nattrustarch.bsky.social
Sharing information about archaeology at National Trust places across England, Wales and Northern Ireland
👤 Joined on 18 November 2024
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@nattrustarch.bsky.socialWe found this sealed witch's bottle under an entrance step to our medieval home here in Spain. Contents unknown but possibly plant material, nails, hair and even urine.
Show PostThe warm room (tepidarium) and cold plunge pool (brr!) in the west range at Chedworth, Gloucestershire, UK. The villa reached its peak in the 4th century CE, and was occupied into the 5th century after Roman rule had ended. 📷 my photos 2026 #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanBritain @nattrustarch.bsky.social
Show PostFascinating new research using isotopic fingerprinting techniques has determined the 'Devil's Arrows' were moved 18km across Yorkshire from Brimham Rocks c.5,000-3,500 years ago. Read more here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... And in the excellent thread from @nattrustarch.bsky.social below.
Show Post(Left) Staffordshire slipware pottery (16th-17th century) (Right) Fox's Party Ring biscuits (20th-21st century) #FindsFriday
Show PostA small portable stone altar with a carved figure of a deity from Chedworth Roman villa #Gloucestershire Possibly Mars Lenus, whose name has been suggested from an inscription elsewhere on site The holes originally held glass marking out the eyes, nipples, navel and (ahem) genitalia #FindsFriday
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