This is such a fabulous article - great knowledge and some truly incredible results, and written in a wonderfully personal way that expresses all the joy and excitement of archaeological research! Brilliant work, Sue! ❤️ #Archaeologywww.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/...
When you think of the Silk Roads, you rarely think of Suffolk, but research is revealing the epic journeys of the Sutton Hoo gems.
This is just so wrong - stump up £9k folks. If you don't it'll be lost. Why? So we can pay an individual who got lucky a huge wad of cash for their weekend hobby. This isn't an emergency. It's to fund greed. Pure and simple. And we pay... #Archaeology
Everyone in my family, from the 1720s, down to my uncle was/is allowed to do this. My mum would have been too, and me... ... except my grandfather was a sexist git who didn't believe women deserved it!! 🥴 BBC News - Hollywood star shepherds sheep over London bridge www.bbc.com/news/article...
Damian Lewis ushered sheep along the historic trade route into the City of London.
Even if you 100% agree it's Iron Age (N.B. we still don't think it is) to ignore connection to Harry Price (known faker & planter of genuine artefacts) is shoddy. Not SAS's fault (they're just following British Museum), but this leaves a bad taste... ... BM have not disproved ANYTHING we said.
Two fragments of an Iron Age gold torc discovered by a metal detectorist near Pulborough, West Sussex, in 2019, have undergone a process of scientific analysis by the British Museum which has confirme...
We stand by our original paper on the #Pulboroughbigbookoftorcs.com/2023/10/19/a...#Archaeology#Torcs#Gold#IronAge#HarryPriceintarch.ac.uk/journal/issu...
Two fragments of a decorated buffer terminal torc were found near Pulborough, West Sussex (UK) in 2019. Simple in design but complex in construction, this hollow, gold alloy neck-ring is like other 4t...
Will be giving a lecture at Verulamium Museum @stalbansmuseums on 15th November. A tale of torcs, gold, ghosts hunters & Gef might also make an appearance. Really hope to see you there! #StAlbans#Lectures#Museums#Archaeology#Torcs#Hertfordshirewww.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/gol...
Thank you lovely. It's been a tough day, even though I know it's all for the best.
Gambling on an international scale and all about sentiment, not fact.