The remains of the east gate defences at Piercebridge Roman Fort in County Durham. The fort lies at a strategic point where Dere Street crossed the River Tees. 📸 My own. #RomanFortThursday #RomanBritain #Piercebridge

Pass through the portal to enter the past, where time slips to sleep in the silence. Delightful early doorway at St John’s, Duxford, including interesting tympanum bearing a cross, and chevron features surrounding the arch. Hauntingly special! #AdoorableThursday #Medieval

The so-called Tissington Civil War Siegework adjacent to the church & 150m east of Tissington Hall which was garrisoned by Royalists on 1643. The hall was never under siege so it’s not a siegework but it may be a garrison redoubt guarding the road and hall. It appears to post date the field system.

Great to see a couple of industrial ‘firsts’ in Cromford today. These are the first planned industrial workers houses in the world on North Street. Built by Richard Arkwright between 1771-76 for the mill workers employed in the cotton spinning mills. The top floor lofts were for framework knitting.

Richard Arkwright’s 1771 cotton spinning mill (first five photos) which was the first production line factory in the world. It is missing two top floors now & was later extended over the culverted channel. You can see the waterwheel axle hole in the wall & remains of the overshot iron launder

Nice of the British Museum to loan out the Bayeux Tapestry to the local garden centre near Aldridge for a while 🙂 Actually a really clever way of presenting it with info panels below explaining the events. Just a shame that no-one was really looking at it even when it was really busy with visitors.

Pre-conquest graves carved into the natural bedrock, near St. Patrick's Chapel at Heysham in Lancashire. 📸 My own. #TombTuesday #Heysham #Lancashire

Heritage Science for Museum Professionals Conference University of Liverpool, 10 Sept 2026 Scientific analysis can reveal new insights into museum collections, uncovering evidence of manufacturing technologies and object histories. See www.liverpool.ac.uk/archaeology-...

The Coppergate Silk Hood is a rare 10th-century Anglo-Scandinavian cap discovered in York. Made from plain-woven, undyed silk imported from Persia or North Africa, it highlights the vast trade networks of Viking Britain. The anaerobic, waterlogged soil at the Coppergate preserved the fragile

Crowds coming and going at Castlerigg stone circle this morning, Keswick I used to want these places to myself when I visited..but then it struck me, the stone circle is still functioning as a place of communal gathering & wonder - even in our modern age So - it's never really fallen out of use

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Inside the lovely, tiny, Church of St. John the Baptist at Sutterby, Lincolnshire - it now sits alone on a hill, on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds, but was once part of (deserted) medieval village. In the care of The Friends of Friendless Churches ❤️

Visiting the Summer Plant Fair and the gardens at Cholmondeley Castle Gardens with a friend, we took in the St Nicholas Chapel. Georgian on the outside, it underwent all sorts of modifications from the 16th century onwards inside, with a great deal to see in such a small space: wp.me/pcZwQK-9MW

It’s striking how little archaeological attention has been given to the bodies of those persecuted during the witch trials. For the #FestivalOfArchaeology, Magdalen Munro explores how osteology and bioarchaeology can help bring these overlooked individuals back into the story👉 youtu.be/B4jCfiJWpZk

Cracked Bones and Cursed Bodies

YouTube video by Council for British Archaeology

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The evacuations brought about by the wildfires burning out swathes of Europe, have now extended to medieval monarchs, as the Spanish authorities recover the remains of three Kings of Aragon and other artefacts, from a monastery threatened by the flames.

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Spain removes remains of 11th century kings from monastery as wildfire rages reut.rs/4zAAN4r

Might post some good environment news every so often to showcase that it's not over yet and there are good things happening, we just have to fight for it First: beavers are basically magical creatures that help with drought and flooding, and we're reintroducing them more and more

Beavers helping to reduce drought with wetlands

Research shows beavers are creating more wetland areas since being reintroduced to the wild.

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Who could practise a trade in a medieval town, and who decided whether their work was good enough? Learn how craft guilds regulated apprenticeships, quality, prices and working conditions. www.medievalists.net/2026/05/how-... #medieval

How Medieval Craft Guilds Worked - Medievalists.net

Discover how medieval craft guilds regulated trade, trained apprentices, enforced quality standards, and shaped urban life across Europe during the Middle Ages.

