Welwyn Archaeological Society
@welwynarchsoc.bsky.social
The Society's Blue Sky feed run by the Director with an interest in all things archaeological especially archaeological method, geophysics and fieldwork. Have been known to publish a few things on coins and stats too. Always looking for speakers!
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Looking down a row of the alignments at Kermario, near Carnac, in Brittany. The name ‘Kermario’ means ‘Place of Death.’ #StandingStoneSunday
November 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Looking down a row of the alignments at Kermario, near Carnac, in Brittany. The name ‘Kermario’ means ‘Place of Death.’ #StandingStoneSunday
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Last week, in the hush of the Romanesque crypt at St Mary’s, Lastingham, I 📸 a 10th-century cross-shaft — Viking interlace entwined with Saxon geometry — a visual and decorative bridge between cultures and continuity.
November 10, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Last week, in the hush of the Romanesque crypt at St Mary’s, Lastingham, I 📸 a 10th-century cross-shaft — Viking interlace entwined with Saxon geometry — a visual and decorative bridge between cultures and continuity.
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It was lovely to see BAR author Lilian Ladle at the Reconnecting Roman Britain conference last weekend!🏺
Pictured here with the Britannia Award she received on behalf of the Druce Farm Villa Volunteer Group.
Read more about the Druce Farm site in her book: doi.org/10.30861/978...
Pictured here with the Britannia Award she received on behalf of the Druce Farm Villa Volunteer Group.
Read more about the Druce Farm site in her book: doi.org/10.30861/978...
November 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
It was lovely to see BAR author Lilian Ladle at the Reconnecting Roman Britain conference last weekend!🏺
Pictured here with the Britannia Award she received on behalf of the Druce Farm Villa Volunteer Group.
Read more about the Druce Farm site in her book: doi.org/10.30861/978...
Pictured here with the Britannia Award she received on behalf of the Druce Farm Villa Volunteer Group.
Read more about the Druce Farm site in her book: doi.org/10.30861/978...
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The grand memorial to William Cecil, Lord Burghley, 1598 in St Martin, Stamford. He was the chief adviser to Elizabeth I, an enthusiastic protestant who convinced Elizabeth to order the execution of the Catholic Mary Queen of Scots a few miles from here at Fotheringhay.
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The grand memorial to William Cecil, Lord Burghley, 1598 in St Martin, Stamford. He was the chief adviser to Elizabeth I, an enthusiastic protestant who convinced Elizabeth to order the execution of the Catholic Mary Queen of Scots a few miles from here at Fotheringhay.
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John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter, and his wife Ann atop their imposing 1704 memorial in St Martin, Stamford. They're dressed as wealthy Romans, and indeed their memorial was made in Rome by the sculptor Monnot. Pevsner
thought them 'comfortable and at ease'. 1/3
#MemorialsMonday #MonumentsMonday
thought them 'comfortable and at ease'. 1/3
#MemorialsMonday #MonumentsMonday
November 10, 2025 at 11:39 AM
John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter, and his wife Ann atop their imposing 1704 memorial in St Martin, Stamford. They're dressed as wealthy Romans, and indeed their memorial was made in Rome by the sculptor Monnot. Pevsner
thought them 'comfortable and at ease'. 1/3
#MemorialsMonday #MonumentsMonday
thought them 'comfortable and at ease'. 1/3
#MemorialsMonday #MonumentsMonday
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It's #MementoMoriMonday - we spotted this beauty in the churchyard at St Lawrence, Edgware, at our annual study day and AGM last month
November 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
It's #MementoMoriMonday - we spotted this beauty in the churchyard at St Lawrence, Edgware, at our annual study day and AGM last month
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Stanydale Temple - a Neolithic structure located 3 miles east of Walls on the west mainland of Shetland. Referred to as a ‘temple’ by Charles Calder who excavated the site in the 1940s, its purpose is unknown, though possibly ceremonial. 📸 My own. #Archaeology #Shetland
November 8, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Stanydale Temple - a Neolithic structure located 3 miles east of Walls on the west mainland of Shetland. Referred to as a ‘temple’ by Charles Calder who excavated the site in the 1940s, its purpose is unknown, though possibly ceremonial. 📸 My own. #Archaeology #Shetland
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A view of the Roman drain now fully uncovered at the Uncovering Roman Carlisle excavation just south of #HadriansWall, stone robbers have removed a section but it’s still impressive #Archaeology
November 9, 2025 at 7:37 AM
A view of the Roman drain now fully uncovered at the Uncovering Roman Carlisle excavation just south of #HadriansWall, stone robbers have removed a section but it’s still impressive #Archaeology
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Marble clad toilet seats in an ancient #Roman latrina in Ostia Antica - Toilets were shared spaces.
Nobody worried about sitting side by side and doing their business more publicly than we are comfortable with today.
