Dr Tess Machling
@tess_machling@mastodonapp.uk
#Archaeologist, #Archaeology, #researcher, #chocolate #artefact maker, #mum ~ I look at #torcs & #prehistoric #gold from a #craft perspective. My website - https://bigbookoftorcs.com Pro-trans, anti-tory... in fact, anti all hate stuff! I love #cats tooooo..... If you'd like to buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/tess317409
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Dr Tess Machling
@tess_machling@mastodonapp.uk
#Archaeologist, #Archaeology, #researcher, #chocolate #artefact maker, #mum ~ I look at #torcs & #prehistoric #gold from a #craft perspective. My website - https://bigbookoftorcs.com Pro-trans, anti-tory... in fact, anti all hate stuff! I love #cats tooooo..... If you'd like to buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/tess317409
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@tess_machling@mastodonapp.uk
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Apr 12, 2026
Will be sold to highest bidder - collection broken up, histories lost & disappearing into private collections, some overseas...
Issue of legacy collections - where owners or heirs don't want things, will only get more common...
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting 🏺
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70drpjqvdgo
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Dr Tess Machling
@tess_machling@mastodonapp.uk
#Archaeologist, #Archaeology, #researcher, #chocolate #artefact maker, #mum ~ I look at #torcs & #prehistoric #gold from a #craft perspective. My website - https://bigbookoftorcs.com Pro-trans, anti-tory... in fact, anti all hate stuff! I love #cats tooooo..... If you'd like to buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/tess317409
mastodonapp.uk
Dr Tess Machling
@tess_machling@mastodonapp.uk
#Archaeologist, #Archaeology, #researcher, #chocolate #artefact maker, #mum ~ I look at #torcs & #prehistoric #gold from a #craft perspective. My website - https://bigbookoftorcs.com Pro-trans, anti-tory... in fact, anti all hate stuff! I love #cats tooooo..... If you'd like to buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/tess317409
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@tess_machling@mastodonapp.uk
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Feb 25, 2026
“I’m just trying to save history for the local community and future generations. And I’ve always been very happy to donate my finds to the local museum for others to experience and enjoy.”
Yay for Mr Nicolas!
#Treasure #Detecting #Archaeology 🏺
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/metal-detectorists-find-2000-year-33485357
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Dr Tess Machling
@tess_machling@mastodonapp.uk
#Archaeologist, #Archaeology, #researcher, #chocolate #artefact maker, #mum ~ I look at #torcs & #prehistoric #gold from a #craft perspective. My website - https://bigbookoftorcs.com Pro-trans, anti-tory... in fact, anti all hate stuff! I love #cats tooooo..... If you'd like to buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/tess317409
mastodonapp.uk
Dr Tess Machling
@tess_machling@mastodonapp.uk
#Archaeologist, #Archaeology, #researcher, #chocolate #artefact maker, #mum ~ I look at #torcs & #prehistoric #gold from a #craft perspective. My website - https://bigbookoftorcs.com Pro-trans, anti-tory... in fact, anti all hate stuff! I love #cats tooooo..... If you'd like to buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/tess317409
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@tess_machling@mastodonapp.uk
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Feb 24, 2026
£300,000 to buy 2 stunning pieces of prehistoric goldwork from 4 people.
So far, c.200 lovely people have given their hard earned cash to rescue these important finds - here's to them!
#Archaeology #Detecting 🏺
https://www.stokemuseums.org.uk/pmag/the-ellastone-fastener/
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-save-leicestershires-bronze-age-torc#
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Dr Tess Machling
@tess_machling@mastodonapp.uk
#Archaeologist, #Archaeology, #researcher, #chocolate #artefact maker, #mum ~ I look at #torcs & #prehistoric #gold from a #craft perspective. My website - https://bigbookoftorcs.com Pro-trans, anti-tory... in fact, anti all hate stuff! I love #cats tooooo..... If you'd like to buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/tess317409
mastodonapp.uk
Dr Tess Machling
@tess_machling@mastodonapp.uk
#Archaeologist, #Archaeology, #researcher, #chocolate #artefact maker, #mum ~ I look at #torcs & #prehistoric #gold from a #craft perspective. My website - https://bigbookoftorcs.com Pro-trans, anti-tory... in fact, anti all hate stuff! I love #cats tooooo..... If you'd like to buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/tess317409
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@tess_machling@mastodonapp.uk
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Feb 21, 2026
I wonder which of these 25 ingots @findsorguk.bsky.social (all were returned to finder...) ended up being melted down?
There's very few truly undiagnostic finds - most are awaiting a person or technique to decode their secrets...
#Treasure #Detecting #Archaeology 🏺
https://finds.org.uk/database/images/index/sort/updated/objecttype/INGOT/imageRights/Isle+of+Wight+Council
Text from: https://spectator.com/article/why-a-set-of-gold-coins-have-divided-british-archeologists/
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Dr Tess Machling
@tess_machling@mastodonapp.uk
#Archaeologist, #Archaeology, #researcher, #chocolate #artefact maker, #mum ~ I look at #torcs & #prehistoric #gold from a #craft perspective. My website - https://bigbookoftorcs.com Pro-trans, anti-tory... in fact, anti all hate stuff! I love #cats tooooo..... If you'd like to buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/tess317409
mastodonapp.uk
Dr Tess Machling
@tess_machling@mastodonapp.uk
#Archaeologist, #Archaeology, #researcher, #chocolate #artefact maker, #mum ~ I look at #torcs & #prehistoric #gold from a #craft perspective. My website - https://bigbookoftorcs.com Pro-trans, anti-tory... in fact, anti all hate stuff! I love #cats tooooo..... If you'd like to buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/tess317409
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@tess_machling@mastodonapp.uk
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Feb 21, 2026
I disagree with Mike in his conclusions, and the archaeological 'worth' of many detected finds, but it was good to have a chat this week, and to see the raw £ finally getting some coverage!
#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure 🏺
https://spectator.com/article/why-a-set-of-gold-coins-have-divided-british-archeologists/
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Dr Tess Machling
@tess_machling@mastodonapp.uk
#Archaeologist, #Archaeology, #researcher, #chocolate #artefact maker, #mum ~ I look at #torcs & #prehistoric #gold from a #craft perspective. My website - https://bigbookoftorcs.com Pro-trans, anti-tory... in fact, anti all hate stuff! I love #cats tooooo..... If you'd like to buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/tess317409
mastodonapp.uk
Dr Tess Machling
@tess_machling@mastodonapp.uk
#Archaeologist, #Archaeology, #researcher, #chocolate #artefact maker, #mum ~ I look at #torcs & #prehistoric #gold from a #craft perspective. My website - https://bigbookoftorcs.com Pro-trans, anti-tory... in fact, anti all hate stuff! I love #cats tooooo..... If you'd like to buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/tess317409
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@tess_machling@mastodonapp.uk
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Jan 30, 2026
450,000 artefacts from the HS2 excavations *alone*.
So the next time detectorists tell you they find everything archaeologically important - they don't. 😝
#Archaeology 🏺 #Detecting #Treasure
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93v21q5xdvo?app-referrer=search
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