Duncan Mackay
@theduncanmackay.bsky.social
Writer, archaeologist, wild swimmer, wild gardener. New book Echolands, A Journey in Search of Boudica out now from @Hodderbooks.bsky.social https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/duncan-mackay/echolands/9781399714143/ Rep. Jim Gill at Felicity Bryan Associates
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We have a brand new series of Digging for Britain ready for your delectation, and an expanded team of expert presenters bringing you the latest on a range of exciting discoveries from across the UK.
January 6, 2026 at 4:15 PM
We have a brand new series of Digging for Britain ready for your delectation, and an expanded team of expert presenters bringing you the latest on a range of exciting discoveries from across the UK.
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Went to La Galette in Copenhagen. As a prehistorian, had to have the Carnac. Paging @theduncanmackay.bsky.social www.lagalette.dk/www.lagalett...
January 6, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Went to La Galette in Copenhagen. As a prehistorian, had to have the Carnac. Paging @theduncanmackay.bsky.social www.lagalette.dk/www.lagalett...
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Continuing the thread with the last/first of 2025 and 2026.
Definitely a book that is heavily on the pro-site-visit side.
Definitely a book that is heavily on the pro-site-visit side.
January 3, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Continuing the thread with the last/first of 2025 and 2026.
Definitely a book that is heavily on the pro-site-visit side.
Definitely a book that is heavily on the pro-site-visit side.
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January 5, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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Hope everyone had a great holiday and is heading into 2026 rested and well.
I'll be guided through the year by my most favourite present. My very own silver gilt Stonehenge charm.
I'll be guided through the year by my most favourite present. My very own silver gilt Stonehenge charm.
January 4, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Hope everyone had a great holiday and is heading into 2026 rested and well.
I'll be guided through the year by my most favourite present. My very own silver gilt Stonehenge charm.
I'll be guided through the year by my most favourite present. My very own silver gilt Stonehenge charm.
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A great book on sale at an equally great place 😊👍
January 3, 2026 at 2:04 PM
A great book on sale at an equally great place 😊👍
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My niece in Stonehaven, near Aberdeen, has made a snow dalek that's featured in the Aberdeen Press and Journal. #proudaunt
January 5, 2026 at 7:50 AM
My niece in Stonehaven, near Aberdeen, has made a snow dalek that's featured in the Aberdeen Press and Journal. #proudaunt
January 5, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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Well, this is a rather lovely start to the New Year: I’m so OVER THE MOON that my Domination is @waterstones non-fiction Book of the Month for January 2026! And just out in paperback too… waving to all my readers, past, present and future!
www.waterstones.com/book/dominat...
www.waterstones.com/book/dominat...
January 2, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Well, this is a rather lovely start to the New Year: I’m so OVER THE MOON that my Domination is @waterstones non-fiction Book of the Month for January 2026! And just out in paperback too… waving to all my readers, past, present and future!
www.waterstones.com/book/dominat...
www.waterstones.com/book/dominat...
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But it’s very cold out here in the snow,
Marching to and from the enemy,
Oh I say it’s tough, I have had enough,
Can you stop the cavalry?
#PlaymobilInfestation
Marching to and from the enemy,
Oh I say it’s tough, I have had enough,
Can you stop the cavalry?
#PlaymobilInfestation
January 3, 2026 at 11:41 AM
But it’s very cold out here in the snow,
Marching to and from the enemy,
Oh I say it’s tough, I have had enough,
Can you stop the cavalry?
#PlaymobilInfestation
Marching to and from the enemy,
Oh I say it’s tough, I have had enough,
Can you stop the cavalry?
#PlaymobilInfestation
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January 3, 2026 at 10:54 AM
But it’s very cold out here in the snow,
Marching to and from the enemy,
Oh I say it’s tough, I have had enough,
Can you stop the cavalry?
#PlaymobilInfestation
Marching to and from the enemy,
Oh I say it’s tough, I have had enough,
Can you stop the cavalry?
#PlaymobilInfestation
January 3, 2026 at 11:41 AM
But it’s very cold out here in the snow,
Marching to and from the enemy,
Oh I say it’s tough, I have had enough,
Can you stop the cavalry?
