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Tanjalo @tajalo-12.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Granberry season

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Fiona Chartres @chartresfi.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I'd be hopping mad too if someone put a glazing bar across my face.. #OwlishMonday

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

For #AncientSiteSunday the #Hellenistic theatre at Pergamon, #Türkiye, built in the 3rd century BC, alterations were made in the #Roman period. It's one of the steepest known ancient theatres. The capacity was about 10,000 spectators. 📷️ C. Bredfeldt 🏺

A full shot of the ruins of an ancient theatre, located on a hillside. The theatre's steep tiered seating structure is clearly visible, constructed of light gray stone blocks, weathering evident in various tones. The hillside surrounding the theatre is covered with grass, creating a contrast between the man-made stone structures and the natural landscape. Sections of crumbling stone walls and foundations are scattered throughout the grassy slopes.

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glastomichelle.bsky.social @glastomichelle.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Mystical archway. Photo from St Michael's tower on Glastonbury Tor. Good luck to everyone trying for Glastonbury tickets today. 🤞#Glastonbury #glastonburytor

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Carausius @carausius286.bsky.social · 17h

These plaques are from an Etruscan tomb. The sphinxes flanked the interior of the doorway, while the three plaques show Greek myths - the Judgment of Paris (left), with Paris & Hermes; Athena, Hera & Aphrodite behind him; & Helen, with three attendants. This is worth a zoom 🕰️c560-550BC 🏛️BM 📷mine

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Architecture @architecture.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Ely Cathedral, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Fascinating world of ancient #glass! #Roman dove-shaped vessels were used as perfume bottles. The liquid was sealed inside and the tip of the tail or the beak had to be broken to remove the perfume. This particular example, discovered in a first-century burial at Rovasenda, Italy, is...🧵1/2 🏺

A close-up of an undamaged, translucent glass vessel shaped like a dove. The vessel contains a clear liquid with a reddish sediment visible at the bottom.

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Sebastian Hageneuer @archaeobasti.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

From the archive (2023): In the entrance area of the Nasrid Palace of the Alhambra, the foundations of two inner courtyards have been preserved. We were tasked with visualising both, with a focus on the glazed floor tiles and fountains in courtyard 2. 🔗 www.artefacts-berlin.de/portfolio-it...

Courtyard 2 in the front area of the Nasrid Palace at the Alhambra, Granada/Spain. © artefacts-berlin.de

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Mel Roxby-Mackey @archaeoborders.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

And here’s the brief online tour for a quick introduction to the Offa’s Dyke Centre’s bilingual exhibition youtu.be/orWoc6FQakA?...

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A walk around the Offa's Dyke Centre

YouTube video by Offa's Dyke Association

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hey Canada, looks like he wants to emigrate. To you or Switzerland…

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Jon Hawke @archaeohawke.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"I am she that is the natural mother of all things, mistress and governess of all the elements, the initial progeny of worlds, chief of powers divine, queen of all that are in hell, the principal of them that dwell in heaven, the manifested uniform of all gods and goddesses." See Alt 👀

A fresco of a priest wearing a mask of Anubis. From the temple of Isis at Pompeii.

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South Downs National Park @southdownsnp.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

October's autumnal magic is here! Look out for: • The brilliant shades of autumn colour • Fungi appearing (admire, don't pick, as some can be poisonous) • Spiders and their webs • Nuts and berries ripening for wildlife Take a moment to slow down and enjoy the natural world 🍂 📸Emma Varley

Misty tree‑lined country lane in autumn, golden leaves arching overhead and a lone cyclist silhouetted in the foggy distance.

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Duncan Mackay @theduncanmackay.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Sometimes you see an artefact where myth, magic & reality all seem to converge… Behold, the Iron Age Torrs Pony Cap; pulled from a Scottish bog in the 19thC & dating to the 3rdC BC, the horns were still attached when found. Chariot ponies knew they were cool. National Museum Scotland #FindsFriday

Decorated bronze pony cap with long, slender curving horns

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Becky Wallower @bwallower.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#FindsFriday 🏺 Superb bronze chimera: likely emblem (episema) on C6 BC warrior's shield w lion's head on flame-like mane + scaly fierce snake striking from centre. From high status tomb w arms, tools, ceramics + iron wheels of chariot excavated in Melfi, Basilicata. Melfi Nat Archaeological Museum.

A large thin bronze decoration probably displayed on a 6th C BC warrior's shield. At the top the head of a beast with a stylised lion's head and snout, on a long neck with incised flame-like mane, emerges from a scaly circle. This serves as the body of a fierce snake (which probably wrapped round the lion's body), which extends to the top right with a long head and open mouth, with wing below lower jaw.
The culture in Melfi at the time was in flux, with native Daunian cultures interacting with Lucanians from the north.

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Me today.... So glad the weekend is almost here 🫩 Etruscan amber pendant in the shape of a monkey, height 4.7 cm. Found in Vetulonia, Italy, dating late 8th/early 7th century BC. 📷 Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici della Toscana

Small translucent amber figurine carved in the shape of a squatting monkey. The figure has a detailed face with expressive eyes and rests its chin on its hands, appearing thoughtful. It sits atop a rectangular platform supported by four rounded, balloon-like legs.

