Mark Knight 🍉
@markknight63.bsky.social
Archaeologist with a Fenland tendency. Happiest in the black, buttery depths seeking old land surfaces. You got them big dreams....
Shadow cabinet!
February 18, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Shadow cabinet!
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The test pit shows the topsoil, medieval/post-medieval flooding in thick alluvial clays, layers deposited when the area was covered by a late prehistoric lake, a thin band of black organic material from rising groundwater levels and preserved buried soils from the prehistoric land surface.
February 18, 2026 at 8:01 AM
The test pit shows the topsoil, medieval/post-medieval flooding in thick alluvial clays, layers deposited when the area was covered by a late prehistoric lake, a thin band of black organic material from rising groundwater levels and preserved buried soils from the prehistoric land surface.
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It’s always satisfying to work with good stratigraphy as this section of deposits, representing a sequence where the landscape is dipping into a hollow, from Needingworth Quarry highlights. Understanding this profile provides vital information that helps to unpick the story of a site and landscape.
February 18, 2026 at 8:01 AM
It’s always satisfying to work with good stratigraphy as this section of deposits, representing a sequence where the landscape is dipping into a hollow, from Needingworth Quarry highlights. Understanding this profile provides vital information that helps to unpick the story of a site and landscape.
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The delicate grave goods and in particular the arrowheads match the impressive burial of La Motta in Brittany, excavated by Van Giffen in 1939. Here on display @rmoudheden.bsky.social in our Bronze Age exhibition, on loan from the Musée d’Archéologie National Germain-en-Laye.
February 16, 2026 at 11:15 PM
The delicate grave goods and in particular the arrowheads match the impressive burial of La Motta in Brittany, excavated by Van Giffen in 1939. Here on display @rmoudheden.bsky.social in our Bronze Age exhibition, on loan from the Musée d’Archéologie National Germain-en-Laye.
Small boat, Blakeney, Norfolk - Krystle Dawn
February 17, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Small boat, Blakeney, Norfolk - Krystle Dawn
Our Maddy pushing back against the tide....
February 17, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Our Maddy pushing back against the tide....
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February 17, 2026 at 9:31 AM
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Still Life with Tulips and Antifreeze
February 16, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Still Life with Tulips and Antifreeze
Tidal creek, Blakeney, Norfolk
February 16, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Tidal creek, Blakeney, Norfolk
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Greek archaeologists' trade union also calling for a boycott of EAA Athens
www.seka.net.gr/boycotteaa/
www.seka.net.gr/boycotteaa/
#boycottEAA
Ο Σύλλογος Εκτάκτων Αρχαιολόγων παρακολουθεί με ιδιαίτερη ανησυχία και λύπη τις εξελίξεις στο εσωτερικό της European Association of Archaeologists (EAA). Η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση Αρχαιολόγων (EAA) από το 199...
www.seka.net.gr
February 16, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Greek archaeologists' trade union also calling for a boycott of EAA Athens
www.seka.net.gr/boycotteaa/
www.seka.net.gr/boycotteaa/
My kind of content...
Deep fen cockle shell horizon at base of marine silt at -3m OD (pre Bronze Age). Near Thorney
Deep fen cockle shell horizon at base of marine silt at -3m OD (pre Bronze Age). Near Thorney
February 16, 2026 at 8:49 AM
My kind of content...
Deep fen cockle shell horizon at base of marine silt at -3m OD (pre Bronze Age). Near Thorney
Deep fen cockle shell horizon at base of marine silt at -3m OD (pre Bronze Age). Near Thorney
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I haven't done one of these for a while! matthewlaw.wordpress.com/2026/02/16/a...
[An Archaeologist’s Guide to British Species] #105: Cockle, Common
In 2026, I am continuing to blog an A-Z compendium of human interactions with species in the British landscape. A list of references for information used in this series can be found here. An index …
matthewlaw.wordpress.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:24 AM
I haven't done one of these for a while! matthewlaw.wordpress.com/2026/02/16/a...
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Complete and utter insanity in the capitulation to the Zionist lobby.
The British Museum besides stealing West Asian and Palestinian history is now actively erasing it.
metro.co.uk/2026/02/15/b...
The British Museum besides stealing West Asian and Palestinian history is now actively erasing it.
metro.co.uk/2026/02/15/b...
