Claim to be a Roman archaeologist, actually work on late Roman Iberia, very interested in Portuguese soccer, NZ politics, California Nü Punk, and tertiary education. Personal views here, none endorsed by my employer (the University of Otago).https://bsky.app/profile/oslandd.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/oslandd.bsky.social/post/3lt44qcdlzs2rA celebratory post, but with mixed emotions. Congratulations, Arlene, and we'll miss you! https://www.facebook.com/OtagoClassics/posts/pfbid0t1seHganyVK2tzCZYjt2uHLtxXj1gTTUkNt4tMncw8LrhJFUVrHuHhfSEmorTwpJl #BlueskyClassics #AncientBluesky04 Jul 2025 01:47 +0000at://did:plc:fs55ramriidnf2cpl7qeiglc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt44qcdlzs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/oslandd.bsky.social/post/3lsd2yacy2k2aFacebook public announcement of two new colleagues in Otago Classics! https://www.facebook.com/OtagoClassics/posts/pfbid0jM4hmJq11E3Jhmu1inBynif1NCPoxRiT1zsyftkiFK2Fjm3w6wcbopfPbfD3CjRJl Staff profile pages for Dr Hannah Sorscher and Dr Davide Morassi here: www.otago.ac.nz/classics/staff #AncientBluesky https://www.otago.ac.nz/classics/staff24 Jun 2025 02:39 +0000at://did:plc:fs55ramriidnf2cpl7qeiglc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsd2yacy2k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/oslandd.bsky.social/post/3lrtfxsrpms2kBBC story via Otago Classics FB: https://www.facebook.com/OtagoClassics/posts/pfbid02wLcuLEMjUz6aQjmC8WGWfpMpp1Acn6gWAMwsNPBqURnTyUqqqEKWhHiLxpTMEzz5l #ancientbluesky17 Jun 2025 21:13 +0000at://did:plc:fs55ramriidnf2cpl7qeiglc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrtfxsrpms2khttps://bsky.app/profile/oslandd.bsky.social/post/3lpj7deblv22mOtago Classics PhD candidate Jaymie Orchard will give a public lecture for the Otago Classical Association this Thursday at 6pm. Full event info on the FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/691660676788379/permalink/691660683455045/?app=fbl19 May 2025 08:57 +0000at://did:plc:fs55ramriidnf2cpl7qeiglc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpj7deblv22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/oslandd.bsky.social/post/3lp63s6lya22gDigital reconstruction of the interior of the Parthenon. This appeared in my world about four weeks too late for my first-year class on classical archaeology, but I think the students will appreciate the visualization as we're now talking about the Pantheon. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/step-into-painstakingly-recreated-3d-model-parthenon-now-restored-to-its-ancient-glory-180986621/14 May 2025 22:54 +0000at://did:plc:fs55ramriidnf2cpl7qeiglc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp63s6lya22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/oslandd.bsky.social/post/3lmxkqrrzbs2iPublic lecture at the University of Otago this evening (17 April), Dr Hamish Cameron of Victoria University Wellingon, "In the Shadow of Roman Giants: The Language of Ruins in Valhalla's England". In person, from 6pm (drinks and nibbles from 5:30pm). Details at link https://www.facebook.com/share/18xG1YwyMa/16 Apr 2025 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:fs55ramriidnf2cpl7qeiglc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmxkqrrzbs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/oslandd.bsky.social/post/3lj4u7iik4c2mUh-oh, looks like elon took the chainsaw to facebook, which is currently experiencing a widespread outage. Maybe he'll offer to have xhitter cover that branch of the CIA's operations?27 Feb 2025 02:35 +0000at://did:plc:fs55ramriidnf2cpl7qeiglc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj4u7iik4c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/oslandd.bsky.social/post/3lhp3taeie22oA bit late with this, but a huge congratulations to the ASCS 2025 OPTIMA winner Elizabeth Leaning and to our joint runners-up Jemima McPhee and Jaymie Orchard! Pictured here with the prize committee. Classicsbluesky08 Feb 2025 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:fs55ramriidnf2cpl7qeiglc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhp3taeie22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/oslandd.bsky.social/post/3lha35qcri22vFull house for Prof. James Ker's (UPenn) keynote lecture, 'Seneca's First Intervention' at the Australasian Society for Classical Studies Conference (ASCS46) at Australian National University, Canberra02 Feb 2025 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:fs55ramriidnf2cpl7qeiglc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lha35qcri22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/oslandd.bsky.social/post/3lclh56v5oc2oStudy says "the planet 'has darkened'," I buy it. https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/05/climate/global-warming-clouds/index.html Where are all those weather machines and hurricane generators to deal with this one?05 Dec 2024 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:fs55ramriidnf2cpl7qeiglc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lclh56v5oc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/oslandd.bsky.social/post/3lck75numfs2a05 Dec 2024 07:59 +0000at://did:plc:fs55ramriidnf2cpl7qeiglc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lck75numfs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/oslandd.bsky.social/post/3lcdzhcrb5k2aClassics at the University of Otago is now offering Ancient Greek and Latin by distance. These classes are open to anyone interested in studying the languages by distance. For further information or details about how to enrol as a non-Otago student, visit: https://otago.ac.nz/classics/language-classes02 Dec 2024 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:fs55ramriidnf2cpl7qeiglc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcdzhcrb5k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/oslandd.bsky.social/post/3lbsee6r7e22qThis short news report (in Spanish) is from a month ago, but still interesting on the Roman and post-Roman wall of Mérida (Augusta Emerita, in Spain).