Nina Willburger
@drnwillburger.bsky.social
Archaeologist | Permanent Representative of the Director, Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg | Adjunct lecturer State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart | Private account, views are mine 🖖
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Hello new followers and welcome! My focus is on #archaeology, you can expect posts from me covering a wide range of topics, e.g. objects, exhibitions, and latest discoveries, primarily from the European Paleolithic to the early medieval period.
I may also share posts about nature and Star Trek.
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I may also share posts about nature and Star Trek.
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I think I’m just going to keep posting pictures of decorative Roman cavalry horse chamfrons from @vindolandatrust.bsky.social and @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social until people start blocking me.
Have some.
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Have some.
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November 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I think I’m just going to keep posting pictures of decorative Roman cavalry horse chamfrons from @vindolandatrust.bsky.social and @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social until people start blocking me.
Have some.
1/
Have some.
1/
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A dog’s paw print on a Roman clay tile 🐾 🐕 😍
About 2,000 years-ago, a dog made its mark for ‘pawsterity’ when it wandered across the wet tile laid out to dry before firing.
From Richborough Roman fort
📷 by me
#TilesonTuesday
#Archaeology
About 2,000 years-ago, a dog made its mark for ‘pawsterity’ when it wandered across the wet tile laid out to dry before firing.
From Richborough Roman fort
📷 by me
#TilesonTuesday
#Archaeology
November 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A dog’s paw print on a Roman clay tile 🐾 🐕 😍
About 2,000 years-ago, a dog made its mark for ‘pawsterity’ when it wandered across the wet tile laid out to dry before firing.
From Richborough Roman fort
📷 by me
#TilesonTuesday
#Archaeology
About 2,000 years-ago, a dog made its mark for ‘pawsterity’ when it wandered across the wet tile laid out to dry before firing.
From Richborough Roman fort
📷 by me
#TilesonTuesday
#Archaeology
Reposted by Nina Willburger
Part of the interior of Unstan Neolithic Chambered Cairn on Orkney. Some 30 bowl fragments were discovered during excavation which gave rise to the pottery type ‘Unstan Ware’. 📸 My own. #TombTuesday #Prehistory #Archaeology #Orkney
November 25, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Part of the interior of Unstan Neolithic Chambered Cairn on Orkney. Some 30 bowl fragments were discovered during excavation which gave rise to the pottery type ‘Unstan Ware’. 📸 My own. #TombTuesday #Prehistory #Archaeology #Orkney
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Une nécropole antique découverte lors de fouilles archéologiques à Hyères (Var). #Archéologie
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actu.fr/histoire-pat...
Une nécropole antique découverte lors de fouilles archéologiques dans cette ville du sud de la France
À quelques pas du rivage, à Hyères (Var), l'Inrap (l’Institut national de recherches archéologiques) a mis au jour une vaste aire funéraire romaine.
actu.fr
November 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Une nécropole antique découverte lors de fouilles archéologiques à Hyères (Var). #Archéologie
actu.fr/histoire-pat...
actu.fr/histoire-pat...
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A Roman Inscription Found in Cartagena Reveals the Name of an Unknown Governor and the Use of a Urn for Casting of Lots in Antiquity
www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/11/a...
www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/11/a...
A Roman Inscription Found in Cartagena Reveals the Name of an Unknown Governor and the Use of a Urn for Casting of Lots in Antiquity
A team of Spanish researchers has presented the discovery of an extraordinary object from the Roman period that sheds light on the history of ancient Cartagena (southeastern Spain). It is a metal cont...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
A Roman Inscription Found in Cartagena Reveals the Name of an Unknown Governor and the Use of a Urn for Casting of Lots in Antiquity
www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/11/a...
www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/11/a...
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What could this be? The label simply describes it as a ‘decorated part of an item of unknown function made of maple wood’.
A lot of effort clearly went into decorating it, whatever it was. Any suggestions?
Found in the Bronze Age pile dwelling settlement of Ludwigshafen-Seehalde, 2000–1600 BC
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A lot of effort clearly went into decorating it, whatever it was. Any suggestions?
Found in the Bronze Age pile dwelling settlement of Ludwigshafen-Seehalde, 2000–1600 BC
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November 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
What could this be? The label simply describes it as a ‘decorated part of an item of unknown function made of maple wood’.
