Dr Emily Hanscam

Kalmar castle on the Baltic Sea

Deadline approaching!

22 sessions
4 workshops
1 castle

Get your abstracts in for #NordicTAG by Oct 15, and come visit us on the shores of the Baltic in Kalmar!

lnu.se/en/meet-linn...

A very topical book review by @curtisdozier.bsky.social of pharos.vassarspaces.net

📚 Classical Controversies: Reception of Greco-Roman Antiquity in the Twenty-First Century ed. by Kim Beerden & Timo Epping

doi.org/10.16995/tra...

Performing Gender Normativity and Queerness in the Roman Funeral: An Analysis of Historical Sources and Iconographic Evidence This article contributes to the emerging field of Queer Death Studies by offering a queer analysis of the gendered performances of mourners during the Roman funeral through an examination of subversio...

NEW in #TRAJ Vol. 8:

Performing Gender Normativity & Queerness in the Roman Funeral: An Analysis of Historical Sources & Iconographic Evidence by Jessica Tilley

doi.org/10.16995/tra...

#AcademicSky #RomanArchaeology

Thank you!!

Hey #quiltsky, have a rainbow garden - more on IG @ thread.north

We received a number of great sessions proposals and put together a schedule packed as full as reasonably possible - come join us at Nordic TAG in Kalmar! 🇸🇪

Command and Control on Hadrian’s Wall: Exploring the Use of Analogy in Roman Frontier Archaeology Analogy is a ubiquitous but contested feature in archaeological reasoning, used differently in the contexts of discovery, justification and communication. The limitations of the archaeological record ...

NEW Research Article in #TRAJ Vol 8 -

'Command & Control on Hadrian's Wall: Exploring the Use of Analogy in Roman Frontier Archaeology' by Paul Kitching @arcdurham.bsky.social

doi.org/10.16995/tra...

#HadriansWall #RomanArchaeology #Archaeology

a row of old leather-bound books

There are some great new Book Reviews in the latest issue of #TRAJ, including -

📘 Gabii through its Artefacts
📕 Methods in Ancient Wine Archaeology
📗 In the Footsteps of the Etruscans
📙 #Roman Feet & Shoes

Check them out here! traj.openlibhums.org/issue/1682/i...

We've had some great session proposals submitted already, keep 'em coming! 🤩 #NordicTAG2026

@livnstutz.bsky.social

Hey bluesky #archaeology 🏺, the latest issue of TRAJ is online!

Congrats to all the editors, @patlowinger.bsky.social, @henryhbclarke.bsky.social, @archaeobuchanan.bsky.social, @dr-bone-lady.bsky.social, @bigfridge224.bsky.social & co!

A cover for a journal showing the mosaic floor of the Guildhall in London.

🎉 #TRAJ Volume 8 is launched!

Check out the first paper of our Cosmologies Special Issue on pilgrimage routes to Hayling Island in Britain, a review of ancient wine archaeology & more!

FREE traj.openlibhums.org/issue/1682/i...

Atlantic herring quilt pattern Make your own piece of Scandinavian design history. Atlantic herring is a modern, geometric fish quilt pattern, inspired by the playful midcentury tableware Clupea of Norwegian designer Turi Gramstad ...

Yes! It’s by my Norwegian friend - scandiquilts.com/products/atl...

A blue quilt with bright fish.

Is #quiltsky still around? Here’s a recent fishy finish ☺️

‘There Buds the Laurel’: Nature, Temporality, and the Making of Place in the Cemeteries of Roman Italy Using the necropolis environments of the Vesuvian region of Imperial period Italy as a case study, this paper examines the ways in which multiple, overlapping, and temporally specific senses of place ...

Spring is a great time to read about the 'planty’ agency of trees, plants, flowers, and fruits in the creation of the Roman funeral landscape 🌷

Check out 'There Buds the Laurel’: Nature, Temporality & the Making of Place in the Cemeteries of Roman Italy' from #TRAJ Vol. 1

doi.org/10.16995/tra...

editors of The Atlantic are welcome to visit our galleries but please let us know if you're accidentally in the museum group chat instead

Poster with a brick wall showing a spray painted white dove

The call for sessions (including regular sessions, workshops, & panel discussions) for #NordicTAG2026 is now open 🎉

The theme of the Conference is Activate Archaeology for Just Futures! More details here: lnu.se/en/meet-linn...

Sessions deadline 31 May. Call for papers to follow.

#AcademicSky

Fantastic thread about the Roman Empire's relevance (or not) for our contemporary world 👇

Thank you!!

More rage quilting on instagram - thread.north

A bit of rage quilting.. #Quiltsky

Oh man I'd love to see a reading list! :)

Thanks to all our editors, authors and book reviewers involved in #TRAJ Volume 7!

As the journal continues to grow, I am grateful to the @openlibhums.bsky.social and our advisory board for their support, we would not be able to provide this platform for innovative Roman #archaeology without them.

Wow.

We are very excited to host #NordicTAG26!

PDF call for special issue proposals

📣 One week left until the deadline!

Submit a proposal for an #OpenAccess Special Issue of #TRAJ

- push the boundaries of traditional approaches to studying the Roman world

- Deadline 31 Jan, info below -

#RomanArchaeology #Archaeology #AcademicSky

The Roman Pantheon, a classical building with columns.

We are very happy to welcome 3 new Editorial Board members!

Dr Stuart McKie (U of Exeter)
Dr Cristina Mondin (U of Padova)
Dr Berber van der Meulen-van der Veen (U of Amsterdam)

Curious about the humans behind #TRAJ? Have a look at our current editorial team:

traj.openlibhums.org/editorialteam/

I’ve had to read a certain inaugural address multiple times today for research purposes (it is a perfect case study on resurgent American imperialism for my current research funding application..) and it makes me sick. I can only imagine how 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ folks in the US feel. Love and solidarity!

A horrific image of a someone who seems to have his hands tied behind his back. A big cat (the predator kind, not the overfed pet kind) has jumped up at him and is devouring his face. Blood splashes on the floor.

For Blue Monday we can't think of anything more appropriate than this charming depiction of a man getting his face eaten off by a leopard.

#MosaicMonday

Today’s a great day to look at a nice summer view of #Denali, nothing else going on in the US of note.. 😭😬

The past, as always, employed politically…what mirror are the stones holding up to this time round….? As archaeologists we should indeed be very careful not to provide fuel for such ideas