Francis Deblauwe 𒉺𒊏𒀭𒋛𒄑 𒊌𒉡
@fdeblauwe.bsky.social
Mesopotamian archaeology (PhD UCLA); heritage (The Iraq War & Archaeology); digital humanities (Alexandria Archive Inst./Pleiades); spatial analysis of buildings; doodles; Belgian/American
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I will post my phone doodles here. All made starting from a photograph & then filtered/collaged/cut/mirrored/etc. w. free apps using only free features & w/o any AI. First 1000, I made them basically daily; nowadays, it varies. You can see all the previous ones at www.facebook.com/media/set/?v...
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A lot of people really don’t realize that there is a vast amount of information out there that is not online and plausibly never will be, or can’t be.
I think that's a point that will surprise a lot of people. There's a lot of calling the internet capable of accessing "the sum of all human knowledge" and such that I think gives people the impression that any and all records exist online somewhere.
February 11, 2026 at 8:47 PM
A lot of people really don’t realize that there is a vast amount of information out there that is not online and plausibly never will be, or can’t be.
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cross country curling.
curling bobsleigh
figure curling
short track speed curling
mens pairs curling luge
curling bobsleigh
figure curling
short track speed curling
mens pairs curling luge
February 13, 2026 at 3:07 AM
cross country curling.
curling bobsleigh
figure curling
short track speed curling
mens pairs curling luge
curling bobsleigh
figure curling
short track speed curling
mens pairs curling luge
February 13, 2026 at 4:25 AM
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Many of these myths had political parallels and some scholars think they were means to comment on political power without endangering the authors' lives.
If gods were violent and floods were a way to display power, what might these stories say about despotic regimes and the tragedy of the commons?
If gods were violent and floods were a way to display power, what might these stories say about despotic regimes and the tragedy of the commons?
February 11, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Many of these myths had political parallels and some scholars think they were means to comment on political power without endangering the authors' lives.
If gods were violent and floods were a way to display power, what might these stories say about despotic regimes and the tragedy of the commons?
If gods were violent and floods were a way to display power, what might these stories say about despotic regimes and the tragedy of the commons?
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Absolutely. There has been so much good work in the last decade for ANE hydrology, and text folks are only now starting to catch up. I'm hoping some great stuff comes out of Schrakamp et al's HyMes project: hymes.ch
Hydrography of Mesopotamia
hymes.ch
February 12, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Absolutely. There has been so much good work in the last decade for ANE hydrology, and text folks are only now starting to catch up. I'm hoping some great stuff comes out of Schrakamp et al's HyMes project: hymes.ch
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What an honour to speak at an event for the Earth Rover Program last week alongside some incredible people, almost none of whom seem to be on BlueSky except for @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
I spoke on soil health in ancient Mesopotamia, and here are some snippets of what I learned along the way
I spoke on soil health in ancient Mesopotamia, and here are some snippets of what I learned along the way
February 11, 2026 at 4:42 PM
What an honour to speak at an event for the Earth Rover Program last week alongside some incredible people, almost none of whom seem to be on BlueSky except for @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
I spoke on soil health in ancient Mesopotamia, and here are some snippets of what I learned along the way
I spoke on soil health in ancient Mesopotamia, and here are some snippets of what I learned along the way
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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
#regalsart #illustration #fuckai #digitalart
February 11, 2026 at 10:31 PM
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
#regalsart #illustration #fuckai #digitalart
February 12, 2026 at 7:22 AM
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9. A vase with #Nereids (sea nymphs)
Mythological figures carved in marble or its imitation merge visually with the snow, showing the interplay of art and nature
Mythological figures carved in marble or its imitation merge visually with the snow, showing the interplay of art and nature
February 10, 2026 at 10:36 PM
9. A vase with #Nereids (sea nymphs)
Mythological figures carved in marble or its imitation merge visually with the snow, showing the interplay of art and nature
Mythological figures carved in marble or its imitation merge visually with the snow, showing the interplay of art and nature
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One day a termite knocked on wood.
He tasted it and found it good.
And that is why your cousin May
fell through the parlor floor today.
—Ogden Nash
He tasted it and found it good.
And that is why your cousin May
fell through the parlor floor today.
—Ogden Nash
February 11, 2026 at 3:05 AM
One day a termite knocked on wood.
He tasted it and found it good.
And that is why your cousin May
fell through the parlor floor today.
