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Alberto B. Foglia
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He/him. Archaeologist and 3D artist. Also into urbanism and video games! 🇮🇹/🇧🇷 living in 🇺🇸
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Alberto B. Foglia @abfoglia.bsky.social · Jul 9
Hello there! I’m an archaeologist and 3D artist, and when I can I’ll post about my art, archaeology, or my other interests. #PortfolioDay
Roman period ship sailing within site of a coastline. Hull is painted red and green, Isis is painted on the bow, and the sails are billowing as the 5-person crew works on deck. Based on the Anse de Laurons 2 shipwreck, a 15-m long sailing merchant ship. Isometric view of a Pompeiian tavern. Fire is on in the oven, smoke and steam from hot food fill the room. Food is on the counter and tables, amphorae are on racks and leaning against walls and furniture. Walls and counter are painted. A small dog sleeps in the backroom, visible behind the curtain. Blue, red, and gilt chairs, benches, and tables with turned legs up against a colorful tapestry in the Great Hall of Guildford Castle. Reconstruction for Historic VR. Vimose-Illerup Ådal Swords (3rd Century CE). Three variations of Roman Cavalry swords found in a Danish bog. All three have pattern welded blades with swirling patterns, and gold and silver handles. Center sword has a brown wood guard and pommel, and mottled red and black scabbard. Sword on the left has ebony pommel and guard, and on the right is an ivory variant.
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At the Court of the Sun King. Nonfiction book illustration showing the dinner of Louis XIV as a court performance in the early 1680s.
Can you guess I love painting very detailed scenes? 😆

Client: Noordhoff Uitgevers
A dinner scene at Versailles in the early 1680s: Louis XIV eating together with his family. Around them, a crowd of nobles looks on curiously at the semi-public performance. Some of them are bickering and fighting for the privilege of serving the royal family who is mostly unimpressed and enjoying their meal. In the foreground, a toddler has wandered off from their mom and is precariously reaching for a candle on the royal table.
January 18, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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patrickwyman.bsky.social
This is the kind of shit that would make you completely outside the bounds of any ancient society, the gods bestow generational curses for violating hospitality
radleybalko.bsky.social Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 2d
A few days ago, Fox News was whining about ICE agents getting heckled at a Mexican restaurant in Minneapolis.

Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
ICE agents ate at a Minnesota Mexican restaurant before arresting staff
Immigration law enforcement agents reportedly followed employees out of the restaurant after they closed for the evening
www.independent.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 2:14 AM
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lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com
neolithic guys get pissed if you tell them their cultures are organized by the type of pots and jewelry they made. "we called ourselves the blood hunters" "we conquered villages far beyond this horizon" sorry bud you're the western linear pottery culture now
January 17, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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roelkonijn.bsky.social
Incredible shot of the Hellenic Navy's new frigate Kimon being welcomed yesterday by the trireme Olympias and the armoured cruiser Averof (photo by Nick Dendris)
January 16, 2026 at 2:54 PM
abfoglia.bsky.social
Hello #PortfolioDay - I don’t have much new to share, at the moment everything I’m working on is under wraps. Hopefully soon though! See my previous work below
abfoglia.bsky.social Alberto B. Foglia @abfoglia.bsky.social · Jul 9
Hello there! I’m an archaeologist and 3D artist, and when I can I’ll post about my art, archaeology, or my other interests. #PortfolioDay
Roman period ship sailing within site of a coastline. Hull is painted red and green, Isis is painted on the bow, and the sails are billowing as the 5-person crew works on deck. Based on the Anse de Laurons 2 shipwreck, a 15-m long sailing merchant ship. Isometric view of a Pompeiian tavern. Fire is on in the oven, smoke and steam from hot food fill the room. Food is on the counter and tables, amphorae are on racks and leaning against walls and furniture. Walls and counter are painted. A small dog sleeps in the backroom, visible behind the curtain. Blue, red, and gilt chairs, benches, and tables with turned legs up against a colorful tapestry in the Great Hall of Guildford Castle. Reconstruction for Historic VR. Vimose-Illerup Ådal Swords (3rd Century CE). Three variations of Roman Cavalry swords found in a Danish bog. All three have pattern welded blades with swirling patterns, and gold and silver handles. Center sword has a brown wood guard and pommel, and mottled red and black scabbard. Sword on the left has ebony pommel and guard, and on the right is an ivory variant.
January 14, 2026 at 7:13 AM
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kristinagehrmann.bsky.social
Hi #PortfolioDay! I’m Kristina, a bookish illustrator inspired by history and mythology, with 10+ years freelance experience.

