Matasha Mazis @mattyhari@qoto.org

‘Archaeologists have discovered wooden defenses surrounding an ancient Roman military base…in Bad Ems, western Germany…The spikes were mounted in a v shape onto a central post and were preserved in the water-logged soil of Blöskopf hill.’ https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-have-found-a-fort-that-the-romans-built-to-protect-their-silver-mines-complete-with-wooden-spikes/ #archaeology #RomanFortThursday #Roman Photo: Frederic Auth

Recovering Lost Relics From Shipwrecks
#Shipwreck #Materials #Archaeology
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a42244647/recovering-treasure-from-shipwrecks/
Photo: Extreme-Photographer//Getty Images

Human, your baulks are not straight #archaeology #archaeocats #caturday

Pilgrim's badge, probably of St Servatius. He's wearing a herringbone-pattern mitre, his panelled robe forms a cross, and he's holding a key in his right hand, and a crozier in his left. c.13th-14th century. From excavations at #AachenerDom #medieval #archaeology #findsfriday

Cut-steel jewellery was popular in the 19th century and consisted of rivetting fine steel studs in decorative designs on a thin metal base plate. This chatelaine is a particularly stunning example of the technique. Made by cutler Joseph Banks Durham ca. 1850. On display at the V&A Museum. Photo: me #metalwork #jewellery #design #metalmonday

Heading back to wintry Europe but with wonderful memories of #Freycinet in #Tasmania. Can’t speak highly enough - stunning landscapes, warm and friendly people.

The discarded iron cannon balls at Fortezza Castle in Rethymno, Crete. Photo: me #throwbackthursday #archaeology #archaeologists #medieval #venetian

Recent silver hoard from Sweden, (10th century): torc-style neck rings, arm rings and coins. https://arkeologerna.com/viking-silver-treasure-uncovered-in-taby-stockholm/ #archaeology #archaeodons #archaeologist Photo: The Archaeologists

One of my favourite finds - not even kidding. From topsoil of early Christian church c5th century in Palestina, this little thing generated much excitement: "Button with religious cross!" "Unheard of for this period!" "Inscribed with religious message!!" (etc). Imagine my surprise when I cleaned it a little to find the English words "open" and "close" and arrows. It is a cam-lock screw. Like the ones that come with the Ikea flatpacks. #findsfriday #archaeology

Corroded lumps are revealed as pieces of a tanged razor under X-ray. Late Iron Age, north-east Anatolia. #Archaeology #AncientNearEast #Ironage #corrosion

20 years ago one of the young shepherds near Abu Qalqal in northern Syria showed Holly Jones and me a hole in the ground - it led to a (robbed) vaulted Roman tomb. We made a quick record. Lucky I had those ridiculously oversized dishwashing gloves with me. #tombtuesday #AncientNearEast

It may look a sand-duney-mess but that's our 2019 team aiming for the bottom of a 4m-thick mudbrick fortification wall #fieldworkfriday #neoassyrian #AncientNearEast #ashdodyam

For the #horseshoe experts out there. Could this be a #mule or #donkey shoe? c. 1930s #neareasternarchaeology #earlymodern #history #fediverse (Photo source: me)

#Darmstadt artists Spraywatz, Spraymobil, and Deafman created a magnificent mural for #stopbombingcivilians #fediverse

Pulling my hair out trying to write a funding application. Why is this so hard? In the meantime, here's a little bronze smiting god who appears equally unhappy #AncientNearEast #MetaArchaeoSocial

Hey Tooters (is that right?). My first post and I thought I'd show off this lovely iron La Tene sword I was lucky enough to examine