Evan Levine

Archaeology @ Copenhagen U. Thinking about Greek Islands, Ancient Prisons, & Digital Humanities. Bouncing between 🇬🇷 🇩🇰 🇬🇧

[Evan Levine @LevineRx]

The Colossus of Apollonas, Naxos 1835 & today 🗿🇬🇷

After 189 years, one thing is for certain: this statue is still BIG!

But who does this enormous sculpture depict, when was it made, where was it meant to go, & why was it abandoned in the quarry?

🧵1/8 #greece #archaeology

[Evan Levine @LevineRx]

🚨double publication alert! 🚨

This year's issue of the Journal of Greek Archaeology is all about airborne #lidar in Mediterranean #archaeology, and I'm thrilled to have not one, but two contributions, available open access at https://t.co/IzVLrYsMUG!

1/3 🏺🇬🇷 #greece

[Evan Levine @LevineRx]

@CC13_2169 You're right! Try this: https://t.co/ltxpYEg25l

[Evan Levine @LevineRx]

🚨double publication alert! 🚨

This year's issue of the Journal of Greek Archaeology is all about airborne #lidar in Mediterranean #archaeology, and I'm thrilled to have not one, but two contributions, available open access at https://t.co/IzVLrYsMUG!

1/3 🏺🇬🇷 #greece

[Evan Levine @LevineRx]

Our second paper comes from the Small Cycladic Islands Project ⛵️

We compared lidar analysis with fieldwalking to determine how best to document human activity on small islands in the Aegean sea – check it out at https://t.co/IYdBVwi6fw!

3/3🏺🇬🇷

[Evan Levine @LevineRx]

Our first paper comes from the Naxos Quarry Project, where we've used drone lidar to help us identify new archaeological sites & map ancient marble quarries.

Visit https://t.co/IU4PDfFW21 to read about how best to fine tune drone lidar for Mediterranean environments!

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small islands : BIG paper

Want to know more about the fascinating #archaeology of #Greece’s Cycladic islands?

Visit https://t.co/1HMRxjhqKE for the results of our fieldwork on 14 small islands, each with an amazing story to tell!

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[Evan Levine @LevineRx]

Excited to see the Naxos Quarry Project on the cover of @AntiquityJ!

Head to https://t.co/mJrFUGWqKe to read our article about using new tools to study ancient marble quarries in #Greece & check out the rest of the issue to learn more about cutting edge #archaeology research🏺⛏️

[🅰ntiquity Journal @AntiquityJ]

Our December issue is out now! Featuring great #archaeology such as:

🔵 The oldest blue mineral pigment use in Europe
⛰️ Mesoamerican mountain monuments and water worship
🐚 Playing the shell trumpets of Neolithic Catalonia

& much more!
https://t.co/JRKuPjkH8Y

[Evan Levine @LevineRx]

Excited to see the Naxos Quarry Project on the cover of @AntiquityJ!

Head to https://t.co/mJrFUGWqKe to read our article about using new tools to study ancient marble quarries in #Greece & check out the rest of the issue to learn more about cutting edge #archaeology research🏺⛏️

[🅰ntiquity Journal @AntiquityJ]

📕 #BookReview

Anastasia Christophilopoulou (ed.)'s 'Islands and communities: perspectives on insularity, connectivity, and belonging' explores island communities in the Mediterranean to re-evaluate concepts of insularity, connectivity & mobility 1/2

(£) https://t.co/bZow8QoWPL

[Evan Levine @LevineRx]

Another amazing mini-season with the British School at Rome, finding new ways for geophysics and #archaeology to teach us about the intersection of agriculture, marble extraction, and urbanism in the ancient Cyclades!

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[Evan Levine @LevineRx]

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?

Visit https://t.co/UW1KhyhPYY to read how the Naxos Quarry Project is answering these questions & more🏺

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There's always something interesting happening in Mediterranean island archaeology 🏝️🏺

Visit https://t.co/qJj2G6AvXn to learn what #archaeology, museum exhibitions, documentary films, & community outreach can teach us about life in Cyprus, Crete, Sardinia, & the Cyclades!

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Excited to contribute to a new effort by The Classical Review to review digital projects in Classics & #Archaeology 🏺

I dove into the revamped Sphakia Survey Internet Edition & its longlasting impact on Mediterranean survey archaeology. Read more at https://t.co/QXyn6UatJV 🇬🇷

[Evan Levine @LevineRx]

Thinking about the tiny island of Anydros, 30km from Santorini & the epicenter of the earthquakes currently rocking the Cyclades.

Anydros is beautiful & we were lucky to document its amazing archaeology, featured today in
@Kathimerini_gr: https://t.co/IwoX9txQwl

🏺🇬🇷#greece

[Evan Levine @LevineRx]

All that just scratches the surface of the Thorvaldsen Museum 🏛️

From his masterpiece frieze of Alexander at Babylon, to his pediment for the #Copenhagen Cathedral, or just the design and decoration of the building itself, you'll find something that catches your eye!

🏺9/9

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A snowy day in #Copenhagen 🇩🇰is the perfect excuse for a trip to the incredible Thorvaldsen Museum!

One of the most beautiful museums in a city full of them, it's 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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[Evan Levine @LevineRx]

Throughout his life, Thorvaldsen was an avid collector of antiquities & 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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