After a pretty crappy two days in London where all my plans were scuppered, I’m trying to me positive 🤪 Still, had a not unpleasant 1st experience of the @britishlibrary.bsky.social today!

Mood is starting to lift on account of some choice purchases 😬

Well that was a bloody pointless trip to London! The @britishmuseum.bsky.social isn’t re-opening until tomorrow afternoon & there’s no guarantee that the Study Rooms will be open at all! It’s nobody’s fault, but I’m still fuming! Back to the @ics.bsky.social I suppose to at least salvage something

TRYING to get into the British Museum!

Made it back to wet & windy Yorkshire after a lovely 2 days in Oxford with the #OOCDTP cohort. Looking forward to heading to Cambridge in spring. Spent a bit too much time in @blackwells.bsky.social but managed to pick up this cracker! #EtruscanResearch

Despite my social battery running very low, I’ve had an enjoyable & engaging day at the #OOCDTP cohort event in Oxford! I’ve met some lovely people & I’m looking forward to seeing my #PhD through to completion alongside them! @oocdtp.bsky.social @ougradsch.bsky.social

Serious question - what’s the optimal number of monitors to use when researching? How many is too many? 😂 #AskingForAnArchaeologist

🚨 New blog post! 🚨 With Pope Francis's death and the election of Leo XIV, UK media coverage was surprisingly positive. Read John Wolffe's blog on whether Britain moved beyond its old ‘No Popery’ tradition www.open.ac.uk/blogs/religi... @thebasr @OU_FASS

🚨 Calling all Latin, Greek & ClassCiv enthusiasts🚨 Please help us to spread the word & let people know that registration for the 32nd @jactdurham.bsky.social is open! We have residential & non-residential options available. We also offer bursaries for those who need them! www.durhamglss.org

Took a little break from my research yesterday afternoon & binged the entire series of ‘Monsters: The Ed Gein Story’. Hmmm, yes, well …. OMG! 😦

📯🏺🏛️ Our @universitypress.cambridge.org book "Senses, Cognition and Ritual Experience in the Roman World" is #OPENACCESS ! 👇 www.cambridge.org/core/books/s... #archaeology #sensoryarchaeology #senses #cognition #cognitivescienceofreligion #ritual #religion #classics #ancienthistory #romanhistory

Two phases of timber buildings shown during excavations at Inchtuthil legionary fortress, north of the River Tay in Perthshire, Scotland. #RomanFortThursday www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-... #ClassicsBluesky #Archaeology 🏺

📣 Calling all PhD Students in Classics, Archaeology, Ancient History, and related disciplines 📣 Register now for our Classical Studies PhD welcome event 22 October 2025, 3:00PM - 4:00PM Learn how the ICS’s resources and activities can support you in your PhD research: shorturl.at/pxRQe

Housesteads lies midway along Hadrian’s Wall. It is the most complete example of a Roman fort in Britain. It was built within a decade of AD 122, when work on the Wall began. It was garrisoned by an 800-strong infantry regiment until the end of the 4th century. #RomanFortThursday

Lots to look forward to in 2026, but mainly this ⬇️ #Italia #Roma #PhD #Research

Traces of Roman Hospital Uncovered in Southwestern Turkey - Archaeology Magazine archaeology.org/news/2025/10...

Researching a legal moment that was supposed to change everything - whether it did or not? The call for papers for 'Moments of Rupture' is open until 23 October! Free, online conference in November, hosted by the Open Universities legal histories research cluster. #LegalHistory #cfp

📰 Archaeologists uncover "one of the most complete and undisturbed Late Bronze Age tombs ever found in Canaan" at the port of Yavneh-Yam 🏺 #AntiquityResearch #ArchaeologyNews via @heritagedaily.bsky.social www.heritagedaily.com/2025/10/elit...

#TombTuesday Archaeologists discover rare liquid gypsum burial of 'high-status individual' from #RomanBritain. The newfound stone coffin that had gypsum poured over it in #Roman times in what is now England. (See Alt ) #History (Image credit: Courtesy of Headland Archaeology)

A stunning 2,000 year-old Roman blue glass amphoriskos. 📷 Getty Museum www.getty.edu/art/collecti... #Archaeology

An impressive Archaic Etruscan terracotta canopic urn (6th century BCE ) on the front cover! ⚱️

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Upcoming Research Training: Introduction to Digital Classics Approaches Weds 29 Oct 2-3pm This seminar will give an overview of current digital methods, technologies & tools used in the study of the ancient world, languages, texts, history, objects, cultural heritage & reception: shorturl.at/U6pc0

This is fabulous & one of the many reasons I’m really proud to be an @openuniversity.bsky.social student! @ougradsch.bsky.social @oulibrary.bsky.social #NeverTooOld

How lovely is this 😍 So proud to work for this amazing institution @openuniversity.bsky.social BBC News - Great-grandmother graduates university at 90 years old www.bbc.com/news/article...

🚨 Calling all Oxonians 🚨 I’m staying in Oxford for a few nights in November for a DTP cohort meeting, but I haven’t been to Oxford for years and I don’t know where best to park! I’m staying at Rewley House which Is by Wellington Square! Any parking advice would be hugely welcomed! 🙏

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Back to the @bsrome.bsky.social in September 2026. This time for 17 nights. It’s the longest I can get whilst juggling lots of responsibilities, but it’ll be amazing to spend a longer period of time in Rome. I swear, once I’m #PhD done, I’m going to apply for one of their residencies 🇮🇹

New on the fraut blog: an interview with autistic GP and fraut co-director Dr Tony Mohammed. fraut.co.uk/2025/10/11/f...

I've been feeling rough all week (some kind of mystery infection + inner ear stuff so I feel seasick all the time) but I'm sitting down now to make progress on catching up with #ClassicsTober!

How can autistic students be supported at university? Here are some tips for teaching staff from fraut co-founder Dr Cora Beth Fraser... www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/three...

Me, talking about autism in Higher Education! www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/three...

I probably bang on about the @jactdurham.bsky.social too much, but it’s an outstanding opportunity for anyone who wants to explore Ancient Greek, Latin or Classical Civilisation. Please share this post and spread the word about this amazing Summer School! #JACTDurham www.durhamglss.org

I’ve been pondering the features & benefits of AdobePro to support my #PhD research. I’m wondering if anyone here has experience of using it & if they think it’s worth the investment. It might be the case I can get it through the university, but I’d prefer not to shell out if it’s not beneficial.

We were delighted to welcome members of the UK Parliament—both from the House of Commons and the House of Lords—on Monday, 6 October, to the British School at Rome. The visit provided a valuable opportunity to strengthen UK–Italy relations and explore shared cultural and research interests.

Prof Polly Low (Durham) will give the Autumn Lecture in Classics, part of the ICS/National Hellenic Research Foundation/British School at Athens Lectures in Classics Towards a New History of Ancient Greek Empire(s) Mon 3 Nov, 6pm, at the BSA. Full details & link to register: shorturl.at/7YW74

On my way home now 😑 One week at the @bsrome.bsky.social is not enough, but I’ve got lots of data to work on, so it’s been a successful week. As usual all the staff at the BSR were outstanding, and I’ll be back in the new year … hopefully for at least 2 weeks!

There’s probably a fancy sociological / psychological explanation for this, but I’ve always been a coffee drinker, black no sugar, the stronger the better, but in all honesty I can’t say I really enjoy its taste. It must be a social thing I’m conforming to ☕️ 🇮🇹

Lovely afternoon in Rome.

When I sit in the @bsrome.bsky.social courtyard I always think about my MA research on Roman gardens & how they were healthy spaces. Despite the chaos of Rome (which is just on the other side of the walls), it’s so peaceful here. Full of greenery, water & the sounds of nature 🦅 🌲 ⛲️ #RomanGardens

Continuing the lecture series “Telling the Story of Archaeology in Tuscia”, join us in Civita Castellana for: “New Discoveries from the Falerii Novi Project” with archaeologist Stephen Kay, Archaeology Manager at the BSR. More info: direzioneregionalemuseilazio.cultura.gov.it/eventi/racco...

#OnThisDay - 7 October - ca. 14 BC Drusus the Younger, son of the Emperor Tiberius, was born. His death in AD 23 was thought natural, though it was later alleged that he had been poisoned by Sejanus. #AncientHistory 🏺 Image: RIC Tiberius 45; ANS 1957.172.1519. Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....

OMG 😦 I’ve found a copy of Monumenti Antichi (42) 1955 at the @bsrome.bsky.social which has EVERYTHING I need in it. The online catalogue suggested it wasn’t available, but whilst randomly perusing the shelves I found it! IM SO HAPPY 😂 Massive thanks to the lovely Library team who helped me!

Just a little light reading to enjoy in the Roman sun ☀️. I need a little break from the dense Italian scholarship so got these in English. Plus there’s nothing really too heavy here, more for the general reader.

I’m taking advice & spending the morning out of the library! Villa Giulia it is 🙂‍↔️ #Etruscan 🇮🇹

Casually mooching around the BSR when I spot this Villanovan / Etruscan hut urn ⚱️ just casually on the sideboard! Assuming / hoping it’s just a replica 😂

😠 This morning was brilliant but now I’m in a research induced mood with myself. On a positive note though, I think I’ve just thought up a way of incorporating the Deleuzian concept of ‘smooth and striated’ space into an analysis. #NewMaterialism #Archaeology #Deleuze #AssemblageTheory #Change

Can’t believe the interest that the @jactdurham.bsky.social is receiving! Registration has only been open just over a week and we’ve already got 24 students signed up. There’s plenty of time to register, but don’t leave it too long because at this rate we’ll fill up quickly!!!! www.durhamglss.org

Joining my first undergraduate tutorial for the @openuniversity.bsky.social @ougradsch.bsky.social #PhD Teaching Scheme. A happy coincidence that the module I’m assigned to is #A340 - The Roman Empire, & I’m dialling in from the Eternal City itself - a great talking point! @drginamay.bsky.social

I’m in the @bsrome.bsky.social library 📚 & I’ve woken up with a very clear sense of direction! I still need some preliminary data from the @dai-weltweit.bsky.social but things are looking up! 🇮🇹