s:CMS v6 🚀
The new version of the open-source CMS developed at LAD @Sapienza moves to a lighter, faster stack based on Astro — improving performance and maintainability for research websites and data-driven projects. 
lad.saras.uniroma1.it/blog/scms-v6...
#DigitalHumanities #OpenSource #WebDev
📣 Join us on 20 February 2026 for the international Workshop “Far from the city: fortifications and organisational models on the margins of traditional historiography”
#archaeology #fortifications #landscapearchaeology
🔗 lad.saras.uniroma1.it/notizie/2026...
Last available spot — hurry up and register online!
[a.a. 25-26] Uso del Laser Aided Profiler (LAP) per la documentazione dei reperti ceramici lad.saras.uniroma1.it/didattica/la...
📣 Join us on 20 February 2026 for the international Workshop “Far from the city: fortifications and organisational models on the margins of traditional historiography”
#archaeology #fortifications #landscapearchaeology
🔗 lad.saras.uniroma1.it/notizie/2026...
🔎 Join the 2026 archaeological excavation at Çuka e Ajtoit (Albania) 🇦🇱
Fieldwork on ancient Kestría with Sapienza University of Rome.
📅 7 Jun–5 Jul 2026
📝 Applications open → lad.saras.uniroma1.it/notizie/2026-0
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#Archaeology #Fieldwork #Excavation #Sapienza
Official updates on cyberattack against Sapienza's IT infrastructures
🚨 BREAKING: UniSapienza suffered a cyberattack
In recent reports, Università #LaSapienza di Roma disclosed a significant cyberattack on its IT systems, which disrupted multiple digital services and blocked access to key platforms for students, faculty and staff.
Attacco #Ransomware alla Sapienza Università di Roma.
Breve riepilogo della situazione attuale.
Discover Monochrome Hachures, a QGIS plugin that turns DEMs into stunning hachure maps! 🗺️ Inspired by @robhawkes’ tutorial, it automates slope-based line styling for beautiful terrain visualisation.
Check it out: github.com/lad-sapienza...
#QGIS #Cartography #Mapping
Photo during the #CeraLoop presentation
Coming very soon...
🎯 Partecipa a CeraLoop! Il LAD @Sapienza invita esperti e non a contribuire a un progetto di confronto sulla “somiglianza” dei profili ceramici in archeologia. Anche 5-10 min possono essere utili 👉https://lad.saras.uniroma1.it/ricerca/ceraloop/ #archeologia #digitalhumanities @lrncrd.bsky.social
Foto di gruppo della missione 2025 a Çuka e Ajtoit
La missione della Sapienza a Çuka e Ajtoit finanziata nell'àmbito del progetto Grandi Scavi Sapienza lad.saras.uniroma1.it/notizie/2025...
Dear all,
here is an open letter to be signed before Tuesday August, 12th to ask the European Association of Archaeologists to take a clear position against the war of systematic destruction in Gaza. #EAA #Gaza
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Due to major maintenance on our data centre’s electrical system, all LAD online services will be down from July 22 to 29. We apologise for the inconvenience.
🔗 lad.saras.uniroma1.it/notizie/2025...
⚠️ Planned Downtime: July 22–29, 2025
Due to major ⚡ electrical maintenance at the INFN-LNS datacentre (Catania), all LAD services will be offline.
🙏 We apologise for the inconvenience. Thanks for your understanding.
Don't miss the insightful interview with the director of the archaeological mission at Çuka e Ajtoit on Abc News Albania's morning program! Discover fascinating details about the latest findings and the mission's significance. Watch the full interview: youtu.be/P8diBPq1j7Y .
Nevila Molla, Julian Bogdani, Milena Melfi, and Oliver Gilkes
With our Kestrine friends, Milena Melfi and Oliver Gilkes!
Julian Bogdani, Matilde Fortunato, Joanita Vroom, and Nevila Molla
Joanita Vroom, Matilde Fortunato, and Nevila Molla
Nevila Molla, Joanita Vroom, and Julian Bogdani
With Joanita Vroom at the site of Çiflik Basilica and at our field laboratory to share knowledge about the mid-late Byzantine phases of the church! Such an interesting afternoon!
View of of the Hellenistic site of Çuka e Ajtoit/Kestria form the Late Bizantine basilica of Çiflik
Goodmorning Grom Kestria!
William Bowden, Nevila Molla and Julian Bogdani at Çuka e Ajtoit 2025
Se are so happy to welcome William Bowden at Çuka e Ajtoit this year!
📢 Please note: From June 16 to 20, network upgrades will take place at the Catania datacentre (garr-ct1). Services by LAD will remain operational, though brief connectivity interruptions may occur. We appreciate your patience and will keep you informed.
All connectivity issues on the Catania node have been solved and all of our services are up and running. Thank you for your comprehension and thanks to @GARR for the support
🔍 The 2025 excavation season at Çuka e Ajtoit (ancient Kestria) is officially underway!
A joint mission by @SapienzaRoma & the Albanian Institute of Archaeology.
Follow our progress 👉
Due to some connectivity issues on the GARR node in Catania, all the LAD databases are down. Other services are either down or running withstring limitations. Apologies, and we hope to be back online soon.
We are pleased to announce the release of DirectusImporter, a plugin developed by the Digital Archaeology Laboratory (LAD) at Sapienza University of Rome to simplify and automate the integration of data stored in #Directus into #QGIS. . lad.saras.uniroma1.it/blog/directu...
lad.saras.uniroma1.it/notizie/2025...
So moving to speak at Pierre Cabanes' university about ancient Epirus and fortifications, with the beautiful company of his alumni
lad.saras.uniroma1.it/notizie/2025... Due belle giornate, dense e interessanti sui progetti finanziati dalla #DG-APAB 2024 completate da una tavola rotonda molto stimolante. Grazie a tutti i partecipanti e intervenuti e alla Direzione per l'invito!
Giovedì siamo a Tirana per partecipare alla conferenza internazionale “Viti Arkeologjik 2024” lad.saras.uniroma1.it/notizie/2025-0… #Convegno #Archeologia #Albania #Scavi #Ricerca
