Pompeii, Regio V Thermopolium doesn't disappoint!

I had a chance to visit the London Mithraeum and would love to hear other peoples thoughts! Located under the Bloomberg building in central London, in the heart of the ancient Roman city, are the foundations of a 3rd C temple of Mithras, conserved and displayed in an immersive initiation experience.

5 weeks in Cyprus @caari-cyprus.bsky.social = serious library time plus fun museum and heritage excursions. The Ledra city is super cute, displaying the finds from the excavations on site. A figurine factory means lots of wasters. Favourite find has to be the terracotta bath tub.

You can read about our super fun exhibition 'Kerameikos' at Sydney Uni - Chau Chak Wing Museum in the latest Journal of Australian Ceramics. Exhibition extended until 2 Feb 2026! 🏺🏛️📜 search.informit.org/doi/abs/10.3...

Our new piece is out in @nature.com big mihi to all my co-authors it was a pleasure to work with you on this @lanipai.bsky.social @niiyokamigaabaw.bsky.social @napaaqtuk.bsky.social @sereananaepi.bsky.social @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social Bradley Moggridge and Brittany Kamai tinyurl.com/yc4y9kfk

Essential reading! "Scientists must also attend to their own racism. It is not enough to be non-racist. Structural issues and inequities exist in the Western academy. Those who avoid engaging with racism and colonialism in scientific works and spaces merely promote the status quo." 🏺📜🏛

Who’s been working on amazing maritime scholarship this summer? Finish it up and submit it to us at Mainsheet! We could use some more submissions for our upcoming issue— it’s our first general issue, any topic in maritime studies. www.mainsheet.mysticseaport.org/post/3355-ca...

Experimental #archaeology of tin smelting. South-west Britain was a major source of tin for bronze production, with British tin reaching as far as the major Bronze Age civilisations of the Eastern Mediterranean 🏺 Learn more 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

I'm not all about ancient stuff... I also like to make pots! My first raku firing was an amazing time and the kiln gods were smiling upon me. Thanks to the instruction of Blake Clay, instagram: www.instagram.com/_blake_clay?...

📢 Call for Papers: "Advances in Archaeological Labor Management"📢 We invite submissions for a themed issue on “Advances in Archaeological Labor Management,” to be published in Aug 2026. Abstract submission deadline: Sep 1, 2025. Find out more: cup.org/3Ibus9e @saa-aap.bsky.social #archaeology

Fabulous new article on the experience of girlhood in Ancient Egypt by the phenomenal @julia-hamilton.bsky.social - great research and great teaching as always 🔥

The final chapter, 20, offers a distribution guide to the known publicly accessible collections in the region - 66 in total. Each institution is given a short entry that situates the ancient Med. artefacts within its broader collections, with the aim of increasing visibility of these materials 🏺📜🏛.

Chapter 19 by Caleb Hamilton offers new perspectives and a distinctly Māori framework, exploring whether the use of tikanga could be offered to mummified Egyptian human remains held within museums in Aotearoa New Zealand, aligning with attitudes towards the display and care of kōiwi tangata.🏺📜🏛

Chapter 18 is on developing collaborative holistic research practices for the ethical care, treatment, interpretation, and display of Egyptian human remains at CCWM. The authors aim to encourage all who care for human remains in their collections to think more critically about ‘best practice’ 🏺📜🏛

Chapter 17 from ANU Classics Museum discusses recent restitution of three Italian objects and shares detail of the processes in a way that might benefit other institutions, hoping to encourage a wider dialogue around restitution that focuses on the realities and opportunities that can arise.

Chapter 16 by Brit Asmussen and @cairojim.bsky.social explores the sticky-ness of objects. They consider the relevance of antiquities held in museums and the varied contributions they make to the contemporary world via people’s engagement with them today.

Chapter 15 by Lilly Withycombe focuses on a screen-based exhibition interactive that the National Museum of Australia developed to introduce visitors to ancient polychromy through a playful medium and to encourage a closer interaction with objects within blockbuster travelling exhibitions 🏺📜🏛

Chapter 14 by the Hellenic Museum team explores recent projects 'WHO ARE YOU? Athens, Aotearoa and the Art of Marian Maguire', 'Becoming You' and 'Greek Love' as practical examples of the use of ancient Mediterranean-based collections for social wellbeing and the exploration of identity 🏺📜🏛

Chapter 13 from the CCWM at Sydney Uni team uses four case studies to demonstrate how we are widening participation with ancient Med collections through OBL, community co-developed programming and taking collections out of the museum environment. 🏺📜🏛

Chapter 12 by Diana Burton reviews a recent collaboration between Victoria University Wellington's Classics Museum and School of Design to develop innovative ways for students and the public to engage with the Museum’s artefacts through 3D printing techniques. 🏺📜🏛

I am thrilled to receive the 2025 Danielle Parks Memorial Fellowship @caari-cyprus.bsky.social (the announcement just went out in the newsletter)! I'll be working on my Recycling Paphos project that explores reuse practices in Nea Paphos and new methodologies for recording multiple reuse events 🏺

Chapter 11 explores the remote learning opportunities offered by the UNE Museum of Antiquities as part of a rural university traditionally serving a wide geographic dispersal of students. Hands on learning and practical experience delivered from afar and with significant pedagogical outcomes 🏺📜🏛

Out now! A collaborative volume that explores provenance, pedagogy, participatory programming and ethics for managing ancient Mediterranean collections in this region by #museum experts and researchers. 🏺📜🖼🏛 www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...

