Sarah Miles
@sarahmiles.bsky.social
#Archaeologist Director, Community Archaeology North CIC www.cancic.com @cancic.bsky.social Prehistory, Neolithic, Bronze Age, fieldwork, landscape, community. Former publisher.
Hexham Abbey looking especially beautiful under clear skies and moon last night. 📷 My own
December 4, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Hexham Abbey looking especially beautiful under clear skies and moon last night. 📷 My own
I burn with shame when I confess I bought this last year.
November 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I burn with shame when I confess I bought this last year.
Just finished a brilliant weekend of test pits in Hexham. So much enthusiasm from so many volunteers keen to learn about where they live. Huge thanks to the Hexham Local History Society for their sponsorship. #community #localhistory #archaeology
September 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Just finished a brilliant weekend of test pits in Hexham. So much enthusiasm from so many volunteers keen to learn about where they live. Huge thanks to the Hexham Local History Society for their sponsorship. #community #localhistory #archaeology
Warton Crag Fort. An elusive possible BA defensive something likely reused during the Iron Age & more than likely thereafter. But couldn’t see a thing anyway as the vegetation was so dense. And the crags look like ramparts so who knows. Nice view #HillfortsWednesday
July 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Warton Crag Fort. An elusive possible BA defensive something likely reused during the Iron Age & more than likely thereafter. But couldn’t see a thing anyway as the vegetation was so dense. And the crags look like ramparts so who knows. Nice view #HillfortsWednesday
Officially excited by our new tshirt design. #communityarchaeology
June 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Officially excited by our new tshirt design. #communityarchaeology
Mind you, a loom weight or two always catch my eye.
June 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Mind you, a loom weight or two always catch my eye.
Whinny Hill, Northumberland. A possible BA Four Poster almost totally buried in heather. Four stones present in total. Ranging poles mark purported ‘sockets’ of ‘missing’ stones, seems unlikely unless they were very recently removed. A site in much need of scheduling and care. #standingstoneSunday
June 22, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Whinny Hill, Northumberland. A possible BA Four Poster almost totally buried in heather. Four stones present in total. Ranging poles mark purported ‘sockets’ of ‘missing’ stones, seems unlikely unless they were very recently removed. A site in much need of scheduling and care. #standingstoneSunday
The Three Kings Bronze Age Four Poster, Northumberland. Recently released from the Redesdale Forest dense tree cover that has surrounded in since the 1950s. #StandingStoneSunday
May 11, 2025 at 7:54 AM
The Three Kings Bronze Age Four Poster, Northumberland. Recently released from the Redesdale Forest dense tree cover that has surrounded in since the 1950s. #StandingStoneSunday
Mine … although now sadly closed. *No relation.
May 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Mine … although now sadly closed. *No relation.
The #barkaeologist is pleased to feature in #dogsatpollingstations
May 1, 2025 at 10:58 AM
The #barkaeologist is pleased to feature in #dogsatpollingstations
Loomweights? We’ve had a few, but then again … too many to mention. Or to bake.
April 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Loomweights? We’ve had a few, but then again … too many to mention. Or to bake.
Some of us have been doing this so long we are now training humans …
April 1, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Some of us have been doing this so long we are now training humans …
March 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
When your dog is called Kippa and you find yourself in Craster for an afternoon walk …
March 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
When your dog is called Kippa and you find yourself in Craster for an afternoon walk …
First you choose a Ferrari. Then you choose a personalised number plate …
March 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
First you choose a Ferrari. Then you choose a personalised number plate …
Hexham abbey looking splendid in the morning sun, with added crocuses.
March 6, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Hexham abbey looking splendid in the morning sun, with added crocuses.
I got this today … 😳
February 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I got this today … 😳
@prehistorian.bsky.social Some curious prematch ritual deposition on the pitch this afternoon. #NUFC
January 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
@prehistorian.bsky.social Some curious prematch ritual deposition on the pitch this afternoon. #NUFC
A suddenly very wet and blowy visit to Goatstone EBA four poster in Northumberland. A return visit will be needed for the visibility images as there wasn’t any. #barkaeologist for scale #StandingStoneSunday
December 29, 2024 at 3:15 PM
A suddenly very wet and blowy visit to Goatstone EBA four poster in Northumberland. A return visit will be needed for the visibility images as there wasn’t any. #barkaeologist for scale #StandingStoneSunday
For those who also have a love of #archaeology site plans. Came across these on eBay. Hope Taylor’s plans of Ad Gefrin, I think from the original publication but showing no damage or sign of being cut from a book. Love them!
December 13, 2024 at 5:03 PM
For those who also have a love of #archaeology site plans. Came across these on eBay. Hope Taylor’s plans of Ad Gefrin, I think from the original publication but showing no damage or sign of being cut from a book. Love them!
The Heel Stone, Stonehenge carries two benchmarks. Both to the lower right northeast face. The upper one references the old Liverpool datum. The lower one, mostly obscured by grass the Newlyn datum. #BenchmarkMonday
December 9, 2024 at 7:42 AM
The Heel Stone, Stonehenge carries two benchmarks. Both to the lower right northeast face. The upper one references the old Liverpool datum. The lower one, mostly obscured by grass the Newlyn datum. #BenchmarkMonday
#StandingStoneSunday
Looking from Chun Castle, West Penrith towards Chun Quoit. A breathtaking landscape and skyscape. (Probably qualifies for #TombTuesday and #HillfortsWednesday too …)
Looking from Chun Castle, West Penrith towards Chun Quoit. A breathtaking landscape and skyscape. (Probably qualifies for #TombTuesday and #HillfortsWednesday too …)
December 8, 2024 at 8:48 AM
#StandingStoneSunday
Looking from Chun Castle, West Penrith towards Chun Quoit. A breathtaking landscape and skyscape. (Probably qualifies for #TombTuesday and #HillfortsWednesday too …)
Looking from Chun Castle, West Penrith towards Chun Quoit. A breathtaking landscape and skyscape. (Probably qualifies for #TombTuesday and #HillfortsWednesday too …)
Good morning Hexham Abbey #Northumberland
November 30, 2024 at 7:28 AM
Good morning Hexham Abbey #Northumberland
Very kind weather & generous skies for today’s trip to Avebury with the Oxford ContEd MSc Landscape Archaeology group. Thanks Dave Griffiths & @amandachadburn.bsky.social 🏺
November 4, 2023 at 8:06 PM
Very kind weather & generous skies for today’s trip to Avebury with the Oxford ContEd MSc Landscape Archaeology group. Thanks Dave Griffiths & @amandachadburn.bsky.social 🏺