Katie Biittner
@kbiittner.bsky.social
Associate Professor (Anthropology) at MacEwan University. Archaeologist. Archaeogamer. Queer. Polyam/RA. Matriarch. She/Her.
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Jeff Bezos’s wedding cost $50 million which is $20 million more than the U.S. government has spent on math research this year.
We’re gutting science funding to fund tax cuts for billionaires.
We’re gutting science funding to fund tax cuts for billionaires.
June 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Jeff Bezos’s wedding cost $50 million which is $20 million more than the U.S. government has spent on math research this year.
We’re gutting science funding to fund tax cuts for billionaires.
We’re gutting science funding to fund tax cuts for billionaires.
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Announcing ArchaeOS, a speculative keepsake game made for the @archive.org DiscMaster jam by @mtrc.bsky.social and me!
The game asks you to interpret digital artefacts using a deck of cards, and is made exclusively with assets from DiscMaster.
💾 🏺 illomens.itch.io/archaeos
The game asks you to interpret digital artefacts using a deck of cards, and is made exclusively with assets from DiscMaster.
💾 🏺 illomens.itch.io/archaeos
ArchaeOS by ill omens, Florence Smith Nicholls
Mercurius Semper Vincit
illomens.itch.io
April 29, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Announcing ArchaeOS, a speculative keepsake game made for the @archive.org DiscMaster jam by @mtrc.bsky.social and me!
The game asks you to interpret digital artefacts using a deck of cards, and is made exclusively with assets from DiscMaster.
💾 🏺 illomens.itch.io/archaeos
The game asks you to interpret digital artefacts using a deck of cards, and is made exclusively with assets from DiscMaster.
💾 🏺 illomens.itch.io/archaeos
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What is happening? How can any of these documents/artifacts be sold at auction? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Auctioning Hudson's Bay artifacts with First Nations significance would be 'morally irresponsible': chief | CBC News
As Hudson's Bay heads to court seeking permission to auction off 1,700 pieces of art and more than 2,700 artifacts, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs is requesting a halt to the sale of items that may b...
www.cbc.ca
April 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
What is happening? How can any of these documents/artifacts be sold at auction? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
So handsome #siberianforestcat #HeroSilverwood
April 1, 2025 at 3:57 AM
So handsome #siberianforestcat #HeroSilverwood
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Please don’t let BlueSky become polluted with bullshit #pseudoarchaeology the way Twitter has.
We don’t need no Ancient Aliens.
We don’t need no Graham Hancock.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoa...
We don’t need no Ancient Aliens.
We don’t need no Graham Hancock.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoa...
Pseudoarchaeology - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
March 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Please don’t let BlueSky become polluted with bullshit #pseudoarchaeology the way Twitter has.
We don’t need no Ancient Aliens.
We don’t need no Graham Hancock.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoa...
We don’t need no Ancient Aliens.
We don’t need no Graham Hancock.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoa...
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Thank you to all that joined us for our first Speaker Series of the year!
On that note, our second Speaker Series event is coming March 20! Interested in Stories of the Small? Check out our great lineup of speakers, and find the online registration link below 🏺
www.ualberta.ca/en/prairie-i...
On that note, our second Speaker Series event is coming March 20! Interested in Stories of the Small? Check out our great lineup of speakers, and find the online registration link below 🏺
www.ualberta.ca/en/prairie-i...
March 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Thank you to all that joined us for our first Speaker Series of the year!
On that note, our second Speaker Series event is coming March 20! Interested in Stories of the Small? Check out our great lineup of speakers, and find the online registration link below 🏺
www.ualberta.ca/en/prairie-i...
On that note, our second Speaker Series event is coming March 20! Interested in Stories of the Small? Check out our great lineup of speakers, and find the online registration link below 🏺
www.ualberta.ca/en/prairie-i...
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This morning I saw a large JAQ account "JAQing" about these, so a reminder that pseudoarch ancient mummified aliens claims in Peru (which have been around for a long while but resurged recently), are fueling burial desecration to create these manufactured aliens.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Alien fever dreams fuel Peruvian grave robbings
Nazca is known for salt flats that dehydrate and preserve human and animal remains, making it the site of important finds that have deepened modern understanding of ancient cultures – and attracted grave robbers.
www.reuters.com
March 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
This morning I saw a large JAQ account "JAQing" about these, so a reminder that pseudoarch ancient mummified aliens claims in Peru (which have been around for a long while but resurged recently), are fueling burial desecration to create these manufactured aliens.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
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Digital/data literacy is a core need for practicing archaeologists, and something that has been the subject of many of our articles.
Modern-Day Oracles or Bullshit Machines?
Jevin West (@jevinwest.bsky.social) and I have spent the last eight months developing the course on large language models (LLMs) that we think every college freshman needs to take.
thebullshitmachines.com
Jevin West (@jevinwest.bsky.social) and I have spent the last eight months developing the course on large language models (LLMs) that we think every college freshman needs to take.
thebullshitmachines.com
INTRODUCTION
thebullshitmachines.com
March 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Digital/data literacy is a core need for practicing archaeologists, and something that has been the subject of many of our articles.
