Matthias Hoernes
@matthiashoernes.bsky.social
Mediterranean archaeologist | passionate about the funerary archaeology of pre-Roman southern Italy, food (in archaeology and in real life), university collections, and much more | researching, teaching and learning @univie.ac.at
The 3D print still needs a final touch, but nevertheless, we celebrated the Polygnotos Krater in its new vitrine yesterday with a workshop that brought together our archival, archaeological and digital approaches. Many thanks to the team and our sponsors! #Museum #Archaeology 🏺
January 30, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The 3D print still needs a final touch, but nevertheless, we celebrated the Polygnotos Krater in its new vitrine yesterday with a workshop that brought together our archival, archaeological and digital approaches. Many thanks to the team and our sponsors! #Museum #Archaeology 🏺
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The next #Accordia lecture is on TUESDAY January 20, 2026 at 17:30 in Room 264 in the UCL Senate Building. Christian Mazet, British Museum, will talk about ‘Vulci and the Bonapartes: an Eldorado for 19th-century Etruscan archaeology and collecting’. #Archaeology #AncientBluesky ⚱️🦋
January 8, 2026 at 3:41 PM
The next #Accordia lecture is on TUESDAY January 20, 2026 at 17:30 in Room 264 in the UCL Senate Building. Christian Mazet, British Museum, will talk about ‘Vulci and the Bonapartes: an Eldorado for 19th-century Etruscan archaeology and collecting’. #Archaeology #AncientBluesky ⚱️🦋
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Die digitale Veranstaltungsreihe "Neue Wege alter Fächer" geht weiter: Am 14.1. folgt Block 4 rund um Vernetzung und Verbundstrategien in den Altertumswissenschaften! Programm und Registrierung unter www.kleinefaecher.de/beitraege/bl... @univie.ac.at @unimainz.bsky.social #AncientBluesky
January 8, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Die digitale Veranstaltungsreihe "Neue Wege alter Fächer" geht weiter: Am 14.1. folgt Block 4 rund um Vernetzung und Verbundstrategien in den Altertumswissenschaften! Programm und Registrierung unter www.kleinefaecher.de/beitraege/bl... @univie.ac.at @unimainz.bsky.social #AncientBluesky
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JOB ALERT!
3-year postdoc at @girtoncollege.bsky.social - research anything you like in History, Archaeology or Anthropology in a wonderful, welcoming scholarly community.
PLEASE SHARE! Closes 12 January
www.girton.cam.ac.uk/job-vacancie...
3-year postdoc at @girtoncollege.bsky.social - research anything you like in History, Archaeology or Anthropology in a wonderful, welcoming scholarly community.
PLEASE SHARE! Closes 12 January
www.girton.cam.ac.uk/job-vacancie...
January 5, 2026 at 9:00 AM
JOB ALERT!
3-year postdoc at @girtoncollege.bsky.social - research anything you like in History, Archaeology or Anthropology in a wonderful, welcoming scholarly community.
PLEASE SHARE! Closes 12 January
www.girton.cam.ac.uk/job-vacancie...
3-year postdoc at @girtoncollege.bsky.social - research anything you like in History, Archaeology or Anthropology in a wonderful, welcoming scholarly community.
PLEASE SHARE! Closes 12 January
www.girton.cam.ac.uk/job-vacancie...
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Hey #classics scholars! 👋🏺🏛️
My fellow Classical Review editors and I recently wrote this blog post on how to write review articles and profiles 👇
👉 If you are interested in writing one do get in touch!
www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...
#publishing #academia #classics #archaeology #ancienthistory
My fellow Classical Review editors and I recently wrote this blog post on how to write review articles and profiles 👇
👉 If you are interested in writing one do get in touch!
www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...
#publishing #academia #classics #archaeology #ancienthistory
What Makes a Good Review Article or Profile « Classics# « Cambridge Core Blog
Classical Review has recently expanded its standard work of publishing reviews and notices of single books to include also longer pieces covering more – and more varied – material. We have previously ...
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October 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Hey #classics scholars! 👋🏺🏛️
My fellow Classical Review editors and I recently wrote this blog post on how to write review articles and profiles 👇
👉 If you are interested in writing one do get in touch!
www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...
#publishing #academia #classics #archaeology #ancienthistory
My fellow Classical Review editors and I recently wrote this blog post on how to write review articles and profiles 👇
👉 If you are interested in writing one do get in touch!
www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...
#publishing #academia #classics #archaeology #ancienthistory
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📯🏺🏛️
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
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
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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October 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
📯🏺🏛️
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
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
We are thrilled with the excellent set of papers that will form part of the Fluid Spaces Conference in Vienna. Please take a look at the programme, which features exciting keynote lectures by Lena Isayev and Erich Kistler, and join us. #Archaeology 🏺 klass-archaeologie.univie.ac.at/news-events/...
December 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
We are thrilled with the excellent set of papers that will form part of the Fluid Spaces Conference in Vienna. Please take a look at the programme, which features exciting keynote lectures by Lena Isayev and Erich Kistler, and join us. #Archaeology 🏺 klass-archaeologie.univie.ac.at/news-events/...
If you are in Vienna in January, you are warmly invited to attend the Austrian CVA Conference on pottery and its many contexts. It will be one of my highlights of the new year. Many thanks to the KHM and @oeai.bsky.social @uni-graz.at @univie.ac.at #Archaeology 🏺
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15. Tagung des österreichischen CVA-Arbeitskreises: Keramik und Kontext: Produktion – Konsum – Rezeption
Tagung
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December 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
If you are in Vienna in January, you are warmly invited to attend the Austrian CVA Conference on pottery and its many contexts. It will be one of my highlights of the new year. Many thanks to the KHM and @oeai.bsky.social @uni-graz.at @univie.ac.at #Archaeology 🏺
www.oeaw.ac.at/oeai/veranst...
www.oeaw.ac.at/oeai/veranst...
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Interdisziplinäres Ausgrabungsprojekt um Archäolog*innen von #UniFreiburg & @unimainz.bsky.social entdeckt gut erhaltene griechische Skulptur in etruskischer Stadt Vulci 🇮🇹. Fund rückt kulturellen Austausch zw. Griechen&Etruskern in neues Licht. ➡️ ufr.link/vulci-skulptur @vulcicityscape.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Interdisziplinäres Ausgrabungsprojekt um Archäolog*innen von #UniFreiburg & @unimainz.bsky.social entdeckt gut erhaltene griechische Skulptur in etruskischer Stadt Vulci 🇮🇹. Fund rückt kulturellen Austausch zw. Griechen&Etruskern in neues Licht. ➡️ ufr.link/vulci-skulptur @vulcicityscape.bsky.social
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New report on how people engage with archaeology is out - Trowel and Error: A Public User Needs Survey. Lots to digest but key conclusions are: 1) archaeologists risk undervaluing and hiding ourselves, our practices and the role we play in society... www.archaeologyuk.org/our-work/tro...
Trowel and Error
A Public User Needs Survey for Archaeology
www.archaeologyuk.org
November 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
New report on how people engage with archaeology is out - Trowel and Error: A Public User Needs Survey. Lots to digest but key conclusions are: 1) archaeologists risk undervaluing and hiding ourselves, our practices and the role we play in society... www.archaeologyuk.org/our-work/tro...
I am passionate about southern Italian tombs, the history of archaeology, and all things miniature. When these interests overlap – as in the three 1820s cork models of tombs from Nola, Paestum, and Canosa – it feels like a perfect convergence. @soanemuseum.bsky.social #Archaeology 🏺 #Museum
November 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I am passionate about southern Italian tombs, the history of archaeology, and all things miniature. When these interests overlap – as in the three 1820s cork models of tombs from Nola, Paestum, and Canosa – it feels like a perfect convergence. @soanemuseum.bsky.social #Archaeology 🏺 #Museum
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Unterwegs zum Workshop "Sammlungen historischer Gipsabgüsse zwischen physischer Präsenz und digitaler Repräsentanz" am 6.-7.11. im Antikenmuseum @unileipzig.bsky.social - der krönende Abschluss unseres gemeinsamen Projekts zum Farnesischen Stier.
Ich freue mich sehr und bin gespannt!
Ich freue mich sehr und bin gespannt!
November 5, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Unterwegs zum Workshop "Sammlungen historischer Gipsabgüsse zwischen physischer Präsenz und digitaler Repräsentanz" am 6.-7.11. im Antikenmuseum @unileipzig.bsky.social - der krönende Abschluss unseres gemeinsamen Projekts zum Farnesischen Stier.
