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Iain Davidson AU

@archaeoiain.bsky.social

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Father, husband, grandfather, archaeologist, Emeritus Professor, Australian, aficionado of Iberia, archaeology of Aboriginal Australia, writer "Art or Scribbles? ..." w/ Springer (now published). I take photos. https://link.springer.com/book/9783031904578 .. more

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Iain Davidson AU @archaeoiain.bsky.social · Oct 21

link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Art or Scribbles? In the Eye of the Beholder: The Evolutionary Emergence of Visual Communication

This book descibes the origin and evolution of art and that art consists of relationships between people. It challenges the standard definitions of art

link.springer.com

Reposted by Iain Davidson, Kevin Carey, Peter Schöttler , and 1 more Iain Davidson, Kevin Carey, Peter Schöttler, Gerald Friedman

Michael @michaelr12.bsky.social · 1d

The top is after Trump’s DOJ redactions below is without, I can almost figure out who they are protecting

Iain Davidson AU @archaeoiain.bsky.social · 3d

If you can bear to read the degrading behaviour the "men" inflicted on the girls. One example was enough for me. Vance should be President

Liam Nissan™ @theliamnissan.bsky.social · 3d

So apparently there are many Epstein files on the DOJ website where you can highlight the redacted text, copy it, and paste it onto another document to read the redactions

Reposted by Iain Davidson, Jonathan M. Gilligan, Bruce D. Baker , and 3 more Iain Davidson, Jonathan M. Gilligan, Bruce D. Baker, David R. Miller, Mark Priestley, Manisha Sinha

Liam Nissan™ @theliamnissan.bsky.social · 3d

So apparently there are many Epstein files on the DOJ website where you can highlight the redacted text, copy it, and paste it onto another document to read the redactions

Iain Davidson AU @archaeoiain.bsky.social · 3d

Beware. AI has the capacity to destroy all the knowledge we have fought for so hard.

Arya Zandvakili @aryazandvakili.bsky.social · 5d

When viewing the fake article in Google scholar on my university network, there is a link to access the article via my uni's library. That link sends me to a library page that makes fake article appear real... Turns out library page is made programmatically from info on Google scholar 🤦

Reposted by Catherine J. Frieman

Iain Davidson AU @archaeoiain.bsky.social · 4d

We are not good at blowing our own trumpets. I published a book on art trying to understand why archaeologists do and do not use the word in the same breath as Velazquez and Picasso. And two shorter articles with some of the lessons, one in the Conversation coauthored with my Aboriginal friends.

Iain Davidson AU @archaeoiain.bsky.social · 4d

Where are the law enforcement officers brave enough to arrest him and lock him up?

Iain Davidson AU @archaeoiain.bsky.social · 4d

I cannot understand why anyone is using ex Twitter.

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 4d

This has always been a Bluesky-first campaign. But as of today, we will no longer be using Twitter. At all.

And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.

Reposted by Steve Peers, John McLaren, Iain Davidson , and 5 more Steve Peers, John McLaren, Iain Davidson, Anders Nilsson, Aaron Sojourner, W. Andy Knight, Ann Bartow, Henrik Skaug Sætra

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 4d

This has always been a Bluesky-first campaign. But as of today, we will no longer be using Twitter. At all.

And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.

Iain Davidson AU @archaeoiain.bsky.social · 4d

So should we be thinking of the Epstein Tapes as the US's own Bondi massacre?

Reposted by Iain Davidson

Barry Tucker @btucker.bsky.social · 4d

"Rather than debate the substantive moral claims being made by people all around the world against Israel’s destruction of Gaza, those claims are cordoned off."

Read more:

theaimn.net/when-antisem...

Iain Davidson AU @archaeoiain.bsky.social · 4d

Winter Appeal – Help Families in need Survive the Winter chuffed.org/project/1533...

Winter Appeal – Help Families in need Survive the Winter

🧣 Winter Preparation Appeal – Help Families in Gaza Survive the Winter 🧥

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Reposted by Iain Davidson, John Barry, James O’Sullivan , and 3 more Iain Davidson, John Barry, James O’Sullivan, Anne Norton, Johannes Breuer, Henry Jones

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4d

Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

Iain Davidson AU @archaeoiain.bsky.social · 5d

If they are rolling in dough perhaps we could bake them

Iain Davidson AU @archaeoiain.bsky.social · 5d

I can smell the brine, Michael. Can you look at your chats, please? I asked a question long ago. Do you know the answer?

Iain Davidson AU @archaeoiain.bsky.social · 5d

I only have one question for Samsung. How do you turn the damn thing off?

Iain Davidson AU @archaeoiain.bsky.social · 5d

I visited that in the summer of 2018. A bit more reason to have an alignment towards the sun, then. But the interesting thing was the people "walking the wall" who strode on by without even a glance. How much do they miss in their zeal to tick off the task in their bucket.

Iain Davidson AU @archaeoiain.bsky.social · 5d

Money

Iain Davidson AU @archaeoiain.bsky.social · 5d

And do stop to consider who the objects really belong to. The Met is a major sinner, as well as occasionally virtuous

Reposted by Joe R. Feagin, Iain Davidson

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5d

Miller hates the 5th amendment right to due process and has contempt for the 6th amendment right to jury trial because he prefers authoritarianism.

Reposted by Iain Davidson

Flora 🏺 Ancient History Art @flaroh.bsky.social · 5d

Happy winter solstice!🌞 I travelled to the Mithraeum at Brocolitia on Hadrians Wall to see the suns alignment with the temple… and the Northern weather really delivered 🤣

Iain Davidson AU @archaeoiain.bsky.social · 5d

Wouldn't it be lovely to think that they might use that proximity to slap handcuffs onto each other and march off the jail

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Lilly @lillyull.bsky.social · 5d

Disgraceful that Churches are allowed this "get out of jail free" card.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

Iain Davidson AU @archaeoiain.bsky.social · 5d

I've liked the look of Kuhneman

Iain Davidson AU @archaeoiain.bsky.social · 5d

Amy Remeikis hits several nails on the head, again.

Some leaders are stomping on our shattered hearts

www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...

Our hearts are shattered – and some have broken them further

There is no going back to where we were before December 14. But a social contract Australians relied on has been destroyed by the Coalition.

www.thenewdaily.com.au

Iain Davidson AU @archaeoiain.bsky.social · 5d

The Sheffield Shield at least gives some guide to talent. Whereas the County Championship leads to England selecting a person as a batter who has never scored a century. Who is our next best spinner after GOAT? Or will they finally select Webster. Or finally choose him instead of Green.

Iain Davidson AU @archaeoiain.bsky.social · 5d

Presumably there is a bit more mileage in this one. Let's wait until he paints himself as the victim. "Those under-age girls forced me to become a pedophile, that's why my name has been redacted."

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 5d

3-0 and not once has Australia had their best side #Ashes

Iain Davidson AU @archaeoiain.bsky.social · 5d

*reflective. That AI changed it tells us something important

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 5d

Iain Davidson AU @archaeoiain.bsky.social · 5d

Very true
Our politicians seem very unreceptive and myopic.

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 5d

Reposted by Iain Davidson, Jonathan Hopkin, Daryl Adair

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 5d

Pamela Jo Bondi, doing her part to help an administration that calls itself, with a seemingly straight face, "The Most Transparent in American History."

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