Eve MacDonald
@gevemac.bsky.social
Archaeology, history, Sasanians, Carthaginians and some of the bits in between
https://www.evemacdonald.net
https://www.evemacdonald.net
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“A novel is a minor conspiracy unto itself, a frenzied assembly of story and figures and motivations.” 5 book reviews you need to read this week.
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How the Phoenicians Laid the Foundations For Modern Commerce and Civilization
Beyond the stories passed down to us through ancient Rome, of Dido and Hannibal and the conquest of the north African coast, the facts about the foundation of Carthage are only slightly less dramat…
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January 15, 2026 at 8:30 PM
“A novel is a minor conspiracy unto itself, a frenzied assembly of story and figures and motivations.” 5 book reviews you need to read this week.
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Forthcoming 2026: Arabic Literature in Translation
An ongoing list of Arabic literature in translation forthcoming in 2026.
An ongoing list of Arabic literature in translation forthcoming in 2026.
Forthcoming 2026: Arabic Literature in Translation
An ongoing list of Arabic literature in translation forthcoming in 2026.
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January 5, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Forthcoming 2026: Arabic Literature in Translation
An ongoing list of Arabic literature in translation forthcoming in 2026.
An ongoing list of Arabic literature in translation forthcoming in 2026.
Hello US #Carthage - readers. FYI Barnes and Noble is currently having a 25 percent discount on books coming out in 2026! And Carthage: A New History (published in North America by @w.w.norton ) is out on Jan 13th and can be ordered in advance
December 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Hello US #Carthage - readers. FYI Barnes and Noble is currently having a 25 percent discount on books coming out in 2026! And Carthage: A New History (published in North America by @w.w.norton ) is out on Jan 13th and can be ordered in advance
My favourite story of the day…needs must 🍺
December 11, 2025 at 7:49 AM
My favourite story of the day…needs must 🍺
… Ottoni says Mediterranean civilisations during the first millennium BC were primarily responsible for the spread of African wildcats.. One population probably comprised wildcats from north-west Africa that were introduced to Sardinia… sounds like #Phoenicians to me…🐱.
They also didn't stop changing after domestication! In Poland, cat body size decreased from the Neolithic to the medieval period, in contrast to European wildcats, whose size remained stable over time.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
Cats became our companions way later than you think
In true feline style, cats took their time in deciding when and where to join us on the sofa.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
… Ottoni says Mediterranean civilisations during the first millennium BC were primarily responsible for the spread of African wildcats.. One population probably comprised wildcats from north-west Africa that were introduced to Sardinia… sounds like #Phoenicians to me…🐱.
Wonder if my @cardiffuni.bsky.social leaders understand this? It’s an amazing bit of research and impact. It’s what humanities scholars at universities are so good at and necessary.
What's lost when we lose staff, departments, programmes and faculties in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, and what's that got to do with organ donation?
Amid the looming losses faced by Cardiff, Edinburgh, Lancaster, Leicester and Nottingham (among many others), here's a worked example. 1/8
Amid the looming losses faced by Cardiff, Edinburgh, Lancaster, Leicester and Nottingham (among many others), here's a worked example. 1/8
The organ donation ‘opt-out’ has been a fatal failure | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Wonder if my @cardiffuni.bsky.social leaders understand this? It’s an amazing bit of research and impact. It’s what humanities scholars at universities are so good at and necessary.
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‘One of the oldest urban centres on the planet’: Gaza’s rich history in ruins.
My @guardian piece on the erasure of Gaza's past. As we mourn incalculable human losses, learning about its past can help us better understand the present
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
My @guardian piece on the erasure of Gaza's past. As we mourn incalculable human losses, learning about its past can help us better understand the present
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
‘One of the oldest urban centres on the planet’: Gaza’s rich history in ruins
The territory’s ancient heritage has too often been ignored. As we mourn incalculable human losses, learning about its past can help us better understand the present
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
‘One of the oldest urban centres on the planet’: Gaza’s rich history in ruins.
My @guardian piece on the erasure of Gaza's past. As we mourn incalculable human losses, learning about its past can help us better understand the present
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
My @guardian piece on the erasure of Gaza's past. As we mourn incalculable human losses, learning about its past can help us better understand the present
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Very excited to be on this trip in Sept 2026 to explore Morocco from its Bronze Age through Roman history and archaeology with New Scientist Discovery Tours - come along for the journey www.newscientist.com/tours/bronze...