Ich freue mich sehr und bin gespannt!
Ich freue mich sehr und bin gespannt!
The Aphaia Temple pediment sculptures are getting a fresh clean – round two of our plaster-cast restoration is underway. #Archaeology 🏺 #Museum
November 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The Aphaia Temple pediment sculptures are getting a fresh clean – round two of our plaster-cast restoration is underway. #Archaeology 🏺 #Museum
Jeder Punkt ist in unbedingter Klarheit auch in Österreich zu fordern. @nuwiss.bsky.social
Forderungen von #IchBinHanna an neue Bundesregierung:
1️⃣ Postdocs raus aus #WissZeitVG
2️⃣ #Befristungshöchstquote
3️⃣ Flexible Personalkategorien neben Profs
4️⃣ Departmentstrukturen
5️⃣ mind. 4 J. Vertragslaufzeit für Promotion
6️⃣ Exzellenz- & Großteil d. DFG-Mittel in Grundfinanzierung
#HannaWählt2025
1️⃣ Postdocs raus aus #WissZeitVG
2️⃣ #Befristungshöchstquote
3️⃣ Flexible Personalkategorien neben Profs
4️⃣ Departmentstrukturen
5️⃣ mind. 4 J. Vertragslaufzeit für Promotion
6️⃣ Exzellenz- & Großteil d. DFG-Mittel in Grundfinanzierung
#HannaWählt2025
6 Forderungen von #IchBinHanna im Wahlkampf! #HannaWählt2025
YouTube video by Amrei Bahr
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November 15, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Jeder Punkt ist in unbedingter Klarheit auch in Österreich zu fordern. @nuwiss.bsky.social
A sweet tooth caught in the act – a mouse ignores the fruit and goes straight for the tartlet. Terracotta plate from Taranto, 3rd century BCE. Basel, Antikenmuseum und Sammlung Ludwig #Archaeology 🏺
November 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A sweet tooth caught in the act – a mouse ignores the fruit and goes straight for the tartlet. Terracotta plate from Taranto, 3rd century BCE. Basel, Antikenmuseum und Sammlung Ludwig #Archaeology 🏺
I admit that this marvellous sandwich gold glass bowl, which travelled from the eastern Mediterranean to Canosa in Apulia, is a clickbait image. Please take a look at the CfP for our 2026 conference on mobility and networks in pre-Roman Italy. #Archaeology 🏺London, BM 1871,0518.2.
November 7, 2025 at 10:21 AM
I admit that this marvellous sandwich gold glass bowl, which travelled from the eastern Mediterranean to Canosa in Apulia, is a clickbait image. Please take a look at the CfP for our 2026 conference on mobility and networks in pre-Roman Italy. #Archaeology 🏺London, BM 1871,0518.2.
Tomorrow, I present my research on quantitatve trends in teaching "Classical" archaeology in German-speaking countries. And this is how AI imagines us... So much irritation – where do I start? The gender, the clothing, the pose, the torch, this military-style leather thingy? #Archaeology 🏺
October 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Tomorrow, I present my research on quantitatve trends in teaching "Classical" archaeology in German-speaking countries. And this is how AI imagines us... So much irritation – where do I start? The gender, the clothing, the pose, the torch, this military-style leather thingy? #Archaeology 🏺
Here is another glimpse into our progress: 3D printing is advancing steadily, while high-resolution RTI imaging is successfully detecting and documenting fine painted details. It is rewarding to see the different parts of the project aligning so well. #Archaeology 🏺
October 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Here is another glimpse into our progress: 3D printing is advancing steadily, while high-resolution RTI imaging is successfully detecting and documenting fine painted details. It is rewarding to see the different parts of the project aligning so well. #Archaeology 🏺
📣 It is always a bit conceited to advertise a paper publication, but this project was great fun thanks to the fabulous team involved. If you are interested in miniature pottery, please take a look. doi.org/10.1177/1469... #Archaeology 🏺
October 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
📣 It is always a bit conceited to advertise a paper publication, but this project was great fun thanks to the fabulous team involved. If you are interested in miniature pottery, please take a look. doi.org/10.1177/1469... #Archaeology 🏺
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CFP: Digital Methods as the Key to Open Archaeological Collections for Research and Teaching
https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-157981
Wien, 31.03.2026-04.04.2026, Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA), Bewerbungsschluss: 26.10.2025
https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-157981
Wien, 31.03.2026-04.04.2026, Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA), Bewerbungsschluss: 26.10.2025
www.hsozkult.de
October 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
