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Dan Herbert
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Prehistory. Normans. Recently Vikings. New Model Army. Asterix. Old Gods. Arsenal. Corinthian Casuals.
University Library Buildings Development Manager.
Neurodivergent. Cursed by MECFS.
#MDANT
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#FindsFriday
The Cairns Character!
Discovered in a pit at the #IronAge #Broch site of The Cairns on the island of South Ronaldsay, #Orkney. He or She was carved from a beach pebble around 2,000 years ago.

📸 mine
February 13, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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drtobydriver.bsky.social
#FindsFriday The stunning head of the Capel Garmon firedog, dug up from a peat bog in north Wales in 1852

A masterpiece of Late Iron Age forging & smithing, with bull's horns & plaited equine mane representing a composite animal

More here: coflein.gov.uk/en/site/800314

📷 My own, NMW St Fagans
A rusted iron head of a fire dog in a museum
February 13, 2026 at 7:38 AM
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romanpalace.bsky.social
🚨We're reopening!!! 🚨

Next week we'll be OPEN from 10am to 4pm with special activities for youngsters. 🤩🤩

Bring your kids along and we promise to get them so wound up and excited that your drive home will be a living nightmare.

sussexpast.co.uk/event/februa...
February Half Term at Fishbourne Roman Palace - Sussex Past
Live Like a Roman this half term with fun family activities from 16th to 20th February at Fishbourne Roman Palace, near Chichester
sussexpast.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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mattpope.bsky.social
The spectacular, fossil-lined, Bell Beaker grave of a young adult and child from Dunstable Downs, England. Genetic analysis revealed these to be a paternal aunt and her six year old neice. C. 4000 yrs BP
#TombTuesday
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-45612-3#ref-CR37
January 23, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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drtobydriver.bsky.social
'Google search - please find me campsites near Le Shuttle..'

#AI - 'sounds like you want to go to Edinburgh...?'🤦
February 12, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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sallyc.bsky.social
Today I finally saw the Settinsham Horde at Norwich Castle but unfortunately the legend telling you what each one was was not there. @tessmachling.bsky.social can you give me a clue what these are please.
A selection of torcs A gold torc A gold torc
February 11, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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drtobydriver.bsky.social
It was a real pleasure to show a couple of specialists around St David's Head coastal promontory fort, #Pembrokeshire, yesterday during our @rcahmwales.bsky.social survey -

L-R David Thomas, archaeologist for @nattrustarch.bsky.social, S Wales, Lou Barker, & Dr Peter Claughton, NAMHO ⚒️

📷 TD
3 people in outdoor gear smiling against a rock face
February 12, 2026 at 6:45 AM
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mjpcuervo.bsky.social
Beautifully dramatic lighting effect in this altar depicting the god Sol found near Edinburgh. In the low light of the temple, worshippers would see Sol’s eyes, mouth and the rays of his solar crown glowing.

www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
Carving of the sun god Sol that would have been illuminated from behind so that in the low light of the temple, worshippers would have seen his eyes, mouth and the rays of his solar crown glowing. Carving of the sun god Sol that would have been illuminated from behind so that in the low light of the temple, worshippers would have seen his eyes, mouth and the rays of his solar crown glowing.
February 11, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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maximpetergriff.bsky.social
11/2/26 - nocturn
small hours big time one drawing turns into another Jupiter, accidently but the storms are all wrong and the clouds are vertical and the moons are going sideways
February 11, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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harrysword.bsky.social
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has *v* strong ‘two years out of Belmarsh after a 35 year stretch for a Republican bombing he didn’t commit; now doing an extended interview with Krishnan Guru- Murthy about his forthcoming book of prison poetry and ‘script talks/improv sessions with Ken Loach’ energy.
andrewmale.bsky.social Andrew Male @andrewmale.bsky.social · 2d
I need @harrysword.bsky.social to do one of his semi-regular character portraits, but this time of Sir Jim Ratcliffe. Because, well, I mean.
February 11, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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theshadowssmile.bsky.social
#StandAloneSingles

The Sisters Of Mercy - Alice 🖤

In illusion comfort lies...

youtu.be/T5btzIPgj8Q?...
Alice
YouTube video by The Sisters of Mercy - Topic
youtu.be
February 12, 2026 at 6:26 AM
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richardosgood.bsky.social
#hillfortwednesday - miraculously an hour of sun on Salisbury Plain today enabling a condition survey of Battlesbury Hillfort. Not looking bad and the views were grand. Colt Hoare’s plan in Ancient Wiltshire still works. #archaeology #wiltshire #ironage #celts
A view of Hillfort banks and ditches in the sun A trig point in a Green field Banks and ditches of a hillfort with clouds A ln etching of a hillfort plan in ‘Ancient Wiltshire’ by Richard colt Hoare. This is Battlesbury Camp
February 11, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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durotrigesdig.bsky.social
A magnetometry survey of Abbotsbury Castle hillfort #Dorset has shown that there are, in the SE corner of the enclosure, a series of Iron Age roundhouse platforms with collapsed daub walls, postholes and storage pits 🤩

