Glynn JC Davis
@camulodunumcurator.bsky.social
Museum geek and lover of old Roman stuff. Senior Curator @ The Yorkshire Museum; co-curator of ‘Gladiators of Britain’ 2025-26 with The British Museum
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#GladiatorsOfBritain soon to begin its tour of the country kicking off in Dorset. Here are a few of the amazing @colmuseums.bsky.social #Roman collections that are part of this #BritishMuseum partnership exhibition. Amazing project to be working on for two years with fantastic teams at the BM
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Job opportunity at Colchester Museums: Collections and Learning Assistant (Natural Sciences).
Support the Natural History Museum redevelopment by researching collections and creating schools workshops, teacher CPD and a schools ‘roadshow’. Apply by 7 November 2025: buff.ly/Momny1q
Support the Natural History Museum redevelopment by researching collections and creating schools workshops, teacher CPD and a schools ‘roadshow’. Apply by 7 November 2025: buff.ly/Momny1q
October 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Job opportunity at Colchester Museums: Collections and Learning Assistant (Natural Sciences).
Support the Natural History Museum redevelopment by researching collections and creating schools workshops, teacher CPD and a schools ‘roadshow’. Apply by 7 November 2025: buff.ly/Momny1q
Support the Natural History Museum redevelopment by researching collections and creating schools workshops, teacher CPD and a schools ‘roadshow’. Apply by 7 November 2025: buff.ly/Momny1q
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You can now book for our online Autumn conference on October 31st! Follow the link below for more information, we look forward to seeing you there (virtually). emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A... #Roman #Archaeology #RomanBritain
RFG Autumn 2025 Conference – Online Conference Friday 31st October – Roman Finds Group
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October 1, 2025 at 8:54 AM
You can now book for our online Autumn conference on October 31st! Follow the link below for more information, we look forward to seeing you there (virtually). emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A... #Roman #Archaeology #RomanBritain
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Celebrating 50 Years of SMA
Society for Museum Archaeology Annual Conference 2025 to be held at Museum of Liverpool on 13th and 14th of November 2025
Call for Papers – Deadline Extended to 25th July 2025
socmusarch.org.uk/conference/
Society for Museum Archaeology Annual Conference 2025 to be held at Museum of Liverpool on 13th and 14th of November 2025
Call for Papers – Deadline Extended to 25th July 2025
socmusarch.org.uk/conference/
Conference & Awards | Society for Museum Archaeology
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July 3, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Celebrating 50 Years of SMA
Society for Museum Archaeology Annual Conference 2025 to be held at Museum of Liverpool on 13th and 14th of November 2025
Call for Papers – Deadline Extended to 25th July 2025
socmusarch.org.uk/conference/
Society for Museum Archaeology Annual Conference 2025 to be held at Museum of Liverpool on 13th and 14th of November 2025
Call for Papers – Deadline Extended to 25th July 2025
socmusarch.org.uk/conference/
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For the first time ever we have physical evidence that a #Roman gladiator was bitten by a lion, in Britain!
The marks were found on a skeleton unearthed near York, and analysis shows they match the teeth of a big cat. It’s the only confirmed case of its kind in the Roman world.
The marks were found on a skeleton unearthed near York, and analysis shows they match the teeth of a big cat. It’s the only confirmed case of its kind in the Roman world.
April 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
For the first time ever we have physical evidence that a #Roman gladiator was bitten by a lion, in Britain!
The marks were found on a skeleton unearthed near York, and analysis shows they match the teeth of a big cat. It’s the only confirmed case of its kind in the Roman world.
The marks were found on a skeleton unearthed near York, and analysis shows they match the teeth of a big cat. It’s the only confirmed case of its kind in the Roman world.
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Totally onboard for regular ethical self-reflection about how we handle and discuss ancient human remains in museum collections but for various reasons I would be uneasy with museums referring to human remains from Britain as 'ancestors' in this way.
www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...
www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...
March 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Totally onboard for regular ethical self-reflection about how we handle and discuss ancient human remains in museum collections but for various reasons I would be uneasy with museums referring to human remains from Britain as 'ancestors' in this way.
www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...
www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...
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📢Check out PhD student Kayt Hawkin's article on the function of a range of vessels traditional identified as Roman infant feeding bottles in the journal 'Childhood in the Past'.
📷Image credit: Colchester & Ipswich Museums
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📷Image credit: Colchester & Ipswich Museums
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March 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM
📢Check out PhD student Kayt Hawkin's article on the function of a range of vessels traditional identified as Roman infant feeding bottles in the journal 'Childhood in the Past'.
