Tristan Boyle - Anarchaeologist
@anarchaeologist.bsky.social
Digital Public Archaeologist - Podcaster - co-founder of Archaeology Podcast Network
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It's time for another episode of The Archaeology Show!
There’s a lot of Neanderthal research in the news these days and the first two articles highlight some of those achievements.
There’s a lot of Neanderthal research in the news these days and the first two articles highlight some of those achievements.
November 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
It's time for another episode of The Archaeology Show!
There’s a lot of Neanderthal research in the news these days and the first two articles highlight some of those achievements.
There’s a lot of Neanderthal research in the news these days and the first two articles highlight some of those achievements.
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🧪 Another Halloween, another batch of highly inaccurate and horrifying plastic skeleton decorations to look at in this year’s seasonally spooky blogpost.
And yes, the snail skeleton is addressed. Kinda. Ugh.
animalarchaeology.com/2025/10/30/t...
And yes, the snail skeleton is addressed. Kinda. Ugh.
animalarchaeology.com/2025/10/30/t...
The (Entirely Inaccurate, Completely Nonsensical) Plastic Skeleton Wars Continue
Let’s be real – you know exactly what this blog post is about. I’ve been writing about these cursed plastic objects for years now. After doing an overview of the worst iterations …
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October 31, 2025 at 11:26 AM
🧪 Another Halloween, another batch of highly inaccurate and horrifying plastic skeleton decorations to look at in this year’s seasonally spooky blogpost.
And yes, the snail skeleton is addressed. Kinda. Ugh.
animalarchaeology.com/2025/10/30/t...
And yes, the snail skeleton is addressed. Kinda. Ugh.
animalarchaeology.com/2025/10/30/t...
Overview of the current and multiple issues happening at HES, written up by @bajr-badger.bsky.social
To echo David's sentiments, solidarity with the staff who are trying their best in this environment
To echo David's sentiments, solidarity with the staff who are trying their best in this environment
October 31, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Overview of the current and multiple issues happening at HES, written up by @bajr-badger.bsky.social
To echo David's sentiments, solidarity with the staff who are trying their best in this environment
To echo David's sentiments, solidarity with the staff who are trying their best in this environment
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Interest has perked up in this again, so... here's an extract from the Wiltshire Times' report on the auction, published 25 Sept 1915 - the purchaser was Mrs Chubb, not Mr...:
![Extract from the Wiltshire TImes, 25th September 1915, stating that Stonehenge, when the bidding readed £6,600, was [quote] "knocked down to Mrs. C.H.E. Chubb, the wife of a popular local landowner. There was much applause when the name of the purchaser was announced..." [end quote]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:trtximx22xbyxl6wwykqgoqf/bafkreicopn4nlsi2nidcpl45fhhwmu3p26kvcy5nkoaouv5bsu673wodim@jpeg)
October 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Interest has perked up in this again, so... here's an extract from the Wiltshire Times' report on the auction, published 25 Sept 1915 - the purchaser was Mrs Chubb, not Mr...:
What is Happening at HES????
October 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
What is Happening at HES????
Let me get my hands on some of that immaterial culture please
October 24, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Let me get my hands on some of that immaterial culture please
Again let us remember that repatriation is not really the return of physical items but rather the transfer of power of who decides ownership and place of those items.
If these items are illicitly stolen or stolen by conquest what demands exist in negotiation?
If these items are illicitly stolen or stolen by conquest what demands exist in negotiation?
@jwhoopes2.bsky.social This is so fantastic!!! globalnews.ca/news/1148957...
Vatican says it will return dozens of artifacts to Indigenous groups in Canada - National | Globalnews.ca
Negotiations on returning the Vatican items accelerated after Pope Francis in 2022 met with Indigenous leaders who had traveled to the Vatican.
globalnews.ca
October 24, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Again let us remember that repatriation is not really the return of physical items but rather the transfer of power of who decides ownership and place of those items.
If these items are illicitly stolen or stolen by conquest what demands exist in negotiation?
If these items are illicitly stolen or stolen by conquest what demands exist in negotiation?
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The Platner discourse now being used not only as a cudgel to beat leftists with (despite most of the quick condemnations - if not complete dismissal long before this - coming from communists and other leftists) but also as a means of painting all leftists as “white” and “privileged” is really shit.
October 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The Platner discourse now being used not only as a cudgel to beat leftists with (despite most of the quick condemnations - if not complete dismissal long before this - coming from communists and other leftists) but also as a means of painting all leftists as “white” and “privileged” is really shit.
