@lenmiddleton.bsky.social
Archaeologist. The Fens and its surrounds. Anything expressed not my employers views.
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The very lovely ' The Eagle' it is a small painting but with a mighty personality! I am trying to get back into the swing of things. #brianhagger
Thank you for your patience !
Thank you for your patience !
November 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The very lovely ' The Eagle' it is a small painting but with a mighty personality! I am trying to get back into the swing of things. #brianhagger
Thank you for your patience !
Thank you for your patience !
Gdansk Shipyard.
August 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Gdansk Shipyard.
Archaeologists on holiday...watching our Polish colleagues at work.
August 8, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Archaeologists on holiday...watching our Polish colleagues at work.
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Fen Diagram
A cartoon for the mathematically-minded lovers of flatlands, a particular Venn diagram in itself.
www.worldofmoose.com/products/fen...
A cartoon for the mathematically-minded lovers of flatlands, a particular Venn diagram in itself.
www.worldofmoose.com/products/fen...
July 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Fen Diagram
A cartoon for the mathematically-minded lovers of flatlands, a particular Venn diagram in itself.
www.worldofmoose.com/products/fen...
A cartoon for the mathematically-minded lovers of flatlands, a particular Venn diagram in itself.
www.worldofmoose.com/products/fen...
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The secret German weather station on the Arctic island of Svalbard. Part of the 'Weather War'.
The team, led by Lieutenant Wilhelm Dege, were the last German troops to surrender in WW2, finally doing so FOUR MONTHS after Germany had officially surrendered.
It was not for want of trying. /1
The team, led by Lieutenant Wilhelm Dege, were the last German troops to surrender in WW2, finally doing so FOUR MONTHS after Germany had officially surrendered.
It was not for want of trying. /1
June 28, 2025 at 6:51 AM
The secret German weather station on the Arctic island of Svalbard. Part of the 'Weather War'.
The team, led by Lieutenant Wilhelm Dege, were the last German troops to surrender in WW2, finally doing so FOUR MONTHS after Germany had officially surrendered.
It was not for want of trying. /1
The team, led by Lieutenant Wilhelm Dege, were the last German troops to surrender in WW2, finally doing so FOUR MONTHS after Germany had officially surrendered.
It was not for want of trying. /1
What's the 'best' thing you've ever found is always a tricky one but my thoughts always go back to the butchered whale bone (that's a bit of vertebrae I'm holding) from an early medieval pit at Sedgford. Also, the first feature I ever dug! @sedgefordarch.bsky.social
June 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
What's the 'best' thing you've ever found is always a tricky one but my thoughts always go back to the butchered whale bone (that's a bit of vertebrae I'm holding) from an early medieval pit at Sedgford. Also, the first feature I ever dug! @sedgefordarch.bsky.social
The site where I first picked up a trowel and I spent many happy summer seasons digging there. I wonder if many community digs can produce so many people who become lifelong archaeologists (Volunteers, commercial, academic and everything either side and in between) @sedgefordarch.bsky.social
Really interesting blog post on three prehistoric crouched burials from Sedgeford, Norfolk, including one dating to the Chalcolithic (CW: human remains photos): www.sharp.org.uk/single-post/...
One… two… three crouched burials in Lower Chalkpit
WARNING: the following article contains images and text related to human remainsWhat is a crouched burial?They are ‘crouched’ in that the deceased person is buried lying on their side with their knees drawn up. Crouched burials are found of men and women, adults and children. They might or might not have grave goods with them, and they may or may not originally have had a structure, like a mound, visible in the landscape above the burial. When dated, crouched burials are usually found to be preh
www.sharp.org.uk
June 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The site where I first picked up a trowel and I spent many happy summer seasons digging there. I wonder if many community digs can produce so many people who become lifelong archaeologists (Volunteers, commercial, academic and everything either side and in between) @sedgefordarch.bsky.social
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Really interesting blog post on three prehistoric crouched burials from Sedgeford, Norfolk, including one dating to the Chalcolithic (CW: human remains photos): www.sharp.org.uk/single-post/...
