisters due to the seven trees that stood atop it. 📸 My own. #TombTuesday #Prehistory #Archaeology #Sunderland
Thank heavens it's #TombTuesday 🥳💀
Does anyone remember the blistering heat 🔥 of summer?
One of the very few cool places in Somerset last August was the dark interior of the magnificent Stoney Littleton long barrow 🥰
Very fortunate to have had this sacred space all to myself 🫠
📷My own
Does anyone remember the blistering heat 🔥 of summer?
One of the very few cool places in Somerset last August was the dark interior of the magnificent Stoney Littleton long barrow 🥰
Very fortunate to have had this sacred space all to myself 🫠
📷My own
January 6, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Thank heavens it's #TombTuesday 🥳💀
Does anyone remember the blistering heat 🔥 of summer?
One of the very few cool places in Somerset last August was the dark interior of the magnificent Stoney Littleton long barrow 🥰
Very fortunate to have had this sacred space all to myself 🫠
📷My own
Does anyone remember the blistering heat 🔥 of summer?
One of the very few cool places in Somerset last August was the dark interior of the magnificent Stoney Littleton long barrow 🥰
Very fortunate to have had this sacred space all to myself 🫠
📷My own
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Eglwys Llanbadarn Fawr ❄️
January 5, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Eglwys Llanbadarn Fawr ❄️
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Early depiction of work-based shenanigans.
#MosaicMonday
Huqoq Synagogue, Israel.
blog.lostartpress.com/2024/04/07/r...
#MosaicMonday
Huqoq Synagogue, Israel.
blog.lostartpress.com/2024/04/07/r...
January 5, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Early depiction of work-based shenanigans.
#MosaicMonday
Huqoq Synagogue, Israel.
blog.lostartpress.com/2024/04/07/r...
#MosaicMonday
Huqoq Synagogue, Israel.
blog.lostartpress.com/2024/04/07/r...
Even the sheep are looking chilly in this morning's snow ❄️🥶☃️
Another inch or so in the hills of mid Wales last night so a WfH day to start the week
Another inch or so in the hills of mid Wales last night so a WfH day to start the week
January 5, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Even the sheep are looking chilly in this morning's snow ❄️🥶☃️
Another inch or so in the hills of mid Wales last night so a WfH day to start the week
Another inch or so in the hills of mid Wales last night so a WfH day to start the week
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#MedievalMonday & an early start to catch the sun rise over Worcester Cathedral 😳
been meaning to get back to Worcester for years, so really pleased to catch this
been meaning to get back to Worcester for years, so really pleased to catch this
January 5, 2026 at 7:12 AM
#MedievalMonday & an early start to catch the sun rise over Worcester Cathedral 😳
been meaning to get back to Worcester for years, so really pleased to catch this
been meaning to get back to Worcester for years, so really pleased to catch this
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I’m researching/writing about these stones today … the three stones of Trellech, thrown into the ground during a contest between the Devil and Jack O’Kent. You can almost see them still quivering in the heat of the game! #StandingStoneSunday
January 4, 2026 at 9:18 AM
I’m researching/writing about these stones today … the three stones of Trellech, thrown into the ground during a contest between the Devil and Jack O’Kent. You can almost see them still quivering in the heat of the game! #StandingStoneSunday
With no disrespect to the post below, this is another inaccurate map of the Roman road network of Wales. Both this and the recently publicised digital atlas of ancient roads leaves out roads confirmed in Wales 30 years ago
Still old (2011) - but better is this map...
cadw.gov.wales/sites/defaul...
Still old (2011) - but better is this map...
cadw.gov.wales/sites/defaul...
January 4, 2026 at 9:08 PM
With no disrespect to the post below, this is another inaccurate map of the Roman road network of Wales. Both this and the recently publicised digital atlas of ancient roads leaves out roads confirmed in Wales 30 years ago
Still old (2011) - but better is this map...
cadw.gov.wales/sites/defaul...
Still old (2011) - but better is this map...
cadw.gov.wales/sites/defaul...
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You see her riding the clouds. Every visit to this mountain is different and today she is a woman in the bath. I go on in. Cloud, sky, rock, ice, meadows, wildflowers, woodpeckers, Welsh speakers ✍️ Julie Brominicks
Letter from Y Gader, Cader Idris, Cadair Idris
Julie Brominicks It’s the Sunday between Christmas and New Year, and there she is above Dolgellau, fog rolling off her shoulders. Walking west with the blue night draining away you see her riding the...
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January 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
You see her riding the clouds. Every visit to this mountain is different and today she is a woman in the bath. I go on in. Cloud, sky, rock, ice, meadows, wildflowers, woodpeckers, Welsh speakers ✍️ Julie Brominicks
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Pictures that explain things.
Trees in Winter (back endpapers)
Artist: SR Badmin, 1963
Trees in Winter (back endpapers)
Artist: SR Badmin, 1963
January 4, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Pictures that explain things.
Trees in Winter (back endpapers)
Artist: SR Badmin, 1963
Trees in Winter (back endpapers)
Artist: SR Badmin, 1963
January 4, 2026 at 5:28 PM
January 4, 2026 at 8:43 AM
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a Quadrantid meteor over the Avebury stones.
