Kevin Wilbraham
@kpw1453.bsky.social
Passionate about archives, archaeology and the medieval past.
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'The dig team at the Ness, one of the most important Neolithic sites in the British Isles, are not revealing what they believe the find to be until more work is done.
But they say it is like nothing else ever found at the site – and may not even be Neolithic.'
But they say it is like nothing else ever found at the site – and may not even be Neolithic.'
'Extraordinary discovery' at Orkney's Ness of Brodgar Neolithic site
Archaeologists are to resume digging at the site after 3D radar technology uncovered a mystery find.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
'The dig team at the Ness, one of the most important Neolithic sites in the British Isles, are not revealing what they believe the find to be until more work is done.
But they say it is like nothing else ever found at the site – and may not even be Neolithic.'
But they say it is like nothing else ever found at the site – and may not even be Neolithic.'
Hypocaust remains from the Commanding Officer’s House (Praetorium) at Chesters Roman Fort on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland. 📸 My own. #RomanFortThursday #RomanBritain #ChestersRomanFort #HadriansWall
November 27, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Hypocaust remains from the Commanding Officer’s House (Praetorium) at Chesters Roman Fort on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland. 📸 My own. #RomanFortThursday #RomanBritain #ChestersRomanFort #HadriansWall
A ‘penates’ from Roman Bath - a household deity that protected the home and family. Now part of the museum collections at the Roman Baths in Bath. #RomanBritain #RomanBath
November 27, 2025 at 7:05 AM
A ‘penates’ from Roman Bath - a household deity that protected the home and family. Now part of the museum collections at the Roman Baths in Bath. #RomanBritain #RomanBath
The doorway of the Readers House at Ludlow in Shropshire. The building dates to the C16th and C17th and was originally the residence of the ‘Bible Reader’ who served at the nearby Parish Church of St. Laurence. 📸 My own. #AdoorableThursday #Ludlow #Shropshire
November 27, 2025 at 7:04 AM
The doorway of the Readers House at Ludlow in Shropshire. The building dates to the C16th and C17th and was originally the residence of the ‘Bible Reader’ who served at the nearby Parish Church of St. Laurence. 📸 My own. #AdoorableThursday #Ludlow #Shropshire
The barrel-vaulted choir ceiling at Carlisle Cathedral. The decoration dates to restoration work carried out in 1853, but the main ceiling timbers are 14th century in date. 📸 My own. #Woodensday #CarlisleCathedral
November 26, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The barrel-vaulted choir ceiling at Carlisle Cathedral. The decoration dates to restoration work carried out in 1853, but the main ceiling timbers are 14th century in date. 📸 My own. #Woodensday #CarlisleCathedral
The ‘Great Ludovisi Sarcophagus’ depicting battle scenes between Romans and Barbarians. The sarcophagus dates to the 3rd century AD, and is part of the collections at the Palazzo Altemps in Rome. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #Rome
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
The ‘Great Ludovisi Sarcophagus’ depicting battle scenes between Romans and Barbarians. The sarcophagus dates to the 3rd century AD, and is part of the collections at the Palazzo Altemps in Rome. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #Rome
The approach to Ringses Hillfort on Doddington Moor in Northumberland. The multivallate fort is Iron Age in date. 📸 My own. #HillfortsWednesday #RingsesHillfort #DoddingtonMoor #Northumberland
November 26, 2025 at 7:26 AM
The approach to Ringses Hillfort on Doddington Moor in Northumberland. The multivallate fort is Iron Age in date. 📸 My own. #HillfortsWednesday #RingsesHillfort #DoddingtonMoor #Northumberland
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Our material culture always has little stories to tell. We just need to look. 👀
Never let a nail get in the way of a lock plate - here on the door dated 1620 at St. Peter and St. Paul, Long Compton, Warwickshire.
Never let a nail get in the way of a lock plate - here on the door dated 1620 at St. Peter and St. Paul, Long Compton, Warwickshire.
November 26, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Our material culture always has little stories to tell. We just need to look. 👀
Never let a nail get in the way of a lock plate - here on the door dated 1620 at St. Peter and St. Paul, Long Compton, Warwickshire.
Never let a nail get in the way of a lock plate - here on the door dated 1620 at St. Peter and St. Paul, Long Compton, Warwickshire.
