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Jake Holland-Lulewicz @archaeojake.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t be puzzled by the lack of deadline in the ad. This is an imposed HR quirk. Reviews will begin c. November 1st! Happy to field any questions! #archaeology

Jake Holland-Lulewicz @archaeojake.bsky.social · 8d

🚨 Hey!! We’re hiring an archaeologist!! Come hang out with us!!

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Assistant Professor of Archaeology

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

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Nova Scotia Museum @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social · 1d

What do you get when you combine traditional Mi’kmaw quill work with furniture-making techniques of the 1800s? A triumph in design that became all the rage in Victorian Nova Scotia.

The chair has a dark, reddish-brown stained wood frame with turned legs and a carved, scalloped crest rail supported by small spindles. The key feature is the decorative splint-woven back panel and woven seat.

The tall, rectangular back panel is filled with woven materials decorated with porcupine quills, dyed fibers, or fabric appliques in a vibrant, complex geometric design. The pattern features a large central eight-pointed star or rosette in light brown, red, blue, and black, surrounded by bold wedges and checkerboard patterns in white, red, black, and gold/tan.

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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · 1d

Call for Papers: Self | Other | History – Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada 2026
- @cndhistassoc.bsky.social

CHA Annual Meeting 2026 – University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown – 1-3 June 2026
Deadline: November 15, 2025

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Call for Papers: Self | Other | History - Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada 2026

This call for papers invites participants to consider the way conceptions of self and other change over time, their tensions, and mediations.

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meliss-AAAH! @mel.bzky.team · 4d

AI is the new aesthetic of fascism

white house tweet quoting JD Vance saying we do not ask permission from far left democrats before we deport illegal immigrants " over a Ghibli style pic of him and trump

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 28d

Hey! Are you sure being on social media is what you need right now? Maybe you'd be better served by a book, a Discord call with friends, or diving face-first into a tub of chocolate pudding.

If socials are right? Then great. But please be good to yourselves.

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Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology, UAlberta @uofa-ipia.bsky.social · Sep 9

Check out this important new paper, co-written by IPIA scholars Dr. Kisha Supernant ( @archaeomapper.bsky.social) and Solène Mallet Gauthier (@somag.bsky.social), on confronting and disrupting "grey zones" in Canadian archaeology 🏺

Confronting Archaeology’s “Gray Zones” | American Antiquity | Cambridge Core

Confronting Archaeology’s “Gray Zones” - Volume 90 Issue 3

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Solène MG @somag.bsky.social · Sep 9

A good read!

SAPIENS Magazine @sapiens.org · Sep 3

“To truly safeguard and understand human origins in this region, we need a new model—one grounded in collaboration, mutual respect, and shared stewardship.”

Read more: www.sapiens.org/archaeology/...

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Solène MG @somag.bsky.social · Sep 5

That's what I tell myself too!!

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Solène MG @somag.bsky.social · Sep 5

Canadian arch lost two incredibly talented people in the Lisboa funicular accident... 😓

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Accident de funiculaire au Portugal | Deux Québécois experts en archéologie parmi les victimes

Un couple de restaurateurs d’objets patrimoniaux très connu dans le milieu de l’archéologie au Québec compte parmi les 16 victimes du déraillement du funiculaire de Lisbonne.

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Star Trek Minus Context @nocontexttrek1.bsky.social · Sep 5

Star Trek 2009 film scene. We see Kirk sittion some machinery in a ship setting with Scotty in the background looking on. Both are dressed in street clothes, Kirk has a black eye an looks a bit beat up, but still has Tiger Beat perfect hair. Closed caption, "(DISMAYED GURGLE)"

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Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · Sep 4

We should all be paying attention here — land acknowledgments banned at Ohio State University

www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Inside Higher Ed
• September 03, 2025
Ohio State Bans Most Land
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The new policy is one of several in response to a state law that aims to eliminate any mention of diversity, equity and inclusion at public universities.

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Jay @duniagamemaster.bsky.social · Aug 25

It's Minnesota State Fair time! It's time for Minnesotan folk art! Here, for example, is Saturn Devouring His Corn, in the seed art category!

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Star Trek Minus Context @nocontexttrek1.bsky.social · Aug 20

Star Trek The Original Series scene, 4 screenshots. We're on the bridge of the Enterprise and see what some would describe as an intimate conversation between famous workplace associates Kirk and Spock. (Spock in blue uniform and Kirk in gold.)
Pics 1 and 2 focused on Spock speaking.
Closed caption reads, "Captain.... You almost make me believe in luck."
Pics 3 and 4 are now focused on Kirk, who's looking like a cheekyboi. Closed caption reads, "Why Mr. Spock...You almost make me believe in miracles."

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Daniel Hansen @danrhan.bsky.social · Aug 19

Well, UChicago has paused new PhD admissions in my department now, too. One of the flagship departments for anthropology in the US and worldwide.

