Its another #FindsFriday!
Lion-head spout from a Romano-British Mortarium (170 - 260 CE0. Mortaria are large mixed bowls with a rough interior for grinding spices, foods and herbs - think large mortar & pestle!.
📸Trustees of the Kent Archaeological Society
#Archaeology #heritage #History
#FindsFriday An Ancient Egyptian mallet, well used!
Made of acacia wood, uncertain date
📍 Seen in the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge
📸 Mine
#archaeology #ancientbluesky #photooftheday 🏺
Left: two (damaged) late Neolithic flint tools Right: are rather later golf ball
Late Neolithic grooved ware pottery sherds from an enigmatic pit and post-hole feature.
Rather pleasing Anglian early Medieval decorated-stamped sherds from a handled urn, possible burial, next to a sunken grubenhaus 'shed'.
We don't like tree-throws! But they often contain artefacts. This had a couple of 'sausage' shaped ditches in the top containing a few Mesolithic flints. Upright scale is 1m.
#FindsFriday #FlintFriday #Archaeology Throwback to mind-bending year 2016 Black Cat Quarries A1, Beds England. Balls to Late Neolithic flints, Neo Grooved bits, Anglian pot noodles, annoying treethrow with Meso flints in (grrr) after -9C overnight.
WARNING: Quarries cause PTSD, avoid if you can! 😱
A dried lotus flower with another lotus bud next to it. The stalk on the flower is long and slightly curved, and is covered in dark-coloured resin. The petals are a burnt orange colour.
🌸 As we head full-on into Spring in the northern hemisphere (despite what the weather outside might be telling me), it makes me think of these lotus flowers from ancient Egypt that I photographed for Manchester Museum's 'To Have and To Heal' project in 2021.
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#FindsFriday #AncientEgypt #TinyJoys
Mask on a bronze jug, Celtic craftsmanship from the Glauberg site in central Hesse, photo credit 1. Neu-Kelte
#FindsFriday #Celtic: Mask on a bronze jug, Celtic craftsmanship from the Glauberg site in central Hesse
Source: Source: World of the Celts in Glauberg
Mask on a bronze jug, Celtic craftsmanship from the Glauberg site in central Hesse, photo credit 1. Neu-Kelte
#FindsFriday #Celtic: Mask on a bronze jug, Celtic craftsmanship from the Glauberg site in central Hesse
Source: Source: World of the Celts in Glauberg
For #FindsFriday and #FlintFriday a beautiful Mousterian spearpoint 🤩. Made by Neanderthals between 52 and 40.000 BP near Esbeek. It is the largest Neanderthal site in the Netherlands, discovered by Piet van Gisbergen. In 20 yrs he found over 5500 artefacts. Acquired @rmoudheden.bsky.social in 2025
Three women with trays of finds in front of them in a white tent. Rachel, Helen and Dani from Time Team
A man in a grey hat and blue fleece on the left speaking with a woman in a blue waterproof and brown trousers on the right. In a green field with trees and a grey sky
A ma with a beard in a green coat holding up an object
A man in a hat wearing a blue coat and camouflage trousers flanked by two Roman reenactors in red capes
So here’s a real tease for #findsfriday - a wonderful site in Norfolk excavated with the @timeteam.bsky.social family producing wonderful finds. Sadly no close ups of what we found; that will have to wait for the programme - it’ll be worth it!!! #archaeology
Three women with trays of finds in front of them in a white tent. Rachel, Helen and Dani from Time Team
A man in a grey hat and blue fleece on the left speaking with a woman in a blue waterproof and brown trousers on the right. In a green field with trees and a grey sky
A ma with a beard in a green coat holding up an object
A man in a hat wearing a blue coat and camouflage trousers flanked by two Roman reenactors in red capes
