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@callunavulgaris@mastodon.scot
2026-01-07 13:40:06

‘Extraordinary’ iron age war trumpet find in Britain may have Boudicca links | Archaeology | The Guardian
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‘Extraordinary’ iron age war trumpet find in Britain may have Boudicca links
Bronze instrument or carnyx dug up in Norfolk in area inhabited by Celtic tribe led by warrior who fought Romans

@simon_brooke@mastodon.scot
2026-01-29 18:00:15

Should we be surprised that the peoples of the Bronze Age chose to create their gods in their own image? After all, in the present day, the American Right have managed to recreate Jesus of Nazareth in their own image, a far more audacious intellectual feat.

@AimeeMaroux@mastodon.social
2026-01-11 11:17:21
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It's the #DayOfHelios / Sol's Day / #Sunday! ☀️
"The sun from the south, the moon's companion,
her right hand cast about the heavenly horses.
The sun knew not where she a dwelling had,
the moon knew not what power he possessed,
the stars knew not where t…

A photograph of the Trundholm Sun Chariot, a Nordic Bronze Age artifact discovered in Denmark. It is a depiction of the sun chariot, a bronze statue of a horse and a large golden bronze disk, both of which are placed on a device with spoked wheels.