archaeology

<p>Anybody know anyone who controls an endowed guest professorship or annual lecture (series)? One that could be manned with a fun and lively Swedish archaeologist? Please put my name forward! I know French and German.</p><p><a href="/tags/academia/" rel="tag">#academia</a> <a href="/tags/getfedihired/" rel="tag">#getfedihired</a> <a href="/tags/archaeology/" rel="tag">#archaeology</a> <a href="/tags/humanities/" rel="tag">#humanities</a></p>

<p>Here is my latest video. Created with many thanks to Cathy McIver, the project manager at Stroanfreggan Dig. Also thanks to AOC Archaeology Group, who Cathy works for, and Carsphairn Heritage Initiative. <br>Thanks to Jo at the CatStrand too for putting me in touch with Cathy.<br>The dig was funded by Historic Environment Scotland and Carsphairn Renewable Energy Fund.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/dkjyCgwYyrU" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>youtu.be/dkjyCgwYyrU</a></p><p><a href="/tags/scotland/" rel="tag">#SCOTLAND</a> <a href="/tags/galloway/" rel="tag">#galloway</a><br> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/ironage/" rel="tag">#ironage</a> <a href="/tags/archaeology/" rel="tag">#archaeology</a> <a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#video</a> <a href="/tags/hillfort/" rel="tag">#hillfort</a></p>

<p>Moray: Inca Innovation in the Andes<br>Moray, in Peru’s Sacred Valley, features circular terraces believed to be an ancient agricultural lab. The Incas used these to simulate different climates and grow crops at varying altitudes centuries ahead of their time.<br>A perfect blend of science, nature, and wisdom.<br>Source: <a href="https://xplormachupicchu.com/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>xplormachupicchu.com/</a><br><a href="/tags/moray/" rel="tag">#Moray</a> <a href="/tags/incatech/" rel="tag">#IncaTech</a> <a href="/tags/peru/" rel="tag">#Peru</a> <a href="/tags/sacredvalley/" rel="tag">#SacredValley</a> <a href="/tags/ancientinnovation/" rel="tag">#AncientInnovation</a> <a href="/tags/archaeology/" rel="tag">#Archaeology</a></p>

<p>Fascinating world of ancient <a href="/tags/glass/" rel="tag">#glass</a>: glass square bottles were a common type of storage and transport vessels in the <a href="/tags/roman/" rel="tag">#Roman</a> Empire. The square shape makes packing easier and saves space.<br>The bottles were used to store/transport spices, medicines, balms, perfumed oils, lotions etc. </p><p>Photo: Landesmuseum Württemberg</p><p><a href="/tags/romanarchaeology/" rel="tag">#romanarchaeology</a> <a href="/tags/archaeology/" rel="tag">#archaeology</a></p>

<p>A dog’s paw print on a Roman clay tile 🐾 🐕 😍<br>About 2,000 years-ago, a dog made its mark for ‘pawsterity’ when it wandered across the wet tile laid out to dry before firing. <br>From Richborough Roman fort 📷 by @AlisonFisk<br><a href="/tags/tilesontuesday/" rel="tag">#TilesonTuesday</a><br><a href="/tags/archaeology/" rel="tag">#Archaeology</a> <a href="/tags/globalmuseum/" rel="tag">#globalmuseum</a> <a href="/tags/dogs/" rel="tag">#dogs</a> <a href="/tags/roman/" rel="tag">#Roman</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/archaeology/" rel="tag">#Archaeology</a> picks of the day:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fediscience.org/@aap_saaorg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aap_saaorg</span></a></span> - Advances in Archaeological Practice academic journal</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://archaeo.social/@ForagerLab" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ForagerLab</span></a></span> - Project to investigate foraging societies, based at Univ of Wyoming USA &amp; CARI in Peru</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://archaeo.social/@arf_ucb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>arf_ucb</span></a></span> - Archaeological Research Facility at UC Berkeley</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fediscience.org/@clusterroots" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>clusterroots</span></a></span> - Cluster of excellence at Kiel Univ on human development</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://archaeo.social/@Fornvannen" rel="nofollow">@Fornvannen</a> - Journal of Swedish Antiquarian Research, Nordic history &amp; archaeology</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@enfarchsoc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>enfarchsoc</span></a></span> - Org doing archaeology in Enfield, London</p><p>🧵 1/5</p>

