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Investigating the Iron Age and Roman period in SW Britain. Bournemouth University #HillfortsWednesday Posts (mostly) by Miles Russell
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@durotrigesdig.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Hello, we're the Durotriges Project 👋
If you're here for updates on prehistoric Dorset, archaeology info or just to look at pictures of Iron Age / Roman artefacts, we hope you'll find something of interest
#Durotriges25
⚠️ warning: may contain random references to #DoctorWho and #HypocaustGate
If you're here for updates on prehistoric Dorset, archaeology info or just to look at pictures of Iron Age / Roman artefacts, we hope you'll find something of interest
#Durotriges25
⚠️ warning: may contain random references to #DoctorWho and #HypocaustGate
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In 1811, the same year novelist Jane Austen published Sense and Sensibility, #Sussex farmer George Tupper discovered this late #Roman floor @bignorvilla.bsky.social
It depicts Ganymede abducted by Jupiter in the guise of an eagle
📷 Sept 2014
#MosaicMonday
It depicts Ganymede abducted by Jupiter in the guise of an eagle
📷 Sept 2014
#MosaicMonday
December 1, 2025 at 6:31 AM
In 1811, the same year novelist Jane Austen published Sense and Sensibility, #Sussex farmer George Tupper discovered this late #Roman floor @bignorvilla.bsky.social
It depicts Ganymede abducted by Jupiter in the guise of an eagle
📷 Sept 2014
#MosaicMonday
It depicts Ganymede abducted by Jupiter in the guise of an eagle
📷 Sept 2014
#MosaicMonday
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This #MosaicMonday, let's take a look at this fragment of a floor mosaic in @fivecolleges.bsky.social's museum. It was found in a 2nd-century CE triclinium (dining room) in a port city near Antioch, Türkiye.
This mosaic shows the River Pyramos as a river god.
📸 me
#skystorians #ancientsky
This mosaic shows the River Pyramos as a river god.
📸 me
#skystorians #ancientsky
December 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This #MosaicMonday, let's take a look at this fragment of a floor mosaic in @fivecolleges.bsky.social's museum. It was found in a 2nd-century CE triclinium (dining room) in a port city near Antioch, Türkiye.
This mosaic shows the River Pyramos as a river god.
📸 me
#skystorians #ancientsky
This mosaic shows the River Pyramos as a river god.
📸 me
#skystorians #ancientsky
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As it's now December, thoughts inevitably turn to Christmassy things. For an alternative wreath, here's a delicate scroll found at Great Weldon in 1738. 1/3
#MosaicMonday
#AncientBlueSky 🏺
#MosaicMonday
#AncientBlueSky 🏺
December 1, 2025 at 12:55 PM
As it's now December, thoughts inevitably turn to Christmassy things. For an alternative wreath, here's a delicate scroll found at Great Weldon in 1738. 1/3
#MosaicMonday
#AncientBlueSky 🏺
#MosaicMonday
#AncientBlueSky 🏺
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This fragment of Roman mosaic was discovered under the site of the Bank of England as it was being rebuilt in 1805. A year later it was purchased by the British Museum, where it can still be seen today. #MosaicMonday
December 1, 2025 at 8:04 AM
This fragment of Roman mosaic was discovered under the site of the Bank of England as it was being rebuilt in 1805. A year later it was purchased by the British Museum, where it can still be seen today. #MosaicMonday
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🐬 #MosaicMonday from ancient Issa (Vis) 🇭🇷
This mosaic of two dolphins, found in the Roman baths at Issa, reflects the site’s long-standing connection to the sea and its blend of Greek origins and later Roman culture. A simple but striking piece from the Adriatic.
📷 Zavicajni Muzej Vis
This mosaic of two dolphins, found in the Roman baths at Issa, reflects the site’s long-standing connection to the sea and its blend of Greek origins and later Roman culture. A simple but striking piece from the Adriatic.
