Hi, I’m Josho Brouwers.

I’m an archaeologist writing about the ancient world in a way that aims to be accessible to all. This website also features articles written by fellow archaeologists and ancient historians.

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From blue boy to blue monkey

From blue boy to blue monkey

Reconstructing a fresco from Knossos

4 min read

Living witness

Living witness

Constructing the past on Star Trek: Voyager

22 min read

The Centaur of Lefkandi

The Centaur of Lefkandi

A remarkable Late Protogeometric figurine

12 min read

Herakles in Africa

Herakles in Africa

Confronting the Other in Libya and Egypt

15 min read

Confronting “Collapse”

Confronting “Collapse”

An anarchist perspective on the end of the Bronze Age

21 min read

Curating in colour

Curating in colour

Seeing Blackness in post-18th century Greco-Roman collecting culture

13 min read

Cult and multiculturalism

Cult and multiculturalism

A shared sanctuary at Early Iron Age Kommos

12 min read

Delenda est servitudo

Delenda est servitudo

When abolitionists quoted the classics

5 min read

Weaving a better web

Weaving a better web

How to make your web appealing

12 min read

Celebrating Black History Month

Celebrating Black History Month

4 min read

Debauchery in ancient Athens

Debauchery in ancient Athens

Why would someone want to go to a symposium?

10 min read

The state of the state

The state of the state

Why it matters for the ancient world

14 min read