David Picker-Kille

PhD Student in Classical Archaeology at FSU
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[FSU Classics @FSUClassics]

@FSUClassics professor Andrea De Giorgi has organized an international conference taking place next week. "Cosa: Past, Present, and Future" is set for May 29-30 at @AmAcademyRome and the German Archaeological Institute, highlighting new findings from the ancient Roman city Cosa.

[Eric H. Cline @digkabri]

Cover reveal.

Coming in November...

And, apparently, now available for preorder at either Amazon or directly from Princeton University Press:

https://t.co/B2BSgW4amx

https://t.co/qFCprdlpUR

[David Picker-Kille @dpickerk]

So it looks like 🔵🌌 is the future for the time being. Not deleting my account here, at least not yet, but I will be probably putting Twitter aside for the time being, to give the new one a try.
Follow me at https://t.co/S2vPX4Y86W…
See y'all there!

[Alison Fisk @AlisonFisk]

Ooh, a new discovery at Wroxeter Roman city in my home county of Shropshire!

A delightful mosaic with brightly-coloured dolphins and fish has been revealed during 2024 excavations. Love it! 🐬 🐟❤️

📷 Paul Belford/Heritage Innovation. More: https://t.co/ZI32Qk1z9X

#Archaeology

[David Picker-Kille @dpickerk]

@GoldwagNathan I really thought blasting "Everything is Awesome" at night (Geez, I was intolerable...) would have tipped the enmity scale

[David Picker-Kille @dpickerk]

@GoldwagNathan No ill at all? Damn, I should have tried harder.

[Chapps @chapps]

Thanks to @lynleyjmcalpine, we have confirmation of what's being depicted on the right side of that newly excavated Nilotic fresco. It's an Archimedes Screw - a water screw! The water is being pumped out of the river to fill the dolium (jar) for the donkey.

It gets better... 1/

[Nina Willburger @DrNWillburger]

New discovery: Carpenter’s tools found in a room in the Villa of Civita Giuliana at Pompeii.
The room contains a bed, as well as work tools e.g. baskets, a long rope, pieces of wood, and a saw

👉https://t.co/c6JANwUfGc

[Pompeii Sites @pompeii_sites]

Gladiatori e cacciatori, dipinti da bambini piccoli con il carboncino sui muri di un cortile di servizio, nella casa del Cenacolo colonnato su via dell’Abbondanza a Pompei, aiutano a capire meglio l’infanzia ai tempi degli antichi romani.

[CARC @CARC_Oxford]

We are deeply saddened to receive news of the death of our Oxford colleague and CARC Senior Research Associate, Professor Sir John Boardman. https://t.co/fuvqT3lEMk

[Cosa Excavations @CosaExcavations]

Ciao, Cosa! 2024 excavations begin soon!

[David Picker-Kille @dpickerk]

Under the 𐌋𐌀𐌍𐌑𐌀𐌛 𐌋𐌉𐌔𐌖 (Etruscan Sun)
A great end to our first day of the Cetamura del Chianti 2024 field season!

[Mark Hamill @MarkHamill]

#RidenWithBiden

[David Picker-Kille @dpickerk]

Was not aware of this fascinating piece; such a simple statement says so much about the logistics of the courier system of Roman Britain!

For those curious about the original Latin: "Trimontio aut Lugu(v)a[l]io M(arco) Iulio Martiali"

Source: https://t.co/Qh79DuQOEW

[Trimontium Trust @TrimontiumTrust]

This illustration of a Roman writing tablet from makes a rare mention of #Trimontium and gives us some insight into the Roman postal system. The drawing is from the tablet which is like an address label and says 'Try Trimontium or Carlisle for Julius Martialis'.

[David Picker-Kille @dpickerk]

May or may not have destroyed my camera lens (and eyesight) in the process of getting this 😎

[Eduardo García-Molina @eduardo_garcmol]

*Stares in Herodotos*

[David Picker-Kille @dpickerk]

@UllaMR @Tileman_and_son So sorry for your loss, my deepest condolences to you and your family

[David Picker-Kille @dpickerk]

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[DRAGON BALL OFFICIAL @DB_official_en]

Information ; Dear Friends and Partners
https://t.co/85dXseckzJ

[Nina Willburger @DrNWillburger]

One of the oldest wheels from southwest Germany was found in the Olzreuter Ried. Due to dendrochronology, it could be dated to around 2900 BC.
The wheel was impregnated with fire to protect it from fungal attack, as can be seen from the dark discolored areas.

[Gabriel Zuchtriegel @GZuchtriegel]

Ci vuole coraggio: nel 1975 hanno comprato da un ambulante un rilievo rubato a Pompei, di valore inestimabile, l’hanno appeso a casa loro in Belgio, E ORA SI ASPETTANO UNA RICOMPENSA DALL’ITALIA PERCHÉ L’HANNO “CONSERVATO PER TUTTO QUESTO TEMPO”!? https://t.co/sWNvlRUPH2