I'm an archaeologist who also makes reproduction artefacts and enjoys living history, experimental archaeology, public speaking, and outreach. Opinions my own
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Adam π retweeted
πΊ π βοΈ Lovely to see my chat on @eblueaxe's YouTube channel doing well!
It's a great watch if you are interested in #Vikings and particularly #Viking silver economies, especially if you want to know about the Dublin-JΓ³rvΓk links across Cumbria.
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How important was the 'Cuerdale corridor' in the Viking age? @HorneSupremacy and I discuss silver in the irish sea region in the Viking Age! #vikings youtube.com/shorts/mWkJY8hl9β¦
Punching decoration onto this viking age Cubo-octahedral weight! This is 1.9 grams! Went in and added a third ring punch on the faces to reflect that! #viking #vikings #earlymedieval #archaeology #vikingage #reenactment #livinghistory #museums #asmr #craft
Working on some little adaptations to oval brooch types today. These will allow me to fulfill a customers order, but also offer a slight typological variation in the P37 series. #viking #vikings #archaeology #earlymedieval #vikingwomen
ALT A brass oval brooch decorated with animal designs. A new polished bearded faced stud has been added to the centre of the design to complete it.
ALT A black and white photo of an original oval brooch with a beard design incorporated into the casting.
I finally have a set of 5 weights that I'm happy should be somewhere near the target weight when they are cast up. The few extras I made will be a little under weight with casting shrinkage, but perfectly fine as weights on their own. #viking #vikings #archaeology #earlymedieval
Adam π retweeted
NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @TimothyDSnyder.
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Adam π retweeted
#Vikings: Getting the Band Back Together. I talk about #Viking strategic priorities in 10th-century northern Britain with @eblueaxe.
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Join @eblueaxe and I as we talk about #Vikings and their SILVER OBSESSION, in a fascinating and fully-illustrated chat that whisks us from dirham mints in SΔmΔnid Uzbekistan to the stunning Silverdale Viking hoard in Lancashire! π π
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Adam π retweeted
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Join @eblueaxe and I as we talk about #Vikings and their SILVER OBSESSION, in a fascinating and fully-illustrated chat that whisks us from dirham mints in SΔmΔnid Uzbekistan to the stunning Silverdale Viking hoard in Lancashire! π π
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Getting the #Viking band back together! My latest YouTube Video youtube.com/@BlueaxeReproduc⦠with @HorneSupremacy From one of my favourite chapters 50:30-55:38 Controlling the Liminal Space and the York/Dublin Axis #vikings #archaeology
Adam π retweeted
I was very lucky for my latest video to be joined by Dr Tom Horne to talk about the Power of Silver in the Viking Age and the importance of the York and Dublin Axis and its impact on North West England. Enjoy!
youtu.be/D-ISsg-DBmE?si=hMKUβ¦
#Viking #Vikings #earlymedieval #archaeology
Final part of 'Making a Silverdale hoard armring' detailing how I formed the armring after stamping is up on YouTube. There will be another video coming out very soo which I am just putting a few tweaks on it this week now I am back from a trip!
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#viking
Working on a pair of bellows for next year's events so we can bring a bit more heat to bear on site! I forget how messy everything gets with woodwork, and it's not my favourite thing to do in my workshop! #viking #livinghistory #reenactment #woodwork
'How to make a Silverdale Armring Pt2' dealing with hoo to stamp the pattern is up on YouTube! Please do drop a like or comment on the video in YouTube; it helps me grow the audience. youtu.be/VJ-TAhKh5ww?si=Upszβ¦
#viking #vikings #vikingage #archaeology #experimentalarchaeology
A video on making viking age Silverdale hoard armrings you say; why look no further! Part one of a three parter; all gone up at once so you can binge if you like!
#vikings #vikingage #earlymedievall #reenactment #archaeology #experimentalarchaeology
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Viking age Fishamble street at 1:72 scale; where we are at! #modelmaking #viking #archaeology #museum #outreach #communityoutreach #vikings