📚 Check out this #BookReview! Beyond the River, Under the Eye of Rome by Timothy C. Hart, reviewed by Adriana Panaite. 'offers a highly detailed and nuanced analysis of the interaction between the Romans and these Danubian peoples from the first to fifth centuries AD' doi.org/10.16995/tra...

#RAC/TRAC2026 in Aarhus is coming up! Registration is open with an early bird discount until March 15: www.romansocietyrac.ac.uk/ractrac-2026... @theromansoc.bsky.social is also offering bursaries, check them out here: www.romansocietyrac.ac.uk/ractrac-2026... (Deadline 23 Feb) #AncientBlueSky

Want to learn more about women in the Roman world? Check out this #BookReview of Emily Hemelrijk's Women & Society in the Roman World, ✍️ Sophie Chavarria "an impressive collection of inscriptions and graffiti that sheds new light on women’s lives in the Roman west" doi.org/10.16995/tra...

Have you read the latest #TRAJ editorial? 'Emerging from the Shadows' by Isabel Annal & Sian Therese 'explores the necessity of producing new narratives, theoretical as well as public facing, concerning the lived experiences of those enslaved in a Roman world'.. doi.org/10.16995/tra...

NEW #TRAJ research article! The Etruscan Woman: Romanization & Funerary Culture Alexis Daveloose examines the societal status of Etruscan women through analysis of male:female names in Etruscan epitaphs, rejecting the old paradigm of pervasive ‘Romanization' doi.org/10.16995/tra...

Interested in learning more about how urbanism developed in Wales during the Roman occupation? Check out Siân Thomas' new research article: 'Urbanism in Roman Wales: A New Look at Roman Carmarthen', published in #TRAJ Vol. 8 doi.org/10.16995/tra...

#TRAJ Vol. 8 is complete! Feat. 5 research articles, 13 book reviews & an incisive editorial from our @uclarchaeology.bsky.social guest editors Isabel Annal & Sian Therese. 👀 Women in Etruria Roman Carmarthen in Wales Analogies in Roman Frontier Arch & more! traj.openlibhums.org/issue/1682/i...

Thanks to @emilyhanscam.bsky.social for the invitation to review "Classical Controversies" for @traj-journal.bsky.social. I took the opportunity to reflect on how, reviewing in 2025, some themes/emphases resound differently from when the book came out in 2022. traj.openlibhums.org/article/id/2...

Obviously those feet and shoes would have trodden on roads. Roman roads. Which, when you start to think about these things, starts to get quite mindblowing

NEW TRAJ #BookReview Roman Feet and Shoes by Elizabeth Shaw, ✍️ Marquita Volken "an invaluable resource and a starting point for identifying Roman mentalities regarding the significance of shoe- and foot-shaped artefacts" doi.org/10.16995/tra... @barpublishing.bsky.social

NEW #TRAJ Book Review 📚 Roman Urbanism in Italy: Recent Discoveries and New Directions edited by Alessandro Launaro, reviewed by Myles McCallum. "an important and stimulating volume" doi.org/10.16995/tra...

A very topical book review by @curtisdozier.bsky.social of pharos.vassarspaces.net 📚 Classical Controversies: Reception of Greco-Roman Antiquity in the Twenty-First Century ed. by Kim Beerden & Timo Epping doi.org/10.16995/tra...

NEW in #TRAJ Vol. 8: Performing Gender Normativity & Queerness in the Roman Funeral: An Analysis of Historical Sources & Iconographic Evidence by Jessica Tilley doi.org/10.16995/tra... #AcademicSky #RomanArchaeology

Kick off the fall with a #TRAJ #BookReview! 📚 'At Home in Roman Egypt' by Anna Boozer, reviewed by Stefania Alfarano "she successfully highlights the complexity of household life in Roman Egypt, challenging assumptions of its exceptionalism within the broader Roman world" doi.org/10.16995/tra...

🍇 Interested in #Wine and #AncientRome? Check out this review of Methods in Ancient Wine Archaeology: Scientific Approaches in Roman Contexts ed. by @emlynkd.bsky.social & @divali.bsky.social, reviewed by Anna Meens. doi.org/10.16995/tra...

NEW #TRAJ review, 'In the Footsteps of the Etruscans: Changing Landscapes around Tuscania from Prehistory to Modernity, by Graeme Barker & Tom Rasmussen. "The long-awaited publication of the Tuscania survey offers a dataset of high quality and importance." ✍️ Robert Witcher doi.org/10.16995/tra...

