Chuffed that a philosopher reviewed our book and unlocked new perspectives!

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Hamidreza Afrideh, a composer and kamancheh player, sits on the ruins of his music school YouTube video by The Cover Story

Iranian musician Hamidreza Afrideh plays at the ruins of his old music school. «I want the last sound from the school not to be that of missiles and war. The last sound should be music».

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Schließung des Instituts für Archäologie an der HU-Berlin Die Archäologie gehört seit fast 200 Jahren zur wissenschaftlichen Tradition der Humboldt-Universität. Ihre Schließung bedeutet den Abbruch einer gewachsenen Forschungstradition und eine dauerhafte Sc...

The Archaeology Institute at Humboldt University is facing closure. It follows the decision to discontinue the Restoration/Excavation course at the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft. Archaeology remains at the FU Berlin, but for how long? Please sign and share!

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The beadles of UCL: Frank Salkilld, protecting staff and students to the end Frank was a well-known figure at UCL – students and staff in need would always cry “See Frank” and he would be there.

To celebrate its bicentenary, UCL have published 200 short profiles of current and past figures, including some I wrote like this one on Frank Salkilld, the popular beadle who had a lucrative side hustle selling unsold items like oversized woollen socks from student bazaars #history #UCL200

Bambi on the ice YouTube video by diomema

Reminded me of the classic Bambi scene! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSh1...

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

Apparently the ExecBoard has chosen to not implement them and instead delegate on an unspecified 'taskforce' with no timeline. We need action now if we're to rescue the EAA from the authoritarian clique that has hijacked the Board and bullied anyone who attempted to dissent.

The fact they buried the results in the minutes rather than announcing them openly and clearly says it all really

67% of EAA members voted for motion A, yet the ExBoard is proposing to "Re-examine the practice of institutional suspensions, particularly the cases of Israel, Russia and Belarus, and define the respective EAA policy". Why? If they don't intend to respect the vote, they should go!

"Re-examine the practice of institutional suspensions, particularly the cases of Israel, Russia and Belarus, and define the respective EAA policy" means they would rather revoke the boycott against Russia and Belarus than implement the one against Israeli institutions, despite 67% votes in favour.

Ανοιχτή επιστολή σχετικά με τις εξελίξεις στην European Association of Archaeologists - Σύλλογος Ελλήνων Αρχαιολόγων Ανοιχτή επιστολή σχετικά με τις εξελίξεις στην European Association of Archaeologists Κατόπιν της ομόφωνης απόφασης των μελών του…

The Association of Archaeologists in Greece, representing all the archaeologists with permanent contracts in the state sector, is withdrawing its participation in the organizing of the @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social conference in Athens..Open letter, in English, below.

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Home - Under the Mediterranean III

3rd International Congress "Under the Mediterranean", Palermo & Marsala, 21- 26 September 2026

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Sorry for the bad news, but thanks for sharing it: social media is usually full of success stories, so it helps to be reminded that we all have setbacks too.

Machine Learning Applications in Archaeological Practices: A Review | Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology

"Machine Learning Applications in Archaeological Practices: A Review"

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Even if the vote is anonymous, if the motions pass, being a member of the EAA will have consequences if you work in Germany. That was their message. I could not believe what I was hearing.

I hope you are OK. Allowing someone who violated the safe space policy so egregiously to speak again was appalling. Unsurprisingly, they continued with threats, saying that if the motions were approved, archaeologists in Germany who chose to be EAA members would be branded as antisemitic.

Big thanks to Peter Hargreaves for reporting on the Islands and Island Studies conference in the Jersey Evening Post! #wedoislands

Bones of Contention: Why are so many human remains locked up in Berlin museums? - The Berliner Thousands of skulls and skeletons from victims of German colonialism are lying in Berlin museums. Why is it so hard to give them back?

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aDNA study of the "Phoenicians" is a "striking example of culture spreading without mass migration to reinforce it".
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aDNA study of the "Vikings" reveals it was a way of life rather than an ethnicity (www.nature.com/articles/s41...)
Why is this even surprising?

Jersey International Centre of Advanced Studies Jersey International Centre of Advanced Studies. Research and inquiry in the Channel Islands.

Apply now!! for our 2025 Island Archaeology Field School - Jersey! w/ the fantastic @mattpope.bsky.social @helendawson.bsky.social and @duvalrv.bsky.social

info@jicas.ac.je / www.jicas.ac.je

#wedoislands

Yay indeed! Your first book was key for my PhD research on the archaeology of island colonisation and abandonment!

exactly my thoughts, archaeologists should not just dig and then leave, without thinking of the consequences

It sounds like a great example of valorising local traditional knowledge, is there a paper?

Great example... I am getting hungry!

"scarpetta" in Italian, is there a Maltese word for the mopping up?

I see you’re using CatGPT ;-)

I think this is a good example of inclusion: maa.cam.ac.uk/news/decolon...

Thanks! How do you envisage that inclusion in practical terms? I think it could also mean considering the effects of research on local communities (e.g. will uncovering an archaeological site impact tourism and is that good/bad for the locals?) and developing research questions together.

The Hoa Hakananai’a statue from Easter Island, displayed in the British Museum in London. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA (source: The Guardian)

I'd like to put together a set of priorities or a "decolonisation manifesto" for researchers focusing on the study of islands as a means to ensure accountability. Please help me by posting your suggestions, including any relevant examples or practical tips. What should be in it? #wedoislands

DIG2025 "Developing International Geoarchaeology," or simply "DIG," is a biennial conference series that began in 2005 and has since been hosted across the world. It aims to bring together a wide variety of i...

The next DIG conference (Developing International Geoarchaeology) will take place in beautiful Tübingen in May! For more info, see: sites.google.com/view/dig2025...