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Carausius @carausius286.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is one of the Hornelund brooches crafted by a highly skilled Danish goldsmith. It was unearthed in 1892 by a labourer ploughing fields in Hornelund. It was part of a valuable hoard that included a second gold clothing brooch & a thick gold arm ring. 🕰️c950-1000AD 🏛️📷 National Museum of Denmark

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Chapps @chapps.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

These fragments from a Roman villa in Spain are not from a mosaic but from a fresco. If you look closely you’ll see a grid of lines, many following the contour of the figures, much as tesserae do on mosaics. This trompe-l’oeil technique simulates mosaics. 1/ 🏺 1st-2nd c. Museo de Málaga 📸 me

Fragment of a fresco depicting part of a human face, mostly the eyes. Thin lines form a grid pattern, simulating the edges of tesserae.

Fresco fragment showing a naked torso of a woman, her legs and pubic area covered in a red himation (cloak). Her right hand carries a basket laden with fruit, which look like giant globes of grapes. Grapevine leaves appear in the background. A Dionysian scene. The faux tesserae grid lines follow the curves of the body.

Fresco fragment depicting some sort of half-human creature with wild hair and bare torso, gesturing upwards with his right hand and holding a branched stick with his left. The faux tesserae grid lines follow the curves of his garment and body.

Fresco fragment with the torso of perhaps a god with golden skin, a red himation flowing outwards and partially covering his or her legs. Perhaps Dionysos?

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 01/10/2026

'Autumn' entered English in the 1300s. "The fall of the leaves" was shortened to 'fall' in the 1600s.

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Ian Ebbage @ianebbage.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Historically the main entrance to the Chirk Castle Estate near Wrexham. Built by Robert and John Davies in 1712-1719, the are regarded as some of the finest wrought-iron gates in the UK #thursgate

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Carausius @carausius286.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Here’s just one example of the beautiful jewellery made by a Minoan master goldsmith found in an elite burial on the island of Aigina. It’s an extraordinary piece with exquisite craftsmanship. 🕰️c1850-1550BC 🏛️BM 📷 mine

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Buitengebieden @buitengebieden.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Baby elephant taking a bath.. 😊

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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If you like hillforts AND Brochs, here's a fantastic combo for #HillfortsWednesday Edin's Hall: a Late Iron Age broch inside a rectangular enclosure inside an earlier Iron Age bivallate 0.9ha hillfort Scottish Borders / Crìochan na h-Alba Kite photo © Hamish Fenton 2011 🤩 #HillfortsWednesday

Aerial photo looking down at the grass covered ramparts of an Iron Age hillfort with circular stone broch on the left and trees beyond

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Carausius @carausius286.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This beautiful ring is carved from a single piece of amber. It’s Egyptian and dated to the New Kingdom, so 16th-11th centuries BC. The inscription shows hieroglyphics but I can’t find any information that has a translation. Grateful if anyone knows. 🏛️📷 BM

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#MedievalMonday & the rather incredible Cheddar Brooch from the Somerset Museum A large silver disc brooch from around c9-10 We caught this on a broader journey to North Devon & Cornwall which you can catch here >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiGX...

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Pam Williams @pamkeenwilliams.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Drifting somewhere between this world and another. * Chrysaora colorata. #marinelife

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Jennifer @bibliojenni.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is a very jaunty tomb. Anyone know the story of this pose?

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

What a wonderful image of a Roman face pot from Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt! Found in settlements, forts, graves, and ritual contexts, these mysterious vessels still leave archaeologists wondering about their original purpose. Foto: LAD/Sarah Roth

Close-up of a Roman face pot held in someone’s hands. The dark gray vessel features a molded human face with a prominent nose, eye, mouth, and textured hair or headpiece around the rim.

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Anthony Majanlahti @anthonymajanlahti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

For this #MosaicMonday we look up into the spectacular presbytery vault of San Vitale in #Ravenna. To me, the Ravenna #mosaics are an astonishing collection, the last magnificent product of late antiquity. But whose empire does this shimmering C6 CE ceiling actually represent? #AncientBluesky 🏺

PRESBYTERY VAULT MOSAICS, C. 547 CE. BASILICA OF SAN VITALE, RAVENNA

A view looking straight up into the vaulted ceiling of the presbytery. At the apex within a starry medallion is the Lamb of God. The central wreath is supported by four white robed angels, a visual inheritance from classical winged Victories. They stand upon blue globes, an ancient symbol of cosmic dominion. The vault sections are filled with a lush paradise of acanthus vines and birds, echoing Augustan imagery of abundance. This shared classical vocabulary reflects the complex political reality of C6 CE Ravenna. The basilica was begun under Ostrogothic rule, a regime using Roman art to present themselves as theoretically still part of the empire. When Justinian consecrated the church in c. 547 CE he did not have to replace the Ostrogothic aesthetic. The Gothic kings' official style was already Roman, allowing this final flowering of late antiquity to bridge two competing empires.

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

New discovery: Tableware found in 2,100-year-old shipwreck located off coats of Adrasan, Türkiye It's believed that the cargo contained luxury tableware produced in Rhosus, modern-day Arsuz, and was intended for markets such as Rome. www.dailysabah.com/life/history...

Underwater photo of numerous pottery vessels across the sandy seabed, including bowlss and plate. A measuring scale is visible in the background.

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Jon Hawke @archaeohawke.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#MosaicMonday Mosaic of the capture of Europa, found in a #Roman villa at Torre tre Teste, on a road from Rome to Paestum (Palestrina), Italy - 1st/2nd century AD - Ny Carlsberg, Copenhagen. #ancient #artwork #art #History

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Carausius @carausius286.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This beautiful Roman glass bowl was found around Vesuvius. Its bold colours and lines make for a striking piece. 🕰️C1stBC-1st AD 🏛️📷 MANN 🇮🇹

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Tuatha @tuatha.ie · 26/09/2026

The tall stone cross of Skellig Michael. It is decorated with a double-lined Latin cross, carved into a weathered stone that had been roughly hewn into a cross shape. This 2.4m high cross stands on a leacht, a drystone altar, giving it an even more imposing aspect in the small monastery. #Ireland

A roughly shaped stone cross on a drystone altar, or leacht, in the monastery of Skellig Michael

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JBGarrity Photography @joegarrity.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I was fortunate to encounter a Wunderpus Octopus on a night dive in Komodo, Indonesia. It's on every diver's bucket list to have this rare experience. #marinelifephotography #marinelife #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #wunderpus #indonesia #scuba #eastcoastkin #photography

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#StandingStoneSunday is always funny when the stone is *much* smaller than it looks in pictures for reference this barely got up to my waist great sunset for it though 🌅 Parc Newydd, in a field just outside Carmarthen 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 See more of our adventures in Wales >>> www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A truly marvellous object: a 16th-century incense storage container in the shape of a #ship. Coins of the #Roman Emperor Nero, minted between 64 and 68 AD, have been attached as wheels. 📷️ Landesmuseum Württemberg

A intricately crafted incense storage container shaped like ship, made of bronze with a weathered patina. The container features a central lighthouse-like structure rising from its deck and is supported by Roman coins serving as decorative wheels, on is missing. The ship’s bow and stern are elevated and adorned with geometric carvings and porthole-like cutouts, enhancing its detailed, miniature design.

A Roman bronze coin, used as one of the ship's wheels, depicting Emperor Nero.

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Malcolm Stoneman @malcolmstoneman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Sainte-Croix, Bordeaux, France Such amazing decoration on this #Medieval portal. The mixing of “Labours of the Month, “Signs of the Zodiac” with other #Romanesque decorative motifs. #SundayStonework

Concentric rows of carving. Vine motif of zig zag stem & alternate leaves. Figures involved in tasks from the “Labours of the Month” mixed with “Signs of the Zodiac”. Striding figures. Chevron design.

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Linda @lindalee.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I wonder what the trees and the moon are talking about... The clouds have gathered so it must be interesting... 📷 Me, taken yesterday, so almost a full moon. 😉 #Moon #Goodnight

An almost full moon, leaning into the trees to better listen to what they say. The clouds have gathered in the background.

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Aidan O'Sullivan @aidanosullivan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

How very pointless and incredibly, movingly beautiful ...

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Carausius @carausius286.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Macedonians preserved the Mycenaean tradition of burying elites with gold masks. This was made for a priestess. The decoration is detailed & exquisite, including animals on the headband. However, the disks on the eyes & plate on the mouth are confronting & final 🕰️C6thBC 🏛️📷Pella Archaeological Museum

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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

🔭🌙 Just 10cm tall, this little clock-watch in the form of a book includes adjustable sundials, signs of the zodiac, tools to calculate the hours of daylight and the phases of the moon, a lunar wheel-chart, and even an alarm! ⏰

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Duncan Mackay @theduncanmackay.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

So thought I’d hunt out the gaudy bauble that is the Netherurd torc terminal in the National Museum of Scotland, that always makes @tessmachling.bsky.social go all giddy, for #FindsFriday Very splendid, and has Iceni / Snettisham connections to make it even more special.

A highly decorated grotesque La Tene style gold TORC terminal.

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Duncan Mackay @theduncanmackay.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Nothing to see here, just a man in love with a carnyx, intending to spend the rest of the afternoon blocking other people from seeing its beauty. The one…the only…Deskford carnyx and stunning reproduction of it in its prime, scaring Romans. #FindsFriday National Museum of Scotland

Me, looking a bit lovelorn, in front of the partially surviving head of a carnyx, a a full sized shiny reproduction

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Hedley Thorne @hedleythorne.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Last night's 5 star hotel, with the world stretching out behind.

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#FindsFriday with some of the gorgeous Viking artefacts from the exhibition at Hedeby in Schleswig 🇩🇪 swords & grave goods from between 750-900 AD See more of the settlement in the episode >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtqH... #VikingFriday

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Moon over Lake Constance

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