Peter Campbell
@petercampbell.bsky.social
Heritage crime investigations, underwater explorer, unreliable narrator, future ghost
Over the years, I wrote parts of two books there and we had film production meetings there. Right after the COVID lockdown I had the place almost entirely to myself. 265 years is a good run though.
November 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Over the years, I wrote parts of two books there and we had film production meetings there. Right after the COVID lockdown I had the place almost entirely to myself. 265 years is a good run though.
Caffè Greco 1760-2025. One of the oldest coffee houses in Europe has closed, which served historical figures such as Goethe, Byron, Hans Christen Andersen, Sitting Bull, Mark Twain, John Keats, Gogol, and more. It was a mainstay of my Rome tours with the British School at Rome, and to meet friends.
November 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Caffè Greco 1760-2025. One of the oldest coffee houses in Europe has closed, which served historical figures such as Goethe, Byron, Hans Christen Andersen, Sitting Bull, Mark Twain, John Keats, Gogol, and more. It was a mainstay of my Rome tours with the British School at Rome, and to meet friends.
Half of the Tiber survey team in Rome for planning the next phase.
March 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Half of the Tiber survey team in Rome for planning the next phase.
In Rome for the Underwater Archaeological Missions in the Mediterranean conference in the beautiful Instituto Centrale del Restauro. Many brilliant colleagues presenting on missions that span the Mediterranean- and all in memory of our colleague Sebastiano Tusa.
March 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
In Rome for the Underwater Archaeological Missions in the Mediterranean conference in the beautiful Instituto Centrale del Restauro. Many brilliant colleagues presenting on missions that span the Mediterranean- and all in memory of our colleague Sebastiano Tusa.
The OSCE Heritage Crime Task Force ran another training workshop in Poland this week. Investigators from around Eastern Europe gathered to learn investigative techniques and forensic evidence collection for heritage crimes. Another impactful workshop for the OSCE.
March 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The OSCE Heritage Crime Task Force ran another training workshop in Poland this week. Investigators from around Eastern Europe gathered to learn investigative techniques and forensic evidence collection for heritage crimes. Another impactful workshop for the OSCE.
Thrilled to announce that myself and colleagues have created Heritage Crime Investigations Inc to provide bespoke training workshops and forensic kits for heritage managers, police, and military. We’ve hit the ground running with consultancies for a number of institutions. heritagecrime.com
March 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Thrilled to announce that myself and colleagues have created Heritage Crime Investigations Inc to provide bespoke training workshops and forensic kits for heritage managers, police, and military. We’ve hit the ground running with consultancies for a number of institutions. heritagecrime.com
Roads less travelled: we are visiting the remote atolls of the Seychelles - Saint-Francois, Assumption, and Astove. Accessing these locations with PONANT is a special opportunity as they are home to endangered species and fascinating archaeology. #ponant #explorersclub
March 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Roads less travelled: we are visiting the remote atolls of the Seychelles - Saint-Francois, Assumption, and Astove. Accessing these locations with PONANT is a special opportunity as they are home to endangered species and fascinating archaeology. #ponant #explorersclub
Another OSCE Heritage Crime Task Force training workshop is in the books: this time tackling underwater heritage crime. Big thanks to our hosts in Portugal, good to see the task force and Portuguese archaeologists again!
February 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Another OSCE Heritage Crime Task Force training workshop is in the books: this time tackling underwater heritage crime. Big thanks to our hosts in Portugal, good to see the task force and Portuguese archaeologists again!
Take a look at artifact. This inscription is ostensibly part of a large stele which has evidently been broken into fragments and we are seeing one (middle) section. All the edges are broken and unfinished. Here is the problem - if this was a broken stele, some letters would be fragmentary.
December 13, 2024 at 1:33 AM
Take a look at artifact. This inscription is ostensibly part of a large stele which has evidently been broken into fragments and we are seeing one (middle) section. All the edges are broken and unfinished. Here is the problem - if this was a broken stele, some letters would be fragmentary.
Exciting news: a previously unknown script (and language?) has been discovered in Georgia. However, as a heritage crime specialist, this find gives me pause. A thread. jaha.org.ro/index.php/JA...
December 13, 2024 at 1:33 AM
Exciting news: a previously unknown script (and language?) has been discovered in Georgia. However, as a heritage crime specialist, this find gives me pause. A thread. jaha.org.ro/index.php/JA...
In the field mapping the riverbottom of the Tiber. Thanks to National Geographic we are conducting the first systematic underwater archaeological survey in the centre of Rome. It is a great partnership between the Istituto Centrale per il Restauro, Carabineri Subacque, Vigili Del Fuoco, and Norbit.
November 26, 2024 at 3:00 PM
In the field mapping the riverbottom of the Tiber. Thanks to National Geographic we are conducting the first systematic underwater archaeological survey in the centre of Rome. It is a great partnership between the Istituto Centrale per il Restauro, Carabineri Subacque, Vigili Del Fuoco, and Norbit.
