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The Bluesky account of the East Hertfordshire Archaeological Society. Here to promote archaeology and local history! Find us online at www.ehas.org.uk 🏺
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#FindsFriday

National Museum of #Wales ( Cardiff ). Crescentic bronze plaque with triskele decoration, from Llyn Cerrig Bach lake deposit ( 200 BC - 100 AD).

#Archaeology #History #artwork
November 21, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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The base of a 2,000 year old, Late Iron Age Durotrigian style Black Burnished Ware bowl from Winterborne Kingston #Dorset

A series of squiggles were scored into the fabric prior to firing - decoration, doodle or pot-makers mark?

📷 during cleaning in June 2013

#FindsFriday
November 21, 2025 at 7:40 AM
The next CHAS lecture is a not-to-miss event! Join us on December 1 to hear British Museum curator Dr. Sophia Adams talk about the amazing Melsonby Hoard - and, as always, it's free!
More info and a link for tickets here:
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#archaeology #ancientBluesky
The Melsonby Hoard: a talk by Sophia Adams - East Herts Archaeological Society
The Melsonby Hoard is a highly significant collection of more than 800 pieces of Iron Age metalwork from nearly 2,000 years ago.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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A terracotta figurine of a dromedary carrying two large amphorae on each side of a load frame.

From Egypt, Roman period, 2nd/3rd century AD.

📷 me

The photo was taken at the Caesar and Cleopatra exhibition in Speyer, having been loaned by the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg.
October 30, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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Cruck frame barn, dated c 1550, from Llanerch Banna (Flint) and now at St Fagans National Museum of History.

Such curved timbers known as crucks will feature a fair bit in my upcoming online talk on 25 Nov, Dating Ancient Buildings.

Booking is now open.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dating-anc...
October 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
CHAS Lecture alert! Join us next Monday, November 3, for a fascinating look at this investigation of a Roman river crossing at Chepstow.

Get your free ticket here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-roman-...

#archaeology #Roman #c14
The Roman Crossing of the Wye at Chepstow, a talk by Simon Maddison
This talk discusses the find of a Roman bridge abutment across the Wye at Chepstow. Excavations took place in 2023/4.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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The Government’s spending review is being announced today, and our #BackingTheBedrock 2025 report is here! Practical fiscal & funding policies to unlock heritage's potential: a National Retrofit Strategy, Culture Growth Fund, VAT reform and more…

Full recommendations 👉 bit.ly/BtB2025
June 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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The society is hosting an open day with Kent Downs National landscape this Saturday, 14th June from 11am - 4pm. Book your slot here: kentdowns.org.uk/events/diggi...

Learn more about the project with our recent online talk available on our website: www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/videos/the-p...

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Digging deep to find evidence of prehistoric life in Kent - Kent Downs
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June 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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I wrote a Substack about this intriguing new research on the Thetford Treasure: open.substack.com/pub/drfranci...
June 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Right going to post this again - since I'm not great at Bluesky yet! If you're interested in #Archaeology in Gloucestershire do consider coming along or watching from the comfort of your home. Some great speakers!
June 11, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Save the date!
2025 is the 50th anniversary of the museum at the Welwyn Roman Baths, and they're hosting a fair on July 26 to celebrate!
Come see the Baths, hear a talk by Dr. Kris Lockyear, and explore stalls from local museums & historical societies. It's going to be a don't-miss day! 🏺
June 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Lecture alert! Join Dr. Kris Lockyear at the fabulous Verulamium Museum TOMORROW evening at 7pm for an exploration of baths, bathing and bath-houses in Roman Britain. Tickets are £10, available here: www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/rom...
Roman Baths in Britain
Bathing has been jokingly described as "the Roman occupation".  Baths, however, formed an important part of Roman life. Large public bath suites are known at Leicester and Wroxeter, military bath suit...
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April 22, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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If you're interested to see the sort of insights into ancient artefacts, that can be gained when archaeologists, curators and practitioners work together, check out my video here youtu.be/nT_n4pxxM1M?...
The Vindolanda Owl or When Is An Owl That's Not An Owl, Probably Still An Owl
YouTube video by PottedHistory
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April 7, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Please join us TONIGHT at 7:45pm for the Gordon Moodey Lecture!

Our lecturer is Helen Gibson, speaking on a topic she knows well: ‘Adrian Gibson, Archaeologist & Buildings Historian: A unique record of his life’s work in pictures’.

Free tickets via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/adrian-gib...
"Adrian Gibson, Archaeologist & Buildings Historian" A talk by Helen Gibson
"Adrian Gibson, Archaeologist & Buildings Historian: A unique record of his life’s work in pictures."
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April 7, 2025 at 8:44 AM
This lecture from @mattpope.bsky.social looks really good! One for the prehistorians out there.

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Join us for our next free evening lecture on Friday 7th March 2025 at the @geolsoc.bsky.social Janet Watson Lecture Theatre in London where @mattpope.bsky.social from @uclarchaeology.bsky.social will deliver the Stopes Medal Lecture: British Palaeolithic Archaeology in 2025: Making way in a headwind
February 18, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Think your quirky coffee mug is unique? The Romans were way ahead of you. This drinking cup—decorated in a way that definitely would have turned heads—proves that ancient humour was just as cheeky as today’s!
January 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Did you know that fragments of Samian ware—the elegant red-gloss pottery of the Roman Empire—have been discovered in the Ipswich area? 🏺 These finds connect us to a time when the region was part of a vast and bustling Roman world.
January 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Approved ✅
Okay. I’ve written 800 words for @theconversation.com on why archaeologists aren’t shocked or baffled by the evidence for matrilineal descent in Late Iron Age Dorset.
January 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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'Archaeologists uncover Roman ‘service station’ during roadworks in Gloucester'

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Archaeologists uncover Roman ‘service station’ during roadworks in Gloucester
The mutatio, on Ermin Street linking Silchester and Gloucester, would have provided a place for travellers to rest or change horses
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January 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Detail of one of mosaics at Piazza Amerina, Sicily. There is a fierce kitty cat in the middle and birds in two of the corners. #mosaicmonday
January 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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For Blue Monday we can't think of anything more appropriate than this charming depiction of a man getting his face eaten off by a leopard.

#MosaicMonday
January 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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A new special issue of the Journal of Field Archaeology on heritage and climate change: www.tandfonline.com/toc/yjfa20/5... Guest edited by Elinor Graham, Vibeke Vandehei Martens, and Sara Ayers-Rigsby.
www.tandfonline.com
January 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM