Strike a coin

It turns out it takes quite a lot of muscle to strike a good coin...
On coin making,  Roman style.
Check out @BeauStHoard's Tweet: https://twitter.com/BeauStHoard/status/482091839349334017

Bagend-on dig underway, June 2014

Check out @Bagendon2014's Tweet: https://twitter.com/Bagendon2014/status/481526734555480065

Stealth poetry

Small random acts of poetry:
http://bookgagabooks.ca/2013/06/19/small-acts-of-poetry/

Poems for justice and the environment

Submit up to five poems. Closing 30th July.
http://blogthisrock.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/call-for-eco-justice-poems.html

Roman gold coin found at Vindolanda | Culture24

Rare Nero gold aureus discovered by volunteer at Vindolanda dig.

Which just proves ... it can happen.



Archaeologists hail 'magical moment' as incredibly rare Roman gold coin is found at Vindolanda | Culture24

Truth telling

Walter  Brueggemann: Reality, Grief, Hope. Book review.
Prophetic speaking.
http://richardlittledale.me.uk/2014/06/10/after-the-dust/

Who are your 'public'

Sara Perry muses on the meaning of 'the public' in relation to public engagement in the field of Heritage. Applicable more widely.
http://saraperry.wordpress.com/2014/06/09/the-heritage-jam-and-complicating-the-public-in-public-engagement/