REMADE - Roman & Early Medieval Alloys Defined
@remade-uor.bsky.social
UKRI Future Leaders funded project led by Dr Peter Bray based at University of Reading - Archaeology. We're examining the chemical composition of copper alloy artefacts from across the UK using pXRF and MP-AES analysis, looking for reuse & recycling.
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REMADE
REMADE aims to shift approaches to archaeological metals, while addressing serious structural challenges in the current UK heritage sector.
research.reading.ac.uk
REMADE is looking at the composition of Roman & early medieval copper alloy artefacts from across the UK. We are finding stories of reuse & recycling, & interesting craft choices. Learn more about the project & team here: research.reading.ac.uk/remade/, & follow us for updates! 🏺 #archaeology
In case you missed it earlier this week, read the lastest @uor-research.bsky.social blog to learn all about how REMADE is tracing rebellion during the Crisis of the 3rd century in the chemistry of Roman radiate coins! 🪙 rdg.ac/4notWE9
#FindsFriday #Archaeology #AncientSky
#FindsFriday #Archaeology #AncientSky
Tracing rebellion in the chemistry of Roman coins - Connecting Research
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September 12, 2025 at 8:35 AM
In case you missed it earlier this week, read the lastest @uor-research.bsky.social blog to learn all about how REMADE is tracing rebellion during the Crisis of the 3rd century in the chemistry of Roman radiate coins! 🪙 rdg.ac/4notWE9
#FindsFriday #Archaeology #AncientSky
#FindsFriday #Archaeology #AncientSky
Check out the latest @uor-research.bsky.social blog post to learn more about how REMADE's analysis of the Cunetio Hoard coins is revealing details of rebellion & uprising during the Roman Empire's Third Century Crisis 🪙
#AncientSky #Archaeology #RomanEmpire 🏺
#AncientSky #Archaeology #RomanEmpire 🏺
Britannia, 274 AD. A rogue general has defied Rome to form a splinter state and, somewhere in Wiltshire, 55,000 coins are buried in the dirt.
Now, analysis of their alloys is letting archaeologist @kmurphster.bsky.social track an empire's rise & fall
Read our blog 🔗 rdg.ac/4notWE9
#AncientSky
Now, analysis of their alloys is letting archaeologist @kmurphster.bsky.social track an empire's rise & fall
Read our blog 🔗 rdg.ac/4notWE9
#AncientSky
Tracing rebellion in the chemistry of Roman coins - Connecting Research
rdg.ac
September 9, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Check out the latest @uor-research.bsky.social blog post to learn more about how REMADE's analysis of the Cunetio Hoard coins is revealing details of rebellion & uprising during the Roman Empire's Third Century Crisis 🪙
#AncientSky #Archaeology #RomanEmpire 🏺
#AncientSky #Archaeology #RomanEmpire 🏺
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It's @askanarchaeologist.bsky.social day and today we have at the Palace:
Conservators
Archaeological chemists
Experimental archaeologists
Finds specialists
Field archaeologists
Geophysicists
Ecologists
Marine archaeologists
It's almost like we planned it.
Ask away!!
Conservators
Archaeological chemists
Experimental archaeologists
Finds specialists
Field archaeologists
Geophysicists
Ecologists
Marine archaeologists
It's almost like we planned it.
Ask away!!
July 25, 2025 at 6:50 AM
It's @askanarchaeologist.bsky.social day and today we have at the Palace:
Conservators
Archaeological chemists
Experimental archaeologists
Finds specialists
Field archaeologists
Geophysicists
Ecologists
Marine archaeologists
It's almost like we planned it.
Ask away!!
Conservators
Archaeological chemists
Experimental archaeologists
Finds specialists
Field archaeologists
Geophysicists
Ecologists
Marine archaeologists
It's almost like we planned it.
Ask away!!
We're all set up at @romanpalace.bsky.social! Looking forward to chatting with lots of people and striking some replica Roman coins! #FestivalOfArchaeology
July 25, 2025 at 9:46 AM
We're all set up at @romanpalace.bsky.social! Looking forward to chatting with lots of people and striking some replica Roman coins! #FestivalOfArchaeology
Tomorrow (Friday July 25) is the Meet the Experts event at @romanpalace.bsky.social & we have very kindly been included in the experts you can meet!
Come say hi, check out artefacts we've analysed, chat copper chemistry & design your own replica Roman coin!
Come say hi, check out artefacts we've analysed, chat copper chemistry & design your own replica Roman coin!
💥🚨THIS WEEK!🚨💥
For one day only (Friday 25th July, since you ask) you can drop in to the Palace and chat to any number of experts and archaeological specialists.
10:30am to 4pm
Suitable for all ages
Free of charge, (optional entry to the Palace is normal price)
Here's what we have planned 🧵👇
For one day only (Friday 25th July, since you ask) you can drop in to the Palace and chat to any number of experts and archaeological specialists.
