Laura Burnett

Small finds archaeologist and numismatics. Doing PhD at Exeter on how people used and viewed 17th century tokens. All views my own. @TokenEffort.bsky.social

[Durotriges Project @Durotrigesdig]

A locally produced late Iron Age Durotrigian wine cup, apparently based on the classic design of the #Roman Dragendorff 27

Photographed as freshly excavated from the ground in June 2024 at #Durotriges24 for #FindsFriday

Cheers 🥂 😊

[Prof Janina Ramirez @DrJaninaRamirez]

Can I just take a moment to laud the HATS!!!! Returning female officers killing it with the headwear, even if it is two centuries out of steps. #ElectionHats

[Laura Burnett @TokenxEffort]

@Jimb42 @Raksha_Digs @marksandspencer I read the BBC advice on staying awake :)

[English Heritage @EnglishHeritage]

Did you know that Muchelney Abbey in Somerset is the oldest building in use as a polling station? 🤔

Today people will be marking their ballot papers in the remaining medieval buildings of the Benedictine Monastery, originally founded in the 7th century.

📸 Historic England

[Laura Burnett @TokenxEffort]

Happy Voting!

https://t.co/i0UWx4MLYh

[CFA Archaeology Ltd @cfa_archaeology]

#FindsFriday! We’ve got a lovely Roman flagon with a great view of how the handle was attached. You can see that a slit was cut into the body of the vessel and the bottom of the handle pushed through. After, it was smoothed over on the outer surface, but left unfinished inside.

[Rob Webley @Rob_Webley]

For #FindsFriday possibly the first pilgrim badge from Poland documented @findsorguk from the UK! During data collection for #MeRit, this Virgin and Child badge has been attributed to Góra Chełmska, near Koszalin. Such badges previously known as far west as the Zeeland coast, NL.

[Durham FLO Ben Westwood @FLODurhamFLO]

JOB ALERT🚨
Fancy working alongside me, @AndyAgate & our FLA Caroline?
Applications now open for our 9 month (fulltime) Art Scholars @findsorguk internship!
Training, finds recording, & project-based work at our @DurhamCouncil & @GNM_Hancock offices
https://t.co/wxVovgYaYO

[Ryan Dziadowiec @RyantheSlav]

@HighlandCouncil On the island itself, paying guests can "find respite" in activities "such as potato planting and collecting kelp with ponies". A little bit of Gaelic poverty roleplay before the 1% heads in to their renovated blackhouse for the night. (6/8)

[Laura Burnett @TokenxEffort]

And in case you are wondering what this has to do with tokens, here is Henry Forrest's, thanks to the British Museum

[Laura Burnett @TokenxEffort]

Last week was Dorset wills. I get so distracted by the details. Mary Williams of Dorchester left a huge list of things to her son Isaac in 1702 but the valuable 'remainder', her shop and all the wares went to her daughters, so they could continue to make an independent living.

[Laura Burnett @TokenxEffort]

It is not just women expecting unmarried daughters to trade independently. Henry Forrest of Blandford, left his daughter all the wine and beer in his inn, although he carefully specifies this is for her to sell rather than drink! She could live in and run the inn for 6 months

[Laura Burnett @TokenxEffort]

Thanks to the National Archives or scanning the wills and making them free to access online. References in the ALT text.

[Laura Burnett @TokenxEffort]

@CMaclean96 @hunterian I find it fascinating how roller/rocker presses are a technology people just keep trying in different places in Europe in the 17th century before giving up on them again.

[Cameron Maclean @CMaclean96]

The English farthings of James VI/I & Charles I were made with a cylinder press. Strips of copper would be passed through rollers to impress the designs. This strip of six Charles I farthings (c.1633) shows how they looked prior to being cut out. From the @hunterian collection.

[Giro: Medieval Finance Network @GiroMedieval]

Out now and open access: "Alternative currencies. Commodities and services as exchange currencies in the monetarized economies of the 13th to 18th centuries" @IstitutoDatini
https://t.co/Ny9cCrtGZf

[Understanding King James VI & I Conference @KingJamesConf]

We are very excited to announce this conference on James VI & I that will be held next year to mark the quatercentenary of his death👑

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