View of the Suleymaniye Mosque from the top of the #Ottoman Clocktower in #Rhodes, #Greece. #IslamicHistory

The first ever printed version of Anna Komnene’s Alexiad, part of the #BritishLibrary ‘s “Medieval Women: In Their Own Words”. #Medieval #Booms #History #Women’sHistory

Dolly the sheep, the first mammal ever cloned, on display at the #NationalMuseum of #Scotland in #Edinburgh. #Science #HistoryofScience #biology

The replica watchtower at Senhouse Roman Museum, #Maryport, and the view across the #SolwayFirth (the hills are 10 miles away). It is a fine spot for a fort. #TowerTuesday #RomanBritain 📷 My own

The Gallery of the #Pacific at the #YalePeabodyMuseum is not to be missed.

@britishmuseum.bsky.social take note

YASS! #artrepatriation #restitution manhattanda.org/d-a-bragg-an...

Records of Pompeii’s survivors have been found – and archaeologists are starting to understand how they rebuilt their lives theconversation.com/records-of-p...

Fountain with rooster relief. #PompeiiFriday

Please like, follow, and share my #RomanBritain and #PompeiiandHerculaneum feeds. bsky.app/profile/did:... bsky.app/profile/did:...

When the Romans conquered Egypt in 30 B.C., the kingdom’s magnificent temples began to fall into disuse. But on the Nile island of Philae, Isis and Osiris continued to be celebrated for some 500 years more. archaeology.org/issues/november-december-2021/features/egypt-philae-temples/

Pics of the Day! (Taken Apr 2024) - The Central Baths in the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum. #herculaneum #authoronvacation #ancientRome #Italy

We all have days where we feel like this cup. Embrace it. Embrace the grump. 📍Pompeii, House of Julius Polybius 🕰️ 1st century AD 📷 mine #AncientBlueSky

If I could summarize #MarkTwain ‘s “The Innocents Abroad” in one sentence, it would be “I’m going to see some of the most famous sites in the world and try my damndest not to be impressed by any of it”. Well one wonder Twain couldn’t help but marvel at was the Duomo in #Milan.

In honor of #MemorialDay check out my #RevolutionaryWar documentary “The Last Betrayal of Benedict Arnold”. m.youtube.com/watch?v=WGUc...

#Trakai #Castle #Lithuania One of my top 3 favorite castles. #Medieval

@daviddigioia.bsky.social Have you ever played Battlemaster? It’s a long-running text-based pvp #medieval role playing game. I’ve been playing for almost 20 years. The great thing about it is it’s turn-based so you only have to devote like 15 minutes a day. Www.battlemaster.org

The #viking era wasn’t all pillage and plunder. Sometimes folks just went #fishing. Fish hooks, sinker, fish fork and a boat hook at the #NationalMuseumofIceland in #Reykjavik #MedievalArchaeology

Late #medieval #weapons and #armor at the #NationalMuseumofIceland in #Reykjavik. According to the info panels, this was a violent and chaotic period of Icelandic #history, with rampant banditry and local chieftains warring to gain the King of #Norway’s favor #medievalarchaeology

Aquamanile (ritual pitcher) in the shape of a lion, c1300. #NationalMuseumofIceland #Reykjavik #MedievalArt #MedievalHistory

Don’t you just hate when you photograph an #artifact at a museum but you don’t photograph the label and then forget what it is 😅? Anyone else have this problem or just me? Can any #viking experts help me identify these? They’re from the #NationalMuseumofIceland in #Reykjavik Shield bosses maybe?

#Weapon horde including iron #swords, #spearhead and #shield boss. from the #NationalMuseumofIceland in #Reykjavik. According to the information panels, warfare during the early #viking settlement period tended to consist of blood feuds between rival clans.

Iron arrow heads from the #NationalMuseumofIceland in #Reykjavik. These are rare finds, which suggests archery was rare on the island. #vikings #archaeology

Ornate bronze scabbard chapes c900CE on display at the #NationalMuseumofIceland in #Reykjavik. #archaeology #vikings

#Lava fields near the #BlueLagoon hot springs in #Iceland. As I understand it, the darker, barren and more jagged lava is newer than the smoother vegetated material. Can any #vulcanologists give me a rough estimate of how old?

Steam rising from the #Hagafell #Volcano in #Iceland. Hagafell is part of the #Reykjanes volcanic system, most volcanos in this system are over 4,500 years old. Hagafell last erupted in 2024

😮

Night at the palace of the Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller in #Rhodes, #Greece. #MedievalArt

15 century icons of St George at the palace of the Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller in #Rhodes, #Greece. #MedievalArt

Exquisite mead horns from the #NationalMuseumofIceland in #Reykjavik. The last one features an image of Adam and Eve, so presumably it dates to the #Christian period or at least shows growing Christian influence on the Island. #History #Archaeology #Vikings

The word “person” comes from the Latin *persona* meaning “mask” referring to the masks worn by actors to represent their character. #SPQR #Theater #Classics

An enigmatic figurine from the #NationalMuseumofIceland in #Reykjavik is it #Thor holding #Mjölnir, or a #Christian figure, such as a saint or even Jesus holding a cross? Could the ambiguity have been intentional?

It’s important for longstanding institutions to acknowledge the darker aspects of their past. This display at the #Yale #Peabody-Museum features a camera, projector, and behavioral testing apparatus used for eugenics studies by Robert Yerkes, and a saliva collector gifted to Yerkes by Ivan Pavlov.

I am so sick of seeing social media accounts churning out historically inaccurate Ai slop 😡. Like if you agree! #History #Archaeology

I’ve created a new feed for all things #Pompeii and #Herculaneum bsky.app/profile/did:...

The #Roman wall at #StAlbans formerly the Roman city of #Verulamium . #Boudica sacked Verulamium during her rebellion alongside #Londinium ( #London) and #Camulodunum ( #Colchester). #RomanBritain #EnglishHeritage

The Domus Vettiorum has some of the finest examples of Pompeiian 4th style wall paintings. #PompeiiFriday #AncientArt #SPQR

Time to start bringing the #History, #Archaeology, and #Museum communities together on Blue Sky. Let me know if there's anyone you recommend be added to this #starterpack. go.bsky.app/6ZZzXWm

#SecretsoftheThames had a displayed about Billy and Charley’s #Shadwell Shams, fake artifacts passed off as #mudlarking finds in the Victorian era. Can you spot the clues that tell you this is a fake? Answers on the next post.

@britishmuseum.bsky.social , return the #BeninBronzes

Ancient #Roman shoe-soles found by #mudlarks on the banks of the #Thames in #London. The left two have hob-nails, a common feature of military boots. The right is a sandal similar to a modern flip-flop.

Cave canem. #PompeiiFriday #RomanArt #Mosaic #SPQR

When I did my #Archaeology field school, my trench-mates and I all fell in love with #Roman oil lamps. I’m not sure what it is about them but we all wanted to find one intact (we didn’t 😞). These lovely lamps were found on the #Thames foreshore and displayed as part of #SecretsoftheThames

#Religion themed display at #SecretsoftheThames, featuring such items as #Roman statues, #Christian pilgrim’s souvenirs, a brass #Buddhist scroll and a #Hindu offering. Did you know that the #Thames was blessed in 1970, making it a Hindu sacred river?

A crow perched ominously on the barrel of the #WW2 anti-aircraft gun in Mudchute Park, #London. #History

A case dedicated to #truecrime artifacts at #LondonMuseum’s #SecretsoftheThames exhibition. Featuring weapons, weighted dice, a ball-and-chain and stolen #tennis medals.