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Catherine Frieman
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D.Phil. Archaeologist. Co-Editor Current Anthropology. Previously Editor European Journal of Archaeology. Educator. Tattoo Enthusiast. World Traveller. Accident Prone.

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Catherine J. Frieman is an archaeologist and associate professor at the Australian National University. Her research investigates conservatism and innovation, and she is a specialist in material culture and technology. .. more

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 28d
A reminder we’re accepting abstracts and registrations for the first #AusTAG conference to be held 22-23 May in Adelaide.

Call for Papers: austag.org/2025/11/04/a...

Registration: events.humanitix.com/austag-confe...

Can’t wait to see a bunch of archaeology folks there!
Call for Papers: AusTAG 2026
Submit an abstract to the first ever Australian Theoretical Archaeology Group (AusTAG), to be held at Adelaide University!
austag.org

Reposted by Catherine J. Frieman

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 1h
Some years ago, I was chatting with a Retropolis reader, a young history student, and I mentioned there were several dozen people enslaved in New Jersey up until the day the 13th Amendment kicked in in December 1865.

Y’all. He identified every one of them.
njs.libraries.rutgers.edu/index.php/nj...
njs.libraries.rutgers.edu NJS: An Interdisciplinary Journal Summer 2025 The New Jersey Miscount: The 1860 Census and the Accidental Humanization of Enslaved Individuals By Luke Voyles DOI: 10.14713/njs.v1112.362 Abstract: The 1860 census is the only example in U.S. history when the U.S. government systematically recorded the names and ages of enslaved individuals of a state. Because government officials underestimated the number of enslaved people in New Jersey, there was no slave schedule in the state. Therefore, the names of enslaved individuals appeared within the households of their enslavers in the regular 1860 census. The official census statistics only listed 18 individuals as enslaved in 1860, but a close examination of every 1860 census page for New Jersey uncovers 64 names tied to slavery. This essay explores the context behind the census, and how the census accidentally humanized people whom it often marginalized.

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 2h
Mind altering substances were a totally normal, regular thing to consume for most people over all the history of our species. We're the freaks with no tolerance who think a little sugar and caffeine is a wild mix
cjfrieman.bsky.social Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 2h
What i want people to grapple with is that that Victorian child likely consumed ungodly quantities of alcohol, opium and cocaine as well as many other substances in cough meds, pain meds and other formulations from its infancy. It would be fine with 4loko. Modern folks are the ones who might die
spacetwinks.bsky.social Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.social · 3h
thinking about that "(x) could kill a victorian child" trend and how the more interesting thought is "which eras of history could you make significantly worse by introducing original formula 4loko"

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 2h
What i want people to grapple with is that that Victorian child likely consumed ungodly quantities of alcohol, opium and cocaine as well as many other substances in cough meds, pain meds and other formulations from its infancy. It would be fine with 4loko. Modern folks are the ones who might die
spacetwinks.bsky.social Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.social · 3h
thinking about that "(x) could kill a victorian child" trend and how the more interesting thought is "which eras of history could you make significantly worse by introducing original formula 4loko"

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 3h
Oh no. Pinioned.

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Annelise Baer @annelisebaer.bsky.social · 4h
Fellow archaeologists! Has anyone come across ceramics that match this sherd? Findspot was SW Afghanistan. Dating is potentially 1st cent CE. Any/all leads are appreciated!

Reposted by Catherine J. Frieman

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Advances in Archaeological Practice @saa-aap.bsky.social · 4h
A new issue out now in Advances in Archeological Practice! Featuring work on digital archaeology, computational methods, public engagement, and innovative field and lab practices.

Explore Volume 13, Issue 4 here:

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Advances in Archaeological Practice: Volume 13 - Issue 4 | Cambridge Core
Cambridge Core - Advances in Archaeological Practice - Volume 13 - Issue 4
www.cambridge.org

Reposted by Catherine J. Frieman

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Ida Olson 🌱 Little Eden Pottery @idaolson.bsky.social · 5h
Oh my god. 🧜‍♀️
A side shot of a handmade pottery mermaid mug showing off the blue green glaze.

Reposted by Catherine J. Frieman

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 9h
Once all of the other, uh, things are settled we really need a serious public health campaign around everything involved in being part of a society.

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 18h
YES

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Peter Reavill @peterreavill.bsky.social · 19h
An important piece that looks not just at the Shirehall, Shrewsbury but at the wider problem of values of heritage and it's futute reuse. Well worth 5 minutes of your time
Why is it so hard to reuse buildings in Britain?
Shropshire Council’s push to demolish its former HQ, the late-1960s Shirehall in Shrewsbury, encapsulates everything wrong with how we treat our existing buildings, argues Leanne Tritton
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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 19h
I'm pretty sure gibralter falls is presently closed for safety works unfortunately because it's lovely there

Reposted by David Underdown, Catherine J. Frieman

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Bryony Hooper @bryonyhooper.bsky.social · 20h
The @ads-update.bsky.social Archeology Data service (ads) are looking to recruit a Digital Archives Assistant.

jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/digi...

