adam hussey

Examining the archaeology, architectural spaces and decoration of the Romano-British villas in Dorset and Devon.

[Cotswold Archaeology @CotswoldArch]

Six weeks into the SHARE #Roman villa excavation near Halberton, #Devon, and local volunteers have now fully revealed one of the site’s most exciting features: a beautiful Roman mosaic!

Originally forming the floor of a small room – possibly used for dining – the mosaic is the most westerly known polychrome mosaic from a villa in south-west Britain. Quite the claim to fame...

Made from red, white and black tesserae, the design includes a central flower motif 🌸 and gives us an idea of the striking style, colours, and designs once found inside this rural Roman residence.

The mosaic appears to overlie an earlier floor surface, suggesting changes to the building over time. Its original bedding layer may have been plaster or mortar, although this has not survived.

So, what happens to the mosaic now..? Well, we’ll reveal all soon! 🕵️‍♀️

@HeritageFundUK @DevonCC @UniofExeter #SHAREproject #Archaeology #Heritage

[Cotswold Archaeology @CotswoldArch]

𝘖𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘮, CBM, superstructure – what do they even mean?👀

Senior Project Officer, Dan, shows all in this mini-tour of our trenches at the Halberton Roman villa in #Devon, where volunteers and @UniofExeter students have been digging since April – kicking off a five-year project at the site!

More updates coming soon, but for now grab a cuppa, watch the vid, and read a bit more here: https://t.co/bQljMdiGkB

#SHAREproject #TivertonArchaeologyGroup #Roman #Archaeology

[Cotswold Archaeology @CotswoldArch]

⛏️ Back on site at the Halberton #Roman villa complex in #Devon, where @UniofExeter archaeology students have completed their first 4-week excavations of two huge trenches – one over the villa complex, the other over a series of ancillary buildings.

Their discoveries indicate that the villa was inhabited from the 2nd to 4th centuries AD. Adapted and enlarged in several phases, the earliest iteration was rectangular, with further additions and wings added, including post settings that suggest a second storey. A cold plunge pool is positioned nearby, alongside a large building that incorporates a possible workshop.

Next week, local community volunteers will be back on site to continue the dig, supported by our own field team. More news to follow soon!

@HeritageFundUK @DevonCC #SHAREproject #TivertonArchaeologyGroup #Archaeology #Devon

[British Army 🇬🇧 @BritishArmy]

This day in history 6 June 1944, #DDay, British soldiers landed in Normandy alongside Allied forces to begin the liberation of Europe 🪖

Today, we remember their courage, sacrifice, and service 🫡

Lest we forget.

[Exeter Archaeology @UofEArchaeology]

Our fieldschool at a Roman villa in Halberton, Devon, has gotten underway. As well as excavation, we are training the students in various survey methods and finds processing. An early exciting find has been an intaglio with what looks like the figure of a winged victory on it.

[Exeter Archaeology @UofEArchaeology]

Some delicate excavation work on the mosaic at our villa fieldschool.

[Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag]

The frescoes of Pompeii’s wildest party were only recently discovered. Women and satyrs—followers of Dionysus—drink and dance, but one frenzied maenad brandishes a sword and animal entrails. So: What, exactly, happened during the Dionysian mysteries?

https://t.co/iMYwpzJsya

[Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag]

It’s rare to find a complete Celtic battle trumpet—called a carnyx—so a recent discovery at a construction site in England stirred excitement. Archaeologists also excavated a bronze boar head from a military standard and five shield bosses at the spot.

https://t.co/GKJ5GJNMdf

[BBC Dorset @BBCDorset]

TV personality Sandi Toksvig has been helping to unravel a 2,000-year-old murder mystery. Find out more at the link below ⤵️
https://t.co/EjR4cFXpiH

[Durotriges Project @Durotrigesdig]

Just spotted our dig on a More4 trailer for the Hidden Wonders TV series next week (Tues 4 Nov 9pm)

May we add SQUEEEEEEEE !!!!! 🤩🤩

#SandiToksvig
@Raksha_Digs #IronAge #Archaeology @Channel4 @bournemouthuni

[Royal Navy @RoyalNavy]

Today we commemorate the Battle of Trafalgar🌹

Under Admiral Lord Nelson, the Royal Navy delivered a great and glorious victory, a legacy that continues to guide those who serve today.

#TrafalgarDay

[Tim Dunn @MrTimDunn]

Locomotion №1 doesn’t sound like other engines. It doesn’t go “chuff”. An ancient animal: an iron dinosaur of the Georgian age. In the early hours of Sunday it hauled itself on the East Coast Main Line at Darlington and, sighing, gently clunked off into history & into the night.

[Dr Pat Witts @WittsPat]

Something energetic for this #MosaicMonday: Lytras (a Thrax) fighting an opponent whose name and figure are partly lost, under the watchful eye of handsome Dareios. In the House of the Gladiators at Kourion. 1/2

[Alice Loxton @history_alice]

Wonderful York!

@Welcome2Yorks @York_Minster @BBCLookNorth

[adam hussey @adharch89]

https://t.co/6U342zFxXH

[MOLA @MOLArchaeology]

We're a bit late for #MosaicMonday but it's worth the wait!
Our archaeologists unearthed the largest area of Roman mosaic found in London in over 50 years, an incredible discovery made while working on the Liberty of Southwark - @uandiplc urban regeneration project with @TfL.

[Current Archaeology @CurrentArchaeo]

Traces of London’s earliest Roman basilica, where officials presided over the settlement’s administrative affairs c.2,000 years ago, have been revealed beneath a City office block. Sophie Jackson told Carly Hilts about the discoveries.
https://t.co/rCyJEYJll5

[RAF BBMF @RAFBBMF]

How could we celebrate the new On Freedom’s Wings installation without a visit from our very own Lancaster PA474!? ✈️

#LestWeForget #BomberCounty #LancasterBomber #OnFreedomsWings #WorkingTogether #Lincolnshire #Nottinghamshire #VisitLincolnshire #Landmark

[ChedworthRomanVilla @NTChedworth]

This morning we welcomed a team from PBS who are producing a documentary about 5th century Roman occupation in Britain. Naturally, they wanted to hear directly from Martin Papworth about his remarkable discovery #Discovery #Archaeology #RomanBritain #Mosaics

[Dr Sophie Hay @pompei79]

Goodness knows how I had never been in the House of the Red Walls, #Pompeii but I hadn’t until today.
The two rooms decorated with a rich red background engulf you, spindly architecture lift the space, and the figurative panels are little windows of brightness. Utterly stunning.