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For a chilly 🥶 #HillfortsWednesday I thought everyone could warm their toes on this Iron Age fire, crackling & smoking inside the Bryn Eryr roundhouse at St Fagans Museum yesterday 🥰🔥
Despite having only one fire this double roundhouse was warm & cosy, a pretty good place to live!
🎥 My own
Despite having only one fire this double roundhouse was warm & cosy, a pretty good place to live!
🎥 My own
November 26, 2025 at 6:20 AM
For a chilly 🥶 #HillfortsWednesday I thought everyone could warm their toes on this Iron Age fire, crackling & smoking inside the Bryn Eryr roundhouse at St Fagans Museum yesterday 🥰🔥
Despite having only one fire this double roundhouse was warm & cosy, a pretty good place to live!
🎥 My own
Despite having only one fire this double roundhouse was warm & cosy, a pretty good place to live!
🎥 My own
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The impressive, multivallate Iron Age hillfort of Cadbury Castle encloses a roughly triangular hill above the river Yeo in #Somerset
We absolutely love it 😍
📷 © Frances Griffith 1989 / Somerset HER 49223
somersetheritage.org.uk/record/55105
#HillfortsWednesday
We absolutely love it 😍
📷 © Frances Griffith 1989 / Somerset HER 49223
somersetheritage.org.uk/record/55105
#HillfortsWednesday
November 26, 2025 at 6:58 AM
The impressive, multivallate Iron Age hillfort of Cadbury Castle encloses a roughly triangular hill above the river Yeo in #Somerset
We absolutely love it 😍
📷 © Frances Griffith 1989 / Somerset HER 49223
somersetheritage.org.uk/record/55105
#HillfortsWednesday
We absolutely love it 😍
📷 © Frances Griffith 1989 / Somerset HER 49223
somersetheritage.org.uk/record/55105
#HillfortsWednesday
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This stunning head is part of a life-sized, free-standing sculpture and exemplifies an idealized portrayal of a ruler. This head has been attributed to Pharaoh Amasis (570-526 BC), who ascended to the throne through a military revolt. His rule then brought a new era of peace to the country.
📷 me
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November 26, 2025 at 6:45 AM
This stunning head is part of a life-sized, free-standing sculpture and exemplifies an idealized portrayal of a ruler. This head has been attributed to Pharaoh Amasis (570-526 BC), who ascended to the throne through a military revolt. His rule then brought a new era of peace to the country.
📷 me
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📷 me
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Wittenham Clumps, Castle Hill iron age hillfort. This was painted in public by @annadillon.bsky.social and here is her interpretation; "The Castle" share.google/3v6tt97IRKuZ...
November 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Wittenham Clumps, Castle Hill iron age hillfort. This was painted in public by @annadillon.bsky.social and here is her interpretation; "The Castle" share.google/3v6tt97IRKuZ...
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Tonight on #Hiddenwonders we go to Essex join a mission to recover the remains of 2nd Lt Lester Lowry a project run by @cotswoldarch.bsky.social on behalf of the DPAA
9pm More 4 or catch-up up on @channel4tv.bsky.social 4OD #Archaeology #WWII #History #Aviation #Militaryhistory
9pm More 4 or catch-up up on @channel4tv.bsky.social 4OD #Archaeology #WWII #History #Aviation #Militaryhistory
November 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Tonight on #Hiddenwonders we go to Essex join a mission to recover the remains of 2nd Lt Lester Lowry a project run by @cotswoldarch.bsky.social on behalf of the DPAA
9pm More 4 or catch-up up on @channel4tv.bsky.social 4OD #Archaeology #WWII #History #Aviation #Militaryhistory
9pm More 4 or catch-up up on @channel4tv.bsky.social 4OD #Archaeology #WWII #History #Aviation #Militaryhistory
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Your naked, winged #Etruscan waiter pours you some olive oil while wearing a swan's head cap. God love the Etruscans.
3rd c. BCE bronze three-nozzle hanging lamp with a statuette of a rural Dionysian Etruscan 'spirit'. Replicas needed! 🏺🦢 #BritishMuseum
📸 me
3rd c. BCE bronze three-nozzle hanging lamp with a statuette of a rural Dionysian Etruscan 'spirit'. Replicas needed! 🏺🦢 #BritishMuseum
📸 me
November 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Your naked, winged #Etruscan waiter pours you some olive oil while wearing a swan's head cap. God love the Etruscans.
