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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Danke, wirklich ein Stück archäologische Forschungsgeschichte!

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Great example for historic human-nature interaction creating landscape resilience, which we are missing nowadays.

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It is astonishing how often, throughout history and across so many different cultures, death and sleep have been symbolically linked.

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Truely amazing find. Wood was extremly important in the Mesolithic. It was probably more a Wood than a Stone Age. 😉

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Villena, Vix, Albacete... Maybe we should consider whether museum exhibitions are the best place to protect priceless finds 🏺. Displaying replicas is also an option.

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Eva Rosenstock @evarosenstock.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Ich bitte @vfg-arch-bonn.bsky.social um Stellungnahme.

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Monumental Roman inscription, found next to a Roman villa near Alt-Inden (D). Sabi(na) was one of the heirs (H = heredes) of the deceased, who according to testament (T) had to have the funerary column erected, to which this inscription presumably belonged. 🏺 #Archaeology, #EpigraphyTuesday

Inscription reading:

[---]ania ‣ Sabi[na?]
[m(onumentum)? ex] t(estamento) ‣ h(eres oder -eredes) ‣ [f(ecit or -ecerunt) or f(aciendum) c(uravit or -uraverunt)]

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My new favourite excavation tool! Hess Metalworks were so kind to hand-forge some of these leaf trowels (Stuckateuereisen) for us. Far better than the floppy stuff from the hardware store.😍 🏺 #Archaeology, #CRM

Photo of hand-forged leaf trowel (archaeological excavation tool).

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In 2009 we made a whole calendar, "ArchäoÖrtchen", with toilets on excavations 🏺. Two of my favourites below: The flooded Wolkenwehe 2007 excavation by @uni-kiel.de and Gala Abu Ahmed, Sudan in 2008 with @unicologne.bsky.social.

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Danke! Ich freue mich auf den Autausch! 🙂

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Hi,👋 i'm an archaeologist based in Germany and working on the prehistory of Central Europe. I would really appreciate beeing added to your starter pack. Thanks! 🙂

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

To highlight from my POV: The hobby archaeologist stopped digging after he found several coins using a metal detector & called the Office for #Archaeology. That's why the hoard could be excavated properly. 👍

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Great GIS study on neolithic and bronze age burial mounds 🏺as markers of prehistoric paths. 👍

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Instantly Ulli Lusts @ullilust.literatur.social.ap.brid.gy graphic novel "Early Man was a Woman" (Die Frau als Mensch) springs to mind. You can find an interview with her by @andrewcurry.com here: www.science.org/content/arti...

science.org

This comic book artist is drawing women into prehistory

Science chats with illustrator Ulli Lust, whose work is countering ice age gender myths

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Yes, it’s been a great collaboration with BoCAS. I’m very grateful for your expertise! 👍 btw: DNA results are still pending.

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Heute beginnt die Tagung des West- und Süddeutschen Verbandes für Altertumsforschung - #WSVA - am LVR-Landesmuseum in Bonn. Wer ist dabei?😉 🏺 #archäologie Programm👇 wsva.net/media/wsva_p...

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Heute ist noch bis 18 Uhr der #TagderArchäologie in Titz (Kr. Düren) mit: - Grabungsbesichtigung - Fund-Highlights - Reenactment & experim. Archäologie - Kinderprogramm - lecker Essen & Trinken Eintritt ist frei! #Archäologie #TagDerOffenenTür #NRW www.lvr.de/bodendenkmal...

Unsere Taberna verkauft heute einen Schweinegulasch nach römischen Rezept und Moretum, eine Art Feta-Dipp.

Auch Reenactor sind mit dabei und es wird archäolog. Experimente geben.

In unserer Ausstellung zeigen wir spannende Neufunde. Wissenschaftler*innen stellen ihre Projekte und Grabungen vor.

Eines der kleinen Eisenzeithäuser mit authentischer Coca Cola-Flasche und Feuerlöscher. ;-)

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#Archäologie erleben für Alle. Heute erzählen rund 20 Archäolog*innen von Ihren Forschungsprojekten beim #TagderArchäologie in Titz. Mit dabei Kolleg*innen von @unicologne.bsky.social , @vfg-arch-bonn.bsky.social , @bocas-news.bsky.social , @ruhr-uni-bochum.de , @goetheuni.bsky.social & @lmu.de.

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Ethnic groups, nations, or populations are defined by shared culture, language, or identity, not by genetically homogeneousness. Ethnicity ≠ genes Ethnicity is a social construct. Ethnicity is dynamic. Ethnicity is messy. #AncientDNA #Archaeogenetics #archaeology

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

LVR-ABR’s ‘Find of the Month’ is a remnant of a uniform with a cigarette case from the wreck of a british #WWII bomber, which we had to excavate near Kerpen-Manheim last year. Four crew members are still missing. A very moving find. #archaeology 🏺 more Info: 👇 www.lvr.de/bodendenkmal...

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Ralf W. Schmitz et al.: The Neandertal type site revisited. Interdisciplinary investigations of skeletal remains from the Neander Valley, Germany. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 99,20 (2002). doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

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PNAS

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The Neanderthal cave site dating from the Middle Palaeolithic would also be an example of the re-excavation of an old spoil heap, albeit one dating from neither the Viking Age nor Ireland. R. Schmitz and his colleagues even found parts of the original Neanderthal skeleton (‘Neanderthal 1’).

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Hmm, i am sceptical.🤨 There was burned clay before. Think cooking fires, etc.

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Everyone here is currently busy preparing for our open day on 19 September. There will be: an exhibition, around 15 research projects, a guided tour of the excavation site 🏺, re-enactors, archaeological experiments and pizza! You’re all warmly invited! 😊 #archaeology 🏺 www.lvr.de/bodendenkmal...

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Tag der Archäologie in der Außenstelle Titz | LVR-Bodendenkmalpflege

Tag der offenen Tür

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Sounds interesting. Will it include flint raw material identification?

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

A similiar experiment on the taphonomy of earthworks has been made in the Rhineland on loess soil in the 1970s by Lüning et al.: doi.org/10.11588/bjb... Maybe it was inspired by the Overton Down Experiment.

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Likely another example that there is historically no clear cut boundary between foraging and food production.

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Sein "Die Wahrheit über Hänsel und Gretel", das die Archäologie 🏺auf die Schippe nimmt, ist wirklich genial. Ich fühlte mich beim lesen häufiger mal erwischt. Er hat diesen typischen archäologischen Duktus perfekt getroffen. Pflichtlektüre! 😉

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

My colleague has made these beautiful window coverings from animal hide for our Iron Age house. They protect against wind and rain, but let some light filter through. I’m not sure if there is evidence for parchment-like windows in the Iron Age, but it’s a plausible idea. 🏺 #Archaeology

Look inside a reconstruction of an Iron Age house at the Iron Age farmstead Titz

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I think a team from @unimainz.bsky.social & @leizarchaeology.bsky.social led by @dgron.bsky.social finished their excavation campaign on Kapellenberg just a couple of weeks ago. You might want to check out their posts for the latest results.

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Ok, jetzt verstehe ich es. Die Website benutzt häufig #AI generierte Fotos um Artikel zu illustrieren. Deshalb "Symbolbild".´Hat ein bisschen was von visuellen clickbait. Hier weitere archäologische Beispiele: www.forschung-und-wissen.de/nachrichten/...

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Archäologie: Nachrichten und Wissen

Aktuelle Archäologie Nachrichten und interessante Informationen rund um das Thema Ausgrabungen und archäologische Fundstücke.

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Spannend! Ein weiteres Beispiel für eine Art Klimakrisen-Archäologie. Aber es sind anscheinend nicht die Überreste der Brücke, die wir auf dem Fotos sehen? Ich frag, weil es mit "Symbolbild" beschriftet ist.

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Noch 30 Tage, und langsam laufen wir uns warm für unseren Tag der offenen Tür, den "Tag der #Archäologie 🏺" in Titz, zu dem ich Euch herzlich einlade!

Veranstaltungs-Flyer für den "Tag der Archäologie" am 19.9.2026 in der Außenstelle Titz des LVR-Amts für Bodendenkmalpflege im Rheinland.

Flyer mit dem Text: Wir laden Sie herzlich ein!
- Grabungsbesuch mit kostenlosem Pendelbus
- Funde und Forschungen
- Reenactment und Experimentelle Archäologie
- Historisches Handwerk
- Kinderprogramm und Kulinarisches

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

30 km² are burning at the High #Fens (Hohes Venn) in Eastern Belgium. I visited this unique & beautiful landscape last year - what a loss! Due to the ongoing #ClimateCatastrophe of course. #forestfire #nature

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

After the robbery on 24 July 2026, only a wooden board remains where the golden Torque de Vix (5th c. BC) used to be at the Musée du Pays Châtillonnais. What a sad sight! 😞 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vix_Grave #archaeology 🏺

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Repair the roof while the sun is shining 😎. Thiel, a specialist thatched-roofing firm, helped us to thatch the ridges and roofs of our small Iron Age house reconstructions. Great Job! #archaeology 🏺

Photo of two people reparing the roof of a small house at the Iron Age farm in Titz.

Photo of the house after the repair of roof.

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Langweiler might be the worst archaeological 🏺site name ever (meaning long hamlet but also “a bore” in 🇩🇪), but I had to stop & make a photo at the approximate spot where the important #Linearbandkeramik settlement was excavated in the 70s. 🏺 #Archaeology, #Neolithic Your #FavouriteWorstSiteName? 😉

Place-name sign for the village of Weiler-Langweiler (Aldenhoven, Düren district)

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Despite ‘hydration breaks’ and parasols providing artificial shade, our fieldwork and excavations are being significantly hampered by the current #heatwave 😰. Archaeological fieldwork, too, will have to adapt to the #ClimateCrisis in order to protect those involved. #archaeology 🏺

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

In Germany, where they were produced, these jars are called "Bartmann", refering to the bearded man. Have a look at this exciting project: www.bartmanngoesglobal.org

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Bartmann Goes Global

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Brillant! How long did the drilling take and how did you drill?

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Rees-Bergswick - very important fortified settlement from the Late Iron Age in the sandy region of the Lower Rhine. Looking forward to reading the book! #archaeology 🏺

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Lousberg flint on the right? 🤓

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Am Donnerstagabend erzählen Claudia Koppmann und ich etwas zur Arbeit der Außenstelle Titz in Elsdorf. #Archäologie 🏺

Plakat für Abendvortrag zur "Archäologie in Elsdorf. 40 Jahre Forschung im Tagebau" am 21.5.2026, 18 Uhr.

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Als Ex-Vorsitzender 👴(lange ist es her 😉), freut es mich sehr, dass die Präges jetzt auch hier präsent ist. 👍 Liebe @praeges-koeln.bsky.social, falls ihr mal einen Abstecher in die Außenstelle Titz machen wollt, meldet euch gerne! #Archäologie🏺

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Under 27 and interested in #archaeology 🏺? You would like to dig? We still have a place left on our volunteer programme. Join us for a gap year and work on our excavations. Internationals welcome! 👇 freiwilligesjahr-nrw.ijgd.de/fsj-denkmal

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Robin Peters @robinpeters85.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Yes, a great conference! I'm going home with lots of new info about Neolithic sites in the Netherlands and methodological suggestions. 👍 #archaeology 🏺

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