Archaeology and History Fan Girl: all enthusiasm, no skill. She/Her. Views are my own.
South East, England
Joined October 2020
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This is a portrait of Ainu man from Hokkaido Island, #Japan. The Ainu People, indigenous to northern Japan and parts of Siberia, are known for their rich culture and traditions.
This image is part of the World in Faces photo project by Alexander Khimushin.
#WeAreIndigenous
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Georgian traditional polyphonic folklore #GeorgiaProtests
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Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.
Discovered beneath the rubble; bronze from a time of struggle.
The late Bronze Age/Iron Age cauldron from the Sompting Hoard (now displayed in @wtmworthing) was discovered with 17 axes in 1946.
📷 @emmalouwynjones
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A very large anti-racist crowd in #Brighton. On the A23 entering here, the Patcham Pylons inscription hails guests and then says:
“If friend we greet thee hand and heart. If stranger no longer be. If foe our love shall conquer thee.”
That spirit proven a thousand-fold tonight.
ALT Large crowd surrounding the building potentially targeted by racist and Islamophobic protests today in Brighton. A flat from Brighton Trades council in foreground and in the middle distance a handmade sign saying refugees welcome.
ALT Sian Berry with an anti racist protestor with a handmade pink sign saying Fascists out, fabulous in!
ALT Green councillors Ollie Sykes and Pete West in the crowd with a sign saying ‘Greens against fascism. Hatred and fear not welcome here’ with a graphic of two hands grasped in unity among the Green Party logo petal circle.
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Coin time! Alan found a Roman coin in his first 2 hours of archaeology ever. Great work! Happy Alan. Happy team.
We'd love any coin experts to give us their thoughts on the coin, please.
#RockyClump #Romancoin #RomanoBritain
#archaeology #communitydig #Brighton #Sussex
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Apropos of nothing, Clacton is the only British location to have given a name solely to a Palaeolithic technology. It also preserved the world's oldest wooden spear. Dated to 420,000 yrs ago when Britain had multiple cultures & freedom of movement dictated only by sea level rise.
JustaStone retweeted
Welcome to all our new followers & those who've stuck with us for a while.
Although Indy is a great example of how not to be an archaeologist, he was, for many, the inspiration to study archaeology.
Drop in replies who or what started your interest in archaeology or history.
JustaStone retweeted
📢Humanities Lecture Series 2023-24
🗓️Wed 13 March at 5.30pm
@Fossilbeetle 's inaugural lecture: Human transformation of the Earth: archaeology in the climate and nature crisis
💻 eventbrite.co.uk/e/humanitie…
📽️previous lectures: gla.ac.uk/schools/humanities…
@UofGArchaeo @UofGArtsHums
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New bog body discovered in Co. Derry bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ire…
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There’s never not a reason to share this slice of excellence from the inimitable Stewart Lee and the brilliant @ADFofficial, but for some reason it felt particularly apposite today.
youtu.be/_kkOHtniTts?feature…
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A bit of ancient etymology:
Pliny the Elder (NH 16.95) writes that druids valued oak trees so highly that 'druid' probably came from the Greek for 'oak', drûs.
He wasn't far off! 'Druid' is today derived from Celtic *dru-wid- 'oak-knowing' (or metaphorically 'strong-knowing').
JustaStone retweeted
Within our #WinterSolstice tradition: bring evergreens in, to decorate the home, as it's an important symbol of the continuity of life, of protection and of future prosperity
#folkloresunday #druids
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Sipping my morning coffee ☕️ and thinking about these marvellous Minoan cups!
They look so modern it’s incredible to think they were created by Bronze Age potters about 3,800 years ago!
This type of Minoan pottery is known as Kamares Ware. Kamares Ware vessels are said to have been used in palace banquets, so rather than coffee, they may have been used for consumption of alcohol. Analysis of organic residues from ancient Cretan pottery have detected resin-flavoured wine.
My photo taken at Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete.
#Archaeology
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My Huxley lecture on Tuesday is being live
streamed😬 To register please go to us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
Mostly Out of Africa Conference programme, abstracts and booking
6 & 7 November 2023 10.00am to Flett Lecture Theatre, Natural History Museum, London therai.org.uk/events/events-…
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The vast majority of metal detectorists we work with are very responsible & committed to working with @findsorguk to record finds & advance knowledge.
However, despite lots of advice from us & National Council for Metal Detecting, some seem determined to destroy archaeology
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Join me on three (free) archaeology walks this Autumn at Cissbury Ring (x1) and Highdown Hill (x2)!
This Autumn we're running a short series of guided archaeology walks led by @JSArchaeology
The walks are free but must be booked in advance.
Tickets will go live on Monday 21 August.
More info >> southdowns.gov.uk/walking-th…
📷 Dave Porter
📍 Cissbury Ring
ALT A stone trig point on top of a hill overlooking a green landscape
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#OTD 50 years ago today Hip-Hop was born. This map shows Sedgwick Avenue, New York where DJ Kool Herc hosted what is considered to be the first Hip-Hop party in 1973, pioneering a new DJing technique #HipHop50
ALT A crop of a map of New York from The National Archives' collection, with Sedgwick Avenue highlighted in yellow. Catalogue reference: ZMAP 1/112
JustaStone retweeted
Yes! The right to wild camp on Dartmoor common land has been restored 🎉🎉
A right is not the same as permission - glad the judges agreed!
Now to extend this to other national parks in England & Wales
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#peasantsnotpheasants
#libdemsfortherighttowildcamp
#wildcamping @LibDems – at Newton Abbot, England
JustaStone retweeted
I took 1 star reviews of #Barbie from furious men on letterboxd and put them on the posters because it makes the film seem ever cooler.
