David Brear 🇬🇧

Does anyone know of a reference for a distribution map of sunken-featured buildings in Britain please? No particular need, I’ve been chasing this for some time out of interest. Google’s no help for once.

Hey, who’d have thought it?

So, the big results from the Trump-Netanyahu foray into Iran - lots of US military equipment destroyed and now each tanker has to pay $2 million to get through the Straits, where it used to cost nothing.

𝗟𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲-𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰 𝗔𝗗 𝟰𝟬𝟬-𝟭𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 This study presents the results of a large-scale isotopic meta-analysis of early medieval England which reveals migration patterns from c AD 400–1100. doi.org/10.1080/0076...

Paul Lindsay Dawson throws new light on the so-called 'Battle' of Wakefield in late December 1460. The article comes from the Spring 2025 issue of 'Briefing', the magazine of the Yorkshire Archaeological & Historical Society. www.academia.edu/145647137/Th...

𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 Report appgarchaeology.wordpress.com/.../appag-in.... All-Party Parliamentary Archaeology Group appgarchaeology.wordpress.com/inquiry/

Merry Christmas everyone!

𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 Recording historic access and retention issues for women in UK archaeology 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 This article documents the survival of gender inequalities in UK archaeology. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

𝗔𝗹𝗱𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝗰. 𝗔𝗗 𝟯𝟰𝟱–𝟭𝟳𝟬𝟬 A new post-Roman narrative 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 The authors extend the medieval analysis to earlier periods that lack written records, providing a new post-Roman economic narrative for northern England. doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

𝗔 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗯 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗡𝗔 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 A user-friendly app for genome-wide data from ancient Britain and Ireland, enabling researchers to explore genetic connections ancient and modern populations. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 The new issue of 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 features the excavation of a Roman landscape at Holme Hall Quarry, between Doncaster and Rotherham - right up front. reader.exacteditions.com/issues/12206...

𝗞𝗮𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘆 Kay Hartley, an international scholar in mortarium studies, has died. For seventy years she was ‘the oracle on Romano-British mortaria’. She single-handedly developed her discipline, beginning in the 1950s. and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters by Newcastle University in 2023.

𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝗼𝘂𝘁! Yorkshire Archaeological & Historical Society members are now receiving the latest issue of our magazine, 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘨. It includes an article on the astonishing Melsonby hoard, some innovative insights into the battle of Wakefield ... and much more! www.yahs.org.uk

𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝘀 New Perspectives on Coined Money, c. 400–1100 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 This volume explores how people and societies dealt with changes to monetary systems. www.brepolsonline.net/doi/book/10....

𝗔𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗡𝗔 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗽 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿-𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 Records in Britain have referred to periods of ‘sweating sickness’ or ‘epidemic fever’ which may have been caused by 𝘉. 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘴, but limited data means the likely cause of these outbreaks remains unknown. www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ma...

Is this toad trying to drown the fish?? My partner separated them but he had his claws well into her eyes!

Niche.

𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻, 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 Three consecutive years of drought contributed to the ‘Barbarian Conspiracy’, a pivotal moment in the history of Roman Britain, a new Cambridge-led study reveals. tinyurl.com/cwh8c8uj

Not sure if this will work. Living year to year and not knowing if the journal will be Open Access or old-style? What do others think?

This seems to be a great way to decide where not to go in America. Some surprises!

Maybe there’s an AI app that would summarise my AI summaries of my documents, so I wouldn’t have to spend so much time reading them? 🤔

The Society of Antiquaries has some of their Roman books heavily reduced - www.sal.org.uk/what-we-do/p... In particular, the remaining volumes on Roman Mosaics by Cosh and Neal (Volume III South-East Britain [2 volumes in itself], Volume IV: Western Britain), recently £200, are now reduced to £50.

𝗙𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗝𝗗 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗷𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 ❞𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀❞. The situation does not exist that J.D. Vance cannot make worse.

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵; 𝗟𝗲𝘆𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻, 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 Archaeological Investigation 2014–2015 𝘗𝘢𝘺𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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𝗔 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗼𝗺𝘆𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗽𝗼𝘅 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 This article presents a case of osteomyelitis variolosa from a skeleton excavated in the Western Cemetery at Cirencester (𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘮) in Britain. shorturl.at/Qvyzp

The Melsonby Hoard www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

Book soon - the seats are going fast! www.yas.org.uk/Meetings/Rom...

𝗔 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 Later Prehistoric Mortuary Activity in Caves in Scotland and Northern England 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 This paper examines the evidence for funerary practices in the caves of Scotland and northern England in the context of later prehistoric funerary ritual. shorturl.at/UFCQg

Re-post this until you drop. Talk to your MP too. We're being swept under the carpet, zero help. Into my #LongCovid YEAR FIVE, after 2020 infection wave 1, 2022 hospital review & scans (damaged lungs+), I'm only now offered Talking Therapy (& Occupational despite being self-employed & bed-bound).

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 This chunky silver Roman bracelet was found at Cadeby, near Doncaster, probably buried as part of a hoard. The stone is an opaque milky orange/brown carnelian. finds.org.uk/database/art...

𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱 There have been no firm expressions of interest from UK museums, and so the Committee has decided that the the two mosaic panels from the Fullerton Roman villa, near Andover, may be exported. shorturl.at/2UNvT

𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗶𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿 A Summary and Brief Discussion 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 This paper aims to provide a brief summary of counterfeit Roman coin moulds. It includes discussion of finds from Aldwark; from Fulford; and from Doncaster ... www.brepolsonline.net/doi/epdf/10....

Any friends in the south east of the UK do join @kentarchsoc.bsky.social 's Richard Taylor and I in discussion about Maidstone Museum's fabulous Roman collection! Evening, 15th March! Tix below! @petesavin.bsky.social @davidebb.bsky.social @dariusarya.bsky.social @thehistoryguy.bsky.social

Does anyone know what is happening with the Fullerton mosaics please? The temporary export ban ends today. www.gov.uk/government/n...

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 Strontium isotope analysis of cremated human remains from the Late Iron Age cemetery at Westhampnett, West Sussex, UK 𝘗𝘢𝘺𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭 The narrow range of isotopic variation indicates a homogenous group, emphasising community stability. www.sciencedirect.com/.../abs/pii/...

𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 This volume explores Latinization, local languages, and literacies in the Roman West, including Britain, in the later Iron Age and Roman period. britishmuseum.iro.bl.uk/concern/book...

Tonight’s the night! The night of the Superb Owl!

𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱! 𝟯𝟰 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 + 𝟭 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 = 𝘅𝘅𝘅𝘃 I am in the midst of publishing research that relates to tiny fragments that I discovered exist of the Stone of Destiny: the Stone in Perth has some parts missing. thestone.stir.ac.uk/2025/01/24/c...

𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 The significance of distant stone sources Stonehenge’s stones come from sources beyond Salisbury Plain ... Such connections may be best explained through Stonehenge’s construction as a monument of island-wide unification journals.uclpress.co.uk/ai/article/i...

𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 Content authored by experts, particularly those with archaeological or historical expertise, is more frequently retweeted ... www.nature.com/articles/s41...