Damian M.
@archaeodamian.bsky.social
Archaeologist, author, scoundrel (among other misadventures and chaos)
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24 Hours Remain! Now's your last chance to get the Happy Birthday, Remaster! Humble Bundle and bring Pathfinder home for the holidays and support ComicBooks for Kids!
https://buff.ly/3UWSrfL
https://buff.ly/3UWSrfL
December 18, 2024 at 7:00 PM
24 Hours Remain! Now's your last chance to get the Happy Birthday, Remaster! Humble Bundle and bring Pathfinder home for the holidays and support ComicBooks for Kids!
https://buff.ly/3UWSrfL
https://buff.ly/3UWSrfL
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Has anyone done this one before? 🧪🏺
December 18, 2024 at 1:06 AM
Has anyone done this one before? 🧪🏺
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Reminder: don’t give your money to these fuckers.
December 14, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Reminder: don’t give your money to these fuckers.
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Ever wondered why walking around museums is weirdly tiring? At normal speed our legs act like pendulums, swinging forward from the hip & saving us a huge amount of energy. In "museum shuffle" our muscles must do ALL the work of constant readjustment. So cake in the cafe is scientifically justified 🥳
December 8, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Ever wondered why walking around museums is weirdly tiring? At normal speed our legs act like pendulums, swinging forward from the hip & saving us a huge amount of energy. In "museum shuffle" our muscles must do ALL the work of constant readjustment. So cake in the cafe is scientifically justified 🥳
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going through life like
December 9, 2024 at 3:17 PM
going through life like
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Here's a little different example of a Mansion Inn Blade, this type having a very tall and flat blade and "broad angular shoulders." The shoulders are low on the blade and there are usually no notches. T Archaic to E Woodland, c. 3,000BP. (Boudreau 2016:102). 🧪🏺🐡
December 9, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Here's a little different example of a Mansion Inn Blade, this type having a very tall and flat blade and "broad angular shoulders." The shoulders are low on the blade and there are usually no notches. T Archaic to E Woodland, c. 3,000BP. (Boudreau 2016:102). 🧪🏺🐡
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They’re often getting deleted by social media platforms but the UnitedHealth CEO murder ballad is definitely a genre now online.
December 7, 2024 at 2:12 AM
They’re often getting deleted by social media platforms but the UnitedHealth CEO murder ballad is definitely a genre now online.
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In this video essay I use #Archaeogaming approaches to talk about how the landscape and the things on it become meaningful to a culture. It uses Zelda: Breath of the Wild to do so. I really like these videos and would love for more folks to see them! 🧪🏺🐡
youtu.be/M5GX1h_NxPg
youtu.be/M5GX1h_NxPg
Searching for History in Zelda: Breath of the Wild #archaeology #zelda #heritage
YouTube video by Archaeology Tube
youtu.be
December 2, 2024 at 5:03 PM
In this video essay I use #Archaeogaming approaches to talk about how the landscape and the things on it become meaningful to a culture. It uses Zelda: Breath of the Wild to do so. I really like these videos and would love for more folks to see them! 🧪🏺🐡
youtu.be/M5GX1h_NxPg
youtu.be/M5GX1h_NxPg
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@archaeologytube.bsky.social I did an illustration tutorial on my blog a few years ago, that might be useful for you!! 🏺
spadeandthegrave.com/2020/06/19/a...
spadeandthegrave.com/2020/06/19/a...
An Introduction of Archaeological Illustration: Small Finds Workshop
This Friday, June 19th (Juneteenth), I taught an online workshop for the Newfoundland and Labrador Archaeology Society (NLAS). In case you missed the workshop or wanted a refresher after we wrapped…
spadeandthegrave.com
December 2, 2024 at 1:44 PM
@archaeologytube.bsky.social I did an illustration tutorial on my blog a few years ago, that might be useful for you!! 🏺
spadeandthegrave.com/2020/06/19/a...
spadeandthegrave.com/2020/06/19/a...
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Idk who needs to hear this but please have basic common courtesy.
If someone asks you how you’re doing, look at them when you respond, and ASK THEM BACK. For example:
“How was your Thanksgiving?”
“It was [your answer]. How was yours?”
And listen.
Kindness goes a long way!
If someone asks you how you’re doing, look at them when you respond, and ASK THEM BACK. For example:
“How was your Thanksgiving?”
“It was [your answer]. How was yours?”
And listen.
Kindness goes a long way!
November 30, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Idk who needs to hear this but please have basic common courtesy.
If someone asks you how you’re doing, look at them when you respond, and ASK THEM BACK. For example:
“How was your Thanksgiving?”
