Sam Kelly

Love Classical Greece & Rome. Archaeology student @BrockUniversity Killarney Provincial Park, guitar, Toronto Blue Jays, & my dog Riley

[Brock University @BrockUniversity]

Learn about Nelson Mandela's life and legacy with this new resource for K-12 educators by #BrockU researcher Dolana Mogadime and her team. The guide includes 14 lessons on Mandela's fight for human rights and peace.

[Bettany Hughes💙 @bettanyhughes]

Thank you everyone - yes these are the 2000 yr-old statues around a king’s mountain-top tomb INCREDIBLE. As seen ⁦@BBCBreakfast⁩ . Do join me for #TreasuresOfTheWorld this Saturday ⁦@Channel4⁩ #All4 ⁦@decappeal⁩ x

[Bettany Hughes💙 @bettanyhughes]

Thank you to all the people of #Turkey #Turkiye who helped us discover their incredible #archaeology #history in #TreasuresOfTheWorld now available @All4 ⁦@decappeal⁩ dedicated to all affected by the #earthquake

[Pompeii Sites @pompeii_sites]

2000-year-old preserved loaf of bread found in the ruins of #Pompeii. Now kept in the Applied Research Laboratory.

[Wikwemikong Tourism @WikyTour]

Watch this👇🏼for a glimpse of what it’s like to be served traditional #Indigenous foods like #trout #venison #corn #berries #teas #maplesyrup cooked outdoors in ancient, pre-colonial ways.

3 Indigenous Culinary Experiences, offered by Wikwemikong Tourism on Manitoulin Island:

[Sam Kelly @SamKelly4444]

@WikyTour Cool!!

[Sam Kelly @SamKelly4444]

A handmade gift from #Greece
A replica of The Dionysus Cup, an ancient Greek kylix.
By the last great Attic black-figure vase painter, Exekias
#Classics #ArtHistory #Exekias #GodOfWine #Dionysus #BlackFigureVasePainting

[MuseumOntArchaeology @MuseOntArch]

Ontario has more than 700 museums, galleries, and heritage sites – one in every community!

February 20-26 is #ONHeritageWeek! Join us in celebrating Ontario’s museums and their community contributions.

#MOALondon #LdnOnt #Archaeology #Heritage #History

[Pompeii Sites @pompeii_sites]

House of the Silver Wedding
#pompeii

[Wikwemikong Tourism @WikyTour]

In #Anishinaabe culture, Winter is for storytelling. The ancient art of Ojibwe storytelling happens all year long but there are some tales that can only be told when there’s snow on the ground ❄️

🎨Daphne Odjig, Nanabush Giving Racoon its Colours, National Gallery of Canada

[Archaeology & Art @archaeologyart]

Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon Great Gold Buckle. A masterpiece of early medieval craftwork, the buckle is made from over 400 grams of gold and black niello. Date: Early 7th century. Collection: The British Museum, London.

[Bettany Hughes💙 @bettanyhughes]

Exploring #ancient #history of #Albania -brilliant #Roman and #mediaeval discoveries #WondersOfAlbania this w’end ⁦@BBCWorld⁩ - and rest of world #UK soon! x

[Ancient Origins @ancientorigins]

Maya Codex. A close look at these pages make them seem almost like comic books. https://t.co/92PluKZldl

[Roman History @romanhistory1]

Today 49BC Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war.

The historical records differ about which decisive comment Caesar made on crossing the Rubicon: one report is Alea iacta est (usually translated as "The die is cast").

[Deb Lace-Kelly @DebLaceKelly]

@RalphGoodale Thank you Commissioner, it was an incredible visit. The Abbey is a remarkable building, and I was proud of the very many Canadian acknowledgements within it

[Sam Kelly @SamKelly4444]

Atlas Obscura had this story of a blacksmith making ancient armor recreations for museums, using traditional methods @atlasobscura https://t.co/gXSIL4vgZ3

[Roman History @romanhistory1]

Today 218BC Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal's Carthaginian army heavily defeat Roman forces on Italian soil

[Wanted in Rome @wantedinrome]

Pope Francis orders return to Greece of three marble fragments from the Parthenon held in the collection of the Vatican Museums.
https://t.co/exJmVFbEb1

[Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag]

At a site in southeastern Turkey, archaeologists discovered carvings thought to date to 11,000 years ago that depict narrative scenes involving humans, a bull, and leopards.

https://t.co/6SB6tFOFXt