Rob Webley
@Rob_Webley
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Small finds archaeologist, medievalist - metalwork, esp. horsey and religious @findsorguk, Husband, Daddy, European, occasionally plays tennis for Wivey B team
Wiveliscombe, England
Joined November 2016
For #FindsFriday some examples of medieval seal matrices depicting saints. They are united by the formulation of their legends and often the presence of palms in the field. Here: Saints Peter, Catherine, Laurence and Margaret with their respective attributes @findsorguk
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For #FindsFriday, inspired by @findsorguk record SWYOR-08DC45, three medieval deanery seal matrices. None has a religious legend, but instead a pun on the deanery's name (left to right) - Boroughbridge (North Yorkshire), Cranwich (Norfolk) and Hartismere (Suffolk)...
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Head-to-toe heraldry - a blog post by @TokenxEffort
sites.exeter.ac.uk
Laura Burnett shares her recent work on horse heraldry, and its surprising modern resonances.
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Here's a new edited volume called 'Harnessing Horses from Prehistory to History', edited by our research fellow Katherine Kanne and our PhD alumnae Helene Benkert and Camille Vo Van Qui. It contains some warhorse-related chapters and much more besides. https://t.co/YzmIlreKzc
sidestone.com
The human past is unimaginable without the horse. From our ancestors hunting and painting horses in the Upper Palaeolithic, to the earliest riders, the rise of equestrian empires, and the critical...
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For #FindsFriday some medieval faces lost from monumental brasses, removed during the (long) Reformation. Recovered, and then recorded with @findsorguk
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J’étais très heureux de participer dans ce colloque @MrshCaen et partager ces objets très intéressants. J’ai hâte de voir les prochaines publications @harnesspendant @albanperes!
Heureux que le travail d' @albanperes et de moi-même, publié par la @sfhs1937, soit cité et salué par @Rob_Webley lors du colloque "Équipements et pratiques équestres de la Protohistoire à l’époque moderne en Europe occidentale" Unissons nos connaissances pour progresser !
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Heureux que le travail d' @albanperes et de moi-même, publié par la @sfhs1937, soit cité et salué par @Rob_Webley lors du colloque "Équipements et pratiques équestres de la Protohistoire à l’époque moderne en Europe occidentale" Unissons nos connaissances pour progresser !
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🐴 Join us June 8 at 17:00 CET for the online launch of The Horse in History: A Festschrift in Honour of John Clark! Edited by Anastasija Ropa & Emma Herbert-Davies, this volume celebrates Clark’s legacy in equestrian history. 🔗 Zoom link: https://t.co/VSkCqEkNum
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Webinar reminder -
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For #FindsFriday some probable medieval spoon handles recorded by @findsorguk. All would have had the same inscription - 'Mother of God, remember me'; one has the Virgin's image as well. #MedRit
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Join us at Yorkshire Museum, York for a showcase of recent work by the Medieval Ritual Landscape Project, local metal detectorists, & digital animation students from York St John University? Book your tickets for this FREE event on Friday 13th June here:
eventbrite.co.uk
A showcase of recent work by the MeRit Project, local metal detectorists, and digital animation students from the York St John University.
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Find out more about this wonderful find (and various others in the exhibition) in our book '50 Post-Medieval and Modern Finds' https://t.co/9Ck6snuWLF
@TokenxEffort @amberleybooks
Yesterday I visited the fantastic exhibition ‘Secrets of the Thames: Mudlarking London’s Lost Treasures’ at London Museum Docklands. So many fascinating objects uncovered by #mudlarks on the river’s foreshore give us a glimpse into London’s rich past. Love this wooden 3-pint
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Yesterday I visited the fantastic exhibition ‘Secrets of the Thames: Mudlarking London’s Lost Treasures’ at London Museum Docklands. So many fascinating objects uncovered by #mudlarks on the river’s foreshore give us a glimpse into London’s rich past. Love this wooden 3-pint
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Paper deadline for this has been extended until 12th May:
We are excited to announce that the Society for Medieval Archaeology student conference 2025 will be hosted at the University of Exeter, from 31st July - 2nd August! We invite interdisciplinary papers from across the medieval period (by 28 Apr): https://t.co/WeNrh9FyKj
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We have a Medieval Warhorse feature article in the latest edition of Current Archaeology magazine, and have the front cover! @CurrentArchaeo
https://t.co/TdK0Luj3Hh
archaeology.co.uk
This month’s cover shows Aberlemno II, a 2.28m-tall Pictish cross slab in Angus. Thought to date to the 8th century, its front depicts a large, elaborately decorated ring-headed cross, while the...
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Excited to announce that the Society for Medieval Archaeology student conference 2025 will be hosted at the University of Exeter, 31 July - 2 August! We invite interdisciplinary papers from across the medieval period. Submit your abstract by 28 April: https://t.co/WeNrh9FyKj
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Last week saw celebrations as the @AHRC_Warhorse book was launched! This major project involved manuscript and imagery research, zooarchaeology (including isotopes, GMM & DNA), studies of horse armour and equipment, and landscape studies. Congratulations to the authors!
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This Saturday SANHS is hosting the 2025 Annual Archaeology Day at @wellsmuseum. Tickets will be available on the door. https://t.co/mAMCGqjJRE
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It's arrived hot off the press! Congratulations to all the @AHRC_Warhorse team. See you at the launch event on Thursday.
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The Warhorse Project is holding a book launch seminar in Laver LT3, 12:30 on Thursday 27th. You can also join online: https://t.co/RieFhkODab
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