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Lindow Jam
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Family, Health & interests: archaeology, history, mental health, social work, writing, the methodology of discovery & the confirmation and testing of knowledge. Also Assoc. football and Manchester United FC.
@briannazarenus.bsky.social hey, mate. You okay? Hope you’re just catching up on sleep?
December 26, 2023 at 4:41 PM
@elektrofant.bsky.social
I can’t believe there were grounds for you to get banned from the other place. What happened?!
December 20, 2023 at 7:20 AM
@kerridwen.bsky.social
I don’t know how safe it is on Twitter, so I’ll say it here. Miles and I have an unusual relationship. Neither of us are gay, but are lovers, & I’m his 1 lover not in ‘his’ body. He experiences high dysphoria being in Allison’s body. I feel v responsible for his happiness.
October 28, 2023 at 2:08 AM
New discoveries point to the Eastern Roman Empire frontier being fluid and a vibrant place of cross-border trade, rather than of constant violent conflict.

www.theguardian.com/science/2023...
October 27, 2023 at 3:39 AM
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Day 26 of Halloween Archaeology🏺: "Witch Marks". Take a look in the rafters and walls if you have an old house.
What Are Witches’ Marks? | Historic England
Marks usually scribed onto stone or woodwork to protect inhabitants and visitors from witches and evil spirits.
historicengland.org.uk
October 27, 2023 at 1:04 AM
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Days 23 and 24 of Halloween Archaeology. I was catching up after a quick vacation. Here's the first one, a "composite" burial. One skeleton of parts from multiple people.
"Frankenstein" Bog Mummies Discovered in Scotland
Two Bronze Age bodies found on a Scottish island are actually made from six people, a new study reveals.
www.nationalgeographic.com
October 25, 2023 at 12:17 AM
Cheers! 🍻
Day 7 of Halloween Archaeology: It's the weekend! Maybe it's time to eat or drink a little more than you did during the week? Maybe do all that out if the skulls of enemies or ancestors? 🏺
Ancient Britons Used Skulls as Cups
Gruesome goblets were carefully fashioned, may have been used to serve up enemies' brains
www.science.org
October 27, 2023 at 3:33 AM
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Day 4 of Halloween Archaeology: It's boot season! Here's a find from the Thames River. A man in his mid 30s likely drowned wearing a pair of black leather boots. 🏺
The medieval mystery of the booted man in the mud - MOLA Headland Infrastructure
A mysterious male skeleton, lying face-down deep in the Thames mud, with a pair of in-situ thigh-high leather boots has been discovered by our archaeologists working on one of the sites being used to ...
molaheadland.com
October 4, 2023 at 1:37 PM