#BatterseaShield #LondonHistory #IronAge #BritishArchaeology #RiverThames #AncientBritain #LondonStories #HiddenLondon #TheLondonWalker #EldonThreads

The western ramparts of the Iron Age Hillfort on the summit of Earls Hill, near Oaks, Shropshire, courtesy of Jeremy Bolwell. #HillfortsWednesday #IronAge #Archaeology

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Iron Age skulls from Matelica, Italy show flat head syndrome in 42% of adults tested, centuries before “Back to Sleep.” What did ancient parents do that flattened their babies’ heads? #Paleopathology #IronAge #Bioarchaeology www.anthropology.net/p/flat-head-...

Our #ObjectoftheWeek is a glazed amulet representing the head of the demon Pazuzu, found in ancient Nineveh. Dating to the Late Iron Age, ca. 700-500 BCE, it contains features of a lion, fish, and goat.

📸 ©The Trustees of the British Museum (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), 91873
#Mesopotamia #Nineveh #IronAge

#FindsFriday #Celtic #IronAge: `The Gauls‘ use of wood demonstrates their technological skills. It ist believed that the extrordinary machinery discovered at the bottom of a 18m deep well at the settlement of Saint-Symphorien was used to pump water. The device […]

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#FindsFriday #Celtic #IronAge: `The Gauls‘ use of wood demonstrates their technological skills. It ist believed that the extrordinary machinery discovered at the bottom of a 18m deep well at the settlement of Saint-Symphorien was used to pump water.
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#FolkloreThursday #Celtic: `During the #IronAge people at Castell Henllys didn't use money. They measured wealth in cattle instead. The more cattle someone had, the more important and powerful they were. Warriors loved stealing their enemies' cattle, and many […]

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#FolkloreThursday #Celtic: `During the #IronAge people at Castell Henllys didn't use money. They measured wealth in cattle instead. The more cattle someone had, the more important and powerful they were.
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It's worth adding that the Yorkshire Museum is also hosting an exhibition of the stunning Iron Age Melsonby Hoard 'Chariots, Treasure & Power'. Well worth a visit (even if it's not Roman 😉). Runs to summer 2027.

📷 my own 2026
#Brigantes #IronAge #RomanAdjacent

Looking up at the Iron Age Hillfort on Earl's Hill, Pontesbury, near Oaks, Shropshire; courtesy of Bill Harrison. #HillfortsWednesday #IronAge #Archaeology

The Ballachulish figure which was discovered in a bog at Ballachulish in Inverness-shire. The figure dates to the Iron Age, and was possibly a goddess. Now part of the collections at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. 📸 My own. #Woodensday #IronAge #Ballachulish

The ramparts of Hod Hill Hillfort, near Blandford Forum in Dorset. The fort is one of the largest Iron Age hillforts in the county. 📸 My own. #HillfortsWednesday #HodHill #IronAge #Archaeology #Dorset

Rivers of Awen blends archaeology, craft, and ancient myth into a tabletop experience you can play solo, in spoken bardic circles, or with a group. #ironage

Jazzing up my Iron Age dialogues tote bag - got a few more coats to go but love it so far. Let's hope the internet didn't lie and ironing acrylic markers fixes the colour!! #ironage #archaeology

As I #AmWriting and researching sacrifice. death ritual, and #IronAge bog people, here's a listen on The Ancients podcast.

Love the warning:
"Contains detail that may be incompatible with Sunday lunch."
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Did someone say #IronAge? Sláinte! 🍺

Rest in Peace Rena Maguire. Remember it's NOT 'Horse Tack'! #ironage #horse #archaeology

Ran our of chars but the Historic England Heritage Gateway can be found here: historicengland.org.uk/listing/heri...

#archeology #roman #ironage #LiDAR

Trivia of the day (checking a reference in the Anglo Saxon Chronicle) Cwicelmeshlæwe: Cuckhamsley Hill, Scutchamer Knob, Scotsman’s Knob [snigger] or Beacon Hill is an Iron Age barrow in Oxfordshire, where viking raiding armies paused in 1006 #medievalsky #archaeology #ironage