Luc Amkreutz
@prehistoryrmo.bsky.social
Archaeologist; Curator Prehistory at RMO; Professor of Public Archaeology Leiden University; Limburg
Musical instrument, horse gear, or magical object? These ‘rattles’ were often found in Viking graves. The rings make a loud and clear sound that must have been important. This one was used in the Oseberg burial ceremony. c. 820 CE, iron, copper alloy, silver. Oseberg Tønsberg, Vestfold. KHM Oslo 🇳🇴
October 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Musical instrument, horse gear, or magical object? These ‘rattles’ were often found in Viking graves. The rings make a loud and clear sound that must have been important. This one was used in the Oseberg burial ceremony. c. 820 CE, iron, copper alloy, silver. Oseberg Tønsberg, Vestfold. KHM Oslo 🇳🇴
Communal gardens, autumn sun, a banjo and wayfaring stranger. Sometimes things are just ok! 🪕
October 18, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Communal gardens, autumn sun, a banjo and wayfaring stranger. Sometimes things are just ok! 🪕
For #FindsFriday the stunning iron Gjermundbu helmet I saw this week at the KHM in Oslo 🇳🇴. It is the best preserved Viking helmet around with a cool visor. Found in 1943 in Ringerike in a ship-shaped burial mound, it dates to the 900s.
October 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
For #FindsFriday the stunning iron Gjermundbu helmet I saw this week at the KHM in Oslo 🇳🇴. It is the best preserved Viking helmet around with a cool visor. Found in 1943 in Ringerike in a ship-shaped burial mound, it dates to the 900s.
The Ekeberg Mesolithic rock carvings of Sjømannskolen on the rocky outskirts of Oslo. At the time, more than 6000 yrs ago the sea 🌊 was 50 m higher, so the site could be reached by canoe 🛶. This image is of a female elk or deer.
September 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The Ekeberg Mesolithic rock carvings of Sjømannskolen on the rocky outskirts of Oslo. At the time, more than 6000 yrs ago the sea 🌊 was 50 m higher, so the site could be reached by canoe 🛶. This image is of a female elk or deer.
The Certosa situla (end 7th/early 6th century BC). This wine vessel depicts scenes of military processions and (ritual) feasts. Central is a banquet scene (guys with hats). It was a century old before used to hold cremation remains in the Early Iron Age. It is in the Bologna archaeological museum.
September 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The Certosa situla (end 7th/early 6th century BC). This wine vessel depicts scenes of military processions and (ritual) feasts. Central is a banquet scene (guys with hats). It was a century old before used to hold cremation remains in the Early Iron Age. It is in the Bologna archaeological museum.
#FlintFriday! Stunning 🤩 Mesolithic scraper from submerged #Doggerland 🌊 found on the beach by Maurits a couple of weeks ago.
September 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
#FlintFriday! Stunning 🤩 Mesolithic scraper from submerged #Doggerland 🌊 found on the beach by Maurits a couple of weeks ago.
Grazie mille Ferrara 🇮🇹 and MESO 2025! A perfectly organised conference with many colleagues and friends and a stunning excursion into the beautiful Dolomites 🏔️
September 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Grazie mille Ferrara 🇮🇹 and MESO 2025! A perfectly organised conference with many colleagues and friends and a stunning excursion into the beautiful Dolomites 🏔️
Last week’s 🍎 and 🍐 for 🍎 🍐 juice, in the orchard 🌳@Sint-Geertruid. Sultry weather harvesting.
September 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Last week’s 🍎 and 🍐 for 🍎 🍐 juice, in the orchard 🌳@Sint-Geertruid. Sultry weather harvesting.
I must say the badgers 🦡 in the orchard are rather brilliant. In their efforts of creating a small subsidiary set near the hawthorn hedge, they unearthed a nice Neolithic decortication flake (they live close to the flint mines of Rijckholt-St.-Geertruid). I have now put in a request for a handaxe.
September 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I must say the badgers 🦡 in the orchard are rather brilliant. In their efforts of creating a small subsidiary set near the hawthorn hedge, they unearthed a nice Neolithic decortication flake (they live close to the flint mines of Rijckholt-St.-Geertruid). I have now put in a request for a handaxe.
Mezzaluna 🌓, the ice parlour of the Inn-famous Zwarte Ruiter in Gulpen with la Luna Piena 🌕
September 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Mezzaluna 🌓, the ice parlour of the Inn-famous Zwarte Ruiter in Gulpen with la Luna Piena 🌕
☀️ Wake me up when September ends... Vespula germanica | German wasp | Duitse wesp 🐝 enjoying a sugar rush from, or rather in, some overripe plums. Late summer vibes @Zoeterwoude
September 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
☀️ Wake me up when September ends... Vespula germanica | German wasp | Duitse wesp 🐝 enjoying a sugar rush from, or rather in, some overripe plums. Late summer vibes @Zoeterwoude
Vanessa cardui | Painted lady | Distelvlinder. Impressive butterfly 🦋 that is migratory l, sometimes up to North Africa @Weipoort
September 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Vanessa cardui | Painted lady | Distelvlinder. Impressive butterfly 🦋 that is migratory l, sometimes up to North Africa @Weipoort
This one was hard too catch on camera
Macroglossum stellatarum | Hummingbird Hawk moth | Kolobrievlinder @Weipoort
Macroglossum stellatarum | Hummingbird Hawk moth | Kolobrievlinder @Weipoort
September 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
This one was hard too catch on camera
Macroglossum stellatarum | Hummingbird Hawk moth | Kolobrievlinder @Weipoort
Macroglossum stellatarum | Hummingbird Hawk moth | Kolobrievlinder @Weipoort
Mooie avond rondom de @nrc.nl podcast -Wilde Eeuwen. Het begin-, in @rmoudheden.bsky.social. De muziek, hier met Mongolische en Toeva keelzang, is deels speciaal hiervoor gecomponeerd en zeer sfeervol. | Mongolian and Tuva throat singing introducing a new podcast on the ancient past.
September 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Mooie avond rondom de @nrc.nl podcast -Wilde Eeuwen. Het begin-, in @rmoudheden.bsky.social. De muziek, hier met Mongolische en Toeva keelzang, is deels speciaal hiervoor gecomponeerd en zeer sfeervol. | Mongolian and Tuva throat singing introducing a new podcast on the ancient past.
Grey heron/Blauwe reiger (Ardea cinerea) @Leiden. Not often on the Meso/Neolithic diet. Maybe too fishy?
August 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Grey heron/Blauwe reiger (Ardea cinerea) @Leiden. Not often on the Meso/Neolithic diet. Maybe too fishy?
Dear all! Bronze Age was nominated for exhibition of the year by Museumtijdschift 🥳 Will you vote and help us win! That would make for a very happy curator and museum!!!
🔥Help je Bronstijd aan goud? Stem ook! www.tentoonstellingsprijs.nl
🔥Help je Bronstijd aan goud? Stem ook! www.tentoonstellingsprijs.nl
August 28, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Dear all! Bronze Age was nominated for exhibition of the year by Museumtijdschift 🥳 Will you vote and help us win! That would make for a very happy curator and museum!!!
🔥Help je Bronstijd aan goud? Stem ook! www.tentoonstellingsprijs.nl
🔥Help je Bronstijd aan goud? Stem ook! www.tentoonstellingsprijs.nl
Erinaceus europaeus (hedgehog/egel) blending in
August 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Erinaceus europaeus (hedgehog/egel) blending in
@Culemborg Blues / Henrik Freischlader playing Jimi H. Foxy Lady 🎸
August 23, 2025 at 11:07 PM
@Culemborg Blues / Henrik Freischlader playing Jimi H. Foxy Lady 🎸
Cydalima perspectalis, Buxus moth (Buxusmot), Culemborg
August 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Cydalima perspectalis, Buxus moth (Buxusmot), Culemborg
Dysdera spec., probably Woodlouse spider (Celspin 🕷️). Culemborg
August 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Dysdera spec., probably Woodlouse spider (Celspin 🕷️). Culemborg
Harmonia axyridis f. succinea, Multicoloured Asian lady beetle (veelstippig Aziatisch lieveheersbeestje 🐞), Weipoort.
August 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Harmonia axyridis f. succinea, Multicoloured Asian lady beetle (veelstippig Aziatisch lieveheersbeestje 🐞), Weipoort.
Solitary bee (metselbij) Megachile spec. and honey bee 🐝 (Apis melifera) browsing for nectar, communal flower and vegetable fields, Weipoort
August 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Solitary bee (metselbij) Megachile spec. and honey bee 🐝 (Apis melifera) browsing for nectar, communal flower and vegetable fields, Weipoort
Apis mellifera 🐝
August 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Apis mellifera 🐝
Vielen 🙏 Steiermark und Salzburgerland! 12 Gipfel in 14 Tage. 11 x 2000+ ⛰️ Schofer 2133; Rippeteck 2126; Gasselhöhe 2001; Krahbergzinken 2134; Seerieszinken 2210; Hoher Dachstein 2995 ⛰️; Griessenkareck 1991; Arche 2060; Tagweideck 2135; Schwarzkopf 2263; Steinfeldspitze 2344; Gamskogel 2186
August 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Vielen 🙏 Steiermark und Salzburgerland! 12 Gipfel in 14 Tage. 11 x 2000+ ⛰️ Schofer 2133; Rippeteck 2126; Gasselhöhe 2001; Krahbergzinken 2134; Seerieszinken 2210; Hoher Dachstein 2995 ⛰️; Griessenkareck 1991; Arche 2060; Tagweideck 2135; Schwarzkopf 2263; Steinfeldspitze 2344; Gamskogel 2186
