Scott Van Keuren
@svankeuren.bsky.social
📤 201
📥 191
📝 224
Archaeologist, US Southwest, medieval Peloponnese, willing to grill in subzero weather.
reposted by
Scott Van Keuren
Radley Balko
2 days ago
John Oliver is good at his job
youtu.be/gieTx_P6INQ?...
loading . . .
Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
https://youtu.be/gieTx_P6INQ?si=pBHWYrJS8XBwNWT2
21
843
230
This is why I avoid Texas (as a Texan). And that was a smart and appropriate post.
add a skeleton here at some point
about 12 hours ago
0
1
0
How have I not seen this movie?
add a skeleton here at some point
2 days ago
1
3
0
reposted by
Scott Van Keuren
Sarah Herr
6 days ago
An important effort by tDAR to create a comprehensive regional digital archive, in this case of Huhugam archaeology, is critically considered in a new article in
@saa-aap.bsky.social
.
news.asu.edu/20251007-art...
loading . . .
ASU launches groundbreaking database of Sonoran Desert archaeology | ASU News
Archaeology is most famously known for methodically digging into the earth to uncover secrets of the past. But once the physical items have been unearthed, how can the information that has been gleane...
https://news.asu.edu/20251007-arts-humanities-and-education-asu-launches-groundbreaking-database-sonoran-desert?%7B_src%7D=news-story&fbclid=IwdGRjcANUJ-9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHsqqGmnb6A6qT0_p7qKbpU8V42RQlLCCZ6lNizFCICvDv44Nt51DKdGP6OuP_aem_FTW0WxMcUixDw6Rrp-eo-w
0
5
4
Just put my grant proposal in, fingers crossed.
add a skeleton here at some point
11 days ago
0
1
0
reposted by
Scott Van Keuren
Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes
12 days ago
🏺 Two of best projects I've heard about recently which not only tell us about the past, but come full circle to tangibly impact people's lives today: - "Romani Community Archaeology Project" - recent evolutions of "Dama International" on fallow deer
www.archaeologyuk.org/resource/ope...
add a skeleton here at some point
0
17
7
reposted by
Scott Van Keuren
Dr. Michelle I. Turner
14 days ago
A review of the Entwined exhibit at Mystic Seaport Museum
loading . . .
The Sacred Waterways of Black and Indigenous Communities
An exhibition at the Mystic Seaport Museum takes visitors on a journey through centuries of interrelated traditions of seafaring and artmaking, revealing oft-ignored histories.
https://hyperallergic.com/1041357/the-sacred-waterways-of-black-and-indigenous-communities-mystic-seaport-museum/
0
31
8
reposted by
Scott Van Keuren
Colossal
16 days ago
Photographer Bryan Sansivero documents otherworldly, forgotten houses in his forthcoming book, ‘America the Abandoned.'
www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/09/brya...
0
18
4
reposted by
Scott Van Keuren
Advances in Archaeological Practice
17 days ago
Margaret Beck and Matthew E. Hill Jr. detail their innovative
#methods
to investigate potential
#slipmaterials
and compare red
#pigment
hues. Using graphs, they analyze CIELAB color data to describe and compare hue. Learn more about their findings in AAP's latest issue.
loading . . .
The Right Red: Comparing Red Pigment Hues with CIELAB | Advances in Archaeological Practice | Cambridge Core
The Right Red: Comparing Red Pigment Hues with CIELAB - Volume 13 Issue 2
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/advances-in-archaeological-practice/article/right-red-comparing-red-pigment-hues-with-cielab/0D6CF4B7413267F787D1FC2B36202332
0
1
1
reposted by
Scott Van Keuren
#BruceSterling
18 days ago
*Back when Precolumbian Incan Peru had thirst-trap Midjourney girls strolling the stone streets in bikinis.
#pseudohistory
#pastiche
#slop
#LLM
#animated
#weird
#vaguelyfunny
#YouTube
#erudite
#archaeologistnightmare
youtu.be/HPRpx6qJaZg?...
loading . . .
AI reimagines how the Incas lived in Ancient Peru
YouTube video by History Revived
https://youtu.be/HPRpx6qJaZg?si=PeX8krq039c8OGb0
0
20
7
reposted by
Scott Van Keuren
Hyperallergic
19 days ago
A Texas art show’s title, originally in Tewa, translates to “I came here, I got here, I’m still going.” The phrase perfectly summarizes Jody Folwell’s brave life and work.
loading . . .
