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Julian Bogdani

@jbogdani.bsky.social
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Archaeologist and IT enthisiast. Teaches at Sapienza University of Rome, founder and head of LAD: LAboratorio di Archeologia Digitale alla Sapienza (purl.org/lad), founder and head of the Archaeological Project at Çuka e Ajtoit (Albania, purl.org/lad/caj)

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Julian Bogdani @jbogdani.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
New on the BraDypUS blog: the radiocarbon dating plugin (experimental). Feed it a lab's BP + error, get IntCal20-calibrated ranges back — plus the calibration algorithm, Hallstatt plateau included. lad-sapienza.it/en/blog/data... #archaeology #radiocarbon #bradypus
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From decay to date: radiocarbon dating in BraDypUS 5
The radiocarbon plugin in BraDypUS 5 records lab C14 determinations — BP and error — and calibrates them automatically against the IntCal20 curve, returning calendar-year ranges ready for search. It's...
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Julian Bogdani @jbogdani.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Five years after v4! BraDypUS 5: a new interface, an open API and the first archaeology plugins lad-sapienza.it/en/blog/brad...
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BraDypUS 5: a new interface, an open API and the first archaeology plugins
In 2021, version 4 rebuilt BraDypUS "under the hood" while leaving the interface almost untouched; version 5 does the opposite: a brand-new interface, a public API redesigned from scratch and a first ...
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Julian Bogdani @jbogdani.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
🆕 AITracer by LAD — one-click AI raster digitization for QGIS 4. SAM2 segments aerial/drone features instantly. Refine with prompts, simplify, accept. Fully local & open source. 🔗 github.com/lad-sapienza... #QGIS #Archaeology #AI #OpenSource
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GitHub - lad-sapienza/ai-tracer: An AI-powered human-in-the-loop raster digitization QGIS plugin for archaeologists, by LAD.
An AI-powered human-in-the-loop raster digitization QGIS plugin for archaeologists, by LAD. - lad-sapienza/ai-tracer
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Julian Bogdani @jbogdani.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
s:CMS v6 🚀 The new version of the open-source CMS developed at LAD @Sapienza moves to a lighter, faster stack based on Astro — improving performance and maintainability for research websites and data-driven projects.  lad.saras.uniroma1.it/blog/scms-v6... #DigitalHumanities #OpenSource #WebDev
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Julian Bogdani @jbogdani.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
📣 Join us on 20 February 2026 for the international Workshop “Far from the city: fortifications and organisational models on the margins of traditional historiography” #archaeology #fortifications #landscapearchaeology 🔗 lad.saras.uniroma1.it/notizie/2026...
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Julian Bogdani @jbogdani.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Last available spot — hurry up and register online! [a.a. 25-26] Uso del Laser Aided Profiler (LAP) per la documentazione dei reperti ceramici lad.saras.uniroma1.it/didattica/la...
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Julian Bogdani @jbogdani.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
📣 Join us on 20 February 2026 for the international Workshop “Far from the city: fortifications and organisational models on the margins of traditional historiography” #archaeology #fortifications #landscapearchaeology 🔗 lad.saras.uniroma1.it/notizie/2026...
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Julian Bogdani @jbogdani.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
🔎 Join the 2026 archaeological excavation at Çuka e Ajtoit (Albania) 🇦🇱 Fieldwork on ancient Kestría with Sapienza University of Rome. 📅 7 Jun–5 Jul 2026 📝 Applications open → lad.saras.uniroma1.it/notizie/2026-0 1-20-campagna-2026-scavi-albania/ #Archaeology #Fieldwork #Excavation #Sapienza
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Aperte le iscrizioni alla campagna 2026 della Missione Archeologica della Sapienza in Albania (giugno 2026)
Campagna 2026 della Missione Archeologica della Sapienza in Albania
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Julian Bogdani @jbogdani.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Official updates on cyberattack against Sapienza's IT infrastructures
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ransomNews @ransomnews.online · 02/02/2026
🚨 BREAKING: UniSapienza suffered a cyberattack In recent reports, Università #LaSapienza di Roma disclosed a significant cyberattack on its IT systems, which disrupted multiple digital services and blocked access to key platforms for students, faculty and staff.
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Julian Bogdani @jbogdani.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Discover Monochrome Hachures, a QGIS plugin that turns DEMs into stunning hachure maps! 🗺️ Inspired by @robhawkes’ tutorial, it automates slope-based line styling for beautiful terrain visualisation. Check it out: github.com/lad-sapienza... #QGIS #Cartography #Mapping
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Julian Bogdani @jbogdani.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Coming very soon...
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Julian Bogdani @jbogdani.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
🎯 Partecipa a CeraLoop! Il LAD @Sapienza invita esperti e non a contribuire a un progetto di confronto sulla “somiglianza” dei profili ceramici in archeologia. Anche 5-10 min possono essere utili 👉https://lad.saras.uniroma1.it/ricerca/ceraloop/ #archeologia #digitalhumanities @lrncrd.bsky.social
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CeraLoop: invito a partecipare alla ricerca collettiva sulla “somiglianza” dei profili ceramici in archeologia
Partecipa a CeraLoop! 🏺 Una ricerca collettiva sulla somiglianza dei profili ceramici in archeologia. Aperta a tutti: esperti, studenti e appassionati. Contribuisci con pochi minuti alla classificazio...
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Julian Bogdani @jbogdani.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
La missione della Sapienza a Çuka e Ajtoit finanziata nell'àmbito del progetto Grandi Scavi Sapienza lad.saras.uniroma1.it/notizie/2025...
Foto di gruppo della missione 2025 a Çuka e Ajtoit
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Julian Bogdani @jbogdani.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Dear all, here is an open letter to be signed before Tuesday August, 12th to ask the European Association of Archaeologists to take a clear position against the war of systematic  destruction in Gaza. #EAA #Gaza docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Open letter to EAA calling for a boycott of Israel
Please fill out the form below and add your name to over 750 others on this open letter, calling on the European Association of Archaeologists to respond to ICOMOS Palestine's appeal for cultural heritage...
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Julian Bogdani @jbogdani.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Due to major maintenance on our data centre’s electrical system, all LAD online services will be down from July 22 to 29. We apologise for the inconvenience. 🔗 lad.saras.uniroma1.it/notizie/2025...
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Julian Bogdani @jbogdani.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
⚠️ Planned Downtime: July 22–29, 2025 Due to major ⚡ electrical maintenance at the INFN-LNS datacentre (Catania), all LAD services will be offline. 🙏 We apologise for the inconvenience. Thanks for your understanding.
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Julian Bogdani @jbogdani.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Don't miss the insightful interview with the director of the archaeological mission at Çuka e Ajtoit on Abc News Albania's morning program! Discover fascinating details about the latest findings and the mission's significance. Watch the full interview: youtu.be/P8diBPq1j7Y .
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Julian Bogdani @jbogdani.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
With our Kestrine friends, Milena Melfi and Oliver Gilkes!
Nevila Molla, Julian Bogdani, Milena Melfi, and Oliver Gilkes
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Julian Bogdani @jbogdani.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
With Joanita Vroom at the site of Çiflik Basilica and at our field laboratory to share knowledge about the mid-late Byzantine phases of the church! Such an interesting afternoon!
Julian Bogdani, Matilde Fortunato, Joanita Vroom, and Nevila MollaJoanita Vroom, Matilde Fortunato, and Nevila MollaNevila Molla, Joanita Vroom, and Julian Bogdani
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Julian Bogdani @jbogdani.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Goodmorning Grom Kestria!
View of of the Hellenistic site of Çuka e Ajtoit/Kestria form the Late Bizantine basilica of Çiflik
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Julian Bogdani @jbogdani.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Se are so happy to welcome William Bowden at Çuka e Ajtoit this year!
William Bowden, Nevila Molla and Julian Bogdani at Çuka e Ajtoit 2025
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Julian Bogdani @jbogdani.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
📢 Please note: From June 16 to 20, network upgrades will take place at the Catania datacentre (garr-ct1). Services by LAD will remain operational, though brief connectivity interruptions may occur. We appreciate your patience and will keep you informed.
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Julian Bogdani @jbogdani.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
All connectivity issues on the Catania node have been solved and all of our services are up and running. Thank you for your comprehension and thanks to @GARR for the support
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Julian Bogdani @jbogdani.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
🔍 The 2025 excavation season at Çuka e Ajtoit (ancient Kestria) is officially underway! A joint mission by @SapienzaRoma & the Albanian Institute of Archaeology. Follow our progress 👉
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Missione Archeologica della Sapienza a Çuka e Ajtoit (Albania)
La Missione Archeologica della Sapienza a Çuka e Ajtoit (Albania) è un progetto congiunto in collaborazione con l'Istituto Archeologico Albanese di Tirana e l'Accademia degli Studi Albanologici e opera...
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Julian Bogdani @jbogdani.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Due to some connectivity issues on the GARR node in Catania, all the LAD databases are down. Other services are either down or running withstring limitations. Apologies, and we hope to be back online soon.
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Julian Bogdani @jbogdani.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
We are pleased to announce the release of DirectusImporter, a plugin developed by the Digital Archaeology Laboratory (LAD) at Sapienza University of Rome to simplify and automate the integration of data stored in #Directus into #QGIS. . lad.saras.uniroma1.it/blog/directu...
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DirectusImporter: un nuovo plugin per integrare i dati di Directus in QGIS
In questo articolo presentiamo DirectusImporter, un plugin sviluppato dal LAD alla Sapienza per semplificare e automatizzare l’integrazione dei dati archiviati in Directus all’interno di QGIS
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Julian Bogdani @jbogdani.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
lad.saras.uniroma1.it/notizie/2025... So moving to speak at Pierre Cabanes' university about ancient Epirus and fortifications, with the beautiful company of his alumni
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Partecipazione alla conferenza internazionale “Forteresses, forts et camps dans l’aménagement des territoires. De la Méditerranée aux marges des royaumes perse, hellénistiques e de l’Empire romain”
Il 27 e il 28 maggio 2025 il condirettore della Missione Archeologica italo-albanese a Çuka e Ajtoit parteciperà con una comunicazione alla conferenza internazionale “Forteresses, forts et camps dans ...
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Julian Bogdani @jbogdani.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
lad.saras.uniroma1.it/notizie/2025... Due belle giornate, dense e interessanti sui progetti finanziati dalla #DG-APAB 2024 completate da una tavola rotonda molto stimolante. Grazie a tutti i partecipanti e intervenuti e alla Direzione per l'invito!
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Partecipazione al workshop “Patrimonio archeologico e paesaggi culturali. Programmi e strategie di ricerca e tutela sul territorio nazionale”
Giovedì 27 marzo 2025 il condirettore della Missione Archeologica italo-albanese a Çuka e Ajtoit parteciperà con una comunicazione ai lavori della conferenza “Viti Arkeologjik 2024” presso l'Accademia...
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Julian Bogdani @jbogdani.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Piena condivisione: www.scienzainrete.it/articolo/let...
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Lettera aperta: le criticità del nuovo Contratto di ricerca
Con questa breve lettera aperta desideriamo condividere con la comunità scientifica le nostre profonde perplessità riguardo al nuovo Contratto di ricerca (CDR), attualmente in fase di applicazione nel...
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Julian Bogdani @jbogdani.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Giovedì siamo a Tirana per partecipare alla conferenza internazionale “Viti Arkeologjik 2024” lad.saras.uniroma1.it/notizie/2025-0… #Convegno #Archeologia #Albania #Scavi #Ricerca
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Julian Bogdani @jbogdani.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
So exited to start a new #DigitalArchaeology lab at LAD (Laboratory for Digital Archaeology at Sapienza University of Rome) on #ComputerVision for the management of Archaeological #LegacyData lad.saras.uniroma1.it/notizie/2025...
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Applicazione di Computer Vision per la gestione di Legacy Data archeologici [Laboratorio Didattico]
Nell’àmbito della sua offerta didattica, il LAD organizza un sull’applicazione di metodi di Computer Vision per la gestione e valorizzazione di legacy data archeologici
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Julian Bogdani @jbogdani.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
🔍 Join us for the Laser Aided Profiler roundtable! Discuss innovations, best practices & future prospects. 📅 March 14, 2025 | 🏛 Sapienza Univ. of Rome 💻 Online: meet.google.com/dag-xxdy-aw More info: lad.saras.uniroma1.it #Archaeology #DigitalTools
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Laser Aided Profiler: Innovazioni e potenzialità dello strummento. Esperenze a confronto [Tavola Rotonda]
Nell’àmbito della sua offerta didattica, il LAD organizza un laboratorio didattico sull’uso del Laser Aided Profiler (LAP) per la documentazione dei profili ceramici
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