#PlaymobilInfestation
Marching to and from the enemy,
Oh I say it’s tough, I have had enough,
Can you stop the cavalry?
#PlaymobilInfestation
January 3, 2026 at 10:54 AM
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Happy New Year!
I have just one resolution - finish the new book and meet my deadline without blubbing and begging for an extension.
Excited for more research trips on the trail of these fellows!
Picture by the incomparable Ron Embleton.
I have just one resolution - finish the new book and meet my deadline without blubbing and begging for an extension.
Excited for more research trips on the trail of these fellows!
Picture by the incomparable Ron Embleton.
January 1, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Happy New Year!
I have just one resolution - finish the new book and meet my deadline without blubbing and begging for an extension.
Excited for more research trips on the trail of these fellows!
Picture by the incomparable Ron Embleton.
I have just one resolution - finish the new book and meet my deadline without blubbing and begging for an extension.
Excited for more research trips on the trail of these fellows!
Picture by the incomparable Ron Embleton.
Happy New Year!
I have just one resolution - finish the new book and meet my deadline without blubbing and begging for an extension.
Excited for more research trips on the trail of these fellows!
Picture by the incomparable Ron Embleton.
I have just one resolution - finish the new book and meet my deadline without blubbing and begging for an extension.
Excited for more research trips on the trail of these fellows!
Picture by the incomparable Ron Embleton.
January 1, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Happy New Year!
I have just one resolution - finish the new book and meet my deadline without blubbing and begging for an extension.
Excited for more research trips on the trail of these fellows!
Picture by the incomparable Ron Embleton.
I have just one resolution - finish the new book and meet my deadline without blubbing and begging for an extension.
Excited for more research trips on the trail of these fellows!
Picture by the incomparable Ron Embleton.
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The Big Book of Torcs is 6 years old! 🎉
www.bigbookoftorcs.com 🧵
In total, since January 2020, it's had 59,979 views from 34,504 people in 140 countries (only c.50% are from the UK) ...and these numbers are increasing every year!
#Archaeology 🏺
www.bigbookoftorcs.com 🧵
In total, since January 2020, it's had 59,979 views from 34,504 people in 140 countries (only c.50% are from the UK) ...and these numbers are increasing every year!
#Archaeology 🏺
January 1, 2026 at 9:25 AM
The Big Book of Torcs is 6 years old! 🎉
www.bigbookoftorcs.com 🧵
In total, since January 2020, it's had 59,979 views from 34,504 people in 140 countries (only c.50% are from the UK) ...and these numbers are increasing every year!
#Archaeology 🏺
www.bigbookoftorcs.com 🧵
In total, since January 2020, it's had 59,979 views from 34,504 people in 140 countries (only c.50% are from the UK) ...and these numbers are increasing every year!
#Archaeology 🏺
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Happy 2026.
May your year be full of blessings, health, and happiness.
May your year be full of blessings, health, and happiness.
January 1, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Happy 2026.
May your year be full of blessings, health, and happiness.
May your year be full of blessings, health, and happiness.
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Happy New Year (and happy #HillfortsWednesday) to you all from the Durotriges Project 🥳
(detail from 🖼 © Michael Leonard 1973 to accompany the Sunday Times series *Discovering Ancient Britain* written by Barry Cunliffe)
Hope to see you for more Iron Age fun in 2026 😊
(detail from 🖼 © Michael Leonard 1973 to accompany the Sunday Times series *Discovering Ancient Britain* written by Barry Cunliffe)
Hope to see you for more Iron Age fun in 2026 😊
December 31, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Happy New Year (and happy #HillfortsWednesday) to you all from the Durotriges Project 🥳
(detail from 🖼 © Michael Leonard 1973 to accompany the Sunday Times series *Discovering Ancient Britain* written by Barry Cunliffe)
Hope to see you for more Iron Age fun in 2026 😊
(detail from 🖼 © Michael Leonard 1973 to accompany the Sunday Times series *Discovering Ancient Britain* written by Barry Cunliffe)
Hope to see you for more Iron Age fun in 2026 😊
A moon halo through cloud in south Cambridgeshire this evening. A recap of the old year and hopes for the new? This will do for both.
