Giovanna Fregni

#Archaeologist, #traveler, #author, & #artist. I cast bronze using ancient techniques and explore the worlds of #experimentalarchaeology and #archaeometallugy.

[Giovanna Fregni @AncientTools]

I spent a month in North Cyprus & have my travel diary on my Patreon site. Want to learn about riding buses in Girne? Hunt for minerals in Karpaz? Look at gorgeous photos of the sea? Check this & more out for less than the cost of a cup of coffee.
https://t.co/esINzjtIeo

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I'm heading back to Europe at the end of the month. If there is anything you've been wanting from my Etsy shop, now is the time to buy it! 10% off everything. Sale ends on the 24th, so I have time to pack up last minute sales before I fly away.
https://t.co/B50h1F9H60 via @Etsy

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Another installment of my thesis.

I do have a chart showing the metals used in the Bronze Age alloys, which might be useful for those who want to make replicas. Please contact me if you want the detailed analyses with all the trace elements.

https://t.co/pV904Q48T0

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Happy New Year!

Here's a new installment of my thesis. In this section I'm looking at the way in which tools were used. I did this by looking at the damage done to them. This is an important factor to consider before doing the experimental work. https://t.co/TpoDiUxHw8

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New article: https://t.co/IMKovPEv6y

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I am back at the lathe and turning more supported spindles. I'm having a good time working with the bog oak from Ukraine & will turn more of them today.

Supported Spindles Hand Turned in Ancient Bog Oak from Ukraine by StudioEmilia2 https://t.co/KYTQq8wRwX via @Etsy

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@Freyalyn Well, I wouldn't blame her if she did. She'll be doing her successor a favour.

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In Small Things Forgotten Episode 3: Maude Cunnington https://t.co/t6PFD0LH8T via @YouTube

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For my Patrons! Here's a new podcast. https://t.co/eBodMKRQV8

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And for those who follow me on Patreon, there's another new episode up. This one is about Maude Cunnington, an archaeologist that many have never heard of, but would appreciate her work if they knew the great contribution she made to British archaeology.

https://t.co/NQMZiqyjGl

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@WobblyDjeli That is amazing!

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New podcast episode! This one is about the history of archaeology. Where and when it began, including some unexpectedly ancient ones.

https://t.co/EAY5HylZmn

#archaeology #historyofarchaeology #stonehenge #pompeii #williamstuckley #prehistory #khemweset #africanburialground

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Another installment of my thesis is up. This time with photos of lots of lovely hammers! https://t.co/yDW6ay3s4N

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Here's Eilean the sheep enjoying the view on the Eurostar. There's more about my adventures travelling by train through Europe on my Patreon Page, below.
https://t.co/GUUcWPmCMj

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Here's the next episode of my thesis. This time tools are sorted into categories with some surprising variations.
I've been breaking my thesis down into bite-sized chunks. Each section can be read in a few minutes. I hope more people can read and enjoy it. https://t.co/CneT0Er77q

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I just updated my website with my happily ambitious schedule for the year.
https://t.co/qCANuYoHYt

[School of Thought @school4thought]

What if instead of trying to smack each other down, we worked toward a shared understanding using https://t.co/lHNRSVSZcu ? – with thanks to @stephenfry for the voiceover

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With everything going on, I've got a bit behind in posting my serialised thesis to Patreon. This week starts a new chapter where we'll be looking at the nuts and bolts of metalworking and where it all began.
https://t.co/ctnwXRcq95

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I have been having fun with the lathe again, this time turning the lovely bog oak that I got from Ukraine. The spindles and distaff are available in my Etsy Shop https://t.co/tOn47CygkG

@fregnigiovanna https://t.co/fJWjIkjPTl

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"Fragmentation as a ritual act". I'm reprinting my thesis in short episodes. A thesis can be a long and intimidating thing, and I am hoping to make mine more accessible in weekly installments that will only take a few minutes to read. https://t.co/tNX7dEvtst