Any gamers out there? Archaeo gaming is a powerful storytelling platform. I am keen to attend this session at WAC 10 in Darwin this year

ArchaeoPlays@archaeoplays.bsky.social · 2y ago

Announcement time: I am co-organising an archaeogaming session at this year's World Archaeology Congress in Darwin, Australia! We're looking for papers that explore how archaeogames are used for storytelling and interpretation of archaeological data: worldarchaeologicalcongress.com/wac10/theme-...

Hurrah for the sweet potato!

Antiquity Journal@antiquity.ac.uk · 2y ago

Do you prefer potato or sweet potato fries? Early people in Aotearoa/New Zealand were definitely sweet potato pioneers! #NationalChipWeek The crop's hardiness helped in the harsher climate of southern Polynesia, facilitating Māori colonisation of Te Waipounamu/South Island 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

Excited to talk all things #ancientegypt for Year 7 students today, bringing my collection of replicas for an artefact handling session #Egyptology 🏺

It's time to switch off, and I mean properly disconnect, for the holidays. I've suffered #burnout too many times to neglect #selfcare ever again

Leadership@leadership.bsky.social · 2y ago

We are all better leaders if we’re in a good place physically and mentally, than if we’re tired or approaching burn-out. Exercising self-care, in whatever form that takes, really pays dividends. #leadership #selfcare #burnout

Such a great thread

Justine Warren@adancingferret.bsky.social · 2y ago

🧵 Let’s talk about this nonsense and why it’s nonsense, with a particular focus on Amarna art

Was there a time "before history"? And what does the focus on written "history" say about our understanding & appreciation of Indigenous oral histories? In their sapiens.org op-ed @stephenacabado.bsky.social et al. suggest to replace #prehistory with #DeepHistory: 🏺 www.sapiens.org/archaeology/...

SAPIENS - Anthropology Magazine

SAPIENS is an editorially independent digital magazine about everything human, told through the stories of anthropologists.

sapiens.org

Meowseum. 😺 Bring your cats to the museum. I'm all for public engagement. If the animals can't harm the objects and no allergic humans (like me), then why not? 😻 #cats www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/h...

Hundreds of Curious Cats Contemplated Ancient Egyptian Artifacts During a Series of 'Meowseum Nights' in China

For ten nights, animal lovers brought their furry friends to "On Top of the Pyramid: The Civilization of Ancient Egypt" at the Shanghai Museum, where many examples of ancient cat imagery are on displa...

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These are the cutest! 😍

Carrie Arbuckle@archaeocarrie.bsky.social · 2y ago

A very merry holidays from me and my gingerbread pharaohs! Aren’t they adorable?! I have a bunch of amazing cookie cutters from Bakerology - bakerlogy.com/collections/... #Egyptology

Scientists Discover that Ancient Egyptians Drank Hallucinogenic Cocktails from 2,300 Year-Old Mug

Scientists Discover that Ancient Egyptians Drank Hallucinogenic Cocktails from 2,300 Year-Old Mug

Bes mug by USF Institute for Digital Exploration (IDEx) on Sketchfab If ZZ Top have a favorite ancient Egyptian deity, that deity is surely Bes, whom the New York Times' Alexander Nazaryan quotes...

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This topic was mentioned by @johnschofyork.bsky.social in his plenary session at #AAA47, prescribing Archaeology to promote mental health. Such a brilliant initiative 🏺 www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....

How archaeological digs in York are boosting mental health - BBC News

'Social prescribing' project allows GPs to refer people to take part in digs and historical research.

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Thank you Luke Gliganic for a very exciting talk on rock surface and burial dating. Mind is reeling with the potential for dating archaeological sites in Australia #AAA47 🏺

Best paper of #AAA47? Joshua Willsher presenting on a new archaeological board game called Cultivaria.

Inspiring talk about #boardgames to engage with archaeological themes. Creative. Original. Interactive activity. Well done! #aaa47

Very dangerous to see humanities degrees in sharp decline 😳

Glen O'Hara@gsoh31.bsky.social · 2y ago

All very welcome and may ameliorate the damage, but really many years too late. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Thank you @johnschofyork.bsky.social for an inspiring talk, emphasing "small wins", specifically in working with communities and the public. Gives me hope about future engagement works #aaa47

#exploring Wet Tropics World Heritage sites and fully understand #OUV of these precious areas and why they need to be protected #heritagematters

Headed to Cairns for #AAA2024 Looking forward to the papers this year and catching up with colleagues 🙌

Dinner in the temple. With #qmkurilpa I hosted a 4 course meal within the exhibition space with spectacular food using ingredients available during Pharaonic era. Incredible ambiance and fabulous people. By far, the most rewarding public engagement event I have ever done. #egyptqm #Egyptology

Great to see this research published. It's a lifetime of work for Richard Robins and Errol Stock, validating their theory of Pleistocene occupation on Minjerabah (N. Stradbroke Island). Proud to have been part of this team www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Early human occupation of Australia’s eastern seaboard - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Early human occupation of Australia’s eastern seaboard

nature.com

Going to properly switch off for 2 weeks. Headed into the bush without phone reception. Packed a stack of games, books, cheese and 6 bottles of wine. Not even going to bring a watch. Rest up everyone 🙏 See you again in January.

If I consider 'home' as California, then the furthest I've travelled is: E: Korea S: southern Tasmania W: Morocco N: Scotland

Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 3y ago

E: China S: Peru W: CA (what is E v W?) N: Northern Iceland

👋 hello! I finally made it here, thanks to @theotherkim.bsky.social for the invite. Looking for my people to rebuild the community that X lost.