Dr Toby Driver
@Toby_Driver1
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Also find me on BlueSky & Instagram. Aerial archaeologist at Royal Commission, Wales | Author: HILLFORTS OF IRON AGE WALES | Personal Account.
Aberystwyth, Cymru/Wales, UK
Joined October 2016
#FindsFriday A little gem from the British Iron Age 🥰: a divination spoon - one of a pair unearthed near Crosby Ravensworth in 1869 There are only 17 pairs of these incredibly rare magical tools from Britain, Ireland & France 🧙 📷My own, on display in the British Museum
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#FindsFriday the stunning, intricately decorated gold Llanllyfni Lunula was found in peat nr Llecheiddior-uchaf Farm, Dolbenmaen, #Gwynedd, c. 1869. Extraordinary 😮 Now on display in @StFagans_Museum on loan from @britishmuseum More here: https://t.co/wEKEgMjdGT 📷 My own
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#FindsFriday A little gem from the British Iron Age 🥰: a divination spoon - one of a pair unearthed near Crosby Ravensworth in 1869 There are only 17 pairs of these incredibly rare magical tools from Britain, Ireland & France 🧙 📷My own, on display in the British Museum
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This fine example of an Iron Age fluted stele stands by the west gable of the chapel of Ste-Tréphine in Ste-Tréphine (Côtes-d’Armor). It is 2.5m tall and has a flattened top. This card by Hamonic in St-Brieuc c.1903.
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Dry weather exposes archaeological secrets at National Trust monasteries
independent.co.uk
This summer’s hot weather is offering a glimpse into the hidden pasts of some of the country’s oldest, most treasured buildings
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#FindsFriday An unsettling Roman tin mask recovered from the drain of the Sacred Spring, Aquae Sulis/Bath Probably once riveted to a wooden panel & carried by priests, the mask suggests dark rituals at the heart of the baths complex 📷 My own
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Incredible Chepstow Castle today, clinging to the precipitous edge of the Wye Gorge with the original hall begun a year or two after the Battle of Hastings 😮 Always an incredible visit. Oh..and the oldest castle door in Europe 🤯
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FRENS. THIS IS IT. IT'S HAPPENING. But we need your help for the #BigBrochBuild! We are set to purchase this site to build our broch. We have launched a CrowdFunder where YOU can help us achieve this: https://t.co/TUU48w65Bd Please help us if you can - and RT too!
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The restorative powers of a Bank Holiday by the sea (1958) Father in particular seems to have … blossomed John Bull Magazine Artist: G Critchlow
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#HillfortsWednesday Making an entrance in the Irish Iron Age 😮 The impressive reconstructed gateway into the Crannóg at Craggaunowen, Co. Clare, gives a very good impression of what many small hillforts in the Iron Age west may have looked like 🤔🛖 📷 My own, 2023
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Seeing some politicians competing for just how brutal they can be to vulnerable minorities - I can’t help comparing that to 16th and 17th witch trials. It’s so depressing.
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We should do this at Bath.
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Carl Spitweg's 1848 painting of The First Railway. Just 8 years before the discovery of the Neanderthal human, this image of human progress, subterranean worlds and mythic beings resonates. 🏺🦣
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The Lion Gate at the Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae, Peloponnese, Greece. Dated to 13th century BCE. 📷 me
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HMV started earlier than I thought
For #InternationalDogDay 🐶 this incredible mosaic floor from Alexandria with the depiction of a dog seated next to a gilded vessel. This Ptolemaic mosaic was made using the opus vermiculatum technique (small, closely set tesserae). Bibliotheca Alexandrina Antiquities Museum.
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Hawarden, Flintshire recorded nearly 30°C today making it the warmest August bank holiday Monday on record in Wales. Although the bank holiday in August only started in 1971. Previous highest 26.5°C at Crossway, Monmouthshire on 26/08/1991.
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The Caerhun Chambered Tomb - really interesting as there is a hint of an entrance forecourt and kerb stones Visiting tomorrow with Theatr Prysor
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#TombTuesday A bucket-list visit yesterday to the incredible atmospheric long barrow at Stoney Littleton in Somerset 😮🥰 Here one can enter the sacred underground space of the #Neolithic farmers 5,500 years ago... 🎥 Enjoy the journey! @EnglishHeritage @somerset
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Beautiful day for filming the remains of an iron age hill fort with @Toby_Driver1 near Llangybi, Ceredigion. Wonderful views of the Teifi Valley.
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Explore 5,000 Years of Hidden History on Skomer Island – Now in 3D! A pioneering @RCAHMW drone survey, in partnership with @WTSWW, has revealed prehistoric sites—many normally off-limits to visitors. Discover more https://t.co/vhLuSBJGXU
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