A stunning Bronze age axe heard made of an orangey stone with greenish flecks
A slice of blue cheese. It's orangey in colour with flecks of blue-green mould.
Is it about time that someone told @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social that their "Tourmaline stone axe" is actually made of cheese?
Donald Trump just drove a stake through Alberta's pipeline dreams. How long will it take for the Canadian oil and gas executives who supported him to realize they got Trumped?
#cdnpoli #abpoli
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Yes!
Thanks for sharing this link - this is a great summary of the response to the Frum article. Appreciate it!
Yeah like full out tone deaf on the part by ASOR, especially its leadership.
Geez.
/2 frank and critical of all the folks who worked on the site and how the complexity of work has also made its way into the publications. If only it was feasible for a proper, exhaustive history of the site to be written… cdli.earth/articles/cdl...
The site of Uruk in Southern Iraq offers up a brilliant history over 1000s of years, yet its archaeological excavations have been marred by challenges in recording the data. I was flabbergasted by the honest account by Dr. Hans Nissen who spoke up about his decades of work with the site, being /1
Oh how cool. I think there should be a prioritisation of “excavating” Museum collections for precisely that reason (of course sites that are under threat of destruction too).
Heck I’d even wager that there are tons of artefacts just lying out in museum storage spaces that are not catalogued. Or that scholars even know exist.
Intriguing premise for this book on “The Far Edges of the Known World” that touches well on recent scholarly trends around stories from the “periphery”. Will try to get my hands on it. Anybody read it? What did you think?
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Less than an hour to go for the next SSEA Toronto lecture: today we will hear by @torontomet.bsky.social Dr Jean Li on the latest excavations at El Hibeh in Middle Egypt. Lecture starts at 7 pm EST - join us via Zoom! sseatoronto.wordpress.com/2025/07/30/j...
Congratulations on your 5 year anniversary.
It's official, my first solo-authored book (my second book altogether) is coming out the end of October! 🧪👩🏺
And the thing I'm the proudest is I painted (watercolor) the cover! 1/2
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Happy to emerge back onto Bluesky and participate in discussions in all things Ancient Egypt, Egyptomania, and Cultural Heritage. Passed the defence of my PhD dissertation and working now on finishing up final edits. Excited to be back here!
Most people know of Mesopotamia's ancient art, but a new show at Bard College's Hessel Museum highlights the almost forgotten range of Baghdad's modern art movement, many works of which were lost during & after the 2003 U.S. invasion: wapo.st/3Kks6Wo [gift link]
/2 questions - I must admit - I had not considered. Sometimes what seems most mundane carries the most weight. The most value. It is humbling.
Grading essays may seem like a trek at times, but it’s also rewarding. I came across a paper where a student related personal anecdotes in response to reading Egyptian primary sources. It was powerful and their response offered up new questions and perspectives to think about the material.
What stage of democratic breakdown is it when corporate CEO's have to favor the president with personal gifts in order to ensure favorable treatment from the government?
I know Canada can do much more but this is a start.
At long last. Long, long overdue.
If a student ever asks me again why we should not separate the ancient from modern history of a country, this is a great study for why.
Eager to paint Howard Carter as a hero, Egyptology has been slow to confront the open secret of his thefts from the tomb (except when one US collector/‘mummy’ expert wanted to publicise his 2022 book…). This article lays it out clearly: will the July 27th auction of this item go ahead? 📜🏺🗃️ #Egypt
Google's AI summaries are
- killing traffic to legitimate sites
- producing summaries that can be wrong
- in the long run probably making you a dumbass
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Great repost and so spot on about the importance of grading. Hard to grade at times but realising its engagement is comforting.
Why the American School of Overseas Research might be legally liable for complicity w genocide as per Francesca Albanese's new report
Despite 2 years of genocide, ASOR continues to fund work in Israel. Take this seemingly innocent post 1/ 🧵
Who said pottery ain’t glamorous!
Thanks. I did not see it yet but I’m glad to hear that.
You bring up a great point. The buttons do def seem like they could fit in. But, at the end of the day, these kinds of acts are not helpful and are harmful to the image of the Liberal party.
Screenshot of an article on CBC.ca about Liberal staffers handing out buttons at a Conservative event
@mark-carney.bsky.social Mr. Carney, I came across this highly problematic behaviour by Liberal Staffers in Ottawa and I am hoping you would take action against ensuring this would never happen again. Such behaviour reflects poorly on the Liberal Party and this should never be tolerated.