“It was [your answer]. How was yours?”
And listen.
Kindness goes a long way!
If someone asks you how you’re doing, look at them when you respond, and ASK THEM BACK. For example:
“How was your Thanksgiving?”
“It was [your answer]. How was yours?”
And listen.
Kindness goes a long way!
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For the Americans on my timeline. I’m so envious of Thanksgiving food, it looks incredible.
Originally drawn in 2016
Originally drawn in 2016
November 28, 2024 at 10:36 PM
For the Americans on my timeline. I’m so envious of Thanksgiving food, it looks incredible.
Originally drawn in 2016
Originally drawn in 2016
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The issue with the many Black Friday deals is that 0% of their proceeds go towards supporting—uhhhh—The Museum Of English Rural Life.
Today, you have the chance to change that 🤝
merl-shop.co.uk
Today, you have the chance to change that 🤝
merl-shop.co.uk
November 29, 2024 at 12:51 PM
The issue with the many Black Friday deals is that 0% of their proceeds go towards supporting—uhhhh—The Museum Of English Rural Life.
Today, you have the chance to change that 🤝
merl-shop.co.uk
Today, you have the chance to change that 🤝
merl-shop.co.uk
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November 29, 2024 at 10:33 AM
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🐤 BLACK FRIDAY DEAL (?) 🐤
I admittedly do not have a big sale because I can’t afford to right now, but if you spend more than $30 in my shop today, I’ll include a tiny duckie for you.
Just write “QUACK FRIDAY” in the notes of your order (I won’t include one otherwise)!
jupypoopy.bigcartel.com
I admittedly do not have a big sale because I can’t afford to right now, but if you spend more than $30 in my shop today, I’ll include a tiny duckie for you.
Just write “QUACK FRIDAY” in the notes of your order (I won’t include one otherwise)!
jupypoopy.bigcartel.com
November 29, 2024 at 6:13 PM
🐤 BLACK FRIDAY DEAL (?) 🐤
I admittedly do not have a big sale because I can’t afford to right now, but if you spend more than $30 in my shop today, I’ll include a tiny duckie for you.
Just write “QUACK FRIDAY” in the notes of your order (I won’t include one otherwise)!
jupypoopy.bigcartel.com
I admittedly do not have a big sale because I can’t afford to right now, but if you spend more than $30 in my shop today, I’ll include a tiny duckie for you.
Just write “QUACK FRIDAY” in the notes of your order (I won’t include one otherwise)!
jupypoopy.bigcartel.com
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When an archaeologist deletes a post on Bluesky it’s known as a post hole.
How dare you be funnier than us 😂
November 27, 2024 at 2:35 PM
When an archaeologist deletes a post on Bluesky it’s known as a post hole.
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Starting to see posts saying “don’t promote yourself so hard here.”
Fuck that.
I’m gonna’ show you the cool stuff I’m making and where to get it, whenever I want, and you should to!
Can’t support artists if you don’t know about their cool shit!
Fuck that.
I’m gonna’ show you the cool stuff I’m making and where to get it, whenever I want, and you should to!
Can’t support artists if you don’t know about their cool shit!
November 29, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Starting to see posts saying “don’t promote yourself so hard here.”
Fuck that.
I’m gonna’ show you the cool stuff I’m making and where to get it, whenever I want, and you should to!
Can’t support artists if you don’t know about their cool shit!
Fuck that.
I’m gonna’ show you the cool stuff I’m making and where to get it, whenever I want, and you should to!
Can’t support artists if you don’t know about their cool shit!
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I filled in for a colleague today & taught a teen drawing class on artifact illustration! We had a great time & their pieces are gorgeous! (Mine is the spindle whorl on the left, they did the lithics & pipe!) 🏺
November 30, 2024 at 3:18 AM
I filled in for a colleague today & taught a teen drawing class on artifact illustration! We had a great time & their pieces are gorgeous! (Mine is the spindle whorl on the left, they did the lithics & pipe!) 🏺
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Hadrian's Wall, even the most majestic stretches, is generally now only a few feet high.
Where'd the rest go? It's everywhere. Reused in churches, medieval castles, and local farmhouses. And of course field walls.
When the stones stopped serving one purpose, they were recycled for others.
Where'd the rest go? It's everywhere. Reused in churches, medieval castles, and local farmhouses. And of course field walls.
When the stones stopped serving one purpose, they were recycled for others.
June 3, 2024 at 1:46 PM
Hadrian's Wall, even the most majestic stretches, is generally now only a few feet high.
Where'd the rest go? It's everywhere. Reused in churches, medieval castles, and local farmhouses. And of course field walls.
