The deadline is fast approaching! Apply for a Shohet Scholars Grant from the International Catacomb Society!

Check out my Pio Cristiano Museum | Vatican Museum Early Christian Art Collection on #Flickr. Like sarcophagi? This is for you. www.flickr.com/photos/60661... #photography #archaeology #EarlyChristian

The deadline is fast approaching! Apply for a Shohet Scholars Grant from the International Catacomb Society!

The central medallion was heavily restored in the 19th c. and some would argue many of the original details obscured. For example, Jesus is depicted as bearded here, whereas in many other early Christian depictions of the baptism (such as the one in the Arian baptistery) he is shown beardless.

To see this mosaic of the #Baptism of Christ in person is breathtaking. Commissioned in the 5th c. it decorates the dome of the Orthodox Baptistery in #Ravenna. Around the central medallion is a procession of the 12 apostles (Paul being the 12th!) 📷🇮🇹 flic.kr/p/t7z3cP #photography 🏺AncientBlueSky

We are now accepting applications for the 2026-2027 Shohet Scholars Grant for research on the Ancient Mediterranean! Awards range from $2,000-$30,000. Deadline is Feburary 1, 2026. More information: www.catacombsociety.org/shohet-schol...

2025 was an exciting year for us at the ICS and we have more in store for 2026! We began the year with a new face on board. Shira Telushkin joined us as Business Manager bringing enthusiasm and new creativity to the ICS. We’re thrilled to be working with her!

2025 was an exciting year for us at the ICS and we have more in store for 2026! We began the year with a new face on board. Shira Telushkin joined us as Business Manager bringing enthusiasm and new creativity to the ICS. We’re thrilled to be working with her!

Want to help support Humanities and Interdisciplinary research in ancient studies? Consider a year-end gift to the International Catacomb Society to help support our Shohet Grant program! Give here: www.catacombsociety.org/give/ Learn about the Shohet Grants here: www.catacombsociety.org/program/

#Happy #NewYear 2026 to all that follow and engage. I hope it is successful in every way. Janus The god of doorways, gates and transitions, and of beginnings and endings,  Janus fresco in Aula Gotica in Ss. Quattro Coronati, Rome #painting #art #History

Archaeologists Are Using Lasers to Clean Decades of Grime Off a Towering 1,800-Year-Old Marble Column in Rome www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a...

Funding opportunity: 2026–2027 Shohet Scholars Program, International Catacomb Society. Applications due February 1, 2026 maryjahariscenter.org/blog/2026202...

Our Facebook page was down for a bit, but we're back up and live! Give us a follow! www.facebook.com/internationa...

You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.

Merry Christmas! 🎄 Here is the lid of a fourth century sarcophagus in the Vatican Museums showing one of the earliest depictions of the Nativity. flic.kr/p/itxcNf #Christmas #photography #BuonNatale

I was delighted to visit Bible & Archaeology (bam.sites.uiowa.edu) recently to talk about early nativity scenes! 🤓 youtu.be/nKBm6FYKoEc?... We cover the catacombs, frescoes, Life of Brian. And it's the closest I've ever come to invoking "Mark Wahlberg Talks to Animals"...

Our Facebook page was down for a bit, but we're back up and live! Give us a follow! www.facebook.com/internationa...

Here's a video I took of the interior of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in #Ravenna. It gives you a good sense of what it's like to view the amazing mosaics on site--the saints procession, the Palatium, and the christological panels. 📹🇮🇹 flic.kr/p/2q1qpPn #photography #travel #LateAntiquity 🏺 AncientBlueSky

hey, that me! I was only at the PIAC for one year as an auditor, but it was hands down THE most formative aspect of my graduate and professional education.

The PIAC was founded in 1925 by decree of Pius XI. Over the past century it has trained scores of archaeologists in the study of the catacombs, ancient basilicas, inscriptions, and other early Christian artifacts of Rome and beyond.

Stunning pair of c. 1,500 year-old luxury women’s leather shoes! Exceptionally well-preserved and still shimmering with gold leaf! ✨ From Egypt. V&A Museum 📷 by me #Archaeology

Anatolia’s only known ‘Good Shepherd’ Jesus fresco uncovered in Iznik, crafted in Roman style - Türkiye Today www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/anat...

