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Tokyo Univ. team may have unearthed 1st Roman emperor’s bathhouse – The Mainichi
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250701/p2g/00m/0na/071000c

Discovery of ancient Roman shoes at Magna Fort leaves a very big impression. – Roman Army Museum
https://romanarmymuseum.com/about/roman-shoes/

8 ancient Roman shoes of ‘exceptional size’ discovered at Roman fort near Hadrian’s Wall | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/8-ancient-roman-shoes-of-exceptional-size-discovered-at-roman-fort-near-hadrians-wall

What did ancient Rome smell like? Honestly, often pretty rank
https://theconversation.com/what-did-ancient-rome-smell-like-honestly-often-pretty-rank-257111

Hundreds of Ancient Ceramics Found In Preserved Shipwreck in Turkey
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ancient-ceramics-found-preserved-in-shipwreck-turkey-1234746741/

Completion of the excavation at Pyla – Kokkinokremos – Gov.cy
https://www.gov.cy/en/culture/completion-of-the-excavation-at-pyla-kokkinokremos/

Preserved shipwreck contains 2,000-year-old ceramic treasures
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2025/07/preserved-shipwreck-contains-2000-year-old-ceramic-treasures/155535

Restored Masterpiece: Ancient Greece’s Largest Bronze Vessel Exhibited in Athens – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/07/02/ancient-greece-largest-bronze-vessel-exhibited-athens/

(PDF) Analytical study of a newly excavated fine painted ceiling at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/393097372_Analytical_study_of_a_newly_excavated_fine_painted_ceiling_at_the_Archaeological_Park_of_Pompeii

The Mediterranean’s Master Traders – Biblical Archaeology Society

The Mediterranean’s Master Traders

Iconic Thera statue returns home as Santorini’s renovated archaeological museum reopens | Euronews
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/07/02/iconic-thera-statue-returns-home-as-santorinis-renovated-archaeological-museum-reopens

Archaeologists Discover Northernmost Hellenistic Elite Residence Featuring Ionic Architecture and Graffito in North Macedonia – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-discover-northernmost-hellenistic-elite-residence-featuring-ionic-architecture-and-graffito-in-north-macedonia/

[old news]Lost Writings of Archimedes Revealed After Centuries by Particle Accelerator – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/07/02/lost-writings-archimedes-particle-accelerator/

Oldest and most complete ancient Egyptian human genome ever sequenced reveals ties to Mesopotamia | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/oldest-and-most-complete-ancient-egyptian-human-genome-ever-sequenced-reveals-ties-to-mesopotamia

Archaeologists Uncover Unexpected Secrets in Ancient Hittite Tablets – Dixie Sun News

Archaeologists Uncover Unexpected Secrets in Ancient Hittite Tablets

Antikythera Shipwreck: Greece Announces New Discoveries – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/07/02/antikythera-shipwreck-new-discoveries-greece/

Italia e Tunisia insieme per restauro dei mosaici delle case romane di El Jem – Cultura – Ansa.it
https://www.ansa.it/ansamed/it/notizie/rubriche/cultura/2025/07/02/italia-tunisia-insieme-per-restauro-mosaici-case-romane-el-jem_cce72c63-96d2-493a-8bee-3872b570a13e.html

Mystery of the Roman Lead Pipes Found in the Rhône Solved: They Supplied Water to the Baths of Constantine

Mystery of the Roman Lead Pipes Found in the Rhône Solved: They Supplied Water to the Baths of Constantine

The water management of ancient Arles

The water management of ancient Arles

Hymn to Babylon, missing for a millennium, has been discovered
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-hymn-babylon-millennium.html

Hymn of Babylon is pieced together after 2,100 YEARS: Scientists use AI to reconstruct ancient song | Daily Mail Online
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14867357/Hymn-Babylon-pieced-AI.html

Well-preserved Roman wicker well found in United Kingdom | Miami Herald
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article309847415.html

Unveiling ancient Egypt: 4,800-year-old genome rewrites history – Ancient Egypt – Antiquities – Ahram Online
https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/549075/Antiquities/Ancient-Egypt/Unveiling-ancient-Egypt-,yearold-genome-rewrites-h.aspx

Skeleton found in pot is first ancient Egyptian to undergo whole genome analysis | Genetics | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jul/02/skeleton-in-pot-first-ancient-egyptian-undergo-genome-analysis

Ancient DNA provides a new means to explore ancient diets
https://phys.org/news/2025-06-ancient-dna-explore-diets.html

[paywalled] Ancient DNA helps trace stinky Roman fish sauce to its source
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02018-7

Christopher Nolan’s Biggest Challenges In Adapting The Odyssey Explained By An Expert
https://screenrant.com/the-odyssey-movie-christopher-nolan-challenges-expert-explained-gregory-nagy-interview/

Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Trailer Leaks Online
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/christopher-nolan-the-odyssey-trailer-1236303733/

Roman Atlantic garum: DNA confirms sardine use and population continuity in north-western Iberia | Antiquity | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/roman-atlantic-garum-dna-confirms-sardine-use-and-population-continuity-in-northwestern-iberia/9487347327F3724D1D2C4F72266DAEF3

Ancient Etruscan Tomb Discovered Intact in Necropolis Near Rome – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/07/02/intact-ancient-etruscan-tomb-necropolis-rome/

The “fifth Gospel”: Jesus and archaeology
https://www.omnesmag.com/en/news/fifth-gospel-jesus-and-archeology/

(5) the joys and challenges of writing a “soul-crushingly of-the-moment” academic book
https://donnazuckerberg.substack.com/p/the-joys-and-challenges-of-writing?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2108238&post_id=164778058&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

(5) In Memoriam – by Owen Rees – Our Ancient World
https://owenrees.substack.com/p/in-memoriam?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2470207&post_id=167250634&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

(5) Aeneid V.104-200 – by publius vergilius maro – Aeneid Daily
https://aeneiddaily.substack.com/p/aeneid-v104-200-674?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1678986&post_id=167018996&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

Virgil – The Historian’s Hut

Virgil

Numa Pompilius And Egeria, By Felice Giani (c. 1758–1823) – The Historian’s Hut

Numa Pompilius And Egeria, By Felice Giani (c. 1758–1823)

Het complot tegen Caesar – Mainzer Beobachter

Het complot tegen Caesar

Reading the Roman Revolution 26: The Government | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World

Reading the Roman Revolution 26: The Government

Laudator Temporis Acti: A Missing Modifier
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2025/07/a-missing-modifier.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Eight new scrolls at the Reagan Library Exhibition
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/07/eight-new-scrolls-at-reagan-library.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Update on the Tomb of Nahum in Iraq
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/07/update-on-tomb-of-nahum-in-iraq.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Roman Art at the Art Institute of Chicago
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/07/roman-art-at-art-institute-of-chicago.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Ancient Egyptian Art at the Art Institute of Chicago
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/07/ancient-egyptian-art-at-art-institute.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (LIMC): LIMC-France : les bases de données
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2012/05/limc-database-online.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Corrispondenze archeologiche fra Thomas Ashby e Giuseppe Lugli. La testimonianza inedita della documentazione d’archivio
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/07/corrispondenze-archeologiche-fra-thomas.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Assur 2024: Continuing the excavations in the New Town and other research across the site
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/07/assur-2024-continuing-excavations-in.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Punctuation, Iota Adscript, and Nu-movable in Ancient Literary Bookrolls
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/07/punctuation-iota-adscript-and-nu.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Late Roman Settlement of Umm al-Dabadib: A Remote Investigation
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-late-roman-settlement-of-umm-al.html

Artwashing the Cyclades: The Leonard N. Stern Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2025/2025.07.02/

In Memoriam: Floyd L. Moreland | CUNY Graduate Center
https://www.gc.cuny.edu/news/memoriam-floyd-l-moreland

Greek University Establishes Center for Alexander the Great Studies – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/07/02/greek-university-center-alexander-the-great-studies/
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(5) The Odyssey – Book 1 Reading – CSMFHT Writes
https://csmfht.substack.com/p/the-odyssey-book-1-reading?utm_source=podcast-email%2Csubstack&publication_id=1211085&post_id=167348664&utm_campaign=email-play-on-substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=play_card_post_title&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true
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Inscriptions on Paper (call for topics and papers) – Current EpigraphyCurrent Epigraphy

Inscriptions on Paper (call for topics and papers)

A new research group focusing on the cult of Roman Mithras (2025-2030) | Roman religion

A new research group focusing on the cult of Roman Mithras (2025-2030)

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Limescale deposits reveal how ancient Arles adapted its aqueducts
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-limescale-deposits-reveal-ancient-arles.html

Turkey hands over Babylonian and Akkadian clay tablets to Iraq | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-859584

[AI?]Cypro-Minoan script on Tel Dor anchor reveals 11th-c. trade routes | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-859581

Three Tombs with False Doors, Offering Tables, and Infant Remains Discovered in the Qubbet el-Hawa Necropolis in Aswan

Three Tombs with False Doors, Offering Tables, and Infant Remains Discovered in the Qubbet el-Hawa Necropolis in Aswan

22 Large Blocks of the Lighthouse of Alexandria Retrieved from the Seafloor, Including Its Door Lintels

22 Large Blocks of the Lighthouse of Alexandria Retrieved from the Seafloor, Including Its Door Lintels

The First Expedition to Lachish: A Colonial Archaeology Story – Archaeology – Haaretz.com
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2025-07-01/ty-article/the-first-expedition-to-lachish-a-colonial-archaeology-story/00000197-c51b-d2f9-a3f7-c7df1aff0000

