Pretty cool and dramatic NASA animation showing the long-range transport of 2026 Canadian wildfire smoke.

Just sharing another substack post! Here I explain where is Lac Seul First Nation, labelled as #huntergatherers so that we know where in the world, this First Nation. #animism #anthropology #ontario #archaeology aliciajmcolson.substack.com/p/conversati...

Conversations with George:

Where is the Lac Seul First Nation in Northwestern Ontario, Canada?

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Published a new post on substack #elder #ethnohistory #animism #huntergatherer #ontario aliciajmcolson.substack.com/p/meeting-ge...

Meeting George or an Ethnohistorian meets an Elder

Conversations with George Kenny, Elder of the Lac Seul First Nation in Northwestern Ontario, Canada

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A massive Georgia data center drained nearly 30 million gallons of water, sparking outrage among local residents asked to conserve water during a drought. Residents of Fayetteville, Georgia, first noticed something was wrong when their home water pressure mysteriously plummeted.

The Trump & Kushner families are despised around the world. Albania showing how it’s done.

Luca Migo@victinibcn.bsky.social · last mo.

Day 23 Tirana Albania — protesters are moving towards the central Skanderbeg Square. The streets are filled with thousands of citizens in what are now the biggest demonstrations since the fall of communism in 1991.

Had to discuss the question of “is old data valuable”? Short answer yes but long answer, I’ve tackled it but it’s a question to be considered, in this era of AI. aliciajmcolson.substack.com/p/is-old-dat... #data #historyofarchaeology #historyofscience #AI

Is old data valuable?

Short answer yes. Long answer follows in the post

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Amanda Klasing: These boats were heavy with passengers, which means they weren't carry drugs. But Hegseth blew them up anyway and killed all who were on board. Why? For pure entertainment value, it seems.

No Guns, No Drugs—Why Did We Blow Up These Boats?

Shocking new facts are still emerging about the campaign against ‘drug boats.’

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"There is a reason that totalitarian governments, eager to avoid dissent, purge academics. Research collaboration, academic exchanges, and the pursuit of knowledge should continue to be a beacon during difficult times...." www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 🧪 🌊 ⚒️

The politicization of academic collaborations threatens to harm international science | PNAS

The politicization of academic collaborations threatens to harm international science

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Another post. I’ve republished a short piece that I did a while ago, of how to express an experience through the plants that I saw when I visited #Namibia. #perspectives #plants aliciajmcolson.substack.com/p/an-expedit...

An Expedition by Plants

Or how to write about something from other perspectives

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In this post I discuss how Indigenous images, created by the Cree and Ojibwa exist within #Ontario’s #landscapes some of which is managed within Ontario #Parks system..… #archaeology #rockart #anthropology #huntergatherer aliciajmcolson.substack.com/p/clashing-w...

Clashing worldviews

Landscapes, worldviews, Ontario Provincial Parks, forests, and images

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You can read more of Dr. Hora's research on the history of nineteenth-century Argentina in HAHR here via @dukepress.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1215/0018...

The Making and Evolution of the Buenos Aires Economic Elite in the Nineteenth Century: The Example of the Senillosas

Using a reconstruction of the history of Felipe Senillosa and his family as a point of departure, this article examines the nineteenth-century Buenos Aires entrepreneurial elite, with particular refer...

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Hispanic American Historical Review@hahr21.bsky.social · 2mo ago

HAHR author Roy Hora discusses the life and trajectory of Julio Argentino Roca. youtu.be/4zGj4ctX9HA?...

Immigration make Britain brilliant

On this day in 1926, the General Strike began in the UK. The Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) and @brepols.net have published a new reading list to mark the 100th anniversary. Click here to explore the free reading list:

Researching the General Strike (1926) in the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH)

Data derived from the Bibliography of British and Irish History. About the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) The Bibliography of British and Irish History is an essential tool for th…

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What the average Canadian makes compared to oil execs www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0rG...

The big divide between your pay and Canadian oil execs

YouTube video by The Narwhal

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The magic at NiCHE happens almost entirely on volunteer dedication. This #NationalVolunteerWeek we raise a toast to our incredible Executive and Editorial Team who make being an environmental scholar so rewarding. Love y’all! #envhist #envhum #cdnhist

Here I discuss how it’s possible that people, in this instance archaeologists, undertake fieldwork forget that they are in fact ‘the other’… as they’re so enmeshed in their own professional milieu. #archaeology #fieldwork #lakeofthewoods #Canada #US aliciajmcolson.substack.com/p/labels-at-...

