@lenmiddleton.bsky.social
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Archaeologist. The Fens and its surrounds. Anything expressed not my employers views.
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lenmiddleton.bsky.social
Archaeologists on holiday...watching our Polish colleagues at work.
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mooseallain.bsky.social
Fen Diagram

A cartoon for the mathematically-minded lovers of flatlands, a particular Venn diagram in itself.

www.worldofmoose.com/products/fen...
Cartoon showing two rectangular boxes running horizontally that almost fill the page and overlap very slightly in the middle. The upper box is labelled SKY, the lower box LAND and squeezed into the overlap is the word HORIZON. Caption: Fen Diagram
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garius.bsky.social
The secret German weather station on the Arctic island of Svalbard. Part of the 'Weather War'.

The team, led by Lieutenant Wilhelm Dege, were the last German troops to surrender in WW2, finally doing so FOUR MONTHS after Germany had officially surrendered.

It was not for want of trying. /1
A man wrapped up against the cold, surveys a frozen plain
lenmiddleton.bsky.social
What's the 'best' thing you've ever found is always a tricky one but my thoughts always go back to the butchered whale bone (that's a bit of vertebrae I'm holding) from an early medieval pit at Sedgford. Also, the first feature I ever dug! @sedgefordarch.bsky.social
lenmiddleton.bsky.social
I think I shall. I don't believe my youngest has seen it yet!
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handansken.bsky.social
Just because you all need more archaeological sites and finds in your feed.

Black and brown layers of agricultural activities interrupted by layers of sand near the southwestern coast of Norway.

Oldest dating gave result to early Bronze Age in Norway.
Profile of various layers of brown and black layers of agricultural activites interrupted by light yellow sand. Oldest dating from the black layer at bottom gave a result to early Bronze Age in Norway. 

From the farm of Vik west of Bryne, Rogaland, Norway.
lenmiddleton.bsky.social
Archaeological site hack #243 'The Permatrace Funnel'
Funnel made out of Permatrace and gaffer tape.
lenmiddleton.bsky.social
Well anyways, I think I may have signed up for a trip to discover some sunken gold. I told him I couldn't dive but he said it's easy and he'll teach me in 30 mins. It's been nice knowing you all.
lenmiddleton.bsky.social
This is fun but almost always you WILL regret this the next day. I think if he were to choose he'll always go for strength over flavour. Anyway he knows I'm an archaeologist and out comes something he discovered from his various voyages. A coral encrusted bit of shipwreck .
lenmiddleton.bsky.social
On holiday in Poland visiting my partners family I was invited over for coffee and cake to the 'pirate captain' granddad's house. Well, I'm instantly invited to the cellar to taste his home brew 'spirits'
lenmiddleton.bsky.social
As usual, bit of a busman's holiday. Exhibition in Sopot looking at sites emerging from drained wetlands in Poland!
Lidar image showing archaeological sites.
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paulblinkhorn.bsky.social
Pot de jour. 6th century inhumation accessory vessel from the E Midlands. A strong candidate for the nicest pot of its type that's ever sat on my desk. #ancientbluesky #archaeology
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markknight63.bsky.social
Just a got a copy of the May/June edition of British Archaeology Magazine @archaeologyuk.bsky.social
It features our work in the Flag Fen Basin - the images on page 25 emphasise the stark difference between good (Must Farm logboat/fish traps) & poor preservation (Flag Fen mortised beam).
British Archaeology magazine opened at pages 24-25: text accompanied by photos and drawings of archaeology from the Flag Fen Basin (including the back of an archaeologist excavating preserved Bronze Age wood)
lenmiddleton.bsky.social
I learnt to ride a motorbike in that car park!
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rakshadigs.bsky.social
Big thanks ☺️ to our feature contributors for this issue
@markknight63.bsky.social @kayth.bsky.social
@ckolonko.bsky.social
Dr Emma Pomeroy @cambridgeuni.bsky.social

If you have an idea for a #BritishArchaeology feature do get in touch: [email protected]

#archaeology 🏺
rakshadigs.bsky.social
The May/June edition of #BritishArchaeology is out now! A great article about Flag Fen at risk and its future.

International membership is also available for @archaeologyuk.bsky.social which includes the magazine as part of the subscription!

#Archaeology 🏺

www.archaeologyuk.org/our-work/bec...
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markknight63.bsky.social
1.1km long, around 10m wide, involving approximately 22000 piles; the Flag Fen post-alignment was constructed at the beginning of the 13th century BC and maintained, repaired, and replaced until the end of the 10th century BC - preserved by peat until?
archaeologyuk.bsky.social
📢 The latest issue of British Archaeology is out now!

Inside Issue 202:
🔍 Flag Fen
🧠 Neanderthal encounters at Shanidar Cave
🛡️ Wartime field defences re-examined
🍼 Romano-British baby bottles
🌍 News, reviews, & more

Join the CBA and read more 👉 lnkd.in/eTWjreGb
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archaeologyuk.bsky.social
📢 The latest issue of British Archaeology is out now!

Inside Issue 202:
🔍 Flag Fen
🧠 Neanderthal encounters at Shanidar Cave
🛡️ Wartime field defences re-examined
🍼 Romano-British baby bottles
🌍 News, reviews, & more

Join the CBA and read more 👉 lnkd.in/eTWjreGb
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rakshadigs.bsky.social
The May/June edition of #BritishArchaeology is out now! A great article about Flag Fen at risk and its future.

International membership is also available for @archaeologyuk.bsky.social which includes the magazine as part of the subscription!

#Archaeology 🏺

www.archaeologyuk.org/our-work/bec...
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markknight63.bsky.social
Flag Fen is drying out. Large sections will soon disappear forever. It's pretty much now or never if we want to understand Britain's largest and most impressive prehistoric wooden structure.
rakshadigs.bsky.social
The May/June edition of #BritishArchaeology is out now! A great article about Flag Fen at risk and its future.

International membership is also available for @archaeologyuk.bsky.social which includes the magazine as part of the subscription!

#Archaeology 🏺

www.archaeologyuk.org/our-work/bec...
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cambridgearch.bsky.social
We’re excited to share that Hinterlands & Inlands: The Archaeology of West Cambridge and Roman Cambridge Revisited by Christopher Evans and Gavin Lucas is now available to download for free as an Open Access volume here doi.org/10.17863/CAM...
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cambridgearch.bsky.social
Excavations at Tarmac’s Broom South Quarry uncovered this nearly complete iron comb from the layers inside a Saxon sunken featured building. The coarseness of the comb’s teeth suggest that it may have been used in textile production.
A close-up photograph showing multiple views of an iron Saxon comb against a white background. The comb has a rusty orange surface and several of its broken teeth are still visible emerging from the corroded artefact.