#RomanSiteSaturday #AncientRome #Archaeology
📸 my own, #OstiaAntica.
Nobody worried about sitting side by side and doing their business more publicly than we are comfortable with today.
#RomanSiteSaturday #AncientRome #Archaeology
📸 my own, #OstiaAntica.
November 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Marble clad toilet seats in an ancient #Roman latrina in Ostia Antica - Toilets were shared spaces.
Nobody worried about sitting side by side and doing their business more publicly than we are comfortable with today.
#RomanSiteSaturday #AncientRome #Archaeology
📸 my own, #OstiaAntica.
Nobody worried about sitting side by side and doing their business more publicly than we are comfortable with today.
#RomanSiteSaturday #AncientRome #Archaeology
📸 my own, #OstiaAntica.
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Today, a friend involved in the Esna restoration project has shared with me his latest stunning photos of the restored ceiling and columns of the Temple of Khnum in Esna, Upper #Egypt. During a multi-year restoration project, the dirt and soot that had obscured the ...🧵1/3
📷 D. v. Recklinghausen
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📷 D. v. Recklinghausen
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November 7, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Today, a friend involved in the Esna restoration project has shared with me his latest stunning photos of the restored ceiling and columns of the Temple of Khnum in Esna, Upper #Egypt. During a multi-year restoration project, the dirt and soot that had obscured the ...🧵1/3
📷 D. v. Recklinghausen
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📷 D. v. Recklinghausen
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Still time to register for tomorrow's FREE lecture putting this gorgeous Renaissance tomb in context - go to www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-tomb-fun... to book.
November 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Still time to register for tomorrow's FREE lecture putting this gorgeous Renaissance tomb in context - go to www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-tomb-fun... to book.
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Another important late Neanderthal site from just across La Manche, discovered by INRAP.
We have these site in the UK but our 'frameworks' mean often no, or just inadequate, assessment takes place.
Loss is happening on our watch, the French experience gives us hope. 🦣🏺 www.inrap.fr/des-traces-d...
We have these site in the UK but our 'frameworks' mean often no, or just inadequate, assessment takes place.
Loss is happening on our watch, the French experience gives us hope. 🦣🏺 www.inrap.fr/des-traces-d...
Actualité | Des traces de Neandertal à Amiens (Somme)
Une fouille préventive a été menée par l'Inrap à Amiens, rue de Cagny, avant la construction d’un ensemble immobilier. Le diagnostic archéologique avait révélé la présence de silex taillés attribuable...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Another important late Neanderthal site from just across La Manche, discovered by INRAP.
We have these site in the UK but our 'frameworks' mean often no, or just inadequate, assessment takes place.
Loss is happening on our watch, the French experience gives us hope. 🦣🏺 www.inrap.fr/des-traces-d...
We have these site in the UK but our 'frameworks' mean often no, or just inadequate, assessment takes place.
Loss is happening on our watch, the French experience gives us hope. 🦣🏺 www.inrap.fr/des-traces-d...
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The early 13th century font of St. Mary’s Church at Moulton in Norfolk. 📸 #FontsOnFriday #Moulton #Norfolk
November 7, 2025 at 7:26 AM
The early 13th century font of St. Mary’s Church at Moulton in Norfolk. 📸 #FontsOnFriday #Moulton #Norfolk
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Fabulous Visigothic bronze belt buckles inlaid with cloisonné glass. AD 500s.
Which is your favourite?
From the Visigothic Necropolis of Duratón, near Segovia, Spain.
Casa del Sol Museum, Segovia
📷 by me
#Archaeology
Which is your favourite?
From the Visigothic Necropolis of Duratón, near Segovia, Spain.
Casa del Sol Museum, Segovia
📷 by me
#Archaeology
November 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Fabulous Visigothic bronze belt buckles inlaid with cloisonné glass. AD 500s.
Which is your favourite?
From the Visigothic Necropolis of Duratón, near Segovia, Spain.
Casa del Sol Museum, Segovia
📷 by me
#Archaeology
Which is your favourite?
From the Visigothic Necropolis of Duratón, near Segovia, Spain.
Casa del Sol Museum, Segovia
📷 by me
#Archaeology
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Just spotted this front door on a road near where I live 😊.
November 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Just spotted this front door on a road near where I live 😊.
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I was due to take part in an event at @britishlibrary.bsky.social tonight but now I’m choosing not to go because I won’t cross a picket line. Solidarity to @pcsunion.bsky.social and the British Library workers.
November 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I was due to take part in an event at @britishlibrary.bsky.social tonight but now I’m choosing not to go because I won’t cross a picket line. Solidarity to @pcsunion.bsky.social and the British Library workers.
