Dr Emily Hanscam

Always happy to review for @antiquity.ac.uk!

Urbanism in Roman Wales: A New Look at Roman Carmarthen Moridunum, which lies under modern Carmarthen, is one of only two civitas capitals known in Wales, the other being Caerwent. Excavations undertaken by Archaeology Wales in 2018 afforded a rare opportu...

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...

Happy ears to end 2025 ✨

I'm super happy to see #TRAJ Volume 8 complete before we hit 2026! Check it out 👇

The Cluster for Ecology, Culture and Coloniality (ECCo) held a lively workshop in Höör last week, launching a focus on the polycrisis over two days full of discussion and reflection. ECCo looks forward to continuing this work in the new year!

Kalmar castle on the Baltic Sea

Deadline approaching!

22 sessions
4 workshops
1 castle

Get your abstracts in for #NordicTAG by Oct 15, and come visit us on the shores of the Baltic in Kalmar!

lnu.se/en/meet-linn...

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...

Performing Gender Normativity and Queerness in the Roman Funeral: An Analysis of Historical Sources and Iconographic Evidence This article contributes to the emerging field of Queer Death Studies by offering a queer analysis of the gendered performances of mourners during the Roman funeral through an examination of subversio...

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

Thank you!!

Hey #quiltsky, have a rainbow garden - more on IG @ thread.north

We received a number of great sessions proposals and put together a schedule packed as full as reasonably possible - come join us at Nordic TAG in Kalmar! 🇸🇪

Command and Control on Hadrian’s Wall: Exploring the Use of Analogy in Roman Frontier Archaeology Analogy is a ubiquitous but contested feature in archaeological reasoning, used differently in the contexts of discovery, justification and communication. The limitations of the archaeological record ...

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

a row of old leather-bound books

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...

We've had some great session proposals submitted already, keep 'em coming! 🤩 #NordicTAG2026

@livnstutz.bsky.social

Hey bluesky #archaeology 🏺, the latest issue of TRAJ is online!

Congrats to all the editors, @patlowinger.bsky.social, @henryhbclarke.bsky.social, @archaeobuchanan.bsky.social, @dr-bone-lady.bsky.social, @bigfridge224.bsky.social & co!

A cover for a journal showing the mosaic floor of the Guildhall in London.

🎉 #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...

Atlantic herring quilt pattern Make your own piece of Scandinavian design history. Atlantic herring is a modern, geometric fish quilt pattern, inspired by the playful midcentury tableware Clupea of Norwegian designer Turi Gramstad ...

Yes! It’s by my Norwegian friend - scandiquilts.com/products/atl...

A blue quilt with bright fish.

Is #quiltsky still around? Here’s a recent fishy finish ☺️

‘There Buds the Laurel’: Nature, Temporality, and the Making of Place in the Cemeteries of Roman Italy Using the necropolis environments of the Vesuvian region of Imperial period Italy as a case study, this paper examines the ways in which multiple, overlapping, and temporally specific senses of place ...

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...

editors of The Atlantic are welcome to visit our galleries but please let us know if you're accidentally in the museum group chat instead

Poster with a brick wall showing a spray painted white dove

The call for sessions (including regular sessions, workshops, & panel discussions) for #NordicTAG2026 is now open 🎉

The theme of the Conference is Activate Archaeology for Just Futures! More details here: lnu.se/en/meet-linn...

Sessions deadline 31 May. Call for papers to follow.

#AcademicSky

Fantastic thread about the Roman Empire's relevance (or not) for our contemporary world 👇

Thank you!!

More rage quilting on instagram - thread.north

A bit of rage quilting.. #Quiltsky

Oh man I'd love to see a reading list! :)

Thanks to all our editors, authors and book reviewers involved in #TRAJ Volume 7!

As the journal continues to grow, I am grateful to the @openlibhums.bsky.social and our advisory board for their support, we would not be able to provide this platform for innovative Roman #archaeology without them.

Wow.

We are very excited to host #NordicTAG26!