Hilary Gross Mackay
@hilarydigs.bsky.social
Archaeology 🏛️
Human Osteology 🦴
Zooarchaeology 🐾
Feminist Archaeology ♀️
An Aussie travelling when and where I can
Human Osteology 🦴
Zooarchaeology 🐾
Feminist Archaeology ♀️
An Aussie travelling when and where I can
Just watching the morning news on the ABC - how do we go from a news story about an indigenous man with dementia being found deceased in a river to being all hunky dory and talking about sport? Why do we move on from tragedy & indigenous deaths so quickly? Why is sport more important?
October 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Just watching the morning news on the ABC - how do we go from a news story about an indigenous man with dementia being found deceased in a river to being all hunky dory and talking about sport? Why do we move on from tragedy & indigenous deaths so quickly? Why is sport more important?
The 2025 Conference for BABAO is in full swing, and it is really interesting. I really enjoyed the presentation by Dr Alice Rose about her studies on isotopes & rat populations with the Rattus project.
#archaeology #babao2025 #babaoleicester #bioarchaology #osteoarch #biologicalanthropology
#archaeology #babao2025 #babaoleicester #bioarchaology #osteoarch #biologicalanthropology
September 19, 2025 at 11:09 AM
The 2025 Conference for BABAO is in full swing, and it is really interesting. I really enjoyed the presentation by Dr Alice Rose about her studies on isotopes & rat populations with the Rattus project.
#archaeology #babao2025 #babaoleicester #bioarchaology #osteoarch #biologicalanthropology
#archaeology #babao2025 #babaoleicester #bioarchaology #osteoarch #biologicalanthropology
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Rest in peace, Iryna Zarutska.
Vichnaya Pamyat🕯🙏🏻🕯
(Ukrainian: Memory Eternal)
Vichnaya Pamyat🕯🙏🏻🕯
(Ukrainian: Memory Eternal)
September 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Rest in peace, Iryna Zarutska.
Vichnaya Pamyat🕯🙏🏻🕯
(Ukrainian: Memory Eternal)
Vichnaya Pamyat🕯🙏🏻🕯
(Ukrainian: Memory Eternal)
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More than 300k Black women being pushed out of the labor market while white men gained 365k more jobs is what we mean when we refer to racism as systemic.
September 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
More than 300k Black women being pushed out of the labor market while white men gained 365k more jobs is what we mean when we refer to racism as systemic.
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Job seekers now outnumber openings for the first time since 2021 thegrio.com/2025/09/04/j...
Job seekers now outnumber openings for the first time since 2021
Data reveals a cooling job market making it tougher for job seekers to land a job as hiring slows and openings shrink.
thegrio.com
September 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Job seekers now outnumber openings for the first time since 2021 thegrio.com/2025/09/04/j...
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I don't think I've read this much philosophy/social theory since my last attempt at an anthropology degree. This ethics in tech class is giving me flashbacks
#school #studying #philosophy #ethics #IT
#school #studying #philosophy #ethics #IT
August 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I don't think I've read this much philosophy/social theory since my last attempt at an anthropology degree. This ethics in tech class is giving me flashbacks
#school #studying #philosophy #ethics #IT
#school #studying #philosophy #ethics #IT
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Recent study lead by our director Anna Szécsényi-Nagy and Zsuzsanna Siklósi (MTA-ELTE Momentum Innovation Research Group) revealed biological continuity despite drastic social change on the Great Hungarian Plain in the #Neolithic and Early #CopperAge.
#ancientDNA #PopGen
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
#ancientDNA #PopGen
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Ancient DNA reveals diverse community organizations in the 5th millennium BCE Carpathian Basin - Nature Communications
A genomic study of 125 individuals from the Carpathian Basin (4800–3900 BCE) reveals different kinship systems in nearby Copper Age communities, and highlights both genetic continuity and contrasting ...
doi.org
August 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Recent study lead by our director Anna Szécsényi-Nagy and Zsuzsanna Siklósi (MTA-ELTE Momentum Innovation Research Group) revealed biological continuity despite drastic social change on the Great Hungarian Plain in the #Neolithic and Early #CopperAge.
