Matasha Mazis
@archaeomatty.bsky.social
Archaeologist at TU Darmstadt. Mainly metals. Mainly corroded iron. Author of undramatic archaeology reports. Previously published as Matasha McConchie. For the Jebel Khalid archive, see https://jebelkhalid.arts.unimelb.edu.au/
Knife-shaped coins from the Liaoning region, China, and the northern part of the Korean Peninsula. Warring States Period c. 401–221 BCE. #archaeology #numismatics #museumcollections
May 4, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Knife-shaped coins from the Liaoning region, China, and the northern part of the Korean Peninsula. Warring States Period c. 401–221 BCE. #archaeology #numismatics #museumcollections
A bronze Buddhist bell, Goryeo Dynasty 1058, found in Yeoju, Gyeonggi-Do, Korea. #archaeology #museumcollections
May 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A bronze Buddhist bell, Goryeo Dynasty 1058, found in Yeoju, Gyeonggi-Do, Korea. #archaeology #museumcollections
Tuyeres are nozzles through which air can be blasted into a furnace. Here are some massive clay tuyeres from iron smelting in Silla-era South Korea (1st to 4th century) (Gyeongju Museum) #archaeology #archaeometallurgy Zhu#silla #smelting
April 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Tuyeres are nozzles through which air can be blasted into a furnace. Here are some massive clay tuyeres from iron smelting in Silla-era South Korea (1st to 4th century) (Gyeongju Museum) #archaeology #archaeometallurgy Zhu#silla #smelting
One of 23 Silla tumuli (ca.5th-6th century) in the Daereungwon tomb complex, Gyeongju, South Korea. Wooden-framed burial chamber, covered in a mound of stones and earth. #archaeology #burialmounds #tumuli #silla
April 25, 2025 at 9:13 AM
One of 23 Silla tumuli (ca.5th-6th century) in the Daereungwon tomb complex, Gyeongju, South Korea. Wooden-framed burial chamber, covered in a mound of stones and earth. #archaeology #burialmounds #tumuli #silla
Kitty-cat shenanigans on yet another late 4th century roof tile. #archaeocats #caturday
March 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Kitty-cat shenanigans on yet another late 4th century roof tile. #archaeocats #caturday
Headstamp of a .303 caliber Mark VII rifle cartridge found in British Mandate Jaffa. Made in Hendon, South Australia 1941. Off-centre indent on blast cap shows a badly aligned firing pin, likely resulting in misfires #excavations #jaffa #20thcenturyhistory #historicalarchaeology #militaryhistory
March 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Headstamp of a .303 caliber Mark VII rifle cartridge found in British Mandate Jaffa. Made in Hendon, South Australia 1941. Off-centre indent on blast cap shows a badly aligned firing pin, likely resulting in misfires #excavations #jaffa #20thcenturyhistory #historicalarchaeology #militaryhistory
Forensic evidence. Culprit. #catsofarchaeology
March 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Forensic evidence. Culprit. #catsofarchaeology
My small contribution to #RomanFortThursday comes from the East - a 'playing-card' style fort spotted in this satellite image from 1968. Ancient name of the site not known. Excavated by an Australian team from 1987 to 2010 #JebelKhalid #Syria.
February 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
My small contribution to #RomanFortThursday comes from the East - a 'playing-card' style fort spotted in this satellite image from 1968. Ancient name of the site not known. Excavated by an Australian team from 1987 to 2010 #JebelKhalid #Syria.
Flandin’s drawings of the Khorsabad bas-reliefs remind me of the huge loss of #Assyrian slabs, inscriptions, massive sculptures, etc that were loaded on unsecured rafts for shipment to France in 1855. Targeted for contraband, rebel tribes sank the rafts and their cargo in the Tigris near Qurna.
February 19, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Flandin’s drawings of the Khorsabad bas-reliefs remind me of the huge loss of #Assyrian slabs, inscriptions, massive sculptures, etc that were loaded on unsecured rafts for shipment to France in 1855. Targeted for contraband, rebel tribes sank the rafts and their cargo in the Tigris near Qurna.
It’s a bit sobering that sometimes the path to a more stable, lower-energy state involves corruption: here’s a wall of iron objects in slow transformation from Leigh-on-Sea, UK #futurearchaeology #naturereclaims #entropy
February 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
It’s a bit sobering that sometimes the path to a more stable, lower-energy state involves corruption: here’s a wall of iron objects in slow transformation from Leigh-on-Sea, UK #futurearchaeology #naturereclaims #entropy
Taking a break from research and archaeology in beloved #Australia. Nothing beats meeting this fine fellow on the Yarra trail this #ChristmasEve morning.
