Derek B. Counts
@derekbcounts.bsky.social
art history/archaeology prof
@UWM; ancient Mediterranean, Cyprus, sculpture, iconography, & ancient religion
@UWM; ancient Mediterranean, Cyprus, sculpture, iconography, & ancient religion
Happy Halloween 🎃 to all the classical archaeologists (and adjacents) out there
October 31, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Happy Halloween 🎃 to all the classical archaeologists (and adjacents) out there
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It's Open Access Week. I do a bunch of Open Access stuff here that I'm pretty proud of. Check it out:
thedigitalpress.org
#openaccessweek2025
thedigitalpress.org
#openaccessweek2025
The Digital Press at the University of North Dakota
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October 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
It's Open Access Week. I do a bunch of Open Access stuff here that I'm pretty proud of. Check it out:
thedigitalpress.org
#openaccessweek2025
thedigitalpress.org
#openaccessweek2025
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'Major Architectural and Figurine Finds at Cyprus’s Prehistoric Settlement'
More media coverage of recent work at the Chalcolithic settlement of Erimi Pamboula in Cyprus #archaeology 🏺
greekreporter.com/2025/10/06/c...
More media coverage of recent work at the Chalcolithic settlement of Erimi Pamboula in Cyprus #archaeology 🏺
greekreporter.com/2025/10/06/c...
Major Architectural and Figurine Finds at Cyprus's Prehistoric Settlement - GreekReporter.com
Archaeologists in Cyprus have completed a successful first excavation season at the prehistoric Chalcolithic settlement of Erimi Pamboula.
greekreporter.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
'Major Architectural and Figurine Finds at Cyprus’s Prehistoric Settlement'
More media coverage of recent work at the Chalcolithic settlement of Erimi Pamboula in Cyprus #archaeology 🏺
greekreporter.com/2025/10/06/c...
More media coverage of recent work at the Chalcolithic settlement of Erimi Pamboula in Cyprus #archaeology 🏺
greekreporter.com/2025/10/06/c...
“but Sipowicz does it”
*I* was saying "Boo-urns"
what's the stupidest/randomest Simpsons quote that lives in your head rent free? Mine is the urge to say "you said go to bread" every time I am about to head to bed.
October 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
“but Sipowicz does it”
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‘Bronze Age necropolis dating to 2000 BC discovered during park construction in Nicosia’
#archaeologynews 🏺
in-cyprus.philenews.com/local/bronze...
#archaeologynews 🏺
in-cyprus.philenews.com/local/bronze...
Bronze Age necropolis dating to 2000 BC discovered during park construction in Nicosia
A Bronze Age necropolis dating to approximately 2000 BC has been discovered during park construction work in the Nicosia district.The Department of Antiquities was notified several months ago followin...
in-cyprus.philenews.com
September 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
‘Bronze Age necropolis dating to 2000 BC discovered during park construction in Nicosia’
#archaeologynews 🏺
in-cyprus.philenews.com/local/bronze...
#archaeologynews 🏺
in-cyprus.philenews.com/local/bronze...
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I'm very excited to announce the publication of Context and Content: The Art of WD (Wild Drawing) from The Digital Press at the University of North Dakota.
This is the first book length treatment of WD's work. It's available as a free download. It's very cool. Get it here.
thedigitalpress.org/wd/
This is the first book length treatment of WD's work. It's available as a free download. It's very cool. Get it here.
thedigitalpress.org/wd/
Context and Content: The Art of WD
Download | PurchaseMedia Kit Wild Drawing (WD), Context and Content: The Art of WD. Edited by Kostis Kourelis. Grand Forks, ND: The Digital Press at the University of North Dakota Wild Drawing (WD)…
thedigitalpress.org
September 2, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I'm very excited to announce the publication of Context and Content: The Art of WD (Wild Drawing) from The Digital Press at the University of North Dakota.
This is the first book length treatment of WD's work. It's available as a free download. It's very cool. Get it here.
thedigitalpress.org/wd/
This is the first book length treatment of WD's work. It's available as a free download. It's very cool. Get it here.
thedigitalpress.org/wd/
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The 2025 @aaup.org Faculty in the South Survey is live. If you are a professor in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, or Texas it's for you. Ends 8/29 at 5pm Eastern forms.gle/v7T3BH2w9LXs...
2025 AAUP Faculty in the South Survey
The Georgia conference of the American Association of University Professors [AAUP] and its partners in states across the South have been at the forefront of fighting attacks on higher education. To as...
forms.gle
August 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The 2025 @aaup.org Faculty in the South Survey is live. If you are a professor in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, or Texas it's for you. Ends 8/29 at 5pm Eastern forms.gle/v7T3BH2w9LXs...
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NEH cuts at UWM
UWM project mapping Milwaukee racial covenants hits snag after Trump agency cuts funding
Two UWM professors are hoping to secure at least $30,000 to finish the project that received help from 5,000 volunteers.
www.jsonline.com
July 30, 2025 at 12:38 AM
NEH cuts at UWM
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I'm on my way home now from two weeks in Kazakhstan, where I was doing some space archaeology fieldwork with Gai (Gaygysyz) Jorayev, supported by the Central Asia Archaeological Landscapes project at UCL.
July 24, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I'm on my way home now from two weeks in Kazakhstan, where I was doing some space archaeology fieldwork with Gai (Gaygysyz) Jorayev, supported by the Central Asia Archaeological Landscapes project at UCL.
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Any publishers on here interested in taking on a century-old literary magazine? We have a dedicated editorial board and great editors. Everything is negotiable!