#ancientDNA #PopGen
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
#ancientDNA #PopGen
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
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ANOTHER BIT OF #MEDIEVAL WORKED BONE! This seems to be a fragment of a comb from the end of Middle or Late Saxon period, up to about 10th century. The hole is where another piece would be riveted to this, and the base of the teeth is visible across the top.
July 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
ANOTHER BIT OF #MEDIEVAL WORKED BONE! This seems to be a fragment of a comb from the end of Middle or Late Saxon period, up to about 10th century. The hole is where another piece would be riveted to this, and the base of the teeth is visible across the top.
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Your favourite #archaeologists fill you in on their offseason and future plans! bamburghresearchproject.wordpress.com/2025/07/07/t...
Team Updates
Your favourite archaeologists have some changes to their education and careers, and we wanted to fill you in since we’ve all been very productive in the off-season. Trench Officer Nat (center): Sin…
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July 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Your favourite #archaeologists fill you in on their offseason and future plans! bamburghresearchproject.wordpress.com/2025/07/07/t...
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Through can still join us for our post excavation week in September
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Post-Excavation Taster Week – One space still available
One place is still available for the September Post-Excavation week! If you are interested in joining us for a fun week where you get to see a rather different side of an archaeological dig, there …
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August 6, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Through can still join us for our post excavation week in September
bamburghresearchproject.wordpress.com/2025/08/06/p...
bamburghresearchproject.wordpress.com/2025/08/06/p...
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📢 This September we'll be back at #Bamburgh Castle for our post-excavation week.
We focus on:
👉artefact ID & illustration
👉Osteoarchaeology
👉Zooarch & paleoenvironmental
👉Medieval textiles & ceramics
Find out more👉 bamburghresearchproject.co.uk/index.php/po...
We focus on:
👉artefact ID & illustration
👉Osteoarchaeology
👉Zooarch & paleoenvironmental
👉Medieval textiles & ceramics
Find out more👉 bamburghresearchproject.co.uk/index.php/po...
August 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
📢 This September we'll be back at #Bamburgh Castle for our post-excavation week.
We focus on:
👉artefact ID & illustration
👉Osteoarchaeology
👉Zooarch & paleoenvironmental
👉Medieval textiles & ceramics
Find out more👉 bamburghresearchproject.co.uk/index.php/po...
We focus on:
👉artefact ID & illustration
👉Osteoarchaeology
👉Zooarch & paleoenvironmental
👉Medieval textiles & ceramics
Find out more👉 bamburghresearchproject.co.uk/index.php/po...
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A 2-year technical position for archaeological residue analysis has just been posted for BioArCh at the University of York!
jobs.york.ac.uk/wd/plsql/wd_...
jobs.york.ac.uk/wd/plsql/wd_...
Jobs - The University of York
jobs.york.ac.uk
August 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
A 2-year technical position for archaeological residue analysis has just been posted for BioArCh at the University of York!
jobs.york.ac.uk/wd/plsql/wd_...
jobs.york.ac.uk/wd/plsql/wd_...
I'm looking forward to going to the SMA & BABAO conferences in September this year in Leicester. I have a few gaps in my travel plans.
Are there any archaeology/biology/history/museum events in September that you would recommend?
#archaeology #history #environmentalscience #museums #science
Are there any archaeology/biology/history/museum events in September that you would recommend?
#archaeology #history #environmentalscience #museums #science
August 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I'm looking forward to going to the SMA & BABAO conferences in September this year in Leicester. I have a few gaps in my travel plans.
Are there any archaeology/biology/history/museum events in September that you would recommend?
#archaeology #history #environmentalscience #museums #science
Are there any archaeology/biology/history/museum events in September that you would recommend?
#archaeology #history #environmentalscience #museums #science
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Calling all medieval archaeologists and medievalists who ~dabble: call for papers for @kzooicms.bsky.social!
