Dr Kelsey Shawn Madden
@kelseyshawn.bsky.social
Roman Archaeologist 🤠
Wartime sexual violence and the traffic of women and children 🔎
ECR Associate @ics.bsky.social 📖
Site Supervisor Falerii Novi for @bsrome.bsky.social ⛏️
Council Member @theromansoc.bsky.social
Secretary @tracconference.bsky.social
Wartime sexual violence and the traffic of women and children 🔎
ECR Associate @ics.bsky.social 📖
Site Supervisor Falerii Novi for @bsrome.bsky.social ⛏️
Council Member @theromansoc.bsky.social
Secretary @tracconference.bsky.social
Excited to announce that I will be Associate Lecturer in Archaeology of Roman Slavery for the spring term at Birkbeck, University of London 🤠
November 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Excited to announce that I will be Associate Lecturer in Archaeology of Roman Slavery for the spring term at Birkbeck, University of London 🤠
Tomorrow!
Check out our thought-provoking sessions!
There is still time to register to participate in what proves to be a thrilling conference–and the best part - it's all online!
tinyurl.com/TRAC-TiDA2025
There is still time to register to participate in what proves to be a thrilling conference–and the best part - it's all online!
tinyurl.com/TRAC-TiDA2025
October 21, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Tomorrow!
🚨 Registration is OPEN for #TRACTiDA2025!
Join us online (22–24 Oct) for three days of fresh perspectives in Roman archaeology.
Opening keynote: Prof. Dominik Maschek (Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie)
🎙️ Roman Archaeologies in 2025
🎟️ Register: bit.ly/3YlTj5Q
Join us online (22–24 Oct) for three days of fresh perspectives in Roman archaeology.
Opening keynote: Prof. Dominik Maschek (Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie)
🎙️ Roman Archaeologies in 2025
🎟️ Register: bit.ly/3YlTj5Q
bit.ly
October 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🚨 Registration is OPEN for #TRACTiDA2025!
Join us online (22–24 Oct) for three days of fresh perspectives in Roman archaeology.
Opening keynote: Prof. Dominik Maschek (Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie)
🎙️ Roman Archaeologies in 2025
🎟️ Register: bit.ly/3YlTj5Q
Join us online (22–24 Oct) for three days of fresh perspectives in Roman archaeology.
Opening keynote: Prof. Dominik Maschek (Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie)
🎙️ Roman Archaeologies in 2025
🎟️ Register: bit.ly/3YlTj5Q
Reposted by Dr Kelsey Shawn Madden
Our closing keynote for TRAC-TiDA 2025 is 'Darkness unveiled: Confronting Roman imperialism... and why it matters for the present' by Professor Manuel Fernández-Götz, looking at how the violence of the Roman Empire is presented to the public (details in link)
www.trac.org.uk/trac-tida-20...
www.trac.org.uk/trac-tida-20...
TRAC-TiDA 2025
Registration now open! We are pleased to announce that the The 33rd Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference, TRAC-TiDA 2025 will be held between 22nd and 24th October 2025 in an online format thro…
www.trac.org.uk
October 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Our closing keynote for TRAC-TiDA 2025 is 'Darkness unveiled: Confronting Roman imperialism... and why it matters for the present' by Professor Manuel Fernández-Götz, looking at how the violence of the Roman Empire is presented to the public (details in link)
www.trac.org.uk/trac-tida-20...
www.trac.org.uk/trac-tida-20...
Reposted by Dr Kelsey Shawn Madden
Our opening keynote is 'Roman Archaeologies 2025: Reflections on Theory and Practice' by Professor Dominik Meschek! (abstract in link)
We're rather excited for this!
www.trac.org.uk/trac-tida-20...
We're rather excited for this!
www.trac.org.uk/trac-tida-20...
TRAC-TiDA 2025
Registration now open! We are pleased to announce that the The 33rd Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference, TRAC-TiDA 2025 will be held between 22nd and 24th October 2025 in an online format thro…
www.trac.org.uk
October 8, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Our opening keynote is 'Roman Archaeologies 2025: Reflections on Theory and Practice' by Professor Dominik Meschek! (abstract in link)
We're rather excited for this!
www.trac.org.uk/trac-tida-20...
We're rather excited for this!
www.trac.org.uk/trac-tida-20...
After 5 years of academia being, well, academia, my chapter on death mask moulds has finally been published 🙌
DM me for a PDF 📃
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
DM me for a PDF 📃
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
Ancient Plaster | Home
Casting Light on a Forgotten Sculptural Material
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk
September 7, 2025 at 9:48 AM
After 5 years of academia being, well, academia, my chapter on death mask moulds has finally been published 🙌
DM me for a PDF 📃
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
DM me for a PDF 📃
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
❗FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS❗
⏱️ DEADLINE: 31ST AUGUST ⏱️
Paper proposals are invited for the 33rd Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference, scheduled to take place online in October 2025.
