Dr. Birgitta Hoffmann

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Archaeologist and historian. Author. Course Director and lecturer of Independent Adult Education Provider MANCENT. Director Roman Gask Project. Loves all things Roman and Silkroad, and lots and lots of ancient glass.

A small brown rat (cute) on his hind legs being curious
Medieval image of the battle of the Golden spurs 1302
A sky above suburban house full of beautiful water laden clouds heading east from Manchester
Gloaming (residual light in the sky between sunset and sunrise) over Carlisle - now bloody birds would you please shut up, while it is still cool enough to sleep, and before the cathedral bells go ballistic AGAIN
Off the coast of Mull a rocky island on a sunny September day
Image of heavy rain in the valley luckily as seen through a picture window
Panorama of the Highland Glen of Glenesk: High Scottish mountains (Cairngorms). Heather and rocks and the very green lower slopes with the mining evidence of the 16/17th century.
A large lump of haematite (large dark red iron ore) found in the survey area today.
On a driech day a view over a sheep pasture towards the hill of Rowan in Glenesk, Angus.
A reddish pink carnation in bloom from the Flora Delanica. Made in the late 1700s by Mary Delaney from 100s of coloured semi transparent paper shapes to achieve just the right hue.
A Persian gilded dinner plate with five figures in a garden surrounded by Les from Rumors poetry.
Very rusty Chevy 1050s jalope, seen today in one of Manchester(UK's) richest neighbourhoods
Map of lorry based portage to bypass strait of Hormuz
Mutilated grave of Bishop Wishart in the Lower church of Glasgow Cathedral.
A British supermarket shelf. At the bottom Christmas chocolates incl. Cadbury's Christmas puds on the top Chocolate Easter Eggs and Lindt rabbits.
Detail of the cross head of the Anglo-Saxon high cross at Eyam with angels and the Annunciation?
A Playmobil figure of Martin Luther holding a quill and a book.
View over Lindow Common - findspot of Lindow Man and site of one of a reinstatement attempt of the old Lowland bog, two years into the programme.
Decorated panels in a summer house door at Tatton Park Cheshire
Russian Icon of St.Nikolaus holding a model of Mozhaysk church and a large sword
Down detector map of BT outage reports since about lunchtime....I .
View from a hill over the sound of Iona on an overcast day. The island of Iona in the background with lots of smaller islands and bays in the foreground Photo my own.
A collection of small wooden Easter bunnies attending Higher and Further Bunny Education
Wall section and ceiling mosaics in the octagon of the Cathedral in Aachen
Cover of Lee L Brice and Elizabeth M Greene's Women and the Army in the Roman Empire. CUP 2024.
Gold shrine of St. Heribert in Heribert church in Deutz
Front entrance to the Francis Crick Institute in London on bright sunshine, photographed from the bottom of the steps. Conrad Shawcross' Paradigm sculpture is on the right. The crick is currently advertising an exhibition on the brain.
A collection of McVities Penguin biscuits.