In-person: May 14-16, 2026
Deadline: September 15 on the ICMS portal
#medievalsky
In-person: May 14-16, 2026
Deadline: September 15 on the ICMS portal
#medievalsky
August 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Calling all medieval archaeologists and medievalists who ~dabble: call for papers for @kzooicms.bsky.social!
In-person: May 14-16, 2026
Deadline: September 15 on the ICMS portal
#medievalsky
In-person: May 14-16, 2026
Deadline: September 15 on the ICMS portal
#medievalsky
World War 3 has started sooner than I hoped and expected.
June 22, 2025 at 2:20 AM
World War 3 has started sooner than I hoped and expected.
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We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.
June 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.
March 30, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Peter Dutton is a hateful, unkind, glorified turd with too much power. #australianpolitics #australianelections #aussievotes #Auspoll #Election2025 #auselections2025
March 30, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Peter Dutton is a hateful, unkind, glorified turd with too much power. #australianpolitics #australianelections #aussievotes #Auspoll #Election2025 #auselections2025
Peter Dutton sucks. He is a $2 store version of Trump, who is also no prize. #australianpolitics #USpolitics #peterdutton
March 30, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Peter Dutton sucks. He is a $2 store version of Trump, who is also no prize. #australianpolitics #USpolitics #peterdutton
Peter Dutton is just the Temu/Wish version of Trump. Trump is the Temu/Wish version of Darth Vader. Hope this helps.
#politics #uspolitics #auspolitics #australianpolitics #trump #peterdutton @albomp.bsky.social @australianlabor.bsky.social @senatorwong.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social
#politics #uspolitics #auspolitics #australianpolitics #trump #peterdutton @albomp.bsky.social @australianlabor.bsky.social @senatorwong.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social
March 30, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Peter Dutton is just the Temu/Wish version of Trump. Trump is the Temu/Wish version of Darth Vader. Hope this helps.
#politics #uspolitics #auspolitics #australianpolitics #trump #peterdutton @albomp.bsky.social @australianlabor.bsky.social @senatorwong.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social
#politics #uspolitics #auspolitics #australianpolitics #trump #peterdutton @albomp.bsky.social @australianlabor.bsky.social @senatorwong.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social
It's funny how most of us would rather read study and productivity tips/quotes than actually studying or doing work. #study #archaeology #archaeologist #archaeologystudent #studying
March 24, 2025 at 5:15 AM
It's funny how most of us would rather read study and productivity tips/quotes than actually studying or doing work. #study #archaeology #archaeologist #archaeologystudent #studying
I am an archaeology student and I am going on excavation this year, I am hoping to volunteer in a museum as well.
I have opened my own redbubble. If I sell enough tshirts, phone cases, posters, notebooks, and tote bags, I will be able to afford my excavations.
www.redbubble.com/people/Hilar...
I have opened my own redbubble. If I sell enough tshirts, phone cases, posters, notebooks, and tote bags, I will be able to afford my excavations.
www.redbubble.com/people/Hilar...
March 1, 2025 at 5:03 AM
I am an archaeology student and I am going on excavation this year, I am hoping to volunteer in a museum as well.
I have opened my own redbubble. If I sell enough tshirts, phone cases, posters, notebooks, and tote bags, I will be able to afford my excavations.
www.redbubble.com/people/Hilar...
I have opened my own redbubble. If I sell enough tshirts, phone cases, posters, notebooks, and tote bags, I will be able to afford my excavations.
www.redbubble.com/people/Hilar...
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'A 2800-year-old red and blue checked dress found in an Early Iron Age grave in the Netherlands might be the oldest double-colour woven garment in Europe.' 🏺🧪
Ancient checked dress may be Europe's oldest two-colour garment
Textile fragments found in a 2800-year-old grave in the Netherlands were once part of a woven dress with a red and blue checked pattern, molecular analysis has revealed
www.newscientist.com
December 30, 2024 at 3:03 PM
'A 2800-year-old red and blue checked dress found in an Early Iron Age grave in the Netherlands might be the oldest double-colour woven garment in Europe.' 🏺🧪