Enjoyed chatting about my project whilst at the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source. Access to MuX opens up a whole new realm of possibility for non-destructive analysis on archaeological material- not just coins!
www.isis.stfc.ac.uk/science-high...
Have rediscovered A History of The World in 100 Objects, and was fairly excited to find that Croeseid coins have their very own episode!
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Did a bit of very worthwhile London lurking today- would highly recommend @soanemuseum.bsky.social . Hang around the picture gallery to see some hidden gems!
Thank you Alexandra, that means an awful lot.
Yeah! I’m back at Lincoln too which is doubly exciting!
Not very good at announcements… but, hopping back on here to say I have started a Dphil at Oxford University and the ISIS Neutron and Muon Facility investigating Lydian Electrum Coinage. (Ssssh I know I’m wearing the wrong sub fusc).
A deep cobalt-blue Roman ribbed glass bowl with a rounded form and vertical ribs around the sides, displayed on a clear stand against a softly blurred background.
Fascinating world of ancient #glass: this absolutely stunning #Roman ribbed bowl was unearthed fully intact with little to no wear during excavations in Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Monochrome ribbed bowls made of brightly coloured glass were very popular throughout...🧵 1/2
📷me
🏺 #archaeology
Enjoying the day with this rather wonderful piece of #Roman glass, in a dazzling iridescent blue.
📸 Us, Musei Civici #Padua
#FindsFriday #Archaeology #Skystorians
#AncientBluesky #Classicsbluesky #AncientRome
Our annual essay prize is open, DL 31 March 2026. This year I have the pleasure of chairing the committee. #skystorians #earlymodern 🗃️ do advertise to your ECR and grad student friends.
Had an amazing time with The Armitt, and @nattrustarch.bsky.social . We loved meeting everyone who came along for the tours and got some fantastic feedback!
Rowan Colley giving trail tours in Ambleside Roman Fort
A group listens to a trail tour by Rowan Colley in Ambleside Roman Fort
The trail was officially launched last weekend as part of The Armitt and @nattrustarch.bsky.social’s Ambleside Roman Fort open day for the #FestivalOfArchaeology, with Rowan and @aliceeliz.bsky.social giving trail tours to the public, supported by an @ics.bsky.social public engagement grant.
You can read The Armitt’s Roman Ambleside digital trail entry on the sling bullets and our knowledge of the so-called Battle of Ambleside here, researched and written by @arcdurham.bsky.social student Isla Mustin
#RomanFortThursday
www.armittdigitaltrail.co.uk/lead-bullets
Professional photograph of lead sling bullets from Roman Ambleside, taken by Durham archaeology students Rowan Colley and Isla Mustin. The bullets are cream coloured. Some are lemon-shaped, and others are more hastily formed blobs.
And here is the final photo for the trail itself 😱 Recent work by Edinburgh Uni and @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social suggests the sling bullets, all found scattered extramurally, are evidence for at least one battle outside the fort between the Roman army and the local population.
#RomanFortThursday
Rowan Colley photographing lead sling bullets from the Armitt’s collections
They also got the chance to learn about object photography - many of the trail photographs are their own work 🤩 - and get embedded in The Armitt’s ongoing collections audit. Here is Rowan photographing lead sling bullets from The Armitt’s collections…
#RomanFortThursday
Rowan Colley, Isla Mustin and Faye Morissey discussing the tombstone of Flavius Fuscinus and Flavius Romanus, held in The Armitt
Rowan and Isla taking photographs at Ambleside Roman Fort
Isla and Rowan spent two weeks in Ambleside with me and the Armitt curator, Faye Morissey, researching the objects, designing the trail route, and writing the trail text, as part of their @arcdurham.bsky.social
Advanced Professional Training module
#RomanFortThursday
View of the principia at Ambleside, under a bright blue sky with Windermere in the background. Two students stand in the principia taking pictures.
The trail highlights 13 objects from The Armitt’s collections from Ambleside Roman Fort, introducing visitors to life in a Roman auxiliary fort and vicus and to Roman occupation of the Lake District.
www.armittdigitaltrail.co.uk/roman-ambles...
#RomanFortThursday #Archaeology #LakeDistrict
So delighted to announce the official launch of The Armitt’s new digital trail through Roman Ambleside! The trail was developed by our fabulous @arcdurham.bsky.social 2nd-years Rowan Colley and Isla Mustin, with initial work by LU student Bastien Hamilton… 🧵
#RomanFortThursday #RomanBritain 🏺
Ah! (I’m very well Mark, thank you for asking 😊)
The Castle in the early evening really is gorgeous.
Would anyone happen to know if there’s any real connection between Lincoln’s Inn and Lincoln College Oxford? No real reason for wanting to know, just general nosiness.
I’m going on an ice cream hunt. My brain feels like it’s going to explode.
New pop-up exhibition on display in the ICS Lobby, Senate House: Women of Romano-British Archaeology
Curated by Tatiana Ivleva focusing on women archaeologists who dedicated their lives to the study of various aspects of Roman Britain, including material culture, art and archaeology.
Wait they actually finished building it??
Mwynhewch!
Apply!!!
Are you a student - or do you know one - who has done excellent research on Hadrian’s Wall in the last year? The 2025 Breeze & Dobson Award is now open - deadline July 4th. Please share widely with anyone eligible! #RomanBritain #RomanFortThursday 🏺
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ONE PhD Studentship on Contextual Safeguarding in Catholic Church Contexts
Durham University - Department of Theology and Religion #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNK824/o...
Hello! I'll be speaking about Roman Britain at Southwark Cathedral on July 19th. It's a fun talk aimed at kids & families, but adults might learn stuff too! And there are other fab historians on after me, so come for the day! cathedral.southwark.anglican.org/visiting/sou...
Os mortos de Maiden Castle não caíram em um único confronto dramático contra os romanos, mas sim ao longo de várias décadas, vítimas de uma série de conflitos internos 👇👇
