Evan Levine
@levine.bsky.social
Archaeology @ Copenhagen U. Greek Islands, Ancient Prisons, & Digital Humanities.
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Another amazing mini-season with the @bsrome.bsky.social team, finding new ways for geophysics to teach us about the intersection of agriculture, marble extraction, and urbanism in the ancient Cyclades!
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October 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Another amazing mini-season with the @bsrome.bsky.social team, finding new ways for geophysics to teach us about the intersection of agriculture, marble extraction, and urbanism in the ancient Cyclades!
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Marble from the island of Naxos was used for some of the most beautiful monuments from the ancient Greek world–but how were huge blocks like these quarried 2,500 years ago?
Check out our new paper in @antiquity.ac.uk at bit.ly/4h9AVik to learn how we're developing new ways to study old quarries 🏺🇬🇷
Check out our new paper in @antiquity.ac.uk at bit.ly/4h9AVik to learn how we're developing new ways to study old quarries 🏺🇬🇷
October 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Marble from the island of Naxos was used for some of the most beautiful monuments from the ancient Greek world–but how were huge blocks like these quarried 2,500 years ago?
Check out our new paper in @antiquity.ac.uk at bit.ly/4h9AVik to learn how we're developing new ways to study old quarries 🏺🇬🇷
Check out our new paper in @antiquity.ac.uk at bit.ly/4h9AVik to learn how we're developing new ways to study old quarries 🏺🇬🇷
There's always something interesting happening in Mediterranean island archaeology 🏝️🏺
Visit bit.ly/42C3E9A to learn how archaeology, museum exhibitions, documentary films, and community outreach converge to teach us about life in Cyprus, Crete, Sardinia, and the Cyclades!
Visit bit.ly/42C3E9A to learn how archaeology, museum exhibitions, documentary films, and community outreach converge to teach us about life in Cyprus, Crete, Sardinia, and the Cyclades!
October 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
There's always something interesting happening in Mediterranean island archaeology 🏝️🏺
Visit bit.ly/42C3E9A to learn how archaeology, museum exhibitions, documentary films, and community outreach converge to teach us about life in Cyprus, Crete, Sardinia, and the Cyclades!
Visit bit.ly/42C3E9A to learn how archaeology, museum exhibitions, documentary films, and community outreach converge to teach us about life in Cyprus, Crete, Sardinia, and the Cyclades!
In Athens & dying to learn more about ancient marble quarrying on beautiful Cycladic islands?
Come learn about the first two seasons of the Naxos Quarry Project – a new interdisciplinary study of the island's amazing marble quarries with some really interesting results!
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Come learn about the first two seasons of the Naxos Quarry Project – a new interdisciplinary study of the island's amazing marble quarries with some really interesting results!
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May 2, 2025 at 4:11 PM
In Athens & dying to learn more about ancient marble quarrying on beautiful Cycladic islands?
Come learn about the first two seasons of the Naxos Quarry Project – a new interdisciplinary study of the island's amazing marble quarries with some really interesting results!
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Come learn about the first two seasons of the Naxos Quarry Project – a new interdisciplinary study of the island's amazing marble quarries with some really interesting results!
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Excited to contribute to a new effort by The Classical Review to review digital projects in Classics & Archaeology 🏺🏛️
I had the chance to dive into the revamped Sphakia Survey Internet Edition & its longlasting impact on Mediterranean survey archaeology. Read more at bit.ly/43pILj7 🇬🇷
I had the chance to dive into the revamped Sphakia Survey Internet Edition & its longlasting impact on Mediterranean survey archaeology. Read more at bit.ly/43pILj7 🇬🇷
March 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Excited to contribute to a new effort by The Classical Review to review digital projects in Classics & Archaeology 🏺🏛️
I had the chance to dive into the revamped Sphakia Survey Internet Edition & its longlasting impact on Mediterranean survey archaeology. Read more at bit.ly/43pILj7 🇬🇷
I had the chance to dive into the revamped Sphakia Survey Internet Edition & its longlasting impact on Mediterranean survey archaeology. Read more at bit.ly/43pILj7 🇬🇷
Thinking about the tiny island of Anydros, 30km from Santorini & the epicenter of an earthquake phenomenon that has rocked the southern Cyclades over the past few days.
Anydros is beautiful & we were lucky to document its amazing archaeology, featured today in @kathimerini.gr: bit.ly/4guaWA4
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Anydros is beautiful & we were lucky to document its amazing archaeology, featured today in @kathimerini.gr: bit.ly/4guaWA4
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February 5, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Thinking about the tiny island of Anydros, 30km from Santorini & the epicenter of an earthquake phenomenon that has rocked the southern Cyclades over the past few days.
