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Jo Kirton

@archaeojo.bsky.social
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Engagement & Delivery Manager at the Council for British Archaeology | Manages the YAC | Co-Director of Bamburgh Research Project | Dr of Archaeology with a focus on early medieval Britain.

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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
New flowers to add to the weekly bouquet 💐 Japanese Anemone, Verbena and Sunset Buff Calendula. #cutflower #gardeningUK #floristry
Bouquet of pink, yellow and white flowers in a jug
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Who said less is more....???? Not me! 🤔 #gardeningUK🌱 #cutflowergarden
Bouquets of cut flowers in a jug set in green grass
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Lovely flush of flowers in the garden for the start of #autumn ☺️ #gardeninglife #cutflowergarden #GardeningUK
Smal jug of handpicked flowers in pink yellow and green
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Bringing the garden indoors 🤩🌼 #GardeningUK 🌱 #smallthings
Bouquet of pink and orange flowers
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Today's haul 😁🌽🍅
Three cobs of corn and red tomatoes in a bowl
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Grew my own sweetcorn and I'm mildly pleased with myself 🌽🤩🌽 I've got 50 tomatoes, 30 spuds, six sweetcorn, strawberries and beans for days, and a handful of radish (plus a windup torch/radio). Think I'm all set for the AI apocalypse!!! #gardening #growyourown #gardeningUK 🌱
Three images of homegrown sweetcorn, including one with it still on the stalk of the plant.
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
First batch of radishes 🫜🫜🫜 and we had the perfect summer salad for it!!! #gardening #freshfood
Radishes in a bowlRadishes is a salad
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Bring the garden indoors. First sweetpeas of the year #UKgardening #flowers #sweetpeas
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
A lunchtime well spent creating my first proper bouquet of flowers from the garden. Plenty more to go at!!! #UKGardening #flowers
Bouquet of brightly coloured flowers on tableGarden border with flowers
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Spring has sprung #minibouquets #GardeningUK 🌱
Bouquet of spring flowers in small bottle. Pink rose centre
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Out and about in the fields making the most of the sunshine 🌞 Trying to focus on the small things these days.... #wildflowers #wildlife #GardeningUK
Four photos of different flowers. Yellow, pink, fuscia and purple flowers
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
I've waited a long time to see the Mold Cape in 'real' life and it didn't disappoint. The Museum of Liverpool and PSs have created a regionally focussed exhibition exploring the idea of treasure. It really hammers home how rich the archaeology of North West England and North East Wales is 🏺🪙
Three images of the mold gold cape with hammered designs
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
The #daffodils are here at last. Just the little ones so far 🤩 #NorthWales #ukGardening 🌱
All yellow daffodil flower
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
My yellow crocus' are wilting under the weight of the rain, so I brought them into dry out a little and they have rewarded me by opening within 15 mins 🤩 🌱🇬🇧
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
It might be a bit grim outside but there are little pockets of loveliness when you go looking..... #UKGardening 🌱
Small purple iris in green potGold-yellow crocus in green potThree white snow drop heads with dew
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Christmas wreath making was so much fun this year at the Walled Garden School in #Hawarden, #NorthWales 🍊🌲 All the foliage was foraged locally #UKGardening 🌱
Wreath with oranges, pine cones and bow on green doorGreen foliage woven into wreathTools for wreath making laid out on wooden table
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Tropical in #Belfast #GardeningUK 🌱🌺
Woman with blonde stood next to bright orange tropical flower
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Today's foraging..... #autumn #dryflowers #UKgardening 🌱
Teazil heads upside down ready for drying
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
It's that time of year again. I'm #Bamburgh bound for the @brparchaeology post-excavation week. Let's hope the weather God's are kind and the #archaeology is on form 🤩🏺
Small group of people stood next to stone rubble wallStone windmill tower with beach and dunes in background
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Little bits from the garden #flowers #gardening #gardeningUK 🌱🌻
Pink and white Sweet Williams in a small brown gin bottle Yellow roses in a small clear gin bottle
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Came through the post with a bottle of wine. How did they know? 🤔🌱🌻🍷 #gardeningUK #gardening #wine
Woman in garden with glass of red wine with large rose hat and dress made of flowers
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Seed collecting. This time it's sunflowers for next year 🌻🌱 #gardening #flowers #gardeningUK
Drawing of a sunflower with seed packetBig sunflower head
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
That's a wrap on the 2025 #FestivalOfArchaeology🏺. Extra special to celebrate it in my home town of #Bradford with family and friends. Huge thank you to Photoworks & our fantastic 'My Heritage' artists who joined us for the weekend to celebrate their work exploring #archaeology and #photography ⛏️📸
Group sat on grass watching knapping flint in front of teepee structure.
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Sweet William's from seed. I wasn't expecting them to flower this year 🤩 #gardening #gardeninguk #flowers 🇬🇧🌱
Flower heads light pink with darker pink around the edgesMaroon flower head with lush green foliageBright pink flower head with green foliage
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
More from my drizzly garden #GardeningUK 🌱🇬🇧
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
It might be drizzly today but the flowers are loving it #gardening #gardensky #nofilter #roses
Red rose with dew drops
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
It's #AskAnArchaeologist Day part of the @archaeologyuk.bsky.social #FestivalOfArchaeology. My question is: what's the best/worst/weirdest thing you have come home with after a dig? 🤔 I'll start..... a volunteer bought me a cutting of a framberry plant. It's 7, survived a house move and a flood!
