American cigarette packet types go from the hull and slide in the 1880s, to the flat box in the 1890s, the soft cup was introduced around 1910, and the hinged lid packet around 1950.

Hefeweizen wheat beer compliments acidic, fruity or spicy food, including most salads.

Due to rapid urban expansion the Victorians experimented with construction methods and materials which they did not fully understand leading to structural faults and failures which can affect surviving buildings.

In 1877 commercially viable lithographs on tin were made for the first time and began to appear on cigar tins.

A Chocolate Raspberry is a combination of porter and Framboise.

Ekki mats are used to create a track for rubber-tyred vehicles, they do not float which makes them suitable for tidal area working.

Clay models from which plaster moulds are made are built a twelfth oversize to allow for shrinkage when filled with the fireclay used to make terracotta architectural items. These became popular in Britain and the US from the 1860s.

A kulhar, kulhad or shikora, is a simple traditional cup used in North India and Pakistan, made from terracotta. Street food vendors used them to serve tea, kulfi, and dahi, although they have largely been replaced by plastic and paper. Unglazed, they enhance the taste and aroma of hot beverages.

An RCD (residual circuit device) unit, is essential when working with 240V tools onsite, it will instantly cut the power if an earth fault occurs. #archaeology

In Roman vessel forms a patera is a shallow libation bowl, a trulla is a deep libation bowl (shown).

In SE Asia, the Irish coffee is often a mixed drink made from iced coffee and whiskey, not a liqueur coffee.

When working in a network of connecting trenches, always measure and describe using the longest baulk of the trench.

Vicarage in Nunthorpe.

Although the technique of building cofferdams was known to the Romans and described by Vitruvius in the 1st century BC, the earliest documented post-Roman use is around the beginning of the fifteenth century AD.

After our recent revelations about David "BAJR" Connolly the threats have already started... ...started being ignored 🤣🤣🤣

List of liqueur coffees pt 2: American coffee (Bourbon); Skye coffee (Drambuie); Calypso coffee (Tia Maria); Royal coffee (brandy); Caribbean coffee (dark rum); Russian coffee (vodka); Mississippi coffee (Southern Comfort). Please drink responsibly.

But Dave, you said there were no finds? You weren't lying were you? To the Chartered Institute for Archaeology and all your little arseli.., I mean followers. David "BAJR" Connolly slips up while trying to cover up his illegal excavations in Croatia.

A 2021 complaint made to CIfA alleged David Connolly of BAJR had done fieldwork in Croatia without government permits and refused to provide reports from the project. Connolly denied this fieldwork had taken place and ignored CIfA's recommendations. We now have photos of this fieldwork taking place.

When excavations are cut through hard surfaces like tarmac or concrete always wear gloves when climbing in and out of the trench. #archaeology

Two particular types of iron have been linked to the medieval iron wire industry. Osmond iron and iron from Westphalian fining. #medieval #archaeology

List of liqueur coffees pt 1: Irish coffee (Irish whisky); Highland/Cup o' Evening (scotch whisky); French coffee (Grand Marnier); English coffee (gin); Monk's coffee (Benedictine); Friar's coffee (Frangelico); Seville coffee (Cointreau). #archaeology #endofsite #party

The original Dune books by Frank Herbert are, in order, Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, Heretics of Dune and Chapterhouse Dune. #archaeology #anthropology #scifi

The tools used with cannons in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries were known as side arms, such as rammers, worms and linstocks. #archaeology #conflict #ordnance #artillery

There is no such thing as a drop bear. #Australia #archaeology

Normal pencils can be used underwater, the only problem is that they will float away. #archaeology

The McKellar Hypothesis, put forward by Judith McKellar, states that small items are more likely to become primary refuse. #archaeology

Wild asparagus is often found hidden behind brambles. #archaeology #huntergatherer

100 octane aviation gasoline (avgas) is green, 100 octane low lead avgas is blue, 80 octane avgas is red, jet fuel is usually clear but can be very light yellow. Don't drink any of them. #archaeology #aviation #survival

Wet acidic soils can extract bone mineral, if this osteolytic process reaches the marrow it can simulate the effects of osteomyelitis. However, there will be none of the new bone formation that accompanies osteomyelitis. #archaeology #osteoarchaeology #palaeopathology

A konoba is a traditional family-run tavern in Croatia, the word is also the Croatian word for cellar, as the tavern is often in a room in the family home. Regarded as the best places to eat in Croatia. The plural, konobe, is also the name of a major Croatian nudist resort on the island of Krk.