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Zuzana Chovanec @zuzchovanec.bsky.social · 16d

dailynous.com/2025/09/22/w... Academics with publications on academia edu need to look at the new terms and the permissions it provide to AI farm your work and identity

What Will Academia.edu Do with Its New Rights to Your Name, Likeness, and Voice? (updated) - Daily Nous

Users of the Academia.edu service are cancelling their subscriptions in response to perceived overreach by the firm in its recent update to its terms of service. Catching users' attention was a new pa...

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Zuzana Chovanec @zuzchovanec.bsky.social · Jul 23

No lies detected

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CAARI-Cyprus @caari-cyprus.bsky.social · Jun 9

Great interview with CAARI Fulbright researcher Caroline Barnes!

Craig Barker @drcraigb.bsky.social · Jun 9

‘No kings, no slaves: Who built Bronze Age Cyprus?’ #archaeology 🏺

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No kings, no slaves: Who built Bronze Age Cyprus?

Ashlar masonry may seem like a dry architectural detail, but for archaeologist and Fulbright scholar Caroline Barnes, it offers critical insights into how communities shaped their environments—and the...

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SAPIENS Magazine @sapiens.org · May 6

We're pleased to see @flintdibble.bsky.social mentioned in this article by @nathanjrobinson.bsky.social in @currentaffairs.bsky.social . "What we need is more public scientists to explain the work of science to lay audiences," Robinson writes. We agree! Our aim is to make anthropology accessible.

Current Affairs @currentaffairs.bsky.social · May 5

Archaeologists like @flintdibble.bsky.social are continuing in the tradition of scholars like Carl Sagan, who showed the public how one applies intellectual rigor and skepticism to better understand the world and see through charlatanism. www.currentaffairs.org/news/pseudo-...

Pseudo-Archaeology, UFOs, and the Need for Authentic Skepticism

To distinguish the truth from bullshit, rational skepticism is required. This is not the same as contrarianism, conspiracy theories, or a blanket refusal to accept any and all sources of authority and...

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VIEWS project @viewsproject.bsky.social · May 6

We are excited to announce that our next VIEWS conference, WAVE 2: Writing As Visual Engagement, will take place on 26th-29th March 2026. CFP deadline 5th September.

The linked post also contains a round-up of our other news and opportunities.

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Announcing our next conference! Plus a news round-up

We are delighted to announce that our next conference, WAVE 2: Writing As Visual Engagement, will take place on 26th-29th March 2026 in Cambridge. For further details, look at our Call For Papers H…

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David Batty @david-batty.bsky.social · May 6

India tries to halt auction of Piprahwa gems found with Buddha’s remains

Ministers claim sale in Hong Kong is unlawful and are demanding repatriation of sacred relics buried in third-century BC www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

India tries to halt auction of Piprahwa gems found with Buddha’s remains

Ministers claim sale in Hong Kong is unlawful and are demanding repatriation of relics buried in third-century BC

www.theguardian.com

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · Apr 8

Excited to take part in the roundtable "The Two Cultures. Natural Sciences and Humanities, Convergent Paths?" organized by the Center for Medieval Visual Cultures and Research Communication at Masaryk University.
@re-cent.bsky.social @epinicion.bsky.social @apaladine.bsky.social

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Zuzana Chovanec @zuzchovanec.bsky.social · Apr 4

www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10.... Happy to share my new article on animal representations in Bronze Age art and archaeology in Cyprus

University of Chicago Press Journals: Cookie absent

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Zuzana Chovanec @zuzchovanec.bsky.social · Mar 26

Call for papers exploring Biomolecular Insights into Food, Medicine, and Scent in Environmental Archaeology using proteomics, metabolomics, stable isotopes, lipids, and archaeogenetics.

Manuscript Summary Deadline: 15 July 2025. See the link below for more info.
www.frontiersin.org/research-top...

Frontiers | Biomolecular Insights into Food, Medicine, and Scent in Environmental Archaeology

Understanding the complex relationships between ancient societies and their environments requires an interdisciplinary approach that connects material cultur...

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Zuzana Chovanec @zuzchovanec.bsky.social · Mar 24

OUT NOW from Sidetone Press
Empire and excavation: Critical perspectives on archaeology in British-period Cyprus, 1878–1960
Edited by Thomas Kiely, Anna Reeve & Lindy Crewe. Read online for free or purchase a copy. www.sidestone.com/books/empire...
#Cyprus #historiography #heritage #colonialism

Empire and excavation @ Sidestone Press

The modern discipline of archaeology developed in tandem with the expansion of European imperialism in the 19th and 20th centuries. Cyprus, ruled by Britain between 1878 and 1960, is a fascinating exa...

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Bernadette Arnaud @narudaaarnaud.bsky.social · Mar 10

La domestication des avocats (Lauracées) a commencé il y a 7565 à 7265 ans au Honduras. Ces nouveaux résultats montrent que les avocats étaient domestiqués des milliers d'années avant d'autres cultures, telles que le maïs phys.org/news/2025-03...

Fossil evidence found of humans domesticating avocados 7,500 years ago

A team of anthropologists and evolutionary biologists affiliated with several academic institutions in the U.S., working with a colleague from the Smithsonian Institution, has found evidence of humans...

