Summer School

Topic
How do blocks make buildings, how do buildings make settlements, and how do
places transform over time? This one week intensive summer school aims to ans-
wer these questions though a hands-on investigation into stone architecture in
Roman Germany. The course offers a deep dive into the theories and methods of
architectural and urban studies. Participants will learn and practice different tech-
niques of architectural recording and structural analysis as well as participate in
broader discussions about urbanism, settlement, and space on the frontier.
Drawing on the resources of Akademie des Wissenschaft project disiecta membra,
this course will offer practical experience of recording architectural materials and
structures in Mainz. With the successful completion of the course, students have
the opportunity to participate in upcoming field projects in Great Britain and North
Macedonia.
Requirements
The summer school will be five full days, from 22 to 26 September, 2025 based
at JGU in Mainz with field trips throughout the city. The course will be taught in
English and German. An information session will be held on Tuesday 15 April at
18:00 in a hybrid format – in Philo I, P 210 and online. Please email for the link to
participate remotely. Enrollment is also open for non-JGU students. The course
is primarely designed for students specialising in archaeology, architecture, and
related subjects.
Timeframe: 22 - 26 September 2025
Max. participants: 12
Languages: English, German


Contact: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Catherine Teitz
Tel.: +49 6131 39 26037
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Thomas Heide, MA
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A3TEX Research Center
Summer School
ARCHAEOMETRY, CONSERVATION, AND
DIGITIZATION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL TEXTILE
Sapienza University of Rome & TEXTaiLES European Consortium
June 30 – July 5, 2025
Sapienza Campus, P. Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma

Organized by Dep. Scienze dell’Antichità & A3TEX Sapienza Research
Center in cooperation with TEXTaiLES European Consortium

Introduction and Objectives
The A3TEX Archaeology & Archaeometry of Ancient Textile Summer School aims to provide
participants with theoretical and practical training in the methodologies for studying, analyzing,
and preserving archaeological textile artifacts. The program employs an interdisciplinary
approach, bringing together expertise from archaeology, materials science, and advanced
diagnostic techniques. In collaboration with the TEXTaiLES project, the A3TEX Summer
School introduces participants to cutting-edge digital tools and methods for documenting and
communicating textile heritage.
Through a combination of lectures, laboratory exercises, and direct analysis of diverse textile
artifacts, participants will acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in documenting, analysing,
and preserving archaeological textile remains. Emphasis will also be given to conservation
protocols and musealization strategies. The program will also delve into the technical and
scientific aspects of textile research, providing critical insights into analytical procedures based on
material types and conservation status.
To further enrich the training experience, participants will visit the National Etruscan Museum
of Villa Giulia in Rome and the Museum of Roman Ships in Nemi: at Nemi they will attend one-
day seminar and engage on hands-on activities on experimental and digital archaeology.

Program
The A3TEX Summer School program is structured into five thematic modules:

Module 1: Archaeological Study of Ancient Textile Artifacts
 Historical-archaeological introduction to textile production: ancient craftsmanship
practices, textile chaîne opératoire, and contexts.
 Analytical protocols based on textile research: approaches and methodologies to
address historical and archaeological questions.
 Interdisciplinary approaches: strategies for fostering collaboration between experts
from multiple disciplines and research fields to achieve accurate and meaningful
results.

Module 2: Enhancement and Communication of Textile Heritage
 Strategies for exhibiting and communicating archaeological textiles in museums.
 Digital technologies: 3D modeling, augmented reality, and other innovative solutions
for virtual reconstruction and accessibility.
Camera Properties Definition: Learn to optimize camera settings (focal length,
aperture, shutter speed, and ISO) for capturing high-quality images, ensuring
precision in the 3D digitization process.
Data Collection: Engage in hands-on exercises to capture overlapping images
from multiple angles, creating a comprehensive dataset essential for robust
Structure from Motion processing.
3D Reconstruction: Utilize photogrammetry algorithms to align images,
generate dense point clouds, and reconstruct detailed, textured 3D models
from real-world textile artifacts.
 Focus on emblematic case studies related to strategies for musealizing and
communicating textile artifacts to different audience types.

Module 3: Preventive and Interventive Conservation Techniques
 Assessing the state of preservation of archaeological textiles.
 Techniques for preventive conservation: environmental conditions, support
materials, and packaging techniques.
 Development of interventive conservation plans for archaeological textile artifacts.

