A little something for #LoomweightMonday (if such a thing were ever to exist): A complete (albeit in 3 parts) baked clay Later Bronze Age loomweight Decorated with thumb-impressed indentations around the outer face 😍 Fresh from #Durotriges21 Early #FindsFriday

On site today in #christchurch with @BU_BAArchAnth student Conor, who is spending part of his placement gaining commercial project experience.

Post-medieval bits and bobs coming up in a trench in #Poole today.

First time up a #lighthouse today!

BU's Big Dig has started & you can follow along with the discoveries across social media. There are two Big Dig Twitter accounts - Durotriges Project & DurotrigesDiaries, a Facebook page - @DurotrigesProject & an Instagram account @durotrigesbigdig.

We were also joined by BBC South Today at our Big Dig site today - tune in at 6.30pm this evening to learn more about what our Durotriges Project team have been unearthing at this year's dig.

Join us at The Durotriges Project OPEN DAY on Sunday 3rd July 10.00am – 4.30pm. Free Parking at North West Farm, DT11 9AT. Guided tours of site and on-site museum plus refreshments and Dorset countryside.

Shared a beautiful sunset view with the bovine residents of Cley Hill a few weeks ago #HillfortsWednesday

A recent discovery for #romanfortthursday, a Legio II Augusta supply base on the road to their fortress at Exeter. One ditch was of Punic profile: easy to jump into but hard to get out of! The idea was that attackers would be trapped and unable to escape fire from the ramparts.

A coin found in a late 1st century fire pit in Hamworthy last year. It’s believed to be a Neronian dupondius and might be an example of damnatio memoriae (condemnation of memory). Nero’s image has received a cut across the neck before being cast into the kiln fire. #FindsFriday

The NW corner and platform of a #Roman auxilliary fort preserved at Ilkley #WestYorkshire Founded in the late 1st century AD and rebuilt in stone during early 3rd, the base slumbers peacefully in the grounds behind medieval Ilkley Manor House #RomanFortThursday

The freshly mown summit of Waddon Hill - perfect conditions for a bit of geophysical surveying… #romanfortthursday

Research week surveying on Talbot Heath today. Located remains of a 19th century firing range and some WW2 trenches

Searching for a cellar in #Wareham this morning using ground penetrating radar with Bournemouth Arch & Anth & Time Team’s @derekpitman. Thanks @geofizzboy for your tips!

Desperately seeking Graham Webster’s Waddon Hill Roman fort excavation archive. It’s not in the obvious places. Any leads appreciated! #RomanFortThursday

The amazing Hod Hill fort eastern gateway earthworks. Fun fact: ballistas were positioned at the gates to fire upon the (predominantly) unshielded right sides of attackers #romanfortthursday

New equipment alert! Colleagues from Bournemouth Arch & Anth trying out our new 3D scanner on a stone circle near Corfe Castle

What has Matt found? Day 2 of our dig this weekend in Dorset (15-17 Sept). Visit Patreon to see dig action as it unfolds each day! patreon.com/TimeTeamOffici…

And in Hampshire, culture dies Hampshire County Council cuts £600,000 of funding per year to the charity @HantsCulture Heritage sites, arts centres and museums, including the unique Iron Age @AndoverMuseum are to close A greater act of vandalism by a County Council is hard to imagine 😡