Dr Christina Cowart-Smith
@celticist.bsky.social
Early medievalist, West Highland fiddler, writer & editor based in London (UK). Occasionally posts sculpture on @ASCorpus.bsky.social. Trustee @gefrintrust.bsky.social.
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Our Trustees met on site this morning for a tour led by Trustee Sarah Semple, a wander around Maelmin with Trustee Roger Miket, and—in the afternoon—sat down for a proper meeting. The future of #Yeavering is in good hands! Stay tuned for exciting news out of Yeavering in the months to come.
September 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Our Trustees met on site this morning for a tour led by Trustee Sarah Semple, a wander around Maelmin with Trustee Roger Miket, and—in the afternoon—sat down for a proper meeting. The future of #Yeavering is in good hands! Stay tuned for exciting news out of Yeavering in the months to come.
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In between the hours excavating, the @arcdurham students at #Yeavering have been enjoying some early medieval games… and donuts 🍩! (Don’t worry - the donuts aren’t 7th-century 😉)
Catch our daily site tour tomorrow at 3pm. #Yeavering #GefrinTrust #Northumberland #DUArchaeology
Catch our daily site tour tomorrow at 3pm. #Yeavering #GefrinTrust #Northumberland #DUArchaeology
September 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
In between the hours excavating, the @arcdurham students at #Yeavering have been enjoying some early medieval games… and donuts 🍩! (Don’t worry - the donuts aren’t 7th-century 😉)
Catch our daily site tour tomorrow at 3pm. #Yeavering #GefrinTrust #Northumberland #DUArchaeology
Catch our daily site tour tomorrow at 3pm. #Yeavering #GefrinTrust #Northumberland #DUArchaeology
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It’s the #Yeavering team’s day off. 😊 What better way to spend it than to head over to Holy Island & check in on the 10th (final) year of the DU/DV dig! Dr David Petts @arcdurham talks the team through the reopened trenches. We’ve been so lucky to have both digs run concurrently for a few years!
September 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
It’s the #Yeavering team’s day off. 😊 What better way to spend it than to head over to Holy Island & check in on the 10th (final) year of the DU/DV dig! Dr David Petts @arcdurham talks the team through the reopened trenches. We’ve been so lucky to have both digs run concurrently for a few years!
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It’s raining cats🐱 & dogs 🐶 out there! Archaeologists are hearty folk but trenches this wet mean super slippery surfaces.
We’ve cancelled our @gefrintrust site tour for today but will be back at #Yeavering to deliver the usual 3pm tour tomorrow (Thurs, 4 September). Stay dry! ☔️ 💦
Image: @adgefrin
We’ve cancelled our @gefrintrust site tour for today but will be back at #Yeavering to deliver the usual 3pm tour tomorrow (Thurs, 4 September). Stay dry! ☔️ 💦
Image: @adgefrin
September 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
It’s raining cats🐱 & dogs 🐶 out there! Archaeologists are hearty folk but trenches this wet mean super slippery surfaces.
We’ve cancelled our @gefrintrust site tour for today but will be back at #Yeavering to deliver the usual 3pm tour tomorrow (Thurs, 4 September). Stay dry! ☔️ 💦
Image: @adgefrin
We’ve cancelled our @gefrintrust site tour for today but will be back at #Yeavering to deliver the usual 3pm tour tomorrow (Thurs, 4 September). Stay dry! ☔️ 💦
Image: @adgefrin
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Rain or shine, there’s big smiles all around from the Yeavering crew! #YeaveringExcavation #Northumbria #earlymedieval #GefrinTrust #DUArchaeology
August 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Rain or shine, there’s big smiles all around from the Yeavering crew! #YeaveringExcavation #Northumbria #earlymedieval #GefrinTrust #DUArchaeology
I had the joy of sitting down with Prof Sarah Semple to hear about her 20-year relationship with The Gefrin Trust, her initial memories of Yeavering, and her favourite time to be on site. Follow @gefrintrust.bsky.social over the next month as the team excavates! #Yeavering #GefrinTrust
To celebrate the start of the 2025 excavation season, we've just released the Gefrin Trust's recent conversation with Professor Sarah Semple. Read on for more! gefrintrust.org/conversation...
