Before Jadeite was the craze, Nephrite was the de-facto jade for the Chinese literati and aristocrats and this tradition went back to over 2,000 years ago. Prior to that, jade were used for more ritual and ceremonial purposes and it was around the Warring State era that jade took on a more mortal and moralising role (although still remaining its importance as a ritual item).| Hanfugirl
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Cotswold Archaeology: In 2018 and 2019 we excavated along a new 6km long pipeline between Childrey Warren and Wantage in Oxfordshire. The new route ran within the distinctive landscape of the Vale of the White Horse towards the foot of the Berkshire Downs. It travelled in a north-east to south-west direction, crossing gently rolling hills and agricultural… Read More » The post Mesolithic antlers, Roman family cemeteries, and Saxon surprises: Archaeology along the Childrey Warren Pipeline a...| Cotswold Archaeology
Cotswold Archaeology: In 2022 and 2023, Cotswold Archaeology’s Milton Keynes field team conducted archaeological excavations at a site to the west of Northampton. A particularly interesting artefact found in the fill of a ditch was this fired clay spindle whorl. Spindles are textile tools consisting of a straight rod which is often weighted at either the bottom,… Read More » The post You spin me right round baby, right round: Iron Age spindle whorl from Land West of Northampton appeared ...| Cotswold Archaeology
It is interesting to see children grow up with the web and with software. Computers and hardware are becoming a non-topic. My 7-year-old s...| the-software-artefact.blogspot.com
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