Ticia Verveer
@ticiaverveer.bsky.social
Archaeologist, author.
Collector of stories, old and new.
Ambassador Global Fund for Women (2012-22)🏺WW II, historisch journalist, cultuur & erfgoed. Kandidaat Gemeenteraad VVD Rotterdam plek 16 #GR26
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Collector of stories, old and new.
Ambassador Global Fund for Women (2012-22)🏺WW II, historisch journalist, cultuur & erfgoed. Kandidaat Gemeenteraad VVD Rotterdam plek 16 #GR26
@ticiaverveer010.bsky.social
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Fearful that the Nazi forces in Prague would confiscate her lifetime's worth of artwork, Gertrud Kauders decided to hide 700 paintings and sketches. Nearly 80 years later, the artworks were rediscovered by a demolition team tearing down an old building.
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Een van de vondsten is een Romeinse #wrijfschaal van #TerraSigillata (foto: © BAAC Vlaanderen). 2/
February 13, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Een van de vondsten is een Romeinse #wrijfschaal van #TerraSigillata (foto: © BAAC Vlaanderen). 2/
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Archeologen hebben bij opgravingen in het Vlaamse #Oudenburg Romeinse vondsten gedaan. Ze ontdekten onder meer paalkuilen, een #afvalkuil met daarin Romeins aardewerk en glas en een waterput. Het onderzochte terrein ligt net buiten een vroeger #Romeins legerkamp. /1
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Opnieuw unieke vondsten tijdens opgravingen in Oudenburg: “In dit potje maakten de Romeinen platte kaas of kruidenmengelingen”
Op de plaats van het vroegere internaat in de Hoogstraat in Oudenburg wordt momenteel opnieuw gegraven. Archeologisch studiebureau BAAC Vlaanderen heeft er al paalkuilen, een afvalkuil en een waterput...
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February 13, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Archeologen hebben bij opgravingen in het Vlaamse #Oudenburg Romeinse vondsten gedaan. Ze ontdekten onder meer paalkuilen, een #afvalkuil met daarin Romeins aardewerk en glas en een waterput. Het onderzochte terrein ligt net buiten een vroeger #Romeins legerkamp. /1
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Multi-Technique Analysis and Digital Reconstruction of Polychromy on a Mithraic Altar from Carrawburgh Roman Fort near Hadrian’s Wall
📷 Carrawburgh altars on display in the Great North Museum: Hancock (by Carole Raddato).
📷 Carrawburgh altars on display in the Great North Museum: Hancock (by Carole Raddato).
February 15, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Multi-Technique Analysis and Digital Reconstruction of Polychromy on a Mithraic Altar from Carrawburgh Roman Fort near Hadrian’s Wall
📷 Carrawburgh altars on display in the Great North Museum: Hancock (by Carole Raddato).
📷 Carrawburgh altars on display in the Great North Museum: Hancock (by Carole Raddato).
The remains of a monumental hall of a 4th-century episcopal palace have been discovered at Ostia Antica, Rome’s ancient port town.
📷Archiv Ostia-Projekt.
Reconstruction: Daniel Hinz.
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📷Archiv Ostia-Projekt.
Reconstruction: Daniel Hinz.
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February 15, 2026 at 8:51 PM
The remains of a monumental hall of a 4th-century episcopal palace have been discovered at Ostia Antica, Rome’s ancient port town.
📷Archiv Ostia-Projekt.
Reconstruction: Daniel Hinz.
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📷Archiv Ostia-Projekt.
Reconstruction: Daniel Hinz.
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The underground odyssey that led archaeologists to a Zapotec burial site
In Huitzo, Oaxaca, two experts explore the intricacies of the Tomb of the Owl, one of the most important discoveries in Mexican archaeology of the last decade
In Huitzo, Oaxaca, two experts explore the intricacies of the Tomb of the Owl, one of the most important discoveries in Mexican archaeology of the last decade
The underground odyssey that led archaeologists to a Zapotec burial site
In Huitzo, Oaxaca, two experts explore the intricacies of the Tomb of the Owl, one of the most important discoveries in Mexican archaeology of the last decade
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February 13, 2026 at 9:34 PM
The underground odyssey that led archaeologists to a Zapotec burial site
In Huitzo, Oaxaca, two experts explore the intricacies of the Tomb of the Owl, one of the most important discoveries in Mexican archaeology of the last decade
In Huitzo, Oaxaca, two experts explore the intricacies of the Tomb of the Owl, one of the most important discoveries in Mexican archaeology of the last decade
Two exceptionally beautifully carved Mithraic altars found in Inveresk, East Lothian, Scotland, are going on display for the 1st time. The Roman altars date to the 140s - when S-Scotland was reoccupied under Antoninus Pius 📷 National Museums Scotland & Duncan McGlynn media.nms.ac.uk/news/rare-ro...
February 12, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Two exceptionally beautifully carved Mithraic altars found in Inveresk, East Lothian, Scotland, are going on display for the 1st time. The Roman altars date to the 140s - when S-Scotland was reoccupied under Antoninus Pius 📷 National Museums Scotland & Duncan McGlynn media.nms.ac.uk/news/rare-ro...
