Durotriges Dig
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Investigating the Iron Age and Roman period in SW Britain. Bournemouth University #HillfortsWednesday Posts (mostly) by Miles Russell
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@durotrigesdig.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Hello, we're the Durotriges Project 👋
If you're here for updates on prehistoric Dorset, archaeology info or just to look at pictures of Iron Age / Roman artefacts, we hope you'll find something of interest
#Durotriges25
⚠️ warning: may contain random references to #DoctorWho and #HypocaustGate
If you're here for updates on prehistoric Dorset, archaeology info or just to look at pictures of Iron Age / Roman artefacts, we hope you'll find something of interest
#Durotriges25
⚠️ warning: may contain random references to #DoctorWho and #HypocaustGate
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It's probably a bit early in the day / week to be thinking about wine...
but here's an exquisite little tessellated cantharus (wine cup) with S-shape handles
Detail from the Oceanus Mosaic found in 1931 and now in the excellent Verulamium Museum @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social
Happy #MosaicMonday 🍷
but here's an exquisite little tessellated cantharus (wine cup) with S-shape handles
Detail from the Oceanus Mosaic found in 1931 and now in the excellent Verulamium Museum @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social
Happy #MosaicMonday 🍷
February 9, 2026 at 7:43 AM
It's probably a bit early in the day / week to be thinking about wine...
but here's an exquisite little tessellated cantharus (wine cup) with S-shape handles
Detail from the Oceanus Mosaic found in 1931 and now in the excellent Verulamium Museum @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social
Happy #MosaicMonday 🍷
but here's an exquisite little tessellated cantharus (wine cup) with S-shape handles
Detail from the Oceanus Mosaic found in 1931 and now in the excellent Verulamium Museum @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social
Happy #MosaicMonday 🍷
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February 9, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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New paper from Adam Morley shows that some vegetation anomalies in multi-spectral satellite data correlate with geophysical data, and can be used to identify buried archaeological structures like tunnels and drains, with examples from Cornwall and Normandy.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
February 8, 2026 at 9:47 AM
New paper from Adam Morley shows that some vegetation anomalies in multi-spectral satellite data correlate with geophysical data, and can be used to identify buried archaeological structures like tunnels and drains, with examples from Cornwall and Normandy.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Mmmmm *gut contents* 😋
February 9, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Mmmmm *gut contents* 😋
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Starting the week with some oatmeal? #OatmealMonday
Analysis of the gut contents of the Tollund Man, an Iron Age body from Denmark preserved in a peat bog, found his last meal was a barley porridge. Was this ordinary fare or related to ritual practices?
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
Analysis of the gut contents of the Tollund Man, an Iron Age body from Denmark preserved in a peat bog, found his last meal was a barley porridge. Was this ordinary fare or related to ritual practices?
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
The last meal of Tollund Man: new analyses of his gut content
The last meal of Tollund Man, a bog body from Early Iron Age Denmark, has been re-examined using new analyses of plant macrofossils, pollen, non-pollen palynomorphs, steroid markers and proteins found in his gut. Some 12–24 hours before he was killed, he ate a porridge containing barley, pale persicaria and flax, and probably some fish.
doi.org
February 9, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Starting the week with some oatmeal? #OatmealMonday
Analysis of the gut contents of the Tollund Man, an Iron Age body from Denmark preserved in a peat bog, found his last meal was a barley porridge. Was this ordinary fare or related to ritual practices?
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
Analysis of the gut contents of the Tollund Man, an Iron Age body from Denmark preserved in a peat bog, found his last meal was a barley porridge. Was this ordinary fare or related to ritual practices?
