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RuneMeisterKris

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Professional Archaeologist, & Archaeogaming Content Creator I play video games, meme, & trick you into learning Streamer DM Dad & Dingus 🏺 🎮 🎲 Twitch (1k+) | YouTube (700+) | TikTok (42k+) linktr.ee/RuneMeisterKris Inquiries: [email protected]

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RuneMeisterKris @runemeisterkris.bsky.social · Dec 12

Posting this solely to Pin to my profile.

Hark & Well Met! I'm RuneMeisterKris- Archaeologist, Livestreamer & Serial Memer with a casual approach of trick- err... *encouraging* folks to learn about History through Video Games!
Come hang on Twitch, YouTube, TikTok & more!

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RuneMeisterKris - Digging up History, One Pixel at a Time

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RuneMeisterKris @runemeisterkris.bsky.social · Aug 14

Its so good. I literally i think spent about an hour going through and reading all the plaques.
Check the hallways of the school too, theres lots more extra exhibits!

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Christian Cooijmans @ccooijmans.bsky.social · Jun 22

Spent a few hours at the Swedish History Museum recently, and among all the shiny viking objects on show, this simple carved duck from Birka stood out to me. Ascribed all kinds of sublime and symbolic roles, it may have simply been a kid's toy; a beloved, ordinary plaything without frills or fuss 🦆

A carved duck figurine on display at the Swedish History Museum - 107535_HST

A carved duck figurine on display at the Swedish History Museum, photo by Christer Åhlin, SHM.

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Making a Warrior @makingawarrior.bsky.social · May 7

Don't miss the boat! Take part in the Great Viking Survey before it closes on 19 May.

Quick to complete and wholly anonymous, find it at vikingsurvey.org!

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RuneMeisterKris @runemeisterkris.bsky.social · May 6

I dont speak European Quebecois, will I be able to enjoy Clair Obscur Expedition 33 or should I wait for the Japanese dub with English subtitles so people dont call me a poser

RuneMeisterKris @runemeisterkris.bsky.social · May 5

I am flabbergasted that 100 men vs 1 gorilla is even a convo. We evolved as PURSUIT PREDATORS biologically constructed to outlast most animals. Even without tools, we take shifts to enrage the gorilla by yelling, baring teeth, etc. & kite it around for a few hours preventing it from sleeping till ☠️

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Matt Colville? @mattcolville.bsky.social · May 5

This is amazing. I could watch 4mo re hours of this.

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Who lurks in the shadows of the Star Wars Cantina PT. 1 | Full Panel #indianacomicconvention

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RuneMeisterKris @runemeisterkris.bsky.social · May 3

I've partnered with @Thorum to showcase the company's Archaeology-inspired wedding rings, including ones made from Pattern-Welded "Damascus" Steel, T-Rex fossil, meteorite, WWII gunstock & more!

Use link www.thorum.com/discount/RUN... & code "RUNE20" to get 20% off the ENTIRE order! #ForgedbyThorum

RuneMeisterKris @runemeisterkris.bsky.social · Apr 25

Last night I streamed the Oblivion remaster and I'd safely say I spent about 2.5 hours alone on inventory micromanagement, shuttling rusty iron gear to the Imperial City Market, and doing the Speech minigame to max my merchant reputation and buyback rate.
Semi related, but yes I am mentally unwell

RuneMeisterKris @runemeisterkris.bsky.social · Apr 19

4E was a tabletop MMO. It allowed for a character that could be brought around into games at your FLGS easily with mechanics that favored and streamlined combat in a way that was easy for new players while giving every class a fantasy/magic feel.
It wasn't my cup o tea, but I do use some parts in 5E

RuneMeisterKris @runemeisterkris.bsky.social · Apr 19

Ugh, methinks perhaps an undulating masse of shadow-touched monocles affixed upon ends of chains meeting within a single pocket, bothe secret and terrifying, for the beholder doth not don trousers...

