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Our interests cover archaeology, history & conservation in Cheshire & surrounding areas. Founded 1849. Website www.chesterarchaeolsoc.org.uk

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ChesterArchSoc @chesterarchsoc.bsky.social · 6d

DYK: We offer a grant of £1000 every two years for the study of finds reported to findsorguk.bsky.social from #Cheshire, the results to be published in our journal. You can find out mor here: chesterarchaeolsoc.org.uk/grants-and-a....

Grants & Awards – Chester Archaeological Society

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Malcolm Stoneman @malcolmstoneman.bsky.social · 12h

#Roman ferryboat (traghetto) -
3rd Century CE

One example of the remains of 30 vessels found in 1998.

Now in Museo delle Navi Antiche di Pisa, #Pisa

#Woodensday
#WoodcarvingWednesday

The keel, ribs & planks that were preserved in the mud.

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North Ages @northages.bsky.social · 11h

The Hexham Hoard was discovered in the abbey grounds by the sexton and his assistant while digging a grave #OTD in 1832. Some 8,000 Northumbrian coins of the C9th were found preserved in a bronze bucket of the same period. 📸British Museum #medievalsky

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Dr Toby Driver @drtobydriver.bsky.social · 12h

For #HillfortsWednesday the absolutely whopping ramparts of Tredegar hillfort in Newport, partly hemmed in by the Gaer housing estate & re-used for an historic golf course

331m top to bottom 😮

Stunning vegetation-stripped LiDAR DTM from National Library Scotland 👌

👉 coflein.gov.uk/en/site/93429

A hillshaded orange & silver Lidar map of a substantial polygonal hillfort

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 11h

This is the view from the top of Woden Law, an Iron Age hillfort in the Scottish Borders. Below it is a Roman road known as Dere Street and in the distance are the Eildon Hills. This was the start point for my journey that inspired my recent book 'The Road to Mons Graupius'. #HillfortsWednesday

A view from the top of a hillfort. A road can be seen leading into the distance, as well as clusters of trees and hills on the horizon.

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 11h

I visited the magnificent Porta Nigra in Trier yesterday! It’s the best preserved Roman city gate north of the Alps! 🤩

I’m here for a few days with my museum buddy @drnwillburger.bsky.social Today we’re going to the State Exhibition ‘Marcus Aurelius’.

#Archaeology

A photo of me standing in front of the huge Roman city gate known as the ‘Porta Nigra’ in Trier yesterday. The afternoon sun is shining through an upper window.

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Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · 2d

What is the place of the iconic bronze Lion of St. Mark in the history of medieval Venice? #MedievalMonday
New research suggests it may originate in Tang China, travelling along the Silk Roads, showing the extensive connections of the medieval world.

🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

🏺 #Archaeology

Bronze statue of a lion with feathered wings. The statue is about 4m long from muzzle to tail and 2.2m high at the head (credit: Scarfi, 1990).

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Medievalist.net @medievalists.bsky.social · 2d

Early Medieval Caucasus Was a Crossroads of Peoples, DNA Study Finds www.medievalists.net/2025/08/earl... #medieval

Early Medieval Caucasus Was a Crossroads of Peoples, DNA Study Finds - Medievalists.net

A new DNA study reveals how the early medieval Kingdom of Iberia in eastern Georgia was a crossroads of local traditions and incoming peoples, blending cultures from the Caucasus, Central Asia, and…

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Dr Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 2d

1000 views in its first fortnight. Will it lead to change though.

Dr Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 19d

New paper. Recording the female experience of UK archaeology 1990-2010. Anne Teather and I document how an industry EDI agenda evolved in the 1990s and was dismantled, uncovering the ramifications of that for women archaeologists over the next decade.

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

#openaccess✅

Documenting the profession: Recording historic access and retention issues for women in UK archaeology | Archaeological Dialogues | Cambridge Core

Documenting the profession: Recording historic access and retention issues for women in UK archaeology

www.cambridge.org

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 2d

The October updates include, for example, 162 titles about the history of Wales, 229 records re histories of African nations, 359 publications re Scottish history, 448 records discuss the histories of the Americas and Atlantic Ocean, 468 publications focusing on Irish history, and much more.

Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 2d

The Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) has recently been updated with 5000+ new references. Discover further details about this update in this On History blog blog.history.ac.uk/2025/10/bibl... @brepols.net

Bibliography of British and Irish History October 2025 update - On History

What’s new in BBIH?  The October 2025 update to the Bibliography of British and Irish History adds over 5,000 new publications. The new update includes books, journal articles, book chapters and…

blog.history.ac.uk

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Following Hadrian @followinghadrian.bsky.social · 4d

#RomanSiteSaturday - The Porta Nigra of the Roman city of Augusta Treverorum in Gallia Belgica (Trier, Germany). The monument is the best-preserved Roman city gate north of the Alps. Constructed in grey sandstone around AD 170, it guarded the northern entry to the Roman town of Augusta Treverorum.

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Nicola Watkinson @nicolaw22.bsky.social · 5d

Chester is one of the best retail destinations in north west England & I particularly like this "Great British Sewing Bee" display from Abakhan!
Chester's famous Rows could be described as an original shopping mall!

Find out more on a Chester Tour walking tour www.chestertours.org.uk

Abakhan Fabrics shop display of dresses, red brick building on the corner of a busy street

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Helen Gittos @helengittos.bsky.social · Jan 7

'Sutton Hoo & Syria: The Anglo-Saxons Who Served in the Byzantine Army?' This is one of the most exciting things I've written (so far..!). Thanks to everyone who helped.
academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-...

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Tony Divey @tonydivey.bsky.social · 5d

Here are two Romano British triskele brooches from Verulamium (left) and Wroxeter (right) that I have recently been comparing for an EH article. The design was as old when they were made as the brooches are now. #FindsFriday

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Dr Elizabeth Norton @enortonhistory.bsky.social · 4d

Tucked away behind shops are remains of oldest house in York. The Norman House 12thC. Rare surviving example of secular Norman architecture. Two storeys high & built of limestone. Demolished by 18thC, but two walls survived, incorporated into later buildings. Rediscovered 1930s #york #medieval

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Helen Gittos @helengittos.bsky.social · 4d

A map of excavations and surveys of Byzantine sites in Turkey. So much work going on! bizansikazmak.ku.edu.tr/en/page/faq

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Helen Gittos @helengittos.bsky.social · 4d

Five late antique communion loaves have been excavated in Turkey. Date from the C7th/8th, they have images of Christ, maltese crosses and a Greek inscription on them. Makes me think of all the bread stamps we must have lost from western Europe... www.anatolianarchaeology.net/1300-year-ol...

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 5d

#FindsFriday! A Roman brush found in Bregenz.

Roman brush fragments are sometimes difficult to interpret; in this case, their function may relate to textile production, as suggested for similar finds in Eschenz.The bristled surface is suitable for carding or teasing wool fibers. 🧵1/2

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A photo of a well-preserved fragment of a Roman brush in a show case. The object consists of a rectangular base with rounded and scalloped edges, formed from wood into which hundreds of stiff rushes have been densely embedded.

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The Mary Rose Museum @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social · 4d

At 9:03 am, the Mary Rose broke the surface of the water, seeing sunlight (such as you can on a cloudy day!) for the first time in 437 years.

#WhereWereYouIn82

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University of Chester Press @uochesterpress.bsky.social · 4d

We’re at the #Cheshire Local History Association’s Cheshire History Day in #Tarporley today and look foward to meeting visitors and leaning more about the history of Cheshire

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Dr Toby Driver @drtobydriver.bsky.social · 4d

Gazing in awe & wonder 😮

Inside the spectacular Little Woodbury house at @butserancientfarm.co.uk where the great soot-blackened roof stands without central posts

An incredible family house from Late Iron Age Britain

With @durotrigesdig.bsky.social
@theduncanmackay.bsky.social

📷 My own, Sept

Duncan & Miles inside a roundhouse gazing up at the roof

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ChesterArchSoc @chesterarchsoc.bsky.social · 5d

We hope to post a recording of Glynn's talk online shortly.

ChesterArchSoc @chesterarchsoc.bsky.social · 5d

You can read about recent research on the vase in this open-access article in Britannia vol 55, for 2024
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Gladiators at Roman Colchester: Re-Interpreting the Colchester Vase | Britannia | Cambridge Core

Gladiators at Roman Colchester: Re-Interpreting the Colchester Vase - Volume 55

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ChesterArchSoc @chesterarchsoc.bsky.social · 5d

Many thanks to Glynn Davis for his fascinating and multi-faceted talk on the Colchester Vase tonight, in connection with the 'Gladiators of Britain' exhibition at the Grosvenor Museum.

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ChesterArchSoc @chesterarchsoc.bsky.social · 6d

The wonderful silver brooch from Marbury cum Quoisley - one of the items listed in one project that we funded, on early medieval finds. You can read the article here: archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/library/brow....