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Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · 2d

Check out this new #MethodsPaper completely FREE: doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 4d

Marble from the island of Naxos was used for some of the most beautiful monuments from the ancient Greek world–but how were huge blocks like these quarried 2,500 years ago?

Check out our new paper in @antiquity.ac.uk at bit.ly/4h9AVik to learn how we're developing new ways to study old quarries 🏺🇬🇷

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 5d

There's always something interesting happening in Mediterranean island archaeology 🏝️🏺

Visit bit.ly/42C3E9A to learn how archaeology, museum exhibitions, documentary films, and community outreach converge to teach us about life in Cyprus, Crete, Sardinia, and the Cyclades!

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Dr Emlyn Dodd @emlynkd.bsky.social · Sep 9

❗️Our recent work around the #ancient tower at Palaiopyrgos (Paros) is published in JAS Reports 🎉 🏺

We used multi-method #survey & #geophysical prospection to better understand landscapes of #agriculture and production in the rural #Cyclades.

READ OPEN ACCESS: doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

Aerial photo of ruins of ancient tower surrounded by dry agricultural fields. A dirt road runs across the image. A few clouds in the sky at back, and sea visible in distance.

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · May 2

In Athens & dying to learn more about ancient marble quarrying on beautiful Cycladic islands?

Come learn about the first two seasons of the Naxos Quarry Project – a new interdisciplinary study of the island's amazing marble quarries with some really interesting results!

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · Mar 27

Not acknowledged: the ferry to Paros offering time to actually write this thing!

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · Mar 27

Excited to contribute to a new effort by The Classical Review to review digital projects in Classics & Archaeology 🏺🏛️

I had the chance to dive into the revamped Sphakia Survey Internet Edition & its longlasting impact on Mediterranean survey archaeology. Read more at bit.ly/43pILj7 🇬🇷

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Dr Emlyn Dodd @emlynkd.bsky.social · Mar 1

The next ‘Revisiting the #Ancient Mediterranean in the British #Museum’ seminar looks at the display of site-specific material, using the e.g. of temple at #Bassai 🏛️ 🏺

All welcome! Please join for panel & discussion.

🗓️ 26 March, 4pm
📍 Senate House, London
REGISTER: ics.sas.ac.uk/events/revis...

Revisiting the Ancient Mediterranean World at the British Museum: Bassai

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · Feb 5

Thinking about the tiny island of Anydros, 30km from Santorini & the epicenter of an earthquake phenomenon that has rocked the southern Cyclades over the past few days.

Anydros is beautiful & we were lucky to document its amazing archaeology, featured today in @kathimerini.gr: bit.ly/4guaWA4

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · Jan 22

What can the archaeology of ancient prisons teach us about incarceration & punishment from the Romans to today?

Check out our new publication in Early Christianity that explores the impact of the Prison Project at @ucph.bsky.social. Read it at doi.org/10.1628/ec-2... and dm if you need access 🏺🇩🇰

Cover page of an article titled "Materiality of Incarceration in Mediterranean Antiquity" published in Early Christianity 15 (2024).

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · Dec 20

Some highlights from the excellent Silk Road exhibition at the British Museum:

1: Varakhsha palace fresco, Bukhara 8th c.
2: world’s oldest chess pieces(!), Samarkand 8th c.
3: ivory diptych, Constantinople 6th c.
4: Manichaean image of Christ(?), Dunhuang 9th c.

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · Dec 11

Oh man, it's the best!

Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · Dec 11

Some sunny scenes from a beautiful week in Athens 🇬🇷☀️

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · Dec 9

Need a break from the big city?

How about a quick trip to the beautiful island of Aegina 🏺🇬🇷

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · Dec 7

rainy nights, city sprawl, & one very old stadium 🏺🌙

December in Athens 🇬🇷

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · Dec 3

Thanks!!

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · Dec 3

There's nothing better on a Friday night in Athens than hearing about Pirates, Exiles, & all of the archaeology that makes the Cyclades a fascinating part of Greece 🇬🇷

Instead of a beautiful dinner, a romantic walk around the Acropolis, or a late night at the club, join me at the Danish Institute! 🏺

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · Nov 22

It might be chilly, but who doesn’t love a snow day at @ucph.bsky.social ☃️🇩🇰

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · Nov 21

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · Nov 21

Any space left in the list? Would love to be included!

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · Nov 21

All that just scratches the surface of the Thorvaldsen Museum 🏛️

From his masterpiece frieze of Alexander entering Babylon, to his pedimental sculpture for the Copenhagen Cathedral, or just the design and decoration of the building itself, you'll find something that catches your eye!

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · Nov 21

Throughout his life, Thorvaldsen was an avid collector of antiquities and plaster casts of Greek and Roman sculptures. These objects had an incredible influence on his work and you often find overt and more subtle references to these very objects in Thorvaldsen's sculpture!

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · Nov 21

Wandering through the museum, you can't help but recognize some famous faces of the 19th c. el

One of my favorites is this cast & sketch for his memorial of Lord Byron, commissioned after his death at Messolonghi 🇬🇷 and now on display at @trincolllibcam.bsky.social 🇬🇧

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · Nov 21

Another great aspect of the Thorvaldsen Museum is an exhibition dedicated to his travels throughout Italy 🇮🇹

Featuring sketches, watercolors, and even his passport, this section really brings the artist to life & gives a great sense of his influences, study habits, & more!

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · Nov 21

The museum includes examples of some of Thorvaldsen's most famous works – like this sculpture of Jason & the Golden Fleece (1828), his first commercial success!

One of the coolest parts of the collection are the incredible preparatory sketches, drafts, & plans for these works 🖼️

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