ACADEMICS SHOULD TALK BLUNTLY ABOUT MONEY (and should not write for free)

Our latest instalment of the #PeoplingBlog, features the exciting pedagogical work of @egarcmol.bsky.social. Here, he takes us through his course “The Ancient World in Video Games” to highlight the value of bringing gaming into the modern university classroom: peoplingthepast.com/2026/03/27/b...

Talk about a solution in search of a problem. (We might also talk about sexism, misogyny, scapegoating, patriarchy, othering, transphobia, etc etc, but you get my point.)

Four-year fully funded PhD! The project is based on Campus Gotland (Visby), and would be suitable for students in archaeology, bioarchaeology, forensic archaeology or palaeoanthropology who have the necessary technical background. Application window closes on 27th April. www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

Philosophers and others might be interested in this

Save the date for our next talk in our lecture series: "Inclusive Archaeology: Approaches to Engagement with Underserved Communities in Scotland", given to you by Jane Miller! 7/7 at 7 pm UK time. Get your free ticket here: 👇🏾 #Archaeology #pubarch #heritage #outreach

Save the date for our next talk in our lecture series: "Inclusive Archaeology: Approaches to Engagement with Underserved Communities in Scotland", given to you by Jane Miller! 7/7 at 7 pm UK time. Get your free ticket here: 👇🏾 #Archaeology #pubarch #heritage #outreach

Learn how Archaeology Scotland promotes inclusive community engagement by using archaeology to build skills, confidence & connections Join this FREE online talk 7pm, 7th July www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985278908... #archaeology #community #publicengagement #inclusion @archsengage.bsky.social

Don't miss this talk on #SoMe and archaeological outreach this Tuesday 17/3! @annelisebaer.bsky.social will talk about how to connect and make good heritage information accessible on social media, in these times of personal musings and pseudoscience. Sign up below to secure your free ticket! 👇🏾

Don't miss this talk on #SoMe and archaeological outreach this Tuesday 17/3! @annelisebaer.bsky.social will talk about how to connect and make good heritage information accessible on social media, in these times of personal musings and pseudoscience. Sign up below to secure your free ticket! 👇🏾

Don't miss this talk by @annelisebaer.bsky.social on online and #SoMe outreach for #archaeologists! Sign up below for a free ticket👇🏾 #pubarch #heritage

Learn how Annelise uses TikTok to combat pseudoscience, engage young audiences, and make archaeology credible, accessible, and fun. Just a month left before the talk, don't miss out and book your ticket now! www.tiktok.com/@annelisethe... @archsengage.bsky.social @annelisebaer.bsky.social

That’s a really interesting question, and it will be interesting to see the range of answers you get. If you asked an indigenous person in Canada, the list would even extend to things like land. carleton.ca/aah/2024/pos...

"You've bought my daughter a sword for Valentine's day?" "Yes sir." "Oh my god, so you really love her!" "See dad, I told you he was the right one!"

This is a super cool opportunity. Look into it!

The European Association of Archaeologists Executive has worked hard to bury this result inside a long document. But we're going to make this triumph of compassion, common sense & demand for transparency known to all. Help us by sharing. @archagainstaparth.bsky.social @blacktrowel.bsky.social

Here's a clearer version:

This free talk shares insights from TikTok superstar Annelise Baer (part of the multi-million view club), a Los Angeles-based archaeologist and Emmy-nominated researcher and producer. Book now: www.eventbrite.com/e/archaeolog... Brought to you by @archsengage.bsky.social @annelisebaer.bsky.social

We're so proud to launch our new lecture series, with the inaugural lecture given by @annelisebaer.bsky.social! Come hear Annelise speak on utilising SoMe for public outreach on 17/3/26. Sign up below. 👇🏾#pubarch

The University of Sheffield has stopped paying staff. Not for striking but for refusing to work unpaid to make up for strike days they were already docked for. This is punishment, not negotiation. And it’s completely reckless. www.ucu.org.uk/article/1438...

What are the hardest topics to engage the public on? Some subjects are naturally more appealing or entertaining, and easier for the public to understand without extra contextual explanations. But what are the trickiest to tackle? #archaeology #archeology #publicengagement #anthropology

My book, "The White Pedestal: How White Nationalists Use Ancient Greece and Rome to Justify Hate" is out! Promo Code WIN26 will get you 30% off at @yalepress.bsky.social. yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...

This week is #CervicalCancerPreventionWeek. This cancer is highly preventable in the present day, because we know a lot about its cause: this horrid little dude, human papillomavirus (HPV). With what we know about HPV and its link to cervical cancer, eliminating the disease is possible...

