www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j... Amazingly well preserved tombs and living quarters full of everyday objects

This one of a kind double-nozzle gold lamp was discovered during 19th century excavations of Pompeii's Temple of Venus, hidden inside a small, temporary chapel chamber. It’s thought that this was an imperial gift, likely from emperor Nero. 🏺 1/ #MANN 📸 me

“And Jesus said to them, ‘Follow me! I will teach you how to bring in people instead of fish 🐟.’” Or … maybe we can bring in people and fish at the same time? Great find at Opitergium (not far from Venice: See: pleiades.stoa.org/places/393459).

Beth Alfa Synagogue Mosaic https://www.wikiart.org/en/byzantine-mosaics/beth-alfa-synagogue-mosaic-527-5

Embracing Tetrarchic emperors at Nicomedia, part of a large collection of reliefs at the Kocaeli Archeology Museum Photo from yesterday's visit

Relief from Roman Trier depicting two young women involved in the cloth trade. Dating to the 2nd to 3rd century AD, the relief is part if the collections at the Rheinisches Landesmuseum in Trier. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #Roman #Trier

Very much looking forward to this book coming out: a silver lining to the arrival of autumn! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526187185/

One of the oldest wheels in the world! A ca. 5,000 year-old wooden disc wheel from Olzreute-Enzisholz. The site is part of the UNESCO World Heritage "Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps." The waterlogged, anaerobic environment provided ideal conditions for the...🧵1/2 📷 me

Gheriat el-Garbia is a Roman/Byzantine fort in Libya, part of the Limes Tripolitanus. It was constructed by the emperor Septimius Severus (193-211). The fort controlled an oasis and the upper reaches of a little wadi that empties in the Wadi Zemzem. It was built on a hilltop. #RomanFortThursday

The remains of a cobbled alley from Caister-on-Sea Roman Fort, near Great Yarmouth in Norfolk. The fort was built in around 200 AD, and served as a base for units of the Roman army and navy. 📸 My own. #RomanFortThursday #RomanBritain #Norfolk

Central Intrados, Decoration with Flowers and Fruits Busting out from a Rush Basket, Mausoleum of Galla Placidia https://www.wikiart.org/en/byzantine-mosaics/central-intrados-decoration-with-flowers-and-fruits-busting-out-from-a-rush-basket-mausoleum-of-425

"Let's Welcome the Enmity of Bankers" is an interview I and @will-davies.bsky.social did with him in 2012. He shows his range, judgement and spirit: www.opendemocracy.net/en/lets-welc...

Very sorry to learn that the magnificent David Potter died on Sunday evening. A pioneering mathematical physicist, he founded Psion, created the first hand-held organizer and oversaw Symbian, the standard mobile operating system. He was a wonderful philanthropist and supporter of @opendemocracy.net

How exciting!

More of our villa mosaic being uncovered today, at Halberton, Devon #MosaicMonday

Adorable Roman mosaic of a tigress and three playful cubs! 🐯❤️ Eastern Roman Empire, AD300s. 📷 Cleveland Museum of Art www.clevelandart.org/art/1987.65 #MosaicMonday #Archaeology

"Charles, by the grace of God King of the Franks and the Romans and the Lombards": Charlemagne's first surviving act after his imperial coronation, March 801, revealing hesitations around the imperial title.

Just a reminder that this project is partially funded by Elon Musk. Where money comes from matters. Remember that DOGE fired hundreds & cancelled grants for hundreds more. I just can’t care about a carbonized scroll when it’s funded by fascism. hyperallergic.com/why-is-there...

Is this the most beautiful mosaic in Ravenna?

Mosaico De Motivos Geométricos https://www.wikiart.org/en/byzantine-mosaics/mosaico-de-motivos-geometricos-425

New book coming from @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social , ed. by @marcusmeer.bsky.social and me: a starry international cast of contributors exploring image-breaking in medieval politics and society (as well as religion) - a big, neglected topic with much to tell us. boydellandbrewer.com/book/iconocl...

Here's the link to MMA podcast webpage: www.multiculturalmiddleages.com/post/the-glo.... I'm looking forward to listening to this, b/c the trade in & lore about hunting birds offers a super opportunity to explore #GlobalMiddleAges questions. #MedievalSky

The Evil Eye mosaic and other Roman floor mosaics at the Necmi Asfuroglu Museum in Antakya (historic Antioch). Photos taken this week

I was privileged on Wednesday evening to be at the launch of the Genghis Khan exhibition at the Royal Armouries museum. If you are in Leeds for #IMC2026 don't miss it. Things of great beauty never seen out of Mongolia before. Lots on women and culture. #medievalsky #genghiskhan #Mongolia

The work of the finds cleaning team on Monday this week at Halberton Roman villa. (Pleased to say I've got three more volunteering days there to look forward to.) Painted wall plaster! Tesserae! Hypocaust tiles! Pottery! Nails! #FindsFriday

