Augusta McMahon
@augustamcmahon.bsky.social
Mesopotamian archaeologist at Univ of Chicago; former Univ of Cambridge; ancient urbanism; Tell Brak and Nippur; Co-Editor, Iraq Journal; distance runner.
📚 Lecturer in Archaeology & Heritage at Birkbeck, University of London, UK Archaeology | Heritage Studies | Higher Education Permanent, full-time position. PhD in Archaeology or Heritage required. Salary: £44,247–£60,858/year higherjobz.com/lecturer-arc... #Acadhiring #Academicjobs #Archaeology
Lecturer In Archaeology and Heritage | Birkbeck
Lecturer in Archaeology and Heritage at Birkbeck, University of London, UK. Open to candidates with a PhD in Archaeology or Heritage.
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Archaeologists Discover More Old Shit That Sucks https://theonion.com/archaeologists-discover-more-old-shit-that-sucks-1848400846/
Historians Reveal Terra-Cotta Army Result Of Perfectionist Sculptor Screwing Up Soldier Statue Thousands Of Times https://theonion.com/historians-reveal-terra-cotta-army-result-of-perfection-1846260221/
ASOR is pleased to offer 10 Student Travel grants of $250 each for the 2026 Annual Meeting in Chicago this November. Students must be enrolled at an ASOR Institutional Member School to qualify for these grants. Applications are open until August 24, 2026: www.asor.org/fellowships/...
It’s good to see @UChicago pivot so quickly in the Great Canvas Shutout, but I normally just use an alarm clock
The AAUP & @aft.org stand in solidarity with UM Faculty Senate Chair Derek Peterson. Right-wing attacks on his commencement speech are a direct threat to academic freedom. University leaders must stop apologizing to political agitators & start defending their faculty & protected speech. 👇
AAUP, AFT, Labor Leaders Support University of Michigan Professor Derek Peterson
The AAUP and AFT strongly defend the academic freedom of Professor Derek Peterson and condemn the escalating campaign of political pressure and public intimidation directed at him following his remark...
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Make college affordable. Fund research. Protect faculty's right to teach and students' right to learn. Expand workers' rights. These are core pillars of AAUP and AFT's national policy platform, the Blueprint for Strengthening and Transforming Higher Education. @aft.org @afthighered.bsky.social
Archaeological Dig Uncovers Ancient Race Of Skeleton People https://theonion.com/archaeological-dig-uncovers-ancient-race-of-skeleton-pe-1819565415/
A celebration of the extraordinary depth and beauty of Iranian history & culture ✨💙 “Ancient Iran in the ISAC Museum: From Prehistory to the Achaemenid Period” by Abbas Alizadeh, Research Assoc Prof of Iranian Archaeology. Download & purchase: isac.uchicago.edu/research/publications/ISACMP/isacmp3
#Nippur 2026 is over. We squeezed out ten days of excavation, but global events took over. Now on the fourth day of our extended trip back home and we are actually further from Chicago than we were on site. 🏺
#Nippur day off means a walk round the site, including inspection of the ziggurat of Enlil. Erosion is worsening with climate change and we hope to gain funding to restore and conserve it soon. 🏺
Back to work at #Nippur #Mesopotamia. We are continuing research on the southern urban edge, examining variations in occupation density and diversity from 3rd to 1st mill BCE. @ISAC_UChicago 🏺
🧑🏫 Visiting Ass. Professor in Anthropology (Archaeology) 📍 Hamilton College, USA 🔬 Teach undergrad archaeology courses, methods & theory, mentor students 🎓 Eligibility: ABD/PhD in Anthropology/Archaeology ⏳ Deadline: 15 Mar 2026 🔗 higherjobz.com/visiting-pro... #FacultyJobs #Archaeology#AcademicJobs
Visiting Professor in Anthropology ( Archaeology) – Hamilton, USA | HigherJobz
Apply for Visiting Assistant Professor in Anthropology & Archaeology at Hamilton College, USA. Full-time, one-year position.
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💰 Fully Funded | Egyptology Postdoc 2026 | University of Vienna, Austria 🔬 Egyptian Archaeology research, excavation, GIS & digital heritage methods 🎓 Eligibility: PhD in Egyptology ⏳ Deadline: 14 Mar 2026 🔗 higherjobz.com/egyptology-p... #PostdocJobs #EgyptologyResearch #AcademicJobs @univie.ac.at
Egyptology Postdoc Austria 2026 | Fully Funded HigherJobz
Fully Funded Egyptology Postdoc at University of Vienna, Austria. 4-year research position in Egyptian Archaeology. Apply by 14 March 2026.
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Inscribed clay cylinders reveal Nebuchadnezzar II’s restoration of the Kish Ziggurat A new study presents two inscribed clay cylinders that bear direct textual evidence of King Nebuchadnezzar II’s restoration work at the ziggurat of Kish... More info: archaeologymag.com/2026/01/clay...
I have eaten shark in Yemen (which sounds like a possible title for my memoirs), and it is delicious. It makes total sense that the Neolithic population of the region were onto it.
Antiquity Journal@antiquity.ac.uk · 10mo ago📰 Isotope analysis finds Neolithic people at Wadi Nafūn, Oman were regularly eating proteins from the top of the marine food chain, suggesting that prehistoric people in Arabia were hunting and eating sharks! 🏺 #ArchaeologyNews via @labrujulaverde.bsky.social www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2026/01/n...
“It's disappointing to see universities fold under pressure to terminate faculty for expressing themselves online, as if the First Amendment is an expediency to be discarded at a whim.”
Professors fired for criticizing Charlie Kirk are returning to work
After Charlie Kirk's death, a wave of universities fired or censured staffers for criticizing him. Months later, some professors are returning.
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Hello! A little Sunday evening survey... 📝 We're looking for examples where info or resources concerning achievements of 🏺⛏️ #trowelblazing women in archaeology, geology or palaeontology have been removed or vanished from public sources in the past year due to external pressures... Pls repost!
No no, do all this but stop in Mesopotamia. 😀
Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes@lemoustier.bsky.social · 11mo ago🏺 Top tip for British Museum visitors: go across the court, up rotunda stairs, cross bridge into upper floor, head past crowds aiming for Egypt and Mesopotamia, and go straight to Rooms 50 and 51 where the most stunning array of glories from later prehistory await you!
At minimum, she needs a decent carving knife and some spices. This ‘feast’ explains a lot.
Can’t believe all these people are running a marathon through "war torn" Chicago today
AAUP President Todd Wolfson unpacks the dangerous consequences of the Trump administration’s compact, which aims to exert ideological control over universities and colleges. As Wolfson makes clear, this partisan incursion into higher education affects ALL sectors. @proftwolf.bsky.social
