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VALUE Foundation @valuefnd.bsky.social · 1d

Tech set up is there, friends and colleagues have started arriving, and #TIPC4 is a few hours away! Tomorrow with workshops and Thursday and Friday with talks and panels! Makes sure to catch the action starting Thursday over at www.twitch.tv/streamingthepast

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 13h

this apparently says "I don't love you, I don't care, but I know it and laugh about it. You love me and that's nice for you."

📍Rijksmuseum van Oudheden

#Archaeology

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ama @amasugiru.bsky.social · 6d

#archInk2025 Day 2: Shell
During prep, the Conch of Teleportation reminded me of oracle bones, divinatory records from the Shang. They feature some of the earliest writing in China. I thought dragon turtles, taken from Chinese mythological creatures, would help expand a focus on Chinese archaeology.

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archaeoINK - Jona Schlegel @jonaschlegel.com · 7d

starting archInk 2025 with pigment. i kept it digital today, a bit like field journal notes, an archaeology journal. pigment feels small, but it made the first colours on stone.
minerals: grounded, mixed with a binder, painted on a surface and suddenly there’s an image.
#archInk #inktober

A hand-drawn illustration showing the archaeological Inktober prompt "Pigment". In the centre is a large stone with a prehistoric bull painting in brown and black. On the left, a flat stone holds red, yellow, and black mineral pieces. On the right, another flat stone shows brown mineral lumps ready for grinding. Labels identify bright red, golden yellow, black (charcoal), and rich brown pigments. Text explains that pigments are minerals ground on flat stones and mixed with water to paint.

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Colleen Morgan @clmorgan.bsky.social · 7d

Super cool to learn that I was huffing cinnabar while laboriously excavating paintings at Çatalhöyük. #archink #pigment #inktober

A drawing with a finger held up and red pigment on the fingertip. Next to it is written “cinnabar, treasured world-wide for its fiery red hue, is toxic and poisoned those who sought its beauty.” Hashtags are in the tweet.

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 7d

Day 1 #ArchInk2025 - Pigment. Bison cave art from the Cave of Altamira.

Trying to use this challenge to improve my illustration skills on Photoshop. I double brushed areas to show cracks in the cave walls and added an aged paper texture background.

#ArchInk @jonaschlegel.com #Archaeology

A watercolour illustration of a cave art bison inspired by the cave of altamira,

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DAH Lab @dah-lab.bsky.social · 8d

We have a new series of "Digital Lunch"- free, hybrid talks hosted by the Digital Archaeology and Heritage Lab at the University of York. Don't be fooled by the name, we've asked experts on the very cutting edge of the field to talk to us about their research.

Sign up:

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26 September James, Colleen, Peter, Guy Current digital research at York
3 October Ahmed El Antably Nubian Chronicles: You've been talking to the wrong people
10 October Stephanie Döpper Co-creating smartphone tours at archaeological sites with the ArchaeoTrail App
17 October Mariana Lopez Sound Heritage: methods and considerations
24 October Maki Wardle Moonlighting at ESA: A Postcard from a Digital Archaeologist in Space
31 October off off
7 November Despoina Sampatakou Cultural objects in reality and virtuality: a comparative study in XR
14 November Florence Smith Nicholls (Not) Dying of Anticipation: Video Game Archaeologies of Contemporary Play
21 November ADS What's new at ADS/HSDS
28 November Mark Altaweel AI for palaeoclimate research
5 December Marta Diaz-Guardamino TBA

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VALUE Foundation @valuefnd.bsky.social · 8d

Time flies! Today is the LAST day you can register for #TIPC4! There are limited spots available so make sure you register over at www.eventbrite.nl/e/the-intera...! Be there or be a Tetris block, or a floppy disk, or something else square!

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 13d

I had an ad for this Pompeii Experience coming to London and was wondering if anyone had heard anything about it before? or been to anything similar? #archaeology #heritage

pompeii-experience.com/london/?utm_...

https://pompeii-experience.com/london/

Visit Pompeii in London! Discover the history, culture, and art of the ancient Roman city through well-preserved relics and artefacts.

pompeii-experience.com

Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 14d

Starting my masters degree this week and signed a new job contact yesterday, so a very exciting week!

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 17d

Rainstorm last night = Beautiful day today

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 18d

Playing around with Photoshop to create some fantasy maps for my first D&D campaign as DM

Been loving starting D&D this summer so super excited to be a DM and play around with worldbuilding (& get my money's worth of Photoshop)

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 19d

Stone Age Man and Van (but a wheel) 😂😂

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 19d

1975 cigarette card showing a representation of the building of Stonehenge

A pretty cool find at the antique shop!

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VALUE Foundation @valuefnd.bsky.social · 20d

Did you know that if you can't make it to the conference it will be streamed? Go follow us on www.twitch.tv/streamingthepast to catch the conference live!
You are in a different timezone/are busy? Fear not because the conference will also be available as VODs over at www.youtube.com/@VALUEfnd!

VALUE Foundation @valuefnd.bsky.social · 21d

As #TIPC4 is rapidly approaching (8-10 October register now for FREE: interactivepasts.com/the-interact...) we have all sorts of SUPER COOL stuff for this year's celebratory edition! A Game Dev panel, a Playful Archaeology Panel, workshops, pizzas, and of course amazing talks! Check the thread!

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 20d

I'm really looking forward to presenting at this event, so be sure to register!

VALUE Foundation @valuefnd.bsky.social · 21d

As #TIPC4 is rapidly approaching (8-10 October register now for FREE: interactivepasts.com/the-interact...) we have all sorts of SUPER COOL stuff for this year's celebratory edition! A Game Dev panel, a Playful Archaeology Panel, workshops, pizzas, and of course amazing talks! Check the thread!

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archaeoINK - Jona Schlegel @jonaschlegel.com · 29d

Here's the official #archInk2025 prompt list - 31 days of archaeological (illustration) prompts for October.

From pigment and bronze to provenance and afterlife, each prompt open to be explored through drawing or other techniques and mediums.

Ready to join in?
#archInk

Hand-drawn archInk 2025 prompt list on lined paper with archaeological tools scattered around the margins including pottery sherds, flint tools, brushes, and an ink bottle. The title 'archInk 2025' is written in orange and green lettering. Below are 31 numbered prompts organized in three columns:
1 Pigment, 2 Shell, 3 Residue, 4 Bronze, 5 Flint, 6 Horn, 7 Textile, 8 Stratigraphy, 9 Ivory, 10 Palimpsest; 11 Transformation, 12 Echo, 13 Pseudoscience, 14 Network, 15 Bioarchaeology, 16 Gatekeeping, 17 Ownership, 18 Exclusion, 19 Preservation, 20 Visibility; 21 Embodiment, 22 Provenance, 23 Absence, 24 Toolmark, 25 Reclamation, 26 Ephemeral, 27 Justice, 28 Looted, 29 Temporality, 30 Becoming, 31 Afterlife

signed by @archaeoInk

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archaeoINK - Jona Schlegel @jonaschlegel.com · 29d

What exactly is #archInk?
It started in 2018 by Dr. Katherine Cook with daily drawing prompts exploring archaeological themes. The goal is not to create perfect "art" but should be rather seen as a daily practice connecting with archaeology and each other through creative practices

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