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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

A rare #Roman terracotta oil-lamp, decorated with the image of a #camel. Found in the legionary fortress of Vindonissa, present-day Windisch, Switzerland. 📷 Béla Polyvàs, Kanton Aargau. 🏺 #archaeology

A terracotta oil lamp featuring a central relief of a standing camel on a base.

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Cambridge University Press - Archaeology @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org · 12/11/2025

📢 Did you know the the Journal of Roman Archaeology is flipping to #OpenAccess? All research content published in the journal from January 2026 will be permanently and freely available to read, download and share around the world 🌏. Find out more: cup.org/4oaKGzq

Announcement from the Journal of Roman Archaeology stating that from 2026, all research content will be open access.

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

A 2000-year-old Roman bridge has been discovered in Aegerten, Switzerland. Over 300 oak piles were unearthed. Based on current dendrochronological analysis, the earliest construction dates back to approximately 40 BC, while the most recent parts are from 369 AD. www.be.ch/de/start/die... 🏺

Five large wooden stakes with pointed ends are laid out on a beige surface at an excavation site. A measuring scale runs alongside them for reference, and a small labeled marker is placed near the bottom right. The background shows dirt, rocks, and excavation tools.

Archaeological excavation site showing rows of wooden posts or stumps emerging from the soil, the remains of the bridge. Some posts have small yellow markers placed on them. In the background, parts of the area are covered with plastic sheets for protection, with tools and a wheelbarrow visible at the edge of the dig.

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Andy Lawrence @drudrudru.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

tinyurl.com/23hj5nex In Aegerten (BE), archaeologists have uncovered remains of a Roman bridge used between ca. 40 BCE and 369 CE. More than 300 oak piles and everyday finds—tools, nails, coins, even a wooden plane—shed light on life along the Roman road network. #Archäologie #Bern #Romans

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2000 Jahre alte Römerbrücke in Aegerten entdeckt

Auf einer Baustelle in Aegerten haben Mitarbeitende des Archäologischen Dienstes des Kantons Bern Reste einer römerzeitlichen Brücke gefunden. Es handelt sich um zahlreiche Eichenpfähle, die einst zu ...

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AktArcha @aktarcha.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Schaut mal, ein neues tolles Buch: "Forschende Frauen und Vindonissa" von Regine Fellman-Brogli und Christine Meyer-Freuler über die fünf Archäologinnen, die den römischen Fundplatz #Vindonissa erforschten. Weitere Infos gibt's hier: www.beck-shop.de/fellmann-bro...

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Edinburgh Archaeology @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

#FindsFriday This amazing stone ball was found thanks to students learning flotation last week! It's from @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social & T. Romankiewicz's #IronAge site in the Scottish Borders. They are thought to be gaming pieces w c. 200 found across #Scotland @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social #EdinArch

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LEIZA Freundeskreis @leizafriends.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

#LinkedOpenData #LinkedOpenSamianWare Did you know that there is a research #database for #Roman Samian Ware comprising information on names on Terra Sigillata / Corpus Vasorum Arretinorum (merged into one database), name marked decorated vessels, and Ovolo vessels? rgzm.github.io/samian-lod/

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This Website provides the documentation to the SPARQL-Query Editor for the Samian Research Database.

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Roman Military Equipment @equipmentroman.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

For #FindsFriday, here are two versions of the same thing: a decorated curved rectangular #scutum boss of legio VIII Augusta. The complete one comes from the Tyne near South Shields (possibly a shipwreck site) & the less complete from #Vindonissa.

Fragmentary curved, rectangular, copper-alloy shield boss similar to the example from the River Tyne. Found at Vindonissa (Windisch, CHE). Image: DerHexer (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Curved rectangular copper-alloy shield boss from the River Tyne at South Shields (GBR) with a hemispherical boss, engraved and punctim decoration, and selective tinning. Image: © The Trustees of the British Museum (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

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Andy Lawrence @drudrudru.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

a new publication on the 101 inscriptions of Vindonissa has just been published: an in-depth catalogue but also essays on specific aspects of the corpus discovery, preservation, geology, as well as essays on the votive and funerary inscriptions. doi.org/10.19218/390... #Epigraphy #Vindonissa

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