August 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I had the joy of sitting down with Prof Sarah Semple to hear about her 20-year relationship with The Gefrin Trust, her initial memories of Yeavering, and her favourite time to be on site. Follow @gefrintrust.bsky.social over the next month as the team excavates! #Yeavering #GefrinTrust
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Professor Sarah Semple (Durham University) and team are readying to lay out the trenches at Yeavering for another fantastic season of fieldwork. We can’t wait to see what they get up to! #Yeavering #DurhamArchaeology #GefrinTrust
August 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Professor Sarah Semple (Durham University) and team are readying to lay out the trenches at Yeavering for another fantastic season of fieldwork. We can’t wait to see what they get up to! #Yeavering #DurhamArchaeology #GefrinTrust
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The 2025 Yeavering excavation has commenced with the relocation of the grandstand! Stay tuned for lots more from the trenches. We can't wait to see what the team gets up to! #YeaveringExcavation #Northumberland #DUArchaeology #GefrinTrust
August 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The 2025 Yeavering excavation has commenced with the relocation of the grandstand! Stay tuned for lots more from the trenches. We can't wait to see what the team gets up to! #YeaveringExcavation #Northumberland #DUArchaeology #GefrinTrust
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On Friday night #TheGefrinTrust, along with our partners #AdGefrin and @arcdurham.bsky.social, lit up the contours of Edwin's palace and grandstand. For the first time in over a millennium, the structures' footprints could be seen against the dramatic backdrop of Yeavering Bell. (Image: A. Jansen)
August 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
On Friday night #TheGefrinTrust, along with our partners #AdGefrin and @arcdurham.bsky.social, lit up the contours of Edwin's palace and grandstand. For the first time in over a millennium, the structures' footprints could be seen against the dramatic backdrop of Yeavering Bell. (Image: A. Jansen)
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We’re still buzzing from our 2025 Festival of Archaeology at Yeavering! Hear from Charlotte and Liam, two of our historical reenactors on site. #festivalofarchaeology #yeavering #adgefrin #northumbria
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August 4, 2025 at 10:31 AM
We’re still buzzing from our 2025 Festival of Archaeology at Yeavering! Hear from Charlotte and Liam, two of our historical reenactors on site. #festivalofarchaeology #yeavering #adgefrin #northumbria
www.instagram.com/reel/DM7b5bN...
www.instagram.com/reel/DM7b5bN...
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We’ve had a fantastic 2025 Festival of Archaeology at Yeavering. Thank you to all those who came out to site, to learn and share. Particular thanks to our collaborators @arcdurham @adgefrin @aclereenactment. We’re already planning for next year! #FestivalofArchaeology #Yeavering #Northumbria
August 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
We’ve had a fantastic 2025 Festival of Archaeology at Yeavering. Thank you to all those who came out to site, to learn and share. Particular thanks to our collaborators @arcdurham @adgefrin @aclereenactment. We’re already planning for next year! #FestivalofArchaeology #Yeavering #Northumbria
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We’ll be highlighting the stories of our Trustees, including Roger Miket, over the next few months. Stay tuned! #GefrinTrust #Yeavering #Northumbria
August 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
We’ll be highlighting the stories of our Trustees, including Roger Miket, over the next few months. Stay tuned! #GefrinTrust #Yeavering #Northumbria
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Another well-attended tour of site. We’ve two final tours today — come out and visit us until 4pm!
#Yeavering #FestivalofArchaeology #EarlyMedievalNorthumberland
#Yeavering #FestivalofArchaeology #EarlyMedievalNorthumberland
August 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Another well-attended tour of site. We’ve two final tours today — come out and visit us until 4pm!
#Yeavering #FestivalofArchaeology #EarlyMedievalNorthumberland
#Yeavering #FestivalofArchaeology #EarlyMedievalNorthumberland
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We’ve had a fantastic first day. Join us tomorrow for Day 2 of our Festival of Archaeology at Yeavering, Northumberland. Thanks to our co-organisers Ad Gefrin, Durham Archaeology, and Acle. And most of all—thanks to all who showed up! We had a superb turnout!
#Yeavering #EarlyMedievalNorthumbria
#Yeavering #EarlyMedievalNorthumbria
August 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
We’ve had a fantastic first day. Join us tomorrow for Day 2 of our Festival of Archaeology at Yeavering, Northumberland. Thanks to our co-organisers Ad Gefrin, Durham Archaeology, and Acle. And most of all—thanks to all who showed up! We had a superb turnout!
#Yeavering #EarlyMedievalNorthumbria
#Yeavering #EarlyMedievalNorthumbria
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Meet Heather & Colin of Acle Reenactment. Heather produces all her own dyed wool & creates gorgeous textiles (like this one, inspired by the design of the Bamburgh stone throne). Colin crafts objects in silver based on Pictish & Anglo-Saxon metalwork. His work has been featured in tv shows & movies!
August 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Meet Heather & Colin of Acle Reenactment. Heather produces all her own dyed wool & creates gorgeous textiles (like this one, inspired by the design of the Bamburgh stone throne). Colin crafts objects in silver based on Pictish & Anglo-Saxon metalwork. His work has been featured in tv shows & movies!
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Walking the outlines of Edwin’s hall. #Yeavering #EarlyMedievalNorthumbria @adgefrin
August 1, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Walking the outlines of Edwin’s hall. #Yeavering #EarlyMedievalNorthumbria @adgefrin
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Our first tour of the day is underway, led by Professor Sarah Semple (Durham), Gefrin Trust trustee and lead site excavator. #Yeavering #EarlyMedievalNorthumberland
August 1, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Our first tour of the day is underway, led by Professor Sarah Semple (Durham), Gefrin Trust trustee and lead site excavator. #Yeavering #EarlyMedievalNorthumberland
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Our friends over at Ad Gefrin certainly know how to construct a hall!