#StandingStoneSunday
#StandingStoneSunday
January 4, 2026 at 6:02 AM
a Quadrantid meteor over the Avebury stones.
#StandingStoneSunday
#StandingStoneSunday
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Find the AARGNews back catalogue here:
aargonline.com/wp/aarg-news/
aargonline.com/wp/aarg-news/
AARGnews
AARGnews, our bi-annual newsletter, is a diverse, up-to-date and open forum for discussion and exchange of new (and old) ideas.
aargonline.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Find the AARGNews back catalogue here:
aargonline.com/wp/aarg-news/
aargonline.com/wp/aarg-news/
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As we emerge from the haze of festivities and feasting over Christmas and New Years, why not have a browse through our AARGNews back catalogue 📕 Link in the comments below.
All of our newsletters have been digitised and you can go right back to the 1st issue published in 1990! 📰
#aerialarchaeology
All of our newsletters have been digitised and you can go right back to the 1st issue published in 1990! 📰
#aerialarchaeology
January 3, 2026 at 9:06 AM
As we emerge from the haze of festivities and feasting over Christmas and New Years, why not have a browse through our AARGNews back catalogue 📕 Link in the comments below.
All of our newsletters have been digitised and you can go right back to the 1st issue published in 1990! 📰
#aerialarchaeology
All of our newsletters have been digitised and you can go right back to the 1st issue published in 1990! 📰
#aerialarchaeology
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Entering the frigidarium (cold room) of Bratton Seymour #Roman villa bathhouse
Excavated by @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social 2015-16, this stunning rebuild at the Newt in #Somerset is as close as we can get to the sights and sounds of Britannia without a time machine 😍
🎥 Dec 2022
#RomanSiteSaturday
Excavated by @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social 2015-16, this stunning rebuild at the Newt in #Somerset is as close as we can get to the sights and sounds of Britannia without a time machine 😍
🎥 Dec 2022
#RomanSiteSaturday
January 3, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Entering the frigidarium (cold room) of Bratton Seymour #Roman villa bathhouse
Excavated by @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social 2015-16, this stunning rebuild at the Newt in #Somerset is as close as we can get to the sights and sounds of Britannia without a time machine 😍
🎥 Dec 2022
#RomanSiteSaturday
Excavated by @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social 2015-16, this stunning rebuild at the Newt in #Somerset is as close as we can get to the sights and sounds of Britannia without a time machine 😍
🎥 Dec 2022
#RomanSiteSaturday
A moonlit snowy backlane in mid Wales this morning ❄️❄️
January 3, 2026 at 8:03 AM
A moonlit snowy backlane in mid Wales this morning ❄️❄️
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The home of epic chats and questionable hats✨Stratmates has grown over the last two years and we are so proud of the archaeological community we have found! Let us know what you want to see from us this year!✨Thanks to Macsen for designing our graphics✨
#stratmates #archaeology #history
#stratmates #archaeology #history
January 2, 2026 at 7:02 PM
The home of epic chats and questionable hats✨Stratmates has grown over the last two years and we are so proud of the archaeological community we have found! Let us know what you want to see from us this year!✨Thanks to Macsen for designing our graphics✨
#stratmates #archaeology #history
#stratmates #archaeology #history
Seriously looking forward to the new '#Hillforts special' edition of Archaeologia Cambrensis, out this month 🥳 with major articles on:
🌟Presidential Address by Gwilym Hughes
✨ Excavation reports for Caer Cadwgan, Dinas Dinlle, Porth y Rhaw, Pendinas & Tre'r Ceiri
Visit @cambriansarch.bsky.social
🌟Presidential Address by Gwilym Hughes
✨ Excavation reports for Caer Cadwgan, Dinas Dinlle, Porth y Rhaw, Pendinas & Tre'r Ceiri
Visit @cambriansarch.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Seriously looking forward to the new '#Hillforts special' edition of Archaeologia Cambrensis, out this month 🥳 with major articles on:
🌟Presidential Address by Gwilym Hughes
✨ Excavation reports for Caer Cadwgan, Dinas Dinlle, Porth y Rhaw, Pendinas & Tre'r Ceiri
Visit @cambriansarch.bsky.social
🌟Presidential Address by Gwilym Hughes
✨ Excavation reports for Caer Cadwgan, Dinas Dinlle, Porth y Rhaw, Pendinas & Tre'r Ceiri
Visit @cambriansarch.bsky.social
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Have a read of Dr Simon Rodway's new article explaining how developments in archaeology, genetics and early inscriptions are helping him to write the first complete dictionary of the ancient Celtic languages of Britain and Ireland.
More: tinyurl.com/yuz6ntre
More: tinyurl.com/yuz6ntre
January 2, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Have a read of Dr Simon Rodway's new article explaining how developments in archaeology, genetics and early inscriptions are helping him to write the first complete dictionary of the ancient Celtic languages of Britain and Ireland.
More: tinyurl.com/yuz6ntre
More: tinyurl.com/yuz6ntre