So, if you are an @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social (EAA) member from 2025-2026, you received yesterday your email for the per-rollam vote of the past Special Meeting and the documentation attached to it… if you still doubt what to vote, please read all the documents. My short digest:

Peopling the Past is planning Season 5 of our podcast! We are looking for folks who are interested in appearing as episode guests: the theme of Season 5 will be the relevance of the ancient world to our understanding of important but challenging contemporary issues docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... /🧵

We're so proud to launch our new lecture series, with the inaugural lecture given by @annelisebaer.bsky.social! Come hear Annelise speak on utilising SoMe for public outreach on 17/3/26. Sign up below. 👇🏾#pubarch

This Friday we have an important appointment to debate the imminent future of the EAA. If you are a 2025 or 2026, attend and vote afterwards to remind leadership this is a membership-based association, and certain actions cannot be tolerated.

La lune en Bretagne. 1.1.26. 💫 Que cette année soit paisible et joyeuse

A pair of happy hammerhead sharks (ca. 1735 Edo period Japan)

#OtD 27 Dec 1831 the Christmas rebellion in Jamaica escalated as 60,000 enslaved people rose up and went on strike. Causing £50 million damage, the uprising helped lead to slavery being largely abolished across the British Empire within two years stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9888...

This would be about as useful as simply reading the summary on the back of the book. AI CANNOT "summarize" a book or article because it cannot READ it. It does not not KNOW what it says. It only repeats what the author's abstracts and quotes already say.

One of my favourite holiday traditions. For those in my timezone that's sun night about 7.40pm

"By providing a basis for in-context exploration of Jordanian cultural heritage to Arabic-speaking Jordanians and students of archaeology, we aim to expand the accessibility of archaeological data and interpretation beyond its usual bounds." New blog post, up now! www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...

Robin Skeates asks a question. My answer is that we need the international lingua franca but the native language publications as well. But more initiatives to empower non-English speakers, please. @antiquity.ac.uk #Archaeology

✨New research out now!✨“Voice: A Third Space in Archaeology to Advance Indigenous Emancipation” — first-authored by Dr Kellie Pollard, an NI Indigenous archaeologist & researcher — is now published in the latest Australian Archaeology Journal (Volume 91, 2025 - Issue 3). 📖 doi.org/10.1080/0312...

For me, Ancient Music Ireland playing the Loughnashade horns were the highlight of my night. Theyre so loud!!! Keep Romans off your lawn with these baddies!

What a fun idea!

🚨The @college-de-france.fr just canceled a conference on Palestinien history organized by one of its faculty. Absolute shame on them for caving in to Zionist bullies and, thereby, betraying the values of academic freedom they claim to uphold 1/

Great piece by Zadie Smith. When the right talks about classics or "Western" culture, these works are only important to the extent that it demonstrates their superiority, they have no interest in art in and of itself beyond that www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

students asking the pressing questions after last week’s discussion of manosphere discourse and attention

Call for Papers: Sonic Cartographies: Mapping Music and Sound in Theme Parks 18–20 June 2026 Royal Holloway University of London Abstract Deadline: January 9, 2026. themeparkmusicandsound.org

Marie Curie was born #OnThisDay 1867. Madame Curie visited Glasgow in 1929, being hosted by Professor Archibald Young and Mrs Anna Young. Here is a photo of Irene Curie, Madame Curie, and Mrs Young enjoying the fresh Scottish air at Loch Fyne 😅 #heritage #mariecurie

Really nice coverage on our research on ancient scents by @sciam.bsky.social and @gayoung.bsky.social 🏺🧪👩‍🔬 www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...

Our community archaeology project just got featured by the Heritage Alliance! 🤩 beaming with joy! Have a read to see how heritage catalyses econmic regeneration and revitalises placemaking 🩷 www.theheritagealliance.org.uk/blog/dig-the... @archsengage.bsky.social #archaeology #publicengagement

This new take on object agency is groundbreaking and beautiful! The lines between art and artefacts are conceptual at best, so seeing this meld gives us room to consider artefacts in a new way. Just love it. #archaeology #heritage

🏺🧪 My most recent #BadZooarch post is from last year, where I finally sat down and tried to figure out why the hell people seem to love these horribly inaccurate and downright bad to look at animal skeleton decorations to begin with. animalarchaeology.com/2024/10/25/w...

📣 Funding opportunity 📣 Are you a professional or researcher working with #3D cultural heritage? Apply now for the #3DBigDataSpace Outreach Synergy Call, which focuses on on transforming 3D heritage data into public-facing outreach experiences. Get the full details & apply ➡️ bit.ly/3LrE8xP

Museums designed for quiet contemplation now also have to accommodate phones and selfies. Not saying it's bad - just different. The question is how to adapt without losing what makes these spaces special. The challenge is to design an experience where the phone is included, but doesn't take over.