Matt Notarian
@mnotarian.bsky.social
Roman archaeologist / classicist / Big Lebowski enthusiast @Hiramcollege. Co-director www.sentinumproject.org. #DigitalArchaeology. #3D Modeling. Roman urbanism. Numismatics. Suburbium. Epigraphy.
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'A high-resolution digital map allows people to plan their routes along the ancient roads of the Roman Empire. Combining historical records with modern mapping techniques, researchers mapped hundreds of thousands of kilometres of roads. The findings nearly double the known length of Roman roads.'
‘Google Maps’ for Roman roads reveals vast extent of ancient network
A high-resolution digital map nearly doubles the known length of the ancient road network.
www.nature.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM
'A high-resolution digital map allows people to plan their routes along the ancient roads of the Roman Empire. Combining historical records with modern mapping techniques, researchers mapped hundreds of thousands of kilometres of roads. The findings nearly double the known length of Roman roads.'
Does anyone know of a collection or resource with examples of op-eds comparing the US to Ancient Rome? Good or bad. Actually bad ones would be even better. I’m trying to come up with a course assignment but having trouble finding these even though I know I’ve read plenty over the last few years.
March 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Does anyone know of a collection or resource with examples of op-eds comparing the US to Ancient Rome? Good or bad. Actually bad ones would be even better. I’m trying to come up with a course assignment but having trouble finding these even though I know I’ve read plenty over the last few years.
Almost ate the baby this year. Happy Mardi Gras day!
March 4, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Almost ate the baby this year. Happy Mardi Gras day!
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Just trying to imagine Churchill going to see FDR in 1940, cap in hand, and being publicly berated in the White House while being pushed into making a "peace deal" with Hitler.
February 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Just trying to imagine Churchill going to see FDR in 1940, cap in hand, and being publicly berated in the White House while being pushed into making a "peace deal" with Hitler.
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ESRI is updating their basemaps automatically to incorporate The Gulf of America starting tomorrow 2/20.
Unrelatedly, here's a workflow that you can use to manually edit your vector basemap labels: www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
Unrelatedly, here's a workflow that you can use to manually edit your vector basemap labels: www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
Changing Labels in Esri Vector Basemaps
Esri Vector Basemaps provide the flexibility to make custom changes to map labels on the map by quickly editing the JSON through our VTSE.
www.esri.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
ESRI is updating their basemaps automatically to incorporate The Gulf of America starting tomorrow 2/20.
Unrelatedly, here's a workflow that you can use to manually edit your vector basemap labels: www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
Unrelatedly, here's a workflow that you can use to manually edit your vector basemap labels: www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
CFP: Ancient MakerSpaces 2026. Deadline: March 14. Please spread the word! forms.gle/ZBdF36Y5ANgr...
Ancient MakerSpaces 2026: Proposal Submissions
Ancient MakerSpaces showcases digital approaches to the study of the ancient world. Since 2017, Ancient MakerSpaces has served as a venue at the AIA/SCS Annual Meeting for scholars, librarians, and st...
forms.gle
February 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
CFP: Ancient MakerSpaces 2026. Deadline: March 14. Please spread the word! forms.gle/ZBdF36Y5ANgr...
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Thinking about my dad on what would have been his 88th birthday. I don’t remember why exactly, but at some point when I was in 6th or 7th grade he pulled his old college text and showed me the Greek alphabet in an appendix. I promptly memorized it for no good reason. Guess my path was set early.
January 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Thinking about my dad on what would have been his 88th birthday. I don’t remember why exactly, but at some point when I was in 6th or 7th grade he pulled his old college text and showed me the Greek alphabet in an appendix. I promptly memorized it for no good reason. Guess my path was set early.
Please come sooner so I have something to distract me from this dumpster fire of a country around me
SNY announced its spring training schedule. First game in 30 long days.
January 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Please come sooner so I have something to distract me from this dumpster fire of a country around me
Love this project as I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about urban neighborhoods in ancient cities. It would be really interesting to dig into this data and figure out *why* people chose the boundaries they did. Structural boundaries (streets, landmarks)? Social/cultural knowledge?
The Dublin Inquirer Neighbourhood Mapping Project is an online tool allowing people to draw "their" idea of their Dublin neighbourhood's boundaries. In the 70 maps of Stoneybatter submitted, not a single one has come east of Constitution Hill!
Explore it here: neighbourhoods.civictech.ie
Explore it here: neighbourhoods.civictech.ie
January 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Love this project as I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about urban neighborhoods in ancient cities. It would be really interesting to dig into this data and figure out *why* people chose the boundaries they did. Structural boundaries (streets, landmarks)? Social/cultural knowledge?
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For Blue Monday we can't think of anything more appropriate than this charming depiction of a man getting his face eaten off by a leopard.
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday
January 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
For Blue Monday we can't think of anything more appropriate than this charming depiction of a man getting his face eaten off by a leopard.
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday
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Poetry Foundation not fucking around with today's poem of the day
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/89897/...
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/89897/...
January 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Poetry Foundation not fucking around with today's poem of the day
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/89897/...
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/89897/...
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Class prep gave me an excuse to look back at this awesome scan of the Mengarelli tumulus I captured at Cerveteri last April using my iPhone's LiDAR. skfb.ly/ptJRr
Cerveteri - Mengarelli Tumulus - Download Free 3D model by MNotarian (@notarian)
Captured in April 2024 with an iPhone 15 Pro using the Scaniverse app.