The Trailblazing Pueblo Potter Who Forged Her Own Path
Though Jody Folwell has always felt rooted in her culture, she pursued a ceramics practice in the early 1970s with a desire to find a distinctive voice.
https://hyperallergic.com/1040725/jody-folwell-trailblazing-pueblo-potter-who-forged-her-own-path/
0
15
2
Several bills introduced in congress that will nullify national monuments:
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
loading . . .
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5392?s=1&r=2
26 days ago
0
0
0
reposted by
Scott Van Keuren
John Hoopes
27 days ago
A heads-up to my colleagues in anthropology and archaeology: this is the current pinned post of a right-wing influencer with over 200K followers on X and 1.7M subscribers on YouTube.
13
70
35
Super nice when I reached out to him as a young grad student w crazy idea.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/o...
loading . . .
Patrick McGovern, the ‘Indiana Jones of Ancient Alcohol,’ Dies at 80
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/obituaries/patrick-mcgovern-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
about 1 month ago
0
6
2
reposted by
Scott Van Keuren
ProPublica
about 1 month ago
Three decades after legislation pushed for the return of Native American remains to Indigenous communities, many top U.S. museums and universities still have the remains of thousands of people in their collections. Use our database to check on institutions near you (last updated Jan. 2025):
loading . . .
Does Your Local Museum or University Still Have Native American Remains?
Use this database to find out where Native American remains were taken from and which institutions report still having them. Check on institutions near you.
https://projects.propublica.org/repatriation-nagpra-database/?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1757720702&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
7
366
127
Burlington is there for Steven.
add a skeleton here at some point
about 1 month ago
0
1
0
I need to talk about this horsesh*t in class next week.
www.npr.org/2025/09/03/n...
loading . . .
'Founders Museum' from White House and PragerU blurs history, AI-generated fiction
Historians say it's good to highlight America's founders, but the project takes too narrow a view of history.
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/03/nx-s1-5521261/white-house-ai-founders-museum?utm_source=bsky.app&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews
about 1 month ago
0
2
0
reposted by
Scott Van Keuren
Dan Hicks
about 1 month ago
We should all be paying attention here — land acknowledgments banned at Ohio State University
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
29
303
247
reposted by
Scott Van Keuren
Morgan L Ventura (Dr Hilary M V Leathem)
about 1 month ago
This makes me uncomfortable. Not only is this a question of ethics & respect, but perhaps these two archaeologists should ask themselves WHY a tech titan from Meta would want to locate heritage sites in resource-rich, Indigenous regions like the Amazon.
www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...
loading . . .
Where should archaeologists dig next? The winners of this OpenAI contest can tell them.
Archeological sites, like those in the Amazon, are disappearing faster than we can find them. Can AI help?
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/amazon-openai-competition-archaeology-machine-learning-artificial-intelligence?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=facebook::cmp=editorial::add=fb20250831science-amazonopenaicompetitionfreemium&linkId=856241575&fbclid=IwY2xjawMhbWtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHpEvc3lspwFgtjUO7UtpLBCwGHHqh8Xf0eXxu19UsOPa_SfO2YYkNQ3pD0yC_aem_4z7Xva2xZrxvsFMOse9u6g
9
107
43
What’s up with this photo? Is that the Taung Child?
about 2 months ago
0
0
0
www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
loading . . .
If the University of Chicago Won’t Defend the Humanities, Who Will?
Why it matters that the University of Chicago is pausing admissions to doctoral programs in literature, philosophy, the arts, and languages
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2025/08/university-chicago-humanities-doctorate/684004/?gift=eyqaW_P8nhLRNHNgO-OUkdURDurn-yrb3XuZvGckt1w
about 2 months ago
1
1
2
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
loading . . .
Actually, Slavery Was Very Bad
The president’s latest criticism of museums is a thinly veiled attempt to erase Black history.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/08/trump-attack-smithsonian-slavery/683969/?gift=eyqaW_P8nhLRNHNgO-OUkV3r-x1e5q34uQMwabUnemA
about 2 months ago
0
2
0
reposted by
Scott Van Keuren
Center for Biological Diversity
about 2 months ago
BREAKING: The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an emergency injunction today blocking the Trump administration from handing Oak Flat over to a private mining company while three lawsuits challenging the land exchange proceed. More details:
biodiv.us/3V8uKAO
loading . . .
2
109
50
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
loading . . .
