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Archaeologist (Ancient History & Classical Arch BA) Med/post-Med CBM, lover of the classics, English Heritage volunteer at Lullingstone Roman villa, CBA South-East committee member and Discover Roman Otford Project Trustee. All views my own.
Summer School in Homer 2025 | Department of Greek & Latin - UCL – University College London
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The intro to the itv programme was very scary as a child.
For #MosaicMonday one of the bird scenes from a 2nd century CE villa floor found in Chersonessos, Crete and now in the Heraklion Museum. 📷 my own
#AncientBluesky 🏺
Wow that’s the first time I’ve looked at any post and thought ‘I’m sure I looked at those this morning!’ Thank you for taking a great group photo as I only managed individual ones of them.
The Pre-Protopalatial cemetery of Sissi in north-east Crete, made up of house tombs #TombTuesday 🏺
Excavations have also revealed a settlement, a Neopalatial court-centred building and a large Postpalatial complex at the site.
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The fantastic spire of St Botolph’s without Aldgate. The current church dates to 1741 replacing one which survived the Great Fire. It also survived the Blitz and has a dedication to those that lost their lives in the worst night of the Blitz. #SteepleSaturday
The Forum of Hippo Regius in Africa Proconsularis (modern day Annaba, Algeria) with C. Paccius Africanus name written right across the middle #Inscriptions #Epigraphy #RomanAfrica 🏺
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An almost 2,000 year old complete stonemasonry toolkit, from pre-Roman Dacia, has been discovered near a limestone quarry near the hill of Mǎgura Cǎlanului in current-day Romania. The tools appeared to have been deliberately hidden at the base of a tree.
The 'five busts' on the tomb of Hilarius Fuscus on the Appian Way, Rome.
#TombTuesday 🏺
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Spring AD 122 – Hadrian inspects Germania Inferior.
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For #MosaicMonday one of seasons (Summer) depicted on a mosaic floor from the 2nd century CE originally in Gerasa/Jerash and now in the Neues Museum. #AncientBluesky 🏺 📷 my own
#fabulamurina (mouse story) 428
Silvius et Stephanus porculus rosas caninas inveniunt (Silvius and Steve the piglet find wild roses). ecce - Stephanus est concolor floribus! (Look - Steve is the same colour as the flowers!)
#SteepleSaturday is 2 for 1 at the rebuilt spires of Nikolai Church in Berlin. Stunning blue sky 😎
The Kent Archaeological Society are back on the Lees Court Estate for 2025! We are running a small community investigation of a possible Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound; check out site director Keith Parfitt explaining more!
#archaeology #heritage #history #communityarchaeology
Statue en grès montrant la naissance de Mithra retrouvée dans le mithraeum de Carnuntum (150-250, Museum Carnuntinum en Autriche). Elle était présentée dans l’exposition « Le mystère Mithra. Plongée au cœur d’un culte romain » au Musée de Mariemont en Belgique.
Stèle funéraire d’Amos et de sa famille provenant de Syrie (basalte, 2e quart du IIe s.). Elle est exposée au Louvre.
Ancient Cretans 'Killed' Their Tombs in Symbolic Feasts 4,000 Years Ago - Arkeonews
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The cast list of players is fantastic…Fern Britton and Noel Edmond’s in the same episode 🤩
Joint course with @hellenicsociety.bsky.social
Register now for our 'Myth and Mythology' online course by Professor Susan Deacy!
Weekly sessions, starting Wed 14 May, 6.00pm - 7.30pm (UK time) + recordings available.
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(Getty Museum, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons)
Autel de Séléné (marbre, Italie, IIe s.). Il ornait le petit temple de Diane des jardins de la Villa Borghese à Rome avant d'être acheté en 1807 (collection Borghese). Il appartient maintenant aux collections du Louvre.
Calling all students and those that lecture them! Spread the word - if you're studying in the UK and passionate about archaeology, you can now become a student member of the Council for British Archaeology for just £5. www.archaeologyuk.org/support-us/j...
For #steeplesaturday the Guild Church of St Margaret Pattens in the City of London. A church has been on the site since c1067 and the current church was designed by Sir Christopher Wren after the Great Fire. It has been a Guild church since 1954.
The Paper of the Month from Cambridge Archaeological Journal is 'Unveiling Materiality: Investigating Cuneiform Tablet Production Tradition in Egypt through Amarna Tablets' by Jana Mynářová, available #openaccess!
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#PaperOfTheMonth
#stpatricksday #minimuslatin
Sanctus Patricius serpentes ex Hibernia agit... serpentes eum maxime vexant! (St Patrick drives the snakes out of Ireland... the snakes are annoying him a lot!)
I’m somewhat struck by the similarity to Mithras and the Tauroctony which is even more interesting considering proximity of the sites. Or I could just need more tea!
Brilliant book. Very atmospheric
The pain is real #Books
A video of the stacks of tiles excavated at the Carlisle dig. A flagged floor was supported by these tiles stamped with the imperial IMP mark allowed hot air from the furnace to circulate underneath then rise up box flues in the wall. Between the stacks a huge amount of soot was removed #Carlisle