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Catherine Frieman
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D.Phil. Archaeologist. Co-Editor Current Anthropology. Previously Editor European Journal of Archaeology. Educator. Tattoo Enthusiast. World Traveller. Accident Prone.
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A reminder we’re accepting abstracts and registrations for the first #AusTAG conference to be held 22-23 May in Adelaide.

Call for Papers: austag.org/2025/11/04/a...

Registration: events.humanitix.com/austag-confe...

Can’t wait to see a bunch of archaeology folks there!
Call for Papers: AusTAG 2026
Submit an abstract to the first ever Australian Theoretical Archaeology Group (AusTAG), to be held at Adelaide University!
austag.org
Pub lunch and a walk around some mediaeval ruins
This is an unapologetically sappy feel-good subject (at least, I guess, for people in a happy relationship”). So, to prepare for Valentine’s Day, what did you and your partner do for a first date?

My wife and I went to tea at Huntington Gardens and walked around.
On our first date, my spouse and I spent like an hour talking about footnotes.
February 14, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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Exciting news! I'm the incoming Executive Editor for 'World Archaeology' and here is my first CfP!

Call for Papers for ‘World Archaeology’: Debates and Emerging Issues in Archaeology

howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2026/02/14/c...

Direct link here: think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
February 14, 2026 at 1:48 PM
😭😭😭
February 14, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Fwiw if the journal uses scholar one or Ed manager, the online system actually numbers the reviewers so the editor has nothing to do with it
February 14, 2026 at 11:46 AM
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Me at 20: I’ll have it all figured out by the time I’m 40.

Me at 40: wtf do you mean they rearranged the grocery store
February 13, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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I love Arundhati Roy's courage, integrity, intelligence, and her artistry as a writer of fiction & nonfiction.

Wim Wenders, the jury chair, on being questioned about Gaza, said filmmakers have to stay out of politics. Roy said a genocide demands a response from everyone, artists included. I agree.
Arundhati Roy quits Berlin film festival over ‘stay out of politics’ comment
Author says she is ‘disgusted’ by claim from jury president Wim Wenders that film-makers should remain apolitical
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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The collapse of curiosity driven research has occurred in STEM too. Everything has to be outcomes focused - cure disease, grow better crops, etc. But so much of what humanity has discovered is from "basic" curiosity-driven science. I'm hugely in favor of funding curiosity in every discipline.
February 13, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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The Creation of Adam
February 12, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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February 13, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Citrus caterpillars did that to my lemon 2 years ago
February 13, 2026 at 11:21 PM
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🧪🏺 Update - authors have new paper showing how useless gen- #AI is for archaeological illustration.
All 400 images were multiply inaccurate (physically, socially, technologically, environmentally), even with improved prompts.

JUST USE HUMAN EXPERTS & ARTISTS

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
February 13, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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Subterranean tunnel, possibly used for medieval cult rituals, discovered in Stone Age tomb in Germany www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
Subterranean tunnel, possibly used for medieval cult rituals, discovered in Stone Age tomb in Germany
A tunnel system discovered in a Stone Age tomb in Germany suggests medieval people created hiding places for their cultic rituals.
www.livescience.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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I made a filterlist for uBlock Origin to remove Generative AI features on websites. Includes blocks for
* Google AI Summaries
* YouTube Ask button & chat summaries
* GitHub Copilot
* Facebook AI chat
* X's Grok buttons
* Deviantart DreamUp
* Booru AI images
* And more

github.com/Stevoisiak/S...
February 3, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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C'est quoi la France, c'est quoi l'identité française, comment capturer l'essence de cette nation ? C'est ça, c'est ce fil.

(Ce fil dégage une francitude d'environ 345 Clovis/minute. Autant dire que ça vibre très fort.)

(Aussi: pour l'expat' que je suis ce fil est une torture)
Vous mettez quoi sur votre plateau de fromage idéal ? Cinq ou six max, pas toute la fromagerie.
February 12, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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Happy birthday to Charles Darwin,
patron saint of tired scientists, grumpy fieldworkers, and hating your own manuscript.
February 12, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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Given... everything, I especially appreciate folks' interest in my work. In case you're curious, I've shared the introduction to my book, In the Shadow of El Tajín: The Political Economy of Archaeology in Modern Mexico, here: works.hcommons.org/records/hv9r... 🗃️📚🏺🇲🇽
In the Shadow of El Tajín: The Political Economy of Archaeology in Modern Mexico (intro)
Located in the Papantla municipality of the Mexican state of Veracruz, El Tajín is a UNESCO World Heritage site but a lesser-known tourist destination and national symbol. The Indigenous Totonac resid...
works.hcommons.org
February 12, 2026 at 5:24 PM
I should add: I have nothing to do with either of these hiring processes and I'm just sharing for info
February 12, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Aus arch! there are two continuing, full time archaeology-adjacent professional staff jobs open at ANU! These are a collections coordinator for CASS and a lab coordinator primarily for my school
jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/collect...

jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/laborat...
February 12, 2026 at 7:06 AM
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Australian University Census of Staff Wellbeing is now out - some shocking stats!

Census WEBSITE for more info and full report: stresscafe.net/census/

#AcademicSky #AustralianUnis
February 12, 2026 at 4:32 AM
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‘Despite some leadership change, harms and hazards at the ANU are ongoing and the damage is lasting. Staff and students at the nation's university are paying a heavy price for poor governance and toxic work environments!’ www.canberratimes.com.au/story/917363...
ANU staff under severe psychological pressure, new research shows
ANU near the bottom of league for stress and mental health.
www.canberratimes.com.au
February 12, 2026 at 5:49 AM
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Reminder too that these are the views of members who hadn’t already resigned. The European Association of Archaeologists must represent its membership. The #EAA Board must now reverse its decision, or resign.

Europe knows, we don’t platform fascism, we don’t stay quiet on genocide.
February 12, 2026 at 5:51 AM
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I hear a lot of people saying that ai makes art accessible.. well I personally think that's bullshit- so I made this to drive my point home.
#regalsart #illustration #fuckai #digitalart
February 11, 2026 at 10:31 PM
All these internal divisions do is hurt the field... Glad it's slowing being fixed
February 12, 2026 at 12:31 AM