Module 4: Archaeometric Analysis for research and conservation
 Analytical techniques for characterising textile materials:
 Optical, digital, and scanning electron microscopy.
 FT-IR spectroscopy, Ramans Sers and Raman spectroscopy.
 Liquid chromatography for dye analysis.
 Extraction techniques for proteomic identification.

Module 5: Enhancing Analytical Skills in Laboratory Practice
 Documentation and identification of textiles.
 Analysis and characterization of textile fibers and metal threads.
 Dye extraction and analysis using mass spectrometry.
 Interpretation of spectra obtained from spectroscopy and proteomic analyses for
fiber characterization.

Methodology
The program includes theoretical lectures, seminars, case study analysis, and laboratory activities.
Participants will integrate theoretical knowledge with hands-on experience while engaging with
experts from various disciplines, developing skills applicable to academic, museum, and
conservation fields.

Target Audience
The A3TEX Summer School is designed for master's degree students, PhD candidates, post-
docs, researchers, and professionals in the cultural heritage sector, including archaeologists, art
historians, conservators, museum curators, and specialists in diagnostics, conservation, or
restoration of cultural heritage and materials science interested in advanced methodologies for
studying archaeological textile heritage.
Course Directors
Prof. Marco Galli, dott.ssa Francesca Coletti, Dipartimento di Scienze
dell’Antichità, Sapienza A3TEX Archaeology & Archaeometry of Ancient Textile

Associated Partners
With the TEXTaiLes Consortium HORIZON ECCCH 01_02
1. Directorate of Conservation - Hellenic Ministry of Culture, Athens (GR)
2. Athena Research Center, Athens (GR)
3. Museo delle Navi Romane, Nemi (RM).
4. Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia, Rome.

CALENDAR
June 30 – July 5, 2025 – Lectures and laboratory sessions from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM (see the
attached time schedule below).
Saturday, July 5 – Guided tour with a seminar and practical training in experimental archaeology
and digitisation at the Museum of Roman Ships in Nemi (RM).
Tuesday, July 1 h. 18:00-20:00 ca
A visit to the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia is scheduled to examine and discuss
materials related to Etruscan textile culture, including mineralized fabrics and other artifacts,
guided by the Museum’s Director.
CREDITS 5 ECTS COURSE COSTS 800,00 EU
A limited number of single (event. double rooms) will be available (June 29 – July 6,
7 nights = 490, EU) at the Sapienza Guesthouse, located at Via Volturno, 42, with
kitchen access.
Each participant is offered 5 meal/snack lunch bonuses from 30 June to 4 July, as
well as the return trip to Nemi and lunch on July 5.
https://www.uniroma1.it/it/pagina/foresteria-sapienza
https://youtu.be/xPtRB-morEY

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Master’s Degree or an equivalent university qualification + Curriculum Vitae + Motivation
Letter
APPLICATION DEADLINE 29 May

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Please refer to the following link for the documentation required for application:
https://www.uniroma1.it/it/offerta-formativa/summer-and-winter-school/2025/summer-
school-archeometria-conservazione

NEW! Cologne Summer School 2025
12.7.-20.7.25

A cooperation between the Archaeological Institute (Prof. Dr. Michael Heinzelmann,
Classical Archaeology) and the Historical Institute (Prof. Dr. Dorothea Rohde, Ancient
History) of the University of Cologne, Germany

Join us for our first archaeological and historical Summer School in Pompeii, Rome and
Ostia in July 2025! Over the course of nine days, participants will explore Roman urban
life and urban planning in these three unique cities. How did people live, work, and
worship in the ancient world? An intensive three-day programme in each site covers
public and private living spaces, burial practices, religion, and the economy. Combining
theory and hands-on experience, the programme includes engaging lectures, guided
explorations, workshops and discussions with various experts of local institutions as
well as visits of the German Archaeological Institute and the German Historical Institute.
Funding
This Summer School is kindly supported by COLOGNE SUMMER SCHOOLS, which
covers travel costs (up to 250 Euro) and accommodation for 16 participants from
Germany and abroad. A personal contribution of 250 Euro is required from each student.
Who can apply?
We welcome BA (final-year) and MA students in Classical Archaeology and Ancient
History.
Requirements
▪ Availability to participate in the full programme: 02.05. preliminary meeting
(hybrid via Zoom), 27.06.-28.06. block seminar (hybrid via Zoom), 12.07.-20.07.
Summer School (on-site in Italy)
▪ Enrolment in an archaeology or history programme at a German or international
university
▪ Sufficient knowledge of English to be able to follow lectures, make short
presentations and take part in discussions.
▪ A valid ID (passport or national ID card) to enter Italy
▪ An international health insurance for the duration of the Summer School
(Auslandskrankenversicherung)
Application process
To apply for this Summer School, please hand in the following documents in English
language by 31.03. via the Santander Open Academy Plattform:
• A motivation letter explaining why you wish to participate (1 page)
• A CV detailing your academic background and any relevant experience (max. 2
pages)
• Transcript of Records / Overview of your current grades
Participation in the Summer School can be credited with 6 ECTS.   

