Jess Tilley
@jltilley.bsky.social
Roman Archaeologist living in Athens. Decolonialism/funerary studies/public history. In my civilian life I’m into LOTR, cats, DnD, tzatziki with fries, and dismantling systems of oppression.
No one tell my cats #catsofarchaeology
June 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
No one tell my cats #catsofarchaeology
“Why are they depicting an 80 year old as super buff?”
*camera pans to every scholar of Rome tearing out their hair*
#ancientbluesky
*camera pans to every scholar of Rome tearing out their hair*
#ancientbluesky
May 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM
“Why are they depicting an 80 year old as super buff?”
*camera pans to every scholar of Rome tearing out their hair*
#ancientbluesky
*camera pans to every scholar of Rome tearing out their hair*
#ancientbluesky
“Get in losers, we’re *saving academia*” #ancientbluesky
May 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
“Get in losers, we’re *saving academia*” #ancientbluesky
“hey we need you to carve an inscription into this funerary stele finial, you’ve done that before right?” “………..yes”
March 31, 2025 at 10:13 AM
“hey we need you to carve an inscription into this funerary stele finial, you’ve done that before right?” “………..yes”
Posting late, but the turnout of tens of thousands in London was heartening ✊. Continued mass protests around the world show that we refuse to back down from speaking out against genocide. I was moved by the large Jewish community and their words for peace and their demand: Never Again, for Anybody.
March 30, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Posting late, but the turnout of tens of thousands in London was heartening ✊. Continued mass protests around the world show that we refuse to back down from speaking out against genocide. I was moved by the large Jewish community and their words for peace and their demand: Never Again, for Anybody.
Post diss submission life is good when you live in Greece (working on article revisions so not THAT good, but still good 😉)
March 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Post diss submission life is good when you live in Greece (working on article revisions so not THAT good, but still good 😉)
There are cat beds all over this apartment, but if the cats say this decorative basket is a bed, it’s a bed.
March 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
There are cat beds all over this apartment, but if the cats say this decorative basket is a bed, it’s a bed.
Spot the column drums from the Temple of Poseidon that rolled down the hill at Sounio
March 23, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Spot the column drums from the Temple of Poseidon that rolled down the hill at Sounio
Happy International Women’s Day, from my team of women to yours!
March 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Happy International Women’s Day, from my team of women to yours!
Ramadan Mubarak to all my Muslim friends! Made this video from when I had the privilege of visiting Cairo during Ramadan in 2023. ✨
March 2, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Ramadan Mubarak to all my Muslim friends! Made this video from when I had the privilege of visiting Cairo during Ramadan in 2023. ✨
would you believe me if I told you one of these cats is 6 years old and the other is 6 months?
March 1, 2025 at 10:30 AM
would you believe me if I told you one of these cats is 6 years old and the other is 6 months?
Visited the remains of a Roman villa in the All Hallow’s crypt near the Tower of London. Highlights from the crypt museum include this cherub with accompanying skull (very metal) and a ceremonial trowel.
February 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Visited the remains of a Roman villa in the All Hallow’s crypt near the Tower of London. Highlights from the crypt museum include this cherub with accompanying skull (very metal) and a ceremonial trowel.
Made a fox friend at Highgate Cemetery. Also very struck by how much the Victorians borrowed from 1st-2nd c. Roman burial culture. The monumentalization of the roadways and the burial clubs (funeral collegia!) let alone the actual architecture… very cool #ancientbluesky
February 24, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Made a fox friend at Highgate Cemetery. Also very struck by how much the Victorians borrowed from 1st-2nd c. Roman burial culture. The monumentalization of the roadways and the burial clubs (funeral collegia!) let alone the actual architecture… very cool #ancientbluesky
“Why don’t you ever come work at the Blegen Library with us?” When I can bring my cats, plants, and non-fluorescent overhead lighting I’ll happily change work spots.
February 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
“Why don’t you ever come work at the Blegen Library with us?” When I can bring my cats, plants, and non-fluorescent overhead lighting I’ll happily change work spots.
We must imagine ΣΕΙΣΥΦΟΣ happy ☔️ 🪨
📍 Isthmia, Greece
📍 Isthmia, Greece
February 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
We must imagine ΣΕΙΣΥΦΟΣ happy ☔️ 🪨
📍 Isthmia, Greece
📍 Isthmia, Greece
If my advisor asks when I’ll submit my last chapter, I’ll just send him this video.
February 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
If my advisor asks when I’ll submit my last chapter, I’ll just send him this video.
What it looks like to be an American editing their job documents for UK postings
#globaliZation #globaliSation
#globaliZation #globaliSation
February 8, 2025 at 12:08 AM
What it looks like to be an American editing their job documents for UK postings
#globaliZation #globaliSation
#globaliZation #globaliSation
While some think the screen/projector at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens is for academic presentations, we all know what it’s really for…
February 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
While some think the screen/projector at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens is for academic presentations, we all know what it’s really for…
Vet said no balcony time while she heals from her spay surgery and so she spends all day looking out the window, forlorn. Poor little bug.
February 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Vet said no balcony time while she heals from her spay surgery and so she spends all day looking out the window, forlorn. Poor little bug.
Have left my apartment maybe three times in the last month as I finish this dissertation. But Gandalf is right, the world is not in my books and maps. So I stitched this together to remind myself of the world I’ve seen in the last year ❤️ 🌍
January 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Have left my apartment maybe three times in the last month as I finish this dissertation. But Gandalf is right, the world is not in my books and maps. So I stitched this together to remind myself of the world I’ve seen in the last year ❤️ 🌍
Mood after sending 3 job applications into the void today
January 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Mood after sending 3 job applications into the void today
all I said was we shouldn’t romanticize Caesar and imperialism 🥲 Instagram comment sections are the Bad Place
January 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
all I said was we shouldn’t romanticize Caesar and imperialism 🥲 Instagram comment sections are the Bad Place
how can I be expected to do edits under these conditions?
January 26, 2025 at 11:37 AM
how can I be expected to do edits under these conditions?
“Excavations at Corinth,” 1965
Tsarouchis Yannis
National Gallery
Tsarouchis Yannis
National Gallery
January 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM
“Excavations at Corinth,” 1965
Tsarouchis Yannis
National Gallery
Tsarouchis Yannis
National Gallery