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Catherine Frieman
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D.Phil. Archaeologist. Co-Editor Current Anthropology. Previously Editor European Journal of Archaeology. Educator. Tattoo Enthusiast. World Traveller. Accident Prone.

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Catherine J. Frieman is an archaeologist and associate professor at the Australian National University. Her research investigates conservatism and innovation, and she is a specialist in material culture and technology. .. more

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · Jan 6
A reminder we’re accepting abstracts and registrations for the first #AusTAG conference to be held 22-23 May in Adelaide.

Call for Papers: austag.org/2025/11/04/a...

Registration: events.humanitix.com/austag-confe...

Can’t wait to see a bunch of archaeology folks there!
Call for Papers: AusTAG 2026
Submit an abstract to the first ever Australian Theoretical Archaeology Group (AusTAG), to be held at Adelaide University!
austag.org

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 2h
My doorbell is an antique metal doorknocker shaped like a trowel that my dad found in a junk shop and bought me as a joke
bagofmoons.bsky.social bag of moons 🏳️‍🌈 @bagofmoons.bsky.social · 9h
i'm baffled by all the people in the replies to posts about the spy doorbells asking for alternatives. like... the alternative is a regualr fucking doorbell with no camera in it. or a door knocker. get you a weird gargoyle guy! you dont need a camera!

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 2h
I've got three of these books on my office bookshelf...
bodartlib.bsky.social Bodleian Art, Archaeology, and Ancient World Library @bodartlib.bsky.social · 2h
Happy LGBTQ+ History Month!

The theme this year is Science and Innovation, so to celebrate we have put together our new display; "Queer Pioneers, mixing Science with Art and Archaeology" 📚🌈
Several books about LGBT developments in Art and Archaeology arranged on a table.

Reposted by Catherine J. Frieman

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Bodleian Art, Archaeology, and Ancient World Library @bodartlib.bsky.social · 2h
Happy LGBTQ+ History Month!

The theme this year is Science and Innovation, so to celebrate we have put together our new display; "Queer Pioneers, mixing Science with Art and Archaeology" 📚🌈
Several books about LGBT developments in Art and Archaeology arranged on a table.

Reposted by Catherine J. Frieman

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Owen Exie Hurcum 💜🤍💙🍉 @owenexiehurcum.bsky.social · 4h
Pleased to announce that I will be talking at the Queer Intersections Oxford Research & Refreshment event on Friday the 20th February, alongside two wonderful researchers, on the Sackville Gardens excavation. If you are down that way and fancy attending, its free! See you there!

Reposted by Richard Pettigrew, Catherine J. Frieman

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bag of moons 🏳️‍🌈 @bagofmoons.bsky.social · 9h
i'm baffled by all the people in the replies to posts about the spy doorbells asking for alternatives. like... the alternative is a regualr fucking doorbell with no camera in it. or a door knocker. get you a weird gargoyle guy! you dont need a camera!

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 9h
Shit stirrer and true poster but also a truly fine artist. I treasure the print of his i have framed on my living room wall

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abraconagra @markpopham.bsky.social · 10h
It does really hit you that American artists of color continue to make these aesthetically incredible, thematically rich works of art and the white supremacists that rule this country are just complete dullards

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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Bisexual of the Blade (Alt-text or DIE) @shengokai.blacksky.app · 11h
Next time somebody tries to get me to justify the existence of the humanities, I’ll just point out how for the past two Super Bowls we’ve all jumped online and engaged in collective semiotics and hermeneutics of the half-time show as text.

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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 12h
RIP Jon Kudelka.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Jon Kudelka, Walkley-winningTasmanian cartoonist, dies from brain cancer
Award-winning Tasmanian cartoonist Jon Kudelka has died after being diagnosed with brain cancer in 2024.
www.abc.net.au

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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 12h
Jon Kudelka, much-loved Australian political cartoonist, dies aged 53
Jon Kudelka, much-loved Australian political cartoonist, dies aged 53
Award-winning Tasmanian artist’s work was published by The Australian, The Saturday Paper and The Hobart Mercury Jon Kudelka, the Australian political cartoonist, has died at the age of 53. His wife Margaret Kudelka announced the news in a statement on Tuesday: “We are sad to tell you that our beloved, brilliant Jon Kudelka died peacefully in South Hobart on Sunday afternoon, surrounded by his family and friends.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com

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Craig Barker @drcraigb.bsky.social · 14h
'Archaeology against the clock: the race to salvage fragments of early Brisbane'
#archaeologynews 🏺

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Archaeology against the clock: the race to salvage fragments of early Brisbane
Tens of thousands of artefacts were unearthed not by careful excavation but by the 2011 floods. Now, students are piecing together Queensland’s history
www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Scott A. Imberman, Catherine J. Frieman, Juliet Johnson

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The Onion @theonion.com · 16h
The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Bad Bunny https://theonion.com/the-onions-exclusive-interview-with-bad-bunny/
What do you say to those who claim you’re not American? I understand it’s confusing to encounter an American who can speak two different languages.