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The herringbone walls that surround the medieval church of St. Cybi's on Holy Island, Anglesey are part of a C4th Roman fort - layer upon layer of time.

Reviewed in the latest #NewBookChronicle on the theme 'Megaliths and Neolithic societies in northern and western Europe' 2/2 Read it 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

New Book Chronicle: Megaliths and Neolithic societies in northern and western Europe | Antiquity | Cambridge Core

In the Neolithic period in Europe the Mesolithic nomadic hunter-fisher-gatherer lifestyle transitioned into a new way of life: sedentary farmers began growing crops and keeping animals, such as cattle, sheep/goat and pigs for subsistence, and firing clay to create ceramics.

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From the Mesolithic to the Bronze Age, northern Europe underwent monumental change. 'Gesellschaft und Monumentalität zwischen Nordatlantik und Ostsee 4500–1800 v. Chr.' compares the megalithic monuments of the British Isles and the western Baltic to explore societal changes 1/2 🏺 #Archaeology

Exciting that this pre-print is out! Together with W. Kingston in Dorset it provides evidence that Iron Age Britain had strong matrilineal organisation in at least two separate areas:

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MUST READ: The Wetwang aDNA pre-print is out | Ancient DNA reveals matrilineal organisation and recurrent unions between dominant matrilines in Iron Age Britain www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... (thank you @radicalanthro.bsky.social)

A fort of a different kind for #HillfortsWednesday 🛖 Castell y Gwynt - or Castle of the Wind - is a great outcrop of vertical rock columns on the Glyderau range of Eryri/Snowdonia appearing like a monumental, ancient building 😮 It may have been held as a special place in prehistory 📷 Yesterday

Une épave romaine chargée de centaines d'amphores découverte au large de la Sicile www.franceinfo.fr/culture/patr...

Une épave romaine chargée de centaines d'amphores découverte au large de la Sicile

La découverte de cette épave romaine vieille de plus de 2000 ans est un événement important pour l'archéologie sous-marine.

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The Royal Red Tents: A Symbol of Power in Medieval Afghan History www.medievalists.net/2024/08/red-... #Afghanistan

The Royal Red Tents: A Symbol of Power in Medieval Afghan History - Medievalists.net

Scarlet pavilions once stood as vivid symbols of medieval kingship, where the color red signified royal power and ancient traditions. Dive into the story of how these iconic tents shaped and…

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The world’s largest ancient mosaic discovered in Turkey. Archaeological excavations in Antakya, Turkey have turned up the largest floor mosaic at 9,000 square feet (836 m²) made in late Roman period, IV Century CE. Original post

Ancient Roman shipwreck discovered off Sicily coast www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ancient Roman shipwreck discovered off Sicily coast

Italy's culture minister says it is one of the most important underwater archaeological finds in years.

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💡 Research from Andrea Mobbs PhD researcher (Department of Archaeology) is featured in this article on a recently discovered high-status burial which offers rare insights into ancient funerary practices and Colchester's later Roman past the-past.com/feature/the-... #Archaeology #RomanBritain

The Lexden Lady: Examining a rare lead coffin burial from Roman Colchester

A recently discovered high-status burial offers rare insights into ancient funerary practices and Colchester’s late Roman past. Carly Hilts spoke to Laura Pooley at a new exhibition about the finds.

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Tiny Roman Bullets Carry the Name of the General Who Defeated Catalonia’s Mountain Rebels www.zmescience.com/science/arch...

Tiny Roman Bullets Carry the Name of the General Who Defeated Catalonia’s Mountain Rebels

Inscribed sling bullets may pinpoint Rome’s final fight against the Ceretani.

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Des analyes d'ADN réalisées sur des momies chiliennes confirment que ce sont les colons européens qui ont apporté la variole dans les Amériques www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/s...

Smallpox DNA Hidden for Centuries in Mummies Found in Chile Suggests European Colonists Brought the Virus to the Americas

Researchers say they found the first direct, molecular proof of the deadly trajectory the virus took

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In BBC4 tonight (Weds) they are repeating one of my Ultimate Rome episodes, with a 15 min intro here www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... on how we made the programmes, making pizzas stand in for the Roman empire and getting up close & personal with the past.

Mary Beard Remembers... Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit

Professor Mary Beard is known for her explorations of the ancient world, but here, she looks back on the more recent past and the making of her acclaimed four-part 2016 series Ultimate Rome.

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