Samuli Simelius

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You are an early-career scientist interested in social and environmental processes in the past? For our second phase, we are offering 5 positions for postdocs and 9 positions for doctoral students.

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Investigating Consumption: The Archaeology of Social Practice - BAR Publishing The potential of material remains to relay information about the past – including how they were used and why – lies at the heart of archaeological inquiry. Nevertheless, theoretically-informed consump...

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#AncientBlueSky 🏺

Ambivalent republican and Roman models for Washington D.C. My article “Ambivalent republican and Roman models for Washington D.C.” was recently published online in Planning Perspectives. It draws on research I carried out while working on the project Law, …

Short blog post on my new article
"Ambivalent republican and Roman models for Washington D.C."

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Villa Lanten ystävät – Villa Lantes vänner ry. julistaa haettavaksi yhden 4 000 euron suuruisen apurahan Roomassa tehtävään väitöskirjatutkimukseen!

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Haettavana Suomen Lähi-idän instituutin johtajan toimi – Suomen Lähi-idän instituutti Suomen Lähi-idän instituutin säätiö sr:n hallitus ilmoittaa haettavaksi Suomen Lähi-idän instituutin johtajan toimen ajalle 1.6.2026–31.5.2029 instituutin toimipisteeseen Beirutiin. Suomen Lähi-idän i...

Suomen Lähi-idän instituutin säätiö sr:n hallitus ilmoittaa haettavaksi Suomen Lähi-idän instituutin johtajan toimen ajalle 1.6.2026–31.5.2029 instituutin toimipisteeseen Beirutiin.

Hakemukset tulee jättää verkkolomakkeella 2.11. klo 24 mennessä.

Lisätietoja ja linkki hakulomakkeeseen linkistä.

Ambivalent republican and Roman models for Washington D.C. Although Washington D.C. is one of the best known capitals of democracies in the world, this article demonstrates that the representation of republican and democratic values in its architectural an...

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Abstract and a picture from my new article ”Ambivalent republican and Roman models for Washington D.C.” (Planning Perspectives).

Jos ihmistieteellinen tutkimus on turhaa, niin miksi sitä sensuroidaan? Tieteessä tapahtuu -lehti kokoaa yhteen eri tieteenalat. Se on foorumi ajankohtaisille ja yleistajuisille tiedeartikkeleille sekä keskustelulle tieteestä ja tiedepolitiikasta.

Inkeri Koskinen muotoilee Tieteessä Tapahtuu -lehden uudessa numerossa hienosti pointi, jota olen itsekin toistellut. www.tieteessatapahtuu.fi/numerot/4-20...

Ambivalent republican and Roman models for Washington D.C. Although Washington D.C. is one of the best known capitals of democracies in the world, this article demonstrates that the representation of republican and democratic values in its architectural an...

New publication! 🥳

And not a single graph, formula, table or calculation!

#SpaceLaw

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Erityisesti arkeologian, historiatieteiden (sisältäen uskontohistorian), klassillisten kielten ja taiteiden tutkimuksen yliopisto-opiskelijoille sopiva tieteellinen kurssi järjestetään jälleen keväällä Roomassa. Hakuaikaa syyskuun loppuun asti:

Sverige 🇸🇪

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Johtajan toimi haettavana Suomen Rooman-instituutissa Suomen Rooman-instituutti on Roomassa Villa Lanten renessanssihuvilassa toimiva tieteellinen tutkimuslaitos, jonka päätehtävät ovat tieteellinen tutkimus ja tutkijakoulutus. Instituutin tutkimus- ja koulutusaloja ovat antiikin ja keskiajan historia, klassillinen filologia, arkeologia ja taidehistoria sekä muiden humanististen alojen Roomaan ja Italiaan liittyvä tutkimus. Tieteen lisäksi instituutti edistää suomalaista taidetta, erityisesti arkkitehtuuria ja kuvataidetta. Instituuttia ylläpitävä säätiö Institutum Romanum [...]

