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CR Archaeology @crarchaeology.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

When taking a break from archaeology I like to make things. This is something I have been working on in the run up to Christmas - a Mari Lwyd tree topper. My family are from Llangynwyd and I have lovely memories of my gran telling us all about he Dad going around with the Mari when she was younger

Needle felt Mari Lwyd on top of a Christmas tree. Background is a yellow wall with white roof

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CR Archaeology @crarchaeology.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

In my non archaeology life I'm a massive folklore fan and love creating needle felt sculpture based on Welsh mythology

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Cat Rees @catrees.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Rethinking my Mari Llwyd from last year to give her more strength and support with a stronger wire frame. Still need to get the make time down if going to produce to sell but loving her development. Folk horror meets cottage core vibes 🤣 #FolkloreFriday #MariLlwyd #needlefelt

Needle felt Mari Llwyd sculpture. Horse skull with purple, pink and green ribbons. On a brass colored stand in the garden

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Cat Rees @catrees.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Bangor University Archives holds a collection of papers of massive significance to Wales especially North Wales. In a typically short sighted move the university is looking to cut services. Please read and sign this petition to make them reconsider www.change.org/p/save-your-...

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SAVE YOUR ARCHIVE / ACHUBWCH EICH ARCHIFDY

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CR Archaeology @crarchaeology.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

After a much longer than planned break our new updated website is back online! Massive thank you to Tanya at TW Designs for the amazing job they have done xxx www.crarchaeology.co.uk

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CR Archaeology providing all Archaeological services in North Wales & UK. A partnership between Catherine Rees and Matthew Jones.

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Cat Rees @catrees.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Bedd ye Afanc long cairn taken back in 2011. Really fascinating site in very boggy landscape. coflein.gov.uk/en/site/3040... #TombTuesday #archaeology #neolithic

Long cairn with two parallel lines of stones in foreground of picture. Mountains in background with flowering yellow gorse and rushes visible.

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Cat Rees @catrees.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Heads up for an upcoming conference examining the lives and legacies of women in Earth sciences - be fantastic to meet some of you lovely people there #archaeology #palaeontology #earthsciences www.reachequality.org/events?fbcli...

Poster advertising event - is a screenshot of the webpage if you follow the link in the main post

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Cat Rees @catrees.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Got to love a sign that doesn't mess about - totally know what you are getting with this one 😂. #archaeology

Wooden sign in an arrow shape with 'BARROW' carved into it. Moorland vegetation

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Cat Rees @catrees.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

#StandingStoneSunday #archaeology Merry Maidens stone circle, Cornwall. I loved how this monument has worn pathways letting you trace how people move around the monument. Into the middle, around the stone circuit and two lines through

Stone circle with pathways visible. Within field and hedge in background. Upland area.

Approach to stone circle, foot worn path

Slight hollow worn by walkers inside the strong ring

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Flint Dibble @flintdibble.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Tomorrow at 6pm UK/1pm EST, join @umbertoalbarella.bsky.social and myself for a livestream discussion: "Crisis at UK universities. Lessons from Save Sheffield Archaeology" youtube.com/live/-PICWDM...

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Crisis at UK universities. Lessons from Save Sheffield Archaeology with Umberto Albarella

YouTube video by Archaeology with Flint Dibble

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Tom Booth @boothicus.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Fabulous new results from dating of human remains (mainly crania) dredged/excavated from the River Thames. 30 new radiocarbon dates! Reinforces previous findings by Richards Bradley and Schulting of overrepresentation of Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age remains. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

A map of the River Thames with superimposed pie charts representing the proportion of human remains dating to particular periods found in certain locations along the river with Neolithic represented in black, Bronze Age in grey, Iron Age in brown, Roman in red, medieval in orange and post-medieval in yellow. Historic human remains (Roman, medieval and post medieval) are particularly concentrated in areas around Central London and the Isle of Dogs whereas prehistoric remains are more commonly found upstream and downstream of the modern city.

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CR Archaeology @crarchaeology.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

#FindsFriday Another post medieval artefact this week - an eighteenth century lead trade token from near Caernarfon, North Wales.

Lead trade token with NG and a small star above within a circle. Off centre. The reverse has a cross and the faint remnants of N and G in the upper quadrants.

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Dr Claire Millington ✍🏻🏺 @clairemillington.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Well. "Cardiff University has £506m in unrestricted reserves, which has increased by more than 50% in a year." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Cardiff University should use £500m reserves to avoid job cuts, union says

Cardiff University has £500m in reserves, but says that money cannot be freely spent.

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Anglesey History @angleseyhistory.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

I'll be giving a talk on Tues 20 Feb, 6:30pm, at RSPB South Stack Cafe, on "The Towers of Ynys Cybi: The lighthouses and tower windmills of Holy Island". All welcome! To book a place visit cafficybi200225.eventbrite.co.uk

Poster for talks at Caffi Cybi, titled "Y Brân Goesgoch" and "The Towers of Ynys Cybi", Tues 20 Feb, 6:30pm, at RSPB South Stack Cafe

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Anglesey History @angleseyhistory.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Looking forward to seeing this exhibition, which opens at Oriel Môn, Llangefni, tomorrow! You can read more about the windmills of Anglesey on my website: www.anglesey-history.co.uk/windmills/

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Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

The parallels are there because it was the same project. Obliterating any and all evidence for non- Christian matrilineal societies, be it in prehistory or in Africa.

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CR Archaeology @crarchaeology.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Separating out my work and personal account, so here we go for our first #FindsFriday - partial rim of a late nineteen century teacup recovered from a housing terrace demolished during the 1960's slum clearances in Holyhead. Some lovely glimpses of working class life from the mid 1800s to mid 1900s

Four adjoining sherds of blue and white porcelain teacup rim with trees and housing depicted

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