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Dimitri Van Limbergen @divali.bsky.social · Aug 29

Finally out at Peeters: Vine-growing and winemaking in the #Roman World! +640 pages, 30 chapters and 1.6 kg of #ancient #vine and #wine awesomeness 🍇🍷😍, with @emlynkd.bsky.social & Academia Belgica 🙏

Order via the link below or write me for more info: www.peeters-leuven.be/detail.php?s...

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Dimitri Van Limbergen @divali.bsky.social · Jul 31

❗New open access paper out with @emlynkd.bsky.social on advances and innovations in ancient wine research, written by invitation for Current Opinion in Food Science 🍇 Proud on this effort to merge #ancient #history and #archaeology with modern #food #science ❗

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Advancement and innovation in ancient wine research

This article reviews how recent advances in archaeological and scientific methodologies have introduced a new era of research into ancient wine produc…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Reposted by Dimitri Van Limbergen

Theoretical Roman Archaeology Journal @traj-journal.bsky.social · Jul 15

🍇 Interested in #Wine and #AncientRome?

Check out this review of Methods in Ancient Wine Archaeology: Scientific Approaches in Roman Contexts ed. by @emlynkd.bsky.social & @divali.bsky.social, reviewed by Anna Meens.

doi.org/10.16995/tra...

A book cover showing a Roman relief of two satyrs picking grapes from central vine tree, small wicker basket before each.

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Dimitri Van Limbergen @divali.bsky.social · Jun 5

❗ Call for papers ❗

Economic Interactions in the Roman Northern Adriatic.
International conference, #Rome, Academia Belgica, May 7-8, 2026

To participate, send an abstract of max. 300 words to [email protected], [email protected] & [email protected] by Sep 30, 2025!

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Dimitri Van Limbergen @divali.bsky.social · May 7

Interested in joining this great session on roads and markets in #antiquity by Federica Riso for the 12th meeting of the Associazione Italiana di Storia Urbana in sunny Palermo? Don't hesitate and send in your work to [email protected] ! 🔥https://aisuinternational.org/palermo-2025-home/ 🔥

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Dimitri Van Limbergen @divali.bsky.social · May 1

The glorious paperback edition of our Methods in Ancient Wine Archaeology arrives a mere year after its initial publication! Happy & proud of its strong sales 🍇🍷🔥

Dr Emlyn Dodd @emlynkd.bsky.social · May 1

Paperback publication day for Methods in Ancient Wine Archaeology with @divali.bsky.social 🎉🎉 only a year after hardcover! 🏺 🍇🍷

Still in full colour throughout and at the bargain price of £22: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/methods-i...

Two books laying on their side with another upright on top. A brown wooden bench and white tiles behind.

Holding open a book showing two pages. On the right, text and images of ancient grape seeds. On the left, archaeological plans and images of excavation.

An open book showing two pages. Text on the left; text and an image above of a tree with a ladder and person cultivating grapevines on the right.

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Dimitri Van Limbergen @divali.bsky.social · Apr 22

Honored & excited to have been invited to talk on #ancient wine in big clay jars at this unique #wine historical event by Simbenia, Antonio Arcadu and Domaine Kox at #Dalheim in Luxembourg on May 8! #dolia #qvevri #amphora #pithoi 🍇🍷

Dimitri Van Limbergen @divali.bsky.social · Mar 26

Had a nice chat with James Imam for @thetimes.com on the new #vineyard and #winery in #Pompeii. Curious to see how these new #wines, made with ancient vine-growing techniques and clay jar #fermentation, will turn out! 🍇🍷

www.thetimes.com/world/europe...

Ancient winemaking rises from the ashes of Pompeii

The archaeological park in the city, which was destroyed in a volcanic eruption in AD79, has announced a plan to revive the tradition

www.thetimes.com

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Dimitri Van Limbergen @divali.bsky.social · Feb 4

Are you exploring resilience and antifragility in your research through history, archaeology, anthropology, digital humanities or other? Submit your abstract and join this exciting conference at UCLouvain, May 30-31, 2025! Paper proposals should be sent to [email protected] by March 20!

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · Jan 29

Working #women are frequently attested in the #Roman empire: the funerary stele of Sentia Amarantis depicts the deceased tapping wine from a barrel. She was an inn-keeper and died at the age of 45. The stele was set up by her husband.

From Augusta Emerita/Mérida, 3rd c. AD.

#ReliefWednesday 🏺

A fragment of a marble relief showing a woman in a long robe pouring liquid from a barrel supported by a wooden frame. An inscription below, in Latin, mentions the deceased: Sentia Amarantis.