10:30am to 4pm
Suitable for all ages
Free of charge, (optional entry to the Palace is normal price)
Here's what we have planned 🧵👇
July 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Tomorrow (Friday July 25) is the Meet the Experts event at @romanpalace.bsky.social & we have very kindly been included in the experts you can meet!
Come say hi, check out artefacts we've analysed, chat copper chemistry & design your own replica Roman coin!
Come say hi, check out artefacts we've analysed, chat copper chemistry & design your own replica Roman coin!
Want to learn more about REMADE? See some objects that we've analysed? Make a replica #Roman coin? If you answered yes to any of those questions, come see us at the #FestivalOfArchaeology Meet the Experts event at Fishbourne @romanpalace.bsky.social on July 25!
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Festival of Archaeology: Meet the Experts! - Sussex Past
For one day only, go behind the scenes, meet archaeology experts, explore recent discoveries, and get hands-on with real artefacts and crafts.
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July 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Want to learn more about REMADE? See some objects that we've analysed? Make a replica #Roman coin? If you answered yes to any of those questions, come see us at the #FestivalOfArchaeology Meet the Experts event at Fishbourne @romanpalace.bsky.social on July 25!
sussexpast.co.uk/event/festiv...
sussexpast.co.uk/event/festiv...
We're all set up at the @uniofreading.bsky.social Community Festival! Come see some Roman artefacts & see how coins were made! Find us in the Time zone in Palmer Quad.
May 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
We're all set up at the @uniofreading.bsky.social Community Festival! Come see some Roman artefacts & see how coins were made! Find us in the Time zone in Palmer Quad.
REMADE's data scientist, Kathryn, will be speaking at the @uniofreading.bsky.social Community Festival all about how the chemistry of Roman coins is revealing stories of rebellion & recycling in the 3rd century.
Come along to Palmer G10 at 14:45 this Saturday to hear all the details!
Come along to Palmer G10 at 14:45 this Saturday to hear all the details!
Roman coins contain tales of empire, war and prosperity, all hidden in the very metals of which they are made! 💰
Come to Kathryn Murphy’s talk at the Community Festival this Saturday, in Palmer G10 at 14.45 to learn more about recycling & rebellion
@remade-uor.bsky.social
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Come to Kathryn Murphy’s talk at the Community Festival this Saturday, in Palmer G10 at 14.45 to learn more about recycling & rebellion
@remade-uor.bsky.social
🔗 rdg.ac/3AUYDdZ
May 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
REMADE's data scientist, Kathryn, will be speaking at the @uniofreading.bsky.social Community Festival all about how the chemistry of Roman coins is revealing stories of rebellion & recycling in the 3rd century.
Come along to Palmer G10 at 14:45 this Saturday to hear all the details!
Come along to Palmer G10 at 14:45 this Saturday to hear all the details!
We're super excited to take part in the @uor-research.bsky.social @uniofreading.bsky.social Community Festival this Saturday! Come learn about recycling & rebellion in Roman coins & copper artefacts.
Find us all day in the Time zone (Palmer Quad) & come along to Palmer G10 for our talk at 14:45!
Find us all day in the Time zone (Palmer Quad) & come along to Palmer G10 for our talk at 14:45!
📢Our annual Community Festival is fast approaching on Saturday 17 May!
Register now to be the first to receive the festival programme and gain access to bookable workshops and activities taking place across the 4 festival zones.
🔗 rdg.ac/3AUYDdZ
#CommunityFestival2025
Register now to be the first to receive the festival programme and gain access to bookable workshops and activities taking place across the 4 festival zones.
🔗 rdg.ac/3AUYDdZ
#CommunityFestival2025
May 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
We're super excited to take part in the @uor-research.bsky.social @uniofreading.bsky.social Community Festival this Saturday! Come learn about recycling & rebellion in Roman coins & copper artefacts.
Find us all day in the Time zone (Palmer Quad) & come along to Palmer G10 for our talk at 14:45!
Find us all day in the Time zone (Palmer Quad) & come along to Palmer G10 for our talk at 14:45!