So here’s a real tease for #findsfriday - a wonderful site in Norfolk excavated with the @timeteam.bsky.social family producing wonderful finds. Sadly no close ups of what we found; that will have to wait for the programme - it’ll be worth it!!! #archaeology
Finds from a warrior grave in the Granitz Valley; photo of a slide from a presentation by Dr Heimo Dolenz; taken by 1. Neu-Kelte
Finds from a woman‘s grave in the Granitz Valley; photo of a slide from a presentation by Dr Heimo Dolenz, taken by 1. Neu-Kelte
#FindsFriday: `The largest #Celtic burial ground in Carinthia to date, with a total of 62 burials, was uncovered in the Granitz Valley. It dates from 250 to 150 BCE. The dead were cremated and buried in urns. The graves provide insights into social structures […]
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Recovery of grave vessels in the Granitz Valley; photo of a slide from a presentation by Dr Heimo Dolenz, taken by 1. Neu-Kelte
Cremation grave with urn and accessory in the Granitz Valley; photo of a slide from a presentation by Dr Heimo Dolenz; taken by 1. Neu-Kelte
#FindsFriday #Celtic: Between 300 and 250 BCE, Celts invaded the Alpine region and seized control. They formed the Noric Kingdom (Regnum Noricum). An important raw material was iron, which was mined in the Görtschitz Valley. Roman writers report the city of […]
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Recovery of grave vessels in the Granitz Valley; photo of a slide from a presentation by Dr Heimo Dolenz, taken by 1. Neu-Kelte
Cremation grave with urn and accessory in the Granitz Valley; photo of a slide from a presentation by Dr Heimo Dolenz; taken by 1. Neu-Kelte
#FindsFriday #Celtic: Between 300 and 250 BCE, Celts invaded the Alpine region and seized control. They formed the Noric Kingdom (Regnum Noricum). An important raw material was iron, which was mined in the Görtschitz Valley. Roman writers report the city of Noreia, which was the Celtic capital.
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Another peculiarity from the Swedish Antiques Road Show:
In 2002 a man brought a peculiar piece he got as a child.
It's a scabbard mouth fitting in gold & garnet cloisonne from the Merovingian/Vendel Period.
Since 2019 it's held by Lödöse Museum. 🏺
digitaltmuseum.se/021021359152...
#FindsFriday
Winged beast, 450-380 BC, World of the Celts in Glauberg, photo credit 1. Neu-Kelte
#FindsFriday #Celtic: Winged beast, 450-380 BC
Source: World of the Celts in Glauberg
Winged beast, 450-380 BC, World of the Celts in Glauberg, photo credit 1. Neu-Kelte
#FindsFriday #Celtic: Winged beast, 450-380 BC
Source: World of the Celts in Glauberg
Black and white photograph with oblong and cylindrical beads placed in a rectangle surrounding two large hoop earrings. The earrings have some organical matter adhering, including hair. The hoops have a twisted wavy pattern. Photo by E. Selleke from 1939: AIF.2.3.4657
The same hoop earrings from the report by Harri Moora, Aruanne kaevamistest Jisaku kihelk. Jõuga kl. kääbastikul 16.VI - 22.VI 1938.a.
Plan and section of barrow no 4 from the report by Harri Moora, Aruanne kaevamistest Jisaku kihelk. Jõuga kl. kääbastikul 16.VI - 22.VI 1938.a.
Section of barrow no 4 and the placement of the skeleton and the burial goods from the report by Harri Moora, Aruanne kaevamistest Jisaku kihelk. Jõuga kl. kääbastikul 16.VI - 22.VI 1938.a.
For #FindsFriday I stumbled upon some spectacular hoop #earrings from Jõuga barrow cemetery - 6 cm in diameter! Barrow no 4, excavated in 1938 by Osvald Saadre dates to the 12th-13th century. Other finds include three finger rings, two bracelets, a brooch & a temple ring + bits of woollen fabric
This canister was left in a ditch near a Roman temple in Southwark nearly 2,000 years ago.
When it was opened, it was found to contain a white cream still holding the fingerprints of the last person to touch it.
Closed and set aside, a moment caught, right down to the fingerprint.
