Dr David S Anderson
@dsaarchaeology.bsky.social
Archaeologist specializing in Mesoamerica, #Pseudoarchaeology, and Appalachia . Posts my own, unless I’m a brain in a jar! He/him
Your regular reminder that paleontologists study dinosaurs and other extinct creatures, while archaeologists study humans and their material culture. The study of dinosaur material culture is a mashup known as Paleoarchaeology and these pioneering scholars are rewriting history! 😉
The legacy of Fawcett’s City of Z lives on! 😂
(508) What did the Sirens sing in the Odyssey? Ancient music with Bettina Joy de Guzman - YouTube www.youtube.com/live/BZn_-80...
What did the Sirens sing in the Odyssey? Ancient music with Bettina Joy de Guzman
YouTube video by Archaeology with Flint Dibble
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We are happy to announce the official return of the ArchaeoGaming Conference hosted by the ArchaeoGaming Collective. This is a 100% virtual event that is free to attend. We are currently accepting presentation submissions until August 16. For more details: archaeogameco.weebly.com/coninfo.html
Mixed feelings here, but curious… www.marvel.com/articles/com...
SDCC 2026: 'Indiana Jones and the Sword of Pandemonium' Ushers in a Bold New Era of 'Indiana Jones' Storytelling
Just announced at San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Comics kicks off a new era of 'Indiana Jones' comics this December with 'Indiana Jones and the Sword of Pandemonium,' a five-issue series by acclaimed cre...
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Lots of pushback on this one, but no surprise. The scholarship is very clear that this concept was invented by Robert Graves, who made up many things about goddess he didn't understand. -Hutton, Ronald . 2001 . The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft . Oxford University Press
Michelle Franklin│Legends and Lectures@michellefranklin.bsky.social · 2w agoThe triple goddess youtube.com/shorts/RCBdn...
The Odyssey was extraordinary. No spoilers don't worry. Nolan had to compress a major epic poem into 3 hours. It is amazing because by watching the film, you feel you are listening to the ancient performer reciting it in a torch lined hall. The best movie I've ever seen about the ancient world.
It is becoming unethical to offer these fully asynchronous courses. Our college has been very cool about switching to hybrid testing models. I’ve also begun to do zoom follow ups after online quizzes to test knowledge. No longer time for heads-in-the-sand.
Andrew Heiss@andrew.heiss.phd · 4w agowoof ≈80% of assignments this summer term have essentially been just raw chatgpt/claude output, including assignments that required designing stuff in illustrator/affinity/canva. The battle is lost for asynchronous online courses.
A #Roman glass 'circus beaker' (so called because the animals portrayed on it - a lion & a big cat - would mostly have been seen in the arena), found in a burial in Himlingøje (Denmark) - did it get there through trade, as war booty, or a diplomatic gift, maybe..? #Archaeology #AncientBlueSky
Ancient Aliens distorts the achievements of indigenous cultures around the world.