When the stones stopped serving one purpose, they were recycled for others.
Where'd the rest go? It's everywhere. Reused in churches, medieval castles, and local farmhouses. And of course field walls.
When the stones stopped serving one purpose, they were recycled for others.
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I'm worried that a) even archaeologists don't always immediately recognise when AI-generated images are being used to market archaeological research, and b) that this signals an increasing trend of outsourcing creative visualisations of the past to AI
I have to say that the inclusion of an AI illustration for an archaeology article makes me doubt the veracity of the data.
I'm pretty open to creative interpretation but the horrific dollification of Neanderthals is unhelpful.
I'm pretty open to creative interpretation but the horrific dollification of Neanderthals is unhelpful.
Kids will be kids: The first #fossil collectors, apparently, were ... #Neanderthals (at least that's what finds from the Mousterian levels in Prado Vargas Cave in northern Spain seem to suggest).
archaeologymag.com/2024/11/nean...
archaeologymag.com/2024/11/nean...
November 27, 2024 at 10:14 PM
I'm worried that a) even archaeologists don't always immediately recognise when AI-generated images are being used to market archaeological research, and b) that this signals an increasing trend of outsourcing creative visualisations of the past to AI
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I have a new video up on YouTube discussing archaeobotany, zooarchaeology, and prebunking a coming "criticism" that misunderstands how archaeologists study food remains. Give it a watch and a share! 🧪🏺🐡
youtu.be/OhHIajRbqiI
youtu.be/OhHIajRbqiI
Prebunking the Dedunker: Studying Seeds and Bones in Archaeology
YouTube video by Archaeology Tube
youtu.be
November 25, 2024 at 4:56 PM
I have a new video up on YouTube discussing archaeobotany, zooarchaeology, and prebunking a coming "criticism" that misunderstands how archaeologists study food remains. Give it a watch and a share! 🧪🏺🐡
youtu.be/OhHIajRbqiI
youtu.be/OhHIajRbqiI
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Huge win from @franzanth.bsky.social creating a Content Scraper Blocklist: bsky.app/profile/cont...
It's a blocklist for the kinds of engagement bait accounts that repost stolen content, often with misleading captions.
It's a blocklist for the kinds of engagement bait accounts that repost stolen content, often with misleading captions.
November 26, 2024 at 4:25 AM
Huge win from @franzanth.bsky.social creating a Content Scraper Blocklist: bsky.app/profile/cont...
It's a blocklist for the kinds of engagement bait accounts that repost stolen content, often with misleading captions.
It's a blocklist for the kinds of engagement bait accounts that repost stolen content, often with misleading captions.
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Leeds has a fully funded scholarship program for undergraduate and Masters study for Gaza students.
**Tell Everyone**
www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...
**Tell Everyone**
www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...
Gazan Humanitarian Scholarship
We offer scholarships for citizens of Gaza who have been displaced as a result of the ongoing conflict in the region and are living in a different country (outside of the UK).
www.leeds.ac.uk
November 21, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Leeds has a fully funded scholarship program for undergraduate and Masters study for Gaza students.
**Tell Everyone**
www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...
**Tell Everyone**
www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...
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New to Bluesky? Love museums? We have you covered!
We're constantly adding new museums, libraries, and arts orgs to our Arts & Culture Starter Pack.
Today, we welcomed the @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social, @artukdotorg.bsky.social, and many more :)
bsky.app/starter-pack...
We're constantly adding new museums, libraries, and arts orgs to our Arts & Culture Starter Pack.
Today, we welcomed the @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social, @artukdotorg.bsky.social, and many more :)
bsky.app/starter-pack...
November 18, 2024 at 5:11 PM
New to Bluesky? Love museums? We have you covered!
We're constantly adding new museums, libraries, and arts orgs to our Arts & Culture Starter Pack.
Today, we welcomed the @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social, @artukdotorg.bsky.social, and many more :)
bsky.app/starter-pack...
We're constantly adding new museums, libraries, and arts orgs to our Arts & Culture Starter Pack.
Today, we welcomed the @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social, @artukdotorg.bsky.social, and many more :)
bsky.app/starter-pack...
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"this is fine"
British Library Manuscript - royal ms 20 a ii f3r
British Library Manuscript - royal ms 20 a ii f3r
November 16, 2024 at 11:36 AM
"this is fine"
British Library Manuscript - royal ms 20 a ii f3r
British Library Manuscript - royal ms 20 a ii f3r
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FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, PLEASE GET ALL OF YOUR VACCINES NOW.
November 15, 2024 at 1:41 PM
FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, PLEASE GET ALL OF YOUR VACCINES NOW.