#publishing
#publishing
July 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Any publishers on here interested in taking on a century-old literary magazine? We have a dedicated editorial board and great editors. Everything is negotiable!
#publishing
#publishing
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It's getting closer.
July 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
It's getting closer.
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All I see here is top notch ball security, elite contact balance, a willingness to grind out tough yards btwn the tackles, and surprising burst after he finds daylight
A member of Taiwan's parliament stole a bill and ran off with it to prevent it from being passed
June 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
All I see here is top notch ball security, elite contact balance, a willingness to grind out tough yards btwn the tackles, and surprising burst after he finds daylight
Heading to the field: Time to re-up my favorite travel tweet of all time
June 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Heading to the field: Time to re-up my favorite travel tweet of all time
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"American archaeologists face a diminished, uncertain future. Government support for research, preservation and museums has been largely scaled back. Archaeology and cultural heritage staff have been fired, federal agencies have been gutted..." #archaeology #anthropology 🏺
In the U.S., Archaeology Stares Down an Uncertain Future
www.nytimes.com
May 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"American archaeologists face a diminished, uncertain future. Government support for research, preservation and museums has been largely scaled back. Archaeology and cultural heritage staff have been fired, federal agencies have been gutted..." #archaeology #anthropology 🏺
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🚣♂️ In 2017, #Orient_DAI and partners discovered a reed boat outside #Uruk in modern-day Iraq.
💡 Now, thanks to #OSL dating of sand grains inside, we know it sailed 3,600 years ago!
@elisecutts.bsky.social reports for @science.org on results presented at @egu.eu:
🏺 www.science.org/content/arti...
💡 Now, thanks to #OSL dating of sand grains inside, we know it sailed 3,600 years ago!
@elisecutts.bsky.social reports for @science.org on results presented at @egu.eu:
🏺 www.science.org/content/arti...
Ancient mariners used this boat to crisscross Mesopotamian canals
Sediments deposited long ago reveal the vessel’s age
www.science.org
May 12, 2025 at 8:19 AM
🚣♂️ In 2017, #Orient_DAI and partners discovered a reed boat outside #Uruk in modern-day Iraq.
💡 Now, thanks to #OSL dating of sand grains inside, we know it sailed 3,600 years ago!
@elisecutts.bsky.social reports for @science.org on results presented at @egu.eu:
🏺 www.science.org/content/arti...
💡 Now, thanks to #OSL dating of sand grains inside, we know it sailed 3,600 years ago!
@elisecutts.bsky.social reports for @science.org on results presented at @egu.eu:
🏺 www.science.org/content/arti...
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Lots of wonderful new content is being published on smarthistory.org
Antoine Watteau, The Pleasures of the Ball by Dr. Meredith Martin was published yesterday and explores the Rococo but unlike so much writing on the fête galante, does not ignore race: smarthistory.org/antoine-watt...
Antoine Watteau, The Pleasures of the Ball by Dr. Meredith Martin was published yesterday and explores the Rococo but unlike so much writing on the fête galante, does not ignore race: smarthistory.org/antoine-watt...
May 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Lots of wonderful new content is being published on smarthistory.org
Antoine Watteau, The Pleasures of the Ball by Dr. Meredith Martin was published yesterday and explores the Rococo but unlike so much writing on the fête galante, does not ignore race: smarthistory.org/antoine-watt...
Antoine Watteau, The Pleasures of the Ball by Dr. Meredith Martin was published yesterday and explores the Rococo but unlike so much writing on the fête galante, does not ignore race: smarthistory.org/antoine-watt...
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Lots of courses in ancient Greek, Latin, Greek religion, Greek art and architecture, and mythology on this list! Looking for sessional lecturers in the Vancouver area:
amne.ubc.ca/about/job-op...
amne.ubc.ca/about/job-op...
Job Opportunities | Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies | UBC
Discover current job opportunities for students, faculty, staff, and alumni at the Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies. Learn more.
amne.ubc.ca
April 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Lots of courses in ancient Greek, Latin, Greek religion, Greek art and architecture, and mythology on this list! Looking for sessional lecturers in the Vancouver area:
amne.ubc.ca/about/job-op...
amne.ubc.ca/about/job-op...
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It's NEW BOOK DAY:
Michael G. Michlovic’s An Archaeology of the Red River of the North offers a survey of the indigenous cultures in the region of the Red River from the recession of Lake Agassiz to the intrusion of the Europeans.
And it's free and OA:
thedigitalpress.org/red-river/
Michael G. Michlovic’s An Archaeology of the Red River of the North offers a survey of the indigenous cultures in the region of the Red River from the recession of Lake Agassiz to the intrusion of the Europeans.
And it's free and OA:
thedigitalpress.org/red-river/
An Archaeology of the Red River of the North
Download | PurchaseMedia Kit Michael G. Michlovic, An Archaeology of the Red River of the North. 2025 An Archaeology of the Red River of the North offers an expansive survey of the indigenous …
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March 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It's NEW BOOK DAY:
Michael G. Michlovic’s An Archaeology of the Red River of the North offers a survey of the indigenous cultures in the region of the Red River from the recession of Lake Agassiz to the intrusion of the Europeans.
And it's free and OA:
thedigitalpress.org/red-river/
Michael G. Michlovic’s An Archaeology of the Red River of the North offers a survey of the indigenous cultures in the region of the Red River from the recession of Lake Agassiz to the intrusion of the Europeans.
And it's free and OA:
thedigitalpress.org/red-river/