<p>Time for a new <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a>!</p><p>I&#x27;m a former <a href="/tags/geographer/" rel="tag">#geographer</a> &amp; <a href="/tags/mapmaker/" rel="tag">#mapmaker</a>, now working on a <a href="/tags/phd/" rel="tag">#PhD</a> project in digital <a href="/tags/archaeology/" rel="tag">#archaeology</a>, between <a href="/tags/prehistory/" rel="tag">#Prehistory</a> and <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#openSource</a> <a href="/tags/geospatial/" rel="tag">#geospatial</a>. </p><p>I used to work as an <a href="/tags/artist/" rel="tag">#artist</a>, I&#x27;m into <a href="/tags/sailing/" rel="tag">#sailing</a> (I was <a href="/tags/livingaboard/" rel="tag">#livingAboard</a> during a few years) and <a href="/tags/musicmaking/" rel="tag">#musicMaking</a> is my happy place. I&#x27;m also a happy <a href="/tags/dad/" rel="tag">#dad</a> and I&#x27;m fluent in fr, en &amp; es. </p><p>Finally, I&#x27;m the proud admin of <a href="https://Mapstodon.space" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>Mapstodon.space</a>, a great <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> instance dedicated to maps — &amp; full of decent and interesting people!</p>

<p>GIS, AutoCAD &amp; Digital Illustration in archaeology June 30 – July 13 field school places available in Murcia : Sanisera Archaeology Institute <a href="/tags/sanisera/" rel="tag">#Sanisera</a> <a href="/tags/archaeology/" rel="tag">#archaeology</a> <a href="/tags/fieldschool/" rel="tag">#FieldSchool</a> <a href="/tags/gis/" rel="tag">#GIS</a> <a href="https://archaeology.institute/m/050-gis-autocad-and-digital-illustration-applied-in-archaeology.asp" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="archaeology.institute/m/050-gis-autocad-and-digital-illustration-applied-in-archaeology.asp"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archaeology.institute/m/050-gi</span><span class="invisible">s-autocad-and-digital-illustration-applied-in-archaeology.asp</span></a></p>

<p>If you hear about a job where it helps to have over 200 publications in academic and popular <a href="/tags/archaeology/" rel="tag">#archaeology</a>, plus 20 years&#x27; experience as a journal editor, plus a solid record as a popular teacher, then please give me a nudge!</p><p><a href="/tags/jobs/" rel="tag">#jobs</a> <a href="/tags/academia/" rel="tag">#academia</a> <a href="/tags/getfedihired/" rel="tag">#getfedihired</a> <a href="/tags/fedihire/" rel="tag">#fedihire</a></p>

<p>For over a year I’ve been gathering documents from the <a href="/tags/washington/" rel="tag">#Washington</a> state department of <a href="/tags/archaeology/" rel="tag">#archaeology</a> and historic preservation, trying to make sense of how their permitting system works. Trying to understand why it’s so hard for <a href="/tags/indigenous/" rel="tag">#Indigenous</a> people to protect their heritage from development, even when the state archaeologist is trying to help. This is what I’ve found. 🔍 </p><p><a href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/washington-approves-over-99-of-archaeological-permits-records-show/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.hcn.org/articles/washington-approves-over-99-of-archaeological-permits-records-show/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.hcn.org/articles/washingto</span><span class="invisible">n-approves-over-99-of-archaeological-permits-records-show/</span></a></p>