See you tomorrow at the Festival of Archaeology! 👋 May your dreams be filled with bygone halls 😴
#Yeavering #AdGefrin #Northumberland
See you tomorrow at the Festival of Archaeology! 👋 May your dreams be filled with bygone halls 😴
#Yeavering #AdGefrin #Northumberland
July 31, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Our friends over at Ad Gefrin certainly know how to construct a hall!
See you tomorrow at the Festival of Archaeology! 👋 May your dreams be filled with bygone halls 😴
#Yeavering #AdGefrin #Northumberland
See you tomorrow at the Festival of Archaeology! 👋 May your dreams be filled with bygone halls 😴
#Yeavering #AdGefrin #Northumberland
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We’re on site and preparations are in full swing. See you at 10am!
@gefrintrust @arcdurham @adgefrin
#Yeavering #FestivalofArchaeology
@gefrintrust @arcdurham @adgefrin
#Yeavering #FestivalofArchaeology
August 1, 2025 at 8:37 AM
We’re on site and preparations are in full swing. See you at 10am!
@gefrintrust @arcdurham @adgefrin
#Yeavering #FestivalofArchaeology
@gefrintrust @arcdurham @adgefrin
#Yeavering #FestivalofArchaeology
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The tents are up—the evocative landscapes of Northumbria call. 👟 🌳 🐟 ☀️ One more sleep until the Festival of Archaeology at Yeavering, Northumberland! Join us tomorrow from 10am-4pm. @arcdurham @gefrintrust @adgefrin
#FestivalOfArchaeology #Yeavering #AdGefrin
#FestivalOfArchaeology #Yeavering #AdGefrin
July 31, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The tents are up—the evocative landscapes of Northumbria call. 👟 🌳 🐟 ☀️ One more sleep until the Festival of Archaeology at Yeavering, Northumberland! Join us tomorrow from 10am-4pm. @arcdurham @gefrintrust @adgefrin
#FestivalOfArchaeology #Yeavering #AdGefrin
#FestivalOfArchaeology #Yeavering #AdGefrin
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Want to learn more about Brian Hope-Taylor's work at #Yeavering? In 2020, the Gefrin Trust digitally restored Episode 5 of the "Lost Centuries" series, which features Hope-Taylor talking about Ad Gefrin. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVYb...
The Lost Centuries Episode 5 1 (Enhanced)
YouTube video by Brian Cosgrove
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July 27, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Want to learn more about Brian Hope-Taylor's work at #Yeavering? In 2020, the Gefrin Trust digitally restored Episode 5 of the "Lost Centuries" series, which features Hope-Taylor talking about Ad Gefrin. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVYb...
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Do you already want to get stuck into the archaeology at #Yeavering? Watch our very own Professor Sarah Semple (Durham) @sarahsemple.bsky.social
& Trustee Roger Miket talk about the excavation last year at the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhMe...
& Trustee Roger Miket talk about the excavation last year at the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhMe...
New Discoveries at Yeavering, Northumberland - Roger Miket and Sarah Semple
YouTube video by NewcastleAntiquaries
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July 25, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Do you already want to get stuck into the archaeology at #Yeavering? Watch our very own Professor Sarah Semple (Durham) @sarahsemple.bsky.social
& Trustee Roger Miket talk about the excavation last year at the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhMe...
& Trustee Roger Miket talk about the excavation last year at the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhMe...
Heads up! The brilliant @victoriawhitworth.bsky.social’s Kells book is in Waterstones’ upcoming summer sale. I had the pleasure of engaging with the book when it was being written and it’s splendid - evocative, rigorous, step-changing.
Get your copy on preorder at an excellent price! Code: SUMMER25
Get your copy on preorder at an excellent price! Code: SUMMER25
July 25, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Heads up! The brilliant @victoriawhitworth.bsky.social’s Kells book is in Waterstones’ upcoming summer sale. I had the pleasure of engaging with the book when it was being written and it’s splendid - evocative, rigorous, step-changing.
Get your copy on preorder at an excellent price! Code: SUMMER25
Get your copy on preorder at an excellent price! Code: SUMMER25
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Come participate in the 2025 Festival of Archaeology at Yeavering from 1-2 August!
Enjoy guided tours of site, meet Anglo-Saxon reenactors, chat with the Portable Antiquities Scheme, try out geophysical survey, meet the Ad Gefrin Museum team and learn about life in early #Northumbria!
Enjoy guided tours of site, meet Anglo-Saxon reenactors, chat with the Portable Antiquities Scheme, try out geophysical survey, meet the Ad Gefrin Museum team and learn about life in early #Northumbria!
July 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Come participate in the 2025 Festival of Archaeology at Yeavering from 1-2 August!
Enjoy guided tours of site, meet Anglo-Saxon reenactors, chat with the Portable Antiquities Scheme, try out geophysical survey, meet the Ad Gefrin Museum team and learn about life in early #Northumbria!
Enjoy guided tours of site, meet Anglo-Saxon reenactors, chat with the Portable Antiquities Scheme, try out geophysical survey, meet the Ad Gefrin Museum team and learn about life in early #Northumbria!