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it's the best part tbh. i wrote a whole paper about it last year! 😎
doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
October 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
it's the best part tbh. i wrote a whole paper about it last year! 😎
doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
Archaeology is a mess and like I don't know how to convey that without sounding delusional
Not like conspiracy wise but like we dig through rubbish and infer human behaviour, it's messy and unsure and ultimately human.
Not like conspiracy wise but like we dig through rubbish and infer human behaviour, it's messy and unsure and ultimately human.
October 24, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Archaeology is a mess and like I don't know how to convey that without sounding delusional
Not like conspiracy wise but like we dig through rubbish and infer human behaviour, it's messy and unsure and ultimately human.
Not like conspiracy wise but like we dig through rubbish and infer human behaviour, it's messy and unsure and ultimately human.
The Smeds and the Smoos is an allegory for the Troubles and no one can convince me otherwise, do you see how many times "never" is used?
October 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The Smeds and the Smoos is an allegory for the Troubles and no one can convince me otherwise, do you see how many times "never" is used?
As someone who grew up in Northern Ireland, the flag discourse in the UK is giving me serious flashbacks to my youth
September 9, 2025 at 11:14 AM
As someone who grew up in Northern Ireland, the flag discourse in the UK is giving me serious flashbacks to my youth
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The EAA debacle is becoming a teachable moment in real time www.e-a-a.org/EAA2025/Home...
September 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The EAA debacle is becoming a teachable moment in real time www.e-a-a.org/EAA2025/Home...
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I just published my article Archaeology as Worldbuilding, an effort that grows out of 20+ years of digital (and analog) archaeological making. Adjacent to recent arguments about storytelling, I broaden our scope to make past worlds & tell stories in community with others.
doi.org/10.1017/S095...
doi.org/10.1017/S095...
Archaeology as Worldbuilding | Cambridge Archaeological Journal | Cambridge Core
Archaeology as Worldbuilding
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August 27, 2025 at 10:42 AM
I just published my article Archaeology as Worldbuilding, an effort that grows out of 20+ years of digital (and analog) archaeological making. Adjacent to recent arguments about storytelling, I broaden our scope to make past worlds & tell stories in community with others.
doi.org/10.1017/S095...
doi.org/10.1017/S095...
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🏺 With alt-text added.
September 2, 2025 at 12:48 PM
🏺 With alt-text added.
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BTC Call for Action - EAA
EAA reversed its decision to exclude Israeli institutions complicit in the genocide of Palestinians after intimidation campaigns.
Read & share the full statement: blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b...
EAA reversed its decision to exclude Israeli institutions complicit in the genocide of Palestinians after intimidation campaigns.
Read & share the full statement: blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b...
September 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
BTC Call for Action - EAA
EAA reversed its decision to exclude Israeli institutions complicit in the genocide of Palestinians after intimidation campaigns.
Read & share the full statement: blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b...
EAA reversed its decision to exclude Israeli institutions complicit in the genocide of Palestinians after intimidation campaigns.
Read & share the full statement: blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b...
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Utterly disappointing decision by @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social to reverse this decision, and really gross to see intimidation tactics being instructed for session monitors. Support colleagues who speak up and who refuse to enforce the EAA's instructions. 🏺
BTC Call for Action - EAA
EAA reversed its decision to exclude Israeli institutions complicit in the genocide of Palestinians after intimidation campaigns.
Read & share the full statement: blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b...
EAA reversed its decision to exclude Israeli institutions complicit in the genocide of Palestinians after intimidation campaigns.
Read & share the full statement: blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b...
September 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Utterly disappointing decision by @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social to reverse this decision, and really gross to see intimidation tactics being instructed for session monitors. Support colleagues who speak up and who refuse to enforce the EAA's instructions. 🏺
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It's really sinking in that the EAA are requiring session volunteers, the least powerful people at a conference, to enforce their anti democratic decision to curb the academic free speech of presenters. It's despicable.
Utterly disappointing decision by @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social to reverse this decision, and really gross to see intimidation tactics being instructed for session monitors. Support colleagues who speak up and who refuse to enforce the EAA's instructions. 🏺
BTC Call for Action - EAA
EAA reversed its decision to exclude Israeli institutions complicit in the genocide of Palestinians after intimidation campaigns.
Read & share the full statement: blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b...
EAA reversed its decision to exclude Israeli institutions complicit in the genocide of Palestinians after intimidation campaigns.
Read & share the full statement: blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b...
September 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
It's really sinking in that the EAA are requiring session volunteers, the least powerful people at a conference, to enforce their anti democratic decision to curb the academic free speech of presenters. It's despicable.