Check out one of our latest book reviews! Gabii through its Artefacts, ed. by Laura M. Banducci & Mattia D'Acri, reviewed by Adeline Hoffelinck. "This volume stands out for its qualitative analysis of everyday objects ... contributions are of outstanding quality" doi.org/10.16995/tra...

NEW Research Article in #TRAJ Vol 8 - 'Command & Control on Hadrian's Wall: Exploring the Use of Analogy in Roman Frontier Archaeology' by Paul Kitching @arcdurham.bsky.social doi.org/10.16995/tra... #HadriansWall #RomanArchaeology #Archaeology

There are some great new Book Reviews in the latest issue of #TRAJ, including - 📘 Gabii through its Artefacts 📕 Methods in Ancient Wine Archaeology 📗 In the Footsteps of the Etruscans 📙 #Roman Feet & Shoes Check them out here! traj.openlibhums.org/issue/1682/i...

NEW #TRAJ research article by Anthony King, Grahame Soffe & Kate Adcock 'Processional Routes, Orthopraxy & a Political Sacred Island: Exploring the Iron Age & Roman Religious Landscape of Hayling Island & the Chichester region' traj.openlibhums.org/article/id/1... #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology

🎉 #TRAJ Volume 8 is launched! Check out the first paper of our Cosmologies Special Issue on pilgrimage routes to Hayling Island in Britain, a review of ancient wine archaeology & more! FREE traj.openlibhums.org/issue/1682/i...

Spring is a great time to read about the 'planty’ agency of trees, plants, flowers, and fruits in the creation of the Roman funeral landscape 🌷 Check out 'There Buds the Laurel’: Nature, Temporality & the Making of Place in the Cemeteries of Roman Italy' from #TRAJ Vol. 1 doi.org/10.16995/tra...

We used to celebrate #FindsFriday in the old place, for today, how about the Colchester Cup from the British Museum? Read more about 1st century Roman mold-blown glass cups in Cassibry 2018, 'Spectacular Translucence: The Games in Glass' from #TRAJ Vol 1 doi.org/10.16995/tra...

We are always pleased to see a new round of the conference which inspired TRAJ! The Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference 2025 will be held online from 22-24 Oct, see the call for sessions. #TRAC2023 was also held on Gather.town, for commentary see our Vol 7 editorial: doi.org/10.16995/tra...

Check out a recent #TRAJ #BookReview! Revelation & Material Religion in the Roman East ed. by Leach, Smith & Keddie, reviewed by Constanze Graml 'contributions on the textual world of the New Testament, which provide interesting and creative thought experiments" doi.org/10.16995/tra...

NEW #TRAJ Book Review 'Archaeology of the #Roman Conquest' by Manuel Fernández-Götz & Nico Roymans, ✍️ by Al McCluskey "excellent up-to-date references, well-written, lavishly illustrated & is highly accessible" "new multidisciplinary methodologies to conflict archaeology" doi.org/10.16995/tra...

Check out this recent #TRAJ review! 'Un insediamento di età romana dimenticato nel tempo' ed. by Paolo Visonà, ✍️ (in English) by Edoardo Vanni. 'a good preliminary historical-archaeological foundation history.. of the territory of the middle Agno-Guà Valley (Veneto, Italy)' doi.org/10.16995/tra...

"The Role of the Digital in Roman Archaeology" Read the #TRAJ Vol. 7 editorial by guest editors Cristina Crizbasan & Dragoș Mitrofan: doi.org/10.16995/tra... @traj-journal.bsky.social

🎉 With the publication of the Editorial by our guest editors Cristina Crizbasan & Dragos Mitrofan, #TRAJ Vol 7 is now complete! Don't miss 'The Role of the Digital in Roman Archaeology', with incisive commentary on digital platforms & misinformation doi.org/10.16995/tra...

If anyone thinks they have a Bowl more Super than ours, they are sadly deluded. 😎

NEW #TRAJ 📚 #BookReview 🌳 Trees in Ancient Rome: Growing an Empire in the Late Republic and Early Principate by Andrew Fox, reviewed by Giulia Caneva "stimulating and extremely useful in this modern era of ‘plant blindness’" FREE doi.org/10.16995/tra... @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social #AcademicSky

Some things never change! A 2,000 year-old Roman souvenir pen with a joke inscription roughly equivalent to: “I went to Rome and all I got you was this cheap pen!" 😂 Dated to about 70 AD, this iron stylus pen was found in London during excavations by MOLA. 📷 MOLA #EpigraphyTuesday #Archaeology

📣 One week left until the deadline! Submit a proposal for an #OpenAccess Special Issue of #TRAJ - push the boundaries of traditional approaches to studying the Roman world - Deadline 31 Jan, info below - #RomanArchaeology #Archaeology #AcademicSky

