SturnsDec 26, 2022
Dr Tess Machling

For #BoxingDay I give you...

...a #torc in a box from the Somerset hoard from County #Galway, #Ireland, of course!! 😊

"The torc is now bent into a double-coiled spiral: it is stated to have been found in this condition within a box"

From: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25509378

#Archaeology #Prehistory

EDIT- to correct link

Dec 26, 2022 at 11:11amWeb
Show threadRonald VisserDec 27, 2022
@tess_machling Nice and interesting! The jstor-link includes a UCL-proxy, so I ended up at UCL... Can you share another link? Or the reference?
Show threadDr Tess MachlingDec 27, 2022
@RonaldVisser oh sorry!! I think this one should work - https://www.jstor.org/stable/25509378
Show threadRonald VisserDec 27, 2022
@tess_machling No problem. Thanks for sharing!
Show threadDr Tess MachlingDec 27, 2022
@RonaldVisser no, thank you. I've changed the link in the toot now.
Show threadRonald VisserDec 27, 2022
@tess_machling That's one of the things I love, the option to edit a post!
Show threadDr Tess MachlingDec 27, 2022
@RonaldVisser yes!! 😊