News | Archaeology students from University of Leicester unearth very big Roman house in the country ➡️ le.ac.uk/news/2024/july… #CitizensOfChange | University of Leicester Archaeological Services School of Archaeology & Ancient History

Leicester's 1st year fieldschool is covered by the BBC. We've hit the big time. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Looking forward to presenting our research on stuff in Romano-British rivers this November #archaeology #wetdeposits #Roman

On #AskAnArchaeologist day, my 7 yr old son has asked: 'why aren't the Romans in charge today?' and whether I could explain that to his KS2 class next term...hmm...where to start?

We’re hiring a Roman Pottery Trainee!!🏺🔍 This is a full time permanent position in E Sussex Salary £28,144–£29,533 Training provided in identification/recording of Roman pottery, and knowledge & skills necessary for the role. Job description & apply: tinyurl.com/Roman-Pottery-…

Scratched into a piece of marble from the public seating area of the Roman Colosseum, pictorial evidence for the presence of children as spectators. An adult male holds the hand of a child who is holding a palm leaf. On display at the Gladiators exhibit Musée civilisation #RomanArchaeology

I am delighted that The Routledge Handbook of the Archaeology of Urbanism in Italy in the Age of Roman Expansion, edited by my brilliant colleague Fabio Colivicchi and me, and I is finally out. It was a rare privilege for us to work with such extraordinary authors.

The Trier team are making good progress recording Roman artefacts recovered from the bed of the Mosel in the city as part of our AHRC/DFG project. They're now trying to get in touch with anyone who may have found archaeological material there in the past uni-trier.de/universitaet/v…

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Very sad news. He was always so kind and supportive despite my rejection of Early Medieval Latin in favour of Roman archaeology. Was just about to write to him to let him know I'd finally got a permanent job!

Out now - Flohr, M. and A. Zuiderhoek (2025). A Companion to Cities in the Greco-Roman World. Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Malden: Wiley-Blackwell.

This is my son's reading book. It's sad that the publisher could not get the basic facts right.

The School of Archaeology & Ancient History Research Seminars are back this Wednesday 9th (17:00-18:00) with Philippa Walton introducing her AHRC/DFG project on Ritual and Rubbish in Roman rivers. Email [email protected] for a Teams link, or join us in person (there's cake in the SAAH foyer before!)

Now seen a copy of this rather excellent bilingual (Croatian and English) catalogue. Many of the pieces have appeared before but here receive a synthetic treatment, as well as a catalogue with line drawings and colour photos.

,🎉This is excellent news and testament to the hard work put in by staff, students and volunteers. Congratulations to all involved! 🎉 #FindsFriday #Archaeology #romansarecool

The catalogue of the 2011 exhibition Dura-Europos: Crossroads of Antiquity includes some military equipment and is available for download from the newly restored Internet Archive (direct link to PDF): tinyurl.com/ycd594x2

Dude, I feel exactly the same way

This is Odysseus (the cat). Only now do we realise that his epic journey led not, as Homer believed, to Ithaca — but to Cambridge University Library 📚🐈

Starting off strong, Dr Philippa Walton presents her talk on the various interpretations of artefacts found in rivers, including the possibility of ritual deposition. 🏺