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Henry Rothwell
@henryrothwell.bsky.social
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Lapsed archaeologist. Entranced by ponds. Chooser of images at rathergoodart.bsky.social. Curious Notes collected here - https://notesforthecurious.com/ Grave Goods podcast here - https://gravegoodspodcast.com/
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Henry Rothwell @henryrothwell.bsky.social · 5d
The cat and the duvet cover are one.
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Rather Good Art @rathergoodart.bsky.social · 7d
Introducing four new additions to our Christmas Card 2025 range.
A donation from every sale goes to the housing charity Shelter
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#ericravilious #paulevansartist #paulevans #andrewgifford #christmascards #artchristmascards #sussexart #snowscene
First we have some frosted brambles by Andrew Gifford, a tunnel of snow-clad trees by L. Birge Harrison, a low winter sun over a snowy field by Paul Evans, and some frolicking holly and mistletoe spriggins from Eric Ravilious (and many, many more) - come and have a mooch about.
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Rather Good Art @rathergoodart.bsky.social · 7d
‘Alchemy of Upton Lovell’, Rose Ferraby, painted collage & acrylic paint, 2025.
Rose Ferraby is an artist, archaeologist and broadcaster, with an idiosyncratic eye for presenting the past. She also has an exhibition at the @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social
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An artistic interpretation of some of the archaeological finds from Upton Lovell.
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Henry Rothwell @henryrothwell.bsky.social · 14d
Love this idea.
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Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 14d
🏺 Always intrigued about potential that such things existed in prehistoric settlements. Identifying multi-storey buildings from stone remains are one thing, but organic superstructures might not preserve.
e.g. what if these Neolithic house models aren't symbolic, but show real architecture?
Image showing photos of various ceramic models including what seem to be houses, with large anthropomorphic heads emerging from them. Image from : Bugaj, Urszula & Naumov, Goce & Trzeciecki, Maciej & Przybyła, Marcin & Szczepanik, Piotr & Podsiadlo, Michal. (2014). Archaeological, geophysical and topographic survey of the Neolithic tells in Pelagonia. Sprawozdania Archeologiczne. 66. 221-239.
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Henry Rothwell @henryrothwell.bsky.social · 14d
A new arrival to the highly treasured department. A chainsaw signed by the man himself - @johnromero.bsky.social
A chainsaw signed by John Romero.
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Henry Rothwell @henryrothwell.bsky.social · 15d
Into the (north) west.
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Rather Good Art @rathergoodart.bsky.social · 20d
‘Cycling Home’, Simon Palmer, watercolour, ink and gouache, 1996.
Available as a greetings card, jigsaw puzzle, board print and bookmark.
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#simonpalmer #simonpalmerart #yorkshireart #yorkshireartist #cycling #watercolourpainting #watercolourart
A watercolour by Simon Palmer depicting a bridge and road in the foreground, tree crowding in from the right, and a lone figure cycling up a hill in the centre of the frame.
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Henry Rothwell @henryrothwell.bsky.social · 19d
And we could have had 'Cimmeria'. . .
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Henry Rothwell @henryrothwell.bsky.social · 19d
'Der Blaue Weiher (The Blue Pond)', by Hugo Henneberg, linoleum cut on four plates on Japanese paper, 1904.
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Henry Rothwell @henryrothwell.bsky.social · 20d
I daren't Google. . .
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Henry Rothwell @henryrothwell.bsky.social · 20d
Begun, the clone wars have.
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Henry Rothwell @henryrothwell.bsky.social · 21d
The person on the right chose a pefect moment to put something in the bin.
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Henry Rothwell @henryrothwell.bsky.social · 21d
Again, no, but I'm touched you're still thinking of me.
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Henry Rothwell @henryrothwell.bsky.social · 26d
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Henry Rothwell @henryrothwell.bsky.social · 26d
A night at Glastonbury Abbey with the Stereo MC's as they insist on spelling it. Channeling my inner Mark Corrigan there. Good night though.
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Henry Rothwell @henryrothwell.bsky.social · 27d
Favourite transi tomb. Thomas Bekynton, died 1465. Wells cathedral.
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Henry Rothwell @henryrothwell.bsky.social · 27d
I know one of them set up as an antiques dealer in East Anglia.
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Henry Rothwell @henryrothwell.bsky.social · 27d
I've got postcards I didn't release - happy to send some over. I'll look into prints.
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Henry Rothwell @henryrothwell.bsky.social · 27d
Very de Graag.
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Henry Rothwell @henryrothwell.bsky.social · 27d
Hmm. Might have to turn this into a poster. . .
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Henry Rothwell @henryrothwell.bsky.social · Sep 7
It has a counterpart.
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Henry Rothwell @henryrothwell.bsky.social · Sep 7
'More of that sort of thing.' Waves arms around.
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Henry Rothwell @henryrothwell.bsky.social · Sep 7
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maniagnosis @maniagnosis.bsky.social · Sep 7
Closest I've been...
Replica of Stonehenge made from sticks of butter. Caption: Is that butter? No, it's Stonehenge. I can't believe it's not butter.
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Henry Rothwell @henryrothwell.bsky.social · Sep 7
Current favourite door. Wells cathedral undercroft.
Ancient cathedral door, Wells.
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