📷Image credit: Colchester & Ipswich Museums
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📷Image credit: Colchester & Ipswich Museums
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Dissertation season is starting 😬 so we are repeating our researcher training event:
An Intro to Essential Resources for #Classics & #Archaeology Research 🏺
🗓️ 23 April, 2pm (London, BST)
📍 Online via Zoom
Share, especially w/ UG & PG students!
Info+Register: ics.sas.ac.uk/events/intro...
An Intro to Essential Resources for #Classics & #Archaeology Research 🏺
🗓️ 23 April, 2pm (London, BST)
📍 Online via Zoom
Share, especially w/ UG & PG students!
Info+Register: ics.sas.ac.uk/events/intro...
An introduction to essential resources for Classics and Archaeology research
ics.sas.ac.uk
March 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Dissertation season is starting 😬 so we are repeating our researcher training event:
An Intro to Essential Resources for #Classics & #Archaeology Research 🏺
🗓️ 23 April, 2pm (London, BST)
📍 Online via Zoom
Share, especially w/ UG & PG students!
Info+Register: ics.sas.ac.uk/events/intro...
An Intro to Essential Resources for #Classics & #Archaeology Research 🏺
🗓️ 23 April, 2pm (London, BST)
📍 Online via Zoom
Share, especially w/ UG & PG students!
Info+Register: ics.sas.ac.uk/events/intro...
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To explore Cavendish’s remarkable legacy, visit our exhibition at Hollytrees Museum, which delves into her life, works, and enduring impact. Additionally, our educational resources provide further insights into this pioneering figure, available here: colchester.cimuseums.org.uk/collections/cavendish
Margaret Cavendish: Trailblazer | Colchester Museums
From 14 February 2025 to the end of August 2025, Hollytrees Museum will be host to a trail exploring the life and work of Margaret Cavendish.
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March 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
To explore Cavendish’s remarkable legacy, visit our exhibition at Hollytrees Museum, which delves into her life, works, and enduring impact. Additionally, our educational resources provide further insights into this pioneering figure, available here: colchester.cimuseums.org.uk/collections/cavendish
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This Valentine’s Day, let’s return to the 17th century and celebrate the remarkable romance of Margaret and William Cavendish. Despite a 30-year age gap, political exile, financial hardship, and societal expectations, their love only grew stronger.
February 14, 2025 at 10:40 AM
This Valentine’s Day, let’s return to the 17th century and celebrate the remarkable romance of Margaret and William Cavendish. Despite a 30-year age gap, political exile, financial hardship, and societal expectations, their love only grew stronger.
For #PhallusThursday a very intriguing assemblage of objects from @ipswichmuseums.bsky.social collections discovered none other by #BasilBrown in 1937. This #Roman face pot was deposited with three phallic belt-mounts suggesting some form of ritual deposit...perhaps with a military connection?
February 6, 2025 at 11:28 AM
For #PhallusThursday a very intriguing assemblage of objects from @ipswichmuseums.bsky.social collections discovered none other by #BasilBrown in 1937. This #Roman face pot was deposited with three phallic belt-mounts suggesting some form of ritual deposit...perhaps with a military connection?
Something slightly left-field for #MosaicMonday. This 'mosaic' #Roman bead @colmuseums.bsky.social belongs to a rather unusual burial assemblage of items known as crepundia - amuletic, noise-making objects acquired during childhood or perhaps even over a lifetime
February 3, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Something slightly left-field for #MosaicMonday. This 'mosaic' #Roman bead @colmuseums.bsky.social belongs to a rather unusual burial assemblage of items known as crepundia - amuletic, noise-making objects acquired during childhood or perhaps even over a lifetime
For #FindsFriday a lamp depicting a 'fallen' #galdiator found as part of a #Roman burial assemblage from #Colchester. Currently on loan to @dorsetmuseum.bsky.social. Been having lots of interesting chats this morning with @belovedofoizys.bsky.social about these for an exciting upcoming project!
January 31, 2025 at 12:55 PM
For #FindsFriday a lamp depicting a 'fallen' #galdiator found as part of a #Roman burial assemblage from #Colchester. Currently on loan to @dorsetmuseum.bsky.social. Been having lots of interesting chats this morning with @belovedofoizys.bsky.social about these for an exciting upcoming project!
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Attention all teachers—we’re thrilled to invite primary and secondary educators to our FREE Professional Development Day! Dive into a day filled with enriching insights and practical tips for creating a culturally diverse curriculum.
January 30, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Attention all teachers—we’re thrilled to invite primary and secondary educators to our FREE Professional Development Day! Dive into a day filled with enriching insights and practical tips for creating a culturally diverse curriculum.
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Well, this is exciting! On March 21st, I'll be at @dorsetmuseum.bsky.social, discussing what it meant to be a woman entering that most masculine of spaces - the Roman arena. Do come along if you're in the area, I'd love to see you!
www.dorsetmuseum.org/whats-on/wom...
www.dorsetmuseum.org/whats-on/wom...
