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9 June 68 AD: The Emperor Nero committed suicide at the age of 30, ending a reign that is commonly associated with tyranny, extravagance and debauchery.
Sketch by Travis Simpkins
https://t.co/UjuDuBuUwV

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2022-06-09

The Saffron Goddess (1600 B.C.) is a detail from a Minoan fresco depicting a saffron harvest, Akrotiri, Santorini island, Greece (National Archaeology Museum of Athens).

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2022-06-09

22) Orzo! Ice-themed sorlock. Disowned by a noble family for being born a devil child. Sociable and passionate archaeology nut, Very hungry for fame, money and attention. God please give him attention!!!

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2022-06-09


Moel Fenlli lies just south of Moel Famau, highest point of the Clwydian Range, above Bwlch Pen Barras on a prominent hill.

It is a multivallate hillfort with extensive ramparts on the north and east but with slight defences to the south.

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2022-06-08

Double upload for to make up for my recent Twitter neglect. Site: Giant's Grave
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This was originally going to be the cover for my book, before I was picked up by The History Press. (artist: Lucy Prescott)

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2022-06-05

Fascinating world of ancient This magnificent flask was found during the excavation of a storeroom in Begram/Afghanistan. It was probably made in a workshop at Alexandria/Egypt, dating 1st/2nd century AD. Begram was a....1/2

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2022-06-03

Two days in Trieste ask for a lot of thought about the extraction of both economic power and art objects from Egypt, btw the Rivoltella house museum financed by Suez Canal money, & the large Egyptian collection in the civic archaeology museum (incl. human remains).

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2022-06-01

For - in 2014 we uncovered the post-hole remains of an aisled building, but what was more exciting is that one post had been padded with (what turned out to be) some of the only examples of moulded architectural timber known from 1/2

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2022-05-27

Some of the PAS finds include 👇
A spoon with a Tudor rose - LVPL-926CBA
A handful of silver hooked tags - inc. LVPL-7502EE and LVPL-B16A24
And a lead figurine of a woman - LVPL-834150
A great example of how work helps to benefit public collections and archaeology!

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2022-05-24

Hi I'm Esmie, actually an archaeologist, not so secretly a fish on the internet and 100% will meme anytime I get the opportunity.
I mostly play video games and occasionally art or just talk about archaeology.

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2022-05-23

I made an extremely niche Copper Age archaeology meme

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2022-05-20

Launching today - art print of a hand drawing of the interpreted Minoan fresco "Ladies in Blue" from the antechamber of the throne room in the palace of Knossos, Crete/Greece (1525-1450 BC).
👉https://t.co/uJtwWDHok6

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2022-05-11

On the move in the empire. Mobility both in Roman administration and military was of great importance. The career of Titus Varius Clemens from Celeia (Celje, Slovenia), which lasted more than 40 years, can be reconstructed... 1/2

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2022-05-10


Part of a wall-#painting from the Villa of the Papyri. Four ducks have been hung above two antelope. The antelopes are still alive, and their hooves have been tied. Hunting is a common them in the wall-paintings of and

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2022-05-06

Two Cretans bearing gifts; a copper ingot, conical cup, gold vase and leather-sheathed dagger. Detail from a c. 3,400 year-old Egyptian wall painting in the Tomb of Rekhmire, Thebes. Dynasty 18. Facsimile by Nina de Garis Davies 1925/26. https://t.co/205zBgK8Bh

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Hey, I'm Esmie aka ProdigalPiccolo. I am an archaeologist, educator and still relatively new vtuber. I'm currently working out in the Western US desert, and in my free time I stream games and talk to people about archaeology and why it's important to know about our past.

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2022-05-05

A detail of the Griffin fresco (reproduction) from the "throne room" of Knossos.
1700-1450 BCE, Crete/Greece

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+ = Archaeotecture:

This month, "#MoreThanDigging" blog series is looking into the role of architects and building archaeologists in excavations and archaeological research.

Find out more here: https://t.co/vUQMHPtesk

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