We are very happy to welcome 3 new Editorial Board members! Dr Stuart McKie (U of Exeter) Dr Cristina Mondin (U of Padova) Dr Berber van der Meulen-van der Veen (U of Amsterdam) Curious about the humans behind #TRAJ? Have a look at our current editorial team: traj.openlibhums.org/editorialteam/

Check out a recent #RomanArchaeology #BookReview! GIS Applications in Roman Landscape & Territory. Methodologies & models in Hispania ed. by Pedro Trapero Fernández & André Carneiro, ✍️ José M. Costa-García FREE traj.openlibhums.org/article/id/1... @barpublishing.bsky.social

Did you know the Romans wrote curses? Check out our 🆕 #BookReview of Living & Cursing in the Roman West: Curse Tablets & Society by Stuart McKie (@bigfridge224.bsky.social) reviewed by Madeline Line. "a valuable contribution to curse tablet scholarship" doi.org/10.16995/tra... #AcademicSky

NEW in #TRAJ 🪙 'Data Quality & Bias in the Coin Hoards of the Roman Empire Database: A Logistic Regression Analysis' by Philip Rademacher The author considers sources of bias in the 18,000 coin hoard database & if data quality correlates with hoard characteristics. FREE doi.org/10.16995/tra...

Today is the last day to apply to join our editorial board! Drop us a quick letter & CV, and let us know how you would like to contribute to a growing Open-Access journal of Roman #Archaeology Info on how apply: traj.openlibhums.org/news/769/

Publication day! 🎉 TRAJ Volume 7 is complete, featuring 3 research articles & 22 book reviews (with an editorial coming very soon). 👀 - Philip Rademacher's new research article on bias in the Coins of the Roman Empire database 6 new book reviews traj.openlibhums.org/issue/1279/i...

Call for Special Issue Proposals! Following on from Sensory Experiences in the Roman North & in-progress Cosmologies Across Boundaries, #TRAJ is pleased to invite applications for 2026: - #OpenAccess - push the boundaries of traditional approaches to studying the Roman world - Deadline 31 Jan

🌲 FREE #BookReview of Plants, Politics & Empire in Ancient Rome by Annalisa Marzano, ✍️ Andrew Fox "This book is especially strong in its discussion of economy & what the trade of plant products can tell us about the role of plants in the Roman world ..." doi.org/10.16995/tra... #TRAJ #archaeology

Start the week with a #TRAJ #BookReview! Senses, Cognition & Ritual Experience in the Roman World, ed. by @drblankam.bsky.social & Abigail Graham, ✍️ by Charlotte Spence (@ox.ac.uk) "a highly compelling case for increasing engagement with Cognitive Science of Religion" doi.org/10.16995/tra...

📣 Hey all you #Roman theory people, come join us on the #TRAJ Editorial Board! We are looking for new members to join our international editorial board, applications are welcome from all researchers within the field of Roman #archaeology Apply by 31 Dec 👉 traj.openlibhums.org/news/769/

#TRAJ #bookreview 👇 Mediterranean Timescapes by @raylaurence1.bsky.social & Francesco Trifilò ✍️ by @antiquethought.bsky.social "I fervently hope that younger scholars will indeed take note of Laurence & Trifilò’s important proof of concept.." traj.openlibhums.org/article/id/1... #Academicsky

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

Hello Bluesky! We're the Theoretical Roman Archaeology Journal aka #TRAJ published by @openlibhums.bsky.social We are peer-reviewed & open access, publishing innovative & interdisciplinary research in #Roman #Archaeology That means we are ENTIRELY free to read! traj.openlibhums.org #Academicsky

NEW #BookReview of The Rise & Decline of Druce Farm Roman Villa by Lilian Ladle, ✍️ Alex Smith. "A testament to the dedication of a largely volunteer team ... a well-illustrated & researched volume.." doi.org/10.16995/tra... @barpublishing.bsky.social #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #TRAJ

Ever wondered how the Romans managed to capture and move wild animals across the Empire for public spectacles? NEW in #TRAJ, 'Exotics for Entertainment: A Reconstruction of the Roman Exotic Beast Trade (First to Third Centuries AD)' by Jordon Houston. doi.org/10.16995/tra...

A handy reminder that #TRAJ has a FREE open access database of over 30 years of #RomanArchaeology 📖, courtesy of @openlibhums.bsky.social! traj.openlibhums.org/issues/ #OpenAccess #AcademicWriting #Archaeology #AncientRome