We've been busy with some experimental #Archaeology & have been striking our own coins! We had some custom dies made - official & barbarous portraits of Tetricus, the project & the @uniofreading.bsky.social logo. We've got enough for a hoard now! #FindsFriday
May 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
We've been busy with some experimental #Archaeology & have been striking our own coins! We had some custom dies made - official & barbarous portraits of Tetricus, the project & the @uniofreading.bsky.social logo. We've got enough for a hoard now! #FindsFriday
A very hoppy #FindsFriday - an adorable little crouched hare plate brooch (only 2cm long!). It has a tinned surface with bands of niello inlay and a hinged pin. It was found in the Forum Basilica excavations at Silchester #Roman Town. #Easter #Archaeology
April 18, 2025 at 8:31 AM
A very hoppy #FindsFriday - an adorable little crouched hare plate brooch (only 2cm long!). It has a tinned surface with bands of niello inlay and a hinged pin. It was found in the Forum Basilica excavations at Silchester #Roman Town. #Easter #Archaeology
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I'm super excited to let you know that the WallCAP WallGIS is now available on @ads-update.bsky.social! Every feature of Hadrian’s Wall has a record in the WallGIS with detailed info & spatial data, which can all be searched/viewed online! shorturl.at/FSr2z #Archaeology 🏺
December 10, 2024 at 10:14 AM
I'm super excited to let you know that the WallCAP WallGIS is now available on @ads-update.bsky.social! Every feature of Hadrian’s Wall has a record in the WallGIS with detailed info & spatial data, which can all be searched/viewed online! shorturl.at/FSr2z #Archaeology 🏺
We have several PhDs working alongside the REMADE team. Rose Karpinski is looking at Iron Age copper alloys from the Upper & Middle Thames Valley, working in collaboration with @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social. Check out her project here: research.reading.ac.uk/remade/progr...
🏺 #Archaeology #IronAge
🏺 #Archaeology #IronAge
Progress Update October 2024 – Rose Karpinski, PhD Student - REMADE
Since starting my PhD which a CDP project with the Ashmolean Museum I have been granted many great opportunities to broaden my understanding of my topic. Working with the Ashmolean...Read More >
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December 4, 2024 at 10:23 AM
We have several PhDs working alongside the REMADE team. Rose Karpinski is looking at Iron Age copper alloys from the Upper & Middle Thames Valley, working in collaboration with @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social. Check out her project here: research.reading.ac.uk/remade/progr...
🏺 #Archaeology #IronAge
🏺 #Archaeology #IronAge
For #FindsFriday, we thought we should introduce Owen Humphreys, the REMADE Artefact Specialist. You can find out more about what Owen has been up to and which artefact assemblages we have analysed so far by reading his recent blog post! research.reading.ac.uk/remade/progr... #Archaeology 🏺
Progress Update October 2024 – Owen Humphreys, Artefact Specialist - REMADE
Hi all. For those who haven’t met me yet, I’m Owen. I joined the REMADE project in April (has it only been 6 months?), taking over from Philippa in the...Read More >
research.reading.ac.uk
November 29, 2024 at 9:29 AM
For #FindsFriday, we thought we should introduce Owen Humphreys, the REMADE Artefact Specialist. You can find out more about what Owen has been up to and which artefact assemblages we have analysed so far by reading his recent blog post! research.reading.ac.uk/remade/progr... #Archaeology 🏺
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For the Romano-Britons among us, here's a lot of others you might like to follow.
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go.bsky.app/S7ESho8
November 24, 2024 at 5:10 PM
For the Romano-Britons among us, here's a lot of others you might like to follow.
go.bsky.app/S7ESho8
go.bsky.app/S7ESho8
The team has a busy weekend ahead! Kathryn, our data scientist, is off to the CAA UK (data & digital #archaeology) conference in Canterbury. Owen, our finds specialist, is heading to King's Lynn to analyse medieval lead with Lynn Museum & the Medieval Ritual Landscapes project.
November 22, 2024 at 10:55 AM
The team has a busy weekend ahead! Kathryn, our data scientist, is off to the CAA UK (data & digital #archaeology) conference in Canterbury. Owen, our finds specialist, is heading to King's Lynn to analyse medieval lead with Lynn Museum & the Medieval Ritual Landscapes project.
Team day in the lab, looking over copper alloy finds from Silchester #Roman town. We were being quizzed on brooch identification by Owen, the REMADE finds specialist.
Many of these finds have already been chemically analysed by the project (non destructive pXRF & tiny samples too) 🏺 #Archaeology
Many of these finds have already been chemically analysed by the project (non destructive pXRF & tiny samples too) 🏺 #Archaeology
November 21, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Team day in the lab, looking over copper alloy finds from Silchester #Roman town. We were being quizzed on brooch identification by Owen, the REMADE finds specialist.
Many of these finds have already been chemically analysed by the project (non destructive pXRF & tiny samples too) 🏺 #Archaeology
Many of these finds have already been chemically analysed by the project (non destructive pXRF & tiny samples too) 🏺 #Archaeology
REMADE is looking at the composition of Roman & early medieval copper alloy artefacts from across the UK. We are finding stories of reuse & recycling, & interesting craft choices. Learn more about the project & team here: research.reading.ac.uk/remade/, & follow us for updates! 🏺 #archaeology
REMADE
REMADE aims to shift approaches to archaeological metals, while addressing serious structural challenges in the current UK heritage sector.
research.reading.ac.uk
November 14, 2024 at 11:38 AM
REMADE is looking at the composition of Roman & early medieval copper alloy artefacts from across the UK. We are finding stories of reuse & recycling, & interesting craft choices. Learn more about the project & team here: research.reading.ac.uk/remade/, & follow us for updates! 🏺 #archaeology