Exceptional Intact Etruscan Rock-Cut Tomb Discovered in Italy’s San Giuliano Necropolis – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/exceptional-intact-etruscan-rock-cut-tomb-discovered-in-italys-san-giuliano-necropolis/

Outrage in Türkiye: 3,000-Year-Old Unesco Tomb in Phrygian Valley Turned Into Café – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/outrage-in-turkiye-3000-year-old-unescotomb-in-phrygian-valley-turned-into-cafe/

Library of Stratonikeia – ArtDog Istanbul

Library of Stratonikeia

Ancient Greek Agora and Shops Discovered at Hyllarima in Turkey – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/07/01/ancient-greek-agora-shops-hyllarima-turkey/

Archaeologists uncover coin moulds linked to ancient Greek king Apollodotus 2 – Hindustan Times
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/pune-news/archaeologists-uncover-coin-moulds-linked-to-ancient-greek-king-apollodotus-2-101751310608683.html

[AI?]Cosmic-ray muons map Jeremiah’s cistern in City of David for first time | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-859582

Paris exhibit re-frames Cleopatra’s legacy as Egypt’s powerful last queen | | AW
https://thearabweekly.com/paris-exhibit-re-frames-cleopatras-legacy-egypts-powerful-last-queen

‘Puzzling’ bronze discs adorned with lion heads discovered in Roman-era grave | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/puzzling-bronze-discs-adorned-with-lion-heads-discovered-in-roman-era-grave

‘It comes with the territory’: How Israel’s archaeologists legitimize annexation
https://www.972mag.com/israel-archaeology-annexation-rafi-greenberg/

How Plato’s grave was finally found | Sky HISTORY TV Channel
https://www.history.co.uk/articles/how-platos-grave-was-found

On Long-Suffering Odysseus: Why Christians Should Read Classics Written Before Jesus – Christ and Pop Culture

On Long-Suffering Odysseus: Why Christians Should Read Classics Written Before Jesus

(5) The Faulty Foundation of Modern Stoicism – by Doug Bates
https://ataraxiaorbust.substack.com/p/the-faulty-foundation-of-modern-stoicism?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2723270&post_id=167260385&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

125 years of Classics at Birmingham – University of Birmingham
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/125-years-of-classics-at-birmingham

At MANN, a new exhibit tells the story of Pompeii’s domus and furnishings
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/museums/at-mann-a-new-exhibit-tells-the-story-of-pompeii-s-domus-and-furnishings

PaleoJudaica.com: Biblical Studies Carnival #227
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/07/biblical-studies-carnival-227.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Is the Moabite Stone a forgery?
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/07/is-moabite-stone-forgery.html

(5) Aeneid V.1-103 – by publius vergilius maro – Aeneid Daily
https://aeneiddaily.substack.com/p/aeneid-v1-103-3ab?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1678986&post_id=167018980&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

June Reading Notes – Noodlings

June Reading Notes

Poëzie: Keizer Caligula – Mainzer Beobachter

Poëzie: Keizer Caligula

Isthmia and Rubble | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World

Isthmia and Rubble

June 2025 in Turkish archaeology | Turkish Archaeological News
https://turkisharchaeonews.net/article/june-2025-turkish-archaeology

Volumes 9 and 10 of The Bulletin of the Bezan Club | Variant Readings

Volumes 9 and 10 of The Bulletin of the Bezan Club

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Achilles Statius Lusitanus (1524–1581): New Research and Perspectives on the Fifth Centenary of His Birth
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/06/achilles-statius-lusitanus-15241581-new.html

Between Sozopol and Talasakra Unknown archeology of the Sozopol Bay and its western hinterland | Spartokos read

Between Sozopol and Talasakra Unknown archaeology of the Sozopol Bay and its western hinterland

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Podcast Season 4, Episode 9: Critical Futures for Ancient Studies with with Mathura Umachandran – Peopling the Past

Podcast Season 4, Episode 9: Critical Futures for Ancient Studies with with Mathura Umachandran

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(1337) MC Shorts–Wall Decor–IV Pompeian Styles – YouTube

(1337) Alexander the Great: Rise of a Military Genius – YouTube

(1340) Ancient Rome’s Carrara Marble: Quarry to Monuments – YouTube

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Two postdoctoral fellowships (fixed-term contract) in the research project Locally Crafted Empires (LoCiS), School of Culture and Society, Aarhus University – Vacancy at Aarhus University
https://international.au.dk/about/profile/vacant-positions/job/two-postdoctoral-fellowships-fixed-term-contract-in-the-research-project-locally-crafted-empires-locis-school-of-culture-and-society-aarhus-university