📷 Zavicajni Muzej Vis
December 1, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🐬 #MosaicMonday from ancient Issa (Vis) 🇭🇷
This mosaic of two dolphins, found in the Roman baths at Issa, reflects the site’s long-standing connection to the sea and its blend of Greek origins and later Roman culture. A simple but striking piece from the Adriatic.
📷 Zavicajni Muzej Vis
This mosaic of two dolphins, found in the Roman baths at Issa, reflects the site’s long-standing connection to the sea and its blend of Greek origins and later Roman culture. A simple but striking piece from the Adriatic.
📷 Zavicajni Muzej Vis
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Look at this! For the first time since it was found, partially excavated and dispersed in the 1950s, someone has digitally reconstructed the 6th century mosaic from Qasr el-Lebia in Cyrenacia, Libya. 😮🤯
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday
December 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Look at this! For the first time since it was found, partially excavated and dispersed in the 1950s, someone has digitally reconstructed the 6th century mosaic from Qasr el-Lebia in Cyrenacia, Libya. 😮🤯
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday
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Remains of a Roman mosaic found at Bays Meadow Roman Villa, near Droitwich in Worcestershire. Now part of the collections at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum. 📸 My own. #MosaicMonday #RomanBritain
December 1, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Remains of a Roman mosaic found at Bays Meadow Roman Villa, near Droitwich in Worcestershire. Now part of the collections at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum. 📸 My own. #MosaicMonday #RomanBritain
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Riding into December like an Eros drives his wild-cat chariot.
📸 Us, #Roman villa, Desenzano del Garda.
#MosaicMonday #Archaeology #Skystorians
#AncientBluesky #Classicsbluesky #AncientRome
📸 Us, #Roman villa, Desenzano del Garda.
#MosaicMonday #Archaeology #Skystorians
#AncientBluesky #Classicsbluesky #AncientRome
December 1, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Riding into December like an Eros drives his wild-cat chariot.
📸 Us, #Roman villa, Desenzano del Garda.
#MosaicMonday #Archaeology #Skystorians
#AncientBluesky #Classicsbluesky #AncientRome
📸 Us, #Roman villa, Desenzano del Garda.
#MosaicMonday #Archaeology #Skystorians
#AncientBluesky #Classicsbluesky #AncientRome
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This post should probably be captioned 'serving suggestion' as refreshments are photographer's own (though definitely 😋.)
Late/early for #MosaicMonday.
(If you are not a member of ASPROM and would like a copy of your own, I can help with that!)
Late/early for #MosaicMonday.
(If you are not a member of ASPROM and would like a copy of your own, I can help with that!)
Huzzah! Our favourite journal has landed! 🤩
If anybody needs us for the rest of the day, then tough cheese.
If anybody needs us for the rest of the day, then tough cheese.
November 25, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This post should probably be captioned 'serving suggestion' as refreshments are photographer's own (though definitely 😋.)
Late/early for #MosaicMonday.
(If you are not a member of ASPROM and would like a copy of your own, I can help with that!)
Late/early for #MosaicMonday.
(If you are not a member of ASPROM and would like a copy of your own, I can help with that!)
In 1811, the same year novelist Jane Austen published Sense and Sensibility, #Sussex farmer George Tupper discovered this late #Roman floor @bignorvilla.bsky.social
It depicts Ganymede abducted by Jupiter in the guise of an eagle
📷 Sept 2014
#MosaicMonday
It depicts Ganymede abducted by Jupiter in the guise of an eagle
📷 Sept 2014
#MosaicMonday
December 1, 2025 at 6:31 AM
In 1811, the same year novelist Jane Austen published Sense and Sensibility, #Sussex farmer George Tupper discovered this late #Roman floor @bignorvilla.bsky.social
It depicts Ganymede abducted by Jupiter in the guise of an eagle
📷 Sept 2014
#MosaicMonday
It depicts Ganymede abducted by Jupiter in the guise of an eagle
📷 Sept 2014
#MosaicMonday
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It looks like they got the costumes from the local fancy dress shop.
