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Iain Davidson AU
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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

Chemistry 33%
Engineering 10%

You can see my example from a conference 15 years ago. If I can do it, anyone can. It is now at www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Symbolism and becoming a hunter-gatherer
PDF | This is the Abstract for an article which is more generally cited. The conference was published in a book, which contained only the Abstracts, and... | Find, read and cite all the research you n...
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On the other hand:

The eponymous Littleproud said " the economics of net zero and the alternative ways that we can do that here in Australia." What do you think "that" meant in this sentence? In other words, having abandoned net zero, he wants to find ways to do net zero. But then, that is the National Party.

Labor should be able enact progressive policies to help us all. But they seem to view their majority and the opposition paralysis as an opportunity to do nothing, or worse, because there is no chance of the opposition being elected. Bring on the Teals and maybe the Greens. Sack Albanese

What a surprise. And ex-Right wing minister tells Australia that it must be more Right wing. Growth is the problem NOT the aim.

Maybe we should stop being coy about organ harvesting. Let's just say that there are now Israelis who have received an organ transplant from a Palestinian. I'd be pretty sure that Ben Gvir, Netanyahoo and their cronies would be shocked. Let's shock them

So would you emigrate to the US with the risk that you could be shifted to a nasty jail after capture by ICE for doing nothing else than BEING?

More good news.

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BREAKING: Grijalva has signed the Epstein Files discharge petition. It doesn't appear that Mace or Boebert have removed their names.

Well said, Tess. The bullying by the Zionist lobby is fulfilling all of the tropes that led to the Holocaust and they are so single minded about it that they cannot see it.

Who now owns his island?

Money and its acquisition. If they already have it, for its own sake. If they do not have it, to survive.

Do you want to post the results when you have them? Back in the day I made my own curves by accessing the Vostok data online, but that was a LONG time ago.

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📜🏺 Also very fond of this hedgehog-shaped faience pot that is held nearby at the World Museum.

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/artifact/cos...
Cosmetic Vessel
Green Egyptian faience cosmetic pot in the form of a hedgehog with vase top and flat handle projecting from the animal's back. Spines indicated by cross-hatching. The hedgehog was revered in Egypt fro...
www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

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Today we are sharing one of our favourite digitised glass plate negatives. The original photo was taken during Garstang’s excavations at Abydos and shows two ancient Egyptian faience hippos!

#glassplatenegative #digitisation #ancientegypt #excavations #Abydos #museum

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What do you need to do to ‘earn’ a trillion dollars in this economy?
— First Dog on the Moon
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What a stupid list. No Trump, No Nixon, No Netanyahu

The logic should be that young people, seeing veterans treated with disdain, should refuse to join up. Then the Pentagon would have a recruitment problem which they should solve by treating veterans better. In my view we cannot get to a situation in which people do not want to fight quickly enough.

What about "hate your neighbour"?

We really do not need rich people at all. We need people educated to realise that no one has a right to wealth. And that all jobs should allow people to provide homes and food for their children. No one, especially billionaires, should have a right to deny them that.

How did federal politicians lose sight of this?
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.

And did you know that the Romans built the Colosseum to lean in that way so that it looks as if you are about to be crushed by it? 😉😆

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Yay! Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva to be sworn in tomorrow!
The days of thanking veterans today and forgetting them tomorrow has to come to an end.

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Instead of funneling endless amounts of money into our bloated Pentagon budget while thousands of veterans face homelessness and hunger, let’s use those funds to truly take care of our veterans — ensuring every one has a home, food, and access to medical and mental health care.

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How did #art emerge from the relationships between people and the things they produce and the ideas of producers? 🏺 This book is about how art arose; and how it became what we call art today. bit.ly/498P51n @iaindavidsonart.bsky.social #BookSky #EvoBio

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Tonight’s #archaeology poem is an attempt at a Rondel. They can’t all be bangers :/
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attending an international science conference right now is like time traveling to last year's United States 🧪