Nina Willburger

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19 May 2026 12:30

A 5,000-year-old Neolithic #knife, the blade was made of flint and fastened with birch tar in a handle made of poplar wood. The handle has a hole for attaching a cord. Birch tar, made by heating the tree's bark, was used since the Paleolithic period as an adhesive - a prehistoric glue. 🧵1/2 📷 me 🏺

Dr Toby Driver

drtobydriver.bsky.social

04 February 2026 10:23

Things went downhill when the Beaker folk arrived on our shores...😄😉

Nina Willburger

drnwillburger.bsky.social

12 December 2025 07:08

The Roman shipwreck at Comacchio, Italy, is over 21 m long and 5.62 m wide. It was discovered in 1980 during the maintenance of a drainage canal. The vessel was loaded with amphorae, lead ingots, and boxwood logs. It dates to the 1st c. BC. 📷Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici Emilia Romagna 🏺

Undiscovered Scotland

undisscot.bsky.social

12 December 2025 07:07

The Forth Bridge, also known as the Forth Rail Bridge, seen from the harbour at Queensferry or South Queensferry. This was the first of three major bridges built across this part of the Firth of Forth in three different centuries. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Queensferry

The Partial Historians 🏺

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07 November 2025 08:03

This #FrescoFriday we travel to the tomb of Gaius Vestorius Priscus, Pompeii. This scene is part the inner west wall of the tomb and depicts gladiators squaring off. It seems reasonable to suppose this fresco captures a fight held in honour of the departed Gaius Vestorius Priscus.