3rd c. BCE bronze three-nozzle hanging lamp with a statuette of a rural Dionysian Etruscan 'spirit'. Replicas needed! 🏺🦢 #BritishMuseum
📸 me
3rd c. BCE bronze three-nozzle hanging lamp with a statuette of a rural Dionysian Etruscan 'spirit'. Replicas needed! 🏺🦢 #BritishMuseum
📸 me
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Máel Coluim (II) mac Cinaeda, king of Alba, died at Glamis, Angus, #OTD in 1034. He slew predecessor Cinaed (III) mac Duib at Monzievaird, Perthshire, in 1005, and, with Owain the Bald, king of Strat Clut (Strathclyde), crushed a Northumbrian army at the Battle of Carham in 1018. #medievalsky
November 25, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Máel Coluim (II) mac Cinaeda, king of Alba, died at Glamis, Angus, #OTD in 1034. He slew predecessor Cinaed (III) mac Duib at Monzievaird, Perthshire, in 1005, and, with Owain the Bald, king of Strat Clut (Strathclyde), crushed a Northumbrian army at the Battle of Carham in 1018. #medievalsky
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1 of 8 fabulous Medieval #TilesOnTuesday found in Tring Herts curiosity shop: all but one show naughty/playful child Jesus in imaginary tales.
Here, bully destroys pool Jesus made along the Jordan and falls dead. Virgin intervenes, and bully returns to life at touch of Jesus's foot.
In BM. More ALT.
Here, bully destroys pool Jesus made along the Jordan and falls dead. Virgin intervenes, and bully returns to life at touch of Jesus's foot.
In BM. More ALT.
November 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
1 of 8 fabulous Medieval #TilesOnTuesday found in Tring Herts curiosity shop: all but one show naughty/playful child Jesus in imaginary tales.
Here, bully destroys pool Jesus made along the Jordan and falls dead. Virgin intervenes, and bully returns to life at touch of Jesus's foot.
In BM. More ALT.
Here, bully destroys pool Jesus made along the Jordan and falls dead. Virgin intervenes, and bully returns to life at touch of Jesus's foot.
In BM. More ALT.
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I was lucky enough to see this amazing medieval tiled pavement on a recent tour at Exeter Cathedral with the Devon Buildings Group.
Uncovered in the room above the chapel of St Andrew and St Catherine during work on the roof.
#TilesOnTuesday #medieval
Uncovered in the room above the chapel of St Andrew and St Catherine during work on the roof.
#TilesOnTuesday #medieval
November 25, 2025 at 7:12 AM
I was lucky enough to see this amazing medieval tiled pavement on a recent tour at Exeter Cathedral with the Devon Buildings Group.
Uncovered in the room above the chapel of St Andrew and St Catherine during work on the roof.
#TilesOnTuesday #medieval
Uncovered in the room above the chapel of St Andrew and St Catherine during work on the roof.
#TilesOnTuesday #medieval
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A dog’s paw print on a Roman clay tile 🐾 🐕 😍
About 2,000 years-ago, a dog made its mark for ‘pawsterity’ when it wandered across the wet tile laid out to dry before firing.
From Richborough Roman fort
📷 by me
#TilesonTuesday
#Archaeology
About 2,000 years-ago, a dog made its mark for ‘pawsterity’ when it wandered across the wet tile laid out to dry before firing.
From Richborough Roman fort
📷 by me
#TilesonTuesday
#Archaeology
November 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A dog’s paw print on a Roman clay tile 🐾 🐕 😍
About 2,000 years-ago, a dog made its mark for ‘pawsterity’ when it wandered across the wet tile laid out to dry before firing.
From Richborough Roman fort
📷 by me
#TilesonTuesday
#Archaeology
About 2,000 years-ago, a dog made its mark for ‘pawsterity’ when it wandered across the wet tile laid out to dry before firing.
From Richborough Roman fort
📷 by me
#TilesonTuesday
#Archaeology
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#EpigraphyTuesday An altar put up by Saturninus, Centurion of the II Legio Augusta.
DEAE SV / LI MIN(ERVAE) ET NV / MIN(IBVS) AVG(VSTORVM) G(AIVS) / CVRIATIVS / SATVRNINVS / C(ENTVRIO) LEG(IONIS) II AVG(VSTAE) / PRO SESV / ISQVE / V(OTVM) S(OLVIT) L(IBENS) M(ERITO)
#AncientBlueSky🏺
DEAE SV / LI MIN(ERVAE) ET NV / MIN(IBVS) AVG(VSTORVM) G(AIVS) / CVRIATIVS / SATVRNINVS / C(ENTVRIO) LEG(IONIS) II AVG(VSTAE) / PRO SESV / ISQVE / V(OTVM) S(OLVIT) L(IBENS) M(ERITO)
#AncientBlueSky🏺
November 25, 2025 at 10:36 AM
#EpigraphyTuesday An altar put up by Saturninus, Centurion of the II Legio Augusta.
