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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

🚨New Publication Alert🚨 For 2,500 years, the Cycladic island of Polyaigos has been described as uninhabited, but its archaeology tells a much more interesting story. Our new article on the archaeology of Polyaigos is available open access at doi.org/10.1086/741063 🏺🇬🇷

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Our second paper comes from the Small Cycladic Islands Project ⛵️ We compared results from lidar analysis with traditional fieldwalking to determine how best to document human activity on small islands in the Aegean sea – check it out at archaeopresspublishing.com/ojs/index.ph...! 3/3 🏺🇬🇷

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

The first paper comes from the Naxos Quarry Project, where we've been using drone lidar to help identify new archaeological sites & map ancient marble quarries. Visit archaeopresspublishing.com/ojs/index.ph... to read about how best to fine tune drone lidar for Mediterranean environments! 2/3 🏺🇬🇷

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

🚨double publication alert! 🚨 This year's issue of the Journal of Greek Archaeology is all about airborne #lidar in Mediterranean #archaeology, & I'm thrilled to have not one, but two open access contributions! The issue is full of excellent papers and available at doi.org/10.32028/jga... 1/3 🏺🇬🇷

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

small islands : BIG paper Want to know more about the fascinating #archaeology of #Greece’s Cycladic islands? We’ve just published the results of fieldwork on 14 small islands & each one tells an amazing story about island life over the past 6,000 years! Check it out: doi.org/10.2972/hes.... 🏺🇬🇷

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Excited to see the Naxos Quarry Project on the cover of @antiquity.ac.uk! Head to bit.ly/48yvshj to read our article about using cutting edge tools to study ancient marble quarries in #Greece & check out the rest of the issue to learn more about the most exciting #archaeology happening today🏺⛏️

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Another amazing mini-season with the @bsrome.bsky.social team, finding new ways for geophysics to teach us about the intersection of agriculture, marble extraction, and urbanism in the ancient Cyclades! 🏺🇬🇷

Aerial photo of the Floga Hellenistic sculpture workshop at sunrise

Photo of a horse grazing in a wheat field outside Naousa, Paros

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Marble from the island of Naxos was used for some of the most beautiful monuments from the ancient Greek world–but how were huge blocks like these quarried 2,500 years ago? Check out our new paper in @antiquity.ac.uk at bit.ly/4h9AVik to learn how we're developing new ways to study old quarries 🏺🇬🇷

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

There's always something interesting happening in Mediterranean island archaeology 🏝️🏺 Visit bit.ly/42C3E9A to learn how archaeology, museum exhibitions, documentary films, and community outreach converge to teach us about life in Cyprus, Crete, Sardinia, and the Cyclades!

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

In Athens & dying to learn more about ancient marble quarrying on beautiful Cycladic islands? Come learn about the first two seasons of the Naxos Quarry Project – a new interdisciplinary study of the island's amazing marble quarries with some really interesting results! 🇬🇷🏺

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Excited to contribute to a new effort by The Classical Review to review digital projects in Classics & Archaeology 🏺🏛️ I had the chance to dive into the revamped Sphakia Survey Internet Edition & its longlasting impact on Mediterranean survey archaeology. Read more at bit.ly/43pILj7 🇬🇷

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Thinking about the tiny island of Anydros, 30km from Santorini & the epicenter of an earthquake phenomenon that has rocked the southern Cyclades over the past few days. Anydros is beautiful & we were lucky to document its amazing archaeology, featured today in @kathimerini.gr: bit.ly/4guaWA4 🏺🇬🇷

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

What can the archaeology of ancient prisons teach us about incarceration & punishment from the Romans to today? Check out our new publication in Early Christianity that explores the impact of the Prison Project at @ucph.bsky.social. Read it at doi.org/10.1628/ec-2... and dm if you need access 🏺🇩🇰

Cover page of an article titled "Materiality of Incarceration in Mediterranean Antiquity" published in Early Christianity 15 (2024).

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Some highlights from the excellent Silk Road exhibition at the British Museum: 1: Varakhsha palace fresco, Bukhara 8th c. 2: world’s oldest chess pieces(!), Samarkand 8th c. 3: ivory diptych, Constantinople 6th c. 4: Manichaean image of Christ(?), Dunhuang 9th c.

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Some sunny scenes from a beautiful week in Athens 🇬🇷☀️

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Need a break from the big city? How about a quick trip to the beautiful island of Aegina 🏺🇬🇷

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

rainy nights, city sprawl, & one very old stadium 🏺🌙 December in Athens 🇬🇷

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

There's nothing better on a Friday night in Athens than hearing about Pirates, Exiles, & all of the archaeology that makes the Cyclades a fascinating part of Greece 🇬🇷 Instead of a beautiful dinner, a romantic walk around the Acropolis, or a late night at the club, join me at the Danish Institute! 🏺

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

It might be chilly, but who doesn’t love a snow day at @ucph.bsky.social ☃️🇩🇰

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

All that just scratches the surface of the Thorvaldsen Museum 🏛️ From his masterpiece frieze of Alexander entering Babylon, to his pedimental sculpture for the Copenhagen Cathedral, or just the design and decoration of the building itself, you'll find something that catches your eye! 🏺🇩🇰 9/9

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Throughout his life, Thorvaldsen was an avid collector of antiquities and plaster casts of Greek and Roman sculptures. These objects had an incredible influence on his work and you often find overt and more subtle references to these very objects in Thorvaldsen's sculpture! 🏺🇩🇰 8/

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Wandering through the museum, you can't help but recognize some famous faces of the 19th c. el One of my favorites is this cast & sketch for his memorial of Lord Byron, commissioned after his death at Messolonghi 🇬🇷 and now on display at @trincolllibcam.bsky.social 🇬🇧 🏺🇩🇰 7/

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Another great aspect of the Thorvaldsen Museum is an exhibition dedicated to his travels throughout Italy 🇮🇹 Featuring sketches, watercolors, and even his passport, this section really brings the artist to life & gives a great sense of his influences, study habits, & more! 🏺🇩🇰 6/

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

The museum includes examples of some of Thorvaldsen's most famous works – like this sculpture of Jason & the Golden Fleece (1828), his first commercial success! One of the coolest parts of the collection are the incredible preparatory sketches, drafts, & plans for these works 🖼️ 🏺🇩🇰 5/

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

The building is a combination of Egyptian & Greek styles, featuring baroque decor inspired by Thorvaldsen's time in Italy. Designed by Gottlieb Bindesbøll, it was built specifically to display Thorvaldsen's sculpture, his collections of plaster casts & antiquities, and to serve as his tomb 🪦 🏺🇩🇰 4/

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Thorvaldsen's triumphant return is memorialized with an amazing frescoed frieze that runs around the entire length of his museum 🏛️ Painted by Jørgen Sonne in 1848, it depicts a vivid scene with ships full of sculpture, antiquities, & the artist himself arriving to a hero's welcome! 🏺🇩🇰 3/

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) was born to a working class family in Copenhagen & trained at the Royal Danish Academy. He received a stipend to study in Italy, where he became one of the most renowned sculptors of his time. After 40 years, he returned to Denmark an international celebrity! 🏺🇩🇰 2/

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

A snowy November day in Copenhagen is the perfect excuse for a quick trip to the incredible Thorvaldsen Museum! One of the most beautiful museums in a city full of them, it's entirely dedicated to the life & art of Denmark's most iconic sculptor. What's inside? Let's take a look in this 🧵! 🏺🇩🇰

A hallway in the Thorvaldsen museum lined with sculptures and casts of his most famous works. The floor is decorated with black and white mosaics and the ceiling is features bright blue frescoes with star motifs.

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Writing about a beautiful day of fieldwork in the Cyclades is particularly painful when London decided to do this today ❄️ 🏺 #greece #archaeology

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

These iron fetters are based primarily on a set found in 2015 during a rescue excavation at Great Casterton 🇬🇧 While the originals are heavily corroded, x-rays & comparanda from the @britishmuseum.bsky.social helped us model and 3D print a fully functional reconstruction of a Roman padlock! 🔒🏺

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

What was life like for criminals, prisoners, & captives in the Roman Empire? Here's a sneak peek for an upcoming exhibition where we explore the archaeology of imprisonment in the ancient Mediterranean! 🔒🏺 #archaeology #Greece

A 3D reconstruction of ankles bound in iron fetters from the 3rd century CE, based on an example excavated from Great Casterton, Rutland.

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 14/03/2024

Tomorrow: lidar + archaeology in Greece 🏛️ 🇬🇷 The ASCSA is hosting a workshop on the use of lidar in Greek archaeology. The lineup is a who’s who of cutting edge projects & we’re thrilled to present some exciting results from the Naxos Quarry Project! Don't miss it: bit.ly/3wO3VsT

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 15/02/2024

Over the next 10 days, we’ll be exploring the archaeology of marble quarrying on the island of Naxos, aiming to answer some fundamental questions about the ancient communities of Naxos and their relationship to the island’s most famous export! 🪨🔨

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 15/02/2024

12 archaeologists, 10 days, 3 statues, 2 quarries, & 1 island…welcome to the Naxos Quarry Project 🏝️🇬🇷🏺

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Evan Levine @levine.bsky.social · 01/08/2023

Inaugurating the app with some fieldwork favorites from this summer! It was a busy one: Andros ➡️ Tinos ➡️ Mykonos ➡️ Amorgos 🇬🇷🏺🏛️🏝️

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