Full details of all of the sessions running at the conference are listed here:
www.trac.org.uk/wp-content/u...
⏱️ DEADLINE: 31ST AUGUST ⏱️
Paper proposals are invited for the 33rd Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference, scheduled to take place online in October 2025.
Full details of all of the sessions running at the conference are listed here:
www.trac.org.uk/wp-content/u...
www.trac.org.uk
August 29, 2025 at 9:51 AM
❗FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS❗
⏱️ DEADLINE: 31ST AUGUST ⏱️
Paper proposals are invited for the 33rd Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference, scheduled to take place online in October 2025.
Full details of all of the sessions running at the conference are listed here:
www.trac.org.uk/wp-content/u...
⏱️ DEADLINE: 31ST AUGUST ⏱️
Paper proposals are invited for the 33rd Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference, scheduled to take place online in October 2025.
Full details of all of the sessions running at the conference are listed here:
www.trac.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Reposted by Dr Kelsey Shawn Madden
It's always a joy working with the brilliant CHP team on the Castleton/Hope Project. I can't express my admiration for the volunteers, students, and community who've kept it thriving for over a decade—excited for the next season of discovery!
Pictured: @kelseyshawn.bsky.social, onsite barista
Pictured: @kelseyshawn.bsky.social, onsite barista
August 27, 2025 at 10:45 AM
It's always a joy working with the brilliant CHP team on the Castleton/Hope Project. I can't express my admiration for the volunteers, students, and community who've kept it thriving for over a decade—excited for the next season of discovery!
Pictured: @kelseyshawn.bsky.social, onsite barista
Pictured: @kelseyshawn.bsky.social, onsite barista
I am pleased to announce that my review of Helen King's book, Immaculate Forms, is now published in The Classical Review (@universitypress.cambridge.org)!
If you do not have access, DM me for a free download code!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
If you do not have access, DM me for a free download code!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
PARTS NAMED, THE FEMALE BODY UNMADE - (H.) King Immaculate Forms. A History of the Female Body in Four Parts. Pp. viii + 468, ills. New York: Basic Books, 2025. Cased, US$35. ISBN: 978-1-5416-0653-1. ...
PARTS NAMED, THE FEMALE BODY UNMADE - (H.) King Immaculate Forms. A History of the Female Body in Four Parts. Pp. viii + 468, ills. New York: Basic Books, 2025. Cased, US$35. ISBN: 978-1-5416-0653-1.
www.cambridge.org
August 27, 2025 at 10:31 AM
I am pleased to announce that my review of Helen King's book, Immaculate Forms, is now published in The Classical Review (@universitypress.cambridge.org)!
If you do not have access, DM me for a free download code!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
If you do not have access, DM me for a free download code!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Reposted by Dr Kelsey Shawn Madden
Extremely productive excavation season at Falerii Novi once again! Some very helpful material coming from the hard work of our @ics.bsky.social @bsrome.bsky.social team 🙌 🏺 #Classicsbluesky
June 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Extremely productive excavation season at Falerii Novi once again! Some very helpful material coming from the hard work of our @ics.bsky.social @bsrome.bsky.social team 🙌 🏺 #Classicsbluesky
Killer season 🤠
Huge thanks to our amazing team 🙏
Huge thanks to our amazing team 🙏
That’s a Wrap – For Now!
As our 2025 excavation season at Falerii comes to a close, we’re reflecting on an amazing few weeks of discovery.
As our 2025 excavation season at Falerii comes to a close, we’re reflecting on an amazing few weeks of discovery.
July 13, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Killer season 🤠
Huge thanks to our amazing team 🙏
Huge thanks to our amazing team 🙏
My talk on wartime sexual violence for the TRAC Webinar Series is now available: youtu.be/Z84hsGCu72I
18.02.2025: Dr Kelsey Shawn Madden- Representations of Wartime Sexual Violence in Roman Conquest Art
YouTube video by TRAC - Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference
youtu.be
June 15, 2025 at 10:28 AM
My talk on wartime sexual violence for the TRAC Webinar Series is now available: youtu.be/Z84hsGCu72I
Reposted by Dr Kelsey Shawn Madden
We are always pleased to see a new round of the conference which inspired TRAJ!
The Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference 2025 will be held online from 22-24 Oct, see the call for sessions.
#TRAC2023 was also held on Gather.town, for commentary see our Vol 7 editorial: doi.org/10.16995/tra...
The Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference 2025 will be held online from 22-24 Oct, see the call for sessions.
#TRAC2023 was also held on Gather.town, for commentary see our Vol 7 editorial: doi.org/10.16995/tra...
March 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We are always pleased to see a new round of the conference which inspired TRAJ!
The Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference 2025 will be held online from 22-24 Oct, see the call for sessions.
#TRAC2023 was also held on Gather.town, for commentary see our Vol 7 editorial: doi.org/10.16995/tra...
The Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference 2025 will be held online from 22-24 Oct, see the call for sessions.
#TRAC2023 was also held on Gather.town, for commentary see our Vol 7 editorial: doi.org/10.16995/tra...
Reposted by Dr Kelsey Shawn Madden
Today is National Memory Day!🧠✨
What better way to celebrate than with one of our newest publications by @archaeodwan.bsky.social. This book explores the processes of memory-making using GIS-based case studies in southwestern Britain.🏺
doi.org/10.30861/978...
#ancientbluesky
What better way to celebrate than with one of our newest publications by @archaeodwan.bsky.social. This book explores the processes of memory-making using GIS-based case studies in southwestern Britain.🏺
doi.org/10.30861/978...
#ancientbluesky
March 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Today is National Memory Day!🧠✨
What better way to celebrate than with one of our newest publications by @archaeodwan.bsky.social. This book explores the processes of memory-making using GIS-based case studies in southwestern Britain.🏺
doi.org/10.30861/978...
#ancientbluesky
What better way to celebrate than with one of our newest publications by @archaeodwan.bsky.social. This book explores the processes of memory-making using GIS-based case studies in southwestern Britain.🏺
doi.org/10.30861/978...
#ancientbluesky
Reposted by Dr Kelsey Shawn Madden
An anti-suffragette postcard from the early 1900s
'First she gets the vote, then she gets your wife'
#WomensHistoryMonth
'First she gets the vote, then she gets your wife'
#WomensHistoryMonth
March 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
An anti-suffragette postcard from the early 1900s
'First she gets the vote, then she gets your wife'
#WomensHistoryMonth
'First she gets the vote, then she gets your wife'
#WomensHistoryMonth
TRAC 2025 Conference Announcement 🚨
February 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
TRAC 2025 Conference Announcement 🚨
Eep so cool! So proud of @archaeodwan.bsky.social and can not wait to read this!
I'm thrilled to announce that this is finally a reality!
My thesis is now available as a book through @barpublishing.bsky.social. My thanks to the whole BAR team for their hard work and patience.
Check it out here shorturl.at/fdB4o
#archaeology #landscapearchaeology #prehistory #sheffielduni
My thesis is now available as a book through @barpublishing.bsky.social. My thanks to the whole BAR team for their hard work and patience.
Check it out here shorturl.at/fdB4o
#archaeology #landscapearchaeology #prehistory #sheffielduni
February 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Eep so cool! So proud of @archaeodwan.bsky.social and can not wait to read this!
I am giving a talk on wartime sexual violence in Roman conquest art for the TRAC Webinar Series on Tuesday the 18th at 5pm
Register here 👉 www.ticketsource.co.uk/theoretical-...
Register here 👉 www.ticketsource.co.uk/theoretical-...
TRAC Webinar: Kelsey Madden - Representations of Wartime Sexual Violence in Roman Conquest Art at Online
Tickets are now available for TRAC Webinar: Kelsey Madden - Representations of Wartime Sexual Violence in Roman Conquest Art at Online, Online on Tue 18 Feb 2025. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!
www.ticketsource.co.uk
February 14, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I am giving a talk on wartime sexual violence in Roman conquest art for the TRAC Webinar Series on Tuesday the 18th at 5pm
Register here 👉 www.ticketsource.co.uk/theoretical-...
Register here 👉 www.ticketsource.co.uk/theoretical-...
Reposted by Dr Kelsey Shawn Madden
The Roman Society extended the deadline to apply for placement with the BSR in Falerii Novi - see below:
bsr.ac.uk/roman-societ...
bsr.ac.uk/roman-societ...
Roman Society: Placement with the BSR at Falerii Novi 2025 DEADLINE EXTENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2025 - bsr.ac.uk
The Roman Society is offering students a unique opportunity to join the 2025 summer excavations at Falerii Novi, with the British School at Rome and the University of London.As part of the team, parti...
bsr.ac.uk
February 6, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The Roman Society extended the deadline to apply for placement with the BSR in Falerii Novi - see below:
bsr.ac.uk/roman-societ...
bsr.ac.uk/roman-societ...