“We have been left with no choice but to stop our activities, as our clinics are encircled by Israeli forces... This is the last thing we wanted.” We have been forced to suspend our activities and leave Gaza City.

Bad, enraging, archaeological process Bad, enraging, use of archaeology It's the duty of all #archaeologists to condemn this nationalistic use of #archaeology by Israel to support it's genocidal, warmongering aims www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

yeah we're into LLMs (Large Lamb-bridge Models)

My book is now £14.99 with this discount! Cheaper than a cheeky Nandos!

NEW: Ten years after the Islamic State group executed Khaled al-Asaad, the “father of Palmyra,” his family recalls the man who gave his life to protect Syria’s greatest archaeological treasure. Cian Ward reports for @newlinesmag.bsky.social. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/sy...

On top of the illegality of digging in occupied territory, the practice of archaeology has been questionable. Elsewhere in Silwan when digging has encountered periods not of interest to Elad those remains have been destroyed without recording. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

While the step is largely symbolic, and needs to be backed up with tangible support for people who are suffering, symbols have their own significance.

Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, says UN inquiry

Gary Lineker on winning the National TV Award, "It's not lost on me why I might have won this award" "Aside from presenting Match of the Day.." "Also, I think it demonstrates that perhaps it's ok sometimes to use our platform to speak up on behalf of those who have no voice"

Funniest possible person to say nothing bad happened when he was a kid as a result of everyone having guns

BREAKING: Lush has closed all of its UK stores in protest at Israel’s genocide in Palestine The cosmetic giant has also closed down its factories and website for the day

My online live course Medieval Chivalry has its first run from April - if it sells well it'll be added to the permanent roster! lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/medi...

If you’ve been listening to the pod recently, you’ll have heard… • Ads are coming at the start and end of episodes from Oct 1st • BUT Patreon subscribers can get ad-free versions! • Sign up now to lock in ad-free access at the current $5 level • Go to pseudopod.org and click on "feed the pod"

You can't really criticise someone for shouting from the sidelines if you're following their instructions.

🏺 Really happy to see that @archaeocobb.bsky.social and @kayth.bsky.social’s edited volume on activism in #archaeology is now available for purchase in print or free to read online! And yours truly has a chapter in it as well on social media, of course. www.archaeopress.com/Archaeopress...

People make fun of AI “hallucinations,” but this is 100% accurate.

Colour in historical reconstruction: The 60-30-10 rule and its key role in cinematic colour grading is my best guess as to why these productions elect to dial back the vibrant medieval polychromy. But it does look rather like the producers haven't bothered to consult experts for some guidance here.

We've just wrapped up out lunchtime drop-in editing session. Thanks to folks who joined us! We've ended up with:

Happening later today. Still time to sign up if you want to set aside some time to edit Wikipedia. #MedievalWiki

The wealth of knowledge and experience here are incredible. What they're learning there helped rebuild Notre Dame. @jdiscenza.bsky.social, at some point, we must visit!

You can follow our excavations at the KG \ Kelvin Wheelies 1970s skatepark in Glasgow all week by following #KelvinWheelies! Thanks in advance to our funders @socantscot.bsky.social & partners @archscot.bsky.social + Archaeology at @uofglasgow.bsky.social

What if the current generation of AIs and LLMs were invented by Star Trek fans who hated Data for some reason and wanted everyone to feel that way

A truly great ‘Today I learned…’ to send you to bed x

This might be too scary for me. Go listen and let me know? grimandmild.com/havoctown

Reposting this for folks who want to control the AI-ification of their work posted on Academia[dot]edu.

Appalling figures www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

He was very good in person with his trans fans too. Growing up going to SF cons, I met many trans people before I even knew what trans meant. I gave my parents very little they needed to accept in their child, so they had lots left over for everyone else. 😉 www.thepinknews.com/2021/08/06/t...

Good thing no one uses Microsoft Excel for anything related to legal, regulatory or compliance business functions www.theverge.com/news/761338/...

This article contains 0 mentions of 100+ data centres being built across the UK and 2 mentions of shorter showers. The doctrine of personal responsibility <<<< 20% of treated water lost thru' old pipes + more via unshaded reservoirs. www.dumptheguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

that reminds me, the Universal Basic Income for artists idea in Ireland is due for renewal soon. Many artists have described it, during the trial, as "life changing". (In Ireland we know tourists don't come for a suntan - they come for the culture.)

Children in #Gaza are starving to death. Across the Gaza Strip, most children examined by UNRWA health teams are emaciated, weak, and at risk of dying, if they do not get the treatment they urgently need. It’s time to stop this war on children. #CeasefireNow

Despite OP's valid point, credit to the reporters of the news article for explicitly making the point about the burial practices signalling community inclusion, an important retort of people's efforts to impose modern assumptions onto past behaviours.

An insightful quote from Oliver Creighton in his 2012 book 'Early Medieval Castles': "the slighting and desecration of a donjon could in certain instances mark the discontinuity of lordship" #slighting #archaeology #castles eg: the destruction of Kenilworth Castle in the 17th century

Just gonna point out how medievalism underpins this far right nostalgia #medievalsky

As promised, we will have an online Wiki session on 26 August. You'll need to register to get the Zoom link. Come along and help us redress the gender and racial imbalances on Wikipedia's medieval topics en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event:M... #MAMOmonth #MedievalWiki

I was browsing photos on my phone and was reminder of a visit to Caerlaverock Castle in October last year. I'd never been before and you really want a place like that to be good. Well it knocked my sock off. My photos don't do it justice, but it was great fun anyway commons.gallery/@richard-nev...

Mountains are an important part of the landscape, and I put them on maps a lot! But what that looks like can vary widely. Over on my patreon, I wrote about the variety of mountains that I've done for academic maps. It's free and publicly available, so give it a read! www.patreon.com/posts/peakin...

Call for Papers @imc-leeds.bsky.social 2026 ‼️ The 'Loyalty in the Medieval World' network welcomes papers which explore the intersections between the concept of ‘loyalty’ and the conference theme of ‘temporalities’, c.500-1500! Get in touch by 15 September

News item: RFK Jr replaces handle on Broad Street pump

The only thing wrong in this piece is the statement Gazans had "normal lives" before the start of (this) war - they v much didn't: like other Palestinians they existed in an apartheid state without equal rights to movement or access to vital resources & facilities, subject to numerous oppressions.

The fact that no one involved in this report seems to have even considered the ethics of image creation this way, or the fact that image creation by scraping existing visual images will certainly reproduce, harmful, visual stereotypes, is absolutely appalling.

Seeing the American Historical Association suggest using AI to create "historical" images is disappointing. They are not historical, they are fabrications. Reconstruction drawings are a great tool for making history accessible. Poorly done images are harmful.

Like science? Then you better be interested when *someone* starts putting out hit pieces on scientists. This is beyond the pale ethically and honestly anyone who doesn’t want to slide to hell on a slick of ai generated content that benefits billionaire business, maybe now is the time to get angry.

We geolocated the view out of the window as Jeremy Bowen's team filmed packages falling from a plane over Gaza yesterday. They were dropped into a "dangerous combat zone", which Palestinians are warned not to enter because it would put their lives at risk. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...

If you're out for a walk on this gorgeous Sunday, please look out for any memorial benches. Snap a photo of the inscription and upload to openbenches.org You'll need to make sure "location" is enabled on your camera. THANKS GANG!

In "Legitimate Concerns" news. 41% of the 899 arrested for taking part in Farage Riots last year had been reported for crimes associated with intimate partner violence. For those arrested by one police force, this figure was 68%. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

the UK’s Internet age verification law has led to the effective censorship of all LGBT content on Reddit what a shocking and unexpected turn of events!

Doctors Without Borders joins more than 100 organizations to sounding the alarm that lifesaving aid must enter #Gaza. www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-as...

What is left to say? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...