Archaeologists from the Herculaneum Archaeological Park completed new investigations at the ancient Villa Sora on the Bay of Naples.
Fresco fragment depicting a heron
📷 Italian Ministry of Culture.
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Fresco fragment depicting a heron
📷 Italian Ministry of Culture.
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February 10, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Archaeologists from the Herculaneum Archaeological Park completed new investigations at the ancient Villa Sora on the Bay of Naples.
Fresco fragment depicting a heron
📷 Italian Ministry of Culture.
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Fresco fragment depicting a heron
📷 Italian Ministry of Culture.
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A 2,700 year old Phoenician scarab seal, created in what is now Lebanon, has been unearthed at the Nuragic site of Ruinas in Sardinia.
A Phoenician scarab used as an amulet and seal is found in a Bronze Age Nuraghe in Sardinia
Ongoing excavation work at the nuragic complex of Ruinas, located in the rugged mountainous territory of the municipality of Arzana on the island of Sardinia, has yielded a discovery of a relevance th...
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February 9, 2026 at 5:10 PM
A 2,700 year old Phoenician scarab seal, created in what is now Lebanon, has been unearthed at the Nuragic site of Ruinas in Sardinia.
A carpal bone from the right forefoot of an elephant at the site of Colina de los Quemados, identified with the Iberian oppidum of Corduba,has yielded a radiocarbon dating between the 4th and 3rd centuries BCE.
The find’s context is intimately linked to the events of the Second Punic War in Hispania
The find’s context is intimately linked to the events of the Second Punic War in Hispania
Archaeologists find evidence of Hannibal's war elephants in Spain
A small bone discovered in southern Spain may represent the first direct archaeological evidence of the war elephants used by Hannibal Barca during the Punic Wars. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News
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February 6, 2026 at 2:40 PM
A carpal bone from the right forefoot of an elephant at the site of Colina de los Quemados, identified with the Iberian oppidum of Corduba,has yielded a radiocarbon dating between the 4th and 3rd centuries BCE.
The find’s context is intimately linked to the events of the Second Punic War in Hispania
The find’s context is intimately linked to the events of the Second Punic War in Hispania
Researchers identified genetic variants associated with a rare inherited growth disorder in two individuals who were interred together in an embrace more than 12,000 years ago in S-Italy. Analysis showed that both individuals were female and first-degree relatives, most likely a mother and daughter.
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February 3, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Researchers identified genetic variants associated with a rare inherited growth disorder in two individuals who were interred together in an embrace more than 12,000 years ago in S-Italy. Analysis showed that both individuals were female and first-degree relatives, most likely a mother and daughter.
Last evening I attended International Holocaust Remembrance Day The Hague at the Peace Palace Academy Building. An impressive and moving keynote address was delivered by Professor G. Dineke de Groot, President of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands.
February 3, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Last evening I attended International Holocaust Remembrance Day The Hague at the Peace Palace Academy Building. An impressive and moving keynote address was delivered by Professor G. Dineke de Groot, President of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands.
Bioarchaeological signatures during the Plague of Justinian (541–750 CE) in Jerash (ancient Gerasa), Jordan
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Mass grave in Jordan sheds new light on world’s earliest recorded pandemic
Researchers tell ‘human story’ about crisis during plague of Justinian, which killed millions in Byzantine empire
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February 2, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Bioarchaeological signatures during the Plague of Justinian (541–750 CE) in Jerash (ancient Gerasa), Jordan
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Recent archaeological investigations at the Karnak temple complex in Luxor, Egypt, have revealed a previously unknown sacred lake.
Discovery of monumental sacred lake at Karnak
Recent archaeological investigations at the Karnak temple complex in Luxor, Egypt, have revealed a previously unknown sacred lake. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News
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February 1, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Recent archaeological investigations at the Karnak temple complex in Luxor, Egypt, have revealed a previously unknown sacred lake.
Excavations at the extraurban cemetery of the Late Bronze Age harbour city of Dromolaxia-Vyzakia, Cyprus.
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February 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Excavations at the extraurban cemetery of the Late Bronze Age harbour city of Dromolaxia-Vyzakia, Cyprus.
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Cut marks on dozens of canine skeletons found at archaeological sites in Bulgaria suggest that people were eating dog meat 2,500 years ago — and not just because they had no other options.
2,500 years ago, people in Bulgaria ate dog meat at feasts and as a delicacy, archaeological study finds
A study of dog bones across several Iron Age sites in Bulgaria has shown that people ate dog meat.
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February 1, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Cut marks on dozens of canine skeletons found at archaeological sites in Bulgaria suggest that people were eating dog meat 2,500 years ago — and not just because they had no other options.
A 5,000 year old rock art panel discovered at Wadi Khamila, South Sinai, could shed new light on the origins of Egyptian colonization of the region. The scene depicts a striding man with raised arms over a kneeling man with his arms tied behind his back and an arrow in his chest.
January 29, 2026 at 3:45 PM
A 5,000 year old rock art panel discovered at Wadi Khamila, South Sinai, could shed new light on the origins of Egyptian colonization of the region. The scene depicts a striding man with raised arms over a kneeling man with his arms tied behind his back and an arrow in his chest.
