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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Not sure it's Erik... but we may have some news on the number of viking burials in Cumbria coming soon....

Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Myself and the team have clocked up a lot of hours putting this together over the last month. Come along to one of our venues and see for yourself some of the amazing evidence we have found!

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Casting today at Govan; a very busy day, with some wonderful and very engaged visitors; over 1000 I hear!

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The community team and myself and my graphics colleagues have been working hard to get this ready for you all, so we are excited to bring it to you! A museum whilst the field work is still live! #archaeology

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We will be back at Govan in a couple of weeks time for an amazing two day event! We have a huge early medieval textiles display, weapons, and high status object of the period, and some glass bead making and casting demonstrations, alongside some have a go textile crafts and games!

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Amazing stuff! One day I will finish the house enough to make space to hold some epic sized pottery, then I may need you to make me one of the similarly sized large Thetford ware vessels!

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A lot of the internet is unusable now for this sort of thing, outside of just visiting specific websites. Do you know about the Norwegian fotoportal on the museum website?

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Oxford Archaeology @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

What if archaeology could help tackle biodiversity loss? 🌱🏺 However the Government's Biodiversity Net Gain Scheme doesn't always consider the historic environment. Nick Overton takes us through how the past can build a better present and future: tr.ee/Better-BiodiversityNetGain

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

This weekend I had a go at enamelling. Not done this before, and quite surprised how easy it was! #experimentalarchaeology #crafts

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Possibly; I think some of them get to us by the public talks and events we do, or appearing in company social media, and then guess as we all have formulaic emails these days for businesses and departments!

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I've always worked in developer funded archaeology, and I get lots from local theory crafters from mild to right out there. It's ranged from Aztec designs in Heysham chapel, to being accused of faking evidence for the vikings in the north west and all sorts.

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I have to code working, but I am getting check out error; any advice on who to contact? Tried guest and making a profile and also two different cards, all lead me to this screen?

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I'm lucky enough to create videos as part of our work at @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social particularly on the A66 project in Cumbria. We found an amazing site which we currently believe to be an #earlymedieval farmstead. Watch the full video below! #Archaeology youtu.be/1gq8BQ7I2_A?...

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Early Medieval Settlement Discovered During the A66 Excavations

YouTube video by Oxford Cotswold Archaeology

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Thanks; this is what you get. I've tried emptying the cache and refreshing etc, still does it.

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

This is still not working at the websites smaller discount overides the code; any idea on when/if this will be fixed? Cheers

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Finished my Cumwhitton grave 5 Seax and sheath too; fits the evidence we have, and gaps filled in a reasonably period apropriate way! #viking #archaeology

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

That's the world isn't it? Despite being some of the hardest capitalist constructs McDonalds and Coca Cola extol some of the hardest principles of the left; it's affordable and everyone gets the same quality no matter how much money you have.

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

So finished engraving this chapel for a Seax sheath; as said previously; totally made up to try and plug *probable* holes in evidence, but who knows if they looked like this? The design is trewiddle style, and motifs adapted from two regional examples which are also on my sword. #livinghistory

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Sometimes to try and recreate 'the whole' living history literally ends up having to make stuff up, or risk blank holes or anachronisms. This seax and sheath has been an exercise in that. It's pretty confident in the elements, but very few actually exist and intact and secure finds! #livinghistory

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Bit of progress on the Cumwhitton 5 Seax sheath and several wooden cores from my sword scabbards. I don't think I did my trigger thumb much good though!

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

A plan slowly coming together!

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

New video from myself and the team; what happens on an average day and how did some of our site team get started? #archaeology youtu.be/HCeHi8Dagow?...

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What It’s REALLY Like Working in Archaeology

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Oxford Archaeology @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Ever wondered what archaeologists actually do? ⛏️ From excavation and surveying to supervising and recording discoveries, our A66 archaeologists share what life on site is like — and the different paths that brought them into the profession. Click To Watch 👉 tr.ee/Bv8qcI @cotswoldarch.bsky.social

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Last few days have been a lot of fun! #viking #longship

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

They would be horrifically expensive, but as these are both mine you have been saved the quandary! To be honest, I am not sure I could afford to buy them if I didn't make parts of them; a sobering thought!

