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Dr Tess Machling 💙
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I thought it might be useful to look at Ch*ddar Man as it appears so often in archaeological groups and is like catnip for the far right and white supremacists.Long
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#Archaeology31 #scienceOK. Here we go.Science is great. It's wonderful. It's given us so many brilliant techniques and tools with which to explore and understand torcs.But....science isn't everything. Thread. In the
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#Archaeology31 #FolkloreThursdayHmmmm. Today's theme is a bit tricky.Not only is it not Thursday (...or is it? It's 2021, so I have no idea!), but I also don't have any torc
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#Archaeology31 #TreasureApologies in advance for the rant, but here we go...Treasure!And if gold torcs don't count as treasure, then I don't know what does. Bling, shinies, sparkles and so much
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#Archaeology31 #GenderOften we talk about 'craftsmen', 'craftsmanship', 'he did' etc etc.....But there is nothing - not one thing - that suggests goldsmithing was carried out by men only.Thread. In medieval
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#Archaeology31 #decoloniseIn the UK, the study of gold artefacts always references western, often white, traditions of goldworking with gold torcs consistently described as being repoussé, punched, chased etc. Thread. However,
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#Archaeology31 #CommunicationWhen you first look at a torc often all you see is the gold, the bling, the value, the treasure.But then you look closely + the torc starts to
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#Archaeology31 Our torc work isn't just about looking at torcs and book research.Roll and I find that #creativity really helps....Thread. We both spend a lot of time drawing - often
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After long chat with @SaHreports last night, he told me this cartoon was result of a day spent at Stonehenge enquiry, overhearing conversations in 2018.But, even if intended in jest,
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This Friday there will be a decision made about whether the Stonehenge tunnel will built.Over the years I have seen many plans put forward for Stonehenge - from previous plans
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