December 24, 2024 at 12:23 AM
Taking a break from research and archaeology in beloved #Australia. Nothing beats meeting this fine fellow on the Yarra trail this #ChristmasEve morning.
It's been 15 years since I visited the Aleppo copper souk. A colourful, noisy place, full of small workshops with skilled artisans. This lovely man, a coppersmith, was tinning this vase when I came by. I asked if we could film and he said "yes." #ethnoarchaeology #aleppo #traditionalcrafts
December 10, 2024 at 5:19 PM
It's been 15 years since I visited the Aleppo copper souk. A colourful, noisy place, full of small workshops with skilled artisans. This lovely man, a coppersmith, was tinning this vase when I came by. I asked if we could film and he said "yes." #ethnoarchaeology #aleppo #traditionalcrafts
One of the privileges of working in Europe is access to small museums and their temp exhibitions, where you can take your time to really stare at extraordinary stuff like this bronze dagger from Mycenae (Schloss Hohentübingen). Also, my annoying reflection. #museums #ancientbluesky #mycenae
December 4, 2024 at 11:27 AM
One of the privileges of working in Europe is access to small museums and their temp exhibitions, where you can take your time to really stare at extraordinary stuff like this bronze dagger from Mycenae (Schloss Hohentübingen). Also, my annoying reflection. #museums #ancientbluesky #mycenae
My little contribution to #FindsFriday in the hope that someone in the Bluesky community has come across one of these! A composite knife from Hellenistic Syria. The handle has a backward-facing bird-head which is part of the mechanical attachment with the blade.
November 22, 2024 at 11:47 AM
My little contribution to #FindsFriday in the hope that someone in the Bluesky community has come across one of these! A composite knife from Hellenistic Syria. The handle has a backward-facing bird-head which is part of the mechanical attachment with the blade.
Our trench supervisor, paws-ing for a glamour shot #caturday #archaeocats
November 15, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Our trench supervisor, paws-ing for a glamour shot #caturday #archaeocats
Please feel free to be mesmerised by these wild geese that swooped, swirled, and honked over my house. #autumn #flyingsouthforwinter
November 12, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Please feel free to be mesmerised by these wild geese that swooped, swirled, and honked over my house. #autumn #flyingsouthforwinter
This beautiful old tree near my house, bathed in late autumn sunlight. All ready for winter #autumn #Darmstadt #walks
November 11, 2024 at 3:38 PM
This beautiful old tree near my house, bathed in late autumn sunlight. All ready for winter #autumn #Darmstadt #walks
Some impressions from the #EAARome2024 tour of the Herculaneum
August 28, 2024 at 6:13 AM
Some impressions from the #EAARome2024 tour of the Herculaneum
And some excavations in Karula (Estonia) of a medieval charring site. Still blowing out charcoal into my hanky.
#archaeology
#charringsite
#medieval
#charcoal
#archaeology
#charringsite
#medieval
#charcoal
July 8, 2024 at 10:43 PM
And some excavations in Karula (Estonia) of a medieval charring site. Still blowing out charcoal into my hanky.
#archaeology
#charringsite
#medieval
#charcoal
#archaeology
#charringsite
#medieval
#charcoal
Weekend experimental fun building a furnace and smelting local iron ores from the Karula region Estonia
#archaeology #metallurgy
#exarch
#archaeology #metallurgy
#exarch
July 8, 2024 at 10:39 PM
Weekend experimental fun building a furnace and smelting local iron ores from the Karula region Estonia
#archaeology #metallurgy
#exarch
#archaeology #metallurgy
#exarch
Digitalizing my analog archive. A favourite from the mid 1990s: section photo of an Iron Age floor over an earlier destruction layer (Trench J, Sos Höyük, NE highlands, Türkiye) #archaeology #dig #IronAge
March 6, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Digitalizing my analog archive. A favourite from the mid 1990s: section photo of an Iron Age floor over an earlier destruction layer (Trench J, Sos Höyük, NE highlands, Türkiye) #archaeology #dig #IronAge
A nice little find from the Jebel Khalid archive: a plain button and loop fastener (JK7, HF112) possibly used to attach a scabbard to a military belt. Early Roman parallels (e.g. JP Wild Type VII) but in this case recovered from a late Hellenistic floor!? #archaeology
February 12, 2024 at 3:06 PM
A nice little find from the Jebel Khalid archive: a plain button and loop fastener (JK7, HF112) possibly used to attach a scabbard to a military belt. Early Roman parallels (e.g. JP Wild Type VII) but in this case recovered from a late Hellenistic floor!? #archaeology