This is it. This is Hvar island. 🏝️ 📷 Leo Nikolić

Extraordinary discovery from Pelješac 🇭🇷 archaeologists uncovered a complete Greek theatrical mask (4th–3rd c. BCE) inside the Crno Jezero cave sanctuary. Another stunning reminder of the deep ritual and cultural connections between Illyrian communities and the wider Mediterranean. #archaeology

This looks very promising #archaeology

Somewhere between wine and the Adriatic sea Island of Korcula 🇭🇷 #Adriatic #Dalmatia

Na dobro van došla Sudamja 💙 Happy St. Domnius Day to all those who carry Split in their hearts. ✨🌍 There it is, shining beneath the golden sun. #Split #Croatia #home

Going into the bank holiday weekend… with a small Adriatic escape 🌅🌊

It took exactly one proper tennis match to realise 20 years haven’t made me any calmer. Within minutes, I’m back to being 16—yelling, negotiating with the net, and taking every point far too seriously. Note to self: this is meant to be a fun outdoor activity. #tennis

St George’s Bay on the feast day of the patron saint of Vis, island of Vis - still, luminous, and quietly perfect 💙

21 April — the traditional foundation of Rome. Marking it with The First King (Il Primo Re). It’s marketed in English as “Historical Latin Action” — which is technically accurate… but also funny. Yes, the film is in Latin (with subtitles), making the story feel raw and immediate. #Classics

A very good weekend: paper submitted- research curiosity fed, 🔬 theatre time - mind reset, 🎭 and tennis - for the body, the rhythm and the quite satisfaction of a clean hit 🎾

Somewhere between sea and sky, everything feels possible. 🌊 💙

Christina Koch’s journey around the Moon is an inspiration : To every woman and girl — be ambitious, be brave, be loud, and be wonderfully you. The sky was never the limit — and now we know, neither is the Moon.

And I can hear her saying in my voice: just… f&@ off! 🐙🫶

Spring’s back—colours are finally showing up again and the sky’s actually blue. Feels like everything’s just a bit lighter.🌸🫶 #spring #cats

This is us—floating quietly in the vast, dark ocean of space. www.nasa.gov/image-articl...

My talk at ICS Archaeology Seminar Understanding Ancient Craft: Scientific Insights into Greek and Hellenistic Decorated Vases 📅 Wednesday, 25 March 2026 🕔 17:00–18:30 📍 Hybrid (Senate House, Room 264 & online). Please register in the link 👇 ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Island of Galešnjak It’s a small, naturally occurring heart-shaped island in the Pašman Channel of the Adriatic Sea ❤️

📢 ICS Seminar | 21 January 2026 Dr Amy Styring (University of Oxford) Isotopic insights into past cultivation and dietary practices How can plant isotope analysis transform our understanding of ancient agriculture and diet? 🕔 17:00 (UK) 💻 Online | 🏛 In person: Senate House, Room 264 🔗 Register here👇

🍞🍯🍷 Food Experimental Archaeology Libum (small bread), an energy snack with seeds, nuts & honey, and white wine cooked with dates, bay leaves & pepper. The Greeks and Romans used lots of honey, and wine was drunk in many different (and tastier!) ways than today #archaeology #food

📣 ICS Seminar & Greek/Roman nibbles. Join us tonight 👇 🍽️ The Integrated Table: Reconstructing Ancient Foodways From the Adriatic to the Danube — exploring ancient diets through archaeology, science & texts. 🗓️ 14 Jan 2026 | 📍 Senate House / Online 🥂 5 pm 🔗 Register: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

While the weather in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 is gloomy and cold, I hope these photos from archaeological excavations on the island of Šćedro 🇭🇷bring a smile to your face. Some very specific excavation skills for working on karstic Dalmatian islands 😄 More about project 👉 prijatelji-otoka-scedro.hr/en/projects

📣 ICS Seminar: 🍽️ The Integrated Table: Reconstructing Ancient Foodways From the Adriatic to the Danube — exploring ancient diets through archaeology, science & texts. 🗓️ 14 Jan 2026 | 📍 Senate House / Online 🥂 Greek–Roman drinks & nibbles after the event! 🔗 Register: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

📣 Call for Contributions | #EAA2026 Islands don’t isolate — they connect. Session #111 invites papers rethinking Mediterranean islands as bridges within wider networks of movement, materiality & exchange. 🎤 Keynote: Cyprian Broodbank 🗓 Deadline: 5 Feb 📤 Submission 👉 www.e-a-a.org/eaa2026

