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Tony Potter

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Open-Oxford-Cambridge DTP funded PhD student at the Open University | Researching Sensory Experience in Caeretan Funerary Assemblages | #NewMaterialism | #AssemblageTheory | #MaterialReligion | #Archaeology | #Etruscology | #Neurodivergent | #JACTDurham

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Tony Potter @tony-potter.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Tonight’s musings are concerning portable objects in Caeretan funerary assemblages #NewMaterialism #AssemblageTheory #Relations
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
This year's dig at Falerii Novi continued the excavation of a monumental building found in 2025. The new trench revealed vaulted rooms, staircases, paved roads and traces of ancient metalworking. 🏛️🔍 @stephenkay.bsky.social @emlynkd.bsky.social @ics.bsky.social Read here: bsr.ac.uk/stories-from...
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Stories from Falerii Novi #5 | Continuing the Dig: Stephen Kay on this year's Excavation at Falerii Novi - bsr.ac.uk
This season picks up where 2025 left off, continuing the excavation of the large, monumental building uncovered last year, a structure that saw successive phases of reuse after its construction in the...
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Tony Potter @tony-potter.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I’ve been away from my personal socials for a while and suddenly feel very out of the loop with everything in #Archaeology and #Classics. Is @bsky.app still where the good conversations are happening? I’d love to reconnect with the community again. Fill me in, what’s been going on?
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JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
⏰ Registration for the 32nd JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School closes in 13 days! It’s time to get registered if you haven’t already done so! We accept applications students of any age (15 to 80+) and offer courses in Latin, Greek and ClassCiv. #tempusfugit etc … 😂 www.durhamglss.org
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JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Outstanding feedback which tells you lots about the student experience of the @jactdurham.bsky.social
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
The first-floor reading rooms of the BSR library will be closed for renovation work in the second half of April, for approximatively 3 months. The Conferences proceedings (040-056.9) and the Art History & Architecture section (300-319; 381-389) will not be available for the duration of the works.
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Shelly von Miller @shellyvonmiller.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Not me thinking about doing a summer course in England to relearn Latin.
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JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
@theclassicslibrary.bsky.social @staclassics.bsky.social @classicsforall.bsky.social @wmarybeard.bsky.social @rogueclassicist.bsky.social @sentantiq.bsky.social @durhamclassics.bsky.social @joewatstein.bsky.social @nicholsone99.bsky.social @corabeth.bsky.social @ancient-tokens.bsky.social
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JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
More student feedback from @jactdurham.bsky.social 2025 to convince you that JACT Durham really is an amazing experience! www.durhamglss.org
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JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Our tutors at @jactdurham.bsky.social are the amazing! Check out this wonderful feedback from last year! Registration is open until 20th May & we have bursaries available thanks to our brilliant sponsors! #CambridgeClassics #TheClassicalAssociation #AsterionHub www.durhamglss.org
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
✨ Next week at the Swedish Institute in Rome ✨ Prof. Raphaële Mouren, BSR Head of Research Collections, will take part in the conference "Object Lessons: Knowledge Organization and Antiquity in Institutional Teaching Collections", where she will present the Roman Society Project.
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Meet the artist: Anna Clough bsr.ac.uk/meet-the-art...
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Meet the artists: Anna Clough - bsr.ac.uk
Anna Clough, Rebecca Scott Rome Resident at the BSR from January to March 2026, shares in this blog her reflections on her residency experience and the research she is carrying out. ‘It is much better...
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JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Only 56 days left to register on the @jactdurham.bsky.social! Head over to our website to sign-up. We’re also so grateful to the @classicalassociation.org for supporting our bursary fund! classicalassociation.org/events/jact-...
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JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School 2026 - The Classical Association
JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School  25 July – 1 August 2026 St John’s College, Durham Registration is open until 20 May 2026.  See here for information.   This year’s programme offers: Six levels...
