The Phaistos disc (disk)
By Daniel Thomlinson This tablet is from the Phaistos Palace ruins on the Greek island of Crete. After several years
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‘I speak for the trees.’ Reconstructing the Notre Dame Cathedral
By Lucie Lefler The Notre Dame Cathedral Paris is an iconic example of French Gothic architecture. The cathedral dates back
Read moreBridging the Gaps: Interconnective Approaches to the Ancient World.
Postgraduate Conference, Swansea 19-20th November 2022 Call for Papers For Student and Early-Career researchers:Abstract Deadline 31 July What roles can
Read moreFacing Power, Pt. 3: ONLINE SEMINARS
Welcome to one more series of online seminars on the theme of ‘Facing Power’. Please join us on Mondays, 5pm
Read moreClassical Association Conference HERE IN SWANSEA, April 2022!!
We in the Department of History, Heritage, and Classics at Swansea University are proud to be hosting the CA conference
Read moreStudent perspectives: reflections on the first term of uni – Jess Evans
This week’s post has been written by Jess Evans, a first year student working towards a BA in Egyptology and
Read moreOLCAP Events, Autumn Term 2021
This term OLCAP is organising a short series of lunchtime seminars this semester organised loosely around the themes of heritage
Read moreEgypt and Its Neighbours: object-centred approaches to articulating local identity and cultural diversity in antiquity – an update! Ersin Hussein
In August 2020, I was awarded an ICS Public Engagement Award to implement a new public engagement initiative with the
Read moreSwansea Ancient World Seminars: A New Semester
A new teaching block has started, and with it a new online seminar series on Mondays at 5pm UK time
Read moreEgypt and its neighbours: object-centred approaches to articulating local identity and cultural diversity in antiquity. Funding success and public engagement in the age of Covid-19. – Ersin Hussein.
2020 has been quite a year for teaching and research institutions globally! The pandemic has forced us all (staff and
Read moreThe Shipwrecked Otter (possibly) – Maria Pretzler
A few years ago, the Roman epigraphy database mapped all its entries (unfortunately the map doesn’t seem to work any
Read moreBombing Pompeii and the Monuments Men
This links to a blog post Nigel Pollard wrote recently for the website of the British School at Rome as
Read moreReading Listicles §4: Wherever I may Rome – Ian Goh
Once more into the breach, dear friends, once more! Today I’m giving you, in what’s quickly becoming a pretty personal
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