Alison Fisk

A very good boy guarding his family home for 2,000 years! 🐾 Roman mosaic in the entrance passage of the House of Paquius Proculus, Pompeii. 📷 by me #MosaicMonday #Archaeology

The 8th century Ormside Bowl. Made from gilded silver and bronze, it possibly originated from Northumbria. Found in 1823 at St. James’ Churchyard, Great Ormside, Cumbria, it was probably Viking plunder. Part of the collections at the #YorkshireMuseum 📷 My own. #FindsFriday

Children's items on display in the Museum of the Ancient Agora, Athens. All dating from the Roman period. Museum Captions: - 7) Toy horse with wheels, dated 4th century CE. 5) Child's rattle in the form of a cockrel, dated 350- 375 CE. 6) Child's rattle in the form of a cat,…

What did the Romans eat? How did the Roman soldier go to the loo? Come along to our Roman archaeology day and find out! @HenebTWA @archaeologyuk #festivalofarchaeology

Today’s the day! 🎉 The 2025 #FestivalOfArchaeology is here. We’re kicking off with a fantastic launch at Divis & the Black Mountain, exploring this year’s theme: Archaeology and Wellbeing. Good luck to everyone running Festival events today & over the next fortnight!

🎉 The #FestivalOfArchaeology 2025 is here! 🗓️ Find events near you 👉 archaeologyuk.org/festival/festi… 💻 Join online & explore resources 👉 archaeologyuk.org/festival/festi… 📸 Share your discoveries with #FestivalOfArchaeology

Join us at the Dorset History Centre today. Free event. #FestivalofArchaeology

Today Sat 19th #FestivalofArchaeology pick: FREE in Ewell, Surrey - Britannia, premier Roman enactment group presents 'the greatest Gladiator show in the provinces' (maybe)! #RomanSiteSaturday Roman and Iron Age living history encampment. Gladiators fight at 12pm and 3pm. 1/2

The Roman Aqueduct-Bridge of Pont d'Ael in the Aosta Valley, north western Italy. The bridge was constructed in 3 BC to supply water to Augusta Praetoria (modern day Aosta) - a colony founded by Augustus in 25 BC. 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday

A #Roman glass bowl, in a beautiful shade of cobalt blue, with vertical ridges all around the outside. It was made about 2000 years ago & ended up in Nijmegen (Netherlands); it was excavated a few years ago in pristine condition #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientGlass

About 25,000 years ago, this small figurine was beautifully carved from mammoth ivory. The ‘Lady of Brassempouy’ is one of the earliest representations of a human face! 🤯 Excavated in 1894 by Edouard Piette at Grotte du Pape, Brassempouy, Landes, France. My photo shows a cast…

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Ornate Saxon copper brooch intricately decorated with gold and garnets, AD 650-670. A cherished possession found in a woman’s grave during excavations in Floral Street, Covent Garden, an area once in the heart of ‘Lundenwic’, the early Saxon town of London. Museum of London 📷…

Stunning 2,000 year-old Roman emerald green glass bowl 💚 📷 The Met metmuseum.org/art/collection…