Prehistoric, Bronze Age and Roman archaeology: Morocco
19 September 2026 - 10 days for £3,850 per person
Uncover the fascinating history of Morocco through prehistoric, Bronze Age and Roman archaeological finds as you journey from Casablanca to Mar...
www.newscientist.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Very excited to be on this trip in Sept 2026 to explore Morocco from its Bronze Age through Roman history and archaeology with New Scientist Discovery Tours - come along for the journey www.newscientist.com/tours/bronze...
Shoes, shoes, shoes — a fine pair of flats I’d say
Here are three wonderfully preserved Roman shoes that were discovered at Bar Hill Roman fort on the Antonine Wall in Scotland in the early 1900s. Shoes made for men, women and children have been found there, reminding us that frontier zones were not an exclusively military environment. #FindsFriday
October 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Shoes, shoes, shoes — a fine pair of flats I’d say
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I strongly urge everyone to not just read this warning from @marcwatkins.bsky.social, but heed it, and be vocal and forceful pushing back against using AI to grade student writing. This must be anathema if we're going to have a world where learning means something. substack.com/inbox/post/1...
The Dangers of using AI to Grade
Nobody Learns, Nobody Gains
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October 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I strongly urge everyone to not just read this warning from @marcwatkins.bsky.social, but heed it, and be vocal and forceful pushing back against using AI to grade student writing. This must be anathema if we're going to have a world where learning means something. substack.com/inbox/post/1...
Excited for this and hope to see you there too! #carthage
Only a week to go folks! If you’ve not got your tickets head over to @waterstones.bsky.social ! We would love to see you there!
@gevemac.bsky.social
#Africa #AncientHistory #Heritage
@gevemac.bsky.social
#Africa #AncientHistory #Heritage
September 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Excited for this and hope to see you there too! #carthage
@drmaimusie.bsky.social and me talking about #Carthage on Oct 2nd. Join us!
September 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
@drmaimusie.bsky.social and me talking about #Carthage on Oct 2nd. Join us!
Oooh
September 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Oooh
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The definitive evidence of Captain Janeway's extensive temporal interference 😉
Happy Star Trek Day! 🖖
Neolithic arrowheads on display at Archäologische Staatssammlung München
📷 me
#StarTrekDay #Archaeology 🏺
Happy Star Trek Day! 🖖
Neolithic arrowheads on display at Archäologische Staatssammlung München
📷 me
#StarTrekDay #Archaeology 🏺
September 8, 2025 at 5:52 AM
The definitive evidence of Captain Janeway's extensive temporal interference 😉
Happy Star Trek Day! 🖖
Neolithic arrowheads on display at Archäologische Staatssammlung München
📷 me
#StarTrekDay #Archaeology 🏺
Happy Star Trek Day! 🖖
Neolithic arrowheads on display at Archäologische Staatssammlung München
📷 me
#StarTrekDay #Archaeology 🏺
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"Not only history reclaimed, this is #history at its best!"
Today's book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author @gevemac.bsky.social!
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Today's book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author @gevemac.bsky.social!
Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe
August 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"Not only history reclaimed, this is #history at its best!"
Today's book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author @gevemac.bsky.social!
Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe
Today's book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author @gevemac.bsky.social!
Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe
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Happy Friday Folks!The sun ☀️ is finally shining and I’m super excited to be interviewing @gevemac.bsky.social on her latest book 📕’Carthage: A New History of an Ancient Empire’! A topic close to my heart 💜- reclaiming and re-centring African history.
Book here: www.waterstones.com/events/carth...
Book here: www.waterstones.com/events/carth...
August 29, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Happy Friday Folks!The sun ☀️ is finally shining and I’m super excited to be interviewing @gevemac.bsky.social on her latest book 📕’Carthage: A New History of an Ancient Empire’! A topic close to my heart 💜- reclaiming and re-centring African history.
Book here: www.waterstones.com/events/carth...
Book here: www.waterstones.com/events/carth...
Upcoming #Carthage book events:
Sept. 5th @londonpodfest live with @ancientstristan (tickets shop.kingsplace.co.uk/31650/31654)
Sept. 10th @nomad_books 781 Fulham Road, London 6.30-8.30pm
Oct 2nd in conversation @maimusie at @waterstones Gower St at 6.30pm
(www.waterstones.com/events/searc...)
Sept. 5th @londonpodfest live with @ancientstristan (tickets shop.kingsplace.co.uk/31650/31654)
Sept. 10th @nomad_books 781 Fulham Road, London 6.30-8.30pm
Oct 2nd in conversation @maimusie at @waterstones Gower St at 6.30pm
(www.waterstones.com/events/searc...)