Chapter 10 explores the Tūhura Otago Museum numismatic collection of over 2500 ancient coins. The authors offer a case study of their work integrated learning internships that help digitise the collections and add narrative value for the museum's visitors online and for future in gallery display🏺📜🏛

Chapter 9 focuses on the new archaeological teaching collection at ANU gifted by the late Graeme Clarke, largely from the Jebel Khalid excavations in Syria. Author Georgia Pike-Rowney demonstrates how the collection is activated for multidisciplinary teaching and its value for teacher training. 🏺📜🏛

Chapter 8 begins the pedagogical themed papers. Andrew Jamieson of Uni Melbourne reflects on the development of Arts West and its architectural design that supports object-based learning. A case study for how new university developments can embed collections in their design processes 🏺📜🏛

Chapter 7 by Alina Kozlovski takes us through the Powerhouse collections, exploring the reception of antiquities in a technology museum and revealing their complicated role as objects that can disrupt the linearity of temporal boundaries that form the standards in current and past museum practice 🏺📜

Chapter 6 focuses on the Antiquities Collection of the Uni of Queensland in the mid 20th century and the journey of the Classics department to form the RD Milns museum. It provides a historic framework from which to understand the place of ancient world studies in contemporary Australian education.

Chapter 5 is all about the Egyptian collections of the Australian Museum. The authors explore the intersection of collecting and colonialism focussing on two major sources Ernest Wunderlich and the Egypt Exploration Fund/Society. 🏺📜🏛

Chapter 4 explores the past, present and future of the Australian Archaeology of Institute's collection, by Chris Davey and Lisa Mawdsley. It's a great example of the importance of digitising archives and talks about the value of these historic archaeological archives for current research.

Chapter 3 by Ken Sheedy, Director of ACANS, explores the collecting of ancient coins in Australia and the creation of private collections and their journeys into public institutions.

Chapter 2 by Emma Ash and Deirdre Harrison explores the Provenance History of the Mediterranean Collection @aucklandmuseum.bsky.social Tāmaki Paenga Hira - They aim to understand the development of museum collections and their intersection with the mechanisms of colonisation

Chapter 1 introduces the excellent work of our collaborators and reflects on how and why Med archaeology collections were formed in the region. I hope that this volume encourages more reflection on the value of these heritages in dialogue with the First Nation's cultures of their new homelands. 📜🏺🏛

Out now! A collaborative volume that explores provenance, pedagogy, participatory programming and ethics for managing ancient Mediterranean collections in this region by #museum experts and researchers. 🏺📜🖼🏛 www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...

Back in the office energy.

Museum Resource 🏺 Ceramic Type Collection Our online type collections of historic period archaeological ceramics (1492-1850) is a searchable digital resource that includes thousands of images of sherds, representing hundreds of different ceramic types: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/histarch/cer...

1/6 To celebrate our 10th anniversary & reflect on the past & future of the field we will be sharing highlights from past issues across the year. We have asked authors to offer thoughts in retrospect on their research, its evolution, & future. We begin with Francesco Campagnola co-editor...

Please help me get our CFP to people working on maritime studies, from any field. Mainsheet: A Journal of Multidisciplinary Maritime Studies is published by Mystic Seaport Museum, and I'm the managing editor. Open access, no publishing fee. #MaritimeHistory #MaritimeStudies #CoastalHistory

We have created a starter pack for all things archaeology and heritage publishing! Please share far and wide and let us know who we missed! #archaeology #heritage #publishing

New year, new adventures, same me... which means more #archaeology, #museums, curating fun exhibitions, lots of provenance research, a book launch, a fellowship in Athens, great food seeking out inventive GF cooking, and I hope a few (good) surprises.

Got a peep at the new Pompeii exhibition at National Museum of Australia. Some phenomenal finds have made their way from the Pompeii Archaeological Park displayed among an immersive streetscape. Of course, I was too busy chatting with friends old and new to take many pics, but see it for yourself!📜🏺

#Greece in #HistoricPhotography - An unnamed man sits outside the Western walls of Tiryns, 1890-1921 by William Woodhouse. Zoom in and you can make out Boutzi castle in the harbour and Nafplio as it was then! flic.kr/p/VgvCNQ 🏺📜📷

PhD position announced in Classical Archaeology and Ancient History at my department, University of Gothenburg. Plz spread the word. And do apply! web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103...

The final #WCCWiki of the year will take place on Friday 13 December, 12-14.00 GMT. We've only got 6 more #Wikipedia pages to edit or create until we reach the 750 page total! All warmly welcome Join Zoom Meeting us02web.zoom.us/j/81829924385

Very excited that our new collaborative volume on Med collections in Australia and Aotearoa is almost here! 🏺📜 Please don't be put off by the cost (couldn't afford open access directly), there will be an ebook and of course can share off prints etc when its out! www.routledge.com/Mediterranea...

Lots of silhouettes on PhyloPic. If you filter by “public domain” you can find the ones that don’t need the license to be shown. www.phylopic.org

Military historians: tell me more about animal knee armour of the past.

Tesellatum Romanum quod effossum est in meridionalibus regionibus Galliae in oppido Ucetia. Illa bubo crapulā plena videtur quam edormiscere non potuit. #mosaicmonday #lingualatina