One of my key takeaways from 2 years of doing historical land use reviews for projects in the Bay Area is that way more of SF and the south bay is built on literal trash than you would guess

Just a little PSA- Neil Gaiman has reactivated his Bluesky account. Because he deactivated before a lot of people could unfollow him, and/or because Bluesky doesn’t remove you from a person’s followers when you block them, a LOT of you are still publicly listed as following him. You should check.

RIP David Johnston, who gave his life for science on this day in 1980 ♥️🧪

🏺 One of the First LEGO League teams I've been in contact with is currently looking at musculoskeletal disorder and chronic pain amongst archaeologists. If you'd like to help their research, you can fill out the survey at the link below. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

If you're a fan of geology🧪🪨, you've absolutely got to tune into @mountsthelens1980.bsky.social today for their annual coverage of the 1980 Lawetlat'la eruption!

our system of knowledge production is under attack from an extraordinary array of forces and if the people putatively on the side of maintaining it cannot commit to the most basic standards (not using fake citations, writing your own words, etc) I fear there is no hope

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My gender is: flannel, snapbacks, and the damp mist that clings to redwoods

Guys. The Ancient Greeks weren't white. They were more like cephalopods than modern humans -- their skin was bioluminescent and constantly shifting its color. And they didn't live in in idyllic seaside villages; they could only survive near deep-ocean vents. They DID have Matt Damon accents, though

Who needs a metaphor to explain why treating Homer as a historian is corrosive to the actual practice of history and our ability to understand the past when you have Heinrich Schliemann?

As the pushback has zip to do with the historical record or literary fidelity and everything to do with flat-out racism on the part of people who couldn't tell the Odyssey from Gammer Gurton's Needle, I think that trying to argue why Helen of Troy might be, or might have been, black is a bad move.

The guy who excavated Troy literally blasted 🧨 through the archaeological layers from the actual Trojan War until he reached earlier deposits that he thought were more "historically accurate" based on his literal reading of the Illiad, like what are we doing here guys? It's 2026 CE, get a grip

Boosting to the archaeology 🏺 and science 🧪 feeds to spread the word not to stock up on field gear/clothes at REI this year!!

No adaptation of The Illiad and/or The Odyssey can ever be historically accurate because they are not historical documents, hope that helps! 🏺

I You (singular) He/She/It We You (plural) They

this is a state sponsored children's torture camp

Oregon's mature and old-growth forests on public lands are our most important, biggest natural climate solution. If agencies log them, in the long term, it’s going to make our state more vulnerable to climate change.

"Scientists don't want you to know-" Buddy there are so many things I, as a scientist, want you to know and the only thing stopping me from writing more papers and posts about it and then starting a podcast to tell you even MORE things is that I am limited by hours in the day

From me: O'odham leaders seek answers about damage to 1,000-year-old geoglyph

Me @ every driver in Portland

A month after dismissing the six Biden-appointed members of the Presidio Trust Board of Directors, President Trump has named six new members, including several prominent supporters and Time Magazine co-chair Lynne Benioff, who served on the body during Trump’s first term.

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Alligator Alcatraz could shut down soon, following the resistance of the Miccosukee Tribe and environmental orgs, who condemned the construction in traditional villages and ceremonial areas. nativenewsonline.net/currents/all...

niche transition milestone: reactivating the razor subscription you cancelled when you stopped shaving your legs and armpits because you've been on low dose T long enough you actually need to shave your face semi-regularly now lmao

gwen does fantastic work as usual on some of the 401,000 trans people who’ve had to flee hostile territory in their own country in the past 18 months.

A looming University of California-wide strike of 40,000 workers could delay medical appointments and shut down parts of campus life, including many dining halls. Workers say inflation, healthcare costs and housing struggles are pushing them to the brink: www.latimes.com/california/s...

FAO the #EAA A opinion paper by Israeli Archaeologists organisation Emek Shaveh said of the Likud backed Bill, "It (the Bill) is a blatant attempt to use archaeology as cover for annexation and apartheid measures, while severely harming scientific independence and Israel's international standing."

Indiana Jones then: It belongs in a museum!! 🏺 Indiana Jones now: Land Back is both a moral imperative and the only path to survival That's growth 💅

I couldn't tell from the article but the fact that the headline specifically notes power cuts to residents begs the question...are they not cutting service to ski resorts? I could absolutely see them powering empty ski lodges all winter with no snow on the mountains while locals get fucked

30 experts from a range of disciplines have responded in print to a Science study published in March that questioned the 14.5kyo date of Monte Verde in Chile. 🏺🧪

Nearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents face power loss as utility redirects lines to data centers | Fortune share.google/8F9ai0yqT3NL...

Northern Great Basin Collaborative Archaeology Field School is based in Central OR. It's co-run with @unevadareno.bsky.social @wsgeovisions.bsky.social and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs' Tribal Historic Preservation Office. Students will learn from archaeologists & Tribal practitioners. 🏺🧪

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Okay, if we get to $1,000, just $20 more dollars than I will post a new pic of David! 😄

Trump has never met a cultural heritage law he didn't want to break lol

My social group in grad school spanned the entire millennial generation, from 1980 to 1995 (me!), and I have a very distinct memory of us all drunkenly singing every word to Mr. Brightside at a bar while not a single college student joined in....so my answer is Mr. Brightside

i think if you accumulate too much money, the money should kill you

Sun's out, tum's out ☀️

Happy mother's day to my dad, whose birthday almost always lines up with mother's day weekend meaning I only have to call my parents once for both occasions. Really comes in clutch!

I see garter snakes in my yard every once in a while and looks one of them left me a lil snakeskin! 🐍

Wow insta ads are so targeted these days, this shirt even has my full legal name on it! 😂

As someone whose personal ideology can be accurately described as "anti-American, radically pro-transgender, and anarchist," I have a few concerns

trans men who allow themselves to be misgendered by institutions to get ahead have nothing but my disdain. they're encouraging people to treat trans men as interchangable with women through their actions

I would rather not participate in something I loved than have to be categorized as a woman but that's just me, do what you want. Celebrating it as a win for trans people is just irresponsible though

I successfully timed giving my conference paper on southern NWC Late Holocene archaeology right before needing to write the Late Holocene section of a big document for work and I feel like a god

I would rather not participate in something I loved than have to be categorized as a woman but that's just me, do what you want. Celebrating it as a win for trans people is just irresponsible though

I totally get why people don't put work apps on their phones, but personally it is very important that I be able to answer emails from my phone bc sometimes when I work from home I need to multitask (serve as a pillow for the world's sleepiest boy)