🏺An excavation focusing on a tower in the city's medieval wall revealed remains of the Roman wall, its ditch, and a house with wall paintings. https://www.hoy.es/merida/excavacion-torre-albarrana-merida-halla-tramo-foso-20241030080356-nt.html25 Nov 2024 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:fs55ramriidnf2cpl7qeiglc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbsee6r7e22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/oslandd.bsky.social/post/3lbi2u6dsnk2oSo, ummm, Gladiator II. Saw that. That's it, that's my post.21 Nov 2024 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:fs55ramriidnf2cpl7qeiglc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbi2u6dsnk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/oslandd.bsky.social/post/3laziaem6fc2sToday I had to do a careful inspection of my vineyard (1 vine) to see how the crop is developing. Things are promising, but there are plenty of wind storms yet to come before I'll feel super confident about our 2025 grape supply. We're at about 50 bunches, so I'll have to prune in a couple weeks.15 Nov 2024 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:fs55ramriidnf2cpl7qeiglc/app.bsky.feed.post/3laziaem6fc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/oslandd.bsky.social/post/3lamv6od2l22hStill working out what to think about the bony materials that emerged from the packed clay at the base of the city wall/Roman amphitheater in Mérida, Spain, a few months back. I have to admit reviewing pictures of pottery is faster but less fun than reviewing pottery. 🏺 #ancientbluesky10 Nov 2024 22:48 +0000at://did:plc:fs55ramriidnf2cpl7qeiglc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lamv6od2l22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/oslandd.bsky.social/post/3l6nn32ejse2oBeen a while since I posted, let's say I've been busy preparing for today's lecture, where I'll present some very preliminary results of the 2024 Otago-Consorcio Mérida excavation project. If you're in Dunedin.... https://facebook.com/events/s/public-lecture-looking-for-lif/499883676219769/16 Oct 2024 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:fs55ramriidnf2cpl7qeiglc/app.bsky.feed.post/3l6nn32ejse2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/oslandd.bsky.social/post/3kzc7vur3nc2gI first came to Mérida on my own in 2006, and I was last here in 2016. Things have changed, I'm no longer the only person who knows about this place! 🏺 Thus ends week 6 of our Otago/Consorcio dig.09 Aug 2024 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:fs55ramriidnf2cpl7qeiglc/app.bsky.feed.post/3kzc7vur3nc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/oslandd.bsky.social/post/3kypnsnccsk2bAny bone people out there have a quick guess on what sort of critter this is? Roman context... 🏺 Ancientbluesky02 Aug 2024 05:53 +0000at://did:plc:fs55ramriidnf2cpl7qeiglc/app.bsky.feed.post/3kypnsnccsk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/oslandd.bsky.social/post/3kxrmirvztx2pAction shot (the only one) showing me trowelling a step into the profile so I can climb out of the trench without my crutches. Three weeks down one week to go in the OtagoClassics/Consórcio Mérida excavation 2024! 🏺21 Jul 2024 07:09 +0000at://did:plc:fs55ramriidnf2cpl7qeiglc/app.bsky.feed.post/3kxrmirvztx2phttps://bsky.app/profile/oslandd.bsky.social/post/3kxibwa6cva2wGot a bone thingy or doohickey here in Mérida, anyone recognize the form? Could be Roman, could be significantly later... Archaeologists out there or anyone else help us out please! 🏺 (Pencil above for a vague sense of scale)17 Jul 2024 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:fs55ramriidnf2cpl7qeiglc/app.bsky.feed.post/3kxibwa6cva2whttps://bsky.app/profile/oslandd.bsky.social/post/3kx64izfrbb2k#meridafamous https://www.facebook.com/100064506499357/posts/pfbid02YLyQMekuZTZPw2UvyuUQgqaPXmz7e5p41abQK685vFagvuCr4t7z6sFGoJ6yau6Sl/?app=fbl13 Jul 2024 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:fs55ramriidnf2cpl7qeiglc/app.bsky.feed.post/3kx64izfrbb2khttps://bsky.app/profile/oslandd.bsky.social/post/3kwuca53qcr2mThe Otago-Consorcio de Mérida excavation is in full swing now, super hot and super dusty! We've had many interesting small finds thus far, not so many wonderful contexts yet. Here's a winner from yesterday: a bone six-sided die. Still dreaming of hitting a D12 someday, halfway there!09 Jul 2024 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:fs55ramriidnf2cpl7qeiglc/app.bsky.feed.post/3kwuca53qcr2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/oslandd.bsky.social/post/3kwffv2zyug2bWe're all over the news! In Mérida, anyway. 🏺 [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jul 2024 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:fs55ramriidnf2cpl7qeiglc/app.bsky.feed.post/3kwffv2zyug2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/oslandd.bsky.social/post/3kw6233tlmh2cKicking off tomorrow, this is it, don't get scared now! #meridaotago2024 🏺30 Jun 2024 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:fs55ramriidnf2cpl7qeiglc/app.bsky.feed.post/3kw6233tlmh2chttps://bsky.app/profile/oslandd.bsky.social/post/3kvz7frvrmg2kOn Monday kicks off the second Otago University - Consórcio de Mérida excavation of "something Roman we hope." My team includes 14 Kiwi-ish volunteers and some local pros, so this project is going to be awesome. I'll post here occasionally because pictures of archaeology are cool. ClassicsBlueSky 🏺28 Jun 2024 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:fs55ramriidnf2cpl7qeiglc/app.bsky.feed.post/3kvz7frvrmg2k