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 17h
Yeah great to see. No one solution and def not in a single election but always good to remember there are more of us than them

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 17h
Congratulations @joanavaldez.bsky.social
pedroguerreiro.bsky.social Pedro Guerreiro @pedroguerreiro.bsky.social · 18h
With >85% of votes in, Portugal decisively rejects far-right candidate André Ventura. Center-left candidate António José Seguro is the President-elect.

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Pedro Guerreiro @pedroguerreiro.bsky.social · 18h
With >85% of votes in, Portugal decisively rejects far-right candidate André Ventura. Center-left candidate António José Seguro is the President-elect.

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 19h
"Eighty-two years after his execution by the Gestapo on June 16, 1944, the Jewish historian and resistance fighter Marc Bloch will be inducted into the Pantheon on June 23... His family requested that 'the far right, in all its forms, be excluded from any participation in the ceremony.'"

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Le Monde @lemonde.fr · 20h
Marc Bloch, historien et résistant juif, entrera au Panthéon le 23 juin
Marc Bloch, historien et résistant juif, entrera au Panthéon le 23 juin
La date du 16 juin avait été dans un premier temps pressentie pour son entrée au Panthéon, mais la cérémonie a dû être décalée de quelques jours en raison du G7 à Evian-les-Bains.
www.lemonde.fr

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Graham Taylor @pottedhistory.bsky.social · 21h
Time for the Superb owl #superbowl
Votive Pot, Vindolanda Owl – PottedHistory share.google/AjODzECExGMo...
Votive Pot, Vindolanda Owl
Handcrafted Replica Roman Votive Pot – Inspired by a Find from Vindolanda Details This charming votive pot is inspired by an original found at Vindolanda, one of the most significant Roman sites in Br...
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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d
You're in... well i wouldn't say *good* per se, but...company, for sure with this opinion...
Tony Abbott eats an onion
Follow the latest headlines from ABC News, Australia's most trusted media source, with live events, audio and on-demand video from the national broadcaster.
www.abc.net.au

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Cool McDude @coolmcdude.bsky.social · 1d
Kurt Vonnegut famously wrote abt this and called it "becoming" :)

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d
More inspo
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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d
Inspo
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Valentine’s Day – ALF Archives
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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d
Something something you're out of this world....

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d
New valentine template just landed
faineg.bsky.social Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 1d
man I miss Sensual Alf (as opposed to Alf Hog), can we get a round of applause for this linen-pants babe
HOW ABOUT A FOLLOW FOR THE OLD ALFER sensual Alf

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 1d
man I miss Sensual Alf (as opposed to Alf Hog), can we get a round of applause for this linen-pants babe
HOW ABOUT A FOLLOW FOR THE OLD ALFER sensual Alf

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d
I've yet to make it to Phnom Pehn, but had exactly this feeling in Charlston. There's so much blood in the stones they practically vibrate with it.

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The Sleeper's Sleep @thesleeperssleep.bsky.social · 1d
Hurriedly retitling my script about the Defenestration of Prague to “Yeeted Rivalry”

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 2d
Neat demonstration of how artificial so-called intelligence is taking us backwards.

"ChatGPT produced content most consistent with the 1960s and DALL-E 3 in the late 1980s and early '90s."

#AI - see @shannonvallor.bsky.social's work for important thinking on this
phys.org/news/2026-02...
New study uses Neanderthals to demonstrate gap between generative AI and scholarly knowledge
Technological advances over the past four decades have turned mobile devices and computers into the world's largest library, where information is just a tap away. Phones, laptops, tablets, smartwatche...
phys.org

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Jane Ruffino @janeruffino.bsky.social · 2d
Seeing the number of academics who actively sucked up to Epstein, knowing exactly who he was, is a good reminder that keeping a network of smart people with integrity is the right choice, even if it’s not the lucrative one

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 2d
Big solidarity and a digital hug if you want it jane