CRASIS Marginalised Peoples Network Workshop

 

 

Workshop Overview:

The study of ancient society in the classical world has traditionally focused on the urban elites or the male citizens, and has neglected the women, the children or adolescents, the old people, the disabled or sick, the enslaved and criminals, the foreign residents. This workshop aims to address this problem by tackling the topics of women and children (with a plan to have future workshops on the other groups). While the situation is rapidly changing, with these groups receiving increasing attention, these discussions remain restricted to historical or literary evidence. However, in recent years, mortuary archaeology (the study of mortuary practices) and bioarchaeology (the study of human remains, and associated analytical techniques such as ancient DNA and biodistance analysis to establish genetic relations, or isotopic analyses to reconstruct diet or provenance) produce fascinating insights into the life and death of precisely these neglected categories. These new insights have not been incorporated so far into historical reflection on these ‘silenced groups’. Classicists and ancient historians make little use of (bio)archaeological information, while (bio)archaeologists are not always familiar with the complexities of the ancient world, or ignore the potential of texts, epigraphy, or imagery. As a result, the different disciplines hardly interact with each other, at a time when new questions are being asked and new methods introduced. This workshop is an opportunity to bring together scholars from across the disciplines studying the ancient world, bridging the gap between these diverse disciplines and between the humanities and the sciences.

Poster Info: Poster board dimensions: 75 x 150 cm (portrait).

Supported by: ARCHON and OIKOS (see the ARCHON website for info about credits and assessment).

09.30-10.00 Registration, tea and coffee, posters
10.00-10.15 Opening remarks and welcome
10.15-11.15 Keynote Speaker: Prof. Jacqueline Klooster
As it has never been told before…? Aspects of current mythological retellings from
a female perspective
11.15-12.15 Keynote Speaker: Dr Anna Lagia
The impact of heavy metal exposure on living conditions in classical Laurion:
Bioarchaeological insights from nonadult remains from Thorikos
12.15-13.15 Lunch (location TBC)
13.15-13.45 Dr Tamara Dijkstra
I built this heroon for myself alone': women as tomb patrons in Roman Pisidia
13.45-14.15 Dr Ana Zora Maspoli
To see or not to see. What a woman and a 10-year-old slave from Vindonissa can
tell us about Marginalisation in the Ancient World
14.15-14.45 Sarah Siegenthaler
Ancient Charity and Extreme Poverty – The Prospects of Destitute Women and
Children in the Roman Empire
14.45-15.15 Coffee break and posters
15.15-15.45 Vicente Rodrigues
Lucilla, or the Bone Collectoress: Christian women and martyrs in Roman North
Africa (2nd to 4th Century CE)
15.45-16.45 Round table discussion chaired by Prof. Sofia Voutsaki and concluding remarks by
Dr Anna Moles
17.00-18.00 Drinks reception (location TBC)
This event is organised by the CRASIS Marginalised Peoples Network.
ARCHON and OIKOS students can get 1 ECTS for attending the event and presenting a poster OR writing
a reflective review of the event.    

The workshop will take place on June 13, 2025 in Berlin.
This workshop will explore how digital technologies such as mixed reality, serious gaming and daylight simulation can advance archaeological research beyond public outreach. The aim is to demonstrate their potential for answering research-relevant questions, testing established theories and gaining new insights. Participants are invited to present case studies, evaluate current developments and discuss future directions for the integration of 3D technologies in archaeology. Join us for an interdisciplinary exchange on the transformative impact of digital innovations in the field!
Please find attached the detailed call for papers for the workshop with the request to distribute it in your networks.
The application deadline is  March 15, 2025. 
    