A happy new year to all my friends far and wide. May it bring you all you desire, and surprise you with things you didn’t know you desired until you got them.
😘
A happy new year to all my friends far and wide. May it bring you all you desire, and surprise you with things you didn’t know you desired until you got them.
😘
December 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
A moon halo through cloud in south Cambridgeshire this evening. A recap of the old year and hopes for the new? This will do for both.
A happy new year to all my friends far and wide. May it bring you all you desire, and surprise you with things you didn’t know you desired until you got them.
😘
A happy new year to all my friends far and wide. May it bring you all you desire, and surprise you with things you didn’t know you desired until you got them.
😘
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Oceanus ... or Neptune? I've recently argued that he's the latter in this article available on open access if you're craving some post-Christmas brain food!
dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jmr/a...
dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jmr/a...
December 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Oceanus ... or Neptune? I've recently argued that he's the latter in this article available on open access if you're craving some post-Christmas brain food!
dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jmr/a...
dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jmr/a...
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“In the bleak midwinter
Frosty wind made moan…”
Head of Winter from Bignor Roman Villa. Hope there’s a hypocaust beneath those bare feet…🥶
#MosaicMonday #PlaymobilInfestation
Frosty wind made moan…”
Head of Winter from Bignor Roman Villa. Hope there’s a hypocaust beneath those bare feet…🥶
#MosaicMonday #PlaymobilInfestation
December 29, 2025 at 10:55 AM
“In the bleak midwinter
Frosty wind made moan…”
Head of Winter from Bignor Roman Villa. Hope there’s a hypocaust beneath those bare feet…🥶
#MosaicMonday #PlaymobilInfestation
Frosty wind made moan…”
Head of Winter from Bignor Roman Villa. Hope there’s a hypocaust beneath those bare feet…🥶
#MosaicMonday #PlaymobilInfestation
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Look what Santa brought me @theduncanmackay.bsky.social !!
December 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Look what Santa brought me @theduncanmackay.bsky.social !!
“In the bleak midwinter
Frosty wind made moan…”
Head of Winter from Bignor Roman Villa. Hope there’s a hypocaust beneath those bare feet…🥶
#MosaicMonday #PlaymobilInfestation
Frosty wind made moan…”
Head of Winter from Bignor Roman Villa. Hope there’s a hypocaust beneath those bare feet…🥶
#MosaicMonday #PlaymobilInfestation
December 29, 2025 at 10:55 AM
“In the bleak midwinter
Frosty wind made moan…”
Head of Winter from Bignor Roman Villa. Hope there’s a hypocaust beneath those bare feet…🥶
#MosaicMonday #PlaymobilInfestation
Frosty wind made moan…”
Head of Winter from Bignor Roman Villa. Hope there’s a hypocaust beneath those bare feet…🥶
#MosaicMonday #PlaymobilInfestation
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Oceanus, with lobsters emerging from his forehead, vomits up two dolphins
Was he *being sick on porpoise*?
(apologies)
Detail from a 4th century floor found at Withington #Roman villa #Gloucestershire and lifted in 1812
📷 © The Trustees of the British Museum
Happy last #MosaicMonday of the year
Was he *being sick on porpoise*?
(apologies)
Detail from a 4th century floor found at Withington #Roman villa #Gloucestershire and lifted in 1812
📷 © The Trustees of the British Museum
Happy last #MosaicMonday of the year
December 29, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Oceanus, with lobsters emerging from his forehead, vomits up two dolphins
Was he *being sick on porpoise*?
(apologies)
Detail from a 4th century floor found at Withington #Roman villa #Gloucestershire and lifted in 1812
📷 © The Trustees of the British Museum
Happy last #MosaicMonday of the year
Was he *being sick on porpoise*?
(apologies)
Detail from a 4th century floor found at Withington #Roman villa #Gloucestershire and lifted in 1812
📷 © The Trustees of the British Museum
Happy last #MosaicMonday of the year