Article in Norwegian! The publishing system is broken. That has been clear for a while. Having been on the end that have to find peer reviewers for more than a decade... It's become so, so, so difficult. It's a major bottle neck in the workflow for everyone involved. www.khrono.no/tidsskriftet...

Just a lil reminder for the archaeology peeps on here! 👇🏾🏺

Starting December with yet another cold. Oslo's dark and wet. Behind on everything at home. Swamped at work. Trying to embrace the general messiness that this season of life is giving, and after some "admin" work I'll ease into this week with reading about writing. One of my favourite topics!

Should be of interest to archaeologists too! So 👉🏼 🏺

The Museum of Cultural History has announced two PhD positions! One is on rock art from the Bronze Age www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Vice-rector at UiO, Mette Halskov Hansen, opens this year's Norwegian Archaeological Meeting and discusses the university's ambition to balance academic freedom with globalization, knowledge creation and collaboration with (some) authoritarian states in a generally challenging political climate. 🏺

Getting ready to attend Norway's CAA conference! Most are presenting in Norwegian, but Sjoerd van Riel and Simon Radchenko have presentations in English from 11.10 & 11.30 CET (you can check out the programme below and find a link to Zoom). Open for all! 🏺 no.caa-international.org/caa-n-2024/

Apropos of teaching, I'll be doing a lecture on "Archeology today" for second year students in a few weeks (subject is on theory and research history), what should not be missed, in your opinion? It's their last lecture of the semester and close to exam date, so bonus points for extra fun stuff 🤓🏺

This is absolutely wonderful! Downloading and will share with those I know that teach at UiO.

Quoting because, well, this is true everywhere. We see it in Europe and in Norway. Latest polling shows that FrP, our far right populist party, is the country's biggest (luckily, I guess, we have more than two parties).

political culture is built on top of much longer time horizons than elections might lead one to believe. many a political battle is won and lost generationally

🏺I've been very lucky to be invited to co-organise a PhD course in the Nordic graduate school Dialogues with the Past in March next year, on one of my favourite topics: writing as method. Deadline to register is November 1st. "Writing the past in and for the Present" www.hf.uio.no/iakh/english...

Bookbites, the library app of choice in Norway is, well, not that good. It is, however, an easy way to get quick access to free books. I started to attempt getting back into the habitat of reading for fun over the summer, instead of endless doomscrolling and binging.

Exciting news! @greenhouseuis.bsky.social has advertised a fully-funded three-year PhD fellowship at the intersection of environmental and energy history – supervised by yours truly! Deadline: 15 September 2024 #envhist #energyhistory 🌿 www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

The SAA has just put out the call for the next editors of our journal: saa.org/quick-nav/sa.... Have a look? Our hope is to find successors who will enjoy editing this journal as much as we have. (1/2)

"All beeps ain't gold: Is it just us, or are there more "unique finds" than before?" I, and a few other archaeologists, were interviewed about one journalist's perception of an increase in "unique" detecting finds last year. Article in Norwegian! www.morgenbladet.no/kultur/2024/...

#job in #numismatics at the #Money and #Medals Department of the British Museum Project Curator: Britain’s Last Roman Hoards bmrecruit.ciphr-irecruit.com//templates/C...

🥳🏺Finally I get to announce that our textbook Methods and Methodologies in Heritage Studies will be out this summer #OpenAccess!

The late Dr. Ryan Foster's wonderful chapter in the Viking Age in Scotland book is free for the next six months. I asked my fellow editors and Colleen if we could ask Edinburgh University Press this and they and EUP kindly agreed. Rest in peace, Ryan. edinburghuniversitypress.com/media/resour...

LUXCORE's final conference is taking place at the Museum og Cultural History! Apparently the (industry) world is filled with creeps. www.khm.uio.no/english/rese...

Final chance to submit your paper abstract for our session on heritage crime! Come and have fun with us in Rome! (Posters have until April 8th) 🏺

The deadline to submit a paper for @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social is fast approaching - 8 February (although I wouldn't be *shocked* if it's extended). Reach out if you have any questions. We would love a varied session on topics related to heritage crime! 🏺

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And since my brain is clearly still in holiday mode: 🏺

We are organising a session at this year's @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social in Rome! You can find it here: submissions.e-a-a.org/eaa2024/sess..., by searching for "Shadows" (or the complete title). Or read it here: drive.google.com/file/d/18MMM.... Includes clickable link to the submissions page!

Det er liksom heilt fråverande i samtalane om Pisa at elevane gir meir faen i det no.

