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Katherine McDonald
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Classicist and linguist, Durham. Working on multilingualism in ancient Italy, the written landscape and the linguistics of slavery.
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sicsicsinefine.bsky.social
Katherine McDonald’s truly marvelous “Four footprints, two languages, one tile”deserves your time: “Two slaves, working in conditions that were no doubt very difficult, taking a little time to mess about as friends and enjoy each other’s company.” katherinemcdonald.net/2016/01/14/f...
Four footprints, two languages, one tile
hn. sattiieis. detfri segnatted. plavtad herennis. amica signauit. qando. a- ponebamus. tegila(m)   Detfri of Hn. Sattis signed with a footprint. Amica of Herens signed when we were laying out…
katherinemcdonald.net
February 5, 2026 at 2:52 AM
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womeninclassicsuk.bsky.social
Steering committee elections!
Are you interested in joining? We are looking for a number of roles to be filled 🏛️ find out more on our blog! Link in bio

wcc-uk.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/02/02/s...
Steering Committee Elections - WCC-UK
Our call for nominations to join the Steering Committee of the Women’s Classical Committee UK is now open. The Steering Committee runs the WCC UK, including organizing events, workshops, and future de...
wcc-uk.blogs.sas.ac.uk
February 4, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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lizgloyn.bsky.social
Just done my interview with @katherinemcdon.bsky.social for this series of posts - really looking forward to all of them coming out as we move towards the WCC UK's tenth anniversary!
February 4, 2026 at 11:53 AM
katherinemcdon.bsky.social
The British Epigraphy Society spring meeting is in Durham! Featuring a viewing of the Lanchester diploma and an optional trip to Chesters. All welcome. www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
18-apr - Durham University
www.durham.ac.uk
February 3, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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womeninclassicsuk.bsky.social
Birthday Invitations! 🎂 🏛️

Come celebrate with us! 22nd of April! Sign up below! 🏛️🏛️

wcc-uk.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/01/29/c...
January 30, 2026 at 9:20 AM
katherinemcdon.bsky.social
I have something to communicate!
pdfmerchant.bsky.social Old Sam @pdfmerchant.bsky.social · 10d
tag yourself i’m I AM MANOEUVRING WITH DIFFICULTY
January 30, 2026 at 9:59 AM
katherinemcdon.bsky.social
You're all invited to the WCC UK's birthday! @womeninclassicsuk.bsky.social

wcc-uk.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/01/29/c...
Celebrating Women in Classics: Ten Years of the Women’s Classical Committee UK - WCC-UK
As part of the Women’s Classical Committee’s tenth anniversary celebrations, we invite you to join us for a lively round table discussion and Q&A on the theme of ‘Celebrating Women in Classics’ on 22n...
wcc-uk.blogs.sas.ac.uk
January 30, 2026 at 9:13 AM
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tigerlilyrocks.bsky.social
What happened with #WCCWiki in 2025? How are women and non-binary classicists looking on #Wikipedia?

Here's a thread to wrap-up last year, and to forge a path for 2026 ...
Women villa della Pisanella Pompeii Museum Boscoreale. Fragment of a fresco wall decoration from the upper floor of the "Villa Pisanella", featuring a woman on a black background presenting fruits. End of the second style, beginning of the third, (40 - 20 BCE)
January 23, 2026 at 11:23 AM
katherinemcdon.bsky.social
Does Amazon give you a free latte and an espresso brownie every time you buy ten things? I think not. (Shop local.)
Coffee takeaway cup and a brown bag with a cake inside sitting on a brown desk.
January 23, 2026 at 9:25 AM
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womeninclassicsuk.bsky.social
As part of our 10th anniversary celebrations we are starting a new series called “WCC and Me” where members share their experiences with the WCC UK over the years 🏛️
The first one is now live! Check it out below!!

wcc-uk.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/01/20/w...
WCC and Me - Dr Irene Salvo - WCC-UK
As part of our tenth anniversary celebrations, we are writing a series of blog posts in which members tell us about their experiences with the WCC UK. Our first interviewee is Dr Irene Salvo. Irene Sa...
wcc-uk.blogs.sas.ac.uk
January 21, 2026 at 10:27 AM
katherinemcdon.bsky.social
In knitting, as in life, far better to frog it and try again rather than carry on regardless when you've made a big mistake. But that does not mean I like it.
January 17, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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alisonfisk.bsky.social
WOW! This late Roman blue glass cup made an epic 12,000 km journey!

