Meinen Vortrag über "Archäologische #Wissenschaftskommunikation zwischen #Popkultur & #Ideologie" anläßlich der Ringvorlesung "Antike im Zerrspiegel politischer Ideologien" von @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social & @antike-kolleg.bsky.social gibt's jetzt auch als Videomittschnitt: 🏺 youtu.be/i5TQRBlgKP4

Join us in congratulating IPIA scholar Maria Nelson, who yesterday successfully completed her Masters degree! Congratulations, Maria! 🎉🎉

Really enjoyed listening to @annieknk.bsky.social's QAA episode about Graham Hancock a few months ago. Have no idea how the Labour Party should respond to this. Anyway,

"He started to seek out different perspectives. There were the works of Graham Hancock, who claims the archaeological establishment is hiding the fact that ultra-intelligent aliens built the pyramids." Pseudoarchaeology has a powerful reciprocal role within conspiracism, distrust, etc. whereby 1/

If you're interested in my new project on medievalism & the extreme right, you can read the first update on our blog here: www.northampton.ac.uk/research-blo... As the project progresses, @siobhanhyland.bsky.social and I will write updates to share info & upcoming events. @errnetwork.bsky.social 🗃️

I can't even count the number of times I've seen variants of this directed at archaeologists. "I wouldn't expect archaeologists to know anything about [literally all the things we study in historic contexts]." 🙄 (Usually engineering, though. Apparently we're incapable of knowing about engineering.)

Education is the enemy of fascism.

New 🏺 book mail recently arrived! First up is @bobmuckle.bsky.social's excellent new look at archaeology in BC, ranging from the distant to recent past:

Jesus Christ. A standing ovation — from Liberals too — for Charlie Kirk in the Canadian House of Commons. You can (and should) oppose political violence without doing all this, you know.

ICYMI: give this excellent new paper a read! 🏺

if fascists are targeting your community i've written 3 guides to help. plz share! "40 Ways to Fight Fascists" spencersunshine.com/2020/08/27/f... "Six Things to Do If You Become the Target of Online Harassment" www.patreon.com/posts/85220523 A guide to 30 more Guides www.patreon.com/posts/101459...

Feel like I’m going insane with the revisionist history that Charlie Kirk fostered open debate. He chilled speech and his targeting of professors for wrongthink led to threats, harassment, and being forced out of their jobs. His legacy is chilling speech right now, about him

This is a very important toolkit:

wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekend

In which I beg archaeologists to sign up for the fall semester of Skype a Scientist, because we're getting buried in requests for your area of expertise. Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Report from @theguardian.com on the IOF's plan to bomb decades of finds in Jerusalem's French Biblical and Archaeological School. Immense solidarity with all our Palestinian colleagues risking their lives daily to save heritage in Gaza, and all of Palestine. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

people pretend that debate signals and defends a commitment to high minded politics. what it elevates instead is performative dishonesty as a basic mode of politics www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

When you publish a website that posts the names and photos of scholars who have written or said things you disagree with and encourage people to surveil and harass them, you are not, in fact, a “free speech” organization.

I've noticed Graham Hancock upping the "archaeologists are mean to me and are censoring anything that challenges their orthodoxy" / "here are my supporters disparaging archaeologists for me" talk, so I wouldn't be surprised if an announcement for season 3 of ancient apocalypse is coming 🤔

As someone who spent many hours listening to Kirk’s show on AM radio, I would say that he made Rush Limbaugh seem like Walter Cronkite by comparison, in terms of rhetorical tone and empirical rigor. The subtext of every show was “You don’t hate the left enough.”

and while you’re here, pick a fundraiser from this list or from one of my many prior reposts and donate some money to help Palestinians who are actually suffering under political violence and genocide: linktr.ee/divyamp?fbcl...

Folks who are interested in the infamous Atari ET game (very fun story, read the quoted article) may also be interested in learning more about the archaeological project to excavate the game cartridges! 🏺 1/

Certainly looks like we scared the President away from Chicago. Fighting like hell works.

