Gary Bankhead

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Gary Bankhead

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Living every moment... underwater archaeologist | small finds researcher & illustrator | County Durham | MD @diveintohistory | #RiverHunters 😎

Durham, England Katılım Aralık 2010
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Gary Bankhead
Gary Bankhead@GaryBankhead·
Marking St Cuthbert’s Day with a find from the River Wear: a late‑medieval pilgrim’s ampulla recovered during a dive beneath Elvet Bridge, Durham City. Stamped with a crowned ‘W’ and bearing distinct bite marks—material evidence of devotion and medieval pilgrimage...
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@whitepatricia49 I'm not exaggerating when I say tens of thousands, and that's just in Durham City. The 'Roman Offerton site alone is producing thousands and that's only been known about for a couple of years!
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🐍 Twin‑Headed Snake Buckle from the River Wear! Here’s the moment I uncovered a post‑medieval twin‑headed snake buckle beneath the River Wear in Durham — lifted straight from the gravel and added to the growing Durham River Wear Assemblage. More info: diveintodurham.uk/home.html
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@_detectorist_ We've research and dated this one to the early post-medieval period, and yes to serpents, but they are still known as snake buckles 😆
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Brian de Cottingham
Brian de Cottingham@_detectorist_·
@GaryBankhead Could be, hard to tell, yours looks like a serpent rather than snake. They have been made for centuries. Maybe your FLO may have a better idea.
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Gary Bankhead@GaryBankhead·
With coastal erosion across eastern England back in the news today, here’s a reminder of the footage I shot at Mappleton Beach in May 2024. This stretch of the Holderness Coast is one of the fastest‑eroding in Europe... youtu.be/ZH7bM65Jx4M?si…
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Gary Bankhead
Gary Bankhead@GaryBankhead·
@thedogholeboy @durham_uni @ArcDurham Our discoveries extend the area of the previously known skirmish suggesting that the riverside location had some strategic importance. We’ve got a group mapping the activity, you should join us over on fb 👍🏼
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Gary Bankhead@GaryBankhead·
A hugely significant discovery on the banks of the River Wear at Sunderland: over 800 Romano‑British whetstones, 11 rare stone anchors, and a wealth of other evidence revealing a major Roman industrial hub. Learn more about the site here: durham.ac.uk/research/curre… @ArcDurham
Durham University@durham_uni

Our archaeologists have helped uncover a major Roman industrial hub on the banks of the River Wear👀 The discovery will feature on @BBCTwo Digging for Britain tonight (and on iPlayer)📺. Find out more 👉 brnw.ch/21wZs2a @GaryBankhead @ArcDurham #DUresearch

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Andy Kelly 💙
Andy Kelly 💙@Andy_eprr·
For those with an interest in the history of the North East, Digging for Britain tonight (BBC2 8pm) has two locations featured, a Bronze Age site in the Cheviots, and a unique Roman site on / in the Wear discovered by @GaryBankhead May be of interest to @neheritagelib @JHCPAL
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