One… two… three crouched burials in Lower Chalkpit
WARNING: the following article contains images and text related to human remainsWhat is a crouched burial?They are ‘crouched’ in that the deceased person is buried lying on their side with their knees drawn up. Crouched burials are found of men and women, adults and children. They might or might not have grave goods with them, and they may or may not originally have had a structure, like a mound, visible in the landscape above the burial. When dated, crouched burials are usually found to be preh
www.sharp.org.uk
June 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Really interesting blog post on three prehistoric crouched burials from Sedgeford, Norfolk, including one dating to the Chalcolithic (CW: human remains photos): www.sharp.org.uk/single-post/...
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Just because you all need more archaeological sites and finds in your feed.
Black and brown layers of agricultural activities interrupted by layers of sand near the southwestern coast of Norway.
Oldest dating gave result to early Bronze Age in Norway.
Black and brown layers of agricultural activities interrupted by layers of sand near the southwestern coast of Norway.
Oldest dating gave result to early Bronze Age in Norway.
June 15, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Just because you all need more archaeological sites and finds in your feed.
Black and brown layers of agricultural activities interrupted by layers of sand near the southwestern coast of Norway.
Oldest dating gave result to early Bronze Age in Norway.
Black and brown layers of agricultural activities interrupted by layers of sand near the southwestern coast of Norway.
Oldest dating gave result to early Bronze Age in Norway.
Archaeological site hack #243 'The Permatrace Funnel'
May 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Archaeological site hack #243 'The Permatrace Funnel'
On holiday in Poland visiting my partners family I was invited over for coffee and cake to the 'pirate captain' granddad's house. Well, I'm instantly invited to the cellar to taste his home brew 'spirits'
April 19, 2025 at 10:27 AM
On holiday in Poland visiting my partners family I was invited over for coffee and cake to the 'pirate captain' granddad's house. Well, I'm instantly invited to the cellar to taste his home brew 'spirits'
As usual, bit of a busman's holiday. Exhibition in Sopot looking at sites emerging from drained wetlands in Poland!
April 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
As usual, bit of a busman's holiday. Exhibition in Sopot looking at sites emerging from drained wetlands in Poland!
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Pot de jour. 6th century inhumation accessory vessel from the E Midlands. A strong candidate for the nicest pot of its type that's ever sat on my desk. #ancientbluesky #archaeology
April 17, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Pot de jour. 6th century inhumation accessory vessel from the E Midlands. A strong candidate for the nicest pot of its type that's ever sat on my desk. #ancientbluesky #archaeology
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Just a got a copy of the May/June edition of British Archaeology Magazine @archaeologyuk.bsky.social
It features our work in the Flag Fen Basin - the images on page 25 emphasise the stark difference between good (Must Farm logboat/fish traps) & poor preservation (Flag Fen mortised beam).
It features our work in the Flag Fen Basin - the images on page 25 emphasise the stark difference between good (Must Farm logboat/fish traps) & poor preservation (Flag Fen mortised beam).
April 17, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Just a got a copy of the May/June edition of British Archaeology Magazine @archaeologyuk.bsky.social
It features our work in the Flag Fen Basin - the images on page 25 emphasise the stark difference between good (Must Farm logboat/fish traps) & poor preservation (Flag Fen mortised beam).
It features our work in the Flag Fen Basin - the images on page 25 emphasise the stark difference between good (Must Farm logboat/fish traps) & poor preservation (Flag Fen mortised beam).
