Thinking of all the millions of women through history who have died giving birth. We can't go back. In Memory of Mary the Wife of Simeon Harvey Who Departed this Life Decembr 20th 1785 in 39th year of Her age on her left Arm Lieth the Infant Wich was still Born
It’s not always metal - yesterday we had a lovely group of decorated Roman Samian ware sherds dropped off for PAS recording, including this one with a little figure going like 💃 Thanks to the finder, Ben, for spotting these on his daily walk! 📍 Lower Machen 🏴 ⏳ AD 50-200 #FindsFriday
Archaeologists discovered a burial site from the late pre-Roman period and the early Roman period (1st century BC - 2nd century AD) in Kazimierz Wielka/Poland. www.uj.edu.pl/wiadomosci/-... 🏺 AncientBluesky
Allt-yr-Esgair looming large behind Llangors Lake! There’s something that feels very Iron Age about paddling around on the lake and delighting in the waterfowl under the watchful eye of the hillfort 💕🛖 📍 Llangors, Powys 🏴 ⏳ Iron Age (c.800 BC-AD 43) #HillfortsWednesday
Prehistoric news to share? Would like to report on PhD research, a recent discovery or preliminary excavation results? We're looking for contributions to autumn newsletter, deadline 15 Sept. E-mail Susan Greaney past@prehistoricsociety.org with ideas or queries. Thank you🙂
It’s either this, a small tear in the dimensional fabric of the universe, or the Fae! 🧝♂️ I too think about that potato very often, I’m sorry to have burdened you with the mystery as well 😂
What’s interesting is that here we have “King’s Quoit” and a bit further down the coast at Stackpole there is a standing stone called the “Devil’s Quoit” - the dichotomy seems so intentional, I wonder if there is some interesting folklore or legend that connected them? 🤴🧲👹
King’s Quoit chambered tomb: a tomb with a view! 📍Manorbier, Pembrokeshire 🏴 ⏳ Neolithic (c.4000-3000 BC) I recently learned these (and other monuments) are sometimes named ‘quoit’ because of their resemblance to a flat ring in a game similar to horseshoes! #TombTuesday
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Working on a paper and I keep accidentally typing ‘bitchery’ instead of ‘butchery’ so often I’m thinking of just leaving it for the editors lol This is brat summer 💚