I had my mod make me an Archaeology Themed Minecraft world to try and do as much Archaeogaming as possible, and Im going in COMPLETELY BLIND! Im sure it'll be just like the real thing, right? Starting Day 1 RIGHT NOW: twitch.tv/runemeisterkris #archaeogaming #minecraft #twitch #archaeology #gaming

Oh hey I did my first YouTube video in over a year where I sat in my backyard 4 days after getting surgery making a historic #VikingAge recipe for Leek & Onion Soup (which some sources claim were used to triage gut-wounds) & tested whether I was gonna survive. I did, btw 👍 youtu.be/Ro6Zf-ypZRI?...

we live in the ruins of a greater civilization

It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children, which is not true but is a really cute idea

📰 The identification of a unique board game from the Roman Netherlands has big implications for our understanding of ancient games 🏺 #AntiquityResearch #ArchaeologyNews via @labrujulaverde.bsky.social www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2026/02/a...

Day 2 God of War: Ragnarok from an Archaeooogist with a Master's in Viking Runestones! How well do they render cultural material compared to historical counterparts? Are mythological figures represented in ways consistent with how they were viewed? What about the fish??? twitch.tv/runemeisterkris

A recent post from the BBC website: something fun for all my fellow runatics to read. www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Always exciting to get the latest delivery off @dgb-history.bsky.social’s ‘Video Games and the Humanities’ conveyor belt!

First week back in the field post surgery/winter paperwork break... It's amazing the sorts of things the human body can recover from. Especially one that's been put through the wringer by a gung-ho pilot with a "that's a future me problem" approach to self care *glares at my own reflection*

As I suspected, trying to sleep for 1-2hrs before my 4am Uber to the airport this morning has probably left me feeling worse than if I had just tanked through with an all nighter...

Last night we tried the new blacksmithing game @bladesonggame.bsky.social & made a historically accurate #Viking #ULFBERHT #Sword! Using the Rosenlund Sword, the Ballinderry Sword, & other unnamed examples from National Museum Denmark for reference, I think it came out pretty good! #Archaeogaming

Building a FIRE Eating MEAT Forging digital Historically accurate #ULFBERHT SWORD GET IN ERE #Bladesong #Viking #archaeology #blacksmithing #archaeogaming #Twitch twitch.tv/runemeisterk...

🐲 Urnes-style Uppsala memorial runestone (U 614) from Torsätra, dating to the late C11th. 📝 'Skúli and Folki raised this stone in memory of their brother Húsbjǫrn. He fell ill while collecting payment on Gotland' (Historiska). The runemaster was most likely Visäte. My 📷 Historiska museet

My sons school put them on remote learning all week because its "too cold" w/ daily tasks to complete for all 1st grade classes including GYM. They then sent a message reprimanding parents for not doing all the assignments quick enough. Where should I send the Invoice for being a Substitute Teacher?

I'm told I can beat God of War tonight if I lock in... Well brother I'm SNOWED it so let's get that deified BREAD! #GodofWar #Archaeogaming #Twitch twitch.tv/runemeisterk...

Giving the LIVE NOW function a try! Click my Profile Pic and lemme know if it works! I'm told I'm most of the way through by now, but if you know how it goes and want to see an Archaeologist playing through God of War while he waits out this blizzard outside drop on by! twitch.tv/runemeisterk...

*blows dust off app icon* People kept sending me Twitter links so I somehow got roped back in over there, but I remembered that place is cancer so I'm coming back here if thats chill

Just gave a "Career Day" Q&A about Archaeology to a class of 3rd Graders as a favor to a friend and I was lowkey impressed with how well they listened and asked questions. Maybe the kids are alright after all haha

Happy Hangoverween

Spent a few hours at the Swedish History Museum recently, and among all the shiny viking objects on show, this simple carved duck from Birka stood out to me. Ascribed all kinds of sublime and symbolic roles, it may have simply been a kid's toy; a beloved, ordinary plaything without frills or fuss 🦆

Don't miss the boat! Take part in the Great Viking Survey before it closes on 19 May. Quick to complete and wholly anonymous, find it at vikingsurvey.org!

I dont speak European Quebecois, will I be able to enjoy Clair Obscur Expedition 33 or should I wait for the Japanese dub with English subtitles so people dont call me a poser

I am flabbergasted that 100 men vs 1 gorilla is even a convo. We evolved as PURSUIT PREDATORS biologically constructed to outlast most animals. Even without tools, we take shifts to enrage the gorilla by yelling, baring teeth, etc. & kite it around for a few hours preventing it from sleeping till ☠️

This is amazing. I could watch 4mo re hours of this. youtu.be/IVmT3cWZkvE?...

