Nathan R Millar

PCIfA Archaeologist and photographer from the south west

[Save Redland Library @SaveRedlandLibr]

Shared for #FlintFriday

[Alison Fisk @AlisonFisk]

Timeless humour!

A 2,000 year-old Roman souvenir pen with a joke inscription roughly equivalent to:

“I went to Rome and all I got you was this cheap pen!" 😂

Dated circa 70 AD, this iron stylus pen was recovered in London during excavations by MOLA.

📷 Juan Jose Fuldain/MOLA

#Archaeology

[Alison Fisk @AlisonFisk]

Happy Saturday!

Here’s a gorgeous Pompeian wall fresco of a lush garden filled with birds, trees, shrubs, and flowering plants 🌿🌱 🌳 💚

Roman artists bringing the beauty of nature into the home 2,000 years ago!

From the House of the Golden Bracelet, Pompeii. 📷 by me

[Muse @xmuse_]

2,000 years old beauty. Superb Roman mosaic floor in the House of Paquius Proculus, c. 30 BC – 20 AD.

[Vindolanda Trust @VindolandaTrust]

Roman Magna Ancient Shoes - XXL

Big, big shoe news from our Magna dig! ⬇️

https://t.co/AIyxGVeDp3

[Laura Beckwith @SomersetFLO]

Coming up this month...
another #FindsDay at @FromeMuseum !

~ Saturday 19th July
~ 11am to 3pm
~ appointment only!

email [email protected] to book!

[Laura Beckwith @SomersetFLO]

If you haven't already seen it, check out the new archaeology room at Sidmouth Museum, complete with model hillfort of Blackbury castle! #HillfortsWednesday

[Laura Beckwith @SomersetFLO]

Found an archaeological object and want it identifying?

Come along to a Finds Day!

All the info about my next finds day in Taunton is here on my facebook event -

https://t.co/4pENb08BWX

[Laura Beckwith @SomersetFLO]

Have you found something you think might be an archaeological object? Come along to a Finds Day!

I can take a look at your finds, give an ID and create a record for the PAS database. (Finds will be borrowed for 4 months.)

For upcoming Finds Days in 2025 check the link in bio.

[Laura Beckwith @SomersetFLO]

Heading out to Yeovil today! #FindsDay

[Cotswold Archaeology @CotswoldArch]

Our Milton Keynes field team recently discovered a rare 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗱-𝗮𝗻𝗱-𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 in the topsoil during excavations near Northampton! While barbed and tanged arrowheads of flint are typically linked to the 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘇𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲 (𝗰. 𝟮𝟰𝟬𝟬–𝟭𝟱𝟬𝟬 𝗕𝗖), this metal one may be from the 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘇𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲 (𝗰. 𝟭𝟱𝟬𝟬–𝟭𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗕𝗖)—a period when use of bows and arrows apparently became much rarer in Britain.

How did it end up here? Was it lost during a hunt or kept as a keepsake, being lost much later during Iron Age (c. 700 BC – AD 43) occupation of the site? Similar finds suggest some of these arrowheads could have been produced in the UK, challenging old theories that they were imports from the continent or foreign finds lost by rambling antiquarians. With 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟯𝟬 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 from England, each new find helps us unravel the mystery of these intriguing objects.

Read more about this unusual find: https://t.co/KeJWpWB48o

@BloorHomes #Archaeology #BronzeAge #prehistory #Northamptonshire

[Kevin Wilbraham @KPW1453]

Neolithic doorway and passageway at Skara Brae on Orkney. 📸 My own. #AdoorableThursday #Prehistory #Archaeology #Orkney

[Laura Beckwith @SomersetFLO]

📢Calling all Somerset detectorists! If you have a spare 5 mins, please complete this short survey to help us learn more about the local detecting community. Thank you for your time! https://t.co/TwikSvTTP8

[Kate North @katephillips29]

On Friday I finally got around to visiting a church that had been on my ‘must see’ list for ages now…St. Peter and St. Paul in Pickering, North Yorkshire, with its amazing mid-15th century wall paintings…and I was absolutely not disappointed!
A short thread…

[Laura Beckwith @SomersetFLO]

Ever wondered what us FLO's get up to with your finds? Here is a little Behind The Scenes about how we research and record your finds. Made by Rae Pearson, Digital Heritage Apprentice @SWHeritageTrust

[Laura Beckwith @SomersetFLO]

A little tweet just to say I am taking in treasure AND non treasure finds, with the usual 4 month return for non treasure. Please let me know if you would like to book an appointment before Christmas!

[Nina Willburger @DrNWillburger]

Fascinating world of ancient #glass!
Roman dove-shaped vessels were used as perfume bottles. The liquid was sealed inside, and the tip of the tail or the beak had to be broken to remove the perfume. This particular example, discovered in a first-century burial at ....1/2

[Laura Beckwith @SomersetFLO]

Want to know if you find qualifies as treasure? Always ask your FLO! Here's a short film about the treasure criteria made by Rae Pearson, Digital Heritage Apprentice @SWHeritageTrust

[Laura Beckwith @SomersetFLO]

Thought I best introduce myself! 👋here's a short film about my role as Finds Liaison Officer for the Portable Antiquities Scheme @findsorguk | Made by Rae Pearson, Digital Heritage Apprentice @SWHeritageTrust

[Fit Light Photography @ruddyrutherford]

For a brief 15 mins at Buttermere, the Sun sent shafts of #light down and back lit the tees while illuminating the slopes on their right.
The still air creating a great #reflection.

#fsprintmonday #appicoftheweek
#photography #Landscapephotography
@CanonUKandIF #LakeDistrict