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Mark Knight 🍉
@markknight63.bsky.social
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Archaeologist with a Fenland tendency. Happiest in the black, buttery depths seeking old land surfaces. You got them big dreams....
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markknight63.bsky.social
Hats off to the excavators (site & lab). A stunning piece of archaeology!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Thetford dig unearths Iron Age war trumpet and boar standard
The discoveries are
www.bbc.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 8:04 AM
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lomelindi12.bsky.social
Grimspound

#Dartmoor
Brown winter moorland with dots of falling snow with a circular pound & paths leading to/from it outlined in snow
January 5, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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kraikrasni.bsky.social
Everyday beauty
January 5, 2026 at 7:20 AM
markknight63.bsky.social
1935, Quai d’Auteuil by Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) - Excavated Beaker pits in the snow by Cambridge Archaeological Unit (2026)
1935, Quai d’Auteuil by Ben Nicholson - white carved painting: three circles and two rectilinear shapes inside a white frame. Snow covered archaeological excavation - fully and partially excavated pits and perpendicular baulks
January 5, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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tomyarrow.bsky.social
Very unexpectedly, my forthcoming @amanthro.bsky.social paper on male friendship and emotional reticence was featured in the Sunday Times yesterday:
January 5, 2026 at 11:39 AM
markknight63.bsky.social
Working in a Winter Wonderland! #EarlyBronzeAge #FlagFenBasin #Fenland (not Finland)
Snow covered archaeological excavation - pits, baulks and wooden pegs
January 5, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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antiquity.ac.uk
📕 #BookReview 🏺

@cmarcigny.bsky.social & Claude Mordant (ed.)'s 'L’âge du Bronze en France' provides a comprehensive overview of France's Bronze Age #archaeology, exploring the period on both a regional and thematic level.

✍️ Reviewed by Brendan O’Connor

🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
Covers of two books (the two volumes reviewed) with the text 'Book Review, Antiquity'.
January 5, 2026 at 10:15 AM
markknight63.bsky.social
#Taphonomy
Dusting of fallen pine needles from former location of Christmas tree - 'shadow' of tree stand outlined against wooden floor boards
January 4, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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dpadartmoor.bsky.social
The 1st of January 2026 marked the centenary of landmark legislation which, for the first time, created a right to walk and ride on significant areas of common land in town and country. This law was largely thanks to our friends the Open Spaces Society.

dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/centenary-of...
Centenary of Open Spaces Law - Dartmoor Preservation Association
The 1st of January 2026 marks the centenary of landmark legislation which, for the first time, created a right to walk and ride on significant areas of common land in town and country. This law was la...
dartmoorpreservation.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 8:49 AM
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johnnythin.bsky.social
Part of Goss's obituary in the Staffordshire Sentinel, published on the day he died! As well as originating "the charming heraldic ware which he produced in great quantities" it notes that he was "a well-known member of the North Staffordshire Field Club", contributing papers on various themes...
DEATH OF MR. W. H. GOSS, OF STOKE. Inventor of Goss's Heraldic Pottery. We deeply regret the necessity of having to place on record the death of Mr. William Henry Goss, F.G.S.. F.R.M.S., of Ashfield Cottage, Stoke, and Barthomley, near Crewe. The sad event took place at 2 45 this morning, after a painless illness which had lasted since October last, death, due to failure of the heart's action, being peaceful. Mr. Goss was born in London on July 30th, 1833. In his early life he was a great student, and at Somerset House where he spent much of his youthful leisure, he became an artist of some considerable power. He remained in London until he was twenty-four years of age, making at this time the acquaintance with most of the best-known literary men of the day.
January 4, 2026 at 10:28 AM
markknight63.bsky.social
Nice one Jonathan - here's a Goss model of a Early Bronze Age Collared Urn from the South Downs sporting my home city's coat of arms above its county banner..
Small white urn painted with a version of the Exeter coat of arms above a Devon banner. The urn is modeled on a Early Bronze Age vessel known as a Collared Urn. The crest shows a red and black shield with a three towered castle. Base of urn detailing the origin of the urn the model was based on and the makers 'stamp' W. H. GOSS
January 4, 2026 at 10:29 AM
markknight63.bsky.social
Es verdad, those Washington bullets again...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=NVnd...
The Clash ''Washington Bullets''
YouTube video by SoulStylistJukeBox
m.youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:36 PM
markknight63.bsky.social
Porridge & Tunnock's teacake
Small bowl of porridge with a single Tunnock's teacake dropped in the centre
January 2, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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oliver48.bsky.social
Not long ago
accepting money
from agents of a foreign power
was universally condemned
by the British media
as spying ...
January 1, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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jenneke1961.bsky.social
Goedemorgen en de beste wensen voor het nieuwe jaar☕
Op #nieuwjaarsdag sluiten we #terugblik2025 af met #MijnMooisteFotoVan2025
Ik weet nog dat ik bij mezelf 'Goal!' riep toen ik aan kwam fietsen in die mooie mistige wereld.
Dankjewel voor je leuke initiatief @marceljanssen.bsky.social 👌🏼
Een mistig landschap bij zonsopkomst, met op de voorgrond een rij gesnoeide knotwilgen die in perspectief verdwijnen. Op de achtergrond staan hoge elektriciteitsmasten met meerdere parallelle hoogspanningslijnen die schuin door de lucht lopen. De zon is vaag zichtbaar door de mist, wat zorgt voor een zachte, serene sfeer.
January 1, 2026 at 8:07 AM
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timbleman.bsky.social
Chlorinated Chicken
December 31, 2025 at 1:52 PM
markknight63.bsky.social
The last mince pie...
Bowl of porridge with a mince pie dropped in its centre and drizzled with maple syrup (all in soft focus)
December 31, 2025 at 9:56 AM
markknight63.bsky.social
Figurine entre deux maisons by Alberto Giacometti
Figurine entre deux maisons by Alberto Giacometti - bronze with dark brown patina. Sculpture.
December 31, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Millions of workers are toiling away from their families over the holidays. So thank the workers who serve you. Appreciate the workers who care for you. Respect the workers who pick up your trash. Salute the workers who get you your mail. Pay all workers a living wage.
December 30, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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boyleg.bsky.social
www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/our-pe...
Senior Curator of Collections
Heritage is for everybody, and we are here for heritage.
www.english-heritage.org.uk
December 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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lesleymcf.bsky.social
A manifesto for every university. Keep it present!
tim-waterman.co.uk Tim Waterman @tim-waterman.co.uk · 9d
I'm pleased to see that the manifesto by staff and students at Aberdeen University 'Reclaiming our University' is still available on the web. It is still a terribly necessary and well-considered list of demands. reclaimingouruniversity.wordpress.com
Reclaiming our University
Visit the post for more.
reclaimingouruniversity.wordpress.com
December 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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irishashyt.bsky.social
Prehistoric pottery A4 print showing beakers from Wales 🏺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

🛍️ tephraarts.etsy.com/listing/4430...

#prehistory #prehistoric #archaeology #archeology #anthropology
Dark Green border and tones showing hand drawn beakers, ancient pottery from wales
December 28, 2025 at 11:03 AM
markknight63.bsky.social
Snack-stop (winter cycle ride) - Maddy & Lesley
Aerial photo of two people sat on concrete steps eating snacks. One wearing a red beanie, one wearing a blue beanie. Low winter sunlight.
December 28, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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bladeofthes.bsky.social
Lush's soap most of the money from which goes to funding Medical Services for Palestinians in Gaza.

Let everybody know.
December 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
markknight63.bsky.social
Here's to Chip Friday (like Christmas every week!)
Bag of chips in the landscape Bag of chips in the landscape Chips on site Friday chips on a car bonnet
December 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM