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Michael Lewis

@tostig1066.bsky.social
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archaeologist, medievalist, longbow archer and virtual cricketer, something to do with PAS… and uni Reading & Helsinki

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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 wrap-up Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 at Trent Bridge 🏏
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
www.sidestone.com/books/dorest... - excited to see this!
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Dorestad and Everything After @ Sidestone Press
Dorestad was the largest town of the Low Countries in the Carolingian era. As an inland port on the edge of the Frankish Empire, it functioned as an international hub, connecting the North Sea World w...
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
What a find @ulstermuseum.org
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Really glad Ben has done this!
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Kayt Hawkins @kayth.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Bit late to the party here but finally have a copy & it's a fabulous read! 50 LGBTQ+ Finds from the Portable Antiquities Scheme by @benpaites.bsky.social, copies available from www.amberley-books.com/50-lgbtq-fin... #archaeology
Front cover  of Ben Paite's book which has a black background with the title 50 LGBTQ+ Finds in white and gold lettering, and underneath an image of a copper alloy bust of Antinous.
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
www.historyextra.com/period/medie...
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"A precious piece of our shared history”: will France still loan the Bayeux Tapestry to the UK?
As Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer gives a status update on the loan of the Bayeux Tapestry to the UK, David Musgrove explains the historical significance of the embroidery’s potential arrival on Brit...
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Great to visit colleagues at Amgueddfa Cymru
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Walking the via Francigena - amazing medieval town of San Simignano from the Great Tower
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Sunny Lords
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
The amazing Lisbon Cathedral 🇵🇹
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Loved hearing about your PhD thesis - sounds brilliant! 🤩
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Is this the future? A virtual Stuart Wyatt (London FLO) identifying finds in @londonmuseum.bsky.social Mudlarking exhibition @findsorguk.bsky.social
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Westminster! Not a cloud in the blue sky…
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
The abbey ruins at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Amazing!
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Trier Cathedral. Gothic church next door - very sensible…
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Portable Antiquities & Treasure @findsorguk.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Today saw the launch of the Portable Antiquities Scheme (2023) and Treasure (2022) annual reports at the British Museum, highlighting record levels of finds submitted for voluntary recording to the PAS (over 70,000) and those reported (1,358) in 2023. Available here: finds.org.uk/publications
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Archbishop’s Palace, Otford
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Great to see the Chew Valley article out. Amazing find and so pleased SWHT have acquired it in its entirety
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Raksha Dave @rakshadigs.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Very pleased to receive a copy of this months #BritishArchaeology magazine. I’ve been busy editing this for the past few weeks. There are some amazing features and archaeological stories a big thanks to @neilhenty.bsky.social who has put up with my front cover arty whims #Archaeology 🏺
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Nice day for archery - yew longbow today.
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
It was good to meet up with MeRit colleagues at Reading Uni yesterday
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Westminster Abbey looking fantastic in a crisp evening in London
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Tomb of Henry V
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
York!
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Magnificent medieval glass at All Saint’s North Street, York
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Drakon Heritage and Conservation @drakonheritage.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Its so hard to keep a secret this good, so we are super glad that the Sizewell C coin hoard is out tonight 8pm on Digging for Britain. Tune in to learn more about this wonderful find. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Hoard of 11th Century coins found at Suffolk Sizewell C site
Archaeologists believe the coins belonged to a local figure who was trying to hide his money.
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Sympathising with Harold II’s inbox on 6 January
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Frosty day for some archery - risking it a bit with my yew longbow 😦 in -degrees
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Sussex Portable Antiquities Scheme Team @sussexflo.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Time for another #FindsFriday with our first record of the year! A complete Medieval to early Post Medieval lead-alloy ampulla dating between AD c. 1350 - 1530. Ampulla were used as flasks to contain holy water, as a souvenir of a pilgrimage. See the full record!: finds.org.uk/database/art...
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
The British Museum waking up to the last day of 2024!
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Foggy in Kent, but still lovely for a walk
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Leaving time for the public…
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Legal Definitions as a Cornerstone for Protecting ‘Archaeological Finds’
European countries define ‘archaeological finds’ in various ways: even individual archaeologists might distinguish between different types of finds and their value. A particular issue is the legal ...
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
@archaeologyeaa.bsky.social session 1 looks like a good one for anyone interested in #medieval small finds
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Rebecca Griffiths @yorym-flo.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
This stunning coin is a silver medieval penny of William I dating to c.AD 1068 – 1070. It is from William's Bonnet issue of coins and was minted in Lincolnshire by the moneyer Outhgrim. #FindsFriday #WilliamI #Bonnet #Lincoln buff.ly/4iGFpNP
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
After missing archery for a month due to work (mostly), good to be back, if a bit variable - yew longbow (frostbite)
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
It is out - FI3 (aka FIiii). Selling well for PAS I understand…
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Lovely Lowery of Clifford’s Tower in York Art Gallery
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
York Minster - a #medieval gem
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Early morning train from London to York… 😴
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
I probably should mention that the Chew Valley Hoard display at the British Museum includes Charles Stothard’s casts of the #BayeuxTapestry @bayeuxtapestry.bsky.social
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Pleased to see this published in the Journal of the British Archaeological Association
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Michael Lewis @tostig1066.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Lovely to see the fabulous Bayeux Tapestry inspired embroidery work at Norwich Castle on Saturday
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