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Zuzana Chovanec @zuzchovanec.bsky.social · Mar 10

www.anonymousswisscollector.com/2025/03/art-... Informative list of events and research on combatting art crime, antiquities trafficking, and provenance studies

Art Crime Research Opportunities: 7 Mar 2025

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Zuzana Chovanec @zuzchovanec.bsky.social · Mar 9

hellenicnews.com/four-institu... A nice article summarizing the event held at the Penn Museum and co-organized with various Cypriot institutions.

Four Institutions Celebrate Cyprus’ Cultural Heritage

On November 24, 2024, four regional institutions with an interest in Cyprus joined to celebrate Cyprus’ centuries-long cultural heritage

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Kate Grossman @kategrossman.bsky.social · Mar 6

New publication on legacy data, community archaeology, and Nabataean fauna from the Temple of the Winged Lions at Petra (sorry, no winged lions actually identified in this assemblage).
www.researchgate.net/publication/...

(PDF) Faunal Remains

PDF | On Oct 11, 2024, Kathryn Grossman published Faunal Remains | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

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Tate Paulette @tatepaulette.bsky.social · Feb 21

If you're in the Boulder, Colorado, area, I'll be giving a book talk this coming Wednesday (Feb 26, 5pm) at the University of Colorado Boulder. It's free and open to the public. Hope to see you there!

A flier providing details about an upcoming lecture at the University of Colorado Boulder: In the Land of Ninkasi: A History of Beer in Ancient Mesopotamia. Tate Paulette, Associate Professor of History, North Carolina State University. February 26, 2025, at 5pm. Ekeley Science Building E1B20. This event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Department of Classics and the Center for Humanities and the Arts.

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Dr. Katy Croff Bell @katycroffbell.bsky.social · Feb 16

For probationary federal employees who have been terminated:

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Feb 16

To probationary federal employees who have been terminated:

Democracy Forward has filed a first-of-its-kind class-wide complaint with the Office of Special Counsel. If civil servants want to join in the complaint, you can email [email protected]

Civil Service Strong: Resources for Civil Servants

Effective. Impartial. Resilient. The civil service comprises dedicated, nonpartisan federal employees who work tirelessly across the country and around the world to ensure the effective delivery of go...

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BAR Publishing @barpublishing.bsky.social · Feb 11

Highlighting some of our wonderful female authors for International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 👩‍🔬🏺

#archaeology #ancientsky

4 book covers with a background of an archaeological dig. The books from left to right are: The Exploitation of Fishing Resources and the Maritime Skills of Early Modern Humans in Island Southeast Asia by Clara Boulanger, Dying Young by Anna Rohnbogner, Urbanism and its Impact on Human Health by Anna C. Moles, and Stonehenge and Middle to Late Neolithic Cremation Rites in Mainland Britain (c.3500-2500 BC) by Christina Willis.

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Steph Halmhofer, Big Archaeology @cultarchaeo.bsky.social · Feb 4

Cultural heritage is on the list 🏺

Darby Saxbe @darbysaxbe.bsky.social · Feb 4

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

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Plant ecology in České Budějovice @plantecolcb.bsky.social · Jan 31

A new article from Ohrazení is out! besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Young Richard Kim @youngrichardkim.bsky.social · Jan 30

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Newcomers! This starter pack is terrific!

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Craig Barker @drcraigb.bsky.social · Jan 30

Looking forward to the 2025 series of talks hosted by @caari-cyprus.bsky.social starting next week with the launch of Bernard Knapp’s new book ‘Cyprus and Ugarit’

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James Barr @jamesbarr.bsky.social · Jan 30

@moudhy.bsky.social’s beautiful new book, gleaming in the light of the low wattage English sun.

Between Two Rivers by Moudhy Al Rashid: has a beautiful sinuous cover design in dark blue and a burnished bronzy gold. Very nice indeed.

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Dr. Robert Barry Mason @robertmason.bsky.social · Jan 29

It being #TileTuesday and as I have posted stuff about the project before, I thought I would share the proof of the cover of the book I wrote with Lisa Golombek on a group of 17th C tiles from Iran.

#IslamicArt #Iran

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Archeologicke Rozhledy Journal @archrozhledy.bsky.social · Jan 25

Explore the origins of #viticulture in Bohemia, Moravia, and Slovakia! The paper by Michaela Látková tests methods of identifying archaeobotanical finds of cultivated grapevine and its wild counterparts. The analysed assemblage comprises 1087 finds dated from prehistory to Early Modern period
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Zuzana Chovanec @zuzchovanec.bsky.social · Jan 24

www.caorc.org/neh-fellowsh... Deadline approaching! The CAORC - National Endowment for the Humanities Research Fellowship is accepting applications through January 29. Approximately three to four awards will be granted and fellowship stipends are $5,000 per month. www.caorc.org/neh-fellowsh...

CAORC | NEH Fellowship Guidelines

The CAORC NEH Research Fellowship Program supports advanced research in the humanities for U.S. postdoctoral scholars, and foreign national postdoctoral scholars who have been residents in the U.S. fo...

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