Matasha Mazis @mattyhari@qoto.org

The Nile and the flood plaines of Egypt contained rich aquatic resources- it is no surprise that fish were frequently depicted in art already from prehistoric times. A swarm of Predynastic stone fish and fishing gear, KHM Vienna. #archaeology #museum #history

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In his new Netflix “documentary” #AncientApocalypse, Graham Hancock has declared war on archaeologists

His rhetoric sows distrust in experts, and #Atlantis conspiracy theories promote white supremacy

Buckle up, it’s time for a full-throated #ARCHAEOLOGY THREAD 🧵
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Last year I had a reviewer who threw a BIG wobbly over a paper. He took major exception to me saying that a particular snaffle was in no way Iron Age, that it was Germanic and early med. He insisted was IA , all his way.
I had to pull the paper from that journal because I knew he was wrong - everything he wanted changed was wrong.
Today a colleague left me some books on Merovingian burials , and lo and behold - there was the distinctive style of snaffle. Feeling smug as a bug riding on a slug ;

One of the rarer pottery types: a 15th/16th century CE ceramic grenade. It would have contained a black-powder load and was thrown by hand, flings or catapults after lighting a slow burning fuse. Virgilkapelle, Vienna. #archaeology #museum #history

A bit confused by all this but here goes! I post about #archaeology #experimentalarchaeology #heritageeducation #traditionalcrafts #hedgebothering and ok, #tea and #cats occasionally.

Currently finishing an experimental archaeology MSc at #exeteruni.

Err, that'll do for now, I'm sure I'll get the hang of it sometime soon.

There is rumoured to be one Eurasian #otter for every mile of coastline here on #Mull so that adds up to over 300 otters.

That said, they are still difficult to see at times, and usually demand good field-craft to get close to.

I have enjoyed numerous fantastic encounters with otters over the years, on workshops with clients, alone and in this case, with a friend.

It was #octopus for lunch for this female otter.

#Archaeodons #Archaeology #archeodon
@archaeodons, @ancientneareast

Let's go for a first #ANEThread, about excavation recording in #AncientNearEast field missions from western countries.

This is mainly based on my own bibliographical research, which concerns Bronze Age in Lebanon, Syria and Irak. There will surely be massive blind spots.

If you have insights from other periods and/or neighbor countries, feel free to complete !

[I will probably need a few evenings to complete the thread]
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@Sheril @jentaub Love that pie!! I make chocolate archaeological artefacts...👀

74 years ago today, on 12th #November 1948, Ray Williamson was ploughing a field on the #KenHill Estate in #Snettisham & turned up these amazing #tubular #torcs - the first of many finds which uncovered at the site over the next 50 years.

Tubular torcs like these are incredible - c.200mm in diameter & made of sheet #gold only 0.1mm thick, they each #weigh only c.110g (weight of a lemon or a small bar of galaxy #chocolate ).

#Archaeology

More here about the finding: https://bigbookoftorcs.com/2020/07/15/the-torc-finders-of-snettisham/

This, from PNAS reviewing instructions, is actually pretty good:

"The purpose of peer review is not to demonstrate proficiency in identifying flaws."

In 1892, a farmer discovers a Bronze Age grave at Hammer near Nürnberg in southern Germany. Fragments of a clay pot, two needles, a knife and a sword. The sword became the reason for still ongoing discussions: its mushroom-shaped hilt looks similar to 14th century BCE Mycenaean swords, the blade Central European. One of the proofs for early contacts - and a find every German archaeology student has to know. Naturhistorisches Museum Nürnberg. #archaeology #museum #history

A #FieldWorkFriday #FindsFriday combo - an unexpected find:

During #excavations an the #Chalcolithic settlement of #HujayratAlGhuzlan (Jordan) in 2010 we stumbled upon this little #vessel, hidden in a niche underneath the floor of one of the unearthed building remains there.

Tightly sealed with a lid of clay. And something rattling inside ...

This is the first #MetaArchaeoSocial discussion. Follow this hashtag to keep up to date and help shape the direction of https://archaeo.social.

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The server information has been updated with a section on community expectations: https://archaeo.social/about/more#expectations. This should be a living document that reflects the consensus of our community.

To start with, I'd like to open a discussion on expectations around images of human remains. These now require a content warning. Is this sufficient?

Hi, I’m new here and I make #jewellery would anyone like to see me cast some silver?