Why was everyone in *Civilisations: Rise and Fall* dressed like they were in a 1950s Hollywood epic?
Stilicho looked like Richard Burton in *The Robe* with muscled cuirass and pointless wrist guards rather than in long sleeved tunic and big chonky brooch
Who was the historical advisor on this? 😱😱
Stilicho looked like Richard Burton in *The Robe* with muscled cuirass and pointless wrist guards rather than in long sleeved tunic and big chonky brooch
Who was the historical advisor on this? 😱😱
November 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
It looks like they got the costumes from the local fancy dress shop.
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#HillfortsSunday 🧐 no better place for a sunrise run - Caerfai coastal promontory fort, St David's, this morning with not a soul around
#running #ancientbluesky
📷 My own
#running #ancientbluesky
📷 My own
November 30, 2025 at 9:25 AM
#HillfortsSunday 🧐 no better place for a sunrise run - Caerfai coastal promontory fort, St David's, this morning with not a soul around
#running #ancientbluesky
📷 My own
#running #ancientbluesky
📷 My own
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A sarsen stone upright from the North West entrance to Mile Oak late Neolithic henge in East #Sussex, long since destroyed by the A27 #Brighton bypass
📷 as discovered in 1989
📷 2021 in its current home at the excellent Brighton Museum
Happy #StandingStoneSunday
📷 as discovered in 1989
📷 2021 in its current home at the excellent Brighton Museum
Happy #StandingStoneSunday
November 30, 2025 at 7:57 AM
A sarsen stone upright from the North West entrance to Mile Oak late Neolithic henge in East #Sussex, long since destroyed by the A27 #Brighton bypass
📷 as discovered in 1989
📷 2021 in its current home at the excellent Brighton Museum
Happy #StandingStoneSunday
📷 as discovered in 1989
📷 2021 in its current home at the excellent Brighton Museum
Happy #StandingStoneSunday
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Coming to you live as the sun goes down at Lanyon Quoit, on the Penwith moors #standingstonesunday
November 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Coming to you live as the sun goes down at Lanyon Quoit, on the Penwith moors #standingstonesunday
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@drtobydriver.bsky.social ok you e convinced me #HillfortSunday is a thing...
Time to visit Crug Hywel
Time to visit Crug Hywel
November 30, 2025 at 12:28 PM
@drtobydriver.bsky.social ok you e convinced me #HillfortSunday is a thing...
Time to visit Crug Hywel
Time to visit Crug Hywel
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Some nice #DailySarsen thanks @durotrigesdig.bsky.social. This is a rare example of a dressed piece of sarsen stone.
A sarsen stone upright from the North West entrance to Mile Oak late Neolithic henge in East #Sussex, long since destroyed by the A27 #Brighton bypass
📷 as discovered in 1989
📷 2021 in its current home at the excellent Brighton Museum
Happy #StandingStoneSunday
📷 as discovered in 1989
📷 2021 in its current home at the excellent Brighton Museum
Happy #StandingStoneSunday
November 30, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Some nice #DailySarsen thanks @durotrigesdig.bsky.social. This is a rare example of a dressed piece of sarsen stone.
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Callanish 3 , survived being a scratching post for a long time ! Built to last 😄 #StandingStoneSunday
November 30, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Callanish 3 , survived being a scratching post for a long time ! Built to last 😄 #StandingStoneSunday
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The Carnassarie Standing Stones, situated near Carnassarie Castle in Argyll. A large Bronze Age cairn lies some 150 metres to the north of the stones. 📸 My own. #StandingStoneSunday #Prehistory #Argyll
November 30, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The Carnassarie Standing Stones, situated near Carnassarie Castle in Argyll. A large Bronze Age cairn lies some 150 metres to the north of the stones. 📸 My own. #StandingStoneSunday #Prehistory #Argyll
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It’s said that two stone circles stood either side of Easton Lane on the Isle of Portland in Dorset until they were removed by workmen and built into the walls along the road. I took these photos whilst on a field trip with my students recently. #StandingStoneSunday
November 30, 2025 at 9:38 AM
It’s said that two stone circles stood either side of Easton Lane on the Isle of Portland in Dorset until they were removed by workmen and built into the walls along the road. I took these photos whilst on a field trip with my students recently. #StandingStoneSunday
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#StandingStoneSunday with a gorgeous stone row at Lakehead Hill, just north of Bellever Tor, Dartmoor
While the Neolithic & Bronze age sites on Dartmoor are exceptional, there's a lack of Hillforts & Iron Age occupation
We explore it in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvmu...