RuneMeisterKris @runemeisterkris.bsky.social · Apr 11

If the Elder Scrolls Oblivion remake doesn't get officially announced or released soon I'm gonna crash out

RuneMeisterKris @runemeisterkris.bsky.social · Apr 9

It's always disappointing that the coolest or funniest beer names/labels always belong to the worst beers. It's like they know nobody is buying a Triple Hazy IPA because of the taste so they have to compensate with flashy aesthetics

RuneMeisterKris @runemeisterkris.bsky.social · Apr 3

Archaeogaming is harder than it looks you guys...
(First post on Skylight!)

#avowed #archaeogaming #culturalheritage #archaeology #history #gaming #ceramics #sherd #funny #fail #clip #funnyclip #gamingclip #gaming #twitch #youtube #tiktok #skylight #bluesky #streaming

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RuneMeisterKris @runemeisterkris.bsky.social · Apr 2

I just *know* that week 1 of release some speedrunner is gonna find a way in the new Donkey Kong game to dig straight down in a specific spot and end up coming through the ceiling of King K. Rool's bathroom and auto-win the game in 14 seconds or something

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Daniel Solis @danielsolis.bsky.social · Mar 31

Yep

A yellow bumper sticker with plain black text that reads: "Honk if you'd rather be watching the 1999 cinematic masterpiece, "The Mummy" starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz.

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RuneMeisterKris @runemeisterkris.bsky.social · Mar 22

Not even gaming is safe from carcinization

RuneMeisterKris @runemeisterkris.bsky.social · Mar 9

The Archaeology Brunchstream is BACK!!! My first attempt at cooking live, talking about Viking Age food archaeology, and digging holes?
LIVE Now!
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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · Mar 8

The existence of Archaeologists implies a lower rank of Aeologists

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RuneMeisterKris @runemeisterkris.bsky.social · Mar 5

My Masters dissertation was on the adaptation and cultural uses of Scandinavian runestones during the Viking Age and this one find is the gift that keeps on giving 😁

RuneMeisterKris @runemeisterkris.bsky.social · Mar 5

Not only that, but it was recently revealed that it was in fact a piece of a larger runestone that was possibly intentionally broken with pieces buried in nearby graves!
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Inscribed sandstone fragments of Hole, Norway: radiocarbon dates provide insight into rune-stone traditions | Antiquity | Cambridge Core

Inscribed sandstone fragments of Hole, Norway: radiocarbon dates provide insight into rune-stone traditions

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Colleen Morgan @clmorgan.bsky.social · Mar 4

PLAY THIS (archaeology) GAME!

Katrine Haydock, one of our brilliant undergraduates has developed a video game for her dissertation to understand the impact of archaeological methods on gameplay. Please play it and take the survey. 🏺

katrinehaydock.itch.io

Katrine Haydock

katrinehaydock.itch.io

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The Northern Tapestry @northerntapestry.bsky.social · Mar 2

Model of Roman dice tower at Segedunum Fort museum (Wallsend, Newcastle) which mentions the Picts: "PICTOS VICTOS HOSTIS DELETA LVDITE SECVRI" (The Picts are defeated, the enemy destroyed, play safely). The original was found in Germany in 1985.

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RuneMeisterKris @runemeisterkris.bsky.social · Mar 2

Heading out today on a 30 day fieldwork mobilization and having to say "Goodbye for what will be 1/4 of your life" to my 3mo old baby is wild. Archaeology is a hell of a business sometimes 😓

RuneMeisterKris @runemeisterkris.bsky.social · Feb 26

This is insulting (unless Monster wants to sponsor me, in which case "check out this sick new drink!")

It tastes like Red and Blue Jolly Ranchers mixed together

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RuneMeisterKris @runemeisterkris.bsky.social · Feb 21

I didn't break one artifact, I *found* ten artifacts! And they all fit together perfectly, it's gonna look great in the report...