Harriet Coulton

Wow. 🤯What an amazng day @Commiosproject @PrehistSociety #IronAgeLivesconference with colleagus from @celtudalps43715 & @MPI_EVA_Leipzig. Thanks so much to all our speakers and attendees, & our chairs Prof. Mel Giles & @pre_historian. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! 😊

Our Medieval Warhorse project is in the news again! Covering the new paper which provides evidence for the importation of elite warhorses in the medieval period: bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

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New insights into old bones. BGS scientists are studying the diets of ancient British wolves and how they adapted to changing environments to gain insights into how present-day wolves might adapt to environmental and climate change: bgs.ac.uk/news/hungry-li…

A Roman altar? Under a cathedral? I’ll grab my pink hard hat and be there!

This was one of those studies where the aDNA and the isotopes combine beautifully to detail a cross-Europe migration in the Roman period - the dietary life history shows a shift from C4 to C3 foods prior to adulthood.

Watch me dig on telly ✌️

Exciting news! Oldest ship-burial from Scandinavia identified in Trøndelag, central Norway. A huge burial mound containing a ship dates to c. AD 700, much earlier than anything else of that size. This is important because….

Viking ice skates found in York ⛸️. The skates are made from horse bone, cut and polished 🐴. Ice skates made from animal bone are a fairly common find at excavations of medieval sites in Europe. But these are extra spectacular 🤓 #Vikings #animals 📷 Jorvik Viking Centre

A newly reconstructed pot from Cardiff - circa 3500 years old - to feature on series 11 of #DiggingForBritain. Conservator @Leonieconserva looking on with slight trepidation as we film it on the turntable!

When your colleague finds this on her site… wow. #RomanEmpire #Archaeology

@archarriet Spot on, later IA or Roman cosmetic mortar and pestle. A copy of Ralph Jsckson's excellent monograph on them can be downloaded here. Seldom found in archaeological context so an important find. britishmuseum.iro.bl.uk/downloads/259b…

@PeterReavill Thanks, Peter! Looks an interesting read 😊

We found these two metal objects on my site. One has a groove which the other seems to fit into! Possibly a cosmetic grinder? Too small to be a woad grinder? #FindsFriday

I found this 13th century Alexander III silver penny on my site today 😄 chuffed

Bryn Celli Ddu Ancient Archaeology Alive - 17 of June 11-4pm - discover prehistoric crafts including pots & basket techniques, natural dyes and ochre, & find out about the colourful geology of Anglesey 🌀 cadw.gov.wales/neolithic-livi… #BrynCelliDdu @cadwwales

A fantastic site which I worked on in 2021 😍⛏️