An Illustrated talk for the Maidstone Area Archaeological Group by Wayne Perkins Friday 10th June 2022 @ 7.30pm. The Maidstone … More
Author: Wayne Perkins
Magic For The Dead?* Re-thinking ‘Pagan’ Grave Goods in Christian Burial Contexts.
This article highlights two examples of ‘pagan’ grave goods accompanying Christian burials in the archaeological record- separated by five hundred … More
Metal detectorist finds medieval gold brooch with supernatural inscriptions
The brooch contains religious and magical inscriptions in Latin and Hebrew A complete Medieval gold inscribed annular brooch, dating to … More
Graffiti Fest 2022 Part 1
A Consensus of Symbols: Medieval & Historic Graffiti in Worcestershire
Heads You Win!
A set of crudely cut conjoined ‘V’s’ scratched into a hood mould stop over the south-east doorway behind the sanctuary … More
New Light Through Old Windows: Apotropaic Merels, Dots & Powder Procurement.
There is a concentration of merel-type designs and cartouches* composed of interlinked drilled ‘dots’ on the sloping windowsill of St … More
Graffiti Fest 2022
Three days of scintillating graffiti-related fun! On the 7th April the corpora of medieval & historic graffiti from a selection … More
‘Sir John Schorn: The Rector Who Conjured the Devil into A Boot’
An Illustrated Talk for Olney Archaeology SocietyTuesday 1st November 2023 @ 10amZoom Presentation Main image: 14th century pilgrim badge probably … More
Ritual Marks On Timber…a late example or re-used timber?
Historic graffiti can be found etched into various materials other than masonry and an example exists here, at St Peter … More