Torksey ware is a style of pottery created during the Viking settlement in the British Isles. It features a ribbed decoration made by moulding dimples on clay strips. Own a piece of this historical pottery, and buy a replica now: buff.ly/2R85LKp.

.UKGiftAM And of course I also have 3 different prints of puffins, also available as cards - all available in my online shop. Just 'search' puffin crownstudiogallery.myshopify.com #PuffinFriday #shopindie

Today, I have been working on some new Roman oil lamp designs, which is always fun. We are making one of them for a museum in Ireland, but we will make all the designs available to you when they are finished. Check out our full range of oil lamps here - buff.ly/3JozKeG

Minoans on Santorini, approximately 3600 years ago, employed stone cooking supports for grilling skewers of meat. These supports featured a series of holes in the base, which facilitated the circulation of oxygen to the coals.

It's believed that this ancient portable food

Name and shame please.
Where does this ignorant racist work?

What a pleasure to be elected President of Glasgow Archaeological Society. Only the 6th and youngest woman in its 160 year history! Big shoes to fill after the marvellous job done by Kenny Brophy, but I'm committed to widening participation in archaeology and encouraging youth engagement.

It has been a privilege to serve as President of Glasgow Archaeological Society for the past 3 years. Also a pleasure to give this year’s Presidential Award to Dr Dorothy Lunt this evening. Time to hand over to my successor with some youthful vigour, Dr Natasha Ferguson!

Ceramic puffins, fresh from the kiln and ready to have their hanging ribbons attached.

A nice job for a wet afternoon! Available from Crown Studio Gallery Rothbury OR online here- crownstudiogallery.myshopify.com/products/ceram…

There is a little coffee shop, where two people arrive and approached the counter.

“Five coffees please. Two for us and three hanging.”

They paid, they took their two coffees and left.

I asked the waiter. 'What’s this about hanging coffees?'

“Wait and you'll see.'

Some more

En vogue around 6,000 years ago: an amazing #Neolithic three-row necklace consisting of more than 500 (!) beads made from limestone and jet.
From Sachsenheim, dating around 4,000 BC.

Photo: Landesmuseum Württemberg

The new Perth Museum is stunning. Also fantastic to see a range of sites I’ve excavated at over the past 30 years featured heavily in the prehistory gallery! The Cleaven Dyke & Littleour with Dr Gordon Barclay FSA, FSA Scot, FRHist Soc and Forteviot with Northern Picts SERFProject

Don't miss out on our amazing sale! This is your final chance to grab something truly fabulous at a discounted price. Hurry, prices will revert after the weekend. Shop now buff.ly/3x9WXyH and buy it before it's too late! #Sale #HistoryEnthusiasts #FinalChance

Just been going through my collection of 3rd series Archaeologia Aeliana and found these images Frances McIntosh. I guess the one in the hut is the one you mentioned.

America built some of the world's greatest architecture... and then demolished it.

A thread of wonders that were lost (and why)... 🧵

1. Cincinnati Library: replaced by a parking garage

As ever, this week I've had some great customers at Crown Studio Gallery. We've chatted about everything from weeding to weddings, slow worms to fast cars, wisteria to Wikipedia AND I got some painting done!!

Face pots planted up and moved to a new sunnier spot. Thanks for the wall fixings Graham Taylor. They hold garlic, chives and mint.

A month until I visit #Pompeii for the first time ever (when you specialise in the #Roman frontiers you don't always get to the Italian archaeology as soon as you'd like!) - if anyone has any insider tips or things not to miss (modern Pompeii included), please let me know!

I love the humble #Roman terracotta lamp. Mass-produced, humble, with so many interesting variations and artistic expressions. Here we see a bust of the beardy god Mars, wearing a cuirass and crested helmet, with an arrow behind him.

N. Africa, 1st-4th c. CE
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Bring home a piece of history with our Roman-inspired hand-built incense burner, based on the original find from Coventina's Well in Northumberland. Add a touch of ancient beauty to your home or use it as a portable shrine for worship. Buy it here: buff.ly/4a0bFqy

Was telling a friend today about how I saw this poster for the first time as my GP was in the process of dismissing my HG symptoms because “just because it happened once doesn’t mean it’ll happen again” (spoiler alert: it did)