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Miniaturisation in Roman Britain || archaeology & gaming
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Thrilled to have my work recognised by the RAI - huge thanks goes to Dr Rachel Wood for her excellent advice and endless support, as well as the Faculty of Classics @universityofoxford.bsky.social for the nomination !!
𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to Sorcha Tisdall from @universityofoxford.bsky.social who has won the RAI Tony Baggs Undergraduate Dissertation Prize for her dissertation, ‘Miniature Axes in Roman Britain – Symbolism and Substitution in Ritual Dedication’.
Looks like I’ll be making my way to St Andrews for the Classical Association’s Conference in July!

I’ll be presenting my paper ‘Burying the Hatchet? Miniature Axes as Material Evidence for Identity (Re)Construction in Roman Britain’ - v much looking forward to seeing the full programme soon!
January 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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ANNOUNCING...

A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology - our first book! 🎉

📅Available 5th Feb 2025 (but you can preorder now)
🤝 In collaboration with @contubernales.bsky.social
✍️ 117 different writers
🖼️ Periodic Table Poster by @corabeth.bsky.social
👇 Read more...
January 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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So... We did a thing. And then the thing ended up in Current Archaeology.

Seriously - this is the best thing we've done for AGES. And transforms our ability to understand the Palace. 😎🤩

the-past.com/shorts/the-p...
Digital data: Fishbourne Roman Palace   | The Past
When it was excavated in the 1960s, Fishbourne Roman Palace generated an archive that, for the time, was incredibly structured and detailed. However, by tod ...
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January 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Thrilled to have my work recognised by the RAI - huge thanks goes to Dr Rachel Wood for her excellent advice and endless support, as well as the Faculty of Classics @universityofoxford.bsky.social for the nomination !!
𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to Sorcha Tisdall from @universityofoxford.bsky.social who has won the RAI Tony Baggs Undergraduate Dissertation Prize for her dissertation, ‘Miniature Axes in Roman Britain – Symbolism and Substitution in Ritual Dedication’.
November 19, 2024 at 11:24 AM
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CfP alert! 📢 Mythological Game Studies Conference

@maciejpaprocki.bsky.social and I are organizing an online conference on mythology & video games (May 2025). We're interested in everything games, myth, mythology & mythologies! Abstract deadline: Feb 2!

For more: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 18, 2024 at 1:56 PM
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To sign up for our LGBTQ+ Hackathon on November 29th, click here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Please repost, share with friends, and let us know if you're coming! This is a brilliant collaborative opportunity for budding librarians and anybody interested in LGBTQ+ histories.
November 15, 2024 at 2:14 PM
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This thread 🧵 collects all the #archaeology 🏺 starter packs

Share far & wide. We could all use a little more archaeology in our lives

@cjfrieman.bsky.social made the OG Archaeology and heritage list with first wave Twitter refugee scholars & orgs. Go follow Catherine now!
bsky.app/starter-pack...
November 12, 2024 at 5:46 PM