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
Surely it would need at least four 🤔
February 9, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Surely it would need at least four 🤔
Very pleased to have @bournemouthuni.bsky.social research on Geoffrey of Monmouth featured in the new TV series *Lost Grail* with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social
See it on Sky History or stream the series on NOW TV
www.history.co.uk/shows/lost-grail-with-alice-roberts
📷 © 9 of Cups Productions
See it on Sky History or stream the series on NOW TV
www.history.co.uk/shows/lost-grail-with-alice-roberts
📷 © 9 of Cups Productions
February 9, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Very pleased to have @bournemouthuni.bsky.social research on Geoffrey of Monmouth featured in the new TV series *Lost Grail* with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social
See it on Sky History or stream the series on NOW TV
www.history.co.uk/shows/lost-grail-with-alice-roberts
📷 © 9 of Cups Productions
See it on Sky History or stream the series on NOW TV
www.history.co.uk/shows/lost-grail-with-alice-roberts
📷 © 9 of Cups Productions
And in other news, thanks to Storm Chandra, our colleagues from @bournemouthuni.bsky.social Maritime Archaeology have found a part of the Fame of Hoorn, an armed Dutch merchant ship that sank in 1631
#Archaeology
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Archaeology
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Timbers from 17th Century shipwreck appear on Dorset beach
Experts believe timbers found at Studland Beach form a missing piece of the Swash Channel wreck from 1631.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 4:51 PM
And in other news, thanks to Storm Chandra, our colleagues from @bournemouthuni.bsky.social Maritime Archaeology have found a part of the Fame of Hoorn, an armed Dutch merchant ship that sank in 1631
#Archaeology
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Archaeology
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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#MosaicMonday
... and now the Seasons, who are in the corners of the mosaic!
Horae & the Seasons mosaic; now on display in the rather fine Archaeological Museum of #Kissamos, #Crete.
(sorry about my feet!)
2/2
... and now the Seasons, who are in the corners of the mosaic!
Horae & the Seasons mosaic; now on display in the rather fine Archaeological Museum of #Kissamos, #Crete.
(sorry about my feet!)
2/2
February 9, 2026 at 10:03 AM
#MosaicMonday
... and now the Seasons, who are in the corners of the mosaic!
Horae & the Seasons mosaic; now on display in the rather fine Archaeological Museum of #Kissamos, #Crete.
(sorry about my feet!)
2/2
... and now the Seasons, who are in the corners of the mosaic!
Horae & the Seasons mosaic; now on display in the rather fine Archaeological Museum of #Kissamos, #Crete.
(sorry about my feet!)
2/2
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For today's #MosaicMonday a #Roman guard #dog chained to the door, a detail from a mosaic at the entrance of the House of Paquius Proculus in #Pompeii.
Dating 1st century AD.
Cave canem - Beware of the dog 🐶🐕🦮🐕🦺🐩
📷me
🏺 #archaeology
Dating 1st century AD.
Cave canem - Beware of the dog 🐶🐕🦮🐕🦺🐩
📷me
🏺 #archaeology
February 9, 2026 at 12:55 PM
For today's #MosaicMonday a #Roman guard #dog chained to the door, a detail from a mosaic at the entrance of the House of Paquius Proculus in #Pompeii.
Dating 1st century AD.
Cave canem - Beware of the dog 🐶🐕🦮🐕🦺🐩
📷me
🏺 #archaeology
Dating 1st century AD.
Cave canem - Beware of the dog 🐶🐕🦮🐕🦺🐩
📷me
🏺 #archaeology
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#MosaicMonday
The lovely Horae (The Goddesses of the Seasons & Order: Eunomia, Eirene & Dike), in the centre of the Horae & the Seasons mosaic; now on display in the rather fine Archaeological Museum of #Kissamos, #Crete.
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The lovely Horae (The Goddesses of the Seasons & Order: Eunomia, Eirene & Dike), in the centre of the Horae & the Seasons mosaic; now on display in the rather fine Archaeological Museum of #Kissamos, #Crete.
1/2
February 9, 2026 at 9:58 AM
#MosaicMonday
The lovely Horae (The Goddesses of the Seasons & Order: Eunomia, Eirene & Dike), in the centre of the Horae & the Seasons mosaic; now on display in the rather fine Archaeological Museum of #Kissamos, #Crete.
1/2
The lovely Horae (The Goddesses of the Seasons & Order: Eunomia, Eirene & Dike), in the centre of the Horae & the Seasons mosaic; now on display in the rather fine Archaeological Museum of #Kissamos, #Crete.
