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Dr Kelsey Shawn Madden @kelseyshawn.bsky.social · 2d

How about a link that works: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/onl...

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Dr Kelsey Shawn Madden @kelseyshawn.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 Registration is OPEN for #TRACTiDA2025!

Join us online (22–24 Oct) for three days of fresh perspectives in Roman archaeology.

Opening keynote: Prof. Dominik Maschek (Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie)
🎙️ Roman Archaeologies in 2025
🎟️ Register: bit.ly/3YlTj5Q

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tracconference.bsky.social @tracconference.bsky.social · 3d

Our closing keynote for TRAC-TiDA 2025 is 'Darkness unveiled: Confronting Roman imperialism... and why it matters for the present' by Professor Manuel Fernández-Götz, looking at how the violence of the Roman Empire is presented to the public (details in link)

www.trac.org.uk/trac-tida-20...

TRAC-TiDA 2025

Registration now open! We are pleased to announce that the The 33rd Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference, TRAC-TiDA 2025 will be held between 22nd and 24th October 2025 in an online format thro…

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tracconference.bsky.social @tracconference.bsky.social · 4d

Our opening keynote is 'Roman Archaeologies 2025: Reflections on Theory and Practice' by Professor Dominik Meschek! (abstract in link)

We're rather excited for this!

www.trac.org.uk/trac-tida-20...

TRAC-TiDA 2025

Registration now open! We are pleased to announce that the The 33rd Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference, TRAC-TiDA 2025 will be held between 22nd and 24th October 2025 in an online format thro…

www.trac.org.uk

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Dr Kelsey Shawn Madden @kelseyshawn.bsky.social · Sep 7

After 5 years of academia being, well, academia, my chapter on death mask moulds has finally been published 🙌

DM me for a PDF 📃

www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....

Ancient Plaster | Home

Casting Light on a Forgotten Sculptural Material

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Dr Kelsey Shawn Madden @kelseyshawn.bsky.social · Aug 29

❗FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS❗

⏱️ DEADLINE: 31ST AUGUST ⏱️

Paper proposals are invited for the 33rd Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference, scheduled to take place online in October 2025.

Full details of all of the sessions running at the conference are listed here:

www.trac.org.uk/wp-content/u...

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Chris Dwan @archaeodwan.bsky.social · Aug 27

It's always a joy working with the brilliant CHP team on the Castleton/Hope Project. I can't express my admiration for the volunteers, students, and community who've kept it thriving for over a decade—excited for the next season of discovery!
Pictured: @kelseyshawn.bsky.social, onsite barista

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Dr Kelsey Shawn Madden @kelseyshawn.bsky.social · Aug 27

I am pleased to announce that my review of Helen King's book, Immaculate Forms, is now published in The Classical Review (@universitypress.cambridge.org)!

If you do not have access, DM me for a free download code!

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

PARTS NAMED, THE FEMALE BODY UNMADE - (H.) King Immaculate Forms. A History of the Female Body in Four Parts. Pp. viii + 468, ills. New York: Basic Books, 2025. Cased, US$35. ISBN: 978-1-5416-0653-1. ...

PARTS NAMED, THE FEMALE BODY UNMADE - (H.) King Immaculate Forms. A History of the Female Body in Four Parts. Pp. viii + 468, ills. New York: Basic Books, 2025. Cased, US$35. ISBN: 978-1-5416-0653-1.

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Dr Emlyn Dodd @emlynkd.bsky.social · Jun 26

Extremely productive excavation season at Falerii Novi once again! Some very helpful material coming from the hard work of our @ics.bsky.social @bsrome.bsky.social team 🙌 🏺 #Classicsbluesky

A hand holding decorated sherds of black gloss Roman pottery with other ceramic sherds in the background.

An ancient terracotta loom weight on a green plastic tray with two more behind held by a person.

An excavated ancient stone wall faced in plaster with incised decoration. Soil in front and behind.

A hand holding an excavated black gloss ceramic cup with plastic sheets and soil in the background.

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Dr Kelsey Shawn Madden @kelseyshawn.bsky.social · Jul 13

Killer season 🤠

Huge thanks to our amazing team 🙏

British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · Jun 27

That’s a Wrap – For Now!
As our 2025 excavation season at Falerii comes to a close, we’re reflecting on an amazing few weeks of discovery.

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Dr Kelsey Shawn Madden @kelseyshawn.bsky.social · Jun 15

My talk on wartime sexual violence for the TRAC Webinar Series is now available: youtu.be/Z84hsGCu72I

18.02.2025: Dr Kelsey Shawn Madden- Representations of Wartime Sexual Violence in Roman Conquest Art

YouTube video by TRAC - Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference

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Theoretical Roman Archaeology Journal @traj-journal.bsky.social · Mar 28

We are always pleased to see a new round of the conference which inspired TRAJ!

The Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference 2025 will be held online from 22-24 Oct, see the call for sessions.

#TRAC2023 was also held on Gather.town, for commentary see our Vol 7 editorial: doi.org/10.16995/tra...

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BAR Publishing @barpublishing.bsky.social · Mar 21

Today is National Memory Day!🧠✨

What better way to celebrate than with one of our newest publications by @archaeodwan.bsky.social. This book explores the processes of memory-making using GIS-based case studies in southwestern Britain.🏺

doi.org/10.30861/978...

#ancientbluesky

A photo of the cover of Landscape Stability and the Formation of Social Memory in Prehistoric Britain: A GIS-based study on the nature of fast and slow-changing landscapes.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · Mar 6

An anti-suffragette postcard from the early 1900s
'First she gets the vote, then she gets your wife'
#WomensHistoryMonth

Postcard with cartoon of two white women, upper half, in early 20th century fashions of hats and jackets, embracing and kissing

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Dr Kelsey Shawn Madden @kelseyshawn.bsky.social · Feb 28

TRAC 2025 Conference Announcement 🚨

Dr Kelsey Shawn Madden @kelseyshawn.bsky.social · Feb 26

Eep so cool! So proud of @archaeodwan.bsky.social and can not wait to read this!

Chris Dwan @archaeodwan.bsky.social · Feb 26

I'm thrilled to announce that this is finally a reality!

My thesis is now available as a book through @barpublishing.bsky.social. My thanks to the whole BAR team for their hard work and patience.
Check it out here shorturl.at/fdB4o

#archaeology #landscapearchaeology #prehistory #sheffielduni

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Dr Kelsey Shawn Madden @kelseyshawn.bsky.social · Feb 14

I am giving a talk on wartime sexual violence in Roman conquest art for the TRAC Webinar Series on Tuesday the 18th at 5pm

Register here 👉 www.ticketsource.co.uk/theoretical-...

TRAC Webinar: Kelsey Madden - Representations of Wartime Sexual Violence in Roman Conquest Art at Online

Tickets are now available for TRAC Webinar: Kelsey Madden - Representations of Wartime Sexual Violence in Roman Conquest Art at Online, Online on Tue 18 Feb 2025. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · Feb 6

The Roman Society extended the deadline to apply for placement with the BSR in Falerii Novi - see below:

bsr.ac.uk/roman-societ...

Roman Society: Placement with the BSR at Falerii Novi 2025 DEADLINE EXTENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2025 - bsr.ac.uk

The Roman Society is offering students a unique opportunity to join the 2025 summer excavations at Falerii Novi, with the British School at Rome and the University of London.As part of the team, parti...

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