—Ogden Nash
He tasted it and found it good.
And that is why your cousin May
fell through the parlor floor today.
—Ogden Nash
February 11, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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in 2017 a popular twitter game was to type a partial phrase then see what your phone auto-completes it with.
this proved so popular that it is now the only business model in the US.
this proved so popular that it is now the only business model in the US.
February 9, 2026 at 9:35 PM
in 2017 a popular twitter game was to type a partial phrase then see what your phone auto-completes it with.
this proved so popular that it is now the only business model in the US.
this proved so popular that it is now the only business model in the US.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:32 AM
February 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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one of the greatest human triumphs of my lifetime is the relentless, unceasing, heroic effort by DECADES' worth of doctors and scientists to find a cure for a disease much of the world didn't take seriously for years because it predominantly affected a community they thought kinda deserved it
Just because good news is worth celebrating:
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
February 7, 2026 at 1:37 AM
one of the greatest human triumphs of my lifetime is the relentless, unceasing, heroic effort by DECADES' worth of doctors and scientists to find a cure for a disease much of the world didn't take seriously for years because it predominantly affected a community they thought kinda deserved it
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Katherine McDonald’s truly marvelous “Four footprints, two languages, one tile”deserves your time: “Two slaves, working in conditions that were no doubt very difficult, taking a little time to mess about as friends and enjoy each other’s company.” katherinemcdonald.net/2016/01/14/f...
Four footprints, two languages, one tile
hn. sattiieis. detfri segnatted. plavtad herennis. amica signauit. qando. a- ponebamus. tegila(m) Detfri of Hn. Sattis signed with a footprint. Amica of Herens signed when we were laying out…
katherinemcdonald.net
February 5, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Katherine McDonald’s truly marvelous “Four footprints, two languages, one tile”deserves your time: “Two slaves, working in conditions that were no doubt very difficult, taking a little time to mess about as friends and enjoy each other’s company.” katherinemcdonald.net/2016/01/14/f...
Boy, am I getting old or what? No clue about this joke…
"Brat Summer"? No, this is Brat Sumer. You're in Mesugakipotamia.
February 6, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Boy, am I getting old or what? No clue about this joke…
>>Gilded bronze horse, Western Han Dynasty (202 BC-9 AD). H. 62 cm x W. 76 cm. Unearthed from a tomb in Maoling Mausoleum of Emperor Wu of Han (157–87 BCE), Xingping, Shaanxi. © Maoling Museum, Xianyang, Shaanxi.<<
(coolancientstuff.tumblr.com/post/8076622...)
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February 5, 2026 at 5:05 AM
>>Gilded bronze horse, Western Han Dynasty (202 BC-9 AD). H. 62 cm x W. 76 cm. Unearthed from a tomb in Maoling Mausoleum of Emperor Wu of Han (157–87 BCE), Xingping, Shaanxi. © Maoling Museum, Xianyang, Shaanxi.<<
(coolancientstuff.tumblr.com/post/8076622...)
(coolancientstuff.tumblr.com/post/8076622...)
February 4, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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I still continue to have a critical view of AI. This does not make me a technophobe nor a caveman.
February 3, 2026 at 7:12 PM
I still continue to have a critical view of AI. This does not make me a technophobe nor a caveman.
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The Utah Historical Society just produced a new, excellent map of "The Peoples of North America in 1776." Great resource for anyone teaching, writing, presenting about Native peoples as part of their 250th work. america250.utah.gov/power-of-pla...
February 3, 2026 at 1:49 PM
The Utah Historical Society just produced a new, excellent map of "The Peoples of North America in 1776." Great resource for anyone teaching, writing, presenting about Native peoples as part of their 250th work. america250.utah.gov/power-of-pla...
No surprises except the usual bad ones…
Hire Ed: Job Market Dynamics for Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in Archaeology | American Antiquity | Cambridge Core
Hire Ed: Job Market Dynamics for Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in Archaeology
www.cambridge.org
February 4, 2026 at 3:52 AM
No surprises except the usual bad ones…
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"Teaching with AI... is a case study in how even well-meaning educators operating in good faith can become inadvertent agents of a pedagogical de-skilling & institutional dehumanization."
February 2, 2026 at 4:48 PM
"Teaching with AI... is a case study in how even well-meaning educators operating in good faith can become inadvertent agents of a pedagogical de-skilling & institutional dehumanization."