Anatolia’s only known ‘Good Shepherd’ Jesus fresco uncovered in Iznik, crafted in Roman style www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/anat... #archaeology #EarlyChristianity #art 🏺 AncientBlueSky

"Arma virumque cano......."

We received enough submissions for two online sessions at next year's NAPS annual meeting! Thanks to all who submitted abstracts. We are looking forward to the sessions!

NAPS organizers have extended the deadline to Nov 26! Pull that paper out of the wardrobe and submit it!

Hey #SBLAAR25, looking for funding for your project on the Ancient Mediterranean? We're accepting applications through February 1 for the Shohet Scholars Grant.

Hey #SBLAAR25, looking for funding for your project on the Ancient Mediterranean? We're accepting applications through February 1 for the Shohet Scholars Grant.

NAPS organizers have extended the deadline to Nov 26! Pull that paper out of the wardrobe and submit it!

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT IS TOMORROW NOV. 19!

It’s really too bad that I have so many things I need to do today, because all I want to do is sit and read this new book by @maiakotro.bsky.social

We are now accepting applications for the 2026-2027 Shohet Scholars Grant for research on the Ancient Mediterranean! Awards range from $2,000-$30,000. Deadline is Feburary 1, 2026. More information: www.catacombsociety.org/shohet-schol...

We are organizing an online session for the 2026 annual meeting of the North American Patristics Society: "Clothing and Meaning-Making in Early Christianity". Proposal deadline is Nov. 19. www.patristics.org/annual-meeti...

Conference: I Sarcofagi paleocristiani romani: nuovi studi, nuovi approcci / Roman Early Christian Sarcophagi: New studies, new approaches DAI Roma - Musei Vaticani Nov 6-7. In person and online www.academia.edu/143216180/I_...

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Register now to hear one of the leading experts on the Jewish catacombs!

A productive meeting of the ICS Board of Directors this week! The call for the 2026-2027 Shohet Scholars Grant for research on the Ancient Mediterranean will be published soon. Keep an eye out! More info: www.catacombsociety.org/program/

In the Boston area? Check out Jessica's talk. She is one of the leading experts on Jews and archaeology in Rome. Her new book "A Jewish Archaeology: The Christian Discovery of Jewish Catacombs in Rome" (Brill, 2025) is out now!

I will be the Glücksfee (German word of the day) who gets to the draw the lucky winner!

welcome and attn: new followers! 👇

Love catacombs and ancient Mediterranean material culture? Oraganized, and good with numbers? We are looking for a new Treasurer and Board member. See announcement below.

We appreciate your patience as the ICS website undergoes planned maintenance that may temporarily interrupt access to some users, depending on region and internet provider. Interruptions may last up to 10 days, until 10/17/25. www.catacombsociety.org

We have partnered with Lehrhaus in Somerville, MA to bring you an exciting class taught by Dr. Jessica Dello Russo on 10/30 at 6pm: "Whispers from the #Catacombs: Discovering Jewish Culture Under Ancient #Rome" Registration required: t.co/4tlXs5o1mH

We have partnered with Lehrhaus in Somerville, MA to bring you an exciting class taught by Dr. Jessica Dello Russo on 10/30 at 6pm: "Whispers from the #Catacombs: Discovering Jewish Culture Under Ancient #Rome" Registration required: t.co/4tlXs5o1mH

We appreciate your patience as the ICS website undergoes planned maintenance that may temporarily interrupt access to some users, depending on region and internet provider. Interruptions may last up to 10 days, until 10/17/25. www.catacombsociety.org

We will be organizing an ONLINE session for the 2026 annual meeting of the North American Patristics Society in Chicago -- "Clothing and Meaning-Making in Early Christianity." We'd love to consider your proposal! CfP opens on October 15.

Subscribe to the newletter of the Pontifical Institute of Christian #Archaeology (PIAC) in #Rome www.piac.it/news/1757680...

Giornate di studio in ricordo di Hugo Brandenburg www.piac.it/eventi/giorn...

Love catacombs and ancient Mediterranean material culture? Oraganized, and good with numbers? We are looking for a new Treasurer and Board member. See announcement below.

Fresco of the good shepherd from the Crypt of Lucina, one of the oldest sections of the #catacombs of Callixtus in #Rome. Early third century. (Wilpert water color) #archaeology #EarlyChristianity #art #antiquity