Stef North-Sagrott
@archaeostef.bsky.social
Archaeologist; Senior Cultural Resources Advisor for the Historic Scotland Properties in Care
Some overdue library books?
November 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Some overdue library books?
Hoping for aliens/pirate treasure/ancient magical balls
November 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Amazing, thank you. I have sent you a DM
November 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Amazing, thank you. I have sent you a DM
Nothing too horrific came out of the well (so far)
November 19, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Nothing too horrific came out of the well (so far)
To me visually it looks wrong, topographically it seems wrong, geographically it is wrong.
RSCs are Bronze Age so also odd to tie it in with the Neolithic axe factory etc.
RSCs are Bronze Age so also odd to tie it in with the Neolithic axe factory etc.
November 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
To me visually it looks wrong, topographically it seems wrong, geographically it is wrong.
RSCs are Bronze Age so also odd to tie it in with the Neolithic axe factory etc.
RSCs are Bronze Age so also odd to tie it in with the Neolithic axe factory etc.
Tell a Roman you traversed the length of Caledonia in a day and made it back inside the empire safely......
November 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Tell a Roman you traversed the length of Caledonia in a day and made it back inside the empire safely......
Scotland has a similar system to Denmark - although technically it is the Crown rather than the state
November 14, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Scotland has a similar system to Denmark - although technically it is the Crown rather than the state
Paisley Abbey....
November 14, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Paisley Abbey....
In England, the finds go to the finder/landowner. So they don't go to a museum unless voluntarily donated (see below) or are purchased by the museum from the finder;
bsky.app/profile/tess...
bsky.app/profile/tess...
Today, I want to focus on donation of treasure finds to museums.
Note, these figures include those who have sold their finds to museums at a reduced rate, as well as donated them for free - there's no way of finding out how many of each.
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#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure #Gold 🏺
Note, these figures include those who have sold their finds to museums at a reduced rate, as well as donated them for free - there's no way of finding out how many of each.
1/6
#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure #Gold 🏺
November 14, 2025 at 10:23 AM
In England, the finds go to the finder/landowner. So they don't go to a museum unless voluntarily donated (see below) or are purchased by the museum from the finder;
bsky.app/profile/tess...
bsky.app/profile/tess...
"Found items from anywhere in Scotland [...] which are not otherwise owned and for which there is not a demonstrable heir (bona vacantia) are the property of the Crown at Scots common law. Portable antiquities form a subset of bona
vacantia"
treasuretrovescotland.co.uk/documents/co...
vacantia"
treasuretrovescotland.co.uk/documents/co...
Code of practice
Protecting our archaeological heritage for the benefit of the nation
treasuretrovescotland.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
"Found items from anywhere in Scotland [...] which are not otherwise owned and for which there is not a demonstrable heir (bona vacantia) are the property of the Crown at Scots common law. Portable antiquities form a subset of bona
vacantia"
treasuretrovescotland.co.uk/documents/co...
vacantia"
treasuretrovescotland.co.uk/documents/co...
It's always interesting (and frustrating) that we have differing laws across the United Kingdom which mean vastly different approaches to finds and what is done with them
November 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
It's always interesting (and frustrating) that we have differing laws across the United Kingdom which mean vastly different approaches to finds and what is done with them