Simon Knott

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29 octobre 2026 08:33

Interestingly, this publication coincided with a great wave of c1500 church bench ends in East Anglia that depict exotic creatures, including the unicorn, camel and giraffe in the woodcut. For example, here's the gorged (crown-collared) camel at Walpole St Peter, Norfolk. 1/3

Hedley Thorne

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24 octobre 2026 08:42

Wansdyke cutting it's path across the top of Tan Hill in Wiltshire. (Yesterday)

Durotriges Dig

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21 octobre 2026 07:05

The 8 hectare multivallate hillfort of Eggardon @nationaltrust.org.uk #Dorset is a muscular piece of Iron Age engineering The majority of hollows still visible inside the enclosure, however, appear to be post medieval quarry pits A spectacular kite photo © Hamish Fenton 2012 🤩 #HillfortsWednesday

Sarah E. Bond

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09 août 2026 20:53

AI alert: The problem with having unchecked AI parsing every word of ancient texts is that a lot of the parsing is incorrect. And then students will use this & replicate these mistakes. So, no, not a fan of the newly launched Ancient Library. Stick with your Perseus and Logeion. ancientlibrary.net

Gwyllm Llwydd

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19 juillet 2026 10:18

Head of a princess, one of the daughters of pharaoh Akhenaten. Amarna, Egypt, 1351–1334 BC