Looks great. Although this one will always have a place in my heart.

Ancient Object of the Day: Vindolanda Tablets, Northumberland. Written on fragments of thin, postcard-sized wooden leaf-tablets with carbon-based ink, the tablets date to the 1st and 2nd centuries CE. They record military matters as well as personal messages to and from members of the garrison...

Ancient Object of the Day: Dores Boar, Inverness-shire. This Pictish carved stone dates from between 500 and 800 CE. This naturalistic boar may represent a clan emblem, or perhaps a religious cult. The odd shape of the stone is due to its reuse as a chimney-head in a cottage. Like, share, follow.

Ancient Object of the Day: Cramond Lioness, Edinburgh. In 1997, a Roman-era sculpture of a lioness devouring a prisoner dating back to around 140 AD was found in the River Almond at Cramond. The lioness signifies death’s destructive power, the two snakes at the base represent the soul’s survival.

Ancient Object of the Day: Maeshowe in Orkney. A 5,000 year old chambered cairn. Around 1,000 years ago, Vikings broke into the tomb and left their mark, creating the beautiful Maeshowe Dragon.