Andy Lawrence
@drudrudru.bsky.social
Post-Doc in Roman (Provincial) Archaeology at @UniBern. Views own.
A rare #Roman terracotta oil-lamp, decorated with the image of a #camel. Found in the legionary fortress of Vindonissa, present-day Windisch, Switzerland. 📷 Béla Polyvàs, Kanton Aargau. 🏺 #archaeology
@unibe.ch @snf-fns.ch New from our project on the Iron Age Site of Bemersyde in the Scottish Borders www.socantscot.org/society-fund...
Geographies of Power and ‘Places in Between' at Iron Age Bemersyde - Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Two complimentary projects investigating a significant Iron Age site
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📢 Did you know the the Journal of Roman Archaeology is flipping to #OpenAccess? All research content published in the journal from January 2026 will be permanently and freely available to read, download and share around the world 🌏. Find out more: https://cup.org/4oaKGzq
A 2000-year-old Roman bridge has been discovered in Aegerten, Switzerland. Over 300 oak piles were unearthed. Based on current dendrochronological analysis, the earliest construction dates back to approximately 40 BC, while the most recent parts are from 369 AD. www.be.ch/de/start/die... 🏺
tinyurl.com/23hj5nex In Aegerten (BE), archaeologists have uncovered remains of a Roman bridge used between ca. 40 BCE and 369 CE. More than 300 oak piles and everyday finds—tools, nails, coins, even a wooden plane—shed light on life along the Roman road network. #Archäologie #Bern #Romans
2000 Jahre alte Römerbrücke in Aegerten entdeckt
Auf einer Baustelle in Aegerten haben Mitarbeitende des Archäologischen Dienstes des Kantons Bern Reste einer römerzeitlichen Brücke gefunden. Es handelt sich um zahlreiche Eichenpfähle, die einst zu ...
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Schaut mal, ein neues tolles Buch: "Forschende Frauen und Vindonissa" von Regine Fellman-Brogli und Christine Meyer-Freuler über die fünf Archäologinnen, die den römischen Fundplatz #Vindonissa erforschten. Weitere Infos gibt's hier: www.beck-shop.de/fellmann-bro...
#FindsFriday This amazing stone ball was found thanks to students learning flotation last week! It's from @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social & T. Romankiewicz's #IronAge site in the Scottish Borders. They are thought to be gaming pieces w c. 200 found across #Scotland @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social #EdinArch
#LinkedOpenData #LinkedOpenSamianWare Did you know that there is a research #database for #Roman Samian Ware comprising information on names on Terra Sigillata / Corpus Vasorum Arretinorum (merged into one database), name marked decorated vessels, and Ovolo vessels? rgzm.github.io/samian-lod/
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This Website provides the documentation to the SPARQL-Query Editor for the Samian Research Database.
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Sarah Lord@potsofhistory.bsky.social · 2y agoHave you ever wondered how Roman Samian Ware was made? If you're a true Roman history lover (and I know you are!), we’ve got you covered. Here’s an informative video by Potted History on the subject! 🎥 Learn, like, and subscribe—it really helps! 👉 youtu.be/CapnJsGy5fo?... #SamianWare #PottedHistory
For #FindsFriday, here are two versions of the same thing: a decorated curved rectangular #scutum boss of legio VIII Augusta. The complete one comes from the Tyne near South Shields (possibly a shipwreck site) & the less complete from #Vindonissa.
a new publication on the 101 inscriptions of Vindonissa has just been published: an in-depth catalogue but also essays on specific aspects of the corpus discovery, preservation, geology, as well as essays on the votive and funerary inscriptions. doi.org/10.19218/390... #Epigraphy #Vindonissa