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Just to put it out there again that I collect archaeology context sheets and if you give me yours I'll share you into my collection. 🏺
March 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Just to put it out there again that I collect archaeology context sheets and if you give me yours I'll share you into my collection. 🏺
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“These people are not errors, aberrations or problems; they are a part of the range of variation in our species. They are all real people.”
By @anthrofuentes.bsky.social
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
By @anthrofuentes.bsky.social
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
Politics, Not Biology, Is Driving Legal Efforts to Classify Sex
Sex is not one single, simple, uniform biological reality, so biology cannot be invoked as a basis for “immutable” legal classifications
www.scientificamerican.com
March 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
“These people are not errors, aberrations or problems; they are a part of the range of variation in our species. They are all real people.”
By @anthrofuentes.bsky.social
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
By @anthrofuentes.bsky.social
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
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PLAY THIS (archaeology) GAME!
Katrine Haydock, one of our brilliant undergraduates has developed a video game for her dissertation to understand the impact of archaeological methods on gameplay. Please play it and take the survey. 🏺
katrinehaydock.itch.io
Katrine Haydock, one of our brilliant undergraduates has developed a video game for her dissertation to understand the impact of archaeological methods on gameplay. Please play it and take the survey. 🏺
katrinehaydock.itch.io
Katrine Haydock
katrinehaydock.itch.io
March 4, 2025 at 10:38 AM
PLAY THIS (archaeology) GAME!
Katrine Haydock, one of our brilliant undergraduates has developed a video game for her dissertation to understand the impact of archaeological methods on gameplay. Please play it and take the survey. 🏺
katrinehaydock.itch.io
Katrine Haydock, one of our brilliant undergraduates has developed a video game for her dissertation to understand the impact of archaeological methods on gameplay. Please play it and take the survey. 🏺
katrinehaydock.itch.io
MacEwan University is advertising for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair, Sexual and Gender Diversity. Part of the role includes the Directorship of the MacEwan Centre for Sexual and Gender Diversity.
Come work with me!
www.macewan.ca/about-macewa...
Come work with me!
www.macewan.ca/about-macewa...
Opportunity Details
www.macewan.ca
March 4, 2025 at 12:04 AM
MacEwan University is advertising for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair, Sexual and Gender Diversity. Part of the role includes the Directorship of the MacEwan Centre for Sexual and Gender Diversity.
Come work with me!
www.macewan.ca/about-macewa...
Come work with me!
www.macewan.ca/about-macewa...
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Hello Bluesky! The Canadian Archaeological Association / Association canadienne d'archéologie has made the move from the other place! We're looking forward to connecting with the archaeological community over here, so please tag folks we should be following! #canarch #heritage 🏺
February 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Sometimes I am reminded of Heritage Mall. Every time I think about such a rad place that I legitimately miss, I also get angry. Because it makes me think about how much this city, that I love, sucks at preserving its contemporaty past. #yeg
February 26, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Sometimes I am reminded of Heritage Mall. Every time I think about such a rad place that I legitimately miss, I also get angry. Because it makes me think about how much this city, that I love, sucks at preserving its contemporaty past. #yeg
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ドキドキ (Doki Doki) is the sound of a beating heart in Japanese. 土器(Doki)🏺 means earthenware in Japanese & this play on words between the two is used a lot in regards to Jomon pottery. This art exhibit features some cute kitties holding Jomon flameware and suienmon pots ❤️❤️ #Japan #Jomon #archaeology
「ドキドキ」
土器をだっこしてドキドキしているくろねことしろねこ。くろねこは水煙文土器、しろねこは火焔型土器をかかえています。
hitujitoenogu.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-2...
#スズキユウコ作品展 #ドキドキ
土器をだっこしてドキドキしているくろねことしろねこ。くろねこは水煙文土器、しろねこは火焔型土器をかかえています。
hitujitoenogu.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-2...
#スズキユウコ作品展 #ドキドキ
February 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
ドキドキ (Doki Doki) is the sound of a beating heart in Japanese. 土器(Doki)🏺 means earthenware in Japanese & this play on words between the two is used a lot in regards to Jomon pottery. This art exhibit features some cute kitties holding Jomon flameware and suienmon pots ❤️❤️ #Japan #Jomon #archaeology
Honoured to have collaborated with Dona and Paul, along with my archaeogaming partner in crime @herrprofdr.bsky.social and colleague Carl Therrien, on this article.
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Day 1 // Computer Theater // Dec 2024
An original research article on Computer Theater, a never before seen EA prototype from game devs Dona Bailey and Paul Allen Newell 🎭
romchip.org/index.php/ro...
