Matasha Mazis @mattyhari@qoto.org

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?

Hello all, here is a wee #introduction.

I'm an (Upper Palaeolithic) archaeologist by training and still love #archaeology but these days I'm constructing a different way to work on it.

I live in Bordeaux, France, but Ireland still feels like home.

I pay a lot of attention to what's happening with the #climate and #environment.

I like cooking, cycling, being outdoors, growing things (badly), reading, film, sewing, diy, camping, music, languages, a bit of nerdery, and doing nothing.

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Going to do this for the next few days and then very periodically after. Trying to catch all the new folks! :)

I promise some gorgeous, brand new, #torc photos tomorrow!

In the meantime, train strikes etc meant I had to fly for the first time in 21 years (yeah, I'm a bit of an eco-greeny type! BTW solidarity with the RMT... obviously!!)...

But being such a rarity for me, it was very exciting... and I did spend every minute there and back from Edinburgh with my nose pressed to the window!! 🤣🤣🤣

#Archaeology #Adventure