CFP: Digital Methods as the Key to Open Archaeological Collections for Research and Teaching
https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-157981
Wien, 31.03.2026-04.04.2026, Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA), Bewerbungsschluss: 26.10.2025
https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-157981
Wien, 31.03.2026-04.04.2026, Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA), Bewerbungsschluss: 26.10.2025
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Save the Date: Am 30. Oktober startet die digitale Veranstaltungsreihe "Neue Wege alter Fächer: Lehre gestalten in den Altertumswissenschaften"! Programm und Infos unter www.kleinefaecher.de/beitraege/bl... @univie.ac.at @kleinefaecher.bsky.social @unimainz.bsky.social #AcademicSky #AncientBlueSky
October 9, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Save the Date: Am 30. Oktober startet die digitale Veranstaltungsreihe "Neue Wege alter Fächer: Lehre gestalten in den Altertumswissenschaften"! Programm und Infos unter www.kleinefaecher.de/beitraege/bl... @univie.ac.at @kleinefaecher.bsky.social @unimainz.bsky.social #AcademicSky #AncientBlueSky
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Come work with us!🏺
Together with my brilliant colleague Georgia Barker we are looking for a project curator to research how childhood is represented in the collections of our two departments at the British Museum, Egypt & Sudan and Greece & Rome. 👇👇👇
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Together with my brilliant colleague Georgia Barker we are looking for a project curator to research how childhood is represented in the collections of our two departments at the British Museum, Egypt & Sudan and Greece & Rome. 👇👇👇
bmrecruit.ciphr-irecruit.com//templates/C...
Project Curator: Hidden Stories of Childhood
Greece and Rome; Egypt and Sudan
Full-time: 41 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break)
Fixed term for 12 months
£36,396 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 17 October 2025
bmrecruit.ciphr-irecruit.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Come work with us!🏺
Together with my brilliant colleague Georgia Barker we are looking for a project curator to research how childhood is represented in the collections of our two departments at the British Museum, Egypt & Sudan and Greece & Rome. 👇👇👇
bmrecruit.ciphr-irecruit.com//templates/C...
Together with my brilliant colleague Georgia Barker we are looking for a project curator to research how childhood is represented in the collections of our two departments at the British Museum, Egypt & Sudan and Greece & Rome. 👇👇👇
bmrecruit.ciphr-irecruit.com//templates/C...
📣 In February next year, the "Etruscan and Italic Communities" network will meet in Vienna to discuss various forms of networks and mobilities in pre-Roman Italy. We would love to hear your paper, so please check out the Call for Papers. ➡️ www.academia.edu/143782531/Ca... #Archaeology 🏺
September 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
📣 In February next year, the "Etruscan and Italic Communities" network will meet in Vienna to discuss various forms of networks and mobilities in pre-Roman Italy. We would love to hear your paper, so please check out the Call for Papers. ➡️ www.academia.edu/143782531/Ca... #Archaeology 🏺
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#Ancientbluesky #Skystorians #history #swearing #archaeology
This article is cool because I can legitimately say 'fuck' a lot and claim that this is all part of academic discourse.
So fucking read it, please. Oh, and please fucking subscribe to my shit. Thanks!
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This article is cool because I can legitimately say 'fuck' a lot and claim that this is all part of academic discourse.
So fucking read it, please. Oh, and please fucking subscribe to my shit. Thanks!
open.substack.com/pub/jamescov...
Did the Romans Like Swearing?
It is one of the great incongruities of the English language that, despite being one of the most versatile and malleable forms of linguistic communication among the world's great tongues, it is also, ...
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September 21, 2025 at 1:13 AM
#Ancientbluesky #Skystorians #history #swearing #archaeology
This article is cool because I can legitimately say 'fuck' a lot and claim that this is all part of academic discourse.
So fucking read it, please. Oh, and please fucking subscribe to my shit. Thanks!
open.substack.com/pub/jamescov...
This article is cool because I can legitimately say 'fuck' a lot and claim that this is all part of academic discourse.
So fucking read it, please. Oh, and please fucking subscribe to my shit. Thanks!
open.substack.com/pub/jamescov...