Some of our amazing past, present, and future exhibitions… (online exhibitions here: durham.ac.uk/things-to-do/w…) All courtesy of Durham University Collections Durham Archaeology Durham University Durham University Things To Do #archaeology #museum #Durham

For #FindsFriday some medieval Virgin and Child figural mounts recorded through Portable Antiquities & Treasure. Of standard design, they seem to come in two sizes, some with attachment holes. Much speculation in the literature as to what they were for/from... Any known outside England?! #MedRit

In a change to the #ArchConf24 programme happy to have Andy Sherman from MOLA join us to present work on the "Hulls on the Humber: CITiZAN work on the Humber Estuary" #archaeology #research #Hull #Humber #shipwreck #hulk

Looking forward to delivering my paper at tomorrow’s ‘Archaeology of Waterways’ conference here in historic #Durham. If they like small finds, they’re in for a treat! 😝 #ArchConf24

Today’s the day! ⚓️ #archconf24

We're looking forward to the Nautical Archaeology Society annual conference today. Come and say hi to us at the Historic England stand #ArchConf24 #ArchaeologyWaterways

And we’re off! Day one of our ‘Archaeology of Waterways’ conference here at Durham University is now underway: we’ll be using #ArchConf24 to share some of the key moments!

Thank you to Sabrina Autenrieth for a fascinating presentation on Bronze Age river deposition as a potential burial practice, and the comparison of this with grave goods in burial contexts on land. ⚓️

Benjamin Roberts delivers a riveting presentation on Bronze Age Britain as a riverine society, using rivers as places of settlement and as trade routes through to mainland Europe. 🌍

Gary Bankhead presents his fascinating small finds collection from the River Wear beneath Elvet Bridge, right here in Durham City. Be sure to check out some of these on display at the Museum of Archaeology, Palace Green Library! 🏛️

Ready for day 2 of the #archconf24 in #durham ⚓️

Garry Momber’s presentation showed us thousands of flints and organic materials discovered in the Solent, dating as far back as the Neolithic period. From this information we can see the continued use of the rivers over thousands of years and track the pace of coastal change. 🤯

Nathalie Cohen presented a fantastic talk on a major medieval ship handling site at Smallhythe along the River Rother, and the manipulation of the waterways at Bodiam from the Roman period. More information can be found at National Trust Heritage Records Online. 🌊

Very important conference exhibitors/sponsors expertly doing what exhibitors/sponsors do at conferences 😝 #ArchConf24 #Durham

Orlagh Carlin and Gary Bankhead deliver a presentation on their research with the VedraHylton group along the River Wear in Sunderland. Multiple finds such as stone anchors and a slipway show activities dating from the Bronze Age, and a major whetstone production site. ⚓️

The Palace Green Library gave us access to their special collection of nautical themed materials, which included plans of rivers and vessels, the collection of seaweed for use in agriculture, contemporary artwork and accounts of beached whales! 🐋

This afternoon we had a fascinating riverside tour with Gary Bankhead, focusing on life in Durham throughout the centuries and diving deeper into his underwater work at Elvet Bridge and beyond. 🤿 We even had some feathered friends join in! 🦆🦢

And so, the ‘Archaeology of Waterways’ 2024 conference comes to an end. 🌊 Thank you to our speakers, supporters, organisers and attendees, both in person and online. It’s been a blast - hope to see you at the next one! ✨ #archconf24 #durham

A couple of images from last weekend's superb Nautical Archaeology Society 'Archaeology of Waterways' conference here in Durham. We're so pleased that #StormBert held off for a week 🙏 nauticalarchaeologysociety.org/annual-confere… #ArchConf24

Have you ever wondered what a ‘tenter’ hook looks like? Here’s some nice examples on an 18th century tenter frame located at Otterburn Mill, Northumberland; they feature in my book about lead cloth seals: diveintodurham.uk/publications.h…