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Big thanks ☺️ to our feature contributors for this issue
@markknight63.bsky.social @kayth.bsky.social
@ckolonko.bsky.social
Dr Emma Pomeroy @cambridgeuni.bsky.social
If you have an idea for a #BritishArchaeology feature do get in touch: editor@archaeologyuk.org
#archaeology 🏺
@markknight63.bsky.social @kayth.bsky.social
@ckolonko.bsky.social
Dr Emma Pomeroy @cambridgeuni.bsky.social
If you have an idea for a #BritishArchaeology feature do get in touch: editor@archaeologyuk.org
#archaeology 🏺
The May/June edition of #BritishArchaeology is out now! A great article about Flag Fen at risk and its future.
International membership is also available for @archaeologyuk.bsky.social which includes the magazine as part of the subscription!
#Archaeology 🏺
www.archaeologyuk.org/our-work/bec...
International membership is also available for @archaeologyuk.bsky.social which includes the magazine as part of the subscription!
#Archaeology 🏺
www.archaeologyuk.org/our-work/bec...
April 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Big thanks ☺️ to our feature contributors for this issue
@markknight63.bsky.social @kayth.bsky.social
@ckolonko.bsky.social
Dr Emma Pomeroy @cambridgeuni.bsky.social
If you have an idea for a #BritishArchaeology feature do get in touch: editor@archaeologyuk.org
#archaeology 🏺
@markknight63.bsky.social @kayth.bsky.social
@ckolonko.bsky.social
Dr Emma Pomeroy @cambridgeuni.bsky.social
If you have an idea for a #BritishArchaeology feature do get in touch: editor@archaeologyuk.org
#archaeology 🏺
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1.1km long, around 10m wide, involving approximately 22000 piles; the Flag Fen post-alignment was constructed at the beginning of the 13th century BC and maintained, repaired, and replaced until the end of the 10th century BC - preserved by peat until?
📢 The latest issue of British Archaeology is out now!
Inside Issue 202:
🔍 Flag Fen
🧠 Neanderthal encounters at Shanidar Cave
🛡️ Wartime field defences re-examined
🍼 Romano-British baby bottles
🌍 News, reviews, & more
Join the CBA and read more 👉 lnkd.in/eTWjreGb
Inside Issue 202:
🔍 Flag Fen
🧠 Neanderthal encounters at Shanidar Cave
🛡️ Wartime field defences re-examined
🍼 Romano-British baby bottles
🌍 News, reviews, & more
Join the CBA and read more 👉 lnkd.in/eTWjreGb
April 13, 2025 at 8:16 AM
1.1km long, around 10m wide, involving approximately 22000 piles; the Flag Fen post-alignment was constructed at the beginning of the 13th century BC and maintained, repaired, and replaced until the end of the 10th century BC - preserved by peat until?
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📢 The latest issue of British Archaeology is out now!
Inside Issue 202:
🔍 Flag Fen
🧠 Neanderthal encounters at Shanidar Cave
🛡️ Wartime field defences re-examined
🍼 Romano-British baby bottles
🌍 News, reviews, & more
Join the CBA and read more 👉 lnkd.in/eTWjreGb
Inside Issue 202:
🔍 Flag Fen
🧠 Neanderthal encounters at Shanidar Cave
🛡️ Wartime field defences re-examined
🍼 Romano-British baby bottles
🌍 News, reviews, & more
Join the CBA and read more 👉 lnkd.in/eTWjreGb
April 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
📢 The latest issue of British Archaeology is out now!
Inside Issue 202:
🔍 Flag Fen
🧠 Neanderthal encounters at Shanidar Cave
🛡️ Wartime field defences re-examined
🍼 Romano-British baby bottles
🌍 News, reviews, & more
Join the CBA and read more 👉 lnkd.in/eTWjreGb
Inside Issue 202:
🔍 Flag Fen
🧠 Neanderthal encounters at Shanidar Cave
🛡️ Wartime field defences re-examined
🍼 Romano-British baby bottles
🌍 News, reviews, & more
Join the CBA and read more 👉 lnkd.in/eTWjreGb
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The May/June edition of #BritishArchaeology is out now! A great article about Flag Fen at risk and its future.
