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Welwyn Archaeological Society
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The Society's Blue Sky feed run by the Director with an interest in all things archaeological especially archaeological method, geophysics and fieldwork. Have been known to publish a few things on coins and stats too. Always looking for speakers!
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churchmonuments.bsky.social
Our latest Journal is out! Verminous cadavers, all sorts of monuments and wide-ranging reviews. Details at churchmonumentssociety.org/the-journal. Free to members - or click the links to read abstracts and order a copy
Wall monument with semi-effigy figures and ornate surround
November 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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durotrigesdig.bsky.social
*Archaeological find of national significance broken up and dispersed overseas*

There, fixed that headline for you

www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/2562811...
Roman coin find in Dorset field sells for over £16,000
A hoard of 97 Roman coins found in Dorset by metal detectorist Trenton Oliver sold for £16,625 at Noonans Mayfair auction, exceeding estimates.
www.dorsetecho.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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durotrigesdig.bsky.social
A fascinating talk about a truly stunning Iron Age discovery 👇
ehasarch.bsky.social EHAS @ehasarch.bsky.social · 4d
The next CHAS lecture is a not-to-miss event! Join us on December 1 to hear British Museum curator Dr. Sophia Adams talk about the amazing Melsonby Hoard - and, as always, it's free!
More info and a link for tickets here:
ehas.org.uk/ehas.org.uk/...

#archaeology #ancientBluesky
The Melsonby Hoard: a talk by Sophia Adams - East Herts Archaeological Society
The Melsonby Hoard is a highly significant collection of more than 800 pieces of Iron Age metalwork from nearly 2,000 years ago.
ehas.org.uk
November 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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ehasarch.bsky.social
The next CHAS lecture is a not-to-miss event! Join us on December 1 to hear British Museum curator Dr. Sophia Adams talk about the amazing Melsonby Hoard - and, as always, it's free!
More info and a link for tickets here:
ehas.org.uk/ehas.org.uk/...

#archaeology #ancientBluesky
The Melsonby Hoard: a talk by Sophia Adams - East Herts Archaeological Society
The Melsonby Hoard is a highly significant collection of more than 800 pieces of Iron Age metalwork from nearly 2,000 years ago.
ehas.org.uk
November 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
welwynarchsoc.bsky.social
I have a reference to "American Archaeology", vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 27--34. I cannot find any reference to such a journal, and it doesn't appear to be any of the likely mis-cites like the American Journal of Archaeology. Any suggestions? [and before someone asks, no it isn't a chatGPT invention]. Ta
November 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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fotofacade.bsky.social
☄️Out of this world. 🔆A bit of warmth and light for the darker days.
The medieval St. Thomas Becket, Fairfield, Romney Marsh—once part of a thriving village, now isolated by time and circumstance.
St. Thomas à Becket Church stands alone on Romney Marsh, its weathered timber and brick glowing in soft light, surrounded by flat, waterlogged fields and wide sky.
November 17, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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aaronparnas.bsky.social
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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polarnerd.bsky.social
Those who study history...
November 15, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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irisvanrooij.bsky.social
“While the AI industry claims its models can “think,” “reason,” and “learn,” their supposed achievements rest on marketing hype and stolen intellectual labor. In reality, AI erodes academic freedom, weakens critical reading, and subordinates the pursuit of knowledge to corporate interests.”
AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education
Olivia Guest & Iris van Rooij urge teachers and scholars to reject tools that commodify learning, deskill students, and promote illiteracy.
www.project-syndicate.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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archaeohistories.bsky.social
Roman Intaglio ring carved from carnelian, depicting a dwarf killing a grasshopper (1st Century BC) ....

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

#archaeohistories
November 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
welwynarchsoc.bsky.social
A rant. Are lecture theatres designed by people who have never attended a lecture? The current fad for double screens right next to each other is a pain. I like to move around, wave my arms about, be enthusiastic about my subject. With double screens you cannot use a laser pointer or ... 1/2
November 16, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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cerihoulbrook.bsky.social
Signed copies of #Folklore in three bookshops across Edinburgh - my work here is done
November 15, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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rakshadigs.bsky.social
When you go to Magna Fort @vindolandatrust.bsky.social and reveal all your bad archaeological habits #wheelbarrowseats #trowelbottleopener 😬 #Hiddenwonders @channel4tv.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 9:33 AM
welwynarchsoc.bsky.social
Spoke to the Baconian Club of St Albans last night on "Recent Surveys by the Community Archaeology Geophysics Group." They were a very welcoming group, and asked a lot of excellent questions. We had 40 minutes of discussion! Many thanks to Brenda for a lovely supper and Ellen for driving me there.
Monument to Francis Bacon showing him sitting in a chair with his head propped on one hand. Underneath are inscription carved into black marble.
November 16, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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uclarchaeology.bsky.social
The @ucl.ac.uk Open Day is in full swing, and the brilliant Dr Kris Lockyear, @welwynarchsoc.bsky.social is giving our taster lecture…

If you’re here and fancy a scavenger hunt here are also two nods to the IoA in Gordon Square!

