Gary Bankhead

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

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📚 Discover Durham’s Hidden Treasures!

My new @ArchandArch research monograph 'Pilgrim Souvenirs, Devotional and Other Objects of Faith...' is now available!
✨ Hardback: https://t.co/xZmixKbwPB
📖 Paperback & Kindle: https://t.co/7dCyB9BZ1h

#archaeology #Durham #pilgrimage

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My new book Pilgrim Souvenirs… brings together years of research into devotional objects from the River Wear in Durham City.

It's now available at the Museum of Archaeology @DUThingsToDo and via Amazon (embedded QR code).🎶 Kaazoom via Pixabay
#Pilgrimage #Archaeology #Durham

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@AlanRos44521375 Love the pics especially for bringing back such great memories. Love the Lewis hole too - they’re key to research we’re doing on a submerged structure at Sunderland at the moment. Well done for capturing the images back in day before RH came along and piqued your interest 👍🏼👏🤩

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@nbunkerauthor That’s a long stint - though, as you say, stunning coastline 🤩

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Pentire, looking towards the Rumps: an Iron Age promontory fort where multiple ramparts step across the neck of land, turning sea‑cliffs into stronghold.

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@sidneybean1980 @murrayJamescoo1 They have the form of flat irons 🤔

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The 1855 Russian Cannon on Palace Green, soundtracked by the piercing cries of the Ely Cathedral peregrine falcons overhead.

#Ely #PeregrineFalcon #History

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The Alfred Jewel, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.

Extraordinary craftsmanship, enduring mystery, and a tangible link to Alfred’s England.

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Merton College Chapel, Oxford.

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Burnham Overy Staithe sunset 25 May 2026. #Norfolk

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EUROPA LEAGUE FOOTBALL IS COMING TO SUNDERLAND!

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@DCathFriends have funded the cleaning and conservation work on the Father Smith Organ Case.

You can find out more about it's fascinating history on Festival Day from Marie-Thérèse Mayne,
Exhibitions & Collections Officer.

https://t.co/QIoevjGxkj

#Durham #DurhamCathedral

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Interested in the archaeology and history of the North East? Catch up with our projects, lectures and publications on the Arch & Arch website: https://t.co/s9dSxwxF7m

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@gardnerstuart39 It really is. I love the sound of the waders

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Delighted that our exciting 'Roman Offerton: Sunderland’s Earliest Industry' archaeological project has also received a £5,000 Open Research Award from the Society of Antiquaries of London — brilliant backing for the project. @SocAntiquaries

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Thrilled that our exciting archaeological project 'Roman Offerton: Sunderland’s Earliest Industry' has received an inaugural INAF Award 2026! Huge recognition for our community‑led work. @NAS_org @durham_uni 🔗 https://t.co/OxooCM3mry

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Fox News Digital reports the decades-long mystery of the Archbishop of Canterbury hoard is finally solved — with the full story revealed in my new book.
From discovery in the River Wear to how it got there, a remarkable chapter in Durham’s history...
https://t.co/iuDj1H7DuY

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Bamburgh, Northumberland. May sunshine and sea pinks in bloom! Love the contrast of these delicate flowers against the rugged coast and the castle in the distance.
#BamburghCastle #SeaPinks #Northumberland #SpringWatch

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@AmandaChadburn @DrFrancisYoung Yes of course

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@AmandaChadburn @DrFrancisYoung That’s quite correct, and a discovery that really changed my life. Ramsey was before my time, but I’ve spoken to so many here in Durham who remember him fondly.

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@brigglerintune @DrFrancisYoung This…

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@Fehlermaker @DrFrancisYoung That’s a fair reaction — the Fox News piece only sketches the outline. The fuller explanation of why, and how it fits into a longer pattern of deliberate deposition, is set out in detail in the book.