Exploring new render views of the #SPARQL-based Wikidata structured search (beyond the sidebar). Currently there is (experimental) support for 2D+3D map generation using the Command API. Examples: tinyurl.com/w9x3tup7 (Roman amphi) tinyurl.com/ycyczzyj (African union)

Today's #AcademicChatter is that getting in about 3 hours of writing *before* turning to the departmental and other service that also beckons will count as self-care. Yesterday, reversing that did *not* work.

Brooklyn backyard shot. Just for the record. #CanadianWildfires #Brooklyn #NYC

Visited the "hunger stele" today on the island of Soheil south of Elephantine. Getting there requires some hiking up a sandy hill surrounded by a maze of hieroglyphic petroglyphs from various periods - most of which are dedicated to the local triad: Khnum, Satet and Anuket.

Today's #AcademicChatter is that I am tantalizingly/frustratingly close to being done with an article. Title along lines of "Mapping Movement and Experiences Between Amphitheaters North of Rome". See, screenshots! Come on! Finish by tomorrow! Be done! (Those were notes-to-self.)

#DH Summer School in September on Lake Como, Italy. From the 11th to the 15th. dhwa.lakecomoschool.org . I'm on the hook for one day's worth of stimulating content. And looking forward to it! Registration open through July, 31st.

I have something like a complete draft of "Mapping Movement and Diverse Experiences Between Amphitheaters North of Rome". Public preview is at roman-amphitheaters.github.io/mapping-moveme… . From .md source. I'll use that to pitch to an editor. I won't put that person on spot. But do wish me luck.

I grew up in NYC and I live in NYC. Love the place. If you click thru, Vienna at top of this list. I’ve spent a tiny bit of time there. Great public transportation. Great parks. Great vibe. Add in good healthcare, and yeah, I get it. Probably not perfect but definitely livable.

I believe we're now due for some kind of triumvirate.

Ecce! Hodie Lola Marcusque regionem inter Tiberim et Capitolium explorant. Hoc illo tempore prope hoc templum rotundum stant. Marcus nescit cuius templum sit, sed olim audivit id esse templum Herculis. Hercules est heros Graecus Marco praedilectus. Lola cupit in tecto dormire.

Call for Papers: "Representing the Ancient World through Data", Journal of Open Humanities Data. openhumanitiesdata.metajnl.com/collections/re… (eds. include Patrick J. Burns ). I'll submit github.com/roman-amphithe… as a "Short Data Paper". Sept 1 deadline.

Quick illustration of the archaeological principle that you don’t need to find much of a vessel to restore it. Just about any part of the rim of this Late Roman dish (from area of modern Tunisia) would give an idea of the whole thing. Having base is great as well! #kenchreai2023

On test basis, J.Rife and I have begun a "Kenchreai Ceramic Catalog". See kenchreai.org/catalogs/kench… . Early stage! But may help readers explore the rich assemblage there. (Flagging Alice Waldner, @IreneSotoMarin, @SLadstaetter, Dr Maria Duggan among others who might be interested.)

The "Kenchreai Ceramic Catalog" is still in earliest stages. Looking OK, I think. I've added Pontic and Cypriot Sigillata. Some nice Late Roman Athenian vessels. Our earliest African Red Slip piece (Hayes 8a) and other entries. All with pretty good photos. kenchreai.org/catalogs/kench…

Alum here, You next, Brown University? nytimes.com/2023/07/19/us/… #DontWait

I've been working on an open source novella/textbook for first year Latin students. The main character is a curious cat who solves mysteries. Here is Mysterium Felis Absentis! It features the underground basilica near the Porta Maggiore. Edits welcome!! #classicstwitter🧵

I'm tempted to propose a volume titled "We're not sure and that's OK: Selected studies from the Roman World" (I'd humbly ask Candida Moss to contribute as it picks up an occasional thread of convo.)

If this is my last tweet, then this may well be where I'm off to.