"It and other trilobite fossils may have influenced other Roman jewelry made from jet or black glass that bears a similarly segmented pattern, and that archaeologists call Trilobitenperlen.".

@GC_CUNY @HumanitiesGC @CUNY One more from Rachel!. ▪️Athens (Parthenon in the background)

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Our EO Rachel Kousser sent pics from her summer trip to Greece!. [L to R].▪️ A Mycenean fort on Ithaka (tiny me with large rocks).▪️Nestor's Palace at Pylos (big dusty archaeological site in background). #ClassicsGC #HumanitiesGC #ClassicsTwitter @GC_CUNY @HumanitiesGC @CUNY

"The newly unearthed structure, discovered during the 2025 excavation season, marks a major milestone in the site’s 22-year archaeological journey. The city’s history stretches as far back as 5500 BC.".

PhD student Ivan Maiorov has been busy building scale armor of Agamemnon (with a helmet!) this summer. Check out these preliminary pictures of his work. #ClassicsGC #HumanitiesGC #Agamemnon #ancientgreece #ClassicsTwitter.@GC_CUNY @HumanitiesGC @CUNY

". ice core records show that Arctic lead pollution was up to 40-fold higher during the highest historical peak in the early 1970s, the insight gained from this study demonstrates how "humans have been impacting their health for thousands of years through industrial activity. ".

"The study found that atmospheric lead pollution began during the Iron Age and reached a peak during the late 2nd century BCE at the height of the Roman Republic. It then declined sharply during the 1st century BCE. before increasing around 15 BCE. ".

"In adults, high levels of lead exposure are linked to infertility, anemia, memory loss, cardiovascular disease, cancer. In children, even low levels of exposure have been connected to reduced IQ, concentration challenges, and reduced academic success.".

"Ancient lead pollution stemmed largely from silver mining, whereby the lead-rich mineral galena was melted down to extract silver.".

NOT THE CRETANS!!. "What my archaeological investigations of a wine production site. [have found] is that Cretan wine-producers may have been deceiving their Roman-era customers with a knock-off version of passum.".

"After months of experimenting with Roman food, Caraway has launched a new project called Salona that is surely the only ancient Roman food pop-up in the Portland area. Caraway is planning more pop-ups in the future.".

". archaeologists. confirmed the existence of the Iron Age site, along with evidence of a possible Roman villa contemporary with the swords. The settlements, located near the village of Willersey, were previously unknown.".

“Surveying our storage units, we found about 40 samples of such lions,” many of them holding rings in their mouths, Haddad says to Haaretz. “When the ring was in the mouth, it was a door knocker.”.

"From large-scale figures of gods and goddesses to portraits of emperors and magnificent funerary monuments, this exhibition brings to North America. a selection of 58 rarely seen ancient Roman sculptures from Italy’s storied Torlonia Collection.".

Thoughts?.

The Department of Classics and Archaeology at the University of Nottingham is hiring an Assistant Professor of Roman History. This is a full-time research & teaching post with no fixed term. Full details thru link. #ClassicsTwitter.

"Under this historic expansion, all veterans who served at least four years on active-duty now qualify for full-tuition awards.". #ClassicsGC #HumanitiesGC #4thofJuly #Veterans.