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WE'RE BACK!!
PAStCast Series 2 Ep 1: Early Life in Artefacts
with very special guest @FloMidlands!
Over the series we'll be exploring artefacts on the @findsorguk Db using Shakespeare's ‘Seven Ages of Man' (& women...) to guide us, starting with...infancy!
https://t.co/f10PuFK664
A sherd of Roman Samian (Terra Sigillata) Central Gaulish Lezoux ware (c.AD150-180)
Remarkably, this sherd has both the makers mark (VXO[PILL]I M - VXOPILLI M) & the owners name (IVNIANI - Junianus) in graffiti!
https://t.co/mmO9F98vd9
#MuseumsUnlocked
2 late med/P-Med purse bars, recorded today C.AD1400-1600
Both Williams Class A1 (most common)
both with 'gripping animal heads' at centre
The suspended purses often LARGE & prob held more than just coins
Superceded by....pockets!
https://t.co/10quXRZhar
https://t.co/0YBOhir5J1
Not one of ours, but such a lovely Roman brooch, & in such fantastic condition, i felt compelled to share!
enamelled British Plate 'Domed Boss' (sometimes called 'Umbonate') Brooch, C1st/2nd AD
(Mackreth Type 6a for the brooch geeks)
https://t.co/ahenNIH87s
We can all agree that of all medieval coins,
Durham mint are best😏
So, during #coronavirusuk #lockdown read this fantastic (free) history of Durham mint thesis https://t.co/tL5JGXDsck
To whet your appetite:
DUR-21E571 John
DUR-8529E5 Ed I
DUR-F3B2EB EdII
DUR-8EEC64 (45) EdIII
Beautifully enamelled Roman Trumpet brooch, of the Colchester derivative 'Nene Group' type, commonly called a 'fantail' brooch (no prizes for guessing why...)
Dating between cAD50-150, this brooch has a distinct distribution on the eastern side of England https://t.co/LLucmd8Qtj
🚨 ARCHAEOLOGY ALERT! 🚨
Available on Sat 10th March? Book your ticket from Monday for
~ ~ County Durham Archaeology Day ~ ~
Featuring The world famous Lanchester Diploma!
(https://t.co/HzUCCDpK0u)
#archaeology #heritage
@DurhamCouncil @ThisisDurham @dumuseums @DurhamWHS
This lovely Middle Bronze Age, c. 1500-1300BC Dirk, reported to @FLODurhamFLO and ID'd by @BronzeDot, has just been published on the Db!
Annoyingly, found just a few 100 metres the wrong side of Durham / N. Yorks border! (still a beautiful dagger though)
https://t.co/pWnx5JtzVH