Made in the eastern Mediterranean, it was excavated from the Cheonmachong Tomb, a royal tomb of the ancient Silla Kingdom in Korea! 🤯

Early AD 500s. Gyeongju National Museum, South Korea. 📷 by me

#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
My photo shows a short cylindrical translucent blue glass cup which flares outwards towards the rim. The glass is darker near the rim and lighter toward the base where the display light passes through. The rim is slightly irregular and worn at the back. The glass surface is textured with vertical ridges running down the upper half, while the lower half has a texture which resembles loosely shaped hexagon and pentagon shapes, some larger than others, clustered together like cells of an irregular honeycomb. The glass cup sits on a white surface against a light grey background. The display lighting creates circular shadows and glowing blue reflections around the base of the glass. This glass cup was excavated in 1973 from the richly-furnished Cheonmachong Tomb, also known as the Tomb of the Heavenly Horse. The tomb belonged to a royal male from the ancient Silla Kingdom of the Korean peninsula. I saw this cup on display at the British Museum’s ‘Silk Roads’ exhibition in 2024, on loan from the Gyeongju National Museum in South Korea. It is an example of ancient trading of Roman goods through the Steppe Route, the original Silk Road over the Eurasian plains stretching to Far East Asia. The British Museum label reads: “This glass cup was discovered in the tomb of a royal male, alongside an ornate gold crown and other precious objects. It is of a late Roman type found across the eastern Mediterranean region. Scientific analysis indicates it was probably made in Egypt, which had a major centre of glassmaking in Alexandria. The presence of Mediterranean glass objects in tombs as far as the Korean peninsula and Japanese archipelago reflects their valued status as luxury items in the ancient world. Probably made in Egypt; excavated from Cheonmachong Tomb, Gyeongju, Korea. Early AD 500s”.
January 16, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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tigerlilyrocks.bsky.social
The next #WCCWiki editing session is on Thursday 22 January 2026, 13.00-15.00 GMT. All warmly welcome to our online meeting.

Join Zoom Meeting us06web.zoom.us/j/85192010168.

Email womensclassicalcommittee@gmail.com for more information

@womeninclassicsuk.bsky.social
Image of Votive figurine heads from the Temple of Hera at Vibo Valentia, Calabria
January 14, 2026 at 2:02 PM
katherinemcdon.bsky.social
Went to a wonderful paper on William Morris by Lilah Grace Canevaro, but once I find myself questioning the Victorians... Did they have 72 hour days? Did their years have extra months? How were they getting all this stuff done?
January 15, 2026 at 9:29 AM
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mattlodder.com
Incredible article which points out that it often collectively costs more to apply for scarce research funding than the funds awarded to the successful proposals.

What an absurd system we've built in the service of efficiency and competition.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
January 13, 2026 at 8:55 PM
katherinemcdon.bsky.social
Random q, but does anyone happen to know if Oxford (specifically the Classics fac) would charge extra for making a conference hybrid?
January 14, 2026 at 9:48 AM
katherinemcdon.bsky.social
Do you ever find yourself reading something and you're not quite sure how you got there? Anyway, today I seem to be reading about iron smelting.
January 13, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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katherinemcdon.bsky.social
Finally, the WCC UK is on Bluesky! Lots of exciting updates in the next few months, so do give us a follow @womeninclassicsuk.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 10:44 AM
katherinemcdon.bsky.social
Finally, the WCC UK is on Bluesky! Lots of exciting updates in the next few months, so do give us a follow @womeninclassicsuk.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 10:44 AM
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durhamclassics.bsky.social
✍️ Here's one to chew over while you munch on your mince pies: Calls For Papers for two very exciting events happening in Durham in 2026

👉 British Epigraphy Society spring meeting: www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

👉 'Writing from the margins' conference:
www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
December 16, 2025 at 8:01 AM
katherinemcdon.bsky.social
Congratulations everyone! @durhamclassics.bsky.social
Crowd of graduates with Durham cathedral in the background
January 8, 2026 at 11:14 AM
katherinemcdon.bsky.social
Congratulations to the @durhamclassics.bsky.social students graduating today! See you there!
Sunrise over the viaduct and an icy footpath in Durham
January 8, 2026 at 8:31 AM
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oldenoughtosay.com
10/10 no notes
December 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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theromansoc.bsky.social
It's #MosaicMonday and miserable in the UK so here's an early Winter personification from Bignor Roman villa. It's from a room that had underfloor heating and was probably a dining room.

www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-...
December 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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lizgloyn.bsky.social
Philology. A field wide open for re-evaluation, fresh approaches, new theoretical perspectives, and breaking open new understandings of our texts. Actually.
December 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM