Solidarity. If you haven't done so, please consider pulling out of the EAA conference, revoking memberships (requesting reimbursement). If not, please consider making your voice heard at the AMBM (Fri 6.45pm CET). Also, write to express your concerns to the EAA exec. www.e-a-a.org/EAA/About/EA...

Dr Tess Machling@tessmachling.bsky.social · last yr.

This just gets worse and worse and worse. Those poor students. As if they haven't been through enough... #Archaeology 🏺 #EAA2025 #EAA

your periodic reminder that “archaeology isn’t political” is a political statement

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

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...

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The email from @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social was only sent to session organisers and after the conference started. There will be presenters who are unaware of this decision - spread the word #archaeology #EAA2025 @blacktrowel.bsky.social @archagainstaparth.bsky.social

The Black Trowel Collective@blacktrowel.bsky.social · last yr.

BTC Call for Action - EAA EAA reversed its decision to exclude Israeli institutions complicit in the genocide of Palestinians after intimidation campaigns. Read & share the full statement: blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b...

Overturning a democratic vote and implementing a moderation style (via volunteers) that severely limits academic freedoms is awful. That this happened AFTER the conference started is even more disappointing. I will be revoking my membership and boycotting the conference.

Dr Alex Fitzpatrick@animalarchaeology.com · last yr.

🏺 With alt-text added.

A 6th or 7th century grave marker for #StandingStoneSunday Dedicated to Iudnne.. [Iudnnerth?] son of Qui.. [Quintus?] Carved into a Romano British column (from a villa?) Found during the demolition of an 8th century church in 1841 Now in Lady St Mary church Wareham #Dorset 📷 May 2025

Apparently wearing a raspberry beret (the kind you find in a second hand store), this cheeky red-crested, tiny-tongued tessellated serpent features on a mid 4th century #Roman mosaic from Dorchester Found in Durngate Street in 1905, it's now in @dorsetmuseum.bsky.social 📷 Sept 2024 #MosaicMonday

My new article "Looting and Destruction of Cultural Heritage in Sudan and the Glass from Sedeinga" in Glass News 55, embargo-free. It can be downloaded below (or contact me (thomas.derrick@mq.edu.au) for a copy if you don't want to use the below site). www.researchgate.net/publication/...

My new article "Looting and Destruction of Cultural Heritage in Sudan and the Glass from Sedeinga" in Glass News 55, embargo-free. It can be downloaded below (or contact me (thomas.derrick@mq.edu.au) for a copy if you don't want to use the below site). www.researchgate.net/publication/...

'Baffled' archaeologists. An excellent article by Tim Penn, University of Reading, which not only describes the hypotheses and discussions which are part of the archaeological method but also addresses the use of 'baffled' and other clichés used some journalists. theconversation.com/big-roman-sh...

Big Roman shoes discovered near Hadrian’s Wall – but they don’t necessarily mean big Roman feet

It’s up for debate what the big shoes found at Magna mean and that’s an integral part of archaeological research

theconversation.com

Worrying podcast from @theguardian.com about the rapid rise of metal detecting in Syria lost Assad - and what it means for the preservation of the country's heritage. www.theguardian.com/world/audio/...

Syria’s treasure hunting fever - podcast

What can be done to stop Syria’s unprecedented scramble for antiquities? William Christou reports

theguardian.com

📻 Fun interview with Jim Mora on national radio in New Zealand Aotearoa aired this morning. I was talking about what everyday life was like in ancient Rome, and a little about time travel!

How smelly was ancient Rome?

Ancient Rome stank to the high heavens, according to Dr Thomas Derrick from Australia's Macquarie University.

rnz.co.nz

📻 Fun interview with Jim Mora on national radio in New Zealand Aotearoa aired this morning. I was talking about what everyday life was like in ancient Rome, and a little about time travel!

How smelly was ancient Rome?

Ancient Rome stank to the high heavens, according to Dr Thomas Derrick from Australia's Macquarie University.

rnz.co.nz

Had fun filming a talking head interview about historical glass at Hyde Park Barracks, as part of a new (as yet unannounced) archaeological exhibition opening in Sydney late 2025. Sneak peek: this European glass 'core' was knapped by First Nations Australians to make small blades (First Gov. House).

Had fun filming a talking head interview about historical glass at Hyde Park Barracks, as part of a new (as yet unannounced) archaeological exhibition opening in Sydney late 2025. Sneak peek: this European glass 'core' was knapped by First Nations Australians to make small blades (First Gov. House).