Anydros is beautiful & we were lucky to document its amazing archaeology, featured today in @kathimerini.gr: bit.ly/4guaWA4
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Anydros is beautiful & we were lucky to document its amazing archaeology, featured today in @kathimerini.gr: bit.ly/4guaWA4
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What can the archaeology of ancient prisons teach us about incarceration & punishment from the Romans to today?
Check out our new publication in Early Christianity that explores the impact of the Prison Project at @ucph.bsky.social. Read it at doi.org/10.1628/ec-2... and dm if you need access 🏺🇩🇰
Check out our new publication in Early Christianity that explores the impact of the Prison Project at @ucph.bsky.social. Read it at doi.org/10.1628/ec-2... and dm if you need access 🏺🇩🇰
January 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
What can the archaeology of ancient prisons teach us about incarceration & punishment from the Romans to today?
Check out our new publication in Early Christianity that explores the impact of the Prison Project at @ucph.bsky.social. Read it at doi.org/10.1628/ec-2... and dm if you need access 🏺🇩🇰
Check out our new publication in Early Christianity that explores the impact of the Prison Project at @ucph.bsky.social. Read it at doi.org/10.1628/ec-2... and dm if you need access 🏺🇩🇰
Some highlights from the excellent Silk Road exhibition at the British Museum:
1: Varakhsha palace fresco, Bukhara 8th c.
2: world’s oldest chess pieces(!), Samarkand 8th c.
3: ivory diptych, Constantinople 6th c.
4: Manichaean image of Christ(?), Dunhuang 9th c.
1: Varakhsha palace fresco, Bukhara 8th c.
2: world’s oldest chess pieces(!), Samarkand 8th c.
3: ivory diptych, Constantinople 6th c.
4: Manichaean image of Christ(?), Dunhuang 9th c.
December 20, 2024 at 7:59 AM
Some highlights from the excellent Silk Road exhibition at the British Museum:
1: Varakhsha palace fresco, Bukhara 8th c.
2: world’s oldest chess pieces(!), Samarkand 8th c.
3: ivory diptych, Constantinople 6th c.
4: Manichaean image of Christ(?), Dunhuang 9th c.
1: Varakhsha palace fresco, Bukhara 8th c.
2: world’s oldest chess pieces(!), Samarkand 8th c.
3: ivory diptych, Constantinople 6th c.
4: Manichaean image of Christ(?), Dunhuang 9th c.
Some sunny scenes from a beautiful week in Athens 🇬🇷☀️
December 11, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Some sunny scenes from a beautiful week in Athens 🇬🇷☀️
Need a break from the big city?
How about a quick trip to the beautiful island of Aegina 🏺🇬🇷
How about a quick trip to the beautiful island of Aegina 🏺🇬🇷
December 9, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Need a break from the big city?
How about a quick trip to the beautiful island of Aegina 🏺🇬🇷
How about a quick trip to the beautiful island of Aegina 🏺🇬🇷
rainy nights, city sprawl, & one very old stadium 🏺🌙
December in Athens 🇬🇷
December in Athens 🇬🇷
December 7, 2024 at 5:45 PM
rainy nights, city sprawl, & one very old stadium 🏺🌙
December in Athens 🇬🇷
December in Athens 🇬🇷
There's nothing better on a Friday night in Athens than hearing about Pirates, Exiles, & all of the archaeology that makes the Cyclades a fascinating part of Greece 🇬🇷
Instead of a beautiful dinner, a romantic walk around the Acropolis, or a late night at the club, join me at the Danish Institute! 🏺
Instead of a beautiful dinner, a romantic walk around the Acropolis, or a late night at the club, join me at the Danish Institute! 🏺
December 3, 2024 at 7:07 PM
There's nothing better on a Friday night in Athens than hearing about Pirates, Exiles, & all of the archaeology that makes the Cyclades a fascinating part of Greece 🇬🇷
Instead of a beautiful dinner, a romantic walk around the Acropolis, or a late night at the club, join me at the Danish Institute! 🏺
Instead of a beautiful dinner, a romantic walk around the Acropolis, or a late night at the club, join me at the Danish Institute! 🏺
It might be chilly, but who doesn’t love a snow day at @ucph.bsky.social ☃️🇩🇰
November 22, 2024 at 9:13 AM
It might be chilly, but who doesn’t love a snow day at @ucph.bsky.social ☃️🇩🇰
All that just scratches the surface of the Thorvaldsen Museum 🏛️
From his masterpiece frieze of Alexander entering Babylon, to his pedimental sculpture for the Copenhagen Cathedral, or just the design and decoration of the building itself, you'll find something that catches your eye!
