It's commemorating the of which, according Christian tradition, took place in 1st ct. AD Judea (then a province).

While there are historic sources about this punishment method, archaeological evidence is scarce.

Some

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Uist Shoreline: paintings of cup-marked rocks on the the Udal shoreline in North Uist by Margaret MacLellan, on show at and online. Plus the Canmore scan of the same rocks (probably natural) in origin. Art: https://t.co/f1cb03PmRx Archaeology: https://t.co/Blcp0avY1f

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🆕 People in early medieval Europe kept reopening graves. What was thought to be isolated events, like grave robbing, is actually a regular part of funerary traditions from the 5th – 7th c. AD

Here's an on the work (🆓) https://t.co/Y84YugyXdo 1/🧵

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In this age of digital recreations, let’s not forget the value of drawing. Find out in this blog from Archaeology Masters student, Rosemary Hanson, why object illustrations remain so important to https://t.co/wYnJ8hNuXx

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Festival of Archaeology: Out of Egypt Colouring Sheets ✏️ Join in our activities for this year's with these Ancient Egyptian-themed colouring sheets. https://t.co/qkV81QcmJA

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A good day for and arrived together today, inc bits on and my latest column on

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