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

The Anglo-Saxon one is a bone handle with inhabited vinescroll from the Victoria and Albert Museum, to which I have fitted a blade and horn stoppers. For it I have used inhabited vinescroll motifs; mostly from Cumbria or Northumbria. Adapting motifs is difficult but sometimes necessary. #archaeology

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Recently I've been looking at making sheaths for two Seaxes; one a copy of a blade and silver inlaid horn handle from Cumwhitton Grave 5. I've used a tidied up version of a sheath from York for Cumwhitton, as the interlace seems most appropriate for the site and cultural links. #archaeology

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Long dogginses are the best dogginses! What a pair of cuties!

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

That's the silver fittings finished on my type L Anglo-Saxon sword. The next stage is a final adjustment to get the fit perfect, and then final polish and then fitting it all together! #anglosaxon #earlymedieval #reenactment #sword #archaeology

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

A great video by Hadley on our A66 Roman sites. He spent a few days with us earlier in the year and this is the result! #archaeology youtu.be/un76Iy1MGRE?...

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Life and Death in and around a Roman Fort - Brougham (Brocavum) Roman fort

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I helped pop together a little blog about some of our emerging archaeological finds on the A66. Long term there is a lot of potential to put some more pieces in the jigsaw puzzle with this site! In the short term; check out the links below to book a slot on the site tour this Saturday #archaeology

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Not half as nice as the original; there were some serious craft folks around in 9th century Britain and Ireland!

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Making some trewiddle style silver bands from Ingleton to decorate this Anglo-Saxon sword hilt. #archaeology #anglosaxon #craf

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Oxford Archaeology @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Step onto a Live Archaeology Excavation at Kirkby Thore, Cumbria! 📅 Saturday 16 May 2026 📍 Kirkby Thore, Cumbria. 🕛 10am-4pm For More Information: tr.ee/R5aRZ2 💬 Chat with archaeologists 🤝 Meet early medieval reenactors 👩‍👦 Family friendly activities 💷 Free guided tours - Book Now tr.ee/9SOfr9

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Join us on site for a rare opportunity to step onto a live excavation, explore early medieval discoveries, and meet the people bringing this period to life. From archaeology in action to reenactors…

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

The latest in our series of videos on the A66. We delve into post Excavation and some of our amazing colleagues! #archaeology

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Great blog by Nick on some of the large numbers of rock crystal finds we have been getting on the A66 excavations! Who doesn't like a shiny rock?

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Norse Bells! I have been making a new batch, so if you need more vikings AND jingle in your life, look no further! #vikings #archaeology

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Got to see these beauties from Halton today! Ought to be in Lancaster museum by rights, but ofc it belongs to the BM, but it is temporarily on loan to the Museum of Liverpool until the end of the month, with some other excellent highlights of early medieval hoards from the North West! #archaeology

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I think that's all this is about right? As as craftspeople or specialists with engage with each other, we gain an insight into technique and can keep an eye out for it. Just today a colleague shared a lead sword pommel model with me, after I'd had this conversation last year with them!

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Absolutely; object types/form/function change through periods and crafts people are of course they're using techniques most appropriate for them. There even seem to be workshops making certain objects in certain ways in vogue; sheet metalwork in 8-9th century Ireland for example!

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Depends; mostly solid but I do think some of the multi-part moulds for hollow cast objects maybe for making a white metal master to create a breakable mould with the higher temperature required for other metals. Again it's difficult talking generalities as it doesn't apply to all periods/topics

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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Yes I agree. Or at least in the areas I've studied casting is a very primitive and primary part of the process. Most of the work being done by drawing out and sheet work, incision and graving and embossing etc on top, particularly early medieval insular belts horn fittings and ringed pins

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