Winter sunset in Split 🇭🇷 🌅

It’s a blue Christmas 🎄 ☀️ Season Greetings from the Adriatic

Christmas Eve by the sea 🌊 #home 🇭🇷

💫New research out now!💫 Hutson and colleagues demonstrate that men get hired as faculty in archaeology PhD programs more often than women, putting strain on women PhD mentors. And they have some suggestions about what to do about it, too. Read here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Finally a great news! 🙌 EU’s Erasmus scheme to reopen to UK students for first time since Brexit

Excellent talk on network analysis of archaeometallurgical data (copper) from the Balkans (c.6200-3200 BC) by Miljana Radivojevic @ Senat House It showed what can be achieved by implementing computer science and archaeological data. 💻🪏⛏️ 📊

🔔 ICS Archaeology Seminar – 10 Dec, 5pm (hybrid) Dr Miljana Radivojević: “Community Detection in Archaeology: Early Copper Networks in the Balkans.” See how network science reveals prehistoric copper exchange (6200–3200 BC) & past social dynamics. 📍 Senate House, Room 264 | 💻 Online 🔗 Register 👇

#MosaicMonday from the Archaeological Museum Split 🐚 Stunning 3rd c. AD Triton from the villa of the Roman provincial consul in Salona. Once part of 10m² floor, the preserved panel shows Triton rising from the sea, with seaweed, crab pincers and octopus arms in his hair. www.armus.hr/en/collectio...

Of course we get England. Here we go again!

Today Komiža on the island of Vis celebrates St Nicholas (locally called Mikula), the protector of sailors and fishermen. Every 6 Dec an old wooden boat is burned in front of the hilltop church of St Nicholas — a powerful ritual of gratitude, renewal, and respect for the sea. 🔥⛵️🌊

✨ #ThrowbackThursday ✨ Nelly’s brilliant talk on organic residue analysis in Greek decorated pottery @ Institute of Classical Studies last Wednesday 🏺🧪 We leaned what these vessels once held—not only wine and olive oil, and what that tells us about daily life in the ancient world.

Sunny day in Cambridge ☀️😎

I made a mistake by sharing a cat photo, and now my feed is full of cats. 🙀🐾

🪦 #TombTuesday: An Illyrian helmet from Zakotorac, Pelješac 🇭🇷 (good luck with pronunciation 😀). Placed in a drystone mound, not a tomb, it may have been a ritual/votive object. With Greek pottery, it shows Iron Age Adriatic trade & social organisation. More here: www.e-a-a.org/EAA/EAA/News...

🐬 #MosaicMonday from ancient Issa (Vis) 🇭🇷 This mosaic of two dolphins, found in the Roman baths at Issa, reflects the site’s long-standing connection to the sea and its blend of Greek origins and later Roman culture. A simple but striking piece from the Adriatic. 📷 Zavicajni Muzej Vis

Senate House at night looks even more ominous.

🌟New in Advances in Archaeological Practice!🌟 How does modern agricultural land use affect the results of archaeological survey? Plekhov et al. explore how the intensity of farming in Sardinia impacts artifact distributions on the surface. Read open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Tomorrow! 🍷✨ Don’t miss “Containing Commodities: Organic Residue Analysis of Greek Decorated Pottery” 🗓 26 Nov 2025 | 5:00–6:30 pm 📍 Room 264, Senate House, London (hybrid: join in person if you’re in London, or online via Zoom/webstream if not) Link for registration in 👇

Underwater research near Pašman island 🇭🇷 reveals new Neolithic site (ca. 4700 BC) with dry-stone structures and wooden piles ~5 m below sea level—evidence of Holocene shoreline shifts and early Adriatic settlement. The second submerged Neolithic site in Dalmatia after Soline on Korčula. #archaeology

Interesting paper, recommend for all dog lovers and owners 🐶🐾

Highly recommend Corinna Riva’s new OA article—an insightful look at how local, regional, and Mediterranean-wide perspectives reshape our understanding of connectivity, mobility, and social change in the first millennium BC. A great read that reframes the ancient Mediterranean. #archaeology

I guess this is Minouche’s chair now. #Caturday

On a cat sitting duty. Very good boy Minouche 🐱🐾

The @ucl.ac.uk Open Day is in full swing, and the brilliant Dr Kris Lockyear, @welwynarchsoc.bsky.social is giving our taster lecture… If you’re here and fancy a scavenger hunt here are also two nods to the IoA in Gordon Square! #LocalAndGlobal

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Today, five years ago, I lost my best friend. Bepo, I still talk about you. From Adriatic, Aegean to North Sea and Swiss Alps, we had the best adventures! You were the best dog ever ❤️‍🩹🐾

When you build a palace in Split for retirement and end up haunting it for eternity — Emperor Diocletian 👀 #Romans #hometown