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Agent of Chaos
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Archaeologist/anthropologist, SFF nerd. Lawful good, veering chaotic neutral later. Snowflake libtard.
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Lithic technological change, hominin history and climatic background from the late Middle Pleistocene to middle Late Pleistocene (ca. 300–50 ka) in China.
Source: doi.org/10.1038/s414... #FossilFriday
January 30, 2026 at 7:15 AM
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High-precision tracking of human foragers reveals adaptive social information use in the wild | Science @Science.org
High-precision tracking of human foragers reveals adaptive social information use in the wild | Science
Foraging complexity and competitive social challenges are considered key drivers of human cognition. Yet, the decision-making mechanisms that underlie social foraging in the real world remain unknown. Integrating high-precision Global Positioning System (...
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January 30, 2026 at 6:22 AM
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The artwork that illustrated our PNAS paper on the oldest wooden tools was made by Gleiver Prieto, who has also worked with me on illustrations for previous projects, including the paleoenvironmental reconstruction of Marathousa 1.
Gleiver's art really brings Pleistocene Megalopolis to life ✨ 🤩
January 27, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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An odd idea. Governments (partly, inadequately) fund universities because they are a superb source of highly educated, trained graduates vital right across society.

Try not having in your society doctors, engineers, nurses, scientists, dentists, social workers, archaeologists 🙂 etc, ad infinitum
2026: Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves, "It is not right that people who don't go to university bear the cost for others to"

2020: That time Labour leader Keir Starmer said he would scrap university tuition fees
January 29, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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🚨 Job alert! The University of Tübingen announces a W3 (Full) Professorship in Early Hominin Evolution in the framework of the DFG Cluster of Excellence 'HUMAN ORIGINS':

uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...

Application deadline: 11.03.2026 🚨
January 29, 2026 at 8:38 AM
I think my head just exploded
life hack: I was annoyed that I didn't have enough dishes to run a full load, so I repacked the dishwasher less efficiently
January 29, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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The network now has full UK wide coverage (and over 9,000 members!) and so is open to all ECRs in humanities and social sciences
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/early-career...
Early Career Researcher Network
An inclusive, researcher-led network for UK-based early career researchers working in the humanities and social sciences
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
January 29, 2026 at 5:01 PM
This is gloriously relaxing
recorded a Windows 95 full disk defrag to soothe your timeline.
January 29, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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January 29, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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January 29, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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Reminder for all UK dual nationals:

As of the 25 Feb 2026, dual nationals will not be able to travel to the UK on their 'other' passport. If, for example, you or your dual citizen children live abroad & currently don't hold a UK passport, you need to get one (for them) in order to re-enter the UK.
January 29, 2026 at 5:47 AM
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This is a deep dive into the details of how Neanderthal ancestry is patterned across ancient genomes of modern people. A wave of mixture starting in the Near East kept mixing as long as the expanding group kept meeting Neanderthals, from France to Central Asia.

www.johnhawks.net/p/tracing-th...
Tracing the wave of Neanderthal-modern interactions
A rapid expansion of modern people ran into Neanderthals and mixed with them nearly to the ends of their range.
www.johnhawks.net
January 27, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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January 28, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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January 28, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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Is academia just a job?

We assigned this paper in our professional development seminar last week and it was quite popular.

My view: I grew up in a working class family and no one I knew considered their job "a calling". I also had a bunch of jobs that felt, well, like jobs.
January 28, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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January 27, 2026 at 6:15 PM
As usual I am just not US enough...
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January 27, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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Collections Officer (Archaeology)
National Museum of Wales
Salary: £28,895.78 - £35,598.34
Closing Date: February 9, 2026
Location: Cardiff
www.bajr.org/job-ad/colle...
Collections Officer (Archaeology) - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources
Salary: £28,895.78 - £35,598.34Closing Date: 09/02/26Location: Cardiff
www.bajr.org
January 27, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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TENDER OPPORTUNITY

Opportunity to Tender Forensic Archaeology/Forensic Osteoarchaeology Framework
Individuals and Companies
for the Office of the Director of Authorised Intervention, Tuam
Closing Date: February 13, 2026
Location: Ireland
www.bajr.org/job-ad/oppor...
Opportunity to Tender Forensic Archaeology/Forensic Osteoarchaeology Framework - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources
Salary: Maximum Daily Rate in Description below. Closing Date: 13/02/26Location: Tuam, Galway
www.bajr.org
January 27, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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as we celebrate the most sacred holiday in the calendar I just want to let everyone know that every small boulder is just a large boulder the size of a small boulder please use caution.
Today is "Large boulder the size of a small boulder" day!
January 27, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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About 6.8 million people – half of all those in poverty – were in very deep poverty, the highest number and proportion since records began three decades ago - @jrf-uk.bsky.social analysis
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Record number of people in UK live in ‘very deep poverty’, analysis shows
Joseph Rowntree Foundation finds problem is ‘deeper and more damaging than at any point in the last 30 years’
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:23 AM
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The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions.

It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
January 26, 2026 at 1:22 PM
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New paper out, possibly one of the most tedious projects of my life... it's working name was Project ARDUOUS and boy howdy did it live up to its name 🧪🏺
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Global compilation of bioavailable strontium isotope data - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - Global compilation of bioavailable strontium isotope data
www.nature.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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This thread about underrated or overrated museums is so nice because instead of sticking it to overrated places it's mainly full of so much love for the underrated ones (people seem to really like Museum of the Home) <3

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January 26, 2026 at 1:44 PM