#FindsFriday
For #FindsFriday - are these the earliest Danish coins? My research over recent months has focused on these imitations of Charlemagne's Dorestad coinage, with find distribution pointing to production in Hedeby, between 800 and 810. This is a single find from Cologne: Thomas Höltken, RGM, Köln
#FindsFriday
51,000-year-old bone decorated by a #Neanderthal was found in the Unicorn Cave in #Germany's Harz Mountains. The lines purposefully carved into the toe bone belonging to a #prehistoric deer may have had symbolic meaning. #Archaeology #art
Several bronze objects, such as bell-shaped pendants, bracelets, and a ring, as well as a pair of silver earrings.
Personal ornaments from graves at Achaemenid Mersin, Iran #FindsFriday
Stylistically similar to imperial precious-metal jewellery, but made from bronze, they indicate people adapted styles from the Achaemenid heartlands to the resources they had.
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🏺 #Archaeology
We've always had difficulty joining in with #FindsFriday as an ex-chalk quarry is not an obvious place.
However, our Curator made a discovery.
An enamel plate, probably dating from the mid-20th century CE. No visible maker's mark but evidence of extensive use. 😜
This stunning bronze statue head represents the syncretic goddess, Sulis Minerva. It was found in Bath (1727).
Aquae Sulis was a focus of religious practice for Romans and Britons. Bathing, health, divine redress for grievances, were also available.
#RomanBritain #Archaeology #FindsFriday
📸 my own
A decorative glass goblet or vase, in pale green glass. It is inscribed with a hunting scene and is shown on display at Worthing Museum
For #FindsFriday, the early 5th century glass goblet found during Victorian excavations at Highdown Hill early medieval cemetery, in East Sussex. It features a Greek inscription & a hunting scene & was most likely made in Alexandria, Egypt
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#MedievalMarch
It’s #FindsFriday and it’s a straight up classic: the Sutton Hoo ship burial. Dating from the first quarter of the 7th century AD, it’s thought to be the grave of Raedwald, an East Anglian king. Here, the world famous helmet, shoulder clasps, belt buckle and purse lid.
🏛️BM
📷mine
Two oval gold/copper coloured metal brooches with elaborate design of crossing strands and decorated band around the perimeter. Some of the features, in the centre and on the quarters, stand proud.
#FindsFriday
Gilded copper alloy brooches w silver wires + a good story:
Detectorist thought brooch found 2004 nr Carlisle was Victorian. Told was work of #Vikings and should be one of pair.
Finding 2nd brooch led to site excavation of 10th C graves of 2 women + 4 men. 🏺
@tulliecarlisle.bsky.social
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Excavated stone-lined corn dryer structure partially buried in dry, cracked earth with measurement scale nearby.
A section through the corn dryer, showing how the stone walls were constructed.
A hand-drawn technical plan of the corn dyer, showing what it looked like before and after excavation.
Did you figure out our mystery feature? This #FindsFriday we've found... a Romano-British corn dryer!
These stone-built structures were used to dry grain before it was stored or processed further, and the part you can see is the buried flue which circulated hot air for drying corn and other grains.
#FindsFriday and a papyrus fragment of Homer’s Iliad.
Book 4 (lines 340-56). 📜
Agamemnon accuses Odysseus of cowardice who is NOT happy about it..at all!
Egypt 0-100 C.E.
📸 Us, Allard Pierson Museum. Amsterdam.
#Archaeology #AncientGreece
#AncientBluesky #Classicsbluesky #AncientRome
Pectoral cross with original silver suspension chain. Obscured by the chain and slightly mangled at the base of the cross is the inlay detail of a haloed figure representing St Matthew
The winged Lion representing St Mark
Eagle relief detail representing St John... I swear it's a parrot 😉
Winged ox representing St Luke
#FindsFriday
The pectoral cross from the #Viking #Galloway #Hoard found in 2014 and dated to AD900. This Christian cross is possibly #Pictish. It is silver with inlaid gold in the #Cornish Trewhiddle style. The animals represent 3 of the 4 Evangelists.
📸 mine
An angry bearded man with shield and over the top bronze hat with bronze decorated crest with red feathers
A startling recreation of the North Bersted Iron Age warrior wearing his (not at all) ostentatious crested helmet
The warrior's damaged vertebrae suggest that he wore this hat quite a lot in life
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📷 March 2026 at the #Novium
Happy #FindsFriday
