Lisa Briggs
@lisaarchaeology.bsky.social
Underwater archaeologist and archaeological scientist specialising in ancient shipwrecks. Come dive with me on ancient sites!
Research Fellow at Cranfield University, Fellow of the Explorers Club, and National Geographic Explorer.
Archaeology, I dig it...
Research Fellow at Cranfield University, Fellow of the Explorers Club, and National Geographic Explorer.
Archaeology, I dig it...
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Lisa Briggs
@lisaarchaeology.bsky.social
· Sep 21
Big announcement! I’m excited to embark on a tour of America-land with National Geographic Live: A Pirate’s Life. Join me as we dive into the world of pirates from the ancient Mediterranean to the Golden Age of piracy in the Caribbean! live.nationalgeographic.org/event/pirate...
The Park City, Utah show of my American tour! The same theatre where the Sundance Film Festival takes place! It was an honour to walk that stage!
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The Park City, Utah show of my American tour! The same theatre where the Sundance Film Festival takes place! It was an honour to walk that stage!
It is a dream come true to bring the world of underwater archaeology to live audiences all over America! If you are in Seattle or Las Vegas or Madison come on out and dive into the world of ancient shipwrecks and pirates with me! 🏺⚓️⛵️🧬🥼🧪📜🏛️🏴☠️
October 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
It is a dream come true to bring the world of underwater archaeology to live audiences all over America! If you are in Seattle or Las Vegas or Madison come on out and dive into the world of ancient shipwrecks and pirates with me! 🏺⚓️⛵️🧬🥼🧪📜🏛️🏴☠️
My American tour has hit Kansas, California, Nebraska, and Utah! Next up - Seattle, WA! A huge thank you for everyone who has come out so far!
October 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
My American tour has hit Kansas, California, Nebraska, and Utah! Next up - Seattle, WA! A huge thank you for everyone who has come out so far!
Mind. Blown. Thanks for sharing!
The more you know…
The more you know…
“Fish” can refer to a single individual, or multiple individuals from the same species.
“Fishes” refers to multiple species.
🐠 Fish
🐠🐠🐠 Fish
🐠🐟🐡 Fishes
“Fishes” refers to multiple species.
🐠 Fish
🐠🐠🐠 Fish
🐠🐟🐡 Fishes
September 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Mind. Blown. Thanks for sharing!
The more you know…
The more you know…
Big announcement! I’m excited to embark on a tour of America-land with National Geographic Live: A Pirate’s Life. Join me as we dive into the world of pirates from the ancient Mediterranean to the Golden Age of piracy in the Caribbean! live.nationalgeographic.org/event/pirate...
September 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Big announcement! I’m excited to embark on a tour of America-land with National Geographic Live: A Pirate’s Life. Join me as we dive into the world of pirates from the ancient Mediterranean to the Golden Age of piracy in the Caribbean! live.nationalgeographic.org/event/pirate...
Preach! I’m not sure I’ve ever agreed with a post more…or did AI write my response…hmmmm
Can there be an AI-free setting for all tech?!?
Can there be an AI-free setting for all tech?!?
Bloody outlook thinks I don't know how to start a reply to an email. YouTube is trying to suggest what to comment. WhatsApp inserting an AI prompt I barely can avoid clicking on.
I want a law no AI feature can be added without my consent. I feel violated!
I want a law no AI feature can be added without my consent. I feel violated!
a man with a mustache and a striped shirt is saying `` i hate everything '' .
Alt: My spirit animal Ron Swanