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Lucy Ellis
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Museum Collections Management Professional | Prehistoric archaeology nerd | She/her 🇪🇺 Views mine
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First #beltain celebration @butserancientfarm.co.uk last night. The most incredible wickerman, in full flames in less than 5 minutes. An amazingly joyful evening 🔥
Large wicker figure in the shape of a Roman gladiator with trident, net and enclosed helmet The wickerman in the distance seen over a crowd of people. One leg is of fire, and there are musicians in front playing. The wickerman fully alight
May 4, 2025 at 6:17 AM
lucyje.bsky.social
For #StandingStoneSunday sharing an image from @antiquaries.bsky.social collection of Stone 56 at Stonehenge. I loved stumbling across this collection while SAL’s Museum Collections Manager in 2017
Image shows a single standing stone at Stonehenge being supported by wooden uprights, with two antiquarian archaeologists working beside it
January 5, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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ashwhiffin.bsky.social
Christmas beetles display some of the most exquisite iridescence in nature, from shimmering golds to vibrant greens. It’s more impressive than any festive light display! ✨

So here’s some beetle royalty… the Queen (Anoplognathus viriditarsis) & King (Anoplognathus viridiaeneus) 🪲

Happy holidays!
A Queen beetle (Anoplognathus viriditarsis) specimen held in my hand over a drawer of other Christmas beetles. A preserved specimen of a King beetle (Anoplognathus viridiaeneus) which is a stunning metallic yellow/gold.
December 25, 2024 at 9:25 PM
lucyje.bsky.social
Over a year here and haven’t posted anything real yet (toddler!). So I’m starting strong with the 2024 Winter Solstice. No sun at Stonehenge this morning, but so glad I finally made it - I needed to close out 2024 properly ✨
View of two standing stones with a crossed lintel against a dark blue sky, with two other standing stones either side. Many people gathered in foreground looking up.
December 21, 2024 at 1:59 PM
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prehistoricsociety.bsky.social
BREAKING:

" the Altar Stone cannot have been sourced from southern Britain (that is, south of the Iapetus Suture), including the Anglo-Welsh Basin"

#Archaeology #Prehistory #Stonehenge

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A Scottish provenance for the Altar Stone of Stonehenge - Nature
Mineral ages and chemical analysis of fragments of the Altar Stone from the Neolithic stone circle at Stonehenge suggest that it was transported from northeast Scotland, more than 750 km away, probabl...
www.nature.com
August 14, 2024 at 3:16 PM
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magnifyzoology.bsky.social
It's that time of year again! Here are the prompts for #museum30 2023. As always it is a mix of standard prompts and some new additions - will you be taking part in November? bit.ly/museum-30-2023
October 23, 2023 at 5:25 PM