Violet Starr
@violetstarr.bsky.social
Archaeology イギリスの考古学者 ケーキ🍰🧁
A Christmas walk up the road at Marden Super Henge - late Neolithic and the biggest henge in the country! Then a quick visit to a most tasteful Romanesque village church and a well deserved elderflower prosecco!
December 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
A Christmas walk up the road at Marden Super Henge - late Neolithic and the biggest henge in the country! Then a quick visit to a most tasteful Romanesque village church and a well deserved elderflower prosecco!
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Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄🌟
We all love a good reindeer at Christmas! These ones were painted in Font-de-Gaume cave in France 18,000 years ago!
Rudolph the Red-backed Cave deer? 🎶🦌
#RockArtThursday #archaeology 🏺
We all love a good reindeer at Christmas! These ones were painted in Font-de-Gaume cave in France 18,000 years ago!
Rudolph the Red-backed Cave deer? 🎶🦌
#RockArtThursday #archaeology 🏺
December 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄🌟
We all love a good reindeer at Christmas! These ones were painted in Font-de-Gaume cave in France 18,000 years ago!
Rudolph the Red-backed Cave deer? 🎶🦌
#RockArtThursday #archaeology 🏺
We all love a good reindeer at Christmas! These ones were painted in Font-de-Gaume cave in France 18,000 years ago!
Rudolph the Red-backed Cave deer? 🎶🦌
#RockArtThursday #archaeology 🏺
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Bringing out the special plates for Christmas Dinner? 🍗
Prehistoric people had crockery for special occasions too! In Neolithic Arabia, imported Mesopotamian Ubaid Ware was an item of prestige, whereas locally-produced Coarse Red Ware more commonplace
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
Prehistoric people had crockery for special occasions too! In Neolithic Arabia, imported Mesopotamian Ubaid Ware was an item of prestige, whereas locally-produced Coarse Red Ware more commonplace
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
December 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Bringing out the special plates for Christmas Dinner? 🍗
Prehistoric people had crockery for special occasions too! In Neolithic Arabia, imported Mesopotamian Ubaid Ware was an item of prestige, whereas locally-produced Coarse Red Ware more commonplace
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
Prehistoric people had crockery for special occasions too! In Neolithic Arabia, imported Mesopotamian Ubaid Ware was an item of prestige, whereas locally-produced Coarse Red Ware more commonplace
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
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It's Monday, Latin dies Lunae - day of Luna, goddess of the #Moon. Therefore, for #MosaicMonday a detail of a mosaic from the #Roman villa at Orbe-Boscéaz, Yverdon-les-Bains region, Switzerland, depicting Luna in a two-horse chariot.
Happy Monday to all of you!
Happy Monday to all of you!
December 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
It's Monday, Latin dies Lunae - day of Luna, goddess of the #Moon. Therefore, for #MosaicMonday a detail of a mosaic from the #Roman villa at Orbe-Boscéaz, Yverdon-les-Bains region, Switzerland, depicting Luna in a two-horse chariot.
Happy Monday to all of you!
Happy Monday to all of you!
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Bon Appetit, Your Majesty is in the Netflix U.S. Top Ten series and reached the top spot in the Global Top Ten #kdrama
time.com/7313404/bon-...
time.com/7313404/bon-...
The Real History Behind 'Bon Appetit, Your Majesty'
The romantic time travel K-drama is informed by real Joseon-era history
time.com
September 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Bon Appetit, Your Majesty is in the Netflix U.S. Top Ten series and reached the top spot in the Global Top Ten #kdrama
time.com/7313404/bon-...
time.com/7313404/bon-...
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I wrote a piece for the Guardian games newsletter this week on my PhD research into preserving play experiences, and why I think that the most archaeological games are those that that actually make you *think* like one 🏺
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/s...
Forget Tomb Raider and Uncharted, there’s a new generation of games about archaeology – sort of
In this week’s newsletter: an archaeologist (and gamer) on why we love to walk around finding objects in-game and in real life
www.theguardian.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I wrote a piece for the Guardian games newsletter this week on my PhD research into preserving play experiences, and why I think that the most archaeological games are those that that actually make you *think* like one 🏺
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/s...
