Peter Reavill
@peterreavill.bsky.social
Landscape archaeologist, prehistorian, and small finds specialist. At home in the Bronze Age, but living in the deep Welsh Marches. HERO for Herefordshire Archaeology.
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Peter Reavill
@peterreavill.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Hello, to all those just landing here - welcome
I am a landscape archaeologist specialising in both prehistory and small finds working in #Herefordshire looking after the counties heritage as a HERO. Live in #Shropshire.
Here to support and promote all things good
I am a landscape archaeologist specialising in both prehistory and small finds working in #Herefordshire looking after the counties heritage as a HERO. Live in #Shropshire.
Here to support and promote all things good
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More land into community ownership, White Grit another SSSI, newyddion gwych!
January 31, 2026 at 1:55 PM
More land into community ownership, White Grit another SSSI, newyddion gwych!
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Ever since his childhood visits to Kensington Gardens, Paul Nash had been drawn to trees - they held a spiritual quality for him. The tranquillity in this work from 1911, is heightened by the inclusion of birds which he saw as an emblem of freedom.
January 31, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Ever since his childhood visits to Kensington Gardens, Paul Nash had been drawn to trees - they held a spiritual quality for him. The tranquillity in this work from 1911, is heightened by the inclusion of birds which he saw as an emblem of freedom.
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H E Bates on rivers - writing in 1937.
It is not merely a volume of water travelling on a set course from one point to another. It has become a living thing, with its own defined and complex character, its own idiosyncrasies and …its own soul.
It is not merely a volume of water travelling on a set course from one point to another. It has become a living thing, with its own defined and complex character, its own idiosyncrasies and …its own soul.
January 31, 2026 at 2:03 PM
H E Bates on rivers - writing in 1937.
It is not merely a volume of water travelling on a set course from one point to another. It has become a living thing, with its own defined and complex character, its own idiosyncrasies and …its own soul.
It is not merely a volume of water travelling on a set course from one point to another. It has become a living thing, with its own defined and complex character, its own idiosyncrasies and …its own soul.
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29/1/26 - nocturn
January 29, 2026 at 7:41 PM
29/1/26 - nocturn
What a stupid question
Of course it should be saved and recognised as a jewel of 20th century civic architecture.
It would have been listed and protected but for the block put in by the last administration who got a Certificate of Immunity which is due to expire Sept 2026
Hence the sudden push
Of course it should be saved and recognised as a jewel of 20th century civic architecture.
It would have been listed and protected but for the block put in by the last administration who got a Certificate of Immunity which is due to expire Sept 2026
Hence the sudden push
January 29, 2026 at 11:54 AM
What a stupid question
Of course it should be saved and recognised as a jewel of 20th century civic architecture.
It would have been listed and protected but for the block put in by the last administration who got a Certificate of Immunity which is due to expire Sept 2026
Hence the sudden push
Of course it should be saved and recognised as a jewel of 20th century civic architecture.
It would have been listed and protected but for the block put in by the last administration who got a Certificate of Immunity which is due to expire Sept 2026
Hence the sudden push
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'Mountains, Connemara,' shows Paul Henry at the height of his powers in the early-mid 1930s, a time when his domestic circumstances, which always reflected directly on his work, had become settled after the breakdown of his marriage; as his mood brightened, so did his work.
January 29, 2026 at 11:21 AM
'Mountains, Connemara,' shows Paul Henry at the height of his powers in the early-mid 1930s, a time when his domestic circumstances, which always reflected directly on his work, had become settled after the breakdown of his marriage; as his mood brightened, so did his work.
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January 28, 2026 at 11:33 PM
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@archeodgarcia.bsky.social @jem-duducu.bsky.social @inrap.fr @davidpetts1.bsky.social @peterreavill.bsky.social A Roman pier in Cologne...
New discovery: A wooden structure, identified as river bank protection of the #Roman harbour, has been unearthed in Cologne.
www.stadt-koeln.de/politik-und-...
#RomanArchaeology #archaeology 🏺
www.stadt-koeln.de/politik-und-...
#RomanArchaeology #archaeology 🏺
January 28, 2026 at 7:29 PM
@archeodgarcia.bsky.social @jem-duducu.bsky.social @inrap.fr @davidpetts1.bsky.social @peterreavill.bsky.social A Roman pier in Cologne...
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Listening to the weather forecast is part of the job for landscape photographers. Things don’t always go to plan, however, and the promise of early morning mist can come to nothing. It has happened to me many times, but this was one of those mornings when I was in luck. This is Bridgnorth seen...
January 28, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Listening to the weather forecast is part of the job for landscape photographers. Things don’t always go to plan, however, and the promise of early morning mist can come to nothing. It has happened to me many times, but this was one of those mornings when I was in luck. This is Bridgnorth seen...
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January 28, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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Umberto Boccioni (1882–1916)
Landscape with Sunset 1908
Landscape with Sunset 1908
January 27, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Umberto Boccioni (1882–1916)
Landscape with Sunset 1908
Landscape with Sunset 1908
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I think at this point the UK has accepted Paddington as the Death Bear, collector of souls. So, I think as a nation we should start smearing marmalade on the eyes of the dead and whisper “fare for the crossing”. It’ll feel weird now but, in three of four generations, no one will question it.