Labels at the Lake: Archaeologists, fieldwork, and the Other in the Lake of the Woods

Or who is the Outsider and the Insider when archaeologists do fieldwork?

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Great topic! I hope that people submit pieces to the blog series (I'm not intending to as I've already written for this blog entitled "What is a Heritage River?" niche-canada.org/2023/10/30/w...

NiCHE Canada@nichecanada.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Call for Proposals- Are Rivers Heritage? A NiCHE Series Abstract deadline: May 1, 2026 Edited by @ramya.bsky.social NiCHE invites submissions for a blog series asking if rivers can be heritage and if so, what kind of heritage. niche-canada.org/2026/04/08/c... #rivers #envhist #envhum #heritage

#deepseamining

@tonywright65-54.bsky.social · 4mo ago

In early April 2026, NOAA confirmed TMC's application is in "substantial compliance," a major milestone that allows the company to proceed without extensive revisions. Mining these nodules would cause irreversible damage to unique deep-sea ecosystems. tonywright948952.substack.com/p/tmcs-reckl...

It's migration season! Monarch butterflies travel over 4,000 km to winter in Mexico's stunning oyamel forests. Witness the beauty of nature's incredible journey.

As you look up to the skies 🚀, don’t forget to look down to the depths 🌊🦑 #DefendTheDeep

Alisa Bokulich@alisabokulich.bsky.social · 4mo ago

WHOI talk tonight with @deepseadawn.bsky.social

Here is some video youtu.be/XlM9sBhhx1g?...

Rare video shows female sperm whales working together during a birth

YouTube video by Associated Press

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Rebecca Sear@rebeccasear.bsky.social · 4mo ago

a female family member led birth assistance and that after delivery, all individuals oriented toward and helped lift the newborn, taking turns in a coordinated, cross-kin effort. Despite historically observed foraging segregation, kinship barriers dissolved as all unit members contributed”

Knowledge workers are all wondering if AI will replace their jobs, Annie Lowrey writes—"but there’s a better question for white-collar workers to ask themselves: Am I coal, or am I a horse?”:

Are You Coal or a Horse?

How to guess if your job will exist in five years

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I discovered that the Republic of Letters was alive... so I wrote about it... aliciajmcolson.substack.com/p/no-perform... #knowledge #friendship #community

No performative stuff here please!

Time for a change in content. No word salads. I'm going to discuss the Republic of Letters which I've noticed - it exists!

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A really moving text on the Argentinean dictatorship highlighting both the horror inflicted, the (deeply human) contradictions present among the victims and a crucial mention of the contemporary defenders of inhumanity, political violence and never-ending trauma. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Rachel Nolan · The Grandson of Estela: Las Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo

Week​ after week, year after year, members of the collective formed in 1977, during the Argentine military...

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📰 6000-year-old #Neolithic trackway uncovered in Somerset, England, preserved under layers of peat. 🏺 #ArchaeologyNews via BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Neolithic trackway discovered amid mission to recreate ancient wetlands

They say pollen, plant remains, insects and microscopic organisms were preserved underneath peat.

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Another substack post entitled: Bold at whatever size: Tackling authenticity - the larger Brigadeiro? More chocolate? open.substack.com/pub/aliciajm... #chocolate #authenticity #brigadeiro #cultural

Bold at whatever size

Tackling authenticity - the larger Brigadeiro? More chocolate?

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America first is letting foreign companies come into the US to mine copper?

Another substack: "Authenticity and Tourism: Who gets to define authenticity?" aliciajmcolson.substack.com/p/authentici... #archaeology #authenticity #tourism

Authenticity and Tourism

Who gets to define authenticity?

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Stukeley documented many ancient monuments across Britain in unprecedented detail, such as this illustration of the linear earthwork monument of Wansdyke, Wiltshire, crossed by a Roman road. Learn more about Britain's linear earthworks and antiquarian legacy in Antiquity 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

Durotriges Dig@durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Antiquarian William Stukeley visited Chlorus Camp hillfort (now known as Figsbury Ring) #Wiltshire in 1723 His drawing shows an open landscape with Old Sarum castle / hillfort and Salisbury cathedral in the distance as well as 3 tricorn-wearing, horse riding gents on a day out #HillfortsWednesday