#digipres #digipresnorth #archivejobs
Jobs - The University of York
jobs.york.ac.uk

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 23h
Dairy road in fishwyck is sneakily great for food and drinks - canteen does the best vegan ramen I've ever eaten, capital brewery/brod burger is always excellent, lots of good coffee/cafe places down there too - also a really great queer friendly barbershop if you need a new look

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d
If you're here over a weekend, fishwyck market has good food and a nice people watching vibe, plus a very decent lifeline secondhand book shop

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d
There's a lot of good food at different prices scattered across town. Lonsdale st in braddon has lots of options (and good bars), dickson has a range of great asian places, don't trust anyone who tells you cartel taco in queanbeyan is good

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d
The kangaroos are abundant they hang out on the school field by the war memorial most evenings, also usually a ton at Weston Park in yarralumla. If you have a car, drive down to Tidbinbilla national Park (ca 45 min from town)

Reposted by Catherine J. Frieman

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Jono @jonocarpenter.bsky.social · 1d
This is interesting. Pre/protohistoric Māori storage pit site on limestone hilltop, but encircled by a thorn hedge with a few dead pines around the inside of the hedge. Visible in 1957 aerial, with established trees.

1927 geological survey annotated "Henry Coates' Pines" 1/2
A green hill overlooking a peninsula jutting into a river,with a diagonal line of european thorn bush hedging in the mid-ground

Reposted by Catherine J. Frieman

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 1d
Someone accused me of “don’t you know who I am” BS earlier when I said that if they wanted to know about my background, they were welcome to look into me. You are absolutely right, it’s either “you clearly don’t know shit” or “oh, so you think you’re a big deal.”

Reposted by Catherine J. Frieman

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Gwen Snyder is uncivil @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 1d
I think a lot of men genuinely don't understand that women HAVE to credential ourselves in these conversations ("I say that as an organizer with over 20 years of experience").

Most especially in discourse about male-coded fields, organizing being one of them. We get dismissed outright if we don't.

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d
My partner: yeah i'd book that airbnb for a weekend

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it's gita time @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social · 1d
Who among us would not launch a thousand ships for the sake of Lupita Nyongo

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Matt Friedman @friedmanlab.bsky.social · 1d
I've seen fossils in some remarkable places, but this takes the prize: the benthic foram Nummulites in the base of the Great Pyramid of Giza. These massive blocks were quarried from the Eocene Mokkatam Formation when a relictual population of woolly mammoths still lived on Wrangel Island.
Disc-shaped fossils with concentric grooves scattered through a limestone block. Image of the apex of the Great Pyramid, taken from the base of the southeast corner. The layers of massive blocks of limestone composing the pyramid are clearly visible. The pyramid is set against a sunny blue sky.

Reposted by Margot C. Finn, Catherine J. Frieman

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Heritage Science Data Service @hsds-update.bsky.social · 1d
🌟 Looking to join our team? 🎉

We are looking for a new Digital Archives Assistant, with applications due 15.02.26!

For more information visit: jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/digi...

#JobOpportunity #DigitalArchiving #HiringNow #ArchaeologyJobs

Reposted by Catherine J. Frieman

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Stephen Shapiro @stephenshapiro.bsky.social · 1d
thetab.com/2026/01/31/t...
The University of Edinburgh admits there is no funding deficit
The release of the latest university accounts shows a surplus of £43 million for the past year despite previous concerns over a £140 million funding black hole
thetab.com

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Dr. Katja Thieme (she/they) @katjathieme.bsky.social · 3d
Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 3d
My sole sports hot take is there isn't a ballsport that couldn't be improved, from a spectating perspective, by the introduction of an additional ball

Reposted by Dave O’Brien, Lesley A. Hall, Catherine J. Frieman

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 3d
One of those slightly ‘get it in the neck from all sides’ positions but @artscouncilengland.bsky.social is looking for a new Chair. £60k / 2 days a week
apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/9064
Appointment details – Chair - Arts Council England – Apply for a public appointment – GOV.UK
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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 3d
Oh this is absurdly cool
paleogenomics.bsky.social Paleogenomics - María Ávila Arcos @paleogenomics.bsky.social · 4d
We sequenced #ancientRNA from an 18th-Century human lung and recovered a rhinovirus genome. Take a look at our preprint. Feedback welcome.
dbm003.bsky.social Daniel Blanco-Melo @dbm003.bsky.social · 4d
Excited to share our work on #AncientRNA from alcohol-preserved lungs, recovering the oldest human RNA virus genome (an 18th-century rhinovirus). Our study shows that viral RNA remnants persist in centuries-old tissue, opening new ways to study virus evolution and historical disease #Paleovirology🫁🦠

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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 3d
“Misfeasance in public office claims are extraordinarily difficult to make out, because of the high legal standard required. That makes this a very significant decision and may provide guidance for plaintiffs in future misfeasance claims." satpa.pe/vLMFB6u
Exclusive: Misfeasance case paves way for robodebt action
A damning judgement of ‘highhandedness or cynical disregard’ by the Medicare watchdog has established a new front for civil litigation of public servants named in the robodebt royal commission.
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Reposted by Matthew J. Collins, Allan D. McDevitt, Catherine J. Frieman

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Tom Higham @tommyhigham.bsky.social · 3d
We have a new paper out in Rapid Comms in Mass Spectrometry about 14C dating bone using a minimally destructive approach.
analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Minimally Destructive Radiocarbon Dating of Bone
Rationale Bone is commonly used in radiocarbon dating in archaeology and other disciplines. Despite advances in collagen extraction protocols, the process remains destructive, requiring sawing, dril.....
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