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Kat 🇵🇸🇸🇩

@archaeobes.bsky.social

Archaeologist || she/her γνῶθι σεαυτόν https://linktr.ee/kat_consola

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Dr. Angry Anarchist (Free 🇵🇸)@archhelmer.bsky.social · 3d ago

"An apolitical archaeology is a dangerous academic myth" -Christopher Tilley

Dr Alex Fitzpatrick@animalarchaeology.com · 3d ago

I’m so tired of the push for an ‘apolotical archaeology organisation’. Recognising that the discipline is inherently political and yet demanding that our organisations that represent us limit their ‘political engagement’ (which here means recognition of the genocide in Palestine!) is cowardly shit

A LinkedIn post from Professor Christian Horn which reads, “Two weeks ago, I wrote that EAA members should vote for the candidate whose vision for the Association most closely matches their own. My vision for the EAA is an open and inclusive association that does not discriminate based on ethnicity, gender, religion, or nationality. I also believe there should be limits to the political issues in which the EAA becomes involved. I agree that archaeology is inherently political. However, our political engagement should remain within the bounds of our profession, where our expertise genuinely applies. Beyond our professional expertise, our opinions carry no greater authority than those of anyone else. If we allow the EAA to become a forum for debating every political issue of the day, we risk descending into the kind of polarised exchanges that dominate social media. Anyone who witnessed the last Special Meeting will understand my concern. Every individual member is, of course, free to hold whatever political views they choose. But within the EAA, what should unite us is our archaeological work and our profession.”
Alison Fisk@alisonfisk.bsky.social · 4d ago

Sipping my coffee ☕️ and thinking about these marvellous Minoan cups! They look so modern it’s incredible to think they were made by Bronze Age potters some 3,800 years ago! Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete. 📷 by me #Archaeology

My photo collage shows five cylindrical Minoan cups each with a single handle and a slightly flaring rim. Each cup is decorated with a different geometric polychrome motif as follows: Top left: on a black background, a central band delineated by an upper and lower white line contains evenly-spaced dark-orange circles. Each orange circle is outlined by a white line. Above and below the central band are swirling white vine-like lines. Top right: on a black background, a large white spiral on the front of the cup and beside it a dark-orange oval with stylised white petals at each end which looks like a wrapped sweet! Middle left: a central band of white and dark orange diagonal lines runs around the cup. Above and below the central band are alternating black and white diagonal shapes, the black ones look like shark fins Bottom left: a central reddish-orange band delineated with a white line. Above the central band are swirling, spiralling white lines against a black background, and below the central band are alternating white and black diagonal lines. Bottom right: A central band delineated with white lines contains white 's'-shaped diagonal white stripes. Above the central band a row of red dots outlined with white circles. Below the central band a single white line on the black background. This type of Minoan pottery is known as Kamares Ware, named after the Kamares Cave on Mount Ida on the Greek island of Crete where this kind of pottery was first discovered. Kamares Ware vessels were luxury items produced by palace workshops at Phaistos and Knossos on Crete. These five cups were excavated at Phaistos and are dated 1800-1700 BC.
Kat 🇵🇸🇸🇩@archaeobes.bsky.social · last wk.

My dear friend Asma is raising funds to survive as a Palestinian refugee + to pay back a friend for helping them flee the Israeli bombardment in Gaza in 2024. Asma + her husband are working hard to provide for their 2 young daughters. Please consider giving if you can. ❤️🇵🇸 tiny.cc/asmacairo

A poster titled "HELP ASMA SURVIVE IN CAIRO," and the following main body text: "Asma is a dear friend of mine. Thanks to the generosity of an Irish friend, she and her family were able to flee Gaza in 2024. Her family escaped genocide, but now they are facing hardship in Cairo. She and her husband are employed, but as Palestinians, they have very limited options for work and very low pay. Donations to Asma would: 1) Help pay back her friend who sold her apartment to help Asma escape a genocide and 2) Help Asma pay for medical care and other basic needs." The cursive text at the bottom says "Can you give a coffee weekly or monthly for Asma?" followed by the URL circle in black "TINY.CC/ASMACAIRO". The photo on the top left is Kat and Asma, with Kat wearing a kufiya and glasses and Asma wearing a light hijab and a blue top. It is captioned "Asma and I were able to meet last summer!". The picture in the bottom left is of Asma's two daughters, Hind and Lana, dressed in dark school uniforms, with the girl on the right (Hind) giving two peace signs to the camera. The picture on the bottom right is Asma and her daughters at a graduation ceremony. She is hugging Hind, and Lana stands on the left holding a certificate.
Kat 🇵🇸🇸🇩@archaeobes.bsky.social · 2w ago

Sophie's fundraiser has stalled for a week! Her well-being depends on our generosity - can you sign up today to donate the cost of a coffee per week? Sophie's needs are not being met consistently and I do not want her to go without her medicine again.

