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I'm Patrick Wiley, writer, filmmaker, archaeologist, tour guide and museum educator. Ma, Archaeological studies, Yale University MPhil, Archaeological Geophysics and Remote Sensing Book London tours with City Unscripted https://linktr.ee/patrick.wiley
👤 Joined on 12 December 2025
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@the-past-with-pat.bsky.social🔍Pompeii's hidden layers! Non-invasive integrated geophysics scans Pompeii’s buried Villa of Cicero 🛰️ By deploying advanced subsurface Imaging, GPR, magnetometry and LiDAR, subsurface architecture was mapped, bridging 18th-century data with 3D stratigraphy www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeolo...
Show PostA #Roman mosaic emerging from the ground in London - laid about 1800 years ago (likely in the dining room of what is believed to be a posh mansio, a roadside inn for travellers), it was discovered & excavated in 2022 - looking amazing! 🏺 #AncientBlueSky #MosaicMonday (📷 MOLA & Andy Chopping)
Show PostGreat museum in an extraordinary edifice, admittedly built in an odd place.
Show PostI love spotting fingerprints on terracottas, the physical marks of the ancient artisan. A votive terracotta head like this one was mold-made, but the details were added by hand to individualize each piece. Zoom in to see all of the fingerprints on the brow and chin! 🏺 1/ 📸 me
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