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Durotriges Dig

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Investigating the Iron Age and Roman period in SW Britain. Bournemouth University #HillfortsWednesday Posts (mostly) by Miles Russell

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Matthew Adams@ythos.bsky.social · 19h ago

Set your video tape recorder's timer, and slam in a fresh E180 cassette. Or whatever you do. I like the format of this show. It captures something of both the excitement and the contemplation without getting breathlessly portentous.

Durotriges Dig@durotrigesdig.bsky.social · yesterday

⚠️ Want to see more Durotriges Big Dig Iron Age #archaeology? ⚠️ Of course you do !! Catch *Sandi Toksvig's Hidden Wonders* with @rakshadigs.bsky.social and us on Channel 4 this Saturday 8 August 7pm 👍 Salamanda Media Bournemouth University 👇👇👇👇

Kate U@kateullman.bsky.social · 18h ago

The remains of the C13th Château of Saint-Barthélémy near Durban-sur-Arize, Ariège, France. Built on top of a 2nd century BC Gallic oppidum. #HillfortsWednesday View from a footpath near a gite we're staying in and the destination for today's walk.

Surrounded by trees, the outline of a ruined castle.
@jessstilllife.bsky.social · 22h ago

Treryn Dinas, a dramatic Iron Age coastal promontory fort or cliff castle in Cornwall. Footsteps (not Iron Age) point towards the bulk of the fort with its sophisticated ramparts hidden from this angle, but you can just make out one rampart on the neck #HillfortsWednesday

A wide stretch of sandy Cornish beach with a single set of footprints leading to a bulky cliff on the left. Ramparts of an Iron Age fort can be seen in a dip between these cliffs and a dramatic cliff castle silhouette
ToHereKnowsYen@knowsyen.bsky.social · 3d ago

Maiden Castle, Dorchester. An Iron Age hillfort, largest in Europe, the size of 50 football pitches. Incredible views of the surrounding countryside at the top, sheep grazing happily, and even ruins of a Roman temple. We enjoyed exploring this ancient trail immensely.

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Surgeons' Hall Museum@surgeonshall.bsky.social · 3d ago

This stamp was found in the early 19th century near the Roman settlement at Inveresk in East Lothian. Oculists were specialised eye doctors. The original stamp would have been used to seal jars or mark the blocks of eye-ointment before they became hard.

Stamp impression on red wax affixed to paper.
Dr Pat Witts@wittspat.bsky.social · 5d ago

Early for #MosaicMonday. Arguably Neptune to whom Oceanus's claws have been added, for reasons in open access article here: dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jmr/a...

Neptune and Oceanus in Romano-British Mosaics: A Special Case?

Journal of Mosaic Research | Issue: 18

dergipark.org.tr

Chapps@chapps.bsky.social · 6d ago

This wonderfully wonky mosaic from Withington Roman Villa in Gloucestershire, England, depicts a sea deity displaying attributes of both Oceanus and Neptune. He holds a trident, and has crustacean claws at his temples, with two dolphins emerging from his mouth. 🏺 1/ 300-400 CE. #BritishMuseum 📸 me

Irregular rectangle floor mosaic in red, orange, dark grey, and ecru-colored tesserae, framed by a band of wave pattern and a single fillet enclosing an aquatic scene flanked by sparsely leaved trees with hollow bases. Off-center is the head and upper torso of Oceanus/Neptune with a straggling beard, a convoluted mustache and three sets of lobster claws at each temple. His trident is placed obliquely across his body. His torso is truncated by a band of small checkers, which is not quite parallel to the border. Dolphins emerge from either side of his mouth, shaded predominantly white but with some shading in grey and have red fins and streamers. Below them are two more dolphins swimming in the opposite direction, smaller than those above but with red three-fluked tails. In the space above the dolphins and flanking Oceanus/Neptune are two simple 8-petalled flowers; the space on the northern side is filled by two sea-creatures both with outstretched forelegs and coiled tails; the upper one has bold spots on a buff body to identify it as a sea-leopard, and the other is perhaps a Capricorn (a sea-goat).
Alison Fisk@alisonfisk.bsky.social · 3d ago

‘Chariots, Treasure and Power: Secrets of the Melsonby Hoard’ Fantastic Yorkshire Museum exhibition showcasing some of the 800+ artefacts from the UK’s largest Iron Age metalwork hoard! So many beautifully crafted bronze objects decorated with coral, glass, and enamel! Do visit! 📷 me #Archaeology

My photo collage shows various copper-alloy objects, now green with corrosion, from the Melsonby Iron Age Hoard on display at the Yorkshire Museum in York. Top left: a copper-alloy bridle bit. The metal rod was placed in the ponies mouth and the rings at each end rested on the cheeks Middle left: an ornate copper-alloy finial Bottom left: Decorative horse harness fitting Top right: a view of the so-called ‘Block’. The block is made up of 88 individual artefacts which were threaded together, wrapped in fabric and then buried. Over time the objects have become fused together due to iron corrosion and appear as a large orangey-brown block of corroded metal. Objects in the block include horse harnesses, spearheads, wagon parts, and more! On the wall behind is exhibition signage reading ‘Chariots, Treasure and Power: Secrets of the Melsonby Hoard’ Middle right: Horse harness fitting embellished with coral bleached white by time, but once a vibrant red colour. Bottom right: decorative stylised human face from a copper-alloy wine mixing bowl
Kay Beecraft@kaybeecraft.bsky.social · 4d ago

I am hellbent on finagling myself back into the collections at @yorkmuseumstrust.bsky.social to see this little guy because I am convinced he used to be a finial for a handheld distaff, a la the many, many bronze/copper-alloy distaffs long mislabeled in archives as "stirring" or "votive" rods.

A bronze handheld distaff with a decorative ridged rod featuring a detailed rooster at the top and a ring at the bottom. Byzantine.Three bronze handheld distaffs of a simple rods with different birds and a chicken adorning the top and a ring at the bottom. Roman, 1st-4th century CE.A greening copper-alloy handheld distaff of a rod with decorative ridges, a pheasant at the top, and a ring at the bottom. Roman, 1st-3rd century CE.A bronze handheld distaff of a simple rod with a rudimentary bird at the top and a ring at the bottom. Roman, 2nd-3rd century CE.
Dr Alex Fitzpatrick@animalarchaeology.com · 5d ago

Feels like I should end this short little thread with some ‘little guys’ - here’s a little Roman rooster figurine. www.yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk/index.php?pa...

A bronze figurine in the shape of a rooster, missing its feet