Oftentimes Jack 🇮🇪🤝🇵🇸@pepsffk.bsky.social · 2w ago

The person I was when this started is gone, my heart is changed, it's there with them, every waking moment I want them free. For now I want them helped. @archaeobes.bsky.social tiny.cc/gorom

A digital collage on a pastel pink background with colorful rainbow swirls, serving as a campaign for assistance in a refugee camp. The central text reads, "HELP", "SOPHIE AND HER FRIENDS IN THE GOROM REFUGEE CAMP", and "THANK YOU". The collage consists of four images: in the top-left, a person is holding a progress pride flag; in the top-right, two people are holding a handmade sign that says, "LGBTIQ LIVES MATTERS"; in the bottom-left, a group of people stands together in a dusty outdoor area in front of simple buildings; and in the bottom-right, a black-and-white portrait shows three people.
ThomaSerena@thomaserena.bsky.social · 2w ago

Does anyone here know or have any big TikTok, instagram or twitch account that help us with raising funds? I'm down to stream but I barely get 2 viewers.. So if anyone's willing to help please do so, if u wanna collap with a stream or anything dm me please, this month is really tough

Kat 🇵🇸🇸🇩@archaeobes.bsky.social · 4w ago

If you've been looking at the state of the world and wondering what the heck you can do, this is your sign! Sophie and her community of LGBTQ refugees in South Sudan are in need of regular donors to help cover daily needs and buffer for emergencies. Find Sophie here: @laziah.bsky.social

Oftentimes Jack 🇮🇪🤝🇵🇸@pepsffk.bsky.social · 4w ago

We don't let people be forgotten, Sophie relies on us and we don't and won't let her down. @archaeobes.bsky.social tiny.cc/gorom

A digital collage on a pastel pink background with colorful rainbow swirls, serving as a campaign for assistance in a refugee camp. The central text reads, "HELP", "SOPHIE AND HER FRIENDS IN THE GOROM REFUGEE CAMP", and "THANK YOU". The collage consists of four images: in the top-left, a person is holding a progress pride flag; in the top-right, two people are holding a handmade sign that says, "LGBTIQ LIVES MATTERS"; in the bottom-left, a group of people stands together in a dusty outdoor area in front of simple buildings; and in the bottom-right, a black-and-white portrait shows three people.
Dan Garisto@dangaristo.bsky.social · 4w ago

New: The National Science Foundation is preparing to claw back some $500 million in funds from some of its core science programs in physics, math, computer science, and engineering in order to fund a project from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

NSF plans cuts to core science programmes to fund White House initiative

A proposed clawback of already distributed research funds comes as the US agency’s budget is already squeezed and it struggling to clear a backlog of grant applications.

nature.com

Amal El-Mohtar@amalelmohtar.com · last mo.

This is one of the sharpest, clear-eyed & compassionate pieces of political writing I’ve read in a long time. If the headline puts you off as facile please know that it’s a longread that develops a vivid argument through a lens of Black women’s organizing & I urge you to find 30 minutes to read it.

Did Kamala Harris's Silence on Gaza Cost Her the White House?

Ta-Nehisi Coates reckons with that question, and what it means for the 2028 election.

vanityfair.com

Democracy Now!@democracynow.org · 4w ago

The war in Sudan "which is often categorized in international media as a civil war, is really a proxy war on both sides of the RSF. Their main backer is the United Arab Emirates,” says filmmaker Julia Steers, whose new investigation is titled "Inside the Secret Network Fueling Sudan's War."

Kat 🇵🇸🇸🇩@archaeobes.bsky.social · 4w ago

We've finally posted our first update on Sophie's Chuffed campaign! Please check it out if you have a second, and share with your friends, far and wide. Since Sophie's GFM has been shut down permanently, this Chuffed is now her only online fundraising resource. tiny.cc/gorom

Rainbow poster describing where donations go for Sophie's campaign, with two group photos of Sophie's community at the bottom. Text says "WE NEED LOVE", "Support our trans & queer siblings at Gorom Refugee Camp in South Sudan. Donations go directly to: Food and the means to cook and eat it; PrEP & ARVs to help prevent the spread of HIV and to help those already infected; medical care and medications; clothing & toiletries." Link to the fundraiser is tiny.cc/gorom.
Mai El-Sadany@maitelsadany.bsky.social · 4w ago

That was heartshattering. Argentina played dirty and yet magically didn't get a single warning or yellow card, and Egypt played with so much heart. Proud to be an Egyptian, proud to have made it this far (a historical first), and we'll be back. ❤️🤍💛🖤