Durotriges Dig

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17 October 2026 11:08

Did you see the programme *Rich Lives Poor Lives* on C5 this week with the AI #Boudica in Roman chariot pulled by 19th century horses surrounded by extras from *The Bride of Frankenstein* with a burning Alpine village in the background? If not, this is for you 😊

Alison Fisk

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11 October 2026 18:11

Three thousand years ago, a Greek potter looked at a bowl and thought: ‘You know what this needs? A leg!’ Clay bowl with leg-shaped handle!🦵😆 Early Geometric period 850 BC. Altes Museum, Berlin 📷 by me #Archaeology

Dr Jo Ball

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11 October 2026 18:10

A selection of #Roman necklaces, in gold chain with various different gems & precious stones, including emerald, garnet, carnelian, & onyx. All of them still look incredible, & would not look out of place if worn today... #Archaeology #AncientBlueSky

Durotriges Dig

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11 October 2026 18:09

The *Haystack* on #Ilkley Moor West #Yorkshire (looking west) A natural outcrop covered in over 70 Late Neolithic / Early Bronze Age engraved cups, grooves and rings 📷 August 2022 An enigmatic lying down boulder for #StandingStoneSunday

Oscar Lozada

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11 October 2026 18:09

This Stegosaurus-style Avebury stone must have once looked very different before it broke... Alexander Keiller cobbled it together in the 1930s from bits found nearby 📸 Mine 🏺 #StandingStoneSunday #archaeology