Some fancy pictures of Archaeology Violet at work earlier this summer without the full head-to-toe orange hi-vis on!
September 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Some fancy pictures of Archaeology Violet at work earlier this summer without the full head-to-toe orange hi-vis on!
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We encourage a curious approach to the past, using archaeology, while warning against the worst excesses of pseudoarchaeology and also accepting the value of open-minded inquiry. Embark on a journey to better understand humanity’s past. Lose yourself in #RealArchaeology www.bajr.org/raiders-of-m...
Raiders of my Lost Mind: A deep dive into the whacky world of Pseudoarchaeology - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources
We encourage a curious approach to the past, using archaeology as the best way to do so, while warning against the worst excesses of pseudoarchaeology and also accepting the value of open-minded inqui...
www.bajr.org
September 2, 2025 at 10:23 AM
We encourage a curious approach to the past, using archaeology, while warning against the worst excesses of pseudoarchaeology and also accepting the value of open-minded inquiry. Embark on a journey to better understand humanity’s past. Lose yourself in #RealArchaeology www.bajr.org/raiders-of-m...
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Some really good introduction and overview here by David Connolly into and onto the pitfalls and misconceptions of #pseudoarchaeology - and the insight #RealArchaeology can offer in contrast:
🏺 www.bajr.org/raiders-of-m... via @bajr-badger.bsky.social
🏺 www.bajr.org/raiders-of-m... via @bajr-badger.bsky.social
Raiders of my Lost Mind: A deep dive into the whacky world of Pseudoarchaeology - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources
We encourage a curious approach to the past, using archaeology as the best way to do so, while warning against the worst excesses of pseudoarchaeology and also accepting the value of open-minded inqui...
www.bajr.org
September 2, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Some really good introduction and overview here by David Connolly into and onto the pitfalls and misconceptions of #pseudoarchaeology - and the insight #RealArchaeology can offer in contrast:
🏺 www.bajr.org/raiders-of-m... via @bajr-badger.bsky.social
🏺 www.bajr.org/raiders-of-m... via @bajr-badger.bsky.social
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An ancient handmade bowl with human feet to bring a smile to your face!
The bowl tips slightly forwards as if offering its contents!
Predynastic Egypt, Naqada period c. 3700-3450 BC.
At the Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
📷 by me
#Archaeology
The bowl tips slightly forwards as if offering its contents!
Predynastic Egypt, Naqada period c. 3700-3450 BC.
At the Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
📷 by me
#Archaeology
August 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
An ancient handmade bowl with human feet to bring a smile to your face!
The bowl tips slightly forwards as if offering its contents!
Predynastic Egypt, Naqada period c. 3700-3450 BC.
At the Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
📷 by me
#Archaeology
The bowl tips slightly forwards as if offering its contents!
Predynastic Egypt, Naqada period c. 3700-3450 BC.
At the Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
📷 by me
#Archaeology
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A sleeved tunic, made from linen, from Egypt, Roman Period, 4th century AD.
The garment, designed for a child, likely around five years old, has survived remarkably well due to the arid climate. The tunic's design allowed for adjustments as the child grew. 🧵 1/2
🏺 #archaeology
📷 me
The garment, designed for a child, likely around five years old, has survived remarkably well due to the arid climate. The tunic's design allowed for adjustments as the child grew. 🧵 1/2
🏺 #archaeology
📷 me
August 24, 2025 at 7:50 AM
A sleeved tunic, made from linen, from Egypt, Roman Period, 4th century AD.
The garment, designed for a child, likely around five years old, has survived remarkably well due to the arid climate. The tunic's design allowed for adjustments as the child grew. 🧵 1/2
🏺 #archaeology
📷 me
The garment, designed for a child, likely around five years old, has survived remarkably well due to the arid climate. The tunic's design allowed for adjustments as the child grew. 🧵 1/2
🏺 #archaeology
📷 me
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Mysterious Neolithic rituals. Over 5,000-year-old sacrificial pits of the Salzmünde culture discovered near Gerstewitz, Saxony-Anhalt.