This on top of hum, social thought, social work, and others. What happens to UChicago's brand--the so-called "life of the mind"--now?

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Solène MG @somag.bsky.social · Aug 18

Very much looking forward to this book!

Isabel Cañas @isabelcanas.bsky.social · Aug 18

TOMORROW.

Isabel Cañas @isabelcanas.bsky.social · Nov 23

THIS COVER. Out Aug 19,2025!

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737414...

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ech0reads.bsky.social @ech0reads.bsky.social · Aug 13

MORE MURDERBOT MORE MURDERBOT📣📣📣📣

#booksky

fantastic fiction page for Martha Wells. The text reads: Platform Decay (the eighth book in the Murderbot Diaries series). Coming 2026. Cover to be revealed

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David Connolly BAJR @bajr-badger.bsky.social · Aug 13

www.bajr.org/workplace-be...

If I could beg a moment of your time, please consider completing this survey. The aim is to understand the extent and nature of unprofessional behaviours in the industry, the causes, and what can be done to improve the situation.

Workplace Behaviours in Commercial Archaeology : New Survey - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources

Your views will help shape the way we engage with each other in the workplace. This short survey should take no more than 10 minutes to complete, and your responses will play an important part in unde...

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · Aug 10

Barely an hour ago, Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif warned us all:

“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”

Israel just killed him.

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Historica Canada @historicacanada.bsky.social · Jul 28

“We lived here happily for generations.” On the Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval, we recognize the tragic events of the Acadian Expulsion and celebrate the resilience of the Acadian community who are still a vibrant part of Canadian culture.

Heritage Minutes: Acadian Deportation

The Acadians are descendants of early French settlers who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1604 and built a distinct culture and society over generations. Their peaceful existence was uprooted in 1755 when over 10,000 Acadians were ripped from their homeland to ensure British rule in North America. This Heritage Minute portrays the deportation through the eyes of an Acadian mother. *Learn more on _The Canadian Encyclopedia_* : Acadian Expulsion: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/the-deportation-of-the-acadians-feature History of Acadia: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/history-of-acadia Acadian Heritage: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/collection/culture-in-acadia *FOLLOW US!* Instagram: https://instagram.com/historicacanada/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricaCanada TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@historicacanada Facebook: https://facebook.com/Historica.Canada/ Pinterest: https://pinterest.ca/historicac/_saved/ *More educational content at* : historicacanada.ca thecanadianencyclopedia.ca *Credits* : Mother – Nancy Kenny Father – Fabien Melanson Grandmother – Murlane Carew Narrator – Nancy Kenny End Narration – Antonine Maillet (https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/antonine-maillet) Director – Tess Girard Director of Photography – Guy Godfree Producer - Ryan J. Noth Produced by Fifth Town Films

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NSM Archaeology @nsmarchaeology.bsky.social · Jul 16

The Fort St-Louis project has wrapped for the season! One last photo - here an archaeologist adopts a spring peeper pose to map a feature (also known as archaeology yoga!) @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @mnhnovascotia.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social #archaeology

an archaeologist leans over a drawing frame across an open excavation unit to draw a feature

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The Questionable Authority @questauthority.bsky.social · Jul 15

OK, gather 'round, kiddies - let's do a "why are lawyers like this" thread.

Specifically, let's do a "why does the simplest software come with mandatory IP licenses that assert claims to all the rights you have in the universe, up to and possibly not excluding in your firstborn offspring.

Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · Jul 14

Bye forever, WeTransfer.

WeTransfer TOS says they can use all your uploaded content for genAI

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Duane Bratt @duanebratt.bsky.social · Jul 10

www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... Once again, the govt goes further than they promised. In grades 9 and below, depiction of bodies with references to genitalia, menstruation, puberty or romantic relationships, including handholding and kissing. Start pulling Judy Blume off the shelves!

Alberta bans ‘sexually explicit’ books from school libraries, restricts materials about puberty, menstruation

Students in Grade 9 and below can also no longer check out literature referencing romance, including kissing and handholding

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NSM Archaeology @nsmarchaeology.bsky.social · Jul 9

Another blue trade bead! And a mini overview of some of the artifacts that we see from Fort St-Louis - fine and utilitarian ceramics, flakes of stone from ballast flint, and some glass wares. All windows into daily life at the fort! #archaeology @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social

A hand holding a round blue bead, part of the neck from a green glass bottle, a flake of grey-black flint, a sherd of white and blue tin glazed ceramic, and a sherd of green glazed ceramic

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · Jul 7

A) people recoil in horror when I tell them the amount of reviewing I do in a year

B) sometimes I do service because, if I didn't, a person with less power would be harmed (e.g., tenure)

C) women are treated very differently when we say no to these types of requests

Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · Jul 7

In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...

Being Too Helpful At Work Can Hurt Your Career—Here’s How To Say No

Women are more likely to take on behind-the-scenes duties at work—extra tasks like onboarding or event planning—and it's hurting their careers. Here's how to say no.

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