While the Neolithic & Bronze age sites on Dartmoor are exceptional, there's a lack of Hillforts & Iron Age occupation
We explore it in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvmu...
November 30, 2025 at 10:07 AM
#StandingStoneSunday with a gorgeous stone row at Lakehead Hill, just north of Bellever Tor, Dartmoor
While the Neolithic & Bronze age sites on Dartmoor are exceptional, there's a lack of Hillforts & Iron Age occupation
We explore it in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvmu...
While the Neolithic & Bronze age sites on Dartmoor are exceptional, there's a lack of Hillforts & Iron Age occupation
We explore it in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvmu...
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This week saw an excellent talk on Moonlit monuments by Carolyn Kennett for #Cornwall Archaeological Society (CAS) about the role moonlight might have played in their materials and use. Immediately I thought Duloe circle. Not in moonlight but sunset certainly elevates the quartz #StandingStoneSunday
November 30, 2025 at 7:32 AM
This week saw an excellent talk on Moonlit monuments by Carolyn Kennett for #Cornwall Archaeological Society (CAS) about the role moonlight might have played in their materials and use. Immediately I thought Duloe circle. Not in moonlight but sunset certainly elevates the quartz #StandingStoneSunday
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Somewhere in Wiltshire…
#StandingStoneSunday
#StandingStoneSunday
November 30, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Somewhere in Wiltshire…
#StandingStoneSunday
#StandingStoneSunday
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Before 1918 the menhir of La Pierre du Diable in Lécluse (Nord) stood over 5m tall (as on this 1905 card) but it was damaged in the war and is now only 3.5m. The Devil left it here after a plan to build a barn in exchange for a farmer’s soul 50 years later was thwarted. #StandingStoneSunday.
November 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Before 1918 the menhir of La Pierre du Diable in Lécluse (Nord) stood over 5m tall (as on this 1905 card) but it was damaged in the war and is now only 3.5m. The Devil left it here after a plan to build a barn in exchange for a farmer’s soul 50 years later was thwarted. #StandingStoneSunday.
A sarsen stone upright from the North West entrance to Mile Oak late Neolithic henge in East #Sussex, long since destroyed by the A27 #Brighton bypass
📷 as discovered in 1989
📷 2021 in its current home at the excellent Brighton Museum
Happy #StandingStoneSunday
📷 as discovered in 1989
📷 2021 in its current home at the excellent Brighton Museum
Happy #StandingStoneSunday
November 30, 2025 at 7:57 AM
A sarsen stone upright from the North West entrance to Mile Oak late Neolithic henge in East #Sussex, long since destroyed by the A27 #Brighton bypass
📷 as discovered in 1989
📷 2021 in its current home at the excellent Brighton Museum
Happy #StandingStoneSunday
📷 as discovered in 1989
📷 2021 in its current home at the excellent Brighton Museum
Happy #StandingStoneSunday
Fantastic! Not only a great book but also a misprint edition. No doubt you can now buy that chateaux in the south of France 😉
A healthy dose of Covid and some busy weekends later but I finally got into town to pick up a copy of what I'm sure is an ultra-rare misprint edition that will make me my millions
November 30, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Fantastic! Not only a great book but also a misprint edition. No doubt you can now buy that chateaux in the south of France 😉