🌎 www.kristinagehrmann.com
📩 [email protected]
A young woman in 15th century inspired black plate armor, looking wistfully and holding a longsword that has a magical golden light emanating from it. Behind her is a rich colorful tapestry with late Medieval motifs that's interwoven with gold thread. Romantasy book cover illustration: A dark, imposing castle with both Gothic and Ancient Greek elements, seen through a round frame of roses. Pink sand glitters around the roses and falls in the foreground. Among the roses we see a Spartan helmet, a shield, spears, and a small mouse. Achilles and Patroclos, standing next to each other in front of a raging fire. Achilles is outfitted for battle and looks wistfully into the distance, while Patroclos ties some laces of his armor, also looking sad. Behind them and above there's the mosaic of a warrior in his chariot.
January 13, 2026 at 9:21 AM
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bobmarshall.co.uk
Hi #PortfolioDay. 🖌️I'm an Architectural Illustrator from Edinburgh. I enjoy visually reconstructing old buildings and monuments using 3D models and digital paintings. My work is guided by archaeology, measured survey data, and collaboration with historians/archaeologists.

Website: bobmarshall.co.uk
ALT: A digital reconstruction of Bury St Edmunds Abbey showing work being completed on the Chapter House around 1220. A group of Benedictine monks inspects the progress of the workmen under the supervision of a master mason. B Marshall, C Lemos, S Brindle 2022. © English Heritage Trust / Historic England 2022. Contact Historic England Archives for licensing enquiries. A digital reconstruction view of the nave of Lindisfarne Priory on Holy Island, as it might have looked in the early 1500s. The view looks from the nave towards the east end of the church. A group of Benedictine monks gather in front of the decorated rood screen and pulpitum. Large piers of decorative masonry support arcading, a clerestory and a rib-vaulted ceiling above. © English Heritage Trust / Historic England 2022. Contact Historic England Archives for licensing enquiries. ALT: A digital (3D) reconstruction of the interior of the nave of Glasgow Cathedral as it might have looked in the early fifteenth century. The view looks from the nave towards the east end and chancel of the church. The interior is shown richly embellished with brightly coloured pigments (polychromy) and fictive (false) ashlar masonry - a common decorative style throughout the Middle Ages. Chantry chapels with painted, portable altarpieces or triptychs, fill the bays between the piers of the nave. These chapels were either dedicated to a particular saint or to a wealthy benefactor. A decorated font with a cover or canopy is shown in the centre of the nave. A procession of church canons and choirboys approaches from a richly decorated rood screen and pulpitum. A gathering of layfolk and pilgrims watches on. Artist: Bob Marshall © Historic Environment Scotland (2019). A digital (3D) reconstruction of the nave of St Mary's Collegiate Church, Youghal, Co. Cork, as it may have looked in 1820. The nave and aisles are lined with box pews and galleries to accommodate more worshippers. The long objects on the floor in the centre of the nave are radiators and were part of the church's earliest central heating system. A man and woman dressed in early nineteenth-century clothing are talking to each other in the center of the image. © Bob Marshall / Cork County Council / Scroope Design (Ireland) 2020
January 13, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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January 10, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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alariko.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 3:44 AM
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Os recordamos que podéis descubrir también nuestra tienda en FAB, la plataforma de venta de modelos 3D de Epic Games, donde encontraréis los #Assets3DHistóricos que componen nuestras colecciones. 