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,
Liebe Studierende,

wir möchten Sie und euch gerne auf folgende Veranstaltung hinweisen:
Was? Archaeoskills
Wann? 17.10.2025 bis 19.10.2025
Wo? Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Bonn
Nach der erfolgreichen Archaeoworks 2024 befinden wir, der FSR Bonn und die Fafaw
Marburg, uns schon in den Planungen für die Archaeoskills 2025. Die Archaeoskills ist eine
Workshop-Veranstaltung, bei der Studierende ihren praktischen und theoretischen
Hintergrund und ihre Fähigkeiten erweitern können. Die Archaeoskills 2025 stehen unter
dem Motto: Archaeoskills - Vision of the future: Neue Perspektiven in der Archäologie
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FSR Bonn
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 July 28 – August 1, 2025

    

Marsch · Lager · Versorgung

 

Sonderausstellung 11.04. – 23.11.2025

Eine Kooperation zwischen dem kelten römer museum manching
und Mules of Marius

 

»Je besser eine Armee, desto schlechter das Essen. 
Ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass die römische Armee so gut ist!«

Mit dieser launigen Aussage beschweren sich Asterix und Obelix – gewohnt an knusprigen Wildschweinbraten – über ihre Verpflegung bei der römischen Legion. Der Römer Vegetius war da offenbar etwas anderer Ansicht. Zwei seiner Regeln zur Kriegsführung lauten: »Wer Getreide und Lebensmittel nicht vorher beschafft, wird ohne Waffen besiegt.« Oder: »Wenn ein Lager günstig angelegt ist, können die Soldaten so sorglos leben, als ob sie überall eine Stadt mit sich trügen.« 

Das Imperium Romanum wurde nicht nur mit dem Schwert errichtet, sondern auch mit Stiefeln, Schaufeln, Hufen und Proviant. Aus Sicht ihrer Feinde glich Roms Armee einem gefräßigen, eisernen Drachen, der sich unaufhaltsam seinen Weg durch die Landschaft bahnte. Die Schlagkraft des römischen Militärs beruhte zum einen auf überlegener Ausblidung, Bewaffnung und Taktik, zum anderen aber auch auf ihrer hohen Mobilität, der planvollen Anlage von Feldlagern und durchdachter Versorgung. Doch wie gelang es, eine Truppe von Hunderttausenden Kriegern am Laufen zu halten? 

Dies veranschaulicht die neue Modell- und Mitmachausstellung »ROMS ARMEE IM FELD«, die das kelten römer museum manching in Kooperation mit dem Ausstellungsprojekt Mules of Marius präsentiert. Bereits der erste Teil der interaktiven Schau stieß 2022/2023 unter dem Titel »IM DIENSTE ROMS« bei kleinen und großen Gästen auf große Begeisterung. Der zweite Teil widmet sich nun der Beweglichkeit und Logistik der römischen Militärs. 

Welche Strecken mussten die Legionäre marschieren? Welches Gewicht hatten sie dabei zu schleppen? Wie schnell entstand ein römisches Feldlager? Wie viele Soldaten teilten sich ein Zelt oder eine Stube? Welchen Getreidebedarf hatte eine römische Legion? Und wie gelangte der Nachschub an die Front? 

Antworten auf diese und viele weitere Fragen liefern faszinierende Landschaften im Miniaturformat, lebensgroße Zeichnungen römischer Soldaten, originalgetreue Repliken zum Anfassen und spannende Mitmachstationen – vom Marschgepäck eines Legionärs bis zu einer Handmühle zum Mahlen von Getreide. 

    https://www.museum-manching.de/sonderausstellungen/vorschau

• Das Deutsche Archäologische Institut Athen lädt alle AltertumswissenschaftlerInnen, Studierende und Interessierte herzlich ein, sich während eines Aufenthalts in Athen die Jubiläumsausstellung "VOR ORT - 150 Jahre DAI Athen" (DAI Athen, Fidiou 1, 10678 Athen) anzusehen.
  Öffnungszeiten der Ausstellung:  Mo-Fr 09-16 Uhr und nach Vereinbarung,
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  Weitere Informationen unter https://www.dainst.org/veranstaltungen/%7Bslug%7D/175