I've partnered with @Thorum to showcase the company's Archaeology-inspired wedding rings, including ones made from Pattern-Welded "Damascus" Steel, T-Rex fossil, meteorite, WWII gunstock & more! Use link www.thorum.com/discount/RUN... & code "RUNE20" to get 20% off the ENTIRE order! #ForgedbyThorum

Last night I streamed the Oblivion remaster and I'd safely say I spent about 2.5 hours alone on inventory micromanagement, shuttling rusty iron gear to the Imperial City Market, and doing the Speech minigame to max my merchant reputation and buyback rate. Semi related, but yes I am mentally unwell

If the Elder Scrolls Oblivion remake doesn't get officially announced or released soon I'm gonna crash out

It's always disappointing that the coolest or funniest beer names/labels always belong to the worst beers. It's like they know nobody is buying a Triple Hazy IPA because of the taste so they have to compensate with flashy aesthetics

Archaeogaming is harder than it looks you guys... (First post on Skylight!) #avowed #archaeogaming #culturalheritage #archaeology #history #gaming #ceramics #sherd #funny #fail #clip #funnyclip #gamingclip #gaming #twitch #youtube #tiktok #skylight #bluesky #streaming

I just *know* that week 1 of release some speedrunner is gonna find a way in the new Donkey Kong game to dig straight down in a specific spot and end up coming through the ceiling of King K. Rool's bathroom and auto-win the game in 14 seconds or something

Yep

The Archaeology Brunchstream is BACK!!! My first attempt at cooking live, talking about Viking Age food archaeology, and digging holes? LIVE Now! twitch.tv/runemeisterk...

The existence of Archaeologists implies a lower rank of Aeologists

PLAY THIS (archaeology) GAME! Katrine Haydock, one of our brilliant undergraduates has developed a video game for her dissertation to understand the impact of archaeological methods on gameplay. Please play it and take the survey. 🏺 katrinehaydock.itch.io

Model of Roman dice tower at Segedunum Fort museum (Wallsend, Newcastle) which mentions the Picts: "PICTOS VICTOS HOSTIS DELETA LVDITE SECVRI" (The Picts are defeated, the enemy destroyed, play safely). The original was found in Germany in 1985.

Heading out today on a 30 day fieldwork mobilization and having to say "Goodbye for what will be 1/4 of your life" to my 3mo old baby is wild. Archaeology is a hell of a business sometimes 😓

This is insulting (unless Monster wants to sponsor me, in which case "check out this sick new drink!") It tastes like Red and Blue Jolly Ranchers mixed together

*Gameplay not indicative of real life Archaeological skill* #Avowed #Archaeogaming #archaeology #gaming #funnyclips #twitch #youtube #tiktok youtube.com/shorts/n2urf...

Avowed is so much fun youtube.com/shorts/po27i...

Hmm. My last Instagram post is from over a year ago and somehow today for the first time since then I gain an influx of followers, plus comments and likes on random videos? Smells like Zuckerbots...

From what I've seen online "Going Live on Twitch/TikTok" posts do better with an arbitrary selfie attached. We're playing #Avowed with our elderly 1800s Archaeologist character Thaddeus Horngaard doing gun magic and exploring ruins twitch.tv/runemeisterk... tiktok.com/@runemeister... #archaeogaming

What's your sign?

We participated in the Icelandic national IT Fair last weekend and showed visitors how digital technology can be used for research in the humanities and arts. Among the things we presented is this 3D model of a skull from the 10th century that can be viewed using VR glasses. skfb.ly/6SWMP

Now that the last one has been deciphered, here's our explainer on all the runic inscriptions from the Galloway Hoard. Huge thanks to Dr David Parsons for lending us his expertise www.nms.ac.uk/discover-cat...

The hardest part about being married to my wife is coming to terms with the fact that she's a "bowl of milk with cereal you pour in bit by bit" person instead of a NORMAL person like me who pours the milk directly into the cereal box

The Svingerud Stone is likely the oldest runestone that's been found in Scandinavia... and it turns out it was just a fragment of a larger stone that was broken and hidden in a series of graves?! www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2rc485S/

Strange carvings at Norwegian grave site reveal what language was like before Vikings www.independent.co.uk/news/science...

The Coffee of Theseus - If I refill my coffee over and over without finishing it first, did I still only have one cup?

When I'm having a bad day I remember the time my then 4 year old son saw a Thor movie on TV at a hotel, pointed at Chris Hemsworth and said "Look it's dada!" I simply responded "Yes. Yes it is. Tell all your friends." And havent corrected him since.

LIVE NOW with more of our chiseled Qunari Mage on Dragon Age Veilguard! twitch.tv/runemeisterk...