Daniel Hansen
@danrhan.bsky.social
(they/he) PhD candidate in anthropology @ the University of Chicago. Picts, "heritage," identity, early medieval Scotland.
Otherwise: motorsport, baseball, mandolin, and birds. All views my own.
Website: danrhan.com
Otherwise: motorsport, baseball, mandolin, and birds. All views my own.
Website: danrhan.com
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Daniel Hansen
@danrhan.bsky.social
· Nov 9
Hello Bluesky friends! My name is Dan (they/he), and I am an anthropologist and archaeologist currently working on "Pictishness"--the qualities and relevancies attached to ideas of the Picts in historical narrative, and how they are mediated by people's engagement with material remains. (1/2)
I'm not a "ArcGIS model-builder model works on the first try" kind of guy. But we can have some hope. See you in five hours
November 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I'm not a "ArcGIS model-builder model works on the first try" kind of guy. But we can have some hope. See you in five hours
If you enter a 2-factor authentication code and you're off by one digit, it should still let you in. Because what are the chances
November 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
If you enter a 2-factor authentication code and you're off by one digit, it should still let you in. Because what are the chances
Daydreaming, as always, about the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian in Lisbon. I have been to this museum once in my life, but the interiors are so often the settings for my dreams.
November 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Daydreaming, as always, about the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian in Lisbon. I have been to this museum once in my life, but the interiors are so often the settings for my dreams.
If in the Eucharist the host retains the form of bread while the substance is Christ, then those apparitions of Jesus on a slice of toast have to be the opposite, right? send tweet
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
If in the Eucharist the host retains the form of bread while the substance is Christ, then those apparitions of Jesus on a slice of toast have to be the opposite, right? send tweet
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This is a very important project, and a resource worth willing into material existence! Support if you can!
CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN LAUNCH: ‘Rhynie, A Powerful Place of Pictland’
Please pre-order or donate before 6 December to enable us to print this book by Professor Gordon Noble FSAScot, which will have a major impact on the study of Pictish kingship and society: www.kickstarter.com/projects/soc...
Please pre-order or donate before 6 December to enable us to print this book by Professor Gordon Noble FSAScot, which will have a major impact on the study of Pictish kingship and society: www.kickstarter.com/projects/soc...
November 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This is a very important project, and a resource worth willing into material existence! Support if you can!
Anecdotally, people here in Sarajevo care about Mamdani's win. That's pretty cool.
November 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Anecdotally, people here in Sarajevo care about Mamdani's win. That's pretty cool.
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on the topic of dick cheney, one thing i’ve always said is that you shouldn’t kill a million people
November 4, 2025 at 12:07 PM
on the topic of dick cheney, one thing i’ve always said is that you shouldn’t kill a million people
Every language on this flashcards app is represented by a national or regional flag, except for Scottish Gaelic. A much better way to do things, imo.
November 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Every language on this flashcards app is represented by a national or regional flag, except for Scottish Gaelic. A much better way to do things, imo.
It's funny how every language learning course and tool imagines situations where you have a basic conversation with a native speaker and they're like "Wow, you speak our language so well!" instead of the more realistic situation where they roll their eyes and switch to perfect English.
October 31, 2025 at 10:16 AM
It's funny how every language learning course and tool imagines situations where you have a basic conversation with a native speaker and they're like "Wow, you speak our language so well!" instead of the more realistic situation where they roll their eyes and switch to perfect English.
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vanquish the Bovine
October 28, 2025 at 1:25 AM
vanquish the Bovine
A bit delayed, but wanted to let y'all know that I'm back in Sarajevo for a few months. I feel strange leaving Chicago at such a time as this, but I am grateful to be in this city that I'm coming to love, too. To my colleagues in Europe: Zoom calls will be blessedly easier for a while!
October 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
A bit delayed, but wanted to let y'all know that I'm back in Sarajevo for a few months. I feel strange leaving Chicago at such a time as this, but I am grateful to be in this city that I'm coming to love, too. To my colleagues in Europe: Zoom calls will be blessedly easier for a while!
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Reposting with Alt-text:
October 27, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Reposting with Alt-text:
Hey so that VSC was bullshit, and I'm saying that as a Ferrari fan
October 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Hey so that VSC was bullshit, and I'm saying that as a Ferrari fan
I'm so sick of the only interesting driver market prospects being yet another Red Bull shuffle
October 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I'm so sick of the only interesting driver market prospects being yet another Red Bull shuffle
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i almost convinced my friend to get a tattoo on his calf of a zipper opening up his leg to reveal he's made of baked beans
October 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
i almost convinced my friend to get a tattoo on his calf of a zipper opening up his leg to reveal he's made of baked beans
Back at turn 1 for race day!
October 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Back at turn 1 for race day!
I love McLaren's official stance on the sprint incident. "It was nobody's fault, but nobody was less at fault than us."
October 19, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I love McLaren's official stance on the sprint incident. "It was nobody's fault, but nobody was less at fault than us."
Why do we need another American team in F1?
October 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Why do we need another American team in F1?
Howdy from Fast Carland
October 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Howdy from Fast Carland
The prevalence of horses in F1's Austin marketing is borderline embarrassing, but I think no one on the Austin side of things wants to correct it because hell yeah horses
October 16, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The prevalence of horses in F1's Austin marketing is borderline embarrassing, but I think no one on the Austin side of things wants to correct it because hell yeah horses
Fresh reminder that AI still sucks.
October 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Fresh reminder that AI still sucks.
In Austin for the US GP. Expect extensive F1 posting in addition to my usual nonsense. If not your thing, mute now or forever hold your peace.
October 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
In Austin for the US GP. Expect extensive F1 posting in addition to my usual nonsense. If not your thing, mute now or forever hold your peace.
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Based on all the social media reports, today may have been the busiest Friday for ICE activity that we’ve seen since this surge started.
With hundreds of police now protecting ICE’s facility for them, presumably ICE is able to deploy more agents to snatch people.
With hundreds of police now protecting ICE’s facility for them, presumably ICE is able to deploy more agents to snatch people.
October 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Based on all the social media reports, today may have been the busiest Friday for ICE activity that we’ve seen since this surge started.
With hundreds of police now protecting ICE’s facility for them, presumably ICE is able to deploy more agents to snatch people.
With hundreds of police now protecting ICE’s facility for them, presumably ICE is able to deploy more agents to snatch people.
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Some clergy are begging to be allowed closer to the detention center to perform communion.
"You are preventing our religious freedom," someone in the crowd shouts.
"You are preventing our religious freedom," someone in the crowd shouts.
October 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Some clergy are begging to be allowed closer to the detention center to perform communion.
"You are preventing our religious freedom," someone in the crowd shouts.
"You are preventing our religious freedom," someone in the crowd shouts.