Its a socketed gauge morning, following on from the Must Farm report i have made 3 of the gauges and a chisel. I have still got my eyes on the flat bladed one, next focus is one the edge hardening to get a crisp edge with an eye to fully functioning living tools #BronzeAge

Easter trip to Pictish Perthshire 2
St Serf's Church in Dunning opened up for spring/summer of last weekend, giving me the chance to visit the magnificent Dupplin Cross. This was carved from old red sandstone in the early 8th century.

Doory Standing Stone (the tallest in Uíbh Ráthach/Iveragh, Kerry) and the nearby stone row. Magical place
#StandingStoneSunday #Kerry #WildAtlanticWay #Ireland

The Gaulstown Dolmen • Waterford

This Neolithic portal tomb known as the Gaulstown Dolmen likely dates to around 3800–3500 BC.

It is beautifully set in an atmospheric glade at the foot of a hill known as Cnoc na Cailligh.

Dunlewey Church, Errigal, Bád Eddie, dramatic sky over Bunbeg beach, nowhere like it #Donegal

Have you ever wondered what Old Irish sounds like or what is ogham/ogam? Well, it's your lucky day! In this episode, Prof. David Stifter David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 gives us a quick masterclass in both! Check it out!

Maynooth University
Early Irish Maynooth

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For my most beautiful friend Deirdre Deirdre Nugent (Minister)
Love you to the moon & back Louise ❤
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The ancient Janus Figure on Boa Island, Fermanagh.
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Time to put your standing stones forward an hour tonight!

(Please spare a thought for National Trust Archaeology & English Heritage rock-horologists as they make intricate adjustments necessary for the Leap Year. Here, you see the millimetre precise work being undertaken!)

(Hi Dan Herbert!)

Fuck your 'hot' fucking takes!!! The suffering he has caused is off the goddamn charts!!! This is where I actually hope that hell exists, because he deserves nothing but eternal pain & suffering 🤬🤬🤬
#JeffreyDonaldson

Oh Friday..... how happy I am you are here ❤

Need a prosperity cock?
Here's where to get one.

this website has a bit more info from the archaeologists, not sure if the stone is on display anywhere yet as it seems to have been found last year! hyperallergic.com/826780/medieva…

One of these men is about to end a friendship in a disastrous fashion

Microplastics are a worldwide problem, but a recent study has demonstrated that it is also directly affecting #Archaeology by contaminating archaeological remains and deposits phys.org/news/2024-03-s…

Our new exhibition ‘Star Carr: life after the ice’ opens today at Yorkshire Museum! 🥳🥳🥳

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One to puzzle the archaeologists of the future. Ritual?

Bronze Age swords and shields, dating 9th-8th BC. Swords are a sign of the increasing importance of warriors, who became a social class in the Bronze Age. They were found in Bothenheilingen and Kehmsted. The shields were found folded in a bog near...1/2

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If you are lucky enough to have a media platform where you can get speak and or write about Leo Varadkar’s legacy and you don’t begin with how his government increased child homelessness by over 650% then you are a hagiographer.

Fake History Hunter Hospitality to travellers was a legal, ethical, moral obligation in early Irish law and practice in the 8th century. You must provide a bed, food, and facilities for washing, for 3 nights, unpaid, and failure to do so could lead to a legal case and compensation. 1/