A lot of effort clearly went into decorating it, whatever it was. Any suggestions?
Found in the Bronze Age pile dwelling settlement of Ludwigshafen-Seehalde, 2000–1600 BC
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A lot of effort clearly went into decorating it, whatever it was. Any suggestions?
Found in the Bronze Age pile dwelling settlement of Ludwigshafen-Seehalde, 2000–1600 BC
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Reposted by Nina Willburger
Ancient Maya game board with unique mosaic design discovered in Guatemala.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
Ancient Maya game board with unique mosaic design discovered in Guatemala
Centuries before Monopoly, there was Patolli, a high-stakes Mesoamerican game of strategy and luck where players wagered crops and wealth as they raced their opponents around a cross-shaped board.
phys.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Ancient Maya game board with unique mosaic design discovered in Guatemala.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
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The ‘Shell Mosaic’ from Verulamium - the third largest town in Roman Britain which is situated close to modern St. Albans. The mosaic is one of 49 discovered during excavations of the site and dates to around 150 AD. The mosaic is on display at Verulamium Museum. #MosaicMonday
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 AM
The ‘Shell Mosaic’ from Verulamium - the third largest town in Roman Britain which is situated close to modern St. Albans. The mosaic is one of 49 discovered during excavations of the site and dates to around 150 AD. The mosaic is on display at Verulamium Museum. #MosaicMonday
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Part of #Roman floor mosaic
3rd Century CE
Found 1899 - Karl-Marx-Straße/Jüdemerstraße #Trier
A lion striking a bull as its prey.
Originally 6.5 square metres in size, the surrounding pattern indicates it once would have had nine panels.
Now Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Trier
#MosaicMonday
3rd Century CE
Found 1899 - Karl-Marx-Straße/Jüdemerstraße #Trier
A lion striking a bull as its prey.
Originally 6.5 square metres in size, the surrounding pattern indicates it once would have had nine panels.
Now Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Trier
#MosaicMonday
November 24, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Part of #Roman floor mosaic
3rd Century CE
Found 1899 - Karl-Marx-Straße/Jüdemerstraße #Trier
A lion striking a bull as its prey.
Originally 6.5 square metres in size, the surrounding pattern indicates it once would have had nine panels.
Now Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Trier
#MosaicMonday
3rd Century CE
Found 1899 - Karl-Marx-Straße/Jüdemerstraße #Trier
A lion striking a bull as its prey.
Originally 6.5 square metres in size, the surrounding pattern indicates it once would have had nine panels.
Now Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Trier
#MosaicMonday
Reposted by Nina Willburger
A bonus post for this #MosaicMonday. Ever puzzled over why Neptune has crab claws and Oceanus has a trident in some RB mosaics? My thoughts have just been published in the latest Journal of Mosaic Research. Open access, so feel free to enjoy! 1/2
dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/jmr/i...
dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/jmr/i...
Journal of Mosaic Research » Makale » Neptune and Oceanus in Romano-British Mosaics: A Special Case?
dergipark.org.tr
November 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
A bonus post for this #MosaicMonday. Ever puzzled over why Neptune has crab claws and Oceanus has a trident in some RB mosaics? My thoughts have just been published in the latest Journal of Mosaic Research. Open access, so feel free to enjoy! 1/2
dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/jmr/i...
dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/jmr/i...
Reposted by Nina Willburger
Reposted by Nina Willburger
24 November 1939 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Alex Weijel, was born in Enschede.
In October 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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A short video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
In October 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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A short video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
24 November 1939 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Alex Weijel, was born in Enschede.
In October 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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A short video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
In October 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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A short video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
What could this be? The label simply describes it as a ‘decorated part of an item of unknown function made of maple wood’.
A lot of effort clearly went into decorating it, whatever it was. Any suggestions?
Found in the Bronze Age pile dwelling settlement of Ludwigshafen-Seehalde, 2000–1600 BC
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A lot of effort clearly went into decorating it, whatever it was. Any suggestions?
Found in the Bronze Age pile dwelling settlement of Ludwigshafen-Seehalde, 2000–1600 BC
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November 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
What could this be? The label simply describes it as a ‘decorated part of an item of unknown function made of maple wood’.
