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Dragana Mladenović

My research focuses on various aspects of Roman archaeology, particularly looking at cultural responses to the Roman conquest, the subject peoples' experience of the empire, issues of identity and imperialism. I am also interested in the interconnectedness of the Roman empire, in particular viewed through ports and their associated communities. Archaeoastronomy and its possible application to the study of Roman Mithraism is another of my interests.  

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Fiumicino airport update

Dear all, Some of you might have seen it in the news- Terminal 3 of Fiumicino burned down about two weeks ago. It's hard to assess the damage, but it seems safe to assume that those of you scheduled to land in Terminal 3 will be taken to a different terminal. As in reality it is all one building (three parts of which are somewhat aspirationally called different terminals), this shouldn't cause you difficulties. Continue reading →

2015 Risk Assessment Document

Dear all, The 2015 Health and Safety Risk Assessment document has been finalized and can be found here (UoS-offsite risk_assessment_Portus190515-1). Please read through it. You will be given a full H&S briefing once on site, as well as a copy of this document to read and sign. Furthermore, I will go over main main points in the meeting tomorrow and in individual skype calls for those who can not attend. Any questions on this should be directed to Kris Strutt. Continue reading →

Summer 2014 excavation areas

Hi all, The preparation of excavation area that we will be working in this summer has started, and it's looking really good. A new large trench is being opened in the Navalia, and the facade of the Palazzo Imperiale is being cleared. We will have several excavation areas around the Palazzo: one approaching the facade from the seafront of the Cludian basin, one if the corridor and one continuing from it towards the garden, as well as one in Building 3. Continue reading →

City walls of Ostia on Isola Sacra

Hi, In case some of you missed the post on the project websites: Some of the work we did on Isola Sacra is in today's news, from Times of India to El Pais! It relates to the discovery that the city walls of Ostia incorporated a part of Isola Sacra, and did not end at the Tiber as previously believed. So the city was about 40% bigger than previously thought. Click on the images below for see more. See also the latest post on the Project website for more info. Continue reading →

Ciampino – Rome- Fiumicino pick up

Hi all, I know some of you are thinking about staying in Rome for a couple of days before the beginning of the excavation, or flying into Ciampino airport and then transferring to Fiumicino to be picked up from there. I got asked for directions, so here is some info. If you are flying into Ciampino- there is no direct bus between the two airports. The only way to go directly is to take a taxi, and if there are a number of you sharing then it makes sense to do so. Continue reading →

Excavation preparations

Hi all, We visited the site today and it looks great! Various areas are being cleared in preparation for the summer season, including a section of Palazzo Imperiale that you can see in this photo. Hope it whets your appetite, it certainly made me wish we could start right away! We are thinking of putting three teams in this section with another team working on the famous navalia (ship sheds; the first Roman ones ever discovered). Continue reading →