Mastodawn

This rare bronze purse was found with six #gold coins still inside in the #Celtic oppidum (settlement) at Manching. It was originally sealed with an organic material, presumably a leather strap. The purse is rather small: 4.3x3.3 cm. The diameter of the smallest coin is 6.5mm.

Dating ca. 200 BC.
On display at Archäologische Staatssammlung München.

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#Archaeology

sceileile Feb 11

Reflections

sceileile Jan 27

Mike Bolam Jan 27

It’s been a wild, cold, wet day here in Galloway with gales, sleet and heavy rain and a power cut.. We did get a brief glimpse of a sunset just as it got dark though.. Silver Linings!!

sceileile Jan 27

OpenStreetMap Ops Team Jan 27

If you write about the messy reality behind "free" internet services: we're seeing #OpenStreetMap hammered by scrapers hiding behind residential proxy/embedded-SDK networks. We're a volunteer-run service and the costs are real. We'd love to talk to a journalist about what we're seeing + how we're responding. #AI #Bots #Abuse

sceileile Dec 17

The Wild Atlantic Way.

sceileile Dec 7

Jordan Maris 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 #NAFO Dec 7

There is so much censorship in the EU that 7 of the 8 countries with the most freedom of the press are EU member states.

#EUpol #Musk #Trump #Europe #pressfreedom

sceileile Dec 5

Archaeology News

Dec 5

5,500-year-old wildcat found in Glencurran Cave rewrites Ireland’s prehistoric wildlife history

A new archaeological and genetic study has furnished the earliest direct evidence that European wildcats once roamed prehistoric Ireland. Researchers have identified wildcat remains from Glencurran Cave in the Burren, County Clare, dating to roughly 3600 BCE...

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/11/5500-year-old-wildcat-found-in-ireland/

#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #wildcats #prehistory #zooarchaeology

sceileile Nov 27

Antoinne Sterk Nov 26

Kerkvaart

#Autumn #Landscape #Nature #Photography

sceileile Nov 25

Dublin Inquirer Nov 25

“A kind of homely place, like a community”: Dublin 8’s Cathedral Café has survived since 2011 on Dean Street, serving coffee, fry-ups, soup and other standards. https://www.dublininquirer.com/a-kind-of-homely-place-like-a-community-dublin-8s-cathedral-cafe/

sceileile Nov 23

Mike Bolam Nov 22

A misty Saturday morning in Galloway, South West Scotland, after a few days of proper cold it warmed up to just above freezing last night.. this morning frost has formed where the ground is still frozen and we’ve got a brief spell of sunshine before wind and rain sweep in..