Fascinating world of ancient #glass: an amazing #Roman glass jug with a smaller glass jug inside – a so-called joke-jar that shows the skill of the glassmaker. Presumably made in workshop in Cologne, found in a grave in Stein am Rhein, Switzerland, 4th c. AD. 🧵1/2

Mark has found an almost complete Iron Age black burnished ware pot from the pit he's currently excavating at #Durotriges26 It has lain undisturbed in the soil of #Dorset for over 2,000 years He is happy #Archaeology #FindsFriday

The Hove Amber Cup, crafted approximately 3,500 years ago from a singular piece of Baltic amber, was discovered in 1856 within a Bronze Age burial mound in Hove, Sussex. It's the best preserved of only two such Bronze Age vessels identified across Europe. 📷 me 🏺 #Archaeology

‼️The CEU is set to become a two-campus university again, HUN media reports. While Vienna will remain its main campus, degree-granting programs are expected to return to Budapest once the necessary approvals are completed. A step toward restoring the university's academic presence in Hungary! 2/1

Virgin Caressed by Her Parentes https://www.wikiart.org/en/byzantine-mosaics/virgin-caressed-by-her-parentes-1320

I'm recognising a very specific 'look what I found' happy face. (This photo from a York Archaeology training dig - I'd just found a 17thC trade token).

Ronnie has found Roman glass in the recut of the main Iron Age ditch at #Durotriges26 This could mean that the linear prehistoric feature remained a boundary well into the 3rd or 4th century AD She is very happy (as are we) 😊

New discovery: Archaeologists found a rare Roman rock-cut sanctuary for the goddess Minerva in a Roman quarry near Campos del Paraíso, Cuenca/Spain. Dating to the 2nd century AD. elpais.com/cultura/2026... 🏺

Mosaic Floor in Petra Church https://www.wikiart.org/en/byzantine-mosaics/mosaic-floor-in-petra-church-550

A Roman #glass flask in the shape of a #fish. We don't know what flasks in the shape fishes were used for, maybe the shape relates to the content (garum/fish sauce), maybe they were used to hold oil. On display at Pierides Museum, Larnaka, Cyprus. Photo: Jeff Amadon via Flickr

I was fortunate yesterday morning to be part of a team helping with the maintenance of the White Horse at Uffington. Part of an unbroken tradition of care, connection and dreams over more than 3,000 years

Crowned personification of Antioch (Antiocheia/Antakya) on the Tabula Peutingeriana, believed a medieval copy of the Late Roman map. At Österreichische Nationalbibliothek in Vienna

Happy first day of summer! ☀ These Roman mosaic roundels depict personifications of #summer (Latin aestas, Greek ΘΕΡΟΣ).

Another early, but very welcome, entry for #MosaicMonday.

Mosaico De Los Ciervos. https://www.wikiart.org/en/byzantine-mosaics/mosaico-de-los-ciervos-425

It's Monday, Latin dies Lunae - day of Luna, goddess of the #Moon. Therefore, for #MosaicMonday a detail of a mosaic from the #Roman villa at Orbe-Boscéaz, Yverdon-les-Bains region, Switzerland, depicting Luna in a two-horse chariot. Happy Monday to all of you!

@britishmuseum.bsky.social @bcrpm.bsky.social Refreshing view. Excellent essay, Dominic! 👍👏 Basic paraphrasing from me: It's British Retention that needs justification, NOT Greece's Restitution' very worth a read👇

Happy 17th anniversary Acropolis Museum, 20 June 2026 ✊❤🏆🎆🎉 Acropolis Museum - Μουσείο Ακρόπολης, photo credit: Tony Godwin. "The Acropolis Museum - Μουσείο Ακρόπολης is a great example of how contemporary architecture can function as a curatorial instrument." www.meer.com/en/104262-ar...?

Palmyra is an ancient city in central Syria. Archaeological finds date back to the Neolithic period. Palmyra changed hands between different empires before becoming part of the Roman Empire in the first century AD. The city grew wealthy from trade caravans with a peak in the 260s. #RomanSiteSaturday

“Mirror, mirror on the wall …” This large #Roman silver mirror was discovered leaning against a wall of the Forum at Wroxeter (Viroconium) during excavations between 1923-27. One of the most impressive Roman silver objects found in Britain! Dated 3rd century AD. 📷 by me #FindsFriday #Archaeology

If you’re interested in ancient art or archaeology, this piece explores a painted scene from Palmyra showing a woman with a child, linking pigment analysis to Late Antique visual culture and the Roman East. ▶️ www.linkedin.com/pulse/from-p...

A stunning mosaic of the river god Eurymedon with a spectular green hairdo! 💚 Watch the related video via the link @drnwillburger.bsky.social shared below. It's very uplifting to see the uncovering of this beauty millimeter by millimeter! #Findsfriday 🏺 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians

Women as well as men: “All equal and alike in power, dignity, authority, and majesty.”