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JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Dr Cora Beth Fraser (@corabeth.bsky.social) has posted about the JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School … Don’t miss out on a place - Registration closes on 20th May. Contact - rosie.durham.lgss@gmail.com with any queries, or get in touch through our socials! wp.me/p8JYS2-3uO
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Summer School Time!
Pretty much every year, at around this time, I advertise the JACT Durham Greek and Latin Summer School – so this post will come as no surprise to anyone! I was 17 when I first went to the Dur…
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Tony Potter @tony-potter.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
So. Yep. I’ve just made a rather significant unsubstantiated claim in something I’ve just written & I’m pretty sure I’m on mark, but I need to do some digging (pardon the pun) to confirm 😑 #Etruscan #Archaeology
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Tony Potter @tony-potter.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
I’m trying to establish if any residue analyses have been conducted on #Etruscan heron class plates! If anyone knows of anything along these lines please let me know.
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Gürkan Ergin @ivanhoe76.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Materia Philosophiae. Material Dimensions of Ancient Philosophy is.gd/H2URCm #freeaccess
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Dr Stuart McKie @bigfridge224.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
I wrote about Roman curse tablets in Ancient History Magazine - available now! www.karwansaraypublishers.com/en-gb/produc...
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In ancient Rome, as throughout the ancient world, people's lives were structured around religious rituals and festivals, they prayed to the gods for guidance, and it was believed the gods even interce...
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Tony Potter @tony-potter.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Another 500 words of theoretical / philosophical musings written this evening. I now need to sleep as I’m starting to ponder on the ontological meaning of life & that’s a rabbit hole nobody wants to go down 🐇 🕳️ = 🤪 #Ontology #NewMaterialism #AssemblageTheory #Archaeology #Etruscan #Cerveteri
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Tony Potter @tony-potter.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Ooof! I hope @e-jgraham.bsky.social is braced to receive some bizarre theoretical musings on the affects generated by Caeretan water-bird motifs, because I’ve literally dumped my brain onto paper …. and I’m not actually hating it 🤪 #Etruscan #Pottery
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Tony Potter @tony-potter.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
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Tony Potter @tony-potter.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
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Tony Potter @tony-potter.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Having written 500 words of (fingers crossed) ‘not absolute crap’ this evening AND having mapped out a clear direction for what I’m writing … I’m off to bed before my brain thinks of something that kiboshes the lot! An #OCD brain can be a great asset, but also a bloody curse!!! #PhD #EtruscanStuff
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JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
📣 Places on @jactdurham.bsky.social are filling up fast 📣 Join us in July at St John’s College, Durham University for a week of #Latin and/or #AncientGreek! New for 2026: Classical Civilisation - Women: The Reality Behind the Myth! Register online: www.durhamglss.org
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Welcome - The 32nd JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School will take place at St John's College, Durham University from 25th July - 1st August 2026
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Tony Potter @tony-potter.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
I was determined to keep this feed ‘academic’, but alas I have failed & need to talk about my current obsession with ice hockey 🏒 & the love story between two fictional characters that has consumed my every waking moment throughout December #HeatedRivalry
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Tony Potter @tony-potter.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
After a pretty crappy two days in London where all my plans were scuppered, I’m trying to me positive 🤪 Still, had a not unpleasant 1st experience of the @britishlibrary.bsky.social today!
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Tony Potter @tony-potter.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Mood is starting to lift on account of some choice purchases 😬
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Tony Potter @tony-potter.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Well that was a bloody pointless trip to London! The @britishmuseum.bsky.social isn’t re-opening until tomorrow afternoon & there’s no guarantee that the Study Rooms will be open at all! It’s nobody’s fault, but I’m still fuming! Back to the @ics.bsky.social I suppose to at least salvage something
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Tony Potter @tony-potter.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
TRYING to get into the British Museum!
