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Agent of Chaos
@fionacoward.bsky.social
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Archaeologist/anthropologist, SFF nerd. Lawful good, veering chaotic neutral later. Snowflake libtard.
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eicathomefinn.bsky.social
Salary £54,931-£64,644. UCL Institute of Archaeology.
February 16, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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brodiewaddell.bsky.social
We're hiring at Birkbeck!

Lecturer in Ancient History and Classics, full-time and open-ended. Closing date March 18th.

Details here: cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...
Birkbeck, University of London, is seeking a Lecturer in Ancient History and Classics to join our dynamic team within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Autumn 2026. As Lecturer in Ancient History and Classics, you will contribute to the teaching of ancient Greco-Roman history and Classics in the School of Historical Studies - this includes our BA Ancient History and Archaeology, BA Classics, BA Classical Studies, as well as MA Classical Civilisation and MA Classics. This post is offered on a permanent contract at Birkbeck, full time, 35 hours per week, with a salary of £44,247 rising to £60,858 per year. Teaching hours will vary from 6-9pm Monday to Friday. To be successful, you will bring research expertise in ancient Greek history, broadly understood (this could include the history of Greek-speaking lands under the Roman empire), as well as ancient Greek literature, and demonstrate a capacity to contribute to interdisciplinary research and teaching, participate actively in curriculum development, supervise doctoral students, and help shape the intellectual life of our vibrant academic community. We would also welcome applicants who could contribute to collaborative teaching programmes or research in the Faculty, in areas such as identity, race/ethnicity, or gender - experience of collaboration with cultural institutions, whether through research or teaching, is also welcome. The postholder could potentially take advantage of Birkbeck’s new Immersive Learning Centre for teaching or research. As Lecturer, your core responsibilities will initially include programme/module administration, teaching, supervision, assessment, student support and pastoral care. You will also be equipped to supervise doctoral students. With a PhD in any area of Ancient History/Classics relating to the ancient Greek world,...
February 16, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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February 16, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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Puzzle #981
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February 16, 2026 at 6:32 PM
fionacoward.bsky.social
Fell for it
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Puzzle #980
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February 15, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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February 15, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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Happy Valentine’s Day, from us to you. Tag your exes. Xoxox
Coral background with faint heart illustrations. A glossy male Blackbird with a bright yellow bill faces left. Large title reads: “Birds as bad exes*” Smaller text reads: “*Yes, you read that right.”
February 14, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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Puzzle #979
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February 14, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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February 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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leovongripsholm.bsky.social
Cartoon. Person says to other person „We invented a robot that answers questions.“, adding, „we just have to feed it 10 baby giraffes a day“. The other person asks „But it answers the questions correctly?“ Person responds „Oh my goodness, no. No no no no no.“ By Aram J. French Appropriated due to missing alt text
February 12, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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amybrown.xyz
mods on vacation. time to deep fry a turkey inside the house
cpsc.gov U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 4d
Note: The social media person is taking a planned vacation next week. Recalls will go out on Thursday as is the custom but subscribe for recall emails so you don't miss them. The social media person will be *absolutely unreachable* and any content you see from our accounts will be pre-scheduled.
February 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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dropsitenews.com
A child sits and reads a book inside the shattered shell of her home, surrounded by rubble and the hanging laundry.
February 13, 2026 at 10:51 PM
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mattpope.bsky.social
🚨 We have heard that the County Archaeologist for Hampshire is being made redundant, with no plans to replace him. 🚨
If you live in Hampshire please write to your MP and Councillors.
If you live elsewhere treasure and support your County Archaeologists, and stand by to protect them. 🏺
February 13, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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lemoustier.bsky.social
🧪 🦣Thinking about ancient population sizes and noting in passing that the extreme small effective pop size seen in Altai #Neanderthals of <100 , even as low as 60, is echoed in Sicilian Epigravettian population (estimate of 70 based on ROH).

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Palaeogenomics of Upper Palaeolithic to Neolithic European hunter-gatherers - Nature
Combined analysis of new genomic data from 116 ancient hunter-gatherer individuals together with previously published data provides insights into the genetic structure and demographic shifts of west&n...
www.nature.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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erleellis.bsky.social
Neanderthals & Mesolithic foragers reshaped Europe’s ecology long before agriculture… 🌍 doi.org/10.1371/jour...
On the ecological impact of prehistoric hunter-gatherers in Europe: Early Holocene (Mesolithic) and Last Interglacial (Neanderthal) foragers compared
Recent studies have highlighted evidence of human impact on landscapes dating back to the Late Pleistocene–long before the advent of agriculture. Quantifying the extent of vegetation transformations b...
doi.org
February 13, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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archaeologycentre.bsky.social
The Connected Past will be held in Toronto from Sept. 22-25. The organizing committee invites scholars to submit abstracts for papers or a poster session that explore network science and theory within archaeology and historical fields. See further topics on poster. Abstract deadline is March 15.
February 13, 2026 at 7:15 PM
fionacoward.bsky.social
Important THREAD
snelsonus.bsky.social Steven Nelson @snelsonus.bsky.social · 7d
If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.
February 13, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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snelsonus.bsky.social
If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.
February 9, 2026 at 11:56 PM
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lemoustier.bsky.social
🧪🏺 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...
screengran of figure from paper showing four different generated images of a "day in the life of a Neanderthal". All images contain significant inaccuracies from physical characteristics (extremely primitive) to material culture (glass containers), and the lack of women and children is also obvious.
February 13, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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February 13, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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February 13, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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February 12, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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February 12, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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mu-peter.bsky.social
#DarwinDay

There's some confusion and misunderstandings about evolution...

One thing that seems to trip up people's thinking is the meaning of the word "theory". As in it's only a theory...
So let's start by making this word clear.

The "Theory" of Evolution 🧪
www.linkedin.com/pulse/theory...
Inigo Montoya: You keep saying evolution is "only a theory". I do not think that word means what you think it means.
February 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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clanicholson.bsky.social
Academic freedom in EU ‘strong but eroding’, latest European Parliament monitoring study finds

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...
February 12, 2026 at 3:50 PM