This absolutely gorgeous #Roman enamelled flask was found in a grave in Buzet (Pinguente), Istria/Croatia. It's a product of a workshop in Britain or Gaule. Enamelled objects were typical for the northwestern parts of the Roman Empire. 🧵 1/2 📷 taken by me #archaeology #RomanArchaeology 🏺

Stop spreading this garbage about em dashes in ACTUAL EDITED PROSE OH MY GOD. Plenty of actual human beings know how to type em dashes! We’re called “writers” and “editors” — maybe you’ve heard of us?

🔊I talked about this research on ABC Hobart/Northern Tasmania Radio last night with the fab Steven White. Listen from 2:27:46: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Evenings - ABC listen

Ease into your evening.

abc.net.au

Dr Thomas J. Derrick 🧪🌺🏛 ⛏📚@tjderrick.bsky.social · last yr.

👃🤢 Enjoyed writing this for @theconversation.com

Is it possible to re-envision the place of Greece and Rome in the ancient world overall? In today’s new #PeoplingPodcast, we are joined by Dr. Mathura Umachandran to reimagine Classics through the lens of Critical Ancient World Studies (CAWS) /1 peoplingthepast.com/2025/07/01/p...

🔊I talked about this research on ABC Hobart/Northern Tasmania Radio last night with the fab Steven White. Listen from 2:27:46: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Evenings - ABC listen

Ease into your evening.

abc.net.au

Dr Thomas J. Derrick 🧪🌺🏛 ⛏📚@tjderrick.bsky.social · last yr.

👃🤢 Enjoyed writing this for @theconversation.com

👃🤢 Enjoyed writing this for @theconversation.com

What did ancient Rome smell like? Honestly, often pretty rank

We can probably safely assume Rome, in many areas, was likely pretty dirty and rank-smelling. That said, there’s evidence of perfumes, incense and even deodorants.

theconversation.com

👃🤢 Enjoyed writing this for @theconversation.com

What did ancient Rome smell like? Honestly, often pretty rank

We can probably safely assume Rome, in many areas, was likely pretty dirty and rank-smelling. That said, there’s evidence of perfumes, incense and even deodorants.

theconversation.com

This looks fascinating! Living Amongst and with Trees: Botanical Agency and the Archaeology of Plant-Human Relationships, by Barry Taylor 🧪 🏺

Living Amongst and with Trees: Botanical Agency and the Archaeology of Plant-Human Relationships

The last decade has seen a significant change in the way the humanities have approached the study of botanical life. Termed ‘the plant turn’, this questions traditional views of plants as a largely...

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📢 I was very lucky to be asked to be an expert on ABC Kids’ Imagine This. I help answer “How is glass made” and we go back to Egypt and Jerusalem during the Roman Empire to find out! Thanks to Nij and Soumia at ABC Kids - this is the best thing I've ever done. www.abc.net.au/kidslisten/p...

Experimental archaeology (of sorts) happening today at Macquarie with my student intern (and chemist) Evie. We are trying to replicate the fake patination found on Roman glass facsimiles in our museum.

🧠🔍You can read the research paper (open access) here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Unique formation of organic glass from a human brain in the Vesuvius eruption of 79 CE - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Unique formation of organic glass from a human brain in the Vesuvius eruption of 79 CE

nature.com

Dr Thomas J. Derrick 🧪🌺🏛 ⛏📚@tjderrick.bsky.social · 2y ago

While I am still struggling with the heat in Australia, looking at ancient glass. It could be way worse. Newly published research from Herculaneum has shown that brain tissue (in the right, very rare, and very hot, circumstances) can be turned into glass 😲. www.bbc.com/news/article...

While I am still struggling with the heat in Australia, looking at ancient glass. It could be way worse. Newly published research from Herculaneum has shown that brain tissue (in the right, very rare, and very hot, circumstances) can be turned into glass 😲. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Man's brain turned to glass by Vesuvius volcano ash cloud

The pea-sized brain was found in the skull of a 20-year-old man killed in the volcanic eruption.

bbc.com

Gorgeous #Roman glass cups decorated with colourful enamel-painted animals from the Roman arena, AD 200s. Found in richly-furnished ‘princely’ graves in Denmark, where they are known as ‘circus beakers’. National Museum of Denmark. 📷 by me #FindsFriday #Archaeology

Come visit my current temporary exhibition: MAPPING AN UNEVEN PATH: STORIES OF HEALTH AND DISABILITY AT VERULAMIUM 15th November 2024 - 23rd February 2025 Explore what archaeology can tell us about Roman ideas about health and disability. www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/map...

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Laurence Totelin@ltotelin.bsky.social · 2y ago

Cuts to the Arts and Humanities have been going on for years in the UK. Several great departments were closed down. But in most places, the erosion was more gradual. /1