Dr Tess Machling
@tessmachling.bsky.social
Archaeologist, gold & torc researcher, chocolate artefact maker & mum. Often post about cats who aren't mine...
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Views all my own 😊
Green party 💚
She/her 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Work on torcs & gold: https://bigbookoftorcs.com
Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/tess317409
Zero judgement here, lovely xx
November 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Zero judgement here, lovely xx
Yeah...I need that cosy Christmas sparkle...
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Yeah...I need that cosy Christmas sparkle...
Sorry... I've confused you.
I had always heard that somewhere in Eastern Europe there was a costume place (that was used because so many of the huge blockbuster films were made there) that could cater for thousands of actors film costumes... of any era.
I had always heard that somewhere in Eastern Europe there was a costume place (that was used because so many of the huge blockbuster films were made there) that could cater for thousands of actors film costumes... of any era.
November 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Sorry... I've confused you.
I had always heard that somewhere in Eastern Europe there was a costume place (that was used because so many of the huge blockbuster films were made there) that could cater for thousands of actors film costumes... of any era.
I had always heard that somewhere in Eastern Europe there was a costume place (that was used because so many of the huge blockbuster films were made there) that could cater for thousands of actors film costumes... of any era.
I've reached the 'watching a Christmas movie' level....
November 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I've reached the 'watching a Christmas movie' level....
Whack a chamfrein on it??
November 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Whack a chamfrein on it??
It used to be a thing that there was a huge warehouse of historic clothing that got used for anything period historical...
November 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
It used to be a thing that there was a huge warehouse of historic clothing that got used for anything period historical...
Hiya, sorry, no. 😊
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Hiya, sorry, no. 😊
Mmmm the Eastern European costume warehouses were clearly getting good business...
See also - The Celts, Vikings etc...
See also - The Celts, Vikings etc...
November 25, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Mmmm the Eastern European costume warehouses were clearly getting good business...
See also - The Celts, Vikings etc...
See also - The Celts, Vikings etc...
BM - '**PLEASE** WRITE A STORY, ANY STORY, ABOUT OUR STUFF THAT DOESN'T TALK ABOUT IT BEING STOLEN...'
November 25, 2025 at 8:22 AM
BM - '**PLEASE** WRITE A STORY, ANY STORY, ABOUT OUR STUFF THAT DOESN'T TALK ABOUT IT BEING STOLEN...'
Very much so... like they had 3 or 4 BM objects they had to wedge into a story, any story!
November 25, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Very much so... like they had 3 or 4 BM objects they had to wedge into a story, any story!
It was a real odd programme - seemed like a costume drama hung around a handful of wildly differently dated BM exhibits.
November 25, 2025 at 7:59 AM
It was a real odd programme - seemed like a costume drama hung around a handful of wildly differently dated BM exhibits.
Seen it many times! Definitely worth a peek!😊
November 25, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Seen it many times! Definitely worth a peek!😊
Yup... it's crazy.
November 24, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Yup... it's crazy.
There is indeed. Well worth a listen.
November 24, 2025 at 9:21 AM
There is indeed. Well worth a listen.
So in case of infamous Leominster hoard, where detectorists were sent to jail for theft, the landowner (whose permission had not been sought) received £776,250 - museum had to find the money to pay the landowner or the finds would still have been sold...
www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...
www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...
Herefordshire Council buys medieval treasures - Museums Association
Herefordshire Hoard will be housed in redeveloped museum
www.museumsassociation.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:21 AM
So in case of infamous Leominster hoard, where detectorists were sent to jail for theft, the landowner (whose permission had not been sought) received £776,250 - museum had to find the money to pay the landowner or the finds would still have been sold...
www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...
www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...
True... god what a world we live in... 😔
November 23, 2025 at 11:11 PM
True... god what a world we live in... 😔
Almost certainly rage farming, but to even flirt with this is just despicable.
November 23, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Almost certainly rage farming, but to even flirt with this is just despicable.
Separated and sold of around the world.
November 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Separated and sold of around the world.
Exactly!!! There is *nothing* that stops anyone just handing it over...
November 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Exactly!!! There is *nothing* that stops anyone just handing it over...
Everything is a last minute panic buy...
November 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Everything is a last minute panic buy...
The oral evidence for the APPAG detecting inquiry (bottom of page here), from July, is really interesting - the museums and funding ones especially- a lot of middle ranking few £thousand items are slipping through the net more than the high £ ones.
appgarchaeology.wordpress.com/inquiry/
appgarchaeology.wordpress.com/inquiry/
Inquiry
APPAG Inquiry on Archaeology and Metal-detecting Relations between archaeologists and the metal-detecting community have improved significantly over the last 25, especially with the establishment o…
appgarchaeology.wordpress.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The oral evidence for the APPAG detecting inquiry (bottom of page here), from July, is really interesting - the museums and funding ones especially- a lot of middle ranking few £thousand items are slipping through the net more than the high £ ones.
appgarchaeology.wordpress.com/inquiry/
appgarchaeology.wordpress.com/inquiry/
Every museum is playing 'ip dip' with finds - places like Dorset will be getting multiple requests a year.
Which can they get funding for, which can't they? What can they afford? What do they have the time to do funding bids for?
Cont'd
Which can they get funding for, which can't they? What can they afford? What do they have the time to do funding bids for?
Cont'd
November 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Every museum is playing 'ip dip' with finds - places like Dorset will be getting multiple requests a year.
Which can they get funding for, which can't they? What can they afford? What do they have the time to do funding bids for?
Cont'd
Which can they get funding for, which can't they? What can they afford? What do they have the time to do funding bids for?
Cont'd