August 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Upcoming #Carthage book events:
Sept. 5th @londonpodfest live with @ancientstristan (tickets shop.kingsplace.co.uk/31650/31654)
Sept. 10th @nomad_books 781 Fulham Road, London 6.30-8.30pm
Oct 2nd in conversation @maimusie at @waterstones Gower St at 6.30pm
(www.waterstones.com/events/searc...)
Sept. 5th @londonpodfest live with @ancientstristan (tickets shop.kingsplace.co.uk/31650/31654)
Sept. 10th @nomad_books 781 Fulham Road, London 6.30-8.30pm
Oct 2nd in conversation @maimusie at @waterstones Gower St at 6.30pm
(www.waterstones.com/events/searc...)
Repeat repeat …
I recall a senior manager at a university I worked at observing that likewise archaeology graduates ‘Are like rats, you get everywhere’ - it was meant as a compliment. We can turn our skills to all kinds of diverse environments.
SAY THIS FUCKING LOUDER
August 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Repeat repeat …
Coming up on 5 September!
I’ll be at @LondonPodFest at King's Place, 7pm!
talking all things ancient CARTHAGE, with History Hit: The Ancients, Tristan Hughes
Really hope to see you there!
Get tickets 👉 kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/words…
I’ll be at @LondonPodFest at King's Place, 7pm!
talking all things ancient CARTHAGE, with History Hit: The Ancients, Tristan Hughes
Really hope to see you there!
Get tickets 👉 kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/words…
Words • What's On • Kings Place
https://kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/words…
August 15, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Coming up on 5 September!
I’ll be at @LondonPodFest at King's Place, 7pm!
talking all things ancient CARTHAGE, with History Hit: The Ancients, Tristan Hughes
Really hope to see you there!
Get tickets 👉 kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/words…
I’ll be at @LondonPodFest at King's Place, 7pm!
talking all things ancient CARTHAGE, with History Hit: The Ancients, Tristan Hughes
Really hope to see you there!
Get tickets 👉 kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/words…
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Buon #Ferragosto!
Fresco from #Pompeii (possibly from Fullonica of Sestius Venustus) and a unique example of a group of just women celebrating in what looks to be a rather wonderfully rowdy dining scene with upturned glassware, music being played and a woman holding aloft a ladle.
Fresco from #Pompeii (possibly from Fullonica of Sestius Venustus) and a unique example of a group of just women celebrating in what looks to be a rather wonderfully rowdy dining scene with upturned glassware, music being played and a woman holding aloft a ladle.
August 15, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Buon #Ferragosto!
Fresco from #Pompeii (possibly from Fullonica of Sestius Venustus) and a unique example of a group of just women celebrating in what looks to be a rather wonderfully rowdy dining scene with upturned glassware, music being played and a woman holding aloft a ladle.
Fresco from #Pompeii (possibly from Fullonica of Sestius Venustus) and a unique example of a group of just women celebrating in what looks to be a rather wonderfully rowdy dining scene with upturned glassware, music being played and a woman holding aloft a ladle.
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Delighted to find that Dr Eve MacDonald @gevemac.bsky.social has a new book out on Carthage which uses the latest archaeological research. Her 2015 book Hannibal A Hellenistic Life is still the best biography of Hannibal for me because it placed him in a wider context than the military exploits.
August 15, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Delighted to find that Dr Eve MacDonald @gevemac.bsky.social has a new book out on Carthage which uses the latest archaeological research. Her 2015 book Hannibal A Hellenistic Life is still the best biography of Hannibal for me because it placed him in a wider context than the military exploits.
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Why should we care about #archaeology, #monuments, traditions, art, and architecture when survival itself is threatened? Read Morag M. Kersel's blog for the SAA's @saa-aap.bsky.social: ▶️ cup.org/46Ryg9X
#culturalheritage
#culturalproperty
#culturalheritage
#culturalproperty
Why Care About Culture When the World Is on Fire? « Archaeology# « Cambridge Core Blog
With the world facing war, climate change, pandemics, and civil unrest, it’s natural to question the importance of preserving culture. Why should we care about archaeology, monuments, traditions, art,...
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August 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Why should we care about #archaeology, #monuments, traditions, art, and architecture when survival itself is threatened? Read Morag M. Kersel's blog for the SAA's @saa-aap.bsky.social: ▶️ cup.org/46Ryg9X
#culturalheritage
#culturalproperty
#culturalheritage
#culturalproperty