British Museum removes the word 'Palestine' from ancient displays
Information placards in the ancient Middle East gallery have been changed.
metro.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Complete and utter insanity in the capitulation to the Zionist lobby.
The British Museum besides stealing West Asian and Palestinian history is now actively erasing it.
metro.co.uk/2026/02/15/b...
The British Museum besides stealing West Asian and Palestinian history is now actively erasing it.
metro.co.uk/2026/02/15/b...
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Urgent witness appeal following the death of 65yo Nick Stone in Bristol after contact with police where he ended up on the ground at an antifascist counterdemonstration against the far right Bristol Patriots on 10th January 2026.
February 15, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Urgent witness appeal following the death of 65yo Nick Stone in Bristol after contact with police where he ended up on the ground at an antifascist counterdemonstration against the far right Bristol Patriots on 10th January 2026.
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What's that sound? Oh, it's the BM caving in to pressure from some supporters of racist genocide. I'm sure their chair, George Osborne, and the trustees (including the blessed Mary Beard) will be up in arms about this, right? right?
The British Museum has removed the word Palestine from displays about the ancient Middle East following “concerns” by a UK-based Israeli advocacy group.
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260215-bri...
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260215-bri...
February 15, 2026 at 5:24 PM
What's that sound? Oh, it's the BM caving in to pressure from some supporters of racist genocide. I'm sure their chair, George Osborne, and the trustees (including the blessed Mary Beard) will be up in arms about this, right? right?
February 14, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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Not sure if Man United owner Jim Ratcliffe will see this being as he literally migrated to Monaco to avoid paying tax in the UK, but we wanted to put this up outside the stadium anyway….
📍 Old Trafford, Matt Busby Way
📍 Old Trafford, Matt Busby Way
February 13, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Not sure if Man United owner Jim Ratcliffe will see this being as he literally migrated to Monaco to avoid paying tax in the UK, but we wanted to put this up outside the stadium anyway….
📍 Old Trafford, Matt Busby Way
📍 Old Trafford, Matt Busby Way
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Worrying! I'm guessing this is connected with local government organisation going on at present - but no detail on replacement structures. We need experienced archaeologists in these roles
Local Government Reorganisation | About the Council | Hampshire County Council share.google/mUYFgu6VrHcX...
Local Government Reorganisation | About the Council | Hampshire County Council share.google/mUYFgu6VrHcX...
Local Government Reorganisation
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February 13, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Worrying! I'm guessing this is connected with local government organisation going on at present - but no detail on replacement structures. We need experienced archaeologists in these roles
Local Government Reorganisation | About the Council | Hampshire County Council share.google/mUYFgu6VrHcX...
Local Government Reorganisation | About the Council | Hampshire County Council share.google/mUYFgu6VrHcX...
February 14, 2026 at 8:03 AM
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To be fair, if there's one thing the UK as a country has demonstrated over the last decade or so, it's that we're really good at going downhill fast.
February 13, 2026 at 9:09 PM
To be fair, if there's one thing the UK as a country has demonstrated over the last decade or so, it's that we're really good at going downhill fast.
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High Court rules ban on Palestine Action unlawful. As we knew all along, the government were acting illegally. Pardons, apologies and compensation should now be extended to the nigh-on 3000 people arrested for showing their support of a Legal organisation. Shame on you Starmer yet again.
February 13, 2026 at 11:02 AM
High Court rules ban on Palestine Action unlawful. As we knew all along, the government were acting illegally. Pardons, apologies and compensation should now be extended to the nigh-on 3000 people arrested for showing their support of a Legal organisation. Shame on you Starmer yet again.
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... as if all the birds left at the same moment ...
[or just a worn out wall by the sea front]
[or just a worn out wall by the sea front]
February 11, 2026 at 6:43 PM
... as if all the birds left at the same moment ...
[or just a worn out wall by the sea front]
[or just a worn out wall by the sea front]
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March news! Come join us for our next CISA seminar on March 4th to hear Dr Muna Dajani, Fellow in Environment at LSE, talk on 'Wadi Gaza: a river valley recalcitrant to erasure'. More information and link on the CISA website to sign up.
www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event...
www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event...
February 12, 2026 at 2:56 PM
March news! Come join us for our next CISA seminar on March 4th to hear Dr Muna Dajani, Fellow in Environment at LSE, talk on 'Wadi Gaza: a river valley recalcitrant to erasure'. More information and link on the CISA website to sign up.
www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event...
www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event...