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It's #MementoMoriMonday and our #MonumentoftheMonth is this gorgeous cadaver tomb from Meissen - details at churchmonumentssociety.org/monument-of-...
November 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
It's #MementoMoriMonday and our #MonumentoftheMonth is this gorgeous cadaver tomb from Meissen - details at churchmonumentssociety.org/monument-of-...
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Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
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Gravestone of Elizabeth Work, 1743, in Eastford, Connecticut. Carved by an unidentified local carver who is known as the “Eastford Dot Carver.”
November 3, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Gravestone of Elizabeth Work, 1743, in Eastford, Connecticut. Carved by an unidentified local carver who is known as the “Eastford Dot Carver.”
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New discovery: A #bakery was unearthed in the Roman town of Sisapo, Spain. The town was part of a major economic center linked to mining in the Sierra Morena region. The bakery occupied a large complex of over 200 m² with five rooms, including a large circular oven, milling areas with stone ...🧵1/2
November 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
New discovery: A #bakery was unearthed in the Roman town of Sisapo, Spain. The town was part of a major economic center linked to mining in the Sierra Morena region. The bakery occupied a large complex of over 200 m² with five rooms, including a large circular oven, milling areas with stone ...🧵1/2
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#31daysofgraves Day 31: Memento Mori. Henry Robe, 1807, at Copp’s Hill Burying Ground in Boston. Carved by William Bartlett. I know it’s supposed to be an hourglass that he is holding, but I prefer to think of it as the reaper unwinding and enjoying a cold beer after a long day of harvesting souls.
October 31, 2025 at 12:12 PM
#31daysofgraves Day 31: Memento Mori. Henry Robe, 1807, at Copp’s Hill Burying Ground in Boston. Carved by William Bartlett. I know it’s supposed to be an hourglass that he is holding, but I prefer to think of it as the reaper unwinding and enjoying a cold beer after a long day of harvesting souls.
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#31daysofgraves Day 31: Memento Mori. Gravestone of Johana Turell, 1680, at Granary Burying Ground in Boston. Carved by the “Old Stonecutter,” who may have been Elias Grice.
October 31, 2025 at 1:50 PM
#31daysofgraves Day 31: Memento Mori. Gravestone of Johana Turell, 1680, at Granary Burying Ground in Boston. Carved by the “Old Stonecutter,” who may have been Elias Grice.
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October flew by and another exhibition is nearly over! 'Our Stories: Tracing Black Histories in Hertfordshire' closes this Sunday 2 November.
Explore 2,000 years of Black history through art, research, and zine-making—and make sure to get a copy of the zine to take home!
📍St Albans Museum + Gallery
Explore 2,000 years of Black history through art, research, and zine-making—and make sure to get a copy of the zine to take home!
📍St Albans Museum + Gallery
October 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
October flew by and another exhibition is nearly over! 'Our Stories: Tracing Black Histories in Hertfordshire' closes this Sunday 2 November.
Explore 2,000 years of Black history through art, research, and zine-making—and make sure to get a copy of the zine to take home!
📍St Albans Museum + Gallery
Explore 2,000 years of Black history through art, research, and zine-making—and make sure to get a copy of the zine to take home!
📍St Albans Museum + Gallery
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Happy #Halloween
This intaglio depicts a skeleton resting on an amphora and holding a jug. Such representations were intended to remind to enjoy life to the fullest since pleasure ends irrevocably with death.
Photo: Museum August Kestner/Christian Tepper
#RomanArchaeology
This intaglio depicts a skeleton resting on an amphora and holding a jug. Such representations were intended to remind to enjoy life to the fullest since pleasure ends irrevocably with death.
Photo: Museum August Kestner/Christian Tepper
#RomanArchaeology
October 31, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Happy #Halloween
This intaglio depicts a skeleton resting on an amphora and holding a jug. Such representations were intended to remind to enjoy life to the fullest since pleasure ends irrevocably with death.
Photo: Museum August Kestner/Christian Tepper
#RomanArchaeology
This intaglio depicts a skeleton resting on an amphora and holding a jug. Such representations were intended to remind to enjoy life to the fullest since pleasure ends irrevocably with death.
Photo: Museum August Kestner/Christian Tepper
#RomanArchaeology
For the last day of #31DaysOfGraves 2025 we have, appropriately, #MementoMori. This is from the Grimstead tomb in St Mary's churchyard, #Redbourn, #Hertfordshire. It is listed (historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-...). There is a #skull and bones, an #Ouroboros and a winged #hourglass. 1/2
October 31, 2025 at 6:03 AM
For the last day of #31DaysOfGraves 2025 we have, appropriately, #MementoMori. This is from the Grimstead tomb in St Mary's churchyard, #Redbourn, #Hertfordshire. It is listed (historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-...). There is a #skull and bones, an #Ouroboros and a winged #hourglass. 1/2