Controversial to some, but at least it gets the debate started on how to move forward and make things better.
Happy to have been able to contribute with a catalogue piece on the archaeology of medieval sex work! (As part of my MSCA project)
Led by a collective of sexworkers, it explores the deep and more recent history of the profession and the legal frameworks that have tried to regulate it: from brothels in Nazi concentration camps to the effects of the current Prostitutes Protection Act. A rare perspective from the inside!
About last night:
Opening of the exhibition
🟥 SEX WORK: A Cultural History
🟥 SEX WORK: Eine Kulturgeschichte der Sexarbeit.
📍 Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn - until 25 October
📸 Bundeskunsthalle Bonn
More info: www.bundeskunsthalle.de/en/s3xwork
Join us in Brussels!
International Workshop 'The Army of Flanders: Crossroads of Peoples, Crucible of Nations (1567-1706)'
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Still life of fruit, with the Supper at Emmaus: the only known painting of Guilliam de Vries (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, inv. nr. 2290).
🧑🎨What trash tells us about a 17th-century Antwerp painter:
🏺Only one painting survives of the ill-known Guilliam de Vries, but objects excavated in his backyard and a probate inventory together give fresh insight.
🎁 Some free copies of our study here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/FYGQP...
Boeiende lezingenreeks over middeleeuwse diversiteit in Koksijde van maart tot mei:
Van Egyptenaren, Ethiopiërs en Griekse vluchtelingen tot Aalsters bordeel; van single vrouwen tot gezanten van de antichrist
Info en inschrijven:
www.tenduinen.be/nl/lezingenr...
📢 CALL FOR PAPERS!
We're delighted to announce details of this year's SMA Annual Conference. Theme is Heritage Science & the call for papers is now open. Full details on the conference & how to submit abstract are available here: medievalarchaeology.co.uk/sma-c…
We look forward to hearing from you!
📧 Send your presentation title, abstract up to 200 words and 5 keywords to the following address: 4thmercconference@gmail.com
🏰Join us in Barcelona!🏰
Final call for the 4th MERC Postgraduate and Early Career Conference in Medieval Archaeology (13-16.04.2026)!
#medieval #archaeology 🏺
Hi Negar, thank you for your interest! You need to have an EAA account to submit an abstract. However, you do not need to pay for membership at the time of submission (you can do so later, after acceptance of your abstract). You can easily create an account here: www.e-a-a.org/EAA/Membersh...
Call for Contributions - EAA session #71
📢 Call for Contributions – EAA Session #71
We warmly invite you to submit an abstract and join us in Athens to discuss medieval cemeteries. Feel free to share this call with colleagues who might be interested.
📩 Questions? Don’t hesitate to reach out!
#EAA2026 🏺🧪🧬🦴
proficiat!
Mooie weergave van het debat! 👍
For more context and the parasite find 🐛, see my earlier thread:
bsky.app/profile/mpou...
#Archaeology
#Science
Ceramic sublimation vessles for the production of vermillion. Drawings and photographs © Raakvlak.
Fragments of an alembic. 1. Collecting channel; 2. Spout; 3. Receiver. Drawings by Lieselotte Desnerck, photographs © Raakvlak.
Detail of the red-dyed silk fabric. Photograph by Marijn Stolk.
Perfume sprinklers in Islamic-style glass. Drawings by Lieselotte Desnerck, photographs © Raakvlak.
Some of the star finds:
🏺 Sublimation vessels, used in the production of the red pigment vermillion
🧪A glass alembic, used for distilling medicinal waters such as alcohol
🪡 Silk dyed with kermes
👃 Near-Eastern perfume sprinklers
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing!
Medieval Bruges: come for the art, stay for the parasites. 🏰
Our new study of a 15th-century apothecary and Spanish traders uncovers a city brimming with global goods: silks, spices, perfume sprinklers, olives, rice… and yes, an African parasite.
📖 Open Access: doi.org/10.1080/0076...
Tijdens 'Mapathon 1571' brachten 50 vrijwilligers een 16e-eeuwse kaart van het Brugse Vrije digitaal tot leven in het Brugse Stadsarchief. Twee dagen collectieve cartografie, nieuwsgierigheid en erfgoedpassie! Check nu alvast de video, de blog & online ontsluiting volgen dra!
vimeo.com/1096892444
Daar kan voor gezorgd worden, al is schaap voor het middeleeuwse Meetjesland toepasselijker
Eentje voor @cdtro.bsky.social en @lvtornhaut.bsky.social ;)
✨ Verken het eeuwenoude Meetjesland!
🚶♀️🚴♂️ Wandel of fiets door deze Woeste Hoogten: www.rlml.be/projecten/wo...
🏡 Beleef het verleden in de Huysmanshoeve (Eeklo) via een geanimeerde maquette & reconstructietekeningen
🎧 Duik nu al in het verhaal met onze podcast: open.spotify.com/show/7tCYIAU...
Yay, our research is featuring on @sciencex.bsky.social 😍
A Medieval Brothel, a Baby’s Grave, and a New Perspective on Motherhood - research led by @mpoulain.bsky.social www.medievalists.net/2025/05/medi... #medieval
Ja, dat ken ik! Ik heb me voor dit artikel echter vooral gebaseerd op het werk van Guy Dupont en Jelle Haemers over baden en bordelen in Vlaanderen. Uitermate boeiend inderdaad, heel blij dat ik op deze site kon werken!
Ik hou je op de hoogte!
Dat laatste is - toegegeven - misschien wat verwarrend weergeven in het artikel!
Voor dit specifieke gebouw zijn er historische bronnen die bevestigen dat dit badhuis ook als bordeel in dienst was (zie artikel; zeker niet voor ieder badhuis het geval). Over syfilis: dit onderzoek staat los van het bordeel. De skeletpopulatie die hiervoor wordt bestudeerd dateert uit de 16e eeuw.
Medieval brothel scene (cut from: Master of Anthony of Burgundy, Brothel scene, ca. 1470 – Berlin Staatsbibliothek, Ms. Dep. Breslau 2, vol. 2, fol. 244)
🏺 New research just published! 🧪
A rare case from a 14th-century brothel in Aalst reveals an infant that was likely breastfed and buried with care — challenging long-held assumptions about medieval sex workers and infanticide.
👉 Read it here in Open Access: rdcu.be/eh4Lj
