📣 In February next year, the "Etruscan and Italic Communities" network will meet in Vienna to discuss various forms of networks and mobilities in pre-Roman Italy. We would love to hear your paper, so please check out the Call for Papers. ➡️ www.academia.edu/143782531/Ca... #Archaeology 🏺

#Ancientbluesky #Skystorians #history #swearing #archaeology This article is cool because I can legitimately say 'fuck' a lot and claim that this is all part of academic discourse. So fucking read it, please. Oh, and please fucking subscribe to my shit. Thanks! open.substack.com/pub/jamescov...

This Etruscan guttus - a vessel used to store and pour liquids in small amounts, or to refill oil lamps - is shaped like an elephant. It may have been inspired by the elephants first seen in Italy during the invasions of Pyrrhus and of Hannibal of Carthage in the 3rd c. BCE. 🏺 300-200 BCE.

As grant money starts drying up, it's more important than ever not to waste it on paying publishers' open access "article processing fees" when we can host PDFs for free. Tom Morgan and I wrote a paper on this, forthcoming at Science and Public Policy. Accepted draft here: osf.io/preprints/os...

CfP for early career researcher ➡️ Fluid Communities: Concepts of Social Mobility and Identity Construction between textual evidence and materiality in Antiquity, December 5-6, 2025 @univie.ac.at #AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky #BlueSkyClassics altegeschichte.univie.ac.at/en/news-even...

We have a new #HEASBlog on our website! Students from @dominik-hagmann.bsky.social's #AI and Interdisciplinary Research course at @univie.ac.at's Department of #EvolutionaryAnthropology got hands-on experience with cutting-edge robotics at #general_laser.at in Vienna. www.heas.at/activities/b...

It was fascinating to see the 3D printer in action. This support structure will soon be proudly carrying the fragments of the Polygnotos Krater in the @univie.ac.at Archaeological Collection. Many thanks to www.archaeo-perspectives.at for their enthusiasm. #Archaeology 🏺

I thought I had a vague idea of Hellenistic Apulia, but this new tomb painting surpasses all expectations. Seized from the infamous Symes collection, it is now on display in Canosa. Its vivid colours and striking scene are breathtaking. #Archaeology 🏺 www.ilgiornaledellarte.com/Articolo/A-C...

A high-impact article on the employment situation of essential staff members in Italian archaeological parks. #Archaeology 🏺 #cats www.artribune.com/arti-visive/...

📷 Taken by our editor Robin Skeates, it is a frontispiece from our latest issue. Check out the associated Editorial on the theme 'Linguae francae, present and past' to explore languages and language inequality in #archaeology 🆓

After touring around Basilicata and Calabria for four weeks, I am heading back to Napoli, but I could not leave southern Italy without spending a night in Sala Consilina in the Vallo di Diano (Campania). #Archaeology #photography #ThePhotoHour

Tiriolo, located in Calabria, boasts majestic views of both the Ionian and Tyrrhenian coasts, as well as incredible archaeology such as the early Hellenistic 'Palazzo dei Delfini', the chamber tomb, and the iconic helmet with its fancy hairstyle (today in Catanzaro). #Archaeology 🏺

Many thanks to the colleagues at Metaponto. Despite the museum being a huge construction site, they found time to browse their storerooms with me. It is hard to imagine such enthusiasm, effort, and hospitality outside of southern Italy. #Archaeology 🏺

Oxford chemists identify honey offering in a 2,500-year-old shrine | University of Oxford www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-07...

Titel ohne Zukunft? Privatdozenten sind habilitiert, hochqualifiziert – und oft ohne Einkommen, Stelle oder Perspektive. Eine neue Initiative will ihnen Gehör verschaffen. Wer steht hinter "PD Prekär"? Im Wiarda-Blog: www.jmwiarda.de/blog/2025/07...

Mon livre est sorti de presse ! Il faudra tout de même attendre la rentrée pour vous le procurer, ou venir directement au Livre sur la place à Nancy le 13 septembre pour que je vous le dédicace.