A lot of effort clearly went into decorating it, whatever it was. Any suggestions?
Found in the Bronze Age pile dwelling settlement of Ludwigshafen-Seehalde, 2000–1600 BC
🏺
A lot of effort clearly went into decorating it, whatever it was. Any suggestions?
Found in the Bronze Age pile dwelling settlement of Ludwigshafen-Seehalde, 2000–1600 BC
🏺
Reposted by Nina Willburger
Das Wetter ist schlecht! Zeit für einen Besuch in unserem Zweigmuseum Limesmuseum Aalen. Dort findet bis 12. April 2026 unsere Große Sonderausstellung „Fremde Nachbarn – Rom und die Germanen“ statt.
Mehr Infos unter www.limesmuseum.de/sonderausste...
Mehr Infos unter www.limesmuseum.de/sonderausste...
November 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Das Wetter ist schlecht! Zeit für einen Besuch in unserem Zweigmuseum Limesmuseum Aalen. Dort findet bis 12. April 2026 unsere Große Sonderausstellung „Fremde Nachbarn – Rom und die Germanen“ statt.
Mehr Infos unter www.limesmuseum.de/sonderausste...
Mehr Infos unter www.limesmuseum.de/sonderausste...
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A helmet of a Thraex (Thracian) #gladiator found in the gladiatorial barracks in #Pompeii.
The different classes of gladiators can be distinguished by their armor and weapons. A Thraex was equipped with a small shield and a short, curved blade. The helmet, with...🧵1/3
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology
The different classes of gladiators can be distinguished by their armor and weapons. A Thraex was equipped with a small shield and a short, curved blade. The helmet, with...🧵1/3
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology
November 23, 2025 at 7:44 AM
A helmet of a Thraex (Thracian) #gladiator found in the gladiatorial barracks in #Pompeii.
The different classes of gladiators can be distinguished by their armor and weapons. A Thraex was equipped with a small shield and a short, curved blade. The helmet, with...🧵1/3
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology
The different classes of gladiators can be distinguished by their armor and weapons. A Thraex was equipped with a small shield and a short, curved blade. The helmet, with...🧵1/3
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology
Reposted by Nina Willburger
Reposted by Nina Willburger
#StaircaseSaturday
Breathtakingly lovely.
The Palladian 'Tulip Staircase' in Inigo Jones' Queen's House in Greenwich - the first unsupported spiral stair in Britain.
Commissioned c.1616 by Anne of Denmark, Queen to James I.
Completed c.1635 for Henrietta Maria, Queen to Charles I.
Breathtakingly lovely.
The Palladian 'Tulip Staircase' in Inigo Jones' Queen's House in Greenwich - the first unsupported spiral stair in Britain.
Commissioned c.1616 by Anne of Denmark, Queen to James I.
Completed c.1635 for Henrietta Maria, Queen to Charles I.
November 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
#StaircaseSaturday
Breathtakingly lovely.
The Palladian 'Tulip Staircase' in Inigo Jones' Queen's House in Greenwich - the first unsupported spiral stair in Britain.
Commissioned c.1616 by Anne of Denmark, Queen to James I.
Completed c.1635 for Henrietta Maria, Queen to Charles I.
Breathtakingly lovely.
The Palladian 'Tulip Staircase' in Inigo Jones' Queen's House in Greenwich - the first unsupported spiral stair in Britain.
Commissioned c.1616 by Anne of Denmark, Queen to James I.
Completed c.1635 for Henrietta Maria, Queen to Charles I.
Reposted by Nina Willburger
The Angels are Coming!
Lux Muralis has been bringing spectacular sound and light creations to cathedrals around Britain.
Now at Southwark from tomorrow, with an angelic theme to herald in Advent in every corner.
cathedral.southwark.anglican.org/whats-on/the...
This from St Paul's in Feb 👇
Lux Muralis has been bringing spectacular sound and light creations to cathedrals around Britain.
Now at Southwark from tomorrow, with an angelic theme to herald in Advent in every corner.
cathedral.southwark.anglican.org/whats-on/the...
This from St Paul's in Feb 👇
November 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The Angels are Coming!