📍 Cerveteri, Lazio, Italy - Cerveteri - Mengarelli Tumulus - Download Free 3D model by MNotarian (@notarian)
skfb.ly
January 15, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Class prep gave me an excuse to look back at this awesome scan of the Mengarelli tumulus I captured at Cerveteri last April using my iPhone's LiDAR. skfb.ly/ptJRr
A brisk 11 degree morning 6 miler on packed snow and ice to get the blood flowing and the beard frozen. And yes this post is entirely to troll @anotarian.bsky.social who doubted my insanity.
January 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A brisk 11 degree morning 6 miler on packed snow and ice to get the blood flowing and the beard frozen. And yes this post is entirely to troll @anotarian.bsky.social who doubted my insanity.
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Evaluation time! Don't forget to use @bschmidt.bsky.social's amazing tool to help your students see that these mechanisms of surveillance are fundamentally discriminatory and, as evidence of teaching quality, effectively useless!
shorturl.at/To24L
shorturl.at/To24L
December 9, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Evaluation time! Don't forget to use @bschmidt.bsky.social's amazing tool to help your students see that these mechanisms of surveillance are fundamentally discriminatory and, as evidence of teaching quality, effectively useless!
shorturl.at/To24L
shorturl.at/To24L
I had the privilege of meeting Colin Renfrew many years ago while working on a BSA project at Phylakopi. Shamefully, while everyone hung on his every word at tea at the BSA, I fell asleep since I had just gotten off a transatlantic flight. Woke up to an empty room!
Colin Renfrew has passed away. A hugely influential figure in archaeology throughout the 20th and early 21st centuries.
Here are a few photos of him from about 15years ago, when I was working on his Keros Project.
Here are a few photos of him from about 15years ago, when I was working on his Keros Project.
November 25, 2024 at 5:55 PM
I had the privilege of meeting Colin Renfrew many years ago while working on a BSA project at Phylakopi. Shamefully, while everyone hung on his every word at tea at the BSA, I fell asleep since I had just gotten off a transatlantic flight. Woke up to an empty room!
Such a fascinating find, and presented with proper interpretation thanks to being found in a solid archaeological context. No conspiracy theories about Roman visitors to the Chesapeake here.
Some of my favorite artifacts from the SEAC tour of Jamestown. Starting off with the this wee 1st/2nd century Roman oil lamp.
Curation of past objects in the past. historicjamestowne.org/collections/...
Curation of past objects in the past. historicjamestowne.org/collections/...
November 21, 2024 at 11:57 PM
Such a fascinating find, and presented with proper interpretation thanks to being found in a solid archaeological context. No conspiracy theories about Roman visitors to the Chesapeake here.
Maybe a dumb question, but can I just follow people in a starter pack
If I already have an account? Can’t seem to do anything with these even though they look useful.
If I already have an account? Can’t seem to do anything with these even though they look useful.
November 17, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Maybe a dumb question, but can I just follow people in a starter pack
If I already have an account? Can’t seem to do anything with these even though they look useful.
If I already have an account? Can’t seem to do anything with these even though they look useful.
Anybody out there have some recommendations for good podcasts? For obvious reasons, I’m never listening to the news again during my commute.
November 14, 2024 at 2:55 PM
Anybody out there have some recommendations for good podcasts? For obvious reasons, I’m never listening to the news again during my commute.
New article out today in the Journal of Roman Archaeology! If you like Roman amphitheaters, visibility analysis, and quantitative studies, this is for you. Fully open access thanks to OhioLINK. doi.org/10.1017/S104...
An urban image in an urbanized landscape: measuring the visual impact of Tibur's amphitheater | Journal of Roman Archaeology | Cambridge Core
An urban image in an urbanized landscape: measuring the visual impact of Tibur's amphitheater
doi.org
March 22, 2024 at 4:03 PM
New article out today in the Journal of Roman Archaeology! If you like Roman amphitheaters, visibility analysis, and quantitative studies, this is for you. Fully open access thanks to OhioLINK. doi.org/10.1017/S104...
New open access article out today. The result of a deep rabbit hole I went down after scratching my head at the mysterious “resolution” box in Gephi’s modularity function. Fairly technical, but maybe of interest to anyone thinking about how to define urban neighborhoods as networks.
1/3 New recommendation: Notarian, M. (2024). Social Network Analysis, Community Detection Algorithms, and Neighbourhood Identification in Pompeii. doi.org/10.5281/zeno... 🏺 @mnotarian.bsky.social
January 24, 2024 at 1:58 PM
New open access article out today. The result of a deep rabbit hole I went down after scratching my head at the mysterious “resolution” box in Gephi’s modularity function. Fairly technical, but maybe of interest to anyone thinking about how to define urban neighborhoods as networks.
“Archaeologists were surprised to find the most common textbook example of Roman architecture made of the same stone as literally everything else”
January 21, 2024 at 11:52 PM
“Archaeologists were surprised to find the most common textbook example of Roman architecture made of the same stone as literally everything else”
Opened up an assignment I gave my class 2 years ago when I last taught this class to find a “note to future Matt” explaining why it sucked and how to fix it. Well done, past Matt. You’ve finally come through for me.
December 5, 2023 at 1:48 PM
Opened up an assignment I gave my class 2 years ago when I last taught this class to find a “note to future Matt” explaining why it sucked and how to fix it. Well done, past Matt. You’ve finally come through for me.