Tulen olemaan utelias näkemään kuka valitaan 😊
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Why were peristyles built in Pompeian houses? | 3 | Pompeian Peristyle The chapter examines why Pompeians built peristyles in their houses. It begins with the architectural functions: the peristyle provided light and air into the

Notes 101-105 for bibliography.

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I and Tess organise a session in the TRAC conference ONLINE in October 22-24. Come and discuss the Romans and monuments. Send your abstract THIS week to ulla.rajala(a)antiken.su.se 😃 #Archaeology #AncientBluesky ⚱️🦋

An ancient street in the city of Pro

Field work #Priene #archaeology

TRAC-TiDA 2025 We are pleased to announce that the The 33rd Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference, TRAC-TiDA 2025 will be held between 22nd and 24th October 2025 in an online format through the Gather Town pla…

'What do the monuments stand for? The materiality of Roman architecture' session in the TRAC conference online in October. Deadline August 31 #Archaeology #AncientBluesky ⚱️🦋
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Passages from Ancient to Medieval and Early Modern Societies IX This is a bit late, but the conference Passages from Ancient to Medieval and Early Modern Societies IX: Violence, War, and Suffering begins today at Tampere University. I will be presenting a paper…

At Tampere

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Eriarvoisuus antiikin kaupungeissa Parlatorio · Episode

Suomen Rooman-instituutin Parlatorio-podcastin uudessa jaksossa keskustellaan antiikintutkija Samuli Simeliuksen kanssa siitä, mitä arkeologiset löydöt sekä säilyneet kirjalliset lähteet kertovat varallisuuden jakautumisesta ja eri yhteiskuntaluokkien asemasta roomalaisissa kaupungeissa.

Archaeological ruins and blue sea on the background

Field work #delos #archaeology

Landscape with archaeological ruins and blue see on the background

Back to work #delos #archaeology #fieldwork

Great opportunity for archaeological research on #inequality! Do get in contact with me if you’d like to discuss a project!

I have to take a better look at this later, but the map of Pompeii shows one of the problems using (only) house size to measure inequality. Here neighbourhoods that likely had highest amount of slaves are the most equal. I assume that they real were not.

Planning to take part into TRAC2025 between 22nd and 24th October 2025 online on the Gather Town platform? I and Tess organise a session on the materiality of Roman architecture. If you are interested, send me an abstract of 200-300 words before August 31. #Archaeology #AncientBluesky ⚱️🦋

Just two weeks left to submit to our interdisciplinary session on theorising economic #growth (and #degrowth) in #archaeology! Come join a vital debate about the growing impact of human economies on our environments.

Faravid - Historian ja arkeologian tutkimuksen aikakauskirjan uusin teemanumero on otsikoltaan ’Antiikki ja sen jälkivaikutus’, ja se on vapaasti luettavissa verkkosivuilla: faravid.journal.fi

I have received my copy of Faravid's Special Issue "Antiquity and Its Reception".

It's also published online:
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There's also my article "Images of Inequality: AI Created Depictions of Ancient Social Stratification"
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Apply | Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies | University of Helsinki Here you will find information on our application procedures

HCAS announces two calls for applications - Core Fellow and Fellowship in the Arts. The application period is between 21 August and 11 September. Feel free to distribute! www.helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-...

Understanding Early Large-Scale Collectives: A Global Perspective This volume brings together perspectives from different parts of the world that showcase the wide variety of practices, institutions, and ideologies that allowed for shared identities and coordinated ...

Out today! New research on how people create large-scale collectives in the past, and how elites were not a prerequisite to the process. Each chapter provides an authoritative overview of a different part of the world. #archaeology #inequality

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Images of Inequality I wrote an article on artificial intelligence image generation based on prompts related to ancient inequality. The reception of antiquity plays an important role in inequality studies, as it reveal…

A blog post on my article Images of Inequality: AI Created Depictions of Ancient Social Stratification

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Call for Papers - TAG 2025

Are you an archaeologist interested in past trajectories of economic growth? An economist interested in how ancient data can inform a sustainable future?

Submit a paper to @tag2025york.bsky.social and join the debate! #growth #degrowth #post-growth

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