Portable Antiquities & Treasure

@GaryBankhead @Tostig1066 @britishmuseum Thank you for your expert help Gary! @exiledfrommaine

Absolutely delighted to have been able to contribute to this splendid book (cloth seals), also to receive a complementary copy signed by the authors Ian Richardson & Prof. Michael Lewis @Tostig1066 ‘Beneath our Feet’ #EverydayDiscoveriesReshapingHistory

Last day at the museum today - I may need tissues later..... in the meantime I will share my most favourite picture on show at M Shed . It celebrates all things Bristol - and especially @bristolmuseum artuk.org/discover/artwo…

#Finds A souvenir of The Holy Tunic of Argenteuil. This is a little silver plate in the form of a garment with short broad sleeves. #Medieval #Christian #Relic #History #NorthLincs #Scunthorpe

Birmingham Grand Central

One of the most important archaeological finds from Worcestershire in the last 100 years - you can help ensure it goes into a public collection: crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-save-th…

It was a privilege to host so many of our partners at the British Museum this evening. The Scheme owes its success to this fantastic collaboration.

@Boyle123G Thank you Gail, from all of us in the Portable Antiquities & Treasure team, for all the ways you support and engage with our work. Here's to continuing that collaboration!

Some personal news for you all. A🧵As many of you will no doubt already know I will be leaving Bristol Museum at the end of 2024. My last day in the office will be 19th December - 39 years to the month since I first set foot in the building to start a postgraduate work placement.

Record turnout for our general meeting at the British Museum (loads of people to the side and behind camera)

A couple of images from last weekend's superb @NautArchSoc 'Archaeology of Waterways' conference here in Durham. We're so pleased that #StormBert held off for a week 🙏 nauticalarchaeologysociety.org/annual-confere… #ArchConf24

Amazing discoveries in the River Wear, Durham City, fully researched & published. Only 10 hardback versions left. Now only £20 (+p&p); use #clothseals at checkout. Excellent Christmas present. Info: diveintodurham.uk/publications.h…

Here is the PAS Database record: finds.org.uk/database/artef…

Thank you to Derek Wood, the finder of this Early Medieval gold plate, and to the landowner, for waiving a claim to a reward under the Treasure Act and donating it to @Ltonmuseum bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Looking great!

#Finds This object is a medieval mount which depicts a bishop wearing his robes and mitre, carrying a crozier, and raising his hand in blessing. #Medieval #Mount #Museum #Collection #History #metaldetection #imagesfromthepast

Thank you to the landowner, Ms Sarah Adams and the finder, for waiving a claim to a reward and donating this mount from Winchfield, Hampshire to @britishmuseum . Here is the @findsorguk record finds.org.uk/database/artef…

@AstillSam @SWHeritageTrust @britishmuseum @HeritageFundUK @artfund @DCMS Thank you Sam - it is testament to your leadership and to the skill and dedication of your colleagues in the South West that such an ambitious project has been achieved. Of course, acquisition is just the beginning!

Heritage Minister @RhonddaBryant met real life treasure hunters @BritishMuseum A group of friends discovered a hoard of Norman coins worth over £4 million See the items for yourself at local museums when they tour the country! Find out more @SWHeritageTrust swheritage.org.uk/museum-of-some…

Chew Valley Hoard acquisition event, with @DCMS minister Sir Chris Bryant thanking the finders, museum staff and donors, @britishmuseum Thank you @SomersetMuseum and South West Heritage Trust for acquiring the coins for the nation!

This looks like a great conference!

And it's over!! This afternoon's sessions (by @amwillemsen1 , @earlymedieval , @Rory_Naismith , and Chris Scull) offered a wonderful range of research to ponder, and various discussions around metal detecting and archaeology were really thought-provoking too!