Donald Trump’s Guide to Museums
Why are museums filled with artifacts from the past? Why don’t they include things from the future?
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/08/trump-museum-future-washington-dc/683956/?gift=eyqaW_P8nhLRNHNgO-OUkcb4UBw1C0CxmJcJkGG_N4A
about 2 months ago
0
2
0
reposted by
Scott Van Keuren
Sean Blinn 🇺🇦
about 2 months ago
Here is the truth about museums: Museums are among the most trusted institutions in American society. Especially history museums. Museums support over 700,000 jobs in the US. Museums generate $50 billion in economic activity in the US every year. Just the facts. That’s what we do.
#museum
6
209
65
reposted by
Scott Van Keuren
Dan Hicks
2 months ago
As for the demand for “access to an inventory of all permanent holdings" — well, let's see what can be made public on that score
www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
3
7
4
www.npr.org/2025/08/09/n...
loading . . .
An ancient archaeological site meets conspiracy theories — and Joe Rogan
In the hills of southeastern Turkey lies a site so ancient, it's turning our understanding of civilization on its head and leading to conspiracy theories.
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/09/nx-s1-5492477/gobleki-tepe-archaeology
2 months ago
0
0
0
Tons of Ancestral Pueblo and other sacred locations on this land, fingers crossed.
sanangelolive.com/news/outdoor...
loading . . .
Texas Homebuilder’s Family Quietly Sells One of the Largest Private Ranches in the U.S.
A half-million-acre New Mexico ranch once owned by a Texas homebuilding dynasty has quietly changed hands in one of the biggest land deals in recent U.S. history.
https://sanangelolive.com/news/outdoors/2025-08-06/texas-homebuilders-family-quietly-sells-one-largest-private-ranches-us
2 months ago
0
2
0
reposted by
Scott Van Keuren
Dr. Michelle I. Turner
2 months ago
"There is a lesser-known and more heartening narrative afoot: the thousands of cultural artifacts that made it through the fires, with more being discovered by archaeologists and cultural practitioners nearly every day."
loading . . .
Saving Hawaii’s History From the Ashes, One Object at a Time
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/arts/design/lahaina-wildfires-hawaii-history-restoration.html?unlocked_article_code=1.bU8.fDa9.GCyMIGTJvRd2&smid=bs-share
0
18
6
Somehow missed this one:
ictnews.org/news/us-just...
loading . . .
US Justice Department says Trump can cancel national monuments that protect landscapes - ICT News
A Justice Department legal opinion disavowed a 1938 determination that monuments created by previous presidents under the Antiquities Act can't be revoked. The department said presidents can cancel mo...
https://ictnews.org/news/us-justice-department-says-trump-can-cancel-national-monuments-that-protect-landscapes/
2 months ago
0
0
0
I think it’s great & use it for teaching. F’ them!
add a skeleton here at some point
3 months ago
0
4
0
This is such great content for my "Ruins" course.
add a skeleton here at some point
3 months ago
0
1
0
reposted by
Scott Van Keuren
Justin Walsh
3 months ago
Andrew is awesome and someone should hire him
add a skeleton here at some point
1
4
2
Someone needs to make a 'find my' app that tells me where library books are located in my office.
3 months ago
0
0
0
reposted by
Scott Van Keuren
Brad Johnson
3 months ago
National Science Foundation staff have sent a letter pleading with House Science ranking member
@lofgren.house.gov
to save the NSF. They are sufficiently scared of illegal retribution that they have done so anonymously
democrats-science.house.gov/imo/media/do...
1
40
14
reposted by
Scott Van Keuren
Kristina Killgrove
3 months ago
""It is irresponsible,” says University of Florida archaeologist Michael Heckenberger. He explains that many international conventions and ethics codes say research in Indigenous territories or on Indigenous heritage requires free and informed consent from Indigenous people." 🏺🧪
loading . . .
AI challenge to find lost Amazonian civilizations draws critics
Scientists, ethicists, and officials worry the OpenAI-sponsored contest sidesteps archaeological norms
https://www.science.org/content/article/ai-challenge-find-lost-amazonian-civilizations-draws-critics
2
36
15
reposted by
Scott Van Keuren
Hyperallergic
3 months ago
New Mexico lawmakers and tribal leaders are calling for the protection of Chaco Canyon, an Indigenous archaeological and historical site in the state, as Republicans attempt to repeal federal land protections surrounding the area.
loading . . .
