Catherine J. Frieman

Catherine Frieman

@cjfrieman.bsky.social

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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 · 11h

Fair!!

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Bernadette Arnaud @narudaaarnaud.bsky.social · 11h

Le patolli est un des plus vieux jeux de société d’Amérique. Le premier plateau de patolli en mosaïque jamais trouvé vient de l’être à Naachtun, une cité maya du Peten. Daté du Ve siècle ap. J.-C., il était intégré au sol d’une résidence
phys.org/news/2025-11...

Archaeologists discover unique mosaic patolli board at Guatemalan Maya city

In a study published in Latin American Antiquity, Dr. Julien Hiquet and Dr. Rémi Méreuze analyzed the remains of a unique mosaic-style patolli game board discovered in the Classic Period city of Naach...

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 12h

Only 80%?? Keep at it!

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 22h

Delightful!

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Anna Dillon @annadillon.bsky.social · 1d

Have a wonderful Christmas with friends, family, pets, or even the delight of a quiet, solitary day reading books and eating lovely food by the fire.

Oil on board. A winter scene from the Ridgeway near Upham Village in Wiltshire.

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d

I bought the pants that were requested! I held up my end!🤣

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d

And Tiny Tim came back the very next day. Tiny Tim came back, we thought he was a goner
But Tiny Tim came back; he just couldn’t stay away.

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d

Lol played myself. Guess who did not get the socks she asked for (or any socks at all)

(there were other lovely presents... just not socks)

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 22d

Being in your 40s is being genuinely excited to get the socks you asked for for Christmas and also preparing yourself for disappointment if the person you asked forgot you ever had the discussion.

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Rob Arnol @robertarnol.bsky.social · 1d

And we have a white Christmas. It’s summer ffs!

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 1d

"Even after accounting for the upfront costs and delayed benefits, enrolling marginal applicants to public universities generates substantial net returns for society, the marginal students themselves, and the government budget."

Public Universities FTW!

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 1d

I just said this on a group chat, and I want to say it here to every one of you who writes book: Don't neg your book.

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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 1d

Ötzi and a 45,000-year-old Siberian were both infected with a cancer-causing strain of HPV.
This is fascinating, and a reminder that we have a vaccine that *prevents cancer* and everyone eligible should get it.

Two ancient humans, including famed ‘Iceman,’ had cancer-causing virus

Findings from ancient DNA may shed light on HPV’s history in our species

www.science.org

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d

Zotero should do this

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d

You made a nice stack with these seven unread books and moved this particularly thick one to three different piles

William Carruthers @williamcarruthers.bsky.social · 1d

If there was an academia wrapped it would say: ‘you read these articles, those abstracts, half of this book, a third of that one, maybe a chapter from this…’

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d

My dad's whole side of the family are what we call "glass magnetic" - glass objects throw themselves off counters and shelves around us, shatter explosively, etc.

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d

Loudly enough to scare the cats

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d

We cleaned the floor and just closed the rest in the dishwasher to deal with in the morning

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d

Rounding out a long day of cooking by shattering the slow cooker lid half inside the dishwasher and half across the kitchen floor

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Dr Aisling Tierney @irishashyt.bsky.social · 1d

New print drop: Flint Arrowheads, a Neolithic collection from around the world.

🛍️ tephraarts.etsy.com/listing/4430...

#neolithic #archaeology #archeology #prehistoric #Flint

Four rows of knapped flint arrowheads and the text flint arrowheads and linear border, green on white paper

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d

It's not ghosts, but i definitely got lightly hazed by a museum curator who had me following her all around the storage magazine carrying a small, sealed container of murky liquid that she later told me held the preserved testicle of their local bog body

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William Carruthers @williamcarruthers.bsky.social · 1d

If there was an academia wrapped it would say: ‘you read these articles, those abstracts, half of this book, a third of that one, maybe a chapter from this…’

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 2d

This is me and literally every meeting with a European. I only give them their own timezone now! 😅😅

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 2d

In order to reliably schedule meetings, i usually have to tell my foreign colleagues what time i can be available in their timezone since almost no one outside Australia seems capable of doing the calculations right themselves 😅😅🫠

Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 2d

A lot of you don't have to calculate time zones within your own country and it shows.

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Improbable Maps @improbablemaps.bsky.social · 2d

The map's form: bubbles
It shows: things to do with death
Its purpose: ornamental

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 2d

A lot of you don't have to calculate time zones within your own country and it shows.

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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s an idea for the PM: try to understand that the vast majority of Australians don’t like ANY extreme violence against civilians - whether at Bondi or in Gaza - and have the right to say so.