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OUT NOW! New Directions in Caribbean Archaeology edited by John F. Cherry and Miriam A.W. Rothenberg 📚 Read online for free or purchase a printed copy at sidestone.com/books/new-dire… #Taboui #caribbeanarchaeology

Happy author Ian Brown with the new title "The Air Defence System in Scotland 1938-46". 🎉 Congratulations! 📚 Read online for free or purchase a printed copy at sidestone.com/books/the-air-… #WW2 #airdefence #Scotland

OUT NOW! Black Loch of Myrton The life and times of an Iron Age wetland settlement in southwest Scotland by Anne Crone & Graeme Cavers 📚 Read online for free or purchase a printed copy at sidestone.com/books/black-lo… #IronAge #Scotland #settlement

🚨 FINAL CALL! 🚨 PANAF Conference 2026 — Call for Abstracts 🗓 Deadline: 30 March 2026 🎓 SESSION: 95 YEARS OF THE ZIMBABWE CULTURE: RUINS, REACTIONS, AND REIMAGINATIONS 👉 Submit now: tinyurl.com/panafmoz2026 PANAF2026#CUNY#Cambridgeuinversity#Zimbabweculture @AfricanArchLab

Never wear a belt and braces, one or the other. #archaeology #anthropology #fossils #fashionstyle #clothes #fashion #trousers

Wet acidic soils can extract so much bone mineral that the bones resemble those with osteoporosis. This mineral depletion can also lead to bones bowing under soil pressure. #archaeology #osteo #skeletons #Roman #medieval #bones #forensic #cemetery #taphonomy

@PrehistoricEdge @BackRoomsImp Probably a lot of shells.

Some cracking little lithics today and plenty of shells as we opened up our first tests and cleaned down to the HUGE intact midden - what will tomorrow bring?!👀

Four-wheeled wagons are distributed across Iron Age Europe, but this is the first evidence for their presence in Britain, sharing the closest similarities with two examples from Denmark 5/10 📷 @Nationalmuseet / CC BY-SA 3.0

🔬 Microscopic traces of ancient fats, waxes or resins can provide some of our biggest archaeological 'clues' – but they're invisible in the ground, so how do we access them? Armed with a teaspoon, tinfoil and distilled water, we undertake a process known as 'lipid sampling', systematically collecting samples of soils likely to contain these residues. Back in the lab, these lipids can reveal what the people of the past were cooking, processing and even just storing ⚱️ In the video, #OCAArchTeam take lipid samples from medieval ovens on the Suffolk coast, helping us investigate what they may have once been used for... @SizewellC #OxfordArchaeology #ScienceWeek #BSW26 #Archaeology #Suffolk #Science

The local saying, "Siga, siga," (literally "slowly, slowly") in Paphos, Cyprus, means "take it easy". #archaeology #classico #greekcup #TravelVibes #TravelTips

@Sksj002 The lore!

What If Wolverine Had Vibranium Instead of Adamantium 🚨 Firstly, Wolverine would become a lot quicker because vibranium is a much lighter alloy. Adamantium makes Logan insanely heavy, around 300 pounds, despite being only 5 feet 3 inches. Secondly, it would stop his adamantium poisoning, which has always been a dangerous side effect of his metal skeleton. But that advantage comes with deadly consequences, depending on which type of vibranium is used. Wakandan vibranium absorbs and releases kinetic energy, meaning every punch or impact Logan takes could store energy inside his body until it violently releases, potentially blowing his limbs off from the inside. The second type of vibranium, Antarctic vibranium, is even worse. It dissolves other metals, which means it could literally eat away the iron in Wolverine's blood and melt him from the inside out. That’s why adamantium was the only safe choice.

Some infrared (IR) products cannot be exported and are only for military and law-enforcement use. #archaeology #fieldwork #survey #medieval #Roman #Romans #Mesolithic #Neolithic #AZTEC #anthropology #archaeologist #imaging #Egypt #AncientMystery #ancient #OutdoorLiving #bushcraft

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On a scale from 1-10, how would you rate The Bad Batch show?

Bonus post no. 2 for this #MosaicMonday: a new book on mosaics is always exciting, and this one by Steve Cosh - which is about to be published - should be illustrated with lots of lovely pictures. Looking forward to getting my copy soon! 1/2

An 1183 mention of “Lambert the marble cutter” is the first known reference to Frosterley Marble, actually a black limestone containing #fossils of extinct coral. Highly desirable during the #medieval period, this sedimentary rock is found near Frosterley, County Durham, UK.

Arctic’s first inhabitants reached Greenland’s High Arctic by sea 4,500 years ago Archaeological work on the Kitsissut islands in northern Greenland shows Early Paleo-Inuit groups reached offshore environments around 4,500 years ago through sea travel... archaeologymag.com/2026/02/arctic…

5,300 year old metal bow drill found in Egypt is earliest known rotary tool A small metal tool from a Predynastic cemetery in Upper Egypt is changing views on early Egyptian technology. Researchers have identified the object as the oldest known drill... archaeologymag.com/2026/02/5300-y…

@castlehunteruk The lantern is unmistakable.

@ArchPointII Spot on

Very old photo on my phone, can you guess the castle site from the picture?? #ThrowbackThursday

@uniquemoviemom Probably the best fight in the franchise.

Darth Maul's roar when he ignited his lightsaber was a very cool moment 😎