#archaeologytuesdays #Baldock Bowls Club was once home to what people believed to be an old horse trough; in 2009, an archaeologist recognised it as a stone coffin of Roman date. Why was it there?

https://northhertsmuseum.org/archaeology-tuesdays-childs-totternhoe-stone-sarcophagus/

#archaeologytuesdays Another site that can no longer be seen in the present landscape is Aldwick (‘the old village’) in Barley. Discovered in 1959, it is an important prehistoric settlement hidden in a farmer’s field.

https://northhertsmuseum.org/archaeology-tuesdays-aldwick-barley/

#archaeologytuesdays Another site that can no longer be seen in the present landscape is Aldwick (‘the old village’) in Barley. Discovered in 1959, it is an important prehistoric settlement hidden in a farmer’s field.

https://northhertsmuseum.org/archaeology-tuesdays-aldwick-barley/

#archaeologytuesdays Some places that were built to impress have disappeared completely from the landscape. This is the story of one such place, outside Codicote, and why the brooch pictured is a key to understanding it...
https://northhertsmuseum.org/archaeology-tuesdays-an-enclosed-farmstead-at-dell-field-codicote/

#archaeologytuesdays

This penny of Henry II, issued in the 1180s, tells an interesting story that involves random discoveries in Colchester, a civil war between King Stephan & the Empress Matilda, & the persecution of Jews in the 1270s.

Read the full story here: https://northhertsmuseum.org/archaeology-tuesdays-short-cross-penny-of-henry-ii/

#museum #archaeology #history #medieval

#archaeologytuesdays

This penny of Henry II, issued in the 1180s, tells an interesting story that involves random discoveries in Colchester, a civil war between King Stephan & the Empress Matilda, & the persecution of Jews in the 1270s.

Read the full story here: https://northhertsmuseum.org/archaeology-tuesdays-short-cross-penny-of-henry-ii/

#museum #archaeology #history #medieval

#archaeologytuesdays

This penny of Henry II, issued in the 1180s, tells an interesting story that involves random discoveries in Colchester, a civil war between King Stephan & the Empress Matilda, & the persecution of Jews in the 1270s.

Read the full story here: https://northhertsmuseum.org/archaeology-tuesdays-short-cross-penny-of-henry-ii/