Calum Farrar
@calumfarrar.bsky.social
Australian digital archaeologist busy playing games.
Research Fellow at Griffith University
Research Fellow at Griffith University
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If you weren’t able to make it to our "Demystifying Digital Field Recording", it’s now uploaded to our YouTube channel: youtu.be/X_-M2KAhYug?...
Demystifying Digital Field Recording | CAA Australasia Panel Discussion | 23 July 2025
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July 24, 2025 at 3:47 AM
If you weren’t able to make it to our "Demystifying Digital Field Recording", it’s now uploaded to our YouTube channel: youtu.be/X_-M2KAhYug?...
Testing out the new camera-api samples for the Quest 3 today with decent results in the kitchen. Not bad for a model running on the headset!
May 13, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Testing out the new camera-api samples for the Quest 3 today with decent results in the kitchen. Not bad for a model running on the headset!
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The ARCHE Seminar Series will host Professor Nick Ashton of the #BritishMuseum, "Fire, Society and Culture: New evidence from 400,000 year old sites in the UK", Thursday 3rd April, Brisbane South (Nathan Campus).
March 28, 2025 at 4:48 AM
The ARCHE Seminar Series will host Professor Nick Ashton of the #BritishMuseum, "Fire, Society and Culture: New evidence from 400,000 year old sites in the UK", Thursday 3rd April, Brisbane South (Nathan Campus).
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‘Are you waiting for us to die?’: Stolen Generations report calls for family tracing and police apologies
‘Are you waiting for us to die?’: Stolen Generations report calls for family tracing and police apologies
Only 6% of recommendations from a 1990s-era inquiry into children taken from their families have been enacted, Healing Foundation finds
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February 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
‘Are you waiting for us to die?’: Stolen Generations report calls for family tracing and police apologies
Part of the fun working in western Queensland is the abundance of fossils we find while surveying.
January 28, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Part of the fun working in western Queensland is the abundance of fossils we find while surveying.
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Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators.
More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):
1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇
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More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):
1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇
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December 17, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators.
More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):
1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇
1/10
More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):
1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇
1/10
Glad to finally have my true intellectual talents recognised by colleagues. Photo credits to Robyn Jenkins and Bryce Barker.
December 7, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Glad to finally have my true intellectual talents recognised by colleagues. Photo credits to Robyn Jenkins and Bryce Barker.
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Australian Archaeology in Profile 2025: A Survey of Working Archaeologists
Help us build a profile of professional archaeology in Australia! Now in its 20th year, this survey develops an understanding of our discipline and how it is changing.
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Help us build a profile of professional archaeology in Australia! Now in its 20th year, this survey develops an understanding of our discipline and how it is changing.
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Australian Archaeology in Profile 2025: A Survey of Working Archaeologists
Help us build a profile of professional archaeology in Australia! Now in its 20th year, this survey develops an understanding of our discipline and how it is changing.
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Help us build a profile of professional archaeology in Australia! Now in its 20th year, this survey develops an understanding of our discipline and how it is changing.
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Spent the day wandering between the Mozu Kofun in Sakai City. Amazing monumental tombs, or as my partner described them, big piles of dirt...
November 30, 2024 at 9:11 AM
Spent the day wandering between the Mozu Kofun in Sakai City. Amazing monumental tombs, or as my partner described them, big piles of dirt...
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I was asked about Dutton’s remarks comparing overseas students with boat arrivals. I couldnt hold back.
'Does he understand the difference?': Dutton criticised for international student remarks
Peter Dutton has labelled international students seeking visa extensions the "modern day version of boat arrivals" who are exploiting system weaknesses. Experts say it's a "nonsense" and "unfair" asse...
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November 20, 2024 at 8:50 PM
I was asked about Dutton’s remarks comparing overseas students with boat arrivals. I couldnt hold back.
Dangerous wildlife and beautiful scenery doing a rock art survey last year in the NT.
November 15, 2024 at 12:21 AM
Dangerous wildlife and beautiful scenery doing a rock art survey last year in the NT.
A new social media profile is always a good chance to post old fieldwork pics.
November 13, 2024 at 7:18 AM
A new social media profile is always a good chance to post old fieldwork pics.