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Dimitri Van Limbergen @divali.bsky.social · Jan 26

That also means free access to our #Roman #wine in #dolia paper! #archaeology #naturalwine #qvevri #classics 🍷

Cambridge University Press - Archaeology @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org · Jan 20

Don't miss 2024's collection of most read articles from
@antiquityj.bsky.social, free to access until 31st Jan!
📚 cup.org/4anNnYm
#antiquity #archaeology

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Dimitri Van Limbergen @divali.bsky.social · Nov 12

Finally!

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Dimitri Van Limbergen @divali.bsky.social · Nov 12

Thx Jeremy!

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Dimitri Van Limbergen @divali.bsky.social · Nov 12

Another (hopefully last!) round of proofs for our mammoth state of the art in the #archaeology of #Roman #vine and #wine. Should be out early 2025 at Peeters! @emlynkd.bsky.social 💪 😍 🍇 🍷

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Dimitri Van Limbergen @divali.bsky.social · Nov 11

Less than a year after its publication, a second, more affordable paperback edition of our manual on #ancient #wine #archaeology is now available for preorder at Bloomsbury (out May 2025). Really happy to see that the #book is finding such a large audience! @emlynkd.bsky.social

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Dimitri Van Limbergen @divali.bsky.social · Jun 5

Cover & proofs are in for our new, massive +660p #roman #wine state of the field at Peeters, edited together with @emlynkd.bsky.social & Maria Stella Busana! 30 chapters by Maureen Carroll, Gloria Olcese, Jean-Pierre Brun, Annalisa Marzano, Tamara Lewit and many more! #classics #archaeology 😍🍾🍷😮💚

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Dimitri Van Limbergen @divali.bsky.social · May 1

Our #Roman #wine research has now reached Switzerland! Very grateful to Angelika Franz and the Neue Zürcher Zeitung for the coverage! 😍 🍷🙏
#archaeology #classics #antiquity #dolia #qvevri #caucasus #Italy

www.nzz.ch/wissenschaft...

Im Boden vergrabene Krüge: So stellten die Römer ihren Wein her

Im alten Rom entstand der Wein in Keramikgefässen, die im Boden vergraben waren. Lange ignorierten Archäologen die Scherben dieser Krüge. Jetzt sind sie dem Herstellungsprozess auf der Spur, der versc...

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Dimitri Van Limbergen @divali.bsky.social · Apr 15

Wrote a short piece for The Conversation on my recent #Antiquity paper with Paulina Komar on #wine in #Roman #dolia!

What did Roman wine taste like? Much better than previously thought, according to new research

Roman wines may have looked and tasted better than long assumed. The answer lies in their use of clay jars, a technique still used in modern winemaking in Georgia.

theconversation.com

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Dimitri Van Limbergen @divali.bsky.social · Apr 15

Interested in #geophysics? Then apply for this #PhD #summer school at #Veii! Lectures & field training by top specialists in the field, June 18-22, 2024. The €600 fee includes accomodation, meals and local transport. Contact Ugo Fosco for more info! #Archaeology #Classics

Dimitri Van Limbergen @divali.bsky.social · Feb 8

Spending some work time in splendid Verona 💙

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Dimitri Van Limbergen @divali.bsky.social · Feb 2

About one week left to submit your proposals and crazy ideas on winemaking in earthenware jars for our EAA session #804! Deadline is February 8.

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Dimitri Van Limbergen @divali.bsky.social · Feb 2

About one week left to submit your proposals for our EAA session #909 on integrating data on ancient wine and olive oil presses! Deadline is February 8.

Dimitri Van Limbergen @divali.bsky.social · Jan 23

Delighted to share that my Antiquity paper with Paulina Komar on Roman wine fermentation in dolia is now published in FirstView at CambridgeCore! No OA, alas, but I have ten access codes to share, or you can message me for a pdf.

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Dimitri Van Limbergen @divali.bsky.social · Jan 22

Don't forget to send us your proposals for our EAA session #909 on how to build a brand new database and research network for ancient wine and oil production facilities in the Mediterranean. The deadline is February 8!

Dimitri Van Limbergen @divali.bsky.social · Dec 19

Eager to debate the future of ancient wine and oil archaeology? Ideas on how to build the best database? Join my session with Tomasz Waliszewski on 'Integrating data on ancient wine and oil presses' at next year's EAA! Call for papers closes April 8. www.e-a-a.org/eaa2024

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Dimitri Van Limbergen @divali.bsky.social · Jan 22

Working on the history and/or archaeology of winemaking in earthenware fermentation vessels? Don't hesitate to submit your paper proposal for our EAA session #804. The deadline is February 8!

Dimitri Van Limbergen @divali.bsky.social · Jan 5

EAA session #804 'Make dolia great again', which I co-organize with Paulina Komar, is now officially open for paper submissions! Submit your proposals on the website until February 8: submissions.e-a-a.org/eaa2024/