11 have so far been identified

© Dave Stewart 2014

#HillfortsWednesday
A grey scale geophysical survey plot of the interior to an Iron Age hillfort with red lines indicating the outer rampart circuit
February 11, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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durotrigesdig.bsky.social
#HillfortsWednesday 👇👇
irenep.bsky.social Irene M. Petschko @irenep.bsky.social · 3d
On this #hillfortwednesday a book recommendation: The rampart of Stillfried (Austria). Hellerschmid and Griebl describe the features of the three Urnfield Culture phases and suggest the use of fire to strengthen the timber elements.
austriaca.at/9206-0inhalt
@fwf-at.bsky.social @oeai.bsky.social
Photo of the Stillfried rampart Section Trench I/1969: View from the west towards the southern profile of the first wall section under the direction of Felgenhauer in 1969 (SP I 69) and the former settlement area in the background. In the foreground are the remains of the older wood-earth box V1267/V1167, which runs from north to south. It consists of round and square timbers, mostly oak. Towards the settlement (to the east), a few beams from the younger wood-earth box V1154/V1268 were also uncovered immediately adjacent. The former rampart is now covered by 1–2.5 m thick fill from later periods of use. Foto of a feature of the Stillfried rampart: Close-up of the older wood-earth box V1267/V1167 in the western part of the Planum, view to the west. In the centre of the image are mostly un-debarked, superficially charred (oak) logs in the direction of the rampart. They come from the lowest box filling. The charred branches between the beams are clearly visible and most likely served as intentional fire preservation
February 11, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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lemoustier.bsky.social
Great thread! 🏺🗃️
moudhy.bsky.social Moudhy Al-Rashid (she/her) @moudhy.bsky.social · 3d
What an honour to speak at an event for the Earth Rover Program last week alongside some incredible people, almost none of whom seem to be on BlueSky except for @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

I spoke on soil health in ancient Mesopotamia, and here are some snippets of what I learned along the way
Photo of a proto-cuneiform clay tablet against a white backdrop. The tablet is divided into several squares which each contain some pictographic signs. On the far left is one that looks like a jug on a stand
February 11, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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boothicus.bsky.social
Still more precise than OSL!

(I’m sorry OSL practitioners, please don’t shun me)
February 11, 2026 at 9:40 AM
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archaeostef.bsky.social
Sneaking Rispain Camp in for #HillfortsWednesday as it is not listed on the Atlas, and we define it as a settlement - but the ditches are absolutely MASSIVE

First thought to be a Roman site, then medieval it was revealed as Iron Age following excavation in the 1970s

Photos from my visit yesterday
An interpretation panel in front of the entrance to Rispain Camp Panoramic image from the southern corner
February 11, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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suegreaney.bsky.social
Sighting the sun - and moon? at Stonehenge. Online lecture by Prof Clive Ruggles, tomorrow night. Hosted by @prehistoricsociety.bsky.social and @cornwallarch.bsky.social www.prehistoricsociety.org/events/2026-...
Sighting the Sun — and moon? — at Stonehenge | The Prehistoric Society
The connection between Stonehenge and summer solstice sunrise is well known, but decades of overspeculation, by both astronomers and archaeologists, concerning the use of the monument for observations...
www.prehistoricsociety.org
February 11, 2026 at 4:43 PM
danherb10.bsky.social
Current Status: Raising a toast for @mattpope.bsky.social birthday with a pint of Brentwood Hope & Glory and a dose of heretics
A photo of a pint of beer next to the book, The Albigensian Crusade. Both are on a wooden table
February 11, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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durotrigesdig.bsky.social
Some Iron Age ramparty goodness from Abbotsbury Castle hillfort, high above the villages of West #Dorset

Here looking NW along the coast to West Bay and Bridport and SW along Chesil Beach to Weymouth and Portland

We love it here

📷 Feb 2023

Happy #HillfortsWednesday !
The grass covered ramparts of an Iron Age hillfort looking out at the sea and sky The grass covered ramparts of an Iron Age hillfort looking out at the sea and sky
February 11, 2026 at 10:26 AM
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suegreaney.bsky.social
Did you know that a new education centre is being built by hand at Stonehenge? It is based on Durrington 68, a late Neolithic square-in-circle timber structure. Watch regular updates from Luke, the project leader, here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LATY...
Week 17 Durrington 68 Neolithic Hall
YouTube video by Historic Concepts
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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boothicus.bsky.social
Late posting this! You must be on pins. This week: 'The Neolithic Zenith of Stonehenge' covering Stage 1 (c.3000 BCE) and Stage 2 (c.2600 BCE). Were there Welsh bluestones in Stage 1? Is Stage 1 exceptional without them? How did they get to Salisbury Plain? Was Durrington Walls like Burning Man?
The cover of a box of a 'build your own Stonehenge' kit on a background of 'ARCL0078: The Age of Stonehenge' repeated text in a slanted orientation in yellow. The box has a yellow and black picture of a Stonehenge trilithon with more stones in the background and reads 'Warning: choking hazard' at the bottom.
February 10, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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muninnherself.bsky.social
#DailyMegalith #TombTuesday

Lovely spring day at Pentre Ifan last May. nr #Newport #Pembrokeshire #Wales (2025)

🏺#Neolithic
The impressive capstone and uprights of this famous site. It's a bright sunny day with high cloud and blue skies.
February 10, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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H/T: @orkat3.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 12:05 PM
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#PlaymobilInfestation
@trimontiumtrust.bsky.social also lead the way in having the most ancient & Asterix Playmobil figures on sale in their excellent shop as well as hidden in their display cabinets! It’s where I bought my Asterix Roman fort!
Bravo!! 👏
trimontiumtrust.bsky.social Trimontium Trust & Museum @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social · 4d
The #Countdown continues… 3 days to go until opening day this Friday 13 Feb!🎉
AND… the Playmobil #Roman & Celtic troops (plus all the animals 🐎🐗🐕) are ready & waiting 😎
👀 Can you spot them all?
We’re open 7 days/week during the school holidays, then Tues–Sat, 10.30am–4pm, right through to Easter.
Playmobil Roman soldiers and Celts. Playmobil Roman soldiers and Celts. Playmobil Roman soldiers and Celts. Playmobil Roman soldiers and Celts.
February 10, 2026 at 11:42 AM