Looking for archaeological examples of votive deposition in maritime / coastal / tidal (rather than riverine) contexts RT :-)
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Replying to @DavidPetts1
Some likely modern Hindu examples from the Lincolnshire coast, if that's any use? https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/851872 …pic.twitter.com/NoIfSaGTzX
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Replying to @caitlinrgreen @DavidPetts1
Also, prehistoric votive finds from the lower Witham valley would have been deposited in a marine estuarine environment originally, iirc :)
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Replying to @caitlinrgreen @DavidPetts1
Here's a paper on the Witham lidar & estuary: https://www.academia.edu/5807526/Lincolnshire_Fenland_Lidar … Votive deposit from Bronze Age, incl famous Tattershall carnyx...pic.twitter.com/xX5Qp0gSZM
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More on the Billinghay–Tattershall etc finds here, fwiw: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=4YKrpH222eYC&pg=PA271&lpg=PA271#v=onepage&q&f=false … Pic is Tattershall Ferry carnyx, found 1768pic.twitter.com/bOfFiHAcrU
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