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Tony Potter @tony-potter.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Made it back to wet & windy Yorkshire after a lovely 2 days in Oxford with the #OOCDTP cohort. Looking forward to heading to Cambridge in spring. Spent a bit too much time in @blackwells.bsky.social but managed to pick up this cracker! #EtruscanResearch
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Tony Potter @tony-potter.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Despite my social battery running very low, I’ve had an enjoyable & engaging day at the #OOCDTP cohort event in Oxford! I’ve met some lovely people & I’m looking forward to seeing my #PhD through to completion alongside them! @oocdtp.bsky.social @ougradsch.bsky.social
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Tony Potter @tony-potter.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Serious question - what’s the optimal number of monitors to use when researching? How many is too many? 😂 #AskingForAnArchaeologist
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Religious Studies OU @religiousstudiesou.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
🚨 New blog post! 🚨 With Pope Francis's death and the election of Leo XIV, UK media coverage was surprisingly positive. Read John Wolffe's blog on whether Britain moved beyond its old ‘No Popery’ tradition www.open.ac.uk/blogs/religi... @thebasr @OU_FASS
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JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
🚨 Calling all Latin, Greek & ClassCiv enthusiasts🚨 Please help us to spread the word & let people know that registration for the 32nd @jactdurham.bsky.social is open! We have residential & non-residential options available. We also offer bursaries for those who need them! www.durhamglss.org
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Welcome - The 32nd JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School will take place at St John's College, Durham University from 25th July - 1st August 2026
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Tony Potter @tony-potter.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Took a little break from my research yesterday afternoon & binged the entire series of ‘Monsters: The Ed Gein Story’. Hmmm, yes, well …. OMG! 😦
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Blanka Misic @drblankam.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
📯🏺🏛️ Our @universitypress.cambridge.org book "Senses, Cognition and Ritual Experience in the Roman World" is #OPENACCESS ! 👇 www.cambridge.org/core/books/s... #archaeology #sensoryarchaeology #senses #cognition #cognitivescienceofreligion #ritual #religion #classics #ancienthistory #romanhistory
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Senses, Cognition, and Ritual Experience in the Roman World
Cambridge Core - Ancient History - Senses, Cognition, and Ritual Experience in the Roman World
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The Roman Society @theromansoc.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Two phases of timber buildings shown during excavations at Inchtuthil legionary fortress, north of the River Tay in Perthshire, Scotland. #RomanFortThursday www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-... #ClassicsBluesky #Archaeology 🏺
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The Institute of Classical Studies @ics.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
📣 Calling all PhD Students in Classics, Archaeology, Ancient History, and related disciplines 📣 Register now for our Classical Studies PhD welcome event 22 October 2025, 3:00PM - 4:00PM Learn how the ICS’s resources and activities can support you in your PhD research: shorturl.at/pxRQe
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Ulla Rajala @ullamr.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Housesteads lies midway along Hadrian’s Wall. It is the most complete example of a Roman fort in Britain. It was built within a decade of AD 122, when work on the Wall began. It was garrisoned by an 800-strong infantry regiment until the end of the 4th century. #RomanFortThursday
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Tony Potter @tony-potter.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Lots to look forward to in 2026, but mainly this ⬇️ #Italia #Roma #PhD #Research
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The Classics Library @theclassicslibrary.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Traces of Roman Hospital Uncovered in Southwestern Turkey - Archaeology Magazine archaeology.org/news/2025/10...
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News - Traces of Roman Hospital Uncovered in Southwestern Turkey - Archaeology Magazine
MUĞLA, TURKEY—Hürriyet Daily News reports that an investigation of an area near the harbor of […]
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Caroline Derry @carolinederry.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Researching a legal moment that was supposed to change everything - whether it did or not? The call for papers for 'Moments of Rupture' is open until 23 October! Free, online conference in November, hosted by the Open Universities legal histories research cluster. #LegalHistory #cfp
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Moments of Rupture Online 20-21 November 2025Some legal and social changes are so profound that they create what seem to be moments of rupture: breaks between the ‘before’ and ‘after’. These moments c...