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📢 Conference alert! CAA Australasia are holding their third online conference, from Thurs 2nd to Sat 4th October, 2025. We're currently calling for abstracts on digital and computational archaeology (15-min presentations or 5-min lightning talks), due Tues 19th Aug: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F....
2025 Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology Australasia Third Online Conference
The Australasian chapter of Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology is hosting our third free online conference later this year and invites contributions from archaeologists base...
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August 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
📢 Conference alert! CAA Australasia are holding their third online conference, from Thurs 2nd to Sat 4th October, 2025. We're currently calling for abstracts on digital and computational archaeology (15-min presentations or 5-min lightning talks), due Tues 19th Aug: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F....
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Nyamakop has now had multiple museums reach out now to ask if we need more artifacts for Relooted, and if we'd like to 3D scan parts of their African collection.
It was very much not on my bingo card that real life museums would be asking us to fictionally steal their artifacts lol
It was very much not on my bingo card that real life museums would be asking us to fictionally steal their artifacts lol
July 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Nyamakop has now had multiple museums reach out now to ask if we need more artifacts for Relooted, and if we'd like to 3D scan parts of their African collection.
It was very much not on my bingo card that real life museums would be asking us to fictionally steal their artifacts lol
It was very much not on my bingo card that real life museums would be asking us to fictionally steal their artifacts lol
#NewEpisode Episode 26 of #ModernMyth features Ben and Mohale of @nyamakop.co.za talking about their upcoming game Relooted! I had an absolute blast recording this! Check it out on @archpodnet.bsky.social www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/anarchaeolog...
The Game Relooted - Interview with Devs - Ep 26 — Modern Myth with Tristan Boyle
Today I am speaking with Mohale Mashigo and Ben Myres who are the Narrative Director and Creative Director of Nymakop. Advice and some questions provided by Dr. Alex Fitzpatrick
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August 5, 2025 at 12:20 PM
#NewEpisode Episode 26 of #ModernMyth features Ben and Mohale of @nyamakop.co.za talking about their upcoming game Relooted! I had an absolute blast recording this! Check it out on @archpodnet.bsky.social www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/anarchaeolog...
It's a DOUBLE EPISODE day for my podcast Modern Myth. Starting with Episode 23, a conversation with @stefanmilo.bsky.social we discuss presenting archaeology to the public and more. Subscribe via your favourite podcast app or click the link www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/anarchaeolog...
Stefan Milo - Ep 23 — Modern Myth with Tristan Boyle
Stefan Milosavljevich is an archaelogy Youtuber who talks about archaeology, anthropology and human evolution. Tristan discusses online content creation, archaeology and the fight for truth against P...
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July 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
It's a DOUBLE EPISODE day for my podcast Modern Myth. Starting with Episode 23, a conversation with @stefanmilo.bsky.social we discuss presenting archaeology to the public and more. Subscribe via your favourite podcast app or click the link www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/anarchaeolog...
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Out this morning & Open Access! 📢 My new article in Public Archaeology on the entanglement of archaeology, the far right and ancient genetic studies, using the British National Party as a case study: ‘In Our Blood’: Archaeology and ‘Indigeneity’ in the British National Party’s Magazine Identity'
‘In Our Blood’: Archaeology and ‘Indigeneity’ in the British National Party’s Magazine Identity
This paper presents the first diachronic analysis of the appropriation of archaeological themes in British far-right politics, focusing on the British National Party’s publication Identity from 200...
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May 28, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Out this morning & Open Access! 📢 My new article in Public Archaeology on the entanglement of archaeology, the far right and ancient genetic studies, using the British National Party as a case study: ‘In Our Blood’: Archaeology and ‘Indigeneity’ in the British National Party’s Magazine Identity'
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This is what I dislike about Westminster based political journos. There are 3 Green parties in the UK. This is an issue in ONE of them, the Green Party of England and Wales.
The @scottishgreens.org are a separate party, and they kick out transphobes swiftly.
parliamentnews.co.uk/green-party-...
The @scottishgreens.org are a separate party, and they kick out transphobes swiftly.
parliamentnews.co.uk/green-party-...
Green party leaders divided over transgender policy
Green Party divided on trans rights after Supreme Court ruling, with Carla Denyer advocating legal changes and Adrian Ramsay warning against reforms.
parliamentnews.co.uk
April 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
This is what I dislike about Westminster based political journos. There are 3 Green parties in the UK. This is an issue in ONE of them, the Green Party of England and Wales.
The @scottishgreens.org are a separate party, and they kick out transphobes swiftly.
parliamentnews.co.uk/green-party-...
The @scottishgreens.org are a separate party, and they kick out transphobes swiftly.
parliamentnews.co.uk/green-party-...