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From his masterpiece frieze of Alexander entering Babylon, to his pedimental sculpture for the Copenhagen Cathedral, or just the design and decoration of the building itself, you'll find something that catches your eye!
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November 21, 2024 at 11:08 AM
All that just scratches the surface of the Thorvaldsen Museum 🏛️
From his masterpiece frieze of Alexander entering Babylon, to his pedimental sculpture for the Copenhagen Cathedral, or just the design and decoration of the building itself, you'll find something that catches your eye!
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From his masterpiece frieze of Alexander entering Babylon, to his pedimental sculpture for the Copenhagen Cathedral, or just the design and decoration of the building itself, you'll find something that catches your eye!
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Throughout his life, Thorvaldsen was an avid collector of antiquities and plaster casts of Greek and Roman sculptures. These objects had an incredible influence on his work and you often find overt and more subtle references to these very objects in Thorvaldsen's sculpture!
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November 21, 2024 at 11:08 AM
Throughout his life, Thorvaldsen was an avid collector of antiquities and plaster casts of Greek and Roman sculptures. These objects had an incredible influence on his work and you often find overt and more subtle references to these very objects in Thorvaldsen's sculpture!
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Wandering through the museum, you can't help but recognize some famous faces of the 19th c. el
One of my favorites is this cast & sketch for his memorial of Lord Byron, commissioned after his death at Messolonghi 🇬🇷 and now on display at @trincolllibcam.bsky.social 🇬🇧
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One of my favorites is this cast & sketch for his memorial of Lord Byron, commissioned after his death at Messolonghi 🇬🇷 and now on display at @trincolllibcam.bsky.social 🇬🇧
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November 21, 2024 at 11:08 AM
Wandering through the museum, you can't help but recognize some famous faces of the 19th c. el
One of my favorites is this cast & sketch for his memorial of Lord Byron, commissioned after his death at Messolonghi 🇬🇷 and now on display at @trincolllibcam.bsky.social 🇬🇧
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One of my favorites is this cast & sketch for his memorial of Lord Byron, commissioned after his death at Messolonghi 🇬🇷 and now on display at @trincolllibcam.bsky.social 🇬🇧
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Another great aspect of the Thorvaldsen Museum is an exhibition dedicated to his travels throughout Italy 🇮🇹
Featuring sketches, watercolors, and even his passport, this section really brings the artist to life & gives a great sense of his influences, study habits, & more!
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Featuring sketches, watercolors, and even his passport, this section really brings the artist to life & gives a great sense of his influences, study habits, & more!
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November 21, 2024 at 11:08 AM
Another great aspect of the Thorvaldsen Museum is an exhibition dedicated to his travels throughout Italy 🇮🇹
Featuring sketches, watercolors, and even his passport, this section really brings the artist to life & gives a great sense of his influences, study habits, & more!
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Featuring sketches, watercolors, and even his passport, this section really brings the artist to life & gives a great sense of his influences, study habits, & more!
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The museum includes examples of some of Thorvaldsen's most famous works – like this sculpture of Jason & the Golden Fleece (1828), his first commercial success!
One of the coolest parts of the collection are the incredible preparatory sketches, drafts, & plans for these works 🖼️
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One of the coolest parts of the collection are the incredible preparatory sketches, drafts, & plans for these works 🖼️
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November 21, 2024 at 10:38 AM
The museum includes examples of some of Thorvaldsen's most famous works – like this sculpture of Jason & the Golden Fleece (1828), his first commercial success!
One of the coolest parts of the collection are the incredible preparatory sketches, drafts, & plans for these works 🖼️
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One of the coolest parts of the collection are the incredible preparatory sketches, drafts, & plans for these works 🖼️
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The building is a combination of Egyptian & Greek styles, featuring baroque decor inspired by Thorvaldsen's time in Italy.
Designed by Gottlieb Bindesbøll, it was built specifically to display Thorvaldsen's sculpture, his collections of plaster casts & antiquities, and to serve as his tomb 🪦
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Designed by Gottlieb Bindesbøll, it was built specifically to display Thorvaldsen's sculpture, his collections of plaster casts & antiquities, and to serve as his tomb 🪦
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November 21, 2024 at 10:38 AM
The building is a combination of Egyptian & Greek styles, featuring baroque decor inspired by Thorvaldsen's time in Italy.
