This week for #FindsFriday, let's go a little deeper than usual and explore the mystery of the 'Chalk Goddess' of Grimes Graves!
Who made it and why? 🤔
And how did it end an archaeologist's relationship? 💔
@oz-of-the-ancients.bsky.social
@oz-of-the-ancients.bsky.socialThis week for #FindsFriday, let's go a little deeper than usual and explore the mystery of the 'Chalk Goddess' of Grimes Graves!
Who made it and why? 🤔
And how did it end an archaeologist's relationship? 💔
@prehistoryrmo.bsky.socialProject #FlintFinder is underway. Meanwhile we have documented the first batches of Doggerland lithics through standardised photography. Many more to come! #FlintFriday #FindsFriday
@neukelte.hear-me.social.ap.brid.gy#FindsFriday #Celtic: Parts of wagon and horse harness, bronze, from the Gracarca, Carinthia, 300 - 1 BCE
Source: kaernten.museum
@neu-kelte.bsky.social#FindsFriday #Celtic: Parts of wagon and horse harness, bronze, from the Gracarca, Carinthia, 300 - 1 BCE
Source: kaernten.museum
@neukelte.hear-me.social.ap.brid.gy#FindsFriday #FerrousFriday: `#Celtic chariots were not used individually, but in larger groups of several hundred, a formation that was very impressive to opponents. In addition to their use in battle, they were primarily used as a fast means of transport for […]
@neu-kelte.bsky.social#FindsFriday #FerrousFriday: `#Celtic chariots were not used individually, but in larger groups of several hundred, a formation that was very impressive to opponents.
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@tomscribbler.bsky.socialA Roman curse, written on metal and thrown into the sacred spring at Aquae Sulis (modern day Bath) as a plea to the goddess, Sulis Minerva.
The text complains about the theft of ‘Vilbia’ - probably a woman, possibly a slave.
#FindsFriday
📷 my own
@kentarchsoc.bsky.socialA nice end to #FindsFriday!
This piece of ?antler appears to have been chopped into, you can clearly see the cut marks. What do you think it may have been used for?
Let us know!
@neukelte.hear-me.social.ap.brid.gy#FindsFriday: `A #Celtic chariot as an item of equipment for a warrior was very expensive to manufacture and maintain. It was therefore also a sign of social rank within a warrior society beyond the time of the battle. In this sense, the use of such chariots […]
@neu-kelte.bsky.social#FindsFriday: `A #Celtic chariot as an item of equipment for a warrior was very expensive to manufacture and maintain. It was therefore also a sign of social rank within a warrior society beyond the time of the battle.
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@antiquity.ac.ukCrucifix from a cemetery in medieval Vilnius, Lithuania #FindsFriday
Along with isotope data, it suggests the presence of Christian communities in the pagan city, painting a picture of Vilnius as a diverse and internationally connected city.
@oz-of-the-ancients.bsky.socialLoving this giant model of the Homo antecessor skull - you can walk inside!
The original was found in the Atapuerca caves nearby, thought to be ~1 million years old!
📍 Outside the Museum of Human Evolution, Burgos, Spain #ESHE2026
Gilt bronze, dredged from the sacred spring — the temple fused the local goddess Sulis with Minerva, and the lead curse tablets thrown into that water ('I give to the goddess the man who stole my…') are the closest thing we have to everyday Romano-British voices. A wonderful #FindsFriday.
@moleymole.bsky.socialIt’s a copy of the old HMSO guide to Caerleon Roman Ampitheatre - originally written by Sir Nortibear’s namesake - found in a box in the loft. #FindsFriday
@archaeohawke.bsky.social#Roman jewellery beads found at Corinium - Cirencester.
📸 My own.
@kentarchsoc.bsky.socialIt's #FindsFriday!
A Terra Nigra found during excavations for the Faversham Western Link Road and dating between the 1st century BCE - 1st Century CE.
We think it reads either IVII.S or S.MAI. Let us know in the comments below your suggests!
📸© Kent Archaeological Society 2026, KAS-TEMP-000816
@barpublishing.bsky.socialHappy #FindsFriday !
Today we have two beautiful 17th century Portuguese faience plates from our most recent book
A Social History of Porcelain and Faience in Portugal During the Early Modern Age by Gustavo Portocarrero
@pcaarchaeology.bsky.socialFor #FindsFriday a Roman coin from Wickham, ahead of our Open Day there tomorrow.
The coin depicts Faustina II (AD 130–176) who became Empress when she married Marcus Aurelius.
Come along tomorrow to see the coin and find out what else we’ve been finding.
@jessstilllife.bsky.socialPetroglyph depicting camels and riders from northern Tajikistan, late Bronze Age. Now in the National Museum of Antiquities, Dushanbe. 🐪 🐪
📸 intrepid daughter, Aug 26
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