▶️ https://www.fab.com/sellers/AlveusXR
January 8, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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mehdirhasan.bsky.social
The right wants to talk about fraud? Somali fraud? Okay, give me 60 seconds.
January 7, 2026 at 1:41 AM
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3dstoa.com
En este comienzo de año hemos querido recapitular y enseñaros 10 de nuestros #proyectos más interesantes de 2025.
January 5, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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brunodias.bsky.social
And of course, the constant threat of US interference is one of the things that causes local elites in South America to (partially) rally around figures like Chavez and Maduro in the first place. It's hard to construct alternatives when your rightward flank is a fifth column of US-aligned sellouts.
January 4, 2026 at 3:45 AM
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mauraquint.bsky.social
My whole life, advocating war has been fed to me as “the adult position,” akin to drinking your coffee black or reading the business section of the newspaper. Let’s be very clear — war is the childish nonsense of impulsive destructive idiots playing baby-brained video games with real human lives.
January 4, 2026 at 2:02 AM
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austinwalker.bsky.social
An administration driven by greed, cruelty, and frankly a sort of empty-hearted boredom. The death of innocents so they can beat their chests and line their already fat wallets.

Whatever comes next has to at least look like justice. We cannot just turn the page for the sake of one party’s comfort.
aljazeera.com Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 17d
BREAKING: Venezuela’s government has accused the US of launching attacks on civilian and military installations across several states, rejecting what it described as a "military aggression," according to an official statement.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/p3fqh2
January 3, 2026 at 8:41 AM
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parismarx.com
Donald Trump to The Hague, right next to Benjamin Netanyahu.
January 3, 2026 at 6:51 AM
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jkass99.bsky.social
The US is a rogue state
January 3, 2026 at 7:33 AM
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(art by @wardsutton.bsky.social)
The Sickos baby saying yes… goo goo ga ga… yes and kicking 2025 out)
January 1, 2026 at 5:03 AM
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kartoonistkelly.bsky.social
Outlook for the new year ...
December 31, 2025 at 11:20 PM
abfoglia.bsky.social
Jfc, as soon as the countdown video we were watching reached zero youtube cut to a racist ICE add with Kristi Noem…foreboding start to 2026
January 1, 2026 at 8:11 AM
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jfcudennec.bsky.social
🏺Facebook archaeology groups might not be completely dead after all
A snowbank on both sides of a cleared sidewalk is shown in cross‑section, humorously annotated like an archaeological profile. On the left wall, three horizontal snow layers are labeled from bottom to top “early snowfall event,” “early snow plough deposit,” and “massive snowfall event,” with a line at the base marking “extent of excavation” down to the exposed pavement labeled “bedrock.” On the right wall, multiple undifferentiated snow layers are labeled simply “snow,” with a vertical gap through the bank identified as a “processional way (pizza delivery)” leading from the sidewalk to the street. Near the outer edge of the right bank another small feature is marked “faunal remains? (tauntaun?),” and the thin wet band along the pavement is labeled “slush layer.” Bare winter trees, parked cars, and buildings are visible in the background.
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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spavel.bsky.social
Learning a lot from neal.fun/size-of-life/
An info card with a picture of a fur clad human between two prehistoric creatures. The caption says: human; a highly social relatively hairless bipedal ape that was once a nomadic hunter gatherer but has adapted to create websites.
December 27, 2025 at 2:13 AM
abfoglia.bsky.social
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! I haven’t had much interesting art I could share here recently, but here is Dex under the tree as tribute until then!
December 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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The newly opened Colosseo-Fori Inperiali subway station houses a full museum's worth of finds discovered while digging under the city. Including this 4th c. CE gold glass fragment depicting the goddess Roma, which had been affixed to a wall in the ruins of an ancient military barracks. 🏺 1/

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Gilded glass fragment with the image of the goddess Roma, personification of the city of Rome. Discovered during construction of the Porta Metronia station, in ancient barracks destroyed during construction of the Aurelian Walls. She’s based on a depiction of an Amazon, with her bared breast, triple-plumed helmet, baltea (studded quiver belt across her chest), and pilus (javelin). The iconographic theme is already well-known, but it is the first and only representation found so far on gold glass. “Golden glass is already a very rare finding, but this has no comparison” according to preliminary findings, Simona Morretta, archaeologist of the special superintendency of Rome, explained to ANSA. “No golden glass with the personification of the city of Rome had ever been found before”. Gold glass was a glass-making technique in which a thin layer of decorated gold leaf, often a portrait, was sandwiched between two layers of transparent glass. The leaf was glued to one glass discs first, then the design created by scratching away tiny areas of gold like an etching. A second glass disc was then superimposed on top of the etched gold surface and fused to create the roundel of a vessel or a medallion.
December 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM