In 2008 this incredible medieval wallpainting of St George slaying the Dragon was discovered at St Cadoc’s church, Llancarfan, Wales. Likely 15th century, the vivid mural was painstakingly uncovered from under c20 layers of lime wash in 2013.
#WallsonWednesday #medievalwallpainting #StGeorge
The Traprain Law Treasure spread out for display.
The Traprain Law Treasure was discovered by George Pringle, foreman of excavations on the titular hill in East Lothian, #OTD in 1919. Buried around the mid-C5th, it is the largest collection of late Roman hacksilver ever found. 📸National Museums Scotland #medievalsky
Zeus still pulling that shit
A wall, a mouldy drainpipe, a shabby curtain emerging from the window opposite.
“Hey, Ian. Show us Miami from your hotel window.” Here you go…
Roman ‘Sea Creatures’ mosaic from the impluvium (pool for catching rainwater) at the House of the Geometric Mosaics, Pompeii. The mosaic depicts an octopus with its tentacles wrapped around a lobster, surrounded by many different kinds of fish. On display Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples.
A spectacular googly-eyed octopus does battle with a lobster in this 2,000 year-old Roman mosaic from Pompeii
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Some fantastic fishy onlookers too!
House of the Geometric Mosaics. On display Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples. 📷 by me
#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology
A venn diagram. The three circles are labelled: The Archaeologist The Pirate The Dog The area where all threel overlap is labelled: Loves digging things up Dog/Archaeologist overlap is labelled: Gets excited by bones Pirate/Archaeologist overlap is labelled: Good with maps Dog/Pirate overlap is labelled: Buries things for later
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.bsky.social
A gorgeous Late Iron Age / Early Roman copper alloy enamelled clothing accessory from the Cotswold Water Park #Gloucestershire @coriniummuseum.bsky.social for #FindsFriday
Described as *a double owl* all we can see is a muscular (and vaguely disappointed) looking #Batman 😳
#DarkKnight 🦇
Next year, 2025, is the only square year most of us will see in our lifetimes (45 x 45). The last was 1936 (44 x 44), the next is 2116 (46 x 46).
Clay vessels, creamy yellow in colour, with black hand painted decoration. Top left - Minoan Marine Style pithoid jar with many handles decorated in the Minoan Marine Style, with octopuses, tritons, rocks, and coral. Height 55 cm. From Zakros. 1500-1450 BC. Top right - flask decorated in Minoan ‘Marine Style’’ with an octopus with tentacles writhing around the body of the vase. Additional motifs indicate the seabed. Height 27cm. From Palaikastro, 1500-1450 BC Bottom left - jar decorated in marine style with an octopus among rocks. From Knossos Little Palace, 1450-1370 BC Bottom right - krater decorated with a stylized octopus, 1370-1300 BC.
Something lovely for the weekend!
Marvellous clay pots with octopus decoration made by artisans from Bronze Age Crete about 3,500 years ago! 🐙❤️
Heraklion Archaeological Museum. 📷 by me
#Archaeology
My favourite Christmas cracker joke so far (Woodland Trust).
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Merry Pictmas everyone- thanks for all your support, follows and comments over the last year. We have an exciting year ahead for Northern Picts- keep following, share and support our Pictish research whenever and however you can!
Something to brighten up the dark evenings in the New Year! Brand new #DiggingForBritain - packed full of incredible new discoveries!
Up early baking more Willendorf Cookies.
Here are some fresh from the oven before and after a dusting of snow.
They are for our @archsoutheast.bsky.social bake sale, all in aid of @trusselluk.bsjy.social shorturl.at/IpicF
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Okay, The Internet.... we need to talk...🤔
#MosaicMonday
Pantheon
A patched up Derby County makes the difference in squad and team between us and Leeds seem even greater. I shall be watching from behind the sofa today. #dcfcfans
Meanwhile in Edinburgh:
Stonehenge trilithon with ELVIS painted on to it from 1960s
Elvis Preseli
It’s not the frozen Bering Strait, perhaps, but this narrow boat tearing up the ice on the Union Canal in Edinburgh is still pretty cool! ❄️ (sound on)
New #WolfHall drinking game: every time Cromwell doffs his cap or adjusts his gown.
Pleased to be here!
