Save the date for our next talk in our lecture series:
"Inclusive Archaeology: Approaches to Engagement with Underserved Communities in Scotland", given to you by Jane Miller!
7/7 at 7 pm UK time. Get your free ticket here: 👇🏾
#Archaeology #pubarch #heritage #outreach
Photo of a cuneiform tablet with some dark spots on it.
We therefore learn from this learned commentary made by a Babylonian scribe over 2000 years ago, that in the Akkadian language, the word shitti means "shit"
ACADEMICS SHOULD TALK BLUNTLY ABOUT MONEY (and should not write for free)
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Our latest instalment of the #PeoplingBlog, features the exciting pedagogical work of @egarcmol.bsky.social. Here, he takes us through his course “The Ancient World in Video Games” to highlight the value of bringing gaming into the modern university classroom: peoplingthepast.com/2026/03/27/b...
Talk about a solution in search of a problem. (We might also talk about sexism, misogyny, scapegoating, patriarchy, othering, transphobia, etc etc, but you get my point.)
Four-year fully funded PhD! The project is based on Campus Gotland (Visby), and would be suitable for students in archaeology, bioarchaeology, forensic archaeology or palaeoanthropology who have the necessary technical background. Application window closes on 27th April.
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
Philosophers and others might be interested in this
Save the date for our next talk in our lecture series:
"Inclusive Archaeology: Approaches to Engagement with Underserved Communities in Scotland", given to you by Jane Miller!
7/7 at 7 pm UK time. Get your free ticket here: 👇🏾
#Archaeology #pubarch #heritage #outreach
Learn how Archaeology Scotland promotes inclusive community engagement by using archaeology to build skills, confidence & connections
Join this FREE online talk 7pm, 7th July
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985278908...
#archaeology #community #publicengagement #inclusion @archsengage.bsky.social
🥰 thank you, we were delighted with the advanced and live questions too; and feel very lucky to have Annelise share her insight!
See you in a few minutes!
Don't miss this talk on #SoMe and archaeological outreach this Tuesday 17/3!
@annelisebaer.bsky.social will talk about how to connect and make good heritage information accessible on social media, in these times of personal musings and pseudoscience.
Sign up below to secure your free ticket! 👇🏾
Don't miss this talk on #SoMe and archaeological outreach this Tuesday 17/3!
@annelisebaer.bsky.social will talk about how to connect and make good heritage information accessible on social media, in these times of personal musings and pseudoscience.
Sign up below to secure your free ticket! 👇🏾
Don't miss this talk by @annelisebaer.bsky.social on online and #SoMe outreach for #archaeologists!
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#pubarch #heritage
Learn how Annelise uses TikTok to combat pseudoscience, engage young audiences, and make archaeology credible, accessible, and fun.
Just a month left before the talk, don't miss out and book your ticket now!
www.tiktok.com/@annelisethe...
@archsengage.bsky.social @annelisebaer.bsky.social
That’s a really interesting question, and it will be interesting to see the range of answers you get. If you asked an indigenous person in Canada, the list would even extend to things like land.
carleton.ca/aah/2024/pos...
"You've bought my daughter a sword for Valentine's day?"
"Yes sir."
"Oh my god, so you really love her!"
"See dad, I told you he was the right one!"
This is a super cool opportunity. Look into it!
The European Association of Archaeologists Executive has worked hard to bury this result inside a long document. But we're going to make this triumph of compassion, common sense & demand for transparency known to all. Help us by sharing. @archagainstaparth.bsky.social @blacktrowel.bsky.social
Here's a clearer version:
This free talk shares insights from TikTok superstar Annelise Baer (part of the multi-million view club), a Los Angeles-based archaeologist and Emmy-nominated researcher and producer.
Book now: www.eventbrite.com/e/archaeolog...
Brought to you by @archsengage.bsky.social @annelisebaer.bsky.social
We're so proud to launch our new lecture series, with the inaugural lecture given by @annelisebaer.bsky.social! Come hear Annelise speak on utilising SoMe for public outreach on 17/3/26.
Sign up below. 👇🏾#pubarch
The University of Sheffield has stopped paying staff.
Not for striking but for refusing to work unpaid to make up for strike days they were already docked for.
This is punishment, not negotiation. And it’s completely reckless.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1438...
Maybe we can crowdsource imaginative engagement methods collaboratively in this thread!
What are the hardest topics to engage the public on?
Some subjects are naturally more appealing or entertaining, and easier for the public to understand without extra contextual explanations.
But what are the trickiest to tackle?
#archaeology #archeology #publicengagement #anthropology
My book, "The White Pedestal: How White Nationalists Use Ancient Greece and Rome to Justify Hate" is out! Promo Code WIN26 will get you 30% off at @yalepress.bsky.social. yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
A round grey plushie with little bumps and adorable grey eyes. It looks slightly defiantly angry next to a handwritten note saying "I cause almost all cervical cancer
This week is #CervicalCancerPreventionWeek. This cancer is highly preventable in the present day, because we know a lot about its cause: this horrid little dude, human papillomavirus (HPV). With what we know about HPV and its link to cervical cancer, eliminating the disease is possible...
So, if you are an @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social (EAA) member from 2025-2026, you received yesterday your email for the per-rollam vote of the past Special Meeting and the documentation attached to it… if you still doubt what to vote, please read all the documents. My short digest:
Peopling Podcast logo with additional text reading "Season 5: Call for Contributors"
Peopling the Past is planning Season 5 of our podcast! We are looking for folks who are interested in appearing as episode guests: the theme of Season 5 will be the relevance of the ancient world to our understanding of important but challenging contemporary issues
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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We're so proud to launch our new lecture series, with the inaugural lecture given by @annelisebaer.bsky.social! Come hear Annelise speak on utilising SoMe for public outreach on 17/3/26.
Sign up below. 👇🏾#pubarch