More information: idw-online.de/de/news856263
#archaeology
More information: idw-online.de/de/news856263
#archaeology
July 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Mysterious Neolithic rituals. Over 5,000-year-old sacrificial pits of the Salzmünde culture discovered near Gerstewitz, Saxony-Anhalt.
More information: idw-online.de/de/news856263
#archaeology
More information: idw-online.de/de/news856263
#archaeology
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Like science? Then you better be interested when *someone* starts putting out hit pieces on scientists. This is beyond the pale ethically and honestly anyone who doesn’t want to slide to hell on a slick of ai generated content that benefits billionaire business, maybe now is the time to get angry.
August 1, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Like science? Then you better be interested when *someone* starts putting out hit pieces on scientists. This is beyond the pale ethically and honestly anyone who doesn’t want to slide to hell on a slick of ai generated content that benefits billionaire business, maybe now is the time to get angry.
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📰 We know little about the lives of children in Ancient Egypt, and even less about that of non-elite girls. @julia-hamilton.bsky.social explores how ordinary girls lived, perhaps working as apprentices to adults 🏺
#ArchaeologyNews @aunz.theconversation.com 1/3
theconversation.com/work-wages-a...
#ArchaeologyNews @aunz.theconversation.com 1/3
theconversation.com/work-wages-a...
Work, wages and apprenticeships: sifting for clues about the lives of girls in ancient Egypt
Evidence of textile workshops demonstrates that girls’ labour was valued enough to be documented in administrative records alongside adult workers.
theconversation.com
July 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
📰 We know little about the lives of children in Ancient Egypt, and even less about that of non-elite girls. @julia-hamilton.bsky.social explores how ordinary girls lived, perhaps working as apprentices to adults 🏺
#ArchaeologyNews @aunz.theconversation.com 1/3
theconversation.com/work-wages-a...
#ArchaeologyNews @aunz.theconversation.com 1/3
theconversation.com/work-wages-a...
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A disc brooch from a rich woman's grave in Unterhaching/Bavaria, 5-6th century.
This is one of a pair of brooches that fastened the garment at the waist.
The brooches, made in a workshop in Italy, likely in Ravenna or Rome, serves as evidence of the ties between Bavaria's...🧵1/2
📷me
#archaeology
This is one of a pair of brooches that fastened the garment at the waist.
The brooches, made in a workshop in Italy, likely in Ravenna or Rome, serves as evidence of the ties between Bavaria's...🧵1/2
📷me
#archaeology
June 9, 2025 at 8:47 AM
A disc brooch from a rich woman's grave in Unterhaching/Bavaria, 5-6th century.
This is one of a pair of brooches that fastened the garment at the waist.
The brooches, made in a workshop in Italy, likely in Ravenna or Rome, serves as evidence of the ties between Bavaria's...🧵1/2
📷me
#archaeology
This is one of a pair of brooches that fastened the garment at the waist.
The brooches, made in a workshop in Italy, likely in Ravenna or Rome, serves as evidence of the ties between Bavaria's...🧵1/2
📷me
#archaeology
An unexpected visitor
May 23, 2025 at 4:00 AM
An unexpected visitor
🍋🐠🌼 Lemon crepe, spring flowers and getting to know my pet carp (inherited a koi pond with my new house)
April 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🍋🐠🌼 Lemon crepe, spring flowers and getting to know my pet carp (inherited a koi pond with my new house)
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It’s a holiday, which means we have to turn to our friends the Victorians for the best in greetings cards.
And nothing says Easter like three rabbits high on smoking egg contents.
And nothing says Easter like three rabbits high on smoking egg contents.
April 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
It’s a holiday, which means we have to turn to our friends the Victorians for the best in greetings cards.
And nothing says Easter like three rabbits high on smoking egg contents.