Victory worn by time.
Warship ram from the Battle of the Egadi Islands (241 BC).
Warship ram from the Battle of the Egadi Islands (241 BC).
November 26, 2024 at 12:43 PM
Victory worn by time.
Warship ram from the Battle of the Egadi Islands (241 BC).
Warship ram from the Battle of the Egadi Islands (241 BC).
The Sicilian masters were… masters. The skill of the western Greek artists was unparalleled in creating coins. These four are from the Paolo Orsi Museum in Syracuse. Which one is your favourite?
August 29, 2024 at 10:13 PM
The Sicilian masters were… masters. The skill of the western Greek artists was unparalleled in creating coins. These four are from the Paolo Orsi Museum in Syracuse. Which one is your favourite?
Major new open access article - Shipwreck ecology: Understanding the function and processes from microbes to megafauna. academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
December 19, 2023 at 4:44 PM
Major new open access article - Shipwreck ecology: Understanding the function and processes from microbes to megafauna. academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
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The latest Heritage Crime Task Force workshop was in Vienna this week- huge thanks to the OSCE for the opportunity to have a training in such a beautiful setting. It included an exhibition in the Ephesus Museum of the Task Force activities.
December 15, 2023 at 2:44 PM
The latest Heritage Crime Task Force workshop was in Vienna this week- huge thanks to the OSCE for the opportunity to have a training in such a beautiful setting. It included an exhibition in the Ephesus Museum of the Task Force activities.
New open access article: Shipwreck archaeology in the past 10 years www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
December 8, 2023 at 9:52 PM
New open access article: Shipwreck archaeology in the past 10 years www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Looking forward to the TAG conference, where I'll present 'Object-Oriented Ecology: Life (and archaeology) in the margin of hyperobjects' examining our perilous position within climate change.
December 6, 2023 at 6:20 PM
Looking forward to the TAG conference, where I'll present 'Object-Oriented Ecology: Life (and archaeology) in the margin of hyperobjects' examining our perilous position within climate change.
Thrilled to see Rivers and Waterways in Roman World in print! @andrewtibbs.bsky.social
December 5, 2023 at 2:26 PM
Thrilled to see Rivers and Waterways in Roman World in print! @andrewtibbs.bsky.social
Rivers and Waterways in the Roman World is out in 3 days! GoogleBooks already has a preview up, including my chapter on the archaeology of rivers - a subject that needs to be reconceptualised beyond archaeology found *in* rivers to archaeology *of* rivers. books.google.co.uk/books?id=7ef...
November 27, 2023 at 5:36 PM
Rivers and Waterways in the Roman World is out in 3 days! GoogleBooks already has a preview up, including my chapter on the archaeology of rivers - a subject that needs to be reconceptualised beyond archaeology found *in* rivers to archaeology *of* rivers. books.google.co.uk/books?id=7ef...
New book! Rivers and Waterways in the Roman World: Empire of Water is coming out November 30th. Edited by @andrewtibbs.bsky.social and I, it has wonderful contributions examining rivers in Roman empire. Get 20% with the discount code below! www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
November 13, 2023 at 6:13 PM
New book! Rivers and Waterways in the Roman World: Empire of Water is coming out November 30th. Edited by @andrewtibbs.bsky.social and I, it has wonderful contributions examining rivers in Roman empire. Get 20% with the discount code below! www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
Great week in Ireland with the OSCE Heritage Crime Task Force and the Garda. Lots of new ideas for training police, border security, customs, and military in cultural property protection.
November 3, 2023 at 8:00 PM
Great week in Ireland with the OSCE Heritage Crime Task Force and the Garda. Lots of new ideas for training police, border security, customs, and military in cultural property protection.
Alright archaeology Bluesky, what are your best examples of spolia? Here are some great examples from Pula, Croatia, in the cathedral and city walls.
October 6, 2023 at 3:54 PM
Alright archaeology Bluesky, what are your best examples of spolia? Here are some great examples from Pula, Croatia, in the cathedral and city walls.
Sidestone Press is currently offering a 25% discount on new titles including Contemporary Philosophy for Maritime Archaeology - get your copy today with the discount code R23GHZ! www.sidestone.com/books/contem...
September 30, 2023 at 3:35 PM
Sidestone Press is currently offering a 25% discount on new titles including Contemporary Philosophy for Maritime Archaeology - get your copy today with the discount code R23GHZ! www.sidestone.com/books/contem...
Of significant importance itself is how Venice repurposed the historical structure of the Arsenale for contemporary use. Its a beautiful structure but it has a large footprint, so in many cities it would be torn down or sold for private use. Venice has succeeded in reimagining it for the public.
August 27, 2023 at 1:57 PM
Of significant importance itself is how Venice repurposed the historical structure of the Arsenale for contemporary use. Its a beautiful structure but it has a large footprint, so in many cities it would be torn down or sold for private use. Venice has succeeded in reimagining it for the public.