International membership is also available for @archaeologyuk.bsky.social which includes the magazine as part of the subscription!
#Archaeology 🏺
www.archaeologyuk.org/our-work/bec...
International membership is also available for @archaeologyuk.bsky.social which includes the magazine as part of the subscription!
#Archaeology 🏺
www.archaeologyuk.org/our-work/bec...
April 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The May/June edition of #BritishArchaeology is out now! A great article about Flag Fen at risk and its future.
International membership is also available for @archaeologyuk.bsky.social which includes the magazine as part of the subscription!
#Archaeology 🏺
www.archaeologyuk.org/our-work/bec...
International membership is also available for @archaeologyuk.bsky.social which includes the magazine as part of the subscription!
#Archaeology 🏺
www.archaeologyuk.org/our-work/bec...
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Flag Fen is drying out. Large sections will soon disappear forever. It's pretty much now or never if we want to understand Britain's largest and most impressive prehistoric wooden structure.
The May/June edition of #BritishArchaeology is out now! A great article about Flag Fen at risk and its future.
International membership is also available for @archaeologyuk.bsky.social which includes the magazine as part of the subscription!
#Archaeology 🏺
www.archaeologyuk.org/our-work/bec...
International membership is also available for @archaeologyuk.bsky.social which includes the magazine as part of the subscription!
#Archaeology 🏺
www.archaeologyuk.org/our-work/bec...
April 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Flag Fen is drying out. Large sections will soon disappear forever. It's pretty much now or never if we want to understand Britain's largest and most impressive prehistoric wooden structure.
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We’re excited to share that Hinterlands & Inlands: The Archaeology of West Cambridge and Roman Cambridge Revisited by Christopher Evans and Gavin Lucas is now available to download for free as an Open Access volume here doi.org/10.17863/CAM...
April 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
We’re excited to share that Hinterlands & Inlands: The Archaeology of West Cambridge and Roman Cambridge Revisited by Christopher Evans and Gavin Lucas is now available to download for free as an Open Access volume here doi.org/10.17863/CAM...
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Excavations at Tarmac’s Broom South Quarry uncovered this nearly complete iron comb from the layers inside a Saxon sunken featured building. The coarseness of the comb’s teeth suggest that it may have been used in textile production.
March 31, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Excavations at Tarmac’s Broom South Quarry uncovered this nearly complete iron comb from the layers inside a Saxon sunken featured building. The coarseness of the comb’s teeth suggest that it may have been used in textile production.
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Not all our small finds are small, as this complete upper rotary quern shows. Found in a pit on an excavation at Tarmac’s Broom South Quarry, this quern is made from sandstone and has two channels cut into the grinding surface for mounting handles.
March 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Not all our small finds are small, as this complete upper rotary quern shows. Found in a pit on an excavation at Tarmac’s Broom South Quarry, this quern is made from sandstone and has two channels cut into the grinding surface for mounting handles.
Mmmm.. the familiar site of a Middle Iron Age pit. Nice!
March 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Mmmm.. the familiar site of a Middle Iron Age pit. Nice!
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This stunning palaeolithic handaxe was found during our excavations at Tarmac’s Broom South Quarry. It has the distinctive pointed form of a ficron handaxe with concave edges and is associated with a period during the Lower Palaeolithic around 350,000 years ago.
March 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
This stunning palaeolithic handaxe was found during our excavations at Tarmac’s Broom South Quarry. It has the distinctive pointed form of a ficron handaxe with concave edges and is associated with a period during the Lower Palaeolithic around 350,000 years ago.
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At Tarmac’s Broom South Quarry we discovered this broken transversally sharpened axe or adze. Mesolithic in date, the “tranchet axe” is missing the proximal (working) end. This fracture could have happened while it was being used.
March 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
At Tarmac’s Broom South Quarry we discovered this broken transversally sharpened axe or adze. Mesolithic in date, the “tranchet axe” is missing the proximal (working) end. This fracture could have happened while it was being used.