ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ February 2, 2026

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LEGENDA
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Two rare 5th millennium BC fetal burials in Iran reveal variable prehistoric practices
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-rare-5th-millennium-bc-fetal.html#goog_rewarded

Greece, Italy work together to study, conserve looted ancient pottery | eKathimerini.com
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1294070/greece-italy-work-together-to-study-conserve-looted-ancient-pottery/

Ivory Pomegranate Revisited: A Relic from Solomon’s Temple? – Biblical Archaeology Society

Ivory Pomegranate Revisited: A Relic from Solomon’s Temple?

Authorities seize 450 ancient, forged coins in raid | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-885292

The forgotten Alexandria: Rediscovering a lost metropolis on the Tigris
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/02/the-forgotten-alexandria-rediscovering-a-lost-metropolis-on-the-tigris/156909

This Rare Roman Figurine of a Cat With Its Paws Atop a Severed Head Is One of Britain’s Newest Treasures
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-rare-roman-figurine-of-a-cat-with-its-paws-atop-a-severed-head-is-one-of-britains-newest-treasures-180988116/

ArtDependence | Rijksmuseum Amsterdam welcomes Greco-Roman Masterpiece from the Louvre
https://artdependence.com/articles/rijksmuseum-amsterdam-welcomes-greco-roman-masterpiece-from-the-louvre

‘A violation of our history’: Palestinian uproar over Israel’s plan to seize historic West Bank site | Palestine | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/02/palestinian-uproar-israel-plan-seize-historic-site-sebastia-west-bank

Roman Egyptian mummy portrait to be auctioned in New York | National | khq.com
https://www.khq.com/national/roman-egyptian-mummy-portrait-to-be-auctioned-in-new-york/article_e34129e9-4344-47e2-bb04-a89b12aed380.html

Ribchester Helmet: A rare ‘face mask’ helmet worn by a Roman cavalry officer 1,900 years ago | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/ribchester-helmet-a-rare-face-mask-helmet-worn-by-a-roman-cavalry-officer-1-900-years-ago

2,000-year-old Pilgrimage Road to Temple Mount opens to public after years of digging | The Times of Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/2000-year-old-pilgrimage-road-to-temple-mount-opens-to-public-after-years-of-digging/

Sinai Before Sinai – Biblical Archaeology Society

Sinai Before Sinai

Helen of Troy: Why she was likely brown, not black or white – The Times of India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/helen-of-troy-why-she-was-likely-brown-not-black-or-white/articleshow/127850672.cms

How Did So Many Ancient Egyptian Antiquities End Up in Western Museums? | TheCollector
https://www.thecollector.com/egyptian-antiquities-western-museums/

Latin pots and Greek casseroles: ceramics reveal the coexistence of Roman and Greek cooking in an Italian colony

Latin pots and Greek casseroles: ceramics reveal the coexistence of Roman and Greek cooking in an Italian colony

Classics Club Ideas from Milton Academy – CANE

Classics Club Ideas from Milton Academy

Greek Author Reveals Magical Practices in Aramaic Exorcism Cups
https://greekcitytimes.com/2026/02/02/greek-author-reveals-magical-practices-in-aramaic-exorcism-cups

Laudator Temporis Acti: Factions
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2026/02/factions.html

De werken van Herakles (1) – Mainzer Beobachter

De werken van Herakles (1)

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Wor(l)ds of Linear A: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Documents and Inscriptions of a Cretan Bronze Age Script
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-worlds-of-linear-interdisciplinary.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Luoghi di culto e ritualità in Oderzo antica: Atti della giornata di studi (Oderzo, 24 maggio 2024)
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/luoghi-di-culto-e-ritualita-in-oderzo.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Querolus siue Aulularia: Introduzione, testo critico, traduzione e commento
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/querolus-siue-aulularia-introduzione.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: L’‘Omero tragico’: Sofocle e Omero: Studi sull’Aiace e sulle Trachinie
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/lomero-tragico-sofocle-e-omero-studi.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Venanzio Fortunato tra il Piave e la Loira: Atti del terzo Convegno internazionale di studi
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/venanzio-fortunato-tra-il-piave-e-la.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Aramaic funerary inscription discovered in eastern Türkiye
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/aramaic-funerary-inscription-discovered.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Jerusalem Pilgrimage Road finally opens to public
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/jerusalem-pilgrimage-road-finally-opens.html

Constructing Kingship under Rome: The Evolution of Bosporan Dynastic Ideology, ca. 50–230 AD | Spartokos a lu

Constructing Kingship under Rome: The Evolution of Bosporan Dynastic Ideology, ca. 50–230 AD

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AUDIENDA
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Sejanus His Fall: ‘Ambition Makes More Trusty Slaves Than Need’ – The History Of European Theatre | Acast

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VIDENDA
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(1102) Tailored LLM for Ancient Texts Workshop – YouTube

(1102) The Roman Trophy: How Rome Turned War into Art – YouTube

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NOTANDA
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News – Call for applications: Teaching Ancient in a Digital Age – Archaeological Institute of America

Call for applications: Teaching Ancient in a Digital Age

Publication Announcement: Discovering Dionysos in the Hexameters of the >Sinai Palimpsest AR NF 66

Publication Announcement: Discovering Dionysos in the Hexameters of the >Sinai Palimpsest AR NF 66<, edited by Luisina Abrach, Radcliffe Edmonds, and Anne-France Morand