🏺 The Doctoral network ArCHe now offers ten attractive PhD-positions in the fields of archaeology, archaeobiology, biology, social anthropology, cultural heritage studies, coastal engineering, geography or geology! NB! Mobility requirements for all positions. www.arche.uio.no/vacancies/in...

Did autumn go by too fast? Is festive season stress real? Don't worry, Nordic TAG got your back! We've extended the Call for Papers for N-TAG 2024 to 17. December! 🎄 Take your time, browse our sessions and submit an abstract here: sites.utu.fi/nordictag202...

🏺Does anyone have a digital copy of Taylor's (1948) "A Study of Archaeology"? I've looked in, it feels like, all nooks and crannies of the internet. I do have a physical copy on an indefinite loan, but would still love to have a copy (and not have to scan it myself, I must admit!).

🏺🏛️ Deadline is approaching! Submit a paper proposal to Nordic TAG 2024 before Friday 1. December: sites.utu.fi/nordictag202...

When you open the book you just bought on a whim for the first and discover a surprise signature from the author!

Looking for articles dealing with (archaeological) context as a concept and/or explicitly defining it. Slowly working up to a literature review - any tips?🏺

Looking forward to reading this in December!

🏺🏛️Check out the CFP for session 5: Archaeological education, expertise, and heritage management Lightning round session organised by Yorgos Paschos Deadline for paper proposals is 1. December. Instructions and information here: tinyurl.com/ntag24cfp

Check out the CFP for session 4: Archaeological education, expertise, and heritage management Organised by L. Seppänen, P. Cornell, P. Halinen, P. Hamari and M. Lavento Deadline for paper proposals is 1. December. Instructions and information here: tinyurl.com/ntag24cfp

Check out the CFP for session 2: The Politics of Archaeology: from outdated rallying cries to actual critique Organised by Artur Ribeiro and Jan-Eric Schlicht Deadline for paper proposals is 1. December. Instructions and information can be found here: sites.utu.fi/nordictag202...

Check out Session 1 - Archaeologies of inequality – Implications for societal change Organised by Marika Hyttinen, Tuuli Matila, and Oula Seitsone Deadline for paper proposals is 1. December. Instructions and information can be found here: sites.utu.fi/nordictag202...

Interested in theoretical archaeology? Follow our Nordic TAG account! Our next conference is in Turku in March and we're looking for someone to host the 2026 conference. Let us know if you're interested in hosting (both Nordic and Baltic institutions are very welcome!)

📣Nordic TAG’s steering committee is looking for a host institution and organizing committee for the 18th Nordic TAG conference in 2026! 🏺 See more information on our web page below!

Last book pitch post, I promise. For those interested in personal copies, Berghahn Books offers use of promo code HUFF0862 for 50% off the hard cover price btwn now and end November for orders placed directly through Berghahn. Do tell anyone in your circle to take advantage while the deal lasts :)

🏺Keen on hosting the next Nordic TAG conference in 2026? We'll present the next host during the conference in Turku in March! Theoretically inclined archaeologists are a friendly (and fun) bunch, I promise. Have a look, and reach out if you have any questions! nordictag.com/2023/10/12/c...

🏺📜 I love the definition of 'human' big data offered by Chris Green (2020). Just need to convince reviewer no 3 that it's useful for the hobby detecting finds in Norway 🤓 (Collecting, cleaning and analysing datasets from similar, but still different digital archives is exhausting and exhilarating!)

Forgot about AncientBlueSky!

🏺Re-posting to reach the wider community. Can someone help Irene? 🤓

Having your office space in old, protected buildings is a mixed bag, for sure. On the one hand, I have a lovely skylight and sit right across from one of Oslo's best libraries. On the other hand, it's not possible to open any windows and the smell of dust and mildew (probably) is palpable.

I started my postdoc at the Museum of Cultural History, Oslo yesterday. I have acces to the building, a computer, nearly all my office coffee equipment, a new plant and lamp, and my lovely "PhD photo". The floors are crooked and the air is stale. But I think I'll be okay! #DetectingHeritage

1. Jeg er fornøyd med valget. Denne politikken passer meg helt fint. En liten tråd om privilegier.

God tråd. Jeg har alltid fått en bismak i munnen av de som går hardt ut mot hjemmesitterne. Å avstå fra å stemme er åpenbart også et *valg*, og, kanskje det faktisk sier mer om politikken som føres enn om enkeltindividene? Man kan bli apatisk og skuffet av langt mindre enn de siste årenes politikk.

Started reading Zen To Do, after re-discovering Robert Talbert's blog series! Seems promising 🤓 rtalbert.org/gtd/

Eg trur dette er det minst tabloide lesarinnlegget frå ein politikar eg har lese nokon gong. www.ao.no/graver-seg-e...