Designed by Gottlieb Bindesbøll, it was built specifically to display Thorvaldsen's sculpture, his collections of plaster casts & antiquities, and to serve as his tomb 🪦
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Designed by Gottlieb Bindesbøll, it was built specifically to display Thorvaldsen's sculpture, his collections of plaster casts & antiquities, and to serve as his tomb 🪦
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Thorvaldsen's triumphant return is memorialized with an amazing frescoed frieze that runs around the entire length of his museum 🏛️
Painted by Jørgen Sonne in 1848, it depicts a vivid scene with ships full of sculpture, antiquities, & the artist himself arriving to a hero's welcome!
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Painted by Jørgen Sonne in 1848, it depicts a vivid scene with ships full of sculpture, antiquities, & the artist himself arriving to a hero's welcome!
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November 21, 2024 at 10:38 AM
Thorvaldsen's triumphant return is memorialized with an amazing frescoed frieze that runs around the entire length of his museum 🏛️
Painted by Jørgen Sonne in 1848, it depicts a vivid scene with ships full of sculpture, antiquities, & the artist himself arriving to a hero's welcome!
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Painted by Jørgen Sonne in 1848, it depicts a vivid scene with ships full of sculpture, antiquities, & the artist himself arriving to a hero's welcome!
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Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) was born to a working class family in Copenhagen & trained at the Royal Danish Academy.
He received a stipend to study in Italy, where he became one of the most renowned sculptors of his time. After 40 years, he returned to Denmark an international celebrity!
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He received a stipend to study in Italy, where he became one of the most renowned sculptors of his time. After 40 years, he returned to Denmark an international celebrity!
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November 21, 2024 at 10:38 AM
Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) was born to a working class family in Copenhagen & trained at the Royal Danish Academy.
He received a stipend to study in Italy, where he became one of the most renowned sculptors of his time. After 40 years, he returned to Denmark an international celebrity!
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He received a stipend to study in Italy, where he became one of the most renowned sculptors of his time. After 40 years, he returned to Denmark an international celebrity!
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A snowy November day in Copenhagen is the perfect excuse for a quick trip to the incredible Thorvaldsen Museum!
One of the most beautiful museums in a city full of them, it's entirely dedicated to the life & art of Denmark's most iconic sculptor. What's inside? Let's take a look in this 🧵!
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One of the most beautiful museums in a city full of them, it's entirely dedicated to the life & art of Denmark's most iconic sculptor. What's inside? Let's take a look in this 🧵!
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November 21, 2024 at 10:38 AM
A snowy November day in Copenhagen is the perfect excuse for a quick trip to the incredible Thorvaldsen Museum!
One of the most beautiful museums in a city full of them, it's entirely dedicated to the life & art of Denmark's most iconic sculptor. What's inside? Let's take a look in this 🧵!
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One of the most beautiful museums in a city full of them, it's entirely dedicated to the life & art of Denmark's most iconic sculptor. What's inside? Let's take a look in this 🧵!
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Writing about a beautiful day of
fieldwork in the Cyclades is particularly painful when London decided to do this today ❄️
🏺 #greece #archaeology
fieldwork in the Cyclades is particularly painful when London decided to do this today ❄️
🏺 #greece #archaeology
November 19, 2024 at 12:11 PM
Writing about a beautiful day of
fieldwork in the Cyclades is particularly painful when London decided to do this today ❄️
🏺 #greece #archaeology
fieldwork in the Cyclades is particularly painful when London decided to do this today ❄️
🏺 #greece #archaeology
These iron fetters are based primarily on a set found in 2015 during a rescue excavation at Great Casterton 🇬🇧
While the originals are heavily corroded, x-rays & comparanda from the @britishmuseum.bsky.social helped us model and 3D print a fully functional reconstruction of a Roman padlock!
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While the originals are heavily corroded, x-rays & comparanda from the @britishmuseum.bsky.social helped us model and 3D print a fully functional reconstruction of a Roman padlock!
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November 15, 2024 at 11:52 AM
These iron fetters are based primarily on a set found in 2015 during a rescue excavation at Great Casterton 🇬🇧
While the originals are heavily corroded, x-rays & comparanda from the @britishmuseum.bsky.social helped us model and 3D print a fully functional reconstruction of a Roman padlock!
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While the originals are heavily corroded, x-rays & comparanda from the @britishmuseum.bsky.social helped us model and 3D print a fully functional reconstruction of a Roman padlock!
🔒🏺