Red berry on wooden surface
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Grown from seed sweet peas 😍🌱 #gardening #smallwins
Small brown glass bottle with purple and lilac sweet peas on table top
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Dusted off the pencils and made the most of a sunny lunchtime ✏️
Sketch of a yellow poppy
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
And the #roses deserve their own post at Bodnant Garden. They smelled as good as they looked.🤩🌹🌱 #garden #wales
Baby pink rosePink roseWhite rose with yellow stamenPink and cream rose
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Bodnant Garden @nationaltrust.org.uk blew my socks 🧦 off yesterday. The trees were something else 🌳🌲
Pink hydrangea with light shining throughTrees in foreground with one exceptionally large one towering overheadLarge trees with blue skyTerraced garden with long pond
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
A rescue, a cutting, a surprise and a gift. Treats from the new(ish) garden 🪏🌱🏡 #gardening #flowers #foxglove #lupin #roses
Four images of flowers, including a pink foxglove, red rose, white lupin and a yellow sunflower type plant
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Introduced part of the family to a few of the beautiful highlights of the North #Wales coast. They were super impressed 🤩🌊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Interior of a stone tower with blue sky visible at the topBeach scene with lighthouse in background and two children playing on the beach
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
My blue blossom was getting a bit out of hand but couldn't let these go to waste #gardening #flowers 🌱
Vase of blue blossom in table with pictures on wall behind
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
We finished our walk with a wander through the woods & just as we thought we were finished we found an abandoned 18thC water-powered corn mill #industrialarchaeology We loved getting #OutAndAboutArchaeology. Pls consider donating 👉https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/outandaboutarchaeology25 🏺🧵5/5
Overgrown stone structure in woodsChimney stack overgrown in woodsViews of the estate behind a wall and tree canopy
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
We've found the castle and it's beautiful here in Hawarden🤩 Well worth the walk to find it peeping through the trees for #OutandAboutArchaeology with @archaeologyuk.bsky.social Current castle dates to the 13thC but has Norman origins 🏺🧵4/
Child stood at the base of a grassy hill with trees and a round castle structureCastle structure on a hill. Blue skies
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
We're in search of Hawarden Castle in #NorthWales but it's surrounded by big old gnarly trees...... #OutandAboutArchaeology @archaeologyuk.bsky.social 🏺🧵3/
Large tree with roots. Adult and child stood at baseLots of trees with just a hint of the castle
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
We've found some huge earthworks (child for scale) on our way to the castle for #OutandAboutArchaeology with @archaeologyuk.bsky.social in #NorthWales 🧵2/ 🏺
Large grassed earthworm either sideChild sat on large tree trunk
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Today we're in Hawarden to start our #OutandAboutArchaeology with @archaeologyuk.bsky.social We're off to explore Hawarden Castle and it's estate lands 🏰 #NorthWales 🧵1/
Child stood under stone archChild hugging large tree
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
The hum from this blue blossom makes the garden sound like it's vibrating. Go pollinators!!! #Mayblooms #gardening 🌱🐝
Blue flowers on bush with bumblebee
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
The view driving home last night towards Hawarden in #NorthWales 🤩 #thesmallthings
Large sky and sunset with sun beams
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Little supermarket save this morning #thesmallthings
Small vase of cream and purple flowers on table with green wall in background
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Red or coral for #acoloradAyPril? This time we were @chesterzoo.bsky.social 🐘🐅🐆🦓🦒
Red or coral plant with green leaves in background
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Another one for #acoloradayapril. This time it's brown (mostly). Taken at Ellesmere in #Shropshire this weekend 🦢
Bullrushes in water with cloudy sky
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Choose which colour you prefer for #AColorADayPril. Blue or red? The joys of discovering a new garden as it wakes up in spring 🏡🌳🌼
Red acer branches and leaves against a blue sky with no clouds
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
A lovely morning spent creating my own Mother's Day bouquet on Hawarden Estate #Wales 💐🌷
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Really looking forward to seeing the network take shape and to explore what the project might mean for public engagement with #heritagescience. Thanks also to the UK Centre of Digital Heritage for the tour of their site. I particularly enjoyed talking to Mary Seacole!! 2/2 🏺
Two people stood at the side of a table with a screen with AI generated image of a woman wearing a bonnet. Scaffolding in background Person sat at large desk with wall sized screen in background
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Huge thanks to RICHeS: Research Infrastructure for Conservation & Heritage Science team for the invite to their regional workshop in #Liverpool, exploring all things #HeritageScience The project is pretty incredible in terms of its scope & ambition. 1/2 🏺
Person with long hair and glasses stood next to screen with RICHeS evident. Book shelves in background
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Lovely Llangollen #wales this evening with @garyduckers.bsky.social. Dinas Bran silhouetted on the skyline #roomwithaview
River in foreground. House and trees on hill. Ruinous Castle in skyline at top of hill. Blue sky
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Jo Kirton @archaeojo.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Had a great day at #Brighton Pavilion with the Young Archaeologists' Club. We were exploring The Silk Road and our fab hosts let us explore the site in between session 🤩🏺
Four images of painted silk wall paper.
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