1/2
Absolutely terrifying 😬😬😱
February 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Absolutely terrifying 😬😬😱
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Some of us who follow #MosaicMonday were at the excellent Project Orpheus conference, either in person or online, held on Saturday @coriniummuseum.bsky.social, where the newly released Withington animals are on display. Here's the bouncy bear before lifting - now reunited with his friends 😍. 1/2
February 9, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Some of us who follow #MosaicMonday were at the excellent Project Orpheus conference, either in person or online, held on Saturday @coriniummuseum.bsky.social, where the newly released Withington animals are on display. Here's the bouncy bear before lifting - now reunited with his friends 😍. 1/2
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#MosaicMonday
Lullingstone villa #mosaics - The mosaic shows famous scenes from #Greek and #Roman #mythology: the hero Bellerophon riding the winged horse Pegasus to defeat the Chimera. A scene of Europa cleverly depicted in a simple, yet effective linear style.
#History #art #RomanBritain
Lullingstone villa #mosaics - The mosaic shows famous scenes from #Greek and #Roman #mythology: the hero Bellerophon riding the winged horse Pegasus to defeat the Chimera. A scene of Europa cleverly depicted in a simple, yet effective linear style.
#History #art #RomanBritain
February 9, 2026 at 8:03 AM
#MosaicMonday
Lullingstone villa #mosaics - The mosaic shows famous scenes from #Greek and #Roman #mythology: the hero Bellerophon riding the winged horse Pegasus to defeat the Chimera. A scene of Europa cleverly depicted in a simple, yet effective linear style.
#History #art #RomanBritain
Lullingstone villa #mosaics - The mosaic shows famous scenes from #Greek and #Roman #mythology: the hero Bellerophon riding the winged horse Pegasus to defeat the Chimera. A scene of Europa cleverly depicted in a simple, yet effective linear style.
#History #art #RomanBritain
It's probably a bit early in the day / week to be thinking about wine...
but here's an exquisite little tessellated cantharus (wine cup) with S-shape handles
Detail from the Oceanus Mosaic found in 1931 and now in the excellent Verulamium Museum @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social
Happy #MosaicMonday 🍷
but here's an exquisite little tessellated cantharus (wine cup) with S-shape handles
Detail from the Oceanus Mosaic found in 1931 and now in the excellent Verulamium Museum @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social
Happy #MosaicMonday 🍷
February 9, 2026 at 7:43 AM
It's probably a bit early in the day / week to be thinking about wine...
but here's an exquisite little tessellated cantharus (wine cup) with S-shape handles
Detail from the Oceanus Mosaic found in 1931 and now in the excellent Verulamium Museum @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social
Happy #MosaicMonday 🍷
but here's an exquisite little tessellated cantharus (wine cup) with S-shape handles
Detail from the Oceanus Mosaic found in 1931 and now in the excellent Verulamium Museum @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social
Happy #MosaicMonday 🍷
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#StandingStoneSunday During construction of this bridge "a causeway of ancient origins but unknown age" was discovered underwater
Could that be the ancient route used by Neolithic peoples to reach this stone circle?
📍 Callanish VIII, Bernera island, Scotland
📸 Me
#archaeology #photoftheday 🏺
Could that be the ancient route used by Neolithic peoples to reach this stone circle?
📍 Callanish VIII, Bernera island, Scotland
📸 Me
#archaeology #photoftheday 🏺
February 8, 2026 at 4:39 PM
#StandingStoneSunday During construction of this bridge "a causeway of ancient origins but unknown age" was discovered underwater
Could that be the ancient route used by Neolithic peoples to reach this stone circle?
📍 Callanish VIII, Bernera island, Scotland
📸 Me
#archaeology #photoftheday 🏺
Could that be the ancient route used by Neolithic peoples to reach this stone circle?
