Specialist Middle East news source Al-Monitor with an assessment of the impact of the civil war in Sudan on the countrys museums. Amid a refugee crisis reports that some 20 museums have been looted & cultural material, much related to the Kingdom of Kush, is missing with much feared trafficked.

Serious scholars have examined what happens when we change the number of H1-B visas issued. Cities that get more H1-B immigrants subsequently see the wages of natives *rise* substantially. Skilled immigrants bring new ideas, fill labor shortages and make us all more productive.

This new fee for H1-B visas is going to be damaging for non-profits. It may be that most of the visas got to high-tech & finance companies, but a significant number are used by international NGOs such as WWF, Oxfam & WRI who really need specialists from outside the US to acheive their missions. 🌏

#climateheritage #nationalparks

I am looking for a multispecies archaeologist with a strong theoretical and interpretive profile to join my group (100%, 3 years): uni.koeln/2E7CR Deadline: 30.09.2025. Apply here: uni.koeln/ZQMKA ("Wiss2508-21") @nakedprimate.bsky.social @mesh-research-hub.bsky.social @unicologne.bsky.social

An unusual & ambiguous iron rod in the #Viking “Pagan Lady” grave on St. Patrick's Isle, Peel (IOM) has been interpreted as both a roasting spit & a sorcerer’s staff. A goose wing was laid over it. The woman's grave goods included an unusual bead necklace, knives & a down pillow. #Archaeobirds🏺

The work on the stunning Rosemarkie Bronze Age hoard, discovered in Scotland, has been published - #Archaeology 🏺 www.guard-archaeology.co.uk/GALNews/?p=792

That magical moment when the pumice is gently cleared away revealing, for the first time in nearly 2000 years, a white mosaic. #MosaicMonday #Pompeii

Tackling the fresh greens issue in an #Arctic town.

== Hudson River Zen == Asher B. Durand, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘚𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, oil on canvas, ca. 1850, Springfield [Ohio] Museum of Art, www.springfieldart.net?exhibition=p... #art #painting #zen

Gotta love a hotel with a cabinet of #archaeology in the lobby. Including a fragment of a Revolutionary War era bowl marked with the slogan “success to the British Navy”. Very popular sentiment around here no doubt!! 🤣 But this is the old house of the English colonial Calvert family in Annapolis. 🏺

#zooarchaeology 🏺

🏺 This thread is cute but also so useful to remember what Ötzi teaches us about dynamic temporal lives of prehistoric people: he died on an epic journey, carrying a huge range of kit with tools part-way through being made, and with embers and medicine in anticipation of his next fire, & his future.

I really, REALLY want to believe that this is supposed to be a great auk, and the arguments are pretty strong. But strong enough? Not quite convinced. It's not like the human figure is accurately represented. #archaeobirds #zooarchaeology #WorldHeritage 🪶

So fantastic to see that @preservinglegacies.bsky.social is in the running for this @gcadaptation.bsky.social award. The team is doing incredible work. #climateheritage #resilience #climatejustice 🌏 HT @andrewspotts.bsky.social

I had an amazing day at the NHM whale store. So many wonderful specimens and fascinating stories. So grateful for the invite!

🏔️Plant communities along Swiss mountain roads are warming: species are shifting upslope, but low cover of gained and lost species masks the species turnover. Presence-only models reveal clear thermophilization signal in just 10 years🧪🌎

New research from China suggests that oysters can be good at removing carbon dioxide from oceans, making the bivalves both an important food source and a potential tool in the fight against climate change and ocean acidification.

Working on animal remains in #cyprus I find #fish bones. These modern skeletons enable identifications through comparative osteology. Updated database of comparative collection here: recen800.cyi.ac.cy/reference-co... The Mediterranean sea is amazing please help keep it clean & less ‘developed’!

I got to paint some paleobirds! (The headline art is by the incredible Chase Stone) 🪶🧪

I won't be on Orkney unfortunately, but I did just pre-order from Birlinn. Can't wait to read this. birlinn.co.uk/product/the-... 🏺🗃️

I feel like it's been a bit of a quiet year for monarchs in the garden, but in the last few days there have been quite a few going through. They particularly like the Tithonias now that the buddleias are fading. 🦋🌱🌼

🚨 Happening NOW 🚨 I’m standing with Pueblo Governors, Senator Heinrich, and Congresswoman Stansbury at the U.S. Capitol to demand that Congress and the Trump administration protect Greater Chaco Canyon from oil and gas drilling. 📍 Watch live here: www.facebook.com/share/19fCFW...

The final conversation of the 2025 Monuments Toolkit Summer Webinar Series is scheduled for Friday, September 26. Register for "International Approaches to Monument Removal, Relocation, and Reinterpretation" at usicomos.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/ne...

Abstracts due by November 5th.

I did! I did! I always wondered... 🪶

Wampum beads excavated this summer season at Ferryland, a very early 17thC settlement under an hour drive along coast west of St John’s. Amazing site for preservation of stone structures and evidence of wide Atlantic trade networks. #EarlyModern #Archaeology

In the news @thinkuhi.bsky.social MLitt Viking Studies student, Stephen Barnaby, discusses his research on the Norse in Caithness #viking #History #intangibleheritage tinyurl.com/4mbmx9ct

So scarry - loss up to 30cm/year water is a lot 😱

@erc.europa.eu @ucdresearch.bsky.social @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social Many thanks to all of the participants and attendees in EAA session #111 'Let's address the other-than-human animal in the room', which was held in-person at UCD on 3rd Sept 2025 #ANSOC #ERC #BronzeAge

Yes, America. Our government is now calling truth and history "corrosive ideology." It's only corrosive because it burns aways lies. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

⬇️ These new resources offer strategies to build public understanding of how climate change affects early childhood development. They highlight key mindsets, communication challenges, and emerging recommendations to shape a more informed conversation.

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Digital Cultural Heritage: Imagination, innovation and opportunity. There is a rich and growing global ecosystem of cultural heritage practitioners using technology to reimagine what heritage is, who it belongs to and how we may preserve it for future. www.britishcouncil.org/research-ins...

Could geoengineering interventions combat climate change by reducing the sun’s warming effects? @bridgetsh.bsky.social reports on a new research paper that found 5 proposed interventions could do “severe environmental damage.” #Decarbonization is still the main way forward www.cbc.ca/news/science...

Importantly, looks at indirect costs of fire impacts, and is probably still an underestimate. 🔥🌍 #climatechange

A Mayan conch shell incised with Mayan glyphs; it has the date 761 CE and the name of the royal calligrapher: “He of the Holy Books.” It was used as an inkwell and still contains ancient red pigment.

Monetish morning.

Some of the story behind the ICJ ruling. #ClimateHeritage #ClimateJustice #ClimateLitigation 🌏 (Gift article).

Seed banks are critical for preserving the genetic diversity of imperiled plants. But did you know there are some species--including up to a third of Hawai‘i’s at-risk plant species--whose seeds simply cannot be banked? How do we save those? Enter: pollen banking.

Consultancy opportunity for those involved with #climateheritage - grasp of US fiscal and governance regulations required. #climatechange

🌍🤝 IIASA and @lshtm.bsky.social have signed a five-year MoU to tackle global health and climate challenges. Together we will advance One Health, integrate health into IIASA models, explore climate-nature-health links, and build capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa. More 👉 iiasa.ac.at/news/sep-202...