And nothing says Easter like three rabbits high on smoking egg contents.
Beginning a new chapter in a new place has been made a lot easier by fabulous weather 🌞 #freshstart
#englishcountryside #blossom #villagelife
#englishcountryside #blossom #villagelife
April 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Beginning a new chapter in a new place has been made a lot easier by fabulous weather 🌞 #freshstart
#englishcountryside #blossom #villagelife
#englishcountryside #blossom #villagelife
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"Quite simply, this is one of the most important and exciting Iron Age period discoveries made in the UK"
Historic England Press release on the Melsonby hoard 👇👇
historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/ne...
Historic England Press release on the Melsonby hoard 👇👇
historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/ne...
Iron Age Hoard Discovery Alters Our Understanding of Life in Britain 2,000 Years Ago | Historic England
The Melsonby Hoard, a vast deposit of more than 800 items, provides an archaeological time capsule from the Iron Age around 2,000 years ago.
historicengland.org.uk
March 25, 2025 at 7:27 AM
"Quite simply, this is one of the most important and exciting Iron Age period discoveries made in the UK"
Historic England Press release on the Melsonby hoard 👇👇
historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/ne...
Historic England Press release on the Melsonby hoard 👇👇
historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/ne...
A cleansing spring walk today starting at St Mary the Virgin in Kingston Deverill. I’ve become a real spotter for these anthropomorphic grave stones and there’s also a fantastic 14th century Flemish Madonna statue in the church
#historicbuildings #ancienthistory
#historicbuildings #ancienthistory
March 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
A cleansing spring walk today starting at St Mary the Virgin in Kingston Deverill. I’ve become a real spotter for these anthropomorphic grave stones and there’s also a fantastic 14th century Flemish Madonna statue in the church
#historicbuildings #ancienthistory
#historicbuildings #ancienthistory
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In 2006 a mysterious fairy ring appeared in Tom and Sue Gaylard's garden in Staverton near Trowbridge. For three years the ring of mushrooms appeared in their garden.
I can't find any information of it happening after that but I really hope it still turns up there each year! 🧚♂️#fairies #folklore
I can't find any information of it happening after that but I really hope it still turns up there each year! 🧚♂️#fairies #folklore
February 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
In 2006 a mysterious fairy ring appeared in Tom and Sue Gaylard's garden in Staverton near Trowbridge. For three years the ring of mushrooms appeared in their garden.
I can't find any information of it happening after that but I really hope it still turns up there each year! 🧚♂️#fairies #folklore
I can't find any information of it happening after that but I really hope it still turns up there each year! 🧚♂️#fairies #folklore
🏰 I’ve had a list of local places that I wanted to visit before moving away. 10 mins from my house… I’ve driven past Farleigh Hungerford Castle 100s of times but never stepped foot in until today. Highly recommend the crypt with anthropomorphic coffins.
February 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
🏰 I’ve had a list of local places that I wanted to visit before moving away. 10 mins from my house… I’ve driven past Farleigh Hungerford Castle 100s of times but never stepped foot in until today. Highly recommend the crypt with anthropomorphic coffins.
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It’s #WorldHippoDay! 🦛 ❤️
To celebrate and spread some hippo happiness here are some Ancient Egyptian blue hippos made by artisans some 4,000 years ago!
Which is your favourite? 😍
Photos my own.
#Archaeology
To celebrate and spread some hippo happiness here are some Ancient Egyptian blue hippos made by artisans some 4,000 years ago!
Which is your favourite? 😍
Photos my own.
#Archaeology
February 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
It’s #WorldHippoDay! 🦛 ❤️
To celebrate and spread some hippo happiness here are some Ancient Egyptian blue hippos made by artisans some 4,000 years ago!
Which is your favourite? 😍
Photos my own.
#Archaeology
To celebrate and spread some hippo happiness here are some Ancient Egyptian blue hippos made by artisans some 4,000 years ago!
Which is your favourite? 😍
Photos my own.
#Archaeology