<p>&quot;When frogs dream, lichens smile. Ecological connections were explored anew. Artists recorded conversations of small creatures. People sat fascinated in flower meadows. Children laughed in the forest with knobbly mosses and chatty ants.&quot;</p><p>Disover my virtual exhibit of <a href="/tags/biodiversityshrines/" rel="tag">#BiodiversityShrines</a> - about finds in a fictional future: <a href="https://www.cronenburg.net/biodiversity/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.cronenburg.net/biodiversity/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.cronenburg.net/biodiversit</span><span class="invisible">y/</span></a><br>It was a real exhibit, now saved online.</p><p><a href="/tags/biodiversity/" rel="tag">#biodiversity</a> <a href="/tags/sciart/" rel="tag">#sciArt</a> <a href="/tags/archaeology/" rel="tag">#archaeology</a> <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#solarpunk</a> <a href="/tags/sporespondence/" rel="tag">#sporespondence</a> <a href="/tags/lichen/" rel="tag">#lichen</a> <a href="/tags/ecology/" rel="tag">#ecology</a> <a href="/tags/reconnectwithnature/" rel="tag">#reconnectWithNature</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a></p>

<p>&quot;These vessels represent the first moment in history when people chose to portray the botanical world as a subject worthy of artistic attention,&quot; the authors note. &quot;It reflects a cognitive shift tied to village life and a growing awareness of symmetry and aesthetics.&quot; </p><p>“This research contributes to the growing field of <a href="/tags/ethnomathematics/" rel="tag">#ethnomathematics</a>, which explores how mathematical ideas are expressed through cultural practices and artistic traditions.”</p><p><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/12/251216081937.htm" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/12/251216081937.htm"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.sciencedaily.com/releases/</span><span class="invisible">2025/12/251216081937.htm</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/pottery/" rel="tag">#pottery</a> <a href="/tags/archaeology/" rel="tag">#archaeology</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a></p>

<p>Modeling <a href="/tags/neanderthal/" rel="tag">#Neanderthal</a> and <a href="/tags/hsapiens/" rel="tag">#Hsapiens</a> interactions in <a href="/tags/iberia/" rel="tag">#Iberia</a>, Middle/Upper Palaeolithic transition</p><p><a href="/tags/archaeology/" rel="tag">#archaeology</a> <a href="/tags/genetics/" rel="tag">#genetics</a></p><p><a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0339184" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0339184"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">journals.plos.org/plosone/arti</span><span class="invisible">cle?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0339184</span></a></p>

<p>👣🦴 Scientists at White Sands National Park have found 23,000-year-old fossilized footprints that rewrite human <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> in the Americas, pushing back the timeline nearly 10,000 years.</p><p>👉 Learn more: <a href="https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/who-left-these-23000-year-old-footprints-in-new-mexicos-white-sands?utm_source=bluesky&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=new_content&amp;utm_content=white_sands_footprints" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="thekidshouldseethis.com/post/who-left-these-23000-year-old-footprints-in-new-mexicos-white-sands?utm_source=bluesky&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=new_content&amp;utm_content=white_sands_footprints"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thekidshouldseethis.com/post/w</span><span class="invisible">ho-left-these-23000-year-old-footprints-in-new-mexicos-white-sands?utm_source=bluesky&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=new_content&amp;utm_content=white_sands_footprints</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/fossils/" rel="tag">#fossils</a> <a href="/tags/paleoanthropology/" rel="tag">#paleoanthropology</a> <a href="/tags/archaeology/" rel="tag">#archaeology</a> <a href="/tags/newmexico/" rel="tag">#newmexico</a> <a href="/tags/pleistocene/" rel="tag">#pleistocene</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>A <a href="/tags/silentsunday/" rel="tag">#SilentSunday</a> at the hillfort.</p><p><a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a> <a href="/tags/landscape/" rel="tag">#Landscape</a> <a href="/tags/sheep/" rel="tag">#Sheep</a> <a href="/tags/archaeology/" rel="tag">#Archaeology</a> <a href="/tags/devon/" rel="tag">#Devon</a></p>

<p>Saw a headline: &quot;The Ancient Roman Dodecahedron: The Mysterious Object That Has Baffled Archaeologists for Centuries&quot;</p><p>I&#x27;d like to correct this, please.</p><p>The Ancient Roman Dodecahedron: The Rare Object That Almost No Archaeologist Has Cared About One Way Or The Other for Centuries</p><p><a href="/tags/archaeology/" rel="tag">#archaeology</a> <a href="/tags/roman/" rel="tag">#roman</a></p>