Don't miss my latest video where I explored the Neolithic and Bronze Age in Cumbria! Including the secret industry that powered the entire country, ancient codes carved into megaliths, ritual stages, and above all the elusive evidence of the people who built them🪨 youtu.be/_H-aJ8qjrd4

The SECRET Industry of Neolithic Britain in Cumbria

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Update on the British Museum posting AI slop. Some answers, some questions. #archaeology 🏺 #heritage #culture #history #museums youtu.be/BgAt0oV80Yc

UPDATE: The British Museum Posted AI Slop

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Turned off notifications on my other post and am working on a follow up post on the British Museum X AI as this is a lot more to it than I first thought!

Maybe don't suggest that if I post my content on substack I am as bad as white supremacists??? I'm currently rebuilding my own website atm and people aren't happy if you don't have a written version, so you can't win. I am interested that substack has issues I was not aware of, but let's be kind.

Gosh, even if you put the ethical questions to one side (which you shouldn’t), that’s embarrassingly bad.

Louise Bedford | Archaeology@louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Adding a screenshot of the original post with its caption to show how weird the caption was too!

A lot of people are reaching out about AI in heritage and I want to do this topic justice. I want to do some more in depth posts on the topic, so if you have any examples message me! #Archaeology 🏺 #Heritage #Culture #Museums #History

I commented on I think 5 of their posts, genuinely concerned it was a hack and was unfollowed! Steph the Archaeologist (on Instagram) also called them out in comments and in posts and was also unfollowed. Other creators have called them out on Instagram, but I've seen nothing elsewhere.

YTSL@ytsl.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Louise, an archaeologist and digital creator (who's here at @louisearchaeology.bsky.social), contacted the British Museum and asked them what had happened on social media. (I think it was on Instagram.) "Instead of responding, they unfollowed me".

The British Museum posted Al slop and quietly deleted it. Here's what it was and why it matters. #archaeology🏺#musuem #culture #heritage #history

I've been really in the zone lately and rediscovered my own creative spark. Seeing my Instagram grow from about 9,000 to over 11,500 (almost 12k now!) has been a massive motivator that people are liking the new style of content I'm putting out! #archaeology 🏺

🚨This is the kind of world creators are currently facing. I would never use gen AI images in my personal archaeology social media and if I ever changed my stance on this and did, I would be incredibly transparent.🧵 #Archaeology 🏺

My friend just showed me someone made Shanidar 1 on Heroforge (a tool for making DnD characters) and I'm obsessed YouTube video from ExtinctZoo #Archaeology🏺

15 years ago today the Tory & Lib Dem government tripled tuition fees. Young people, our economy and society are robbed of the learning and skills universities offer- whilst graduates face average debt of £53,000. Education should be a right, not a privilege. Scrap tuition fees.

I really enjoyed conducting this interview and would highly recommend a watch as this object is just spectacular!

York Archaeology@yorkarchaeology.bsky.social · 10mo ago

A spectacular, nationally significant Bronze Age find has gone on permanent display at Craven Museum. We caught up with Senior Conservator Morgan Creed, who worked on the object, to find out more.🔍 youtu.be/hUq7gpIekxw #Archaeology #Archaeologists #Conservation #History

First demo of a new project - Roman Temple DVD loading screen simulator 💿 #Archaeogaming #PixelArt #GameDevelopment

This short film created for the University of York's Department of Archaeology is out now. It documents how a replica Mesolithic house was built in Museum Gardens, York in Summer 2024. Please watch, like, comment and share! #Archaeology #Mesolithic #Prehistory youtu.be/vabfHhaA5b0?...

A Mesolithic house based on Star Carr, in the Yorkshire Museum garden

YouTube video by Star Carr

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#ArchInk Day 13 Pseudoscience I found this a strange prompt so I just decided to draw this incredibly archaeologically accurate building of Stonehenge #ArchInk2025 #Archaeology #Stonehenge

Taskmaster Prize Category: Object that would most confuse a future archaeologist if you were buried holding it ... #taskmaster #archaeology

Sims 2 Castaway on my DS was peak

Ayce@flyincasual.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Excited for another day of brilliant presentations @valuefnd.bsky.social

Second session of the day has just started! Louise Bedford will be talking about an archaeologist's journey into game design!

Tech set up is there, friends and colleagues have started arriving, and #TIPC4 is a few hours away! Tomorrow with workshops and Thursday and Friday with talks and panels! Makes sure to catch the action starting Thursday over at www.twitch.tv/streamingthepast

this apparently says "I don't love you, I don't care, but I know it and laugh about it. You love me and that's nice for you." 📍Rijksmuseum van Oudheden #Archaeology

#archInk2025 Day 2: Shell During prep, the Conch of Teleportation reminded me of oracle bones, divinatory records from the Shang. They feature some of the earliest writing in China. I thought dragon turtles, taken from Chinese mythological creatures, would help expand a focus on Chinese archaeology.

starting archInk 2025 with pigment. i kept it digital today, a bit like field journal notes, an archaeology journal. pigment feels small, but it made the first colours on stone. minerals: grounded, mixed with a binder, painted on a surface and suddenly there’s an image. #archInk #inktober

Super cool to learn that I was huffing cinnabar while laboriously excavating paintings at Çatalhöyük. #archink #pigment #inktober

Day 1 #ArchInk2025 - Pigment. Bison cave art from the Cave of Altamira. Trying to use this challenge to improve my illustration skills on Photoshop. I double brushed areas to show cracks in the cave walls and added an aged paper texture background. #ArchInk @jonaschlegel.com #Archaeology

We have a new series of "Digital Lunch"- free, hybrid talks hosted by the Digital Archaeology and Heritage Lab at the University of York. Don't be fooled by the name, we've asked experts on the very cutting edge of the field to talk to us about their research. Sign up: forms.gle/qeRcHHe5z3Kf...

Time flies! Today is the LAST day you can register for #TIPC4! There are limited spots available so make sure you register over at www.eventbrite.nl/e/the-intera...! Be there or be a Tetris block, or a floppy disk, or something else square!

The Interactive Pasts Conference 4

The Interactive Past Conference is an event where we get together to celebrate our joint love for video games and the past.

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VALUE Foundation@valuefnd.bsky.social · 11mo ago

The Interactive Pasts Conference 4 is almost upon us! One week left for registrations, sign up (it's free!) before October 1st! Please register here: interactivepasts.com/the-interact...

I had an ad for this Pompeii Experience coming to London and was wondering if anyone had heard anything about it before? or been to anything similar? #archaeology #heritage pompeii-experience.com/london/?utm_...

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Visit Pompeii in London! Discover the history, culture, and art of the ancient Roman city through well-preserved relics and artefacts.

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Starting my masters degree this week and signed a new job contact yesterday, so a very exciting week!