Chaco Canyon in Danger Under Trump Administration
As Republicans attempt to repeal federal land protections surrounding the site and others, New Mexico lawmakers and tribal leaders are calling for their enforcement.
https://hyperallergic.com/1023751/chaco-canyon-in-danger-under-trump-administration/
0
30
28
reposted by
Scott Van Keuren
Ben Marwick
4 months ago
Is archaeology a science? 🧪 Here's my new paper that has a go at answering this question by analysing 10,000 journal articles:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lHjN_6yUM...
1
23
8
Some media coverage of our new project in Methoni:
eleftheriaonline.gr/local/politi...
loading . . .
Συνεχίζεται η έρευνα για την ιστορία των Ρομά στη Μεθώνη
Τον Ιούνιο ξεκίνησε η διενέργεια της τριετούς επιφανειακής και γεωφυσικής αρχαιολογικής έρευνας σε ακατοίκητη περιοχή βόρεια του οικισμού της Μεθώνης,...
https://eleftheriaonline.gr/local/politismos/item/338862-synexizetai-i-erevna-gia-tin-istoria-ton-roma-sti-methoni
3 months ago
0
1
0
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
loading . . .
Regional disparities in US media coverage of archaeology research
US media coverage of archaeology shows geographic disparities, with archaeology of China/Taiwan less likely to receive coverage.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adt5435
3 months ago
0
0
0
“The End of the Essay”
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
loading . . .
What Happens After A.I. Destroys College Writing?
The demise of the English paper will end a long intellectual tradition, but it’s also an opportunity to reëxamine the purpose of higher education.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/07/07/the-end-of-the-english-paper
4 months ago
0
0
0
reposted by
Scott Van Keuren
Alexandra Petri
4 months ago
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
51
5193
1693
reposted by
Scott Van Keuren
Elizabeth Marlowe
4 months ago
Horrifying, but NYT fails to mention the sculptor's ties to the KKK and also the desecration this monument represents to the Lakota Sioux at what had been a sacred site. These facts should be part of the conversation whenever we talk about this monument.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
loading . . .
Room for One More on Mount Rushmore? (The President Wants to Know.) (Gift Article)
Let’s review how we got here, and closely examine what the rock would allow.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/27/us/mount-rushmore-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Sk8.dIgy.3sAag4Lqqj-i&smid=bs-share
3
63
16
Never met one I liked.
www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
loading . . .
The Worst Sandwich Is Back
Wraps are popular again. So is a certain kind of physique.
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2025/06/wrap-food-return/683311/?gift=eyqaW_P8nhLRNHNgO-OUkUIfqEDC4ZrcwORutcrxMMw
4 months ago
0
2
1
reposted by
Scott Van Keuren
Chasing Aphrodite
4 months ago
A “disturbingly informative” museum that displays human remains is in crisis - The New Yorker cc:
@damienhuffer.bsky.social
apple.news/Acqa72PrXStG...
loading . . .
A Medical-History Museum Contends with Its Collection of Human Remains — The New Yorker
Supporters saw the Mütter’s preserved fetuses, skulls, and “Soap Lady” as a celebration of human difference. New management saw an ethical and a political minefield.
https://apple.news/Acqa72PrXStGKfYeg-yhBLA
1
4
1
Still my favorite pull:
4 months ago
0
0
0
Opening baseball cards with the kid and hit this one.
4 months ago
0
1
0
reposted by
Scott Van Keuren
Taylor Mitchell Brown
4 months ago
I spoke with several leading archaeologists to better understand the impact recent federal funding cuts will have on archaeology in the US. The future doesn’t look good.
#NSF
#NEH
#archaeology
#paleoanthropology
#heritage
New at
@science.org
🏺🧪
loading . . .
Funding cuts to U.S. archaeology could imperil field’s future
A Science analysis of canceled and curtailed federal grants reveals hits to research, collections, and training
https://www.science.org/content/article/funding-cuts-u-s-archaeology-could-imperil-field-s-future
3
96
70
reposted by
Scott Van Keuren
Janessa Goldbeck
4 months ago
This would be the largest public lands sell-off in modern U.S. history and it's happening with no hearings, no debate, and no public input. See what public lands would be available for sale:
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
loading . . .
120 million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR budget reconciliation package
The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 120 million acres, including local recreation areas, wild...
https://www.wilderness.org/articles/media-resources/120-million-acres-public-lands-eligible-sale-senr-budget-reconciliation-package
79
2870
2069
Load more
feeds!
log in