Lux Muralis has been bringing spectacular sound and light creations to cathedrals around Britain.
Now at Southwark from tomorrow, with an angelic theme to herald in Advent in every corner.
cathedral.southwark.anglican.org/whats-on/the...
This from St Paul's in Feb 👇
Lux Muralis has been bringing spectacular sound and light creations to cathedrals around Britain.
Now at Southwark from tomorrow, with an angelic theme to herald in Advent in every corner.
cathedral.southwark.anglican.org/whats-on/the...
This from St Paul's in Feb 👇
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♥️ Absolutely love this delicate & alert ivory gazelle, #Egypt, New Kingdom, ca. 1390–1352 BC, standing on a wooden pedestal with inlaid decoration depicting plants that allude to its semi-desert habitat.
Size: H. 11.6 × W. 9.7 × D. 5 cm
🏛️ Met
🏺 #archaeology 🗃️ #arthistory #art
Size: H. 11.6 × W. 9.7 × D. 5 cm
🏛️ Met
🏺 #archaeology 🗃️ #arthistory #art
November 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
♥️ Absolutely love this delicate & alert ivory gazelle, #Egypt, New Kingdom, ca. 1390–1352 BC, standing on a wooden pedestal with inlaid decoration depicting plants that allude to its semi-desert habitat.
Size: H. 11.6 × W. 9.7 × D. 5 cm
🏛️ Met
🏺 #archaeology 🗃️ #arthistory #art
Size: H. 11.6 × W. 9.7 × D. 5 cm
🏛️ Met
🏺 #archaeology 🗃️ #arthistory #art
Reposted by Nina Willburger
Spectacular!
A helmet of a Thraex (Thracian) #gladiator found in the gladiatorial barracks in #Pompeii.
The different classes of gladiators can be distinguished by their armor and weapons. A Thraex was equipped with a small shield and a short, curved blade. The helmet, with...🧵1/3
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology
The different classes of gladiators can be distinguished by their armor and weapons. A Thraex was equipped with a small shield and a short, curved blade. The helmet, with...🧵1/3
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology
November 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Spectacular!
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Plymouth Hoe at night, #Plymouth #Devon
• “Smeaton’s Tower” - #JohnSmeaton - former Eddystone lighthouse. 1759
• “Plymouth Dome - former museum & visitor’s centre, now eatery. 1988
• Lights of a ship at anchor in Plymouth Sound.
Late (or early 😉) for #PharosFriday
• “Smeaton’s Tower” - #JohnSmeaton - former Eddystone lighthouse. 1759
• “Plymouth Dome - former museum & visitor’s centre, now eatery. 1988
• Lights of a ship at anchor in Plymouth Sound.
Late (or early 😉) for #PharosFriday
November 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Plymouth Hoe at night, #Plymouth #Devon
• “Smeaton’s Tower” - #JohnSmeaton - former Eddystone lighthouse. 1759
• “Plymouth Dome - former museum & visitor’s centre, now eatery. 1988
• Lights of a ship at anchor in Plymouth Sound.
Late (or early 😉) for #PharosFriday
• “Smeaton’s Tower” - #JohnSmeaton - former Eddystone lighthouse. 1759
• “Plymouth Dome - former museum & visitor’s centre, now eatery. 1988
• Lights of a ship at anchor in Plymouth Sound.
Late (or early 😉) for #PharosFriday
Reposted by Nina Willburger
Church of St Mary -
Burton Bradstock, #Dorset
The simple, but beautiful stained glass designed by E S Prior in the south aisle of 1894-7.
#StainedGlassSunday #ESPrior
#BurtonBradstock
Burton Bradstock, #Dorset
The simple, but beautiful stained glass designed by E S Prior in the south aisle of 1894-7.
#StainedGlassSunday #ESPrior
#BurtonBradstock
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Church of St Mary -
Burton Bradstock, #Dorset
The simple, but beautiful stained glass designed by E S Prior in the south aisle of 1894-7.
#StainedGlassSunday #ESPrior
#BurtonBradstock
Burton Bradstock, #Dorset
The simple, but beautiful stained glass designed by E S Prior in the south aisle of 1894-7.
#StainedGlassSunday #ESPrior
#BurtonBradstock