📍 Callanish VIII, Bernera island, Scotland
📸 Me
#archaeology #photoftheday 🏺
Brilliant 😊👍
It's a particularly fine example of young Nero too
It's a particularly fine example of young Nero too
February 8, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Brilliant 😊👍
It's a particularly fine example of young Nero too
It's a particularly fine example of young Nero too
That's the trouble with loose fitting clothing
February 8, 2026 at 2:37 PM
That's the trouble with loose fitting clothing
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Finding Nero?
There he is! (the one on the left, obvs)
Always good to see the 13 year old proto tyrant: part of the incredible collection of Charles Wyndham, second Earl of Egremont (1710–63)
Today at the ever-wonderful Petworth House @nattrustarch.bsky.social
#Roman #Archaeology
There he is! (the one on the left, obvs)
Always good to see the 13 year old proto tyrant: part of the incredible collection of Charles Wyndham, second Earl of Egremont (1710–63)
Today at the ever-wonderful Petworth House @nattrustarch.bsky.social
#Roman #Archaeology
February 7, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Finding Nero?
There he is! (the one on the left, obvs)
Always good to see the 13 year old proto tyrant: part of the incredible collection of Charles Wyndham, second Earl of Egremont (1710–63)
Today at the ever-wonderful Petworth House @nattrustarch.bsky.social
#Roman #Archaeology
There he is! (the one on the left, obvs)
Always good to see the 13 year old proto tyrant: part of the incredible collection of Charles Wyndham, second Earl of Egremont (1710–63)
Today at the ever-wonderful Petworth House @nattrustarch.bsky.social
#Roman #Archaeology
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Is it #StandingStoneSunday already?! 😮🥳
Take a spin around the incredible Harold Stone standing stone on Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire
In 2024, following path erosion, we discovered a rare Bronze Age cobbled platform around it.
Browse on @rcahmwales.bsky.social Sketchfab: skfb.ly/pvJw8
Take a spin around the incredible Harold Stone standing stone on Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire
In 2024, following path erosion, we discovered a rare Bronze Age cobbled platform around it.
Browse on @rcahmwales.bsky.social Sketchfab: skfb.ly/pvJw8
February 8, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Is it #StandingStoneSunday already?! 😮🥳
Take a spin around the incredible Harold Stone standing stone on Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire
In 2024, following path erosion, we discovered a rare Bronze Age cobbled platform around it.
Browse on @rcahmwales.bsky.social Sketchfab: skfb.ly/pvJw8
Take a spin around the incredible Harold Stone standing stone on Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire
In 2024, following path erosion, we discovered a rare Bronze Age cobbled platform around it.
Browse on @rcahmwales.bsky.social Sketchfab: skfb.ly/pvJw8
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The Castel Statue Menhir, Guernsey.
An Early Bronze Age female figure of power: spiritual, temporal or both.
Raised on the highest point of the island (I think), slighted and buried at some point in the past.
#StandingStoneSunday
🏺🦣
An Early Bronze Age female figure of power: spiritual, temporal or both.
Raised on the highest point of the island (I think), slighted and buried at some point in the past.
#StandingStoneSunday
🏺🦣
February 1, 2026 at 10:09 AM
The Castel Statue Menhir, Guernsey.
An Early Bronze Age female figure of power: spiritual, temporal or both.
Raised on the highest point of the island (I think), slighted and buried at some point in the past.
#StandingStoneSunday
🏺🦣
An Early Bronze Age female figure of power: spiritual, temporal or both.
Raised on the highest point of the island (I think), slighted and buried at some point in the past.
#StandingStoneSunday
🏺🦣
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The menhir near La Croterie in Chauvé (Loire-Atlantique) is over 4m tall, 3.5m wide at the base of the broad face and 1.5m thick. A recumbent stone nearby may have been a twin or may never have stood. Card by Chapeau early 1910s. #StandingStoneSunday.
February 8, 2026 at 9:13 AM
The menhir near La Croterie in Chauvé (Loire-Atlantique) is over 4m tall, 3.5m wide at the base of the broad face and 1.5m thick. A recumbent stone nearby may have been a twin or may never have stood. Card by Chapeau early 1910s. #StandingStoneSunday.