My second stop was Cirò and Cirò Marina. Huge thanks to many people, including the amazing Soprintendenza di Catanzaro e Crotone, for giving me access to materials, making countless calls to organise things, showing me around the region, and sharing their knowledge and passion. #Archaeology 🏺

We are deeply grateful for the funding. To celebrate this, some photos from San Chirico Raparo. One of the Lucanian tombs there contained this extravagant black-gloss fountain model, and they also had an abundance of lead barbecue equipment that we are going to analyse. #Archaeology 🏺 #AcademicSky

Whenever I have time, I try to visit the burial plots that I work on, and the ones in Lucania never fail to amaze me with their views of the landscape. San Martino d'Agri, Tempa Cagliozzo; with some of the assemblages displayed in the Museum of Grumento Nova. #Archaeology 🏺 #AcademicSky

This is Susi, my new local collaborator this year. Her constant efforts are very much appreciated. #dogsofbluesky #Archaeology 🏺 #AcademicSky

As seen here from the Sacro Monte di Viggiano, the Agri Valley embodies everything I love about Basilicata: majestic mountains, deep oak woods, rivers, hillside towns, and incredible archaeology. #Archaeology 🏺 #AcademicSky

Driving through the oak forests of Basilicata's Agri Valley feels like coming home. The first stop on this summer's trip is Grumento Nova, and I am extremely grateful to the Museum for opening its doors wide to support my current research and future collaboration. #Archaeology 🏺 #AcademicSky

📣 Vienna's Institute of Classical Archaeology is recruiting a Full Professor of Roman Archaeology. It is one of the largest and most international departments in German-speaking countries, with a strong fieldwork profile and a rich blend of academic traditions. #Archaeology 🏺 #AcademicSky

Working in academia is not always fun, but when you collaborate with welcoming, warm-hearted colleagues like I did today at the splendid Museo Barracco archive, you are reminded of the reasons behind your work. Many thanks! #Archaeology 🏺 #AcademicSky

There is so much to say about the 3rd-century Capena plate, but for me, the baby elephant is still the star, albeit a poor one. Archaeological escapism at a time that feels like the eve of the next world war. 📷 by me #Archaeology 🏺 Rome, Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia

📣 Save the date and join us to discuss Classics pedagogy in German-speaking countries. How can we organise study programmes, address professional diversification, and strike a balance between research-oriented education and vocational training? #Archaeology 🏺 🔜 www.kleinefaecher.de/beitraege/bl...

Now for the negative: a beautifully detailed mould of a terracotta banqueter lying on his bed with his shoes underneath, and a table with plates, fruit and food. Taranto, first half of the 5th c. BCE, 📷 by me #Archaeology 🏺

Another example of the perfection of southern Italian terracotta artefacts: a polychrome female head, the findspot and identification of which are unknown. Taranto, 4th c. BCE (?), 📷 by me #Archaeology 🏺

As someone with a soft spot for turtles, I have mixed feelings about this one, but I am also interested in tortoiseshell lyres, such as this 5th-century BCE piece from Taranto. 📷 by me #Archaeology 🏺

For #MothersDay, the great hall of the Matres Matutae, votive statues of mothers, typically holding infants in swaddling clothes, at the Museo Campano, Capua. The statues were excavated in the 1870s/1880s at a sanctuary near Capua. #AncientBlueSky

A highlight of early Hellenistic Taranto is the stunning terracotta group of Orpheus and the Sirens, recently returned from the Getty to Italy. While striking, their original setting, possibly on a funerary monument, remains a mystery. Taranto, late 4th c. BCE, 📷 by me #Archaeology 🏺

„Gemeinsam für ein Niemals wieder!“ ‼️ Sebastian Schütze, Rektor der Universität Wien, ist Teil des "Virtuellen Gedenkens 2025" des Mauthausenkomitees. Mehr dazu hier: ⤵️ www.befreiungsfeier.at #MKOE #80JahreBefreiung #VirtuellesGedenken2025 #NiemalsVergessen #NiemalsWieder #WeRemember

Form follows function? A nutcracker designed as pressed bronze hands with an internal hinge and beautifully decorated gold bracelets. A must for every kitchen drawer. Taranto, late 4th/early 3rd century BCE, 📷 by me #Archaeology 🏺

After Canosa, I'd like to start a series of posts about Taranto, whose MArTA is a must-see in southern Italy. Here's something small to start with: a terracotta model of an old nanny looking after a sleeping baby in a cradle and a dog snuggled up to it. Taranto, 350–325 BCE, 📷 by me #Archaeology 🏺