January 26, 2026 at 11:36 AM
I think at this point the UK has accepted Paddington as the Death Bear, collector of souls. So, I think as a nation we should start smearing marmalade on the eyes of the dead and whisper “fare for the crossing”. It’ll feel weird now but, in three of four generations, no one will question it.
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27/1/26 - nocturn
January 27, 2026 at 7:57 PM
27/1/26 - nocturn
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These beautiful late Victorian chestnut choir stalls inside St Mark's, Brithdir were produced by a small family-run firm of wood carvers in Somerset.
So, how did they end up in this church in North Wales?
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So, how did they end up in this church in North Wales?
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January 27, 2026 at 8:01 AM
These beautiful late Victorian chestnut choir stalls inside St Mark's, Brithdir were produced by a small family-run firm of wood carvers in Somerset.
So, how did they end up in this church in North Wales?
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So, how did they end up in this church in North Wales?
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The BBC once made the arts ‘utterly central’ to television
100 years later they’re almost invisible
theconversation.com/the-bbc-once...
100 years later they’re almost invisible
theconversation.com/the-bbc-once...
The BBC once made the arts ‘utterly central’ to television – 100 years later they’re almost invisible
After British television was established in 1926, it went on to foster a productively rich relationship with the arts, but coverage has seriously declined this century.
theconversation.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:29 AM
The BBC once made the arts ‘utterly central’ to television
100 years later they’re almost invisible
theconversation.com/the-bbc-once...
100 years later they’re almost invisible
theconversation.com/the-bbc-once...
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Israel killed three journalists, including a CBS News contributor, the latest attacks in Gaza despite a U.S.-backed ceasefire that began in October.
Israel has killed about 220 journalists in Gaza since October 2023, according to Reporters Without Borders. https://wapo.st/4r5ZmRr
Israel has killed about 220 journalists in Gaza since October 2023, according to Reporters Without Borders. https://wapo.st/4r5ZmRr
January 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Israel killed three journalists, including a CBS News contributor, the latest attacks in Gaza despite a U.S.-backed ceasefire that began in October.
Israel has killed about 220 journalists in Gaza since October 2023, according to Reporters Without Borders. https://wapo.st/4r5ZmRr
Israel has killed about 220 journalists in Gaza since October 2023, according to Reporters Without Borders. https://wapo.st/4r5ZmRr
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brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
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Let's talk about the Aylesbury tunnels.
January 22, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Let's talk about the Aylesbury tunnels.
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It’s a new #UrbanPrehistory blog post for Sunday evening. ‘For the delectation of posterity’ explores some materials from my personal Ludovic Mann collection pertaining to the Druid Temple, Clydebank.
theurbanprehistorian.wordpress.com/2026/01/25/f...
theurbanprehistorian.wordpress.com/2026/01/25/f...
For the delectation of posterity
One of the most remarkable episodes in British archaeology was played out in the summer of 1937 in Clydebank, near Glasgow. For a short while, the Druid Temple, or Knappers, was the hottest ticket …
theurbanprehistorian.wordpress.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:14 PM
It’s a new #UrbanPrehistory blog post for Sunday evening. ‘For the delectation of posterity’ explores some materials from my personal Ludovic Mann collection pertaining to the Druid Temple, Clydebank.
theurbanprehistorian.wordpress.com/2026/01/25/f...
theurbanprehistorian.wordpress.com/2026/01/25/f...
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Rhysnant hedgerows
January 25, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Rhysnant hedgerows
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Murmuration - by Scottish artist and printmaker, Babs Pease
We loved this one so much that we have a copy hanging on our wall!
More of this artist's fabulous work, here: www.babspeasedesign.com
#art #printmaking #linocut #hares #birds
We loved this one so much that we have a copy hanging on our wall!
More of this artist's fabulous work, here: www.babspeasedesign.com
#art #printmaking #linocut #hares #birds
January 24, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Murmuration - by Scottish artist and printmaker, Babs Pease
We loved this one so much that we have a copy hanging on our wall!
More of this artist's fabulous work, here: www.babspeasedesign.com
#art #printmaking #linocut #hares #birds
We loved this one so much that we have a copy hanging on our wall!
More of this artist's fabulous work, here: www.babspeasedesign.com
#art #printmaking #linocut #hares #birds
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Just squeezed in a visit to @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social Downland exhibition before it closes. Rose Ferraby's collages are just lovely.
January 24, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Just squeezed in a visit to @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social Downland exhibition before it closes. Rose Ferraby's collages are just lovely.
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This absolute behemoth of a book landed on my doorstep this week, excited to dive into it - but it’s so huge it might take me a good long while! But I spy lots of C14, isotopes & aDNA! ⚛️🧬The much awaited tome on Llanbedrgoch! 🏴 ⚔️ #medievalsky #archaeology @oxbowbooks.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 8:44 PM
This absolute behemoth of a book landed on my doorstep this week, excited to dive into it - but it’s so huge it might take me a good long while! But I spy lots of C14, isotopes & aDNA! ⚛️🧬The much awaited tome on Llanbedrgoch! 🏴 ⚔️ #medievalsky #archaeology @oxbowbooks.bsky.social
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Board of Peace - Season 1
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Board of Peace - Season 1
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