#LocalAndGlobal
Dr Kris Lockyear in front of a screen showing archaeological surveys. Dr Kris Lockyear in front of a screen showing archaeological surveying methods. The 75th anniversary Sarsen stone in Gordon Square. Plants in the front and trees and the UCL IoA building in the background. The 50th anniversary plaque of the IoA in grass and leaf debris in Gordon Square by the UCL IoA.
November 15, 2025 at 12:44 PM
welwynarchsoc.bsky.social
[posting as me not WAS]

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Sign the petition: Michelle Mone should be removed from the House of Lords
This is big: Michelle Mone is being forced to pay back £122m after supplying poor quality protective gear to our NHS during the pandemic. But she STILL hasn't been kicked out of the House of Lords. Mo...
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November 15, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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tonydivey.bsky.social
For #FindsFriday here’s a miniature Roman vase from Wroxeter - Webster’s excavations in the 1980’s. My 📷 object in care of EH
November 14, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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mattpope.bsky.social
How about "Where is our heritage demonstrably most risk from metal detecting"? It isn't lost, it's part of the archaeological record.
Cc @Tess_Machling🏺
#FindsFriday
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Where in the UK is the greatest amount of hidden treasure?
Objects uncovered have included precious Viking coins and a Roman earwax scoop
www.independent.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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uclarchaeology.bsky.social
For #FieldworkFriday we catch up w/ 2nd year Illia who was out surveying with @welwynarchsoc.bsky.social Dr Kris Lockyear last week:

"We surveyed an abandoned mill & numerous earthworks! We were told all about how LiDAR works & actually saw one in action. Exciting experience :)"

#LocalAndGlobal
A blue sky, with some cloud, and a green field with 2 tripods with total stations used in surveying. 1 student stands with a prism to the left of the image. Photo by Illia Shabalkin 2nd year UCL IoA Undergraduate. A blue sky, with some cloud, and a green field with a total station used in surveying. Photo by Illia Shabalkin 2nd year UCL IoA Undergraduate. A blue sky, with some cloud, and a green field with a group of students standing by a series of tripods and total stations used for surveying. Photo by Illia Shabalkin 2nd year UCL IoA Undergraduate. A total station on a tripod peaks over a green bush and tree. Clouds are seen behind the instrument. Photo by Illia Shabalkin 2nd year UCL IoA Undergraduate.
November 14, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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kpw1453.bsky.social
The remains of the 12th century chapel on St. Ninian’s Isle in Shetland. The site is famous for its hoard of Pictish silver which was discovered in 1958. 📸 My own. #WallsOnWednesday #StNiniansIsle #Shetland
November 12, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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pjrobichaud.bsky.social
Looking down a row of the alignments at Kermario, near Carnac, in Brittany. The name ‘Kermario’ means ‘Place of Death.’ #StandingStoneSunday
Looking up an avenue of standing stones on a cloudy day.
November 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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fotofacade.bsky.social
Last week, in the hush of the Romanesque crypt at St Mary’s, Lastingham, I 📸 a 10th-century cross-shaft — Viking interlace entwined with Saxon geometry — a visual and decorative bridge between cultures and continuity.
In the Romanesque crypt at St Mary’s, Lastingham, a 10th-century cross-shaft stands beneath low stone arches. Its weathered surface carries intricate Viking interlace and Saxon knotwork, softly lit by filtered light from a small doorway. Rough masonry and shadows evoke a sense of continuity between pagan artistry and early Christian devotion.
November 10, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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barpublishing.bsky.social
It was lovely to see BAR author Lilian Ladle at the Reconnecting Roman Britain conference last weekend!🏺

Pictured here with the Britannia Award she received on behalf of the Druce Farm Villa Volunteer Group.

Read more about the Druce Farm site in her book: doi.org/10.30861/978...
November 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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simoninsuffolk.bsky.social
The grand memorial to William Cecil, Lord Burghley, 1598 in St Martin, Stamford. He was the chief adviser to Elizabeth I, an enthusiastic protestant who convinced Elizabeth to order the execution of the Catholic Mary Queen of Scots a few miles from here at Fotheringhay.
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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simoninsuffolk.bsky.social
John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter, and his wife Ann atop their imposing 1704 memorial in St Martin, Stamford. They're dressed as wealthy Romans, and indeed their memorial was made in Rome by the sculptor Monnot. Pevsner
thought them 'comfortable and at ease'. 1/3

#MemorialsMonday #MonumentsMonday
November 10, 2025 at 11:39 AM