Sipping my coffee ☕️ thinking about these marvellous Minoan cups! So modern-looking it’s incredible to think they were made by Bronze Age potters 3,800 years ago! Known as Kamares Ware, these luxury ceramics were made in palace workshops. Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me #Archaeology 🏺

The cleaning of the plaster casts at the Vienna Archaeological Collection is nearing completion, and the results are breathtaking. 🎬 Enjoy one round of peeling in fast motion. Many thanks to @univie.ac.at for funding the project.🏺AncientBlueSky #museum

One of the incredible places in the Campanian Vallo di Diano is Padula. The magnificent Charterhouse is a must, and for aficionados of "Lucanian" tombs like myself, the newly discovered graves, including a tile with a cavalryman engraved on it, are super exciting.🏺 AncientBluesky #AncientSiteSunday

May I ask if any of you have experimented with digital workflows for measuring Munsell colour codes from photographs? Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. #archaeology 🏺AncientBlueSky photo: Hannes Grobe, CC BY-SA 4.0.

📢Wir haben die 1. Druckfahnen für Bd2 bekommen 🤩 Darunter von @archaeologiskop.bsky.social @matthiashoernes.bsky.social @archaeoastrid.bsky.social @alexanderveling.bsky.social Wenn alles fertig ist, wird es bei @propylaeum.bsky.social publiziert. Danke an @leizarchaeology.bsky.social für den Satz!

Sometimes even classical beauty needs a refresh. Our plaster casts are being professionally cleaned at the moment, and I love the aesthetics of the dirt of decades being peeled away. 🏺AncientBlueSky #museum

Decent people thank Ukraine.

📣 Wie, was und unter welchen Bedingungen lehren wir heute in den Altertumswissenschaften – und warum tun wir das Woche für Woche? Wir wollen über die universitäre Lehre und ihre Zukunft sprechen und freuen uns über Themenvorschläge.🏺AncientBlueSky #AcademicSky www.kleinefaecher.de/beitraege/bl...

Excited to share my new paper in the #JournalOfArchaeologicalScience The study from the Danube Limes (Noricum) reveals insights into movement, trade, and military logistics. 🔗 Read more 👉🏻 doi.org/10.1016/j.ja... #RomanArchaeology #GIS #FrontierStudies #AncientMobility @heasvienna.bsky.social

A half day off work in Policoro, although unplanned, gave me the chance to see the abandoned town of Craco. The austere beauty of the #landscape of southern Basilicata at its best.

A final piece from Canosa: a beautiful askos for those who also appreciate the precise ornamentation, the colours and little details of the Hellenistic-Republican Listata pottery from the city and the Ofanto area. Metropolitan museum, inv. 60.11.8 🏺AncientBlueSky

Kollege @maxmiller.bsky.social und ich schreiben im neuen @profil.at: Prekäre Arbeitsverhältnisse treiben hoch ausgebildete Universitätsangestellte in die Privatwirtschaft und ins Ausland. #ichbinhanna www.profil.at/oesterreich/...

In der NS-Zeit haben viele Kunstobjekte unter fragwürdigen Umständen den Besitz gewechselt. So auch im Falle der „Sammlung Dehn“, die 1939 an die FAU kam.   Ein Forschungsprojekt hat nun die Ursprünge der Sammlung näher beleuchtet: www.fau.de/2025/01/news...

Two prime examples of glass objects found at Canosa: a moulded mosaic bowl with sections of multi-coloured glass canes and glass segments, and a vessel with gold decoration sandwiched between two perfectly fitting bowls. British Museum, inv. 1871,0518.3 and 1871,0518.2🏺AncientBlueSky

Once the object of a tug-of-war between the Toledo Museum of Art and the Italian government, this incredible Greek hydria from Sicily is now in the National #Etruscan Museum in #Rome. It depicts Dionysus' transformation of the Tyrrhenian pirates into dolphins. 🏺 1/ Vulci, end of 6th c. BCE 📸 me

The 3D printers are hard at work creating a supporting model for one of the most beautiful pieces in the University of Vienna's archaeological collection. I have spent two years reconstructing the vessel and researching its history, so I can hardly wait to see it in its display case.🏺AncientBlueSky