Street plan of Exeter, with roads marked in yellow. 'Exeter' is typed in red ink at the top of the plan. Dotted around the edge of the street plan are six illustrations of Exeter landmarks, including the Guildhall, Exeter Cathedral, Northern Hay, the Post Office and St. Sidwell's Church. Two borders frame the street plan.

This plan of Exeter by John Rapkin dates back to c 1851-1854, and features illustrations of landmarks by Henry Winkles.

Which landmarks do you recognise? What has changed?

📷 Townsend Maps T19f; digitised by
@dhlabexeter.bsky.social

#MapMonday #MondayMaps #Maps #MappingOurExeter #Exeter #Devon

Shakespeare's 'missing' Blackfriars home mapped with discovery A Shakespeare expert identifies the location and size of the property the playwright bought in1613.

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'Enormous' cave under Pembroke Castle could rewrite history, researchers say Archaeologists have so far uncovered

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Different strokes: changing identities and connectivity between Iron Age Ireland and Northern Britain The rich decoration of Irish and British Iron Age metalwork once conveyed complex symbolic meanings, though its language has long since been lost. Ornamentation remains a vital avenue for interpret...

And at long last!
This paper is finally live. It's been a labour of love, with thanks to so many @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @micireland.bsky.social @ulstermuseum.org @nmireland.bsky.social and so many more!
And it's open access!
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Katie Crosson writes: "Based at the University of Exeter in the Curation Strand, I am working on a script collection donated to the @bdcmuseum.bsky.social by Pinewood Studios, analysing screenplays written, conceived and developed by women. (1/8)

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are linked to multimorbidity and chronic pain, possibly through altered sensory processing. Assessing sensory processing in relation to ACEs appears feasible and acceptable #OpenAccess
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Lost Joan Eardley painting found in charity shop sells for £29,500 Staff at the shop in the East Midlands found a faded and worn label on the back of the painting, which linked it to The Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh.

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Aberfan: The little girl's belongings that tell the story of a disaster Marylyn Minett’s school book, her dress and her brother’s football will be preserved by Wales’ national museum.

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Fragment of Samian ware depicitng a hare and a cupid

🌿 Happy Easter! 🐇
Hares roamed #IronAge Britain—Caesar noted that eating them was taboo. Rabbits, from Iberia, were farmed by Romans but stayed rare in Britain until medieval times. The Easter Bunny appears much later, linking hares to spring & eggs.

#Hare & Cupid on Samian Ware, Trimontium.

Apple at 50: Where did the tech giant succeed and fail? On the tech giant's 50th year, we ask analysts to give their top three Apple successes and misses

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Misty cliffs win South West Coast Path photography competition Organisers say entries capture memorable moments along the South West Coast Path.

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Brilliant post below about Maiden Castle. Good timing as I have just finished my first painting of it.
It will be on show at our Oxfordshire Artweeks exhibition in May with @hedleythorne.bsky.social and Rebecca Carrozza.

'Living ruin' plan for Springburn Winter Gardens nets £1.1m Springburn Winter Gardens closed in 1983 following a huge storm, and the building has remained derelict ever since.

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Ferry crosses the Mersey on final voyage after 66 years in service A special send off is held for the Royal Iris, which has ferried millions of passengers across the river.

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Last week of term2, time is flying by in Archaeology, which seems a bit of a contradiction 😉

Dogs were man's best friend far earlier than thought - scientists A jawbone found in a Somerset cave rewrites the story of when and how dogs became our best friends.

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Green background with a Special Collections border at the top and bottom of the box. The white and light green text reads: 'NEW Special Collections exhibitions available to explore in the Forum Library!' In the centre of the box are two photographs of small exhibition cases (each with four shelves) featuring archival items and rare books. Under the two photographs is written in light green text 'Level 0', and 'Level -1'.

We have two fantastic new student-curated exhibitions available for you to explore in the Forum Library!

Level 0: 'Protesting Apartheid: Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Exeter and District Anti-Apartheid Group' by Alice A

Level -1: 'A Celebration of Dartmoor’s Culture' by Alice S

A glimpse of the Beaker period The Bell Beaker Phenomenon is a European tradition with shared traits visible through its material culture and burial traditions. Its name derives from the distinctive shape of the vessels placed in…

Catch up on our latest webinar and learn more about the Bell Beaker phenomenon: oxfordcotswoldarchaeology.org.uk/news/beaker-period-szc/

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Woop! Our department has gone up in the world. From 70th in 23/4, to 44th in 24/5 to 34th this year.

Why are two fibreglass rhinos guarding a Scottish housing estate? Police told Robbie Coleman his artwork would not last the weekend but it is still there decades later.

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Jamini Sen: The Bengali doctor who made medical history in Britain In 1912, Jamini Sen became the first woman Fellow of Glasgow’s Royal College, founded in 1599 and long closed to women.

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The German village running on its own juice While war in the Middle East sends oil prices soaring and households brace for higher bills, one tiny German village has spent 30 years making itself immune to exactly this kind of shock.

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🪨From the toolmakers tool kit: a well used fine grained yellow sandstone sharpener 45x29mm, dating to the Neolithic/Early Bronze Age. Used to sharpen stone and/or metal arrowheads.
#FindsFriday #Archaeology #Prehistory

World's longest coastal path opens in England to the public The King Charles coastal path will allow walkers right of access to the entire coast for the first time.

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Bust of Marcus Aurelius

Bronze bust of Marcus aurelius

Denarius of Marcus Aurelius

🏛️ #OTD – 17 March AD 180The Romans said farewell to #MarcusAurelius, philosopher-emperor, who died aged 58 at Vindobona (modern Vienna).

He ruled AD 161–180 during wars on Rome’s northern frontiers and left his famous #Stoic reflections in Meditations.

For the benefit of my medical colleagues, educational case from the @facultypainmed.bsky.social

Three-wheeled car reaches Cape town finish line after leaving Devon Ollie Jenks and Seth Scott drove the

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Remains of Roman fortlet found under house gardens in Bearsden Archaeologists believe the small fortification was part of the defences on the 2,000-year-old Antonine Wall.

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Hereditary peers to be removed from Lords as bill passes The bill abolishes the 92 seats reserved for peers who inherit their titles through their families.

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Sheep are disappearing from the UK's hills - and its dinner plates Have we have passed

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... In 1980 the average UK household purchased 128g of sheep meat (lamb and mutton) per person, per week. In 2024 that same measure was down to 23g per person, per week.