MARE Project
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Mortuary Archaeology in the Roman East: a five year project investigating mortuary rituals in the Near East (1st c. BCE - 4th c. CE). Housed at University of Groningen @rug.nl - funded by NWO.
For previous activities see our archive on X: @MARE_Project
For previous activities see our archive on X: @MARE_Project
🥳Celebrating a great achievement!
On 21 November, MARE PI Lidewijde de Jong delivered her inaugural speech to officially receive the title Professor of East-Mediterranean and West-Asian Archaeology. Congratulations from the team! Obviously, we had to mark the occasion by carving her a stele 🤩
On 21 November, MARE PI Lidewijde de Jong delivered her inaugural speech to officially receive the title Professor of East-Mediterranean and West-Asian Archaeology. Congratulations from the team! Obviously, we had to mark the occasion by carving her a stele 🤩
December 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🥳Celebrating a great achievement!
On 21 November, MARE PI Lidewijde de Jong delivered her inaugural speech to officially receive the title Professor of East-Mediterranean and West-Asian Archaeology. Congratulations from the team! Obviously, we had to mark the occasion by carving her a stele 🤩
On 21 November, MARE PI Lidewijde de Jong delivered her inaugural speech to officially receive the title Professor of East-Mediterranean and West-Asian Archaeology. Congratulations from the team! Obviously, we had to mark the occasion by carving her a stele 🤩
Congratulations to MARE postdoc Tamara, who has her co-authored chapter 'The Cities of the Dead' published! 🥳
In print soon: Dijkstra, T. & Borbonus, D. (2025). The Cities of the Dead. In P. Davies, & C. Williamson (Eds.), The Cambridge Urban History of Europe: Ancient Europe (Vol. 1, pp. 696-716)
In print soon: Dijkstra, T. & Borbonus, D. (2025). The Cities of the Dead. In P. Davies, & C. Williamson (Eds.), The Cambridge Urban History of Europe: Ancient Europe (Vol. 1, pp. 696-716)
November 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Congratulations to MARE postdoc Tamara, who has her co-authored chapter 'The Cities of the Dead' published! 🥳
In print soon: Dijkstra, T. & Borbonus, D. (2025). The Cities of the Dead. In P. Davies, & C. Williamson (Eds.), The Cambridge Urban History of Europe: Ancient Europe (Vol. 1, pp. 696-716)
In print soon: Dijkstra, T. & Borbonus, D. (2025). The Cities of the Dead. In P. Davies, & C. Williamson (Eds.), The Cambridge Urban History of Europe: Ancient Europe (Vol. 1, pp. 696-716)
Looking back on a fruitful Necropoleis Research Network Annual meeting, held in the Archaeological Museum of Chania, Crete ☀️So many inspiring presentations and conversations. Huge thanks to all organizers, speakers and attendees 🙌 Until next year!
October 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Looking back on a fruitful Necropoleis Research Network Annual meeting, held in the Archaeological Museum of Chania, Crete ☀️So many inspiring presentations and conversations. Huge thanks to all organizers, speakers and attendees 🙌 Until next year!
Only one week until the Necropoleis Research Network Annual Meeting – and we’re excited to see a programme packed with inspiring themes to be explored! Looking forward to an Annual Meeting that connects scholars from across the field, fosters the exchange of ideas, and sparks new collaborations ✨
October 18, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Only one week until the Necropoleis Research Network Annual Meeting – and we’re excited to see a programme packed with inspiring themes to be explored! Looking forward to an Annual Meeting that connects scholars from across the field, fosters the exchange of ideas, and sparks new collaborations ✨
Tomorrow, prof. Jonathan Prag will give a lecture on the impact of Roman colonialism on Sicily, with a focus on epigraphic evidence. We are looking forward to it!
September 22, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Tomorrow, prof. Jonathan Prag will give a lecture on the impact of Roman colonialism on Sicily, with a focus on epigraphic evidence. We are looking forward to it!
The call for papers for the Necropoleis Research Network (NRN) Annual Meeting in Crete, 24-26 October 2025, is out! The MARE project offers travel grants for scholars presenting on funerary materials of the Roman Near East - visit our site www.rug.nl/MARE-Travel-Grant for more information
June 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The call for papers for the Necropoleis Research Network (NRN) Annual Meeting in Crete, 24-26 October 2025, is out! The MARE project offers travel grants for scholars presenting on funerary materials of the Roman Near East - visit our site www.rug.nl/MARE-Travel-Grant for more information
❗ Did you know that we have a MARE Publication Grant? Check out www.rug.nl/MARE-publica... for more information!
May 9, 2025 at 9:43 AM
❗ Did you know that we have a MARE Publication Grant? Check out www.rug.nl/MARE-publica... for more information!
Nicholas presented about Tyrian sarcophagi at the Graduate Archaeology Oxford conference this week - and discovered this sarcophagus at Blenheim Palace. It depicts Dionysus, Ariadne, Herakles, and Dionysiac thiasos. The scene was a favourite of the Romans, exclaiming 'Enjoy life while you can!' ✨
May 1, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Nicholas presented about Tyrian sarcophagi at the Graduate Archaeology Oxford conference this week - and discovered this sarcophagus at Blenheim Palace. It depicts Dionysus, Ariadne, Herakles, and Dionysiac thiasos. The scene was a favourite of the Romans, exclaiming 'Enjoy life while you can!' ✨
In the case of ritual practice, some sarcophagi possess attached altars upon which we can actually identify traces of burned offerings. I am particularly interested in reconciling artistic and archaeological approaches to reconstruct funerary customs and how they were experienced spatially.
April 30, 2025 at 9:51 AM
In the case of ritual practice, some sarcophagi possess attached altars upon which we can actually identify traces of burned offerings. I am particularly interested in reconciling artistic and archaeological approaches to reconstruct funerary customs and how they were experienced spatially.
Today, PhD candidate Nicholas Aherne will introduce himself! His PhD is entitled 'Encoffined Bodies: on the Role of Decorated Sarcophagi in the Funerary Customs of Roman-period Phoenicia' 🔽
April 30, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Today, PhD candidate Nicholas Aherne will introduce himself! His PhD is entitled 'Encoffined Bodies: on the Role of Decorated Sarcophagi in the Funerary Customs of Roman-period Phoenicia' 🔽
To start, we'd like to introduce one of the MARE PhD candidates: John Turco! John is working on his thesis entitled, Rituals in Space: Reconstructing Funerary Rituals through Gifts and Bones. Read more about his research in the replies ⬇️
April 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
To start, we'd like to introduce one of the MARE PhD candidates: John Turco! John is working on his thesis entitled, Rituals in Space: Reconstructing Funerary Rituals through Gifts and Bones. Read more about his research in the replies ⬇️