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Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · 14/10/2025
📰 Archaeologists uncover "one of the most complete and undisturbed Late Bronze Age tombs ever found in Canaan" at the port of Yavneh-Yam 🏺 #AntiquityResearch #ArchaeologyNews via @heritagedaily.bsky.social www.heritagedaily.com/2025/10/elit...
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Elite Bronze Age burial complex unearthed at Yavneh-Yam
Archaeologists have announced the discovery of a Bronze Age burial complex during excavations at Israel’s coastal port of Yavneh-Yam.
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romanbritain.bsky.social @romanbritain.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
#TombTuesday Archaeologists discover rare liquid gypsum burial of 'high-status individual' from #RomanBritain. The newfound stone coffin that had gypsum poured over it in #Roman times in what is now England. (See Alt ) #History (Image credit: Courtesy of Headland Archaeology)
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This practice is known from Roman times, but archaeologists still don't fully understand it. The mineral was made into a cement or plaster and then poured over the deceased person to make a hard cast. This process sometimes preserved organic remnants such as clothing or a burial shroud. The gypsum from the newfound burial is fragmentary, but it retains impressions of the individual's shroud and preserved a small piece of fabric.

This type of burial is largely known from Roman urban centers — such as York in England, which has 45 documented gypsum burials — but it's rare to find them in rural regions, as this one was. In this case, "we do believe this would have been an expensive endeavour and is therefore indicative of a high-status individual," said Jessica Lowther, community archaeologist for Headland Archaeology, the company that did the excavation.
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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
A stunning 2,000 year-old Roman blue glass amphoriskos. 📷 Getty Museum www.getty.edu/art/collecti... #Archaeology
Getty Museum photo of a translucent, dark blue, two-handled, glass flask (amphoriskos) against a grey background. The free-blown body is bulbous in shape, with a narrow neck with a flattened rim. The two handles were added afterwards and attach to the body and mouth. The handle on the right has been attached slightly higher up on the body than the other side. Height 10.5 cm. There is some incrustation on the interior of the glass.
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Tony Potter @tony-potter.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
An impressive Archaic Etruscan terracotta canopic urn (6th century BCE ) on the front cover! ⚱️
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
𝐀𝐍𝐙𝐈 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐀 | 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱 𝘴𝘶 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘻𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 📅 9 novembre 2025 | 15:00 – 18:30 📍 Libreria Antigone Roma – Via degli Ausoni 45, Roma 🎟️ In lingua italiana, partecipazione gratuita su iscrizione fino al 2 novembre → bsr.ac.uk/anzi-parla-p...
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Anzi Parla Public Programme | Workshop su Pratiche di Responsabilizzazione Comunitaria - bsr.ac.uk
Questo workshop, in lingua italiana e che si svolgerà in presenza, offre un primo sguardo alle pratiche di community accountability – strumenti e approcci fondamentali per affrontare conflitti, assunz...
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The Institute of Classical Studies @ics.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Upcoming Research Training: Introduction to Digital Classics Approaches Weds 29 Oct 2-3pm This seminar will give an overview of current digital methods, technologies & tools used in the study of the ancient world, languages, texts, history, objects, cultural heritage & reception: shorturl.at/U6pc0
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Tony Potter @tony-potter.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
This is fabulous & one of the many reasons I’m really proud to be an @openuniversity.bsky.social student! @ougradsch.bsky.social @oulibrary.bsky.social #NeverTooOld
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Olivia Kelly @oliviakellyou.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
How lovely is this 😍 So proud to work for this amazing institution @openuniversity.bsky.social BBC News - Great-grandmother graduates university at 90 years old www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Londonderry: 90-year-old woman graduates university
90-year-old Maryette was the oldest of more than 300 graduates at the Open University's ceremony in Belfast on Tuesday.
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