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ArchaeoPlays

@archaeoplays.bsky.social

They/them. Disabled/chronically ill Minecraft YouTuber, & archaeologist (aka: Dr. Heather Christie). Early medieval Scotland specialist & glass bead nerd. Lead Researcher for Carved in Stone. https://linktr.ee/archaeoplays | email: archaeoplays@gmail.com

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Durotriges Dig@durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 5d ago

Come explore an reconstruction Iron Age roundhouse with us You know you want to Based on evidence recovered from Glastonbury Lake Village Built by those wonderful people at SW Heritage Trust 📷 today whilst visiting Avalon Archaeology #Somerset

Black Rock Forest@blackrockforest.bsky.social · last wk.

🏺 Dig into history at Black Rock Forest! 🌲 Join us Fri, Aug 21 (9 AM–12 PM) for a FREE Archaeology Workday with Dana Linck and Forest Historian John Brady. Help dig test pits, clean artifacts, and catalog findings! Tools provided. 🔎 Register & details: www.blackrockforest.org/event/volunt...

Volunteer Archeology Workday - Black Rock Forest

Description: Black Rock Forest is thrilled to welcome back Dana Linck for an archaeology workday alongside Forest Historian John Brady at the “Bearmore Site”. Volunteers will continue digging test pit...

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Antiquity Journal@antiquity.ac.uk · last wk.

Preserved ancient Egyptian foodstuffs from the tomb of the architect Kha and his wife Merit near Deir el-Medina, c. 1425–1353 BCE. Reflecting daily life in Egypt, they were arranged carefully in front of the coffins to ensure the couple’s sustenance in the next life 1/2 🏺 #Archaeology

Baskets and a ceramic bowl containing several dried foodstuffs.
Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · last wk.

This elaborately decorated #Neolithic vessel, discovered in a well in Altscherbitz, dates back to 5100-5000 BC. The vessel is adorned with finely incised lines, coated with bar pitch, and covered with meticulously applied strips of thin bark. Its exceptional preservation makes...🧵1/2 📷️ me 🏺

A close-up view of a pottery vessel displayed in a museum case. The pot has a rounded body with a narrow, slightly flared rim and small protruding handles on each side. Its surface is decorated with intricate, geometric patterns including spirals, zigzags, and triangles, rendered in dark pigments over a light brown base.
European Association of Archaeologists@archaeologyeaa.bsky.social · 3w ago

*** EAA Student Award *** 🏺 Nominations for the #EAA2026 Student Award are open and should be submitted until 1 August. The prize is awarded annually for the best presentation at the EAA Annual Meeting by a student, or archaeologist, working on a dissertation. 1/

Student Award

The European Association of Archaeologists instituted the EAA Student Award in 2002. The prize is awarded annually for the best presentation at the EAA Annual Meeting by a student, or archaeologist,…

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ArchaeoPlays@archaeoplays.bsky.social · last mo.

Thank you very much for the honour! While much of the ogham in the book came from @stoutstoat.co.uk and I, so much of it ALSO came from our wonderful team of artists! There is ogham crammed into every corner of this book - can you spot them all? 👀🏺 (1/4)

David Stifter 🍵📄🦊@davidstifter.bsky.social · last mo.

It's the International Day of Ogham today. The (former) OG(H)AM project are happy to announce the recipients of this year's Certificate of Achievement for Ogham Excellence, the team behind the creation of "Carved in Stone. A Storyteller's Guide to Pictland". More: carvedinstone.scot #IntDayofOgham

Chapps@chapps.bsky.social · last mo.

One of the stars of the recent exhibition about the #Etruscans in San Francisco is this gilded silver lebes (cauldron) with snake protomes. The rows of engraved figures depict a flight of geese, a royal hunting party, and military processions. 😍 🏺 1/ Praeneste, 7th c. BCE. 📸 me

Gilt silver lebes (cauldron) depicting four rows of scenes including a row of geese, a royal hunting expediiton, and military processions. On the convex bottom there is a medallion with a lion trampling a man on all fours while a hawk flies overhead. Six snake protomes were added around the rim at a later date. The Etruscans were master metalsmiths. As metal was readily available in Etruria, artisans created a wide repertoire of vessels in bronze, gold, silver, and silver gilt, sometimes reflecting an influence from the Near East. This cauldron with attached snake protomes (decorative motifs usually of a head and torso of an animal) is a good example. Objects like these, which accompanied the deceased in their tombs, inform us of a love for luxurious objects including those inspired by their Mediterranean trading partners. It's considered a Phoenician-style import or heavy imitation, with Egyptian-influenced iconography. The Bernardini Tomb is one of the most celebrated princely burials of the ancient Mediterranean. Discovered in 1876 in Palestrina (the ancient Latin city of Praeneste), this 7th-century BCE trench grave (fossa) belonged to a high-ranking male elite or prince. Etruscan, from Praeneste (modern Palestrina), 'princely' Bernardini Tomb, 2nd quarter of 7th century BCE. Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia (Villa Poniatowski), Rome (inv. 61566)
Enricharch@enricharch.bsky.social · 2mo ago

On the 10th July we have @archaeoplays.bsky.social coming to #Buxton to talk about #archaeology in the world of gaming including #Minecraft. Don't save the date - buy a ticket! (Like that @fenken.bsky.social?) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/playing-wi...

Playing with the Past: Archaeology, Minecraft, and Tabletop RPGs

Not all archaeology happens 'irl', there's a whole world of it online if you know where to look. Join Dr Heather Christie to find out more.

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Quinns@itsquinns.bsky.social · 2mo ago

For all of you guys running Stonetop campaigns, this is a GORGEOUS, illustrated history book that works wonderfully as a sourcebook for life and culture at the time

Stout Stoat@stoutstoat.co.uk · 9mo ago

Carved in Stone is officially out! In this comprehensive setting guide you'll be able to see, touch, taste, hear and smell your way through everything that modern-day scholars currently know of the enigmatic culture of the Picts, from the perspective of someone living in the late 7th Century.

Photo of the book Carved in Stone.
ArchaeoPlays@archaeoplays.bsky.social · 2mo ago

For all you lovely folks who adore this mono, I first saw it over at anthropeum.com - a daily puzzle of artefacts where you need to identify where and when it was made! You should definitely check it out if you like archaeology and puzzles 😁

Anthropeum

A daily game that challenges our understanding of human cultures. Ten objects. 5,000 years of human history. Guess where and when each artifact was made. See how you rank.

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ArchaeoPlays@archaeoplays.bsky.social · 2mo ago

In today's entry of archaeological animals, I came across this moko or lizardman figure from Rapa Nui (Easter Island). I love this so much!! Often hung in buildings to act as guardians or worn around dancers necks during ceremonies. Who wouldn't want this dude guarding in your house? 🏺

Curved wooden carving of a creature with a lizard head, a human body, and a bird tail, though the Met says they can also have lizard tails. The head is flat and broad with wide eyes, and the curve REALLY captures the vibe of a lurking, curious little lizard.