International research team secures over €1 million to study newly uncovered Roman cult district in Frankfurt, Germany. Funding has been jointly secured by the Archaeological Museum Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt, and the University of Basel.
Unlocking the Sacred Landscape of Roman Nida | Aktuelles aus der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
International research team secures over €1 million to study newly uncovered Roman cult district Several years ago, construction work for a new school in Frankfurt led to a discovery of […]
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January 27, 2026 at 10:45 PM
International research team secures over €1 million to study newly uncovered Roman cult district in Frankfurt, Germany. Funding has been jointly secured by the Archaeological Museum Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt, and the University of Basel.
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Vorige week heeft de gemeente #Leiderdorp twee nieuwe #erfgoedborden onthuld, die inwoners en passanten informeren over het #historische landschap en de #Romeinse invloed in het gebied.
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Nieuwe borden langs Hoofdstraat vertellen verhaal van Leiderdorps verleden
Langs de Hoofdstraat in Leiderdorp zijn vorige week twee nieuwe erfgoedborden onthuld door wethouder Herman Romeijn, die inwoners en passanten informeren over het historische landschap en de Romeinse ...
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January 27, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Vorige week heeft de gemeente #Leiderdorp twee nieuwe #erfgoedborden onthuld, die inwoners en passanten informeren over het #historische landschap en de #Romeinse invloed in het gebied.
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Vandaag, dinsdag 27 januari, staat in het teken van de Internationale Herdenkingsdag voor de Holocaust. Op deze dag sta ik stil bij het immense leed en het onzegbare verlies dat de Holocaust heeft veroorzaakt, ook in mijn familie.
January 27, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Vandaag, dinsdag 27 januari, staat in het teken van de Internationale Herdenkingsdag voor de Holocaust. Op deze dag sta ik stil bij het immense leed en het onzegbare verlies dat de Holocaust heeft veroorzaakt, ook in mijn familie.
Archaeological excavation is due to begin in March on the site of Brno’s destroyed Great Synagogue, as part of a series of initiatives commemorating the synagogue, which was built in 1853-1855 and torched by the Nazis in March 1939.
jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2026/01/26/c... Czech Republic
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Czech Republic: Archaeologists will research the site of Brno's destroyed Great Synagogue as part of a series of commemorative initiatives - Jewish Heritage Europe
Archaeological excavation is due to begin in March on the site of Brno’s destroyed Great Synagogue, as part of a series of initiatives commemorating the synagogue, which was built in 1853-1855 and tor...
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January 27, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Archaeological excavation is due to begin in March on the site of Brno’s destroyed Great Synagogue, as part of a series of initiatives commemorating the synagogue, which was built in 1853-1855 and torched by the Nazis in March 1939.
jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2026/01/26/c... Czech Republic
jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2026/01/26/c... Czech Republic
Rock climbers in Italy stumbled across evidence of what appears to be a sea turtle stampede that took place nearly 80 million years ago. Now, new research suggests these ancient marine reptiles were fleeing an earthquake.
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Rock climbers in Italy accidentally discovered evidence of an 80 million-year-old sea turtle stampede
Scientists say grooves on a rock face overlooking the Adriatic Sea may have been made by sea turtles fleeing an earthquake.
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January 27, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Rock climbers in Italy stumbled across evidence of what appears to be a sea turtle stampede that took place nearly 80 million years ago. Now, new research suggests these ancient marine reptiles were fleeing an earthquake.
www.livescience.com/animals/exti...
www.livescience.com/animals/exti...
Vandaag, dinsdag 27 januari, staat in het teken van de Internationale Herdenkingsdag voor de Holocaust. Op deze dag sta ik stil bij het immense leed en het onzegbare verlies dat de Holocaust heeft veroorzaakt, ook in mijn familie.
January 27, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Vandaag, dinsdag 27 januari, staat in het teken van de Internationale Herdenkingsdag voor de Holocaust. Op deze dag sta ik stil bij het immense leed en het onzegbare verlies dat de Holocaust heeft veroorzaakt, ook in mijn familie.
A caricature, an animal fable, a satire of the royal family or just for fun? Around 3,000 years ago, this fascinating scene, depicting a cat servant, waving a fan to keep a mouse cool, was drawn with black ink on a limestone ostracon, by an ancient Egyptian.
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January 26, 2026 at 4:12 PM
A caricature, an animal fable, a satire of the royal family or just for fun? Around 3,000 years ago, this fascinating scene, depicting a cat servant, waving a fan to keep a mouse cool, was drawn with black ink on a limestone ostracon, by an ancient Egyptian.
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www.brooklynmuseum.org/nl-NL/object...
Rock art from at least 67,800 years ago in Sulawesi
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Humanity's oldest known cave art has been discovered in Sulawesi
When we think of the world's oldest art, Europe usually comes to mind, with famous cave paintings in France and Spain often seen as evidence this was the birthplace of symbolic human culture. But new ...
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January 25, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Rock art from at least 67,800 years ago in Sulawesi
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