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Lauren Nofi @lenofi.bsky.social · 9h

Tomorrow is Archaeology Day at Grave Creek Mound (Moundsville, WV) so come say hi!

Lauren Nofi @lenofi.bsky.social · 8d

Kids turned in a multi-day project today (a lot will come in tomorrow morning late but I’m not pressed about it), and the mini posters look SO GOOD!!!

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Lauren Nofi @lenofi.bsky.social · 11d

Getting observed again tomorrow, and we are starting a multi-day project. Nervous I’m gonna flub but I have tonight to organize and update the project instructions with feedback from mentor teacher.

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Lauren Nofi @lenofi.bsky.social · 15d

Man it’s been like two minutes and I need to schedule another student teaching observation. I need the weeks to go even faster, honestly.

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Lauren Nofi @lenofi.bsky.social · 24d

Today was all about Ghost Dance and Wounded Knee, and I was observed for the first time by my university supervisor. He literally could not have picked a heavier day for this entire unit.

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Lauren Nofi @lenofi.bsky.social · 25d

This is so kind so I’m retweeting it because it’s gonna inflate my huge Latina skull!!!!

dps2002 @dps2002.bsky.social · 25d

I have this image of dozens and dozens of lightbulbs going off at all times within your classroom now.

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Lauren Nofi @lenofi.bsky.social · 25d

Today was the Dawes Act compared to Homestead Act, and I asked them to think back to Treaty of Fort Laramie and Little Bighorn for further context.

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Lauren Nofi @lenofi.bsky.social · 25d

So I have been teaching a unit on Westward Expansion (ew) with a special focus of Indigenous points of view and deconstructing American policies through primary sources, and the kids are constantly like WHAT? THAT’S F’ED UP. Yes, my precious tadpoles, it is.

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Lauren Nofi @lenofi.bsky.social · 29d

That doesn’t make it good, but it makes it a fundamental facet of sociopolitical change in this country, and the constant rhetoric that normalizes hate and violence has reached a natural conclusion.

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Lauren Nofi @lenofi.bsky.social · 29d

I need my British friends to stop pearl clutching about American leftist responses because 1, he was an evil man, and 2, the American legacy of violence in politics is a direct result of British colonization going back to 1607 Jamestown.

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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 29d

I actually think we really do need to draw a line in the sand here because if you feel so compelled to eulogise and mourn someone who was literally a white supremacist and fascist by all definitions of those words, maybe we should just consider you a white suprematicist and fascist too.

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Lauren Nofi @lenofi.bsky.social · 29d

Today was difficult because I had to talk about part of my 9/11 experience, but the students seemed to genuinely realize why it is important to tell these stories and have a safe place to ask questions.

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Lauren Nofi @lenofi.bsky.social · Sep 10

They have to make a case with evidence from our historical thinking skills that we started the year with, so I hope they realize the evidence is not pointing to that, but alas we shall see.

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Lauren Nofi @lenofi.bsky.social · Sep 10

Today was a lesson I wrote on residential schools and it’s really good that the students understood immediately the gravity of the situation. They were enraged and had never heard of them! For homework, they are making a case for it being genocide (or not) ((but we all know it is genocide)).

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Lauren Nofi @lenofi.bsky.social · Sep 9

Deadline next week! #CfP #medievalsky #archaeology

Lauren Nofi @lenofi.bsky.social · Aug 18

Calling all medieval archaeologists and medievalists who ~dabble: call for papers for @kzooicms.bsky.social!

In-person: May 14-16, 2026
Deadline: September 15 on the ICMS portal
#medievalsky

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Lauren Nofi @lenofi.bsky.social · Aug 31

My #medieval boyfriend!!! Learn more about my mans here: bamburghresearchproject.wordpress.com/2019/07/12/s...

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Lauren Nofi @lenofi.bsky.social · Aug 27

Watching my mentor teacher teach is just wonderful like her energy is so good??????!!!!!!

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Lauren Nofi @lenofi.bsky.social · Aug 18

the stronger our field will be to resist the weaponization of our research for hate.

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Lauren Nofi @lenofi.bsky.social · Aug 18

Finally, I just wanted to say that especially in the context of pseudoarchaeology and white supremacy that relies on misappropriation of research on the medieval world(s), the more scholars united across disciplines to combat those movements with facts and evidence,

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Lauren Nofi @lenofi.bsky.social · Aug 18

While my expertise is early medieval Britain and Ireland, I would very much like to amplify the work of scholars who examine a wide variety of regions, traditions, faiths, and timeframes.

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Lauren Nofi @lenofi.bsky.social · Aug 18

embroideries/textiles etc, and/or other evidenced-based sensory experiences (like food, music), it's just that wasn't pithy enough for the title. Methodological approaches are open, as are areas of expertise.

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Lauren Nofi @lenofi.bsky.social · Aug 18

This session would seek elaboration, reconciliation, or refutation using archaeological evidence to previous understandings of material culture (objects) that are represented in medieval texts (by description) or imagery (visual)--not just from the page but also wall paintings,

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Lauren Nofi @lenofi.bsky.social · Aug 18

Calling all medieval archaeologists and medievalists who ~dabble: call for papers for @kzooicms.bsky.social!

In-person: May 14-16, 2026
Deadline: September 15 on the ICMS portal
#medievalsky

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Lauren Nofi @lenofi.bsky.social · Aug 14

I know I keep this account mostly disconnected from my fandoms, but unfortunately I am in my Alien era thanks to #AlienEarth which means if I put my face close to yours I will be launching my little mouth directly into your skull.

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Lauren Nofi @lenofi.bsky.social · Jul 24

We need to be pitching and publishing in traditional and non traditional media, and, if you work in those industries, now is the time to open your doors to experts and explorers of humanity. #anthropology #scicomm