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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 10d

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Photo of an empty, muddy, old plastic bottle with a single handle. The bottle is lying on soil surrounded by stones of varying shapes and sizes. The side of the bottle with handle is uppermost. The mouth end of the container points towards bottom left of the picture.

There is text above the image of the plastic bottle which reads “Ancient skull found on archaeological dig is proof of our alien origins”. Having read the text, at first glance the plastic bottle looks similar to an alien skull. The body of the bottle looks like a long skull,the handle looks like a nose, and the indents with shadow either side of the handle look like eyes. An example of pareidolia!

Anette Sand-Eriksen @sanderiksen.bsky.social · 14d

Rock art #boats coming alive! A captivating glimpse of its storytelling power. Enjoyed exploring the Ramberg #bronzeage #rockart site in eastern Norway with members of the CAS funded Climate, Crops and Crisis project (cas-nor.no/project/clim...). Video by @urbanprehistorian.bsky.social

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Anette Sand-Eriksen @sanderiksen.bsky.social · 28d

Could very well have been decisive 😬

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Anette Sand-Eriksen @sanderiksen.bsky.social · 28d

History in motion! The iconic Oseberg Viking ship is carefully moving to its new position in the soon-to-open #VikingAge Museum in Oslo. This deserves the full #SlowTV treatment - a nationally broadcast, minute-by-minute epic! #Archaeology @kult-hist-museum.bsky.social

Kristel Zilmer @kristelzilmer.bsky.social · 28d

www.nrk.no/kultur/flytt...

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European Association of Archaeologists @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social · Aug 24

Every year the Secrets of the Ice programme recover amazingly well preserved artefacts emerging from melting mountain ice in #Norway. This project raises awareness about glacial archaeology and human-induced climate change. They are the recipients of 2025 Europa Nostra Award in the Research category

Melting ice in norway reveals fragments of the world’s only known Viking Age packhorse net

New Viking Age packhorse net fragments discovered in Norway’s melting ice reveal rare transport tools and ancient secrets.

archaeologymag.com

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Primitive tider @primitivetider.bsky.social · Aug 20

Arkeologi leverer stadig banebrytende ny forskning, men gjør det den eldre irrelevante i dag?

Vi utforske dette i vår nye serie "Klassikeren". Først ut er Håkon Glørstads anmeldelse av Håkon Sheteligs "Primitive tider i Norge" doi.org/10.5617/pt.1...

Årets nummer er på trappene! Hva blir neste?

Glørstad: Bokanmeldelse: Haakon Shetelig (1922) Primitive Tider i Norge - en oversigt over stenalderen. John Griegs Forlag, Bergen | Primitive tider

doi.org

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Anette Sand-Eriksen @sanderiksen.bsky.social · Aug 18

Exiting! Best of luck these last days 💪

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Anette Sand-Eriksen @sanderiksen.bsky.social · Aug 16

An incredible tour of Trøndelag’s amazing rock art sites in central Norway - where motifs of northern and southern traditions blend in stunning landscapes. A successful workshop with @scapes-bronzeage.bsky.social, @kiaustvoll.bsky.social, @kristinaoma.bsky.social & more! #RockArt #Archaeology

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Anette Sand-Eriksen @sanderiksen.bsky.social · Aug 16

Thanks, Sarah! Hope everything is good down in Kiel 😎

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Anette Sand-Eriksen @sanderiksen.bsky.social · Jul 7

Occasionally, I get to write prehistoric columns for the newspaper Klassekampen. This time, I explore a newfound interest - #tattoos.

While we know relatively a lot about them, future studies should explore their interplay with clothing. Contributing in enhancing our understanding of embodiment.

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Anette Sand-Eriksen @sanderiksen.bsky.social · Jun 30

Couldn’t agree more 🙌

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Anette Sand-Eriksen @sanderiksen.bsky.social · Jun 29

Thanks to all making this possible, @uio.no, @historiskmuseum.bsky.social and beyond, especially my incredible team of supervisors: @steinarsol.bsky.social, @kiaustvoll.bsky.social and @lovschal.bsky.social!

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Anette Sand-Eriksen @sanderiksen.bsky.social · Jun 29

Just defended my PhD! An incredible experience, with thought-provoking discussions from two brilliant opponents: Prof. Joanna Brück @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social and Prof. @kristinaoma.bsky.social. Including a trial lecture debating the presence of warriors and hierarchy in Scandinavian rock art 👇🏽

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Anette Sand-Eriksen @sanderiksen.bsky.social · Jun 21

Recognising the impact other species have had on our art, architecture and agriculture doesn’t require new archaeological discoveries – in fact, much of the archaeological evidence is decades old. Rather, it requires new ways of thinking.» Yess, what a great text in @aeon.co - check it out 👇🏽

Jens Notroff @jensnotroff.com · Jun 19

That line between #nature and #culture we liked to draw? - Turns out it's messy as chickenscratch.

🦜 Birds sing. 🐋 Whales teach. 🐒 Chimps pass down tools.
We didn’t invent culture, we just gave it a name:

aeon.co/essays/did-a... by Cameron Allan McKean via @aeon.co

Did animals provide the blueprints for human culture? | Aeon Essays

Prehistoric humans didn’t create art and architecture out of nothing. They took inspiration from the nonhuman world

aeon.co

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Heide Wrobel Nørgaard @heidewnoergaard.bsky.social · Jun 19

Early #FindsFriday news! Until now, the female #Bronzeage burial from #Rege in #Norway, has been compared to the famous Egtved #burial.
On closer look, the Rege #beltplate is technically more advanced, more skillfull - we need to look for better comparisons! Presumably on the #Danish islands!

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Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · Jun 19

🧪OMG please do not start putting 'helpful' (presumably AI) summaries of articles into the individual REFERENCES of a scientific publication ffs
(this is @nature.com )
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Anette Sand-Eriksen @sanderiksen.bsky.social · Jun 12

doi.org/10.7146/dja....

'Where water wells up' : Revisiting a forgotten deposition tradition from the Late Bronze Age on Funen, Denmark | Danish Journal of Archaeology

doi.org

Anette Sand-Eriksen @sanderiksen.bsky.social · Jun 12

#NBAS2025 is back! Great presentation by Lise Frost @au.dk about the Hedegyden find and the value of the microperspective, showing how hoards are more than just the bronzes, it may also contain,
e.g., honey! 🐝 A find demonstrating how we should rethink how we sample and our sampling strategies 🌱

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Anette Sand-Eriksen @sanderiksen.bsky.social · Jun 8

Excited to share a new dataset featuring 2000 #radiocarbon dates from southeast Norway, spanning the Late #Neolithic to #BronzeAge. This dataset, which has been part of my doctoral work, builds on the efforts of @steinarsol.bsky.social and Kjetil Loftsgarden @uio.no. #DataSharing in #Archaeology

Late Neolithic and Bronze Age radiocarbon dates from southeast Norway

This dataset comprises 2,000 radiocarbon dates from southeast Norway, covering the Late Neolithic to the Bronze Age periods, c. 2200 to 4000 years BP. It has been utilised in various papers as part of...

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Anette Sand-Eriksen @sanderiksen.bsky.social · Jun 2

Was asked by @forskning.bsky.social to comment on the 'Shedding new light...' paper by L. García Sanjuán, @martaguardamino.bsky.social and co-authors about an excavated warrior stela. A great read, interesting findings and interpretations! But, could there also be link to a unique Norwegian slab? 👇

Hva betyr egentlig figurene på disse flere tusen år gamle steinene?

De er kjent som kriger-steler fra Spania og Portugal. Men akkurat denne steinen kalles rundt 4.000 år gammelt hastverksarbeid.

www.forskning.no

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Anette Sand-Eriksen @sanderiksen.bsky.social · May 10

These Late Bronze Age wooden figures - echoing motifs found in contemporary Nordic rock art - are fantastic! Such finds add nuance to how we interpret the meaning and context of the #rockart itself. E.g. bringing 3D form to 2D rock art, and links different materials in #bronzeage symbolism.

Duncan Mackay @theduncanmackay.bsky.social · May 9

“Aw, c’mon, they’re just little wooden figures, how scary can they actually b…😳”
The Roos Carr figures, East Yorkshire, c. 600-500BC. Yew & quartzite,
Hull & East Riding Museum.
#FindsFriday

Prehistoric wooden figures with quartz eyes.

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steinarsol.bsky.social @steinarsol.bsky.social · Apr 25

Want to learn more about OA publishing in archaeology? Our paper on publishing trends among Norwegian archaeologists is now published. OA publications are increasing, but there’s still a way to go. On the positive side, archaeology is progressing faster than other humanistic disciplines.

Assessing the Development in Open Access Publishing in Archaeology: A Case Study From Norway

This article examines open access (OA) publishing within archaeology by using Norway as a case study. The authors present data on research publications ( n = 1,517) produced by archaeologists at Norwe...

www.degruyterbrill.com

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Primitive tider @primitivetider.bsky.social · Apr 11

Extended deadline: April 22

While our primary focus is Scandinavian archaeology and contributions in Scandinavian languages are typical, we welcome submissions in English to encourage wider participation.

We particularly support emerging researchers, and there are no fees for our OA publication.

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Dr. Robert Barry Mason @robertmason.bsky.social · Feb 13

Showing my students some medieval pottery from Yemen at the ROM today, including this one with a cat's paw impression in it!

#MedievalSky #Archaeology #ArchaeologyOfStuff 🏺

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Anette Sand-Eriksen @sanderiksen.bsky.social · Feb 3

Thrilled to have been part of this incredible excavation! The discovery is fascinating and represents truly unique material. Contributing to this article alongside @steinarsol.bsky.social , @kristelzilmer.bsky.social, @kristervasshus.bsky.social, and many others was a genuinely fun experience

Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · Feb 3

NEW Piecing together fragments of the world’s earliest known rune-stone finds they fit together like a jigsaw puzzle and may have been separated intentionally, illuminating the varied pragmatic and ritual aspects of Germanic rune-stones.

A puzzling #AntiquityThread 🧩 1/15 🧵

Above: some of the sandstone fragments fitted together to reveal a runic inscription. Below: sketches depicting the stones and the runes.

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