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Win Scutt

@archaeol-winscutt.bsky.social
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Archaeologist and English Heritage Curator of Stonehenge and other sites in the west of England including Tintagel Castle, Wroxeter Roman City, Old Sarum, Uffington White Horse, Upper Plym Valley, Beeston Castle, Arthur's Stone. Own views.

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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The lesser spotted #UnRomanBritain ! You don't tend to see it out in the wild much these days but we very pleased to spot a cluster today in the shop at the ever excellent Chedworth #Roman villa #Gloucestershire @nationaltrust.org.uk @nattrustarch.bsky.social #UnRoman #Archaeology
An elderly archaeologist is very pleased to see (and point at) the book UnRoman Britain by Miles Russell and Stuart Laycock on a shelf
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Win Scutt @archaeol-winscutt.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Who's in Athens today for EAA2026? A bit early for Wednesday's Opening Ceremony!
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Win Scutt @archaeol-winscutt.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
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Win Scutt @archaeol-winscutt.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
A view at this morning's Solstice at Stonehenge across the Cursus barrows in a sea of mist
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Win Scutt @archaeol-winscutt.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
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Wessex Archaeology on Instagram: "Phil Harding chats with Curator Win Scutt from @englishheritage about aurochs, space travel and what the solstice celebrations at Bulford might have looked like 5000 ...
821 likes, 10 comments - wessexarch on June 19, 2026: "Phil Harding chats with Curator Win Scutt from @englishheritage about aurochs, space travel and what the solstice celebrations at Bulford might h...
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Win Scutt @archaeol-winscutt.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
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Hidden Landscapes: Prehistoric Dartmoor
YouTube video by English Heritage
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Win Scutt @archaeol-winscutt.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
A lovely Saturday reuniting with so many old friends for the unveiling of a plaque to the archaeologist Ralegh Radford where he lived in Uffculme. From left to right: Bob Croft, Stuart Blaylock, John Allan, David Stocker, Bran Willan (our co-host) Peter Herring, Nick Johnson, me, & Bill Horner.
 Bob Croft, Stuart Blaylock, John Allan, David Stocker, Bran Willan (our co-host) Peter Herring, Nick Johnson, Win Scutt and Bill Horner.
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Win Scutt @archaeol-winscutt.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
We won the Antiquity Quiz!
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The British Lichen Society @britishlichensociety.org.uk · 05/12/2025
Make sure you tune into BBC #Countryfile on Sunday 14th December to catch lichenologist, David Hill talk about the wonderful diversity of lichens that inhabit this pre-historic movement. More information here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #lichens Photo credit: David Hill
Rinodina confragosa and Buellia saxorum
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Flint Dibble @flintdibble.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Left: the couple dozen people who paid hundreds of dollars to attend a fake archaeology event Right: the hundreds of people who paid a few dozen pounds to attend a science festival and hear a real archaeologist Fake archaeology only seems popular online because its fans are loud trolls
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Win Scutt @archaeol-winscutt.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
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Stonehenge on Instagram: "On this day 100-years ago, Woodhenge was discovered - Stonehenge’s lesser-known cousin! 🪵🌳 Just two miles from Stonehenge, this mysterious timber monument was built around t...
1,220 likes, 19 comments - stonehenge on December 12, 2025: "On this day 100-years ago, Woodhenge was discovered - Stonehenge’s lesser-known cousin! 🪵🌳 Just two miles from Stonehenge, this mysterious...
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Win Scutt @archaeol-winscutt.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
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Win Scutt @archaeol-winscutt.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
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Win Scutt @archaeol-winscutt.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Who can guess what and where this is?
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Lesley McFadyen @lesleymcf.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
I am so excited that @alexanderboyd.bsky.social is coming to @bbkhistorical.bsky.social on the 12th May! He will give the talk 'A Hidden History of Violence', Keynes Library, 43 Gordon Square - 1pm to 2:30pm.
Drone shot of the affects of bomb practice at Cape Wrath in the North West of Scotland, photograph by Alex Boyd
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Shropshire (Salop) @shropshireuk.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Volunteers at Iron Age hillfort after vandalism #Shropshire 🔗: www.bbc.com/news/arti...
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Volunteers at Iron Age hillfort in Shropshire after vandalism
The team spent a day clearing bracken and tree stumps to help preserve Old Oswestry's archaeological features.
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Win Scutt @archaeol-winscutt.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Prof Barry Cunliffe has just given his tribute to the late Prof Tim Darvill, a great archaeologist and my dear friend. Now Ron Hutton does the same. At the Society of Antiquaries of London.
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Win Scutt @archaeol-winscutt.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Historic England's geospatial team's robot survey 'dog' paces Fort Brockhurst
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Win Scutt @archaeol-winscutt.bsky.social · 16/08/2024
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Episode 279 – Uncovering the prehistoric Uffington White Horse
Episode · The English Heritage Podcast · This week, we're in Oxfordshire to unravel the story of a landmark that has been here for around 3,000 years: the Uffington White Horse. As excavations of the ...
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Win Scutt @archaeol-winscutt.bsky.social · 14/08/2024
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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...
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Win Scutt @archaeol-winscutt.bsky.social · 13/08/2024
More detail on the discoveries at Wroxeter Roman City www.english-heritage.org.uk/wroxeter-exc...
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Archaeological Excavation at Wroxeter
In 2024, an archaeological excavation took place in a previously unexplored part of Wroxeter Roman City, or Viroconium Cornoviorum – one of the largest cities in Roman Britain. New discoveries includ...
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Win Scutt @archaeol-winscutt.bsky.social · 13/08/2024
Breaking News. Fine mosaic uncovered in Roman city of Viroconium, Shropshire, England #archaeology #Roman #mosaic www.english-heritage.org.uk/wroxeter-exc...
A view from above of a large but incompletely uncovered Roman mosaic. Most of the mosaic tiles or tesserae are white but there are two thick grey lines bordering the mosaic and and seven stylised sea creature depicted within. Aquatic mosaic (photo by Paul Belford / Heritage Innovation)
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Win Scutt @archaeol-winscutt.bsky.social · 09/08/2024
In the latest podcast on the English Heritage Uffington White Horse. David Miles and I talk about the history of the horse, the recent work to restore its profile, and the dating. megaphone.link/EHE9742327131
An aerial view of the Uffington White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. The slender lines of the stylised horse are depicted in rammed chalk, contrasting against the grassland of the steep face of the escarpment.
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