Day 1 // Computer Theater // Dec 2024
An original research article on Computer Theater, a never before seen EA prototype from game devs Dona Bailey and Paul Allen Newell 🎭
romchip.org/index.php/ro...
February 22, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Honoured to have collaborated with Dona and Paul, along with my archaeogaming partner in crime @herrprofdr.bsky.social and colleague Carl Therrien, on this article.
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Call for abstracts: I’m putting together an edited book on archaeology and horror. Details below. Contact me for full CFP or to discuss potential submissions. 🏺👻🧟🏛️
February 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Call for abstracts: I’m putting together an edited book on archaeology and horror. Details below. Contact me for full CFP or to discuss potential submissions. 🏺👻🧟🏛️
The beard on this boy is so glorious #siberianforestcat #HeroSilverwood
February 20, 2025 at 3:17 AM
The beard on this boy is so glorious #siberianforestcat #HeroSilverwood
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Exciting news - our first Speaker Series Event of 2025 is coming soon! Join @ldagg.bsky.social, @rdwambold.bsky.social, and @cultarchaeo.bsky.social on Feb 27, 3:30 pm MT, to hear about the different ways they examine landscapes in their research 🏺
Hybrid event, reg. required for online attendees 👇
Hybrid event, reg. required for online attendees 👇
2025 Speaker Series: Stories of Landscapes
www.ualberta.ca
February 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Exciting news - our first Speaker Series Event of 2025 is coming soon! Join @ldagg.bsky.social, @rdwambold.bsky.social, and @cultarchaeo.bsky.social on Feb 27, 3:30 pm MT, to hear about the different ways they examine landscapes in their research 🏺
Hybrid event, reg. required for online attendees 👇
Hybrid event, reg. required for online attendees 👇
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In honour of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, I submit this proposition: what if we made a feminist map of the Moon? 🧪 #WomenInSTEM
A feminist map of the Moon
What if we made a feminist map of the Moon? This is a question I posed on Bluesky in October 2024. To me, the question, methods and results ...
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February 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
In honour of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, I submit this proposition: what if we made a feminist map of the Moon? 🧪 #WomenInSTEM
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Love zines? Love the Black Trowel Collective? We've added many of our zines to our webpage for you to download and distribute. 🏺
blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/zine-library/
blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/zine-library/
Zine Library
Find our various zines here, ready to download and distribute! Trans Liberation Beak Zine Trans Liberation beakzineDownload Running Safer Sessions safer_sessionsDownload Don’t Panic! Zine Don…
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February 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Love zines? Love the Black Trowel Collective? We've added many of our zines to our webpage for you to download and distribute. 🏺
blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/zine-library/
blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/zine-library/
Someone found out he can get on top of the fridge
February 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Someone found out he can get on top of the fridge
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I wrote a brief article on the challenge that AI presents to archaeological visualisation. Check it out here:
theconversation.com/how-ai-image...
Though I have done a lot of scicomm, it was the first time I'd written for The Conversation. 🏺 +
theconversation.com/how-ai-image...
Though I have done a lot of scicomm, it was the first time I'd written for The Conversation. 🏺 +
How AI imagery could be used to develop fake archaeology
Even before the use of AI, it was widely accepted within archaeology that visualisations of the past are highly fraught and should be treated with caution.
theconversation.com
February 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I wrote a brief article on the challenge that AI presents to archaeological visualisation. Check it out here:
theconversation.com/how-ai-image...
Though I have done a lot of scicomm, it was the first time I'd written for The Conversation. 🏺 +
theconversation.com/how-ai-image...
Though I have done a lot of scicomm, it was the first time I'd written for The Conversation. 🏺 +
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This week's blog post is a little different.
On:
Capturing the embodied experience of archaeology in games
Games as lists
Archaeological stratigraphy as a spatial list
Vocabulary lists and queer identity
Erasure
Perpetuity
florencesmithnicholls.com/2025/02/04/o...
On:
Capturing the embodied experience of archaeology in games
Games as lists
Archaeological stratigraphy as a spatial list
Vocabulary lists and queer identity
Erasure
Perpetuity
florencesmithnicholls.com/2025/02/04/o...
On the pleasure of lists in: archaeology; video games
“Lara Croft is seen as the monstrous offspring of science: an idealized, eternally young female automaton, a malleable, well-trained techno-puppet created by and for the male gaze.” So says Anne-Ma…
florencesmithnicholls.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This week's blog post is a little different.
On:
Capturing the embodied experience of archaeology in games
Games as lists
Archaeological stratigraphy as a spatial list
Vocabulary lists and queer identity
Erasure
Perpetuity
florencesmithnicholls.com/2025/02/04/o...
On:
Capturing the embodied experience of archaeology in games
Games as lists
Archaeological stratigraphy as a spatial list
Vocabulary lists and queer identity
Erasure
Perpetuity
florencesmithnicholls.com/2025/02/04/o...