DEAE SV / LI MIN(ERVAE) ET NV / MIN(IBVS) AVG(VSTORVM) G(AIVS) / CVRIATIVS / SATVRNINVS / C(ENTVRIO) LEG(IONIS) II AVG(VSTAE) / PRO SESV / ISQVE / V(OTVM) S(OLVIT) L(IBENS) M(ERITO)
#AncientBlueSky🏺
DEAE SV / LI MIN(ERVAE) ET NV / MIN(IBVS) AVG(VSTORVM) G(AIVS) / CVRIATIVS / SATVRNINVS / C(ENTVRIO) LEG(IONIS) II AVG(VSTAE) / PRO SESV / ISQVE / V(OTVM) S(OLVIT) L(IBENS) M(ERITO)
#AncientBlueSky🏺
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An interesting inscription reveals new information about a previously unknown Roman governor at Carthago Nova (Cartagena), Spain.
#EpigraphyTuesday #Archaeology #RomanEmpire
www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/11/a...
#EpigraphyTuesday #Archaeology #RomanEmpire
www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/11/a...
A Roman Inscription Found in Cartagena Reveals the Name of an Unknown Governor and the Use of a Urn for Casting of Lots in Antiquity
A team of Spanish researchers has presented the discovery of an extraordinary object from the Roman period that sheds light on the history of ancient Cartagena (southeastern Spain). It is a metal cont...
www.labrujulaverde.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
An interesting inscription reveals new information about a previously unknown Roman governor at Carthago Nova (Cartagena), Spain.
#EpigraphyTuesday #Archaeology #RomanEmpire
www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/11/a...
#EpigraphyTuesday #Archaeology #RomanEmpire
www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/11/a...
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#TombTuesday This overgrown pile of rocks is all that's left of a Neolithic tomb - Holm of Papay North in Orkney
Excavations in the 1980s found at least 18 red deer were placed here with the burials 5500 years ago!
Why?? 🤔
📸 Me
#archaeology #scotland #photooftheday 🏺
Excavations in the 1980s found at least 18 red deer were placed here with the burials 5500 years ago!
Why?? 🤔
📸 Me
#archaeology #scotland #photooftheday 🏺
November 25, 2025 at 11:56 AM
#TombTuesday This overgrown pile of rocks is all that's left of a Neolithic tomb - Holm of Papay North in Orkney
Excavations in the 1980s found at least 18 red deer were placed here with the burials 5500 years ago!
Why?? 🤔
📸 Me
#archaeology #scotland #photooftheday 🏺
Excavations in the 1980s found at least 18 red deer were placed here with the burials 5500 years ago!
Why?? 🤔
📸 Me
#archaeology #scotland #photooftheday 🏺
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One of the Carrowkeel cairns for #tombTuesday last week.
The climb up and the views around make this monument to a great experience.
The climb up and the views around make this monument to a great experience.
November 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
One of the Carrowkeel cairns for #tombTuesday last week.
The climb up and the views around make this monument to a great experience.
The climb up and the views around make this monument to a great experience.
Reposted by Kevin Wilbraham
Dolmen de Cal Boixadera: Burial Chamber in Cataluña #TombTuesday 📷 LaSenyussana More: http://www.megalithi...
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Dolmen de Cal Boixadera: Burial Chamber in Cataluña #TombTuesday 📷 LaSenyussana More: http://www.megalithi...
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Sweyne's Howes North on the Gower peninsula: tumbledown though not as ruinous as nearby Sweyne's Howes South! Was this Sweyne who came to be associated with the prehistoric burial chambers on Rhossili Down the same Viking who gave his name to Swansea (Sweyns-ey – 'Sweyne's island')? #TombTuesday
November 25, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Sweyne's Howes North on the Gower peninsula: tumbledown though not as ruinous as nearby Sweyne's Howes South! Was this Sweyne who came to be associated with the prehistoric burial chambers on Rhossili Down the same Viking who gave his name to Swansea (Sweyns-ey – 'Sweyne's island')? #TombTuesday