Matasha Mazis @mattyhari@qoto.org

#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?

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