Women of the Roman Arena | Alexandra Sills – Dorset Museum & Art Gallery
Join award-winning historian Tom Holland for a talk exploring Rome's Colosseum at Dorset Museum & Art Gallery
www.dorsetmuseum.org
January 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Well, this is exciting! On March 21st, I'll be at @dorsetmuseum.bsky.social, discussing what it meant to be a woman entering that most masculine of spaces - the Roman arena. Do come along if you're in the area, I'd love to see you!
www.dorsetmuseum.org/whats-on/wom...
www.dorsetmuseum.org/whats-on/wom...
Final hours of install before press descend on #GladiatorsOfBritain @dorsetmuseum.bsky.social One of the amazing BM objects is this #Roman lamp with a personalised name written into the wet clay - Gaius Maximus. A rare instance of a named #gladiator, or perhaps a fan of this retiarius? #FindsFriday
January 24, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Final hours of install before press descend on #GladiatorsOfBritain @dorsetmuseum.bsky.social One of the amazing BM objects is this #Roman lamp with a personalised name written into the wet clay - Gaius Maximus. A rare instance of a named #gladiator, or perhaps a fan of this retiarius? #FindsFriday
#GladiatorsOfBritain soon to begin its tour of the country kicking off in Dorset. Here are a few of the amazing @colmuseums.bsky.social #Roman collections that are part of this #BritishMuseum partnership exhibition. Amazing project to be working on for two years with fantastic teams at the BM
January 18, 2025 at 12:23 PM
#GladiatorsOfBritain soon to begin its tour of the country kicking off in Dorset. Here are a few of the amazing @colmuseums.bsky.social #Roman collections that are part of this #BritishMuseum partnership exhibition. Amazing project to be working on for two years with fantastic teams at the BM
For #FindsFriday a snapshot of one of the most amazing #Roman burial groups from Britain. The Child’s Grave figurines @colmuseums.bsky.social We’ve commissioned new photography for #MattFittock and his forthcoming book!
January 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
For #FindsFriday a snapshot of one of the most amazing #Roman burial groups from Britain. The Child’s Grave figurines @colmuseums.bsky.social We’ve commissioned new photography for #MattFittock and his forthcoming book!
A double treat for #PhallusThursday. This rather unusual phallic charm from Somersham features a winged phallus atop another smaller grounded phallus. It balances perfectly. A great discovery in @ipswichmuseums.bsky.social #Roman collections
January 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
A double treat for #PhallusThursday. This rather unusual phallic charm from Somersham features a winged phallus atop another smaller grounded phallus. It balances perfectly. A great discovery in @ipswichmuseums.bsky.social #Roman collections
The infamous Lion Walk Mosaic from Colchester. With a chequered history, this cat has used up several of his nine lives #MosaicMonday
December 16, 2024 at 11:24 AM
The infamous Lion Walk Mosaic from Colchester. With a chequered history, this cat has used up several of his nine lives #MosaicMonday
This week have been getting my head back into @colmuseums.bsky.social #VaneerOfEmpire project, researching #Roman marble and decorative stonework from Colchester. With Penny Coombe and Kevin Hayward we’re reassessing the largest assemblage of polychrome marble from Roman Britain #FindsFriday
December 13, 2024 at 5:38 PM
This week have been getting my head back into @colmuseums.bsky.social #VaneerOfEmpire project, researching #Roman marble and decorative stonework from Colchester. With Penny Coombe and Kevin Hayward we’re reassessing the largest assemblage of polychrome marble from Roman Britain #FindsFriday
A late #FindsFriday and a first in the new place. Working on @ipswichmuseums.bsky.social #Roman collections last week found tracked down this lovely #gladiator lamp. Not a lot of provenance information and going by some of the other collections, and a general ‘feel’, don’t think it’s a Suffolk find…
December 6, 2024 at 6:44 PM
A late #FindsFriday and a first in the new place. Working on @ipswichmuseums.bsky.social #Roman collections last week found tracked down this lovely #gladiator lamp. Not a lot of provenance information and going by some of the other collections, and a general ‘feel’, don’t think it’s a Suffolk find…
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Ever wondered what a Roman funeral looked, sounded, or even smelled like? And what can a person's remains reveal about their life and death? We've partnered with FutureLearn and the University of Reading to offer an online archaeology course for history enthusiasts aged 18-30.
December 6, 2024 at 9:40 AM
Ever wondered what a Roman funeral looked, sounded, or even smelled like? And what can a person's remains reveal about their life and death? We've partnered with FutureLearn and the University of Reading to offer an online archaeology course for history enthusiasts aged 18-30.