🏺 For #EAA members (past and present!) still looking to sign the call for an emergency meeting following the events of #EAA2025 - here’s the new link. ⬇️

🏺 Had the pleasure of being a guest on the Admixing Alexandra’s Get Real Podcast to talk about being an Alex(andra) and my experiences as an archaeologist! open.spotify.com/episode/2emQ...

Here’s a new link: saco.csic.es/apps/forms/s...

The BC Archaeology Forum is returning this fall! SFU Archaeology, in partnership with the British Columbia Association of Professional Archaeologists, is pleased to announce the 2025 BC Archaeology Forum on Saturday, October 18. Details and registration info here: buff.ly/cBFlWPA

You mostly all know about this already, but still nice to see an official story - www.northampton.ac.uk/news/when-th...

Check out this important new paper, co-written by IPIA scholars Dr. Kisha Supernant ( @archaeomapper.bsky.social) and Solène Mallet Gauthier (@somag.bsky.social), on confronting and disrupting "grey zones" in Canadian archaeology 🏺

least those of you who research the intersections between nationalism and heritage will have lots to write about 🫠

Just finished registering for the BC archaeology forum. I really enjoyed the last forum and am looking forward to its return this year! 🏺

Das trifft sogar auf den ersten Blick so harmlos wie unterhaltsam scheinende Nischenthemen à la "Ancient Aliens" und andere pseudoarchäologische Mythen zu, die unter der Oberfläche fest in demokratie- und staatsablehnender Weltbilder integriert sind: trowelandpen.com/2025/07/27/a...

Das! Esoterik ist als #Conspirituality gar tragender Teil des Fundaments extremistischer Verschwörungsideologien: hateaid.org/conspiritual...

You can sign this if you have an #EAA ID, whether you are a currently active member or not.

Calling all #EAA past and present members! A lot of us are not happy with the events of last week, and with EAA's bleak attitute towards the ongoing genocide. Sign this petition for a special meeting, so we can call a vote of confidence against the current board. Thanks! forms.gle/cTp7BXiUD1qC...

Going out on a limb - does anyone here have the contacts of an editor at The Guardian? (And is happy to share?) Archaeology & ethics related! Thank you 🙏

I'm slowly becoming more obsessed with these adorable new cauldron candle jars I've started making for an upcoming market 🥹

Every time I see these "AI will be as smart as or smarter than scientists or experts" comments I feel an intense urge to remind these guys that the 'A' in AI stands for "artificial." 🙄 Do not conflate artificial intelligence with my real intelligence.

If you know of cancelled sessions, speakers pulling out, resignations etc it would be great to know... Thank you 😊 #Archaeology 🏺 #EAA #EAA2025

Had a lovely conversation yesterday about uncritical AI use and the concerns regarding archaeology, so I'm very much looking forward to reading this 🏺

If you're going to be on Galiano Island on the 28th (or want an excuse for a day trip), I'll be giving a talk about my Brother XII shenanigans! Tix available at the door or ordered ahead of time, visit the Galiano Museum Society FB page for more info! 🏺 www.facebook.com/share/1B1TfG...

Tragic Canadian archaeology news 🏺

Canadian arch lost two incredibly talented people in the Lisboa funicular accident... 😓 www.lapresse.ca/actualites/2...

The architect of Project 2025 — the far-right blueprint underpinning many of the attacks President Trump has launched on American democracy — didn’t end up speaking to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet Thursday, as originally planned. @rachelgilmore.bsky.social writes. #canpoli #uspoli

popping my head in to post this on behalf of and at the request of my very dear friend and colleague matt walsh who is not very online. #eaa2025

FYI Liberal MPs and staff here’s my signal (and my DMs are open elsewhere) if you want to tell me how you how you really feel about this! Happy to protect your anonymity! Already have some bites so you won’t be alone 👀 signal.me#eu/EEWj4Uiwf...

On top of everything else, a small but real thing that bothers me about this is that nobody, including a cabinet minister, should have to expose themselves to hate speech at a work meeting. Diplomacy is different; this is inviting a misogynist white supremacist *guest speaker* to an internal event.

This is gross 🤮 It's giving very elbows down

🏺 Call to action from Archaeologists Against Apartheid for all those concerned about what has happened at #EAA2025 (with alt-text). Please see the post below for the link to the letter which includes other links to resources for action.