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- Guide – Critical Thinking: The Simple Assumption
- Guide – Applying critical thinking to historic and archaeological research
- Guide – Empathic Archaeology Introduction
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- Guide – The Flora and Fauna of Prehistoric Britain
- Guide – Landscape Archaeology: Post-Ice Age Landscape of Thornborough
- Guide – Archaeological Periods in Western Europe
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- Guide – Introduction to Glacial Archaeology
- Guide: In Depth – Church Doors and Windows
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- Latin Translation – Choosing the meaning of AUG
- Reports
- An introduction to Brigantian Druidry
- Brigantia during the Dark Ages
- Celtic Heads
- Finding Bardon – An Arthurian Quest
- Early Christian syncretism and how the old ones hid amongst the new religion
- Rome: The Emperors Claim to Divinity
- Syncretism through the ages
- The Border Reivers
- The Gallus Frontier – Brigantia against the Romans
- The growth of Christianity 50AD – 1100AD
- The Kingdom of Venutius
- The use of the word Lady in relation to water related structures
- The walled gardens of Brigantia
- Yorkshire’s “Sacred Vale” – The Dawn of Brigantia
- Brigantia Espania
- Iberian Peninsular
- Galicia
- Biefing – The Myth of Breogán and the Tower of Heracles
- Briefing – Galicia’s Political History and Separatist Sentiment
- Briefing – Geography and Geology of Galicia
- Briefing – Design of Galician Hillforts
- Briefing – Roman Interaction with Galicia and the Iberian Peninsula
- Church of Santa María de Cambre, Cambre near A Coruña
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Announcing: The Brigantian News!
- Roman Road to the West uncovered under Manchester Street 16 July 2025
- What might Stonehenge Mean? Dartmoor and Carnac add to the Picture 3 July 2025
- Megalithic Stone Monuments in France May Be Europe’s Oldest 1 July 2025
- Drumanagh Promontory Fort – First Ever Intact Roman Pot Found in Ireland 5 June 2025
Portable Antiquities News
A Probable Neolithic flint piece of debitage possbily intended to be a blade.The fragment is made from a tertiary flake of semi-glossy light grey flint with slightly darker grey patches. It is sub-triangular in plan [...]
A very worn and chipped Roman copper alloy radiate of uncertain emperor dating to the period AD 260-275 (Reece period 13). Unclear reverse type depicting figure standing left. Unclear mint. [...]
A heavily worn Medieval silver 'short cross' cut farthing of an uncertain monarch, Henry II to Henry III dating to the period c.1180-1247. Not further defined.Length: 9.6mm; width: 9.4mm; thickness: 0.5mm; weight: 0.4g. [...]
A corroded copper alloy Roman nummus of an uncertain ruler. The coin is in poor condition, is 15mm in diameter and weighs 2.26g. [...]
Silver medieval penny of an uncertain ruler, probably Henry V to Henry VI (1413 - 1461) minted at York. The coin is in poor condition, is 16mm in diameter and weighs 1.00g. [...]
A Roman copper-alloy radiate of Tetricus I/II dating to circa AD 271-274 (Reece Period 13). PAX AVG reverse type depicting Pax standing left holding branch and vertical sceptre. Gallic Mint I. [...]
A Roman copper-alloy nummus of Magnentius or Decentius dating to AD 250-253 (Reece Period 18). VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE reverse type depicting two Victories holding wreath inscribed [VOT/V/MVLT/X]. Mint of Trier. [...]
A Roman copper-alloy radiate of an uncertain ruler dating to circa AD 260-296. Uncertain reverse type. Unclear mint. [...]
A Roman silver denarius of Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161) dating to AD 154-155 (Reece Period 7). COS [IIII] reverse type depicting Fortuna, draped, standing right, holding rudder, vertical on globe, in right hand and cornucopiae, with tip [...]
A Roman copper-alloy barbarous radiate copying a coin of Victorinus (AD 268-270) dating to circa AD 275-285 (Reece Period 14). Copying PAX AVG reverse type depicting Pax standing left holding branch and transverse sceptre. Unclear [...]
A Roman copper-alloy radiate of Tetricus II (AD 272-274) dating to circa AD 272-274 (Reece Period 13). Uncertain reverse type. Unclear mint. [...]
A Roman copper-alloy radiate of an uncertain ruler dating to circa AD 260-296. Uncertain reverse type. Unclear mint. [...]
A Roman copper-alloy radiate of Carausius (AD 286-293) dating to circa AD 286-293 (Reece Period 14). PAX AVG reverse type depicting Pax standing holding branch and vertical sceptre. Unclear mint. [...]
A Roman copper alloy radiate of Tetricus II (AD 272-274) dating to circa AD 272-274 (Reece Period 1). [SPES AVG] reverse type depicting Spes walking left holding branch and raising hem of robe. Unclear mint. [...]
A free-standing pierced stone weight of uncertain age, but probably dating to the Post Medieval period.The object is sub-square in plan and rectangular in cross section. Its sides appear to have been sanded to give [...]
A Roman copper-alloy barbarous radiate copying a coin of Divus Claudius II (AD 270-271) dating to circa AD 275-285 (Reece Period 14). Copying CONSECRATIO reverse type depicting altar with crescent. Unclear prototype mint. [...]
A free-standing cast lead conical 12.43g weight of uncertain age, but probably dating to the Post Medieval period.It has a sub-circular base with concave tapering sides up to a slightly flattened apex. A circular hole runs through [...]
A free-standing cast lead conical 20.79g weight of uncertain age, but probably dating to the Post Medieval period.It has a sub-circular base with tapering sides up to a slightly flattened apex. A circular hole runs through the [...]
A clipped Post Medieval silver halfgroat of James I (AD 1603-1625). First coinage, dating to AD 1603-1604. Mint of London. North (1991: 144) No. 2076, thistle mintmark. [...]
A very worn Post Medieval silver three pence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603) second coinage dating to AD 1561-1582. Mint of London. Unclear initial mark. North (1991: 135) no. 1998. [...]
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