Dr. James Dilley
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Dr. James Dilley
@ancientcraftuk.bsky.social
Experimental Archaeologist; Media consultant; Specialist in Flintknapping & Bronze casting: see my work displayed at The British Museum & Stonehenge

Find me at: https://www.ancientcraft.co.uk/
No idea sadly, I know there is an axe from Wales that has textile remains. Almost definitely not the same one though.
May 22, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I did! I’ll grab it from the collection of flaked axes and take a picture. Need to grind and polish it someday soon. That was a long walk with all that flint!
March 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Might have to ask for a follow, can’t seem to message you (you can unfollow after 😉)
March 17, 2025 at 10:36 AM
It must be a recent change (I would guess dictated by the channel). It was originally just “Ice Age”, then “Ice Age: A frozen world”, now this. It’s also had a long delay since filmed ended in 2022.
February 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This was probably due to defence/offence and an opportunity to show status through martial prowess. You can imagine cattle raiding was common at this time and while herders wanted to protect their livestock from other Neolithic groups, the last Mesolithic groups must have also seen an opportunity.
February 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Raids on enclosures saw the use of hundreds of flint-tipped arrows that would have rained down on the occupants at places like Crickley Hill.

Noticeably, the faunal remains at Neolithic sites shows a shift away from wild hunted game, and yet archery equipment remains common.
February 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
With this new way of life and larger populations came a noticeable increase in violence towards people of all ages and sexes. Significant proportions of skeletal remains in Neolithic tombs show blunt force trauma that would have been fatal.
February 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
But the downsides are the hard work involved that left its mark on peoples bones and shortened their average lifespan. Grinding large quantities of grain, breaking ground with antlers and felling trees all took its toll. Then there is the violence.
February 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This new method of producing food might mean you don't have to move as much on a seasonal basis, and offer the opportunity for population growth. We think of bread when talking about grain, but it can also be used for brewing, and Neolithic people didn't miss the opportunity!
February 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Further evidence from Denmark shows that an individual of Mesolithic hunter-gatherer ancestry lived with the new agriculturalists before they were brutally killed. Are we seeing a violent takeover? New ideas & technology spreading? Colonisation? Or a combination?

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February 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Just got to the druids and now UFO landing strips. How disappointing
January 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Yeah….its going downhill again…
January 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Definitely better now Alison, Mike, Jennifer and others have appeared
January 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
We’re about 5 mins in, not great 😬
January 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Not made the Towie ball yet, but have made several others. Drop me a message!
December 28, 2024 at 10:54 PM
It’s being recorded with Portable Antiquities soon hopefully, but their aim is just to record rather than keep.
December 15, 2024 at 1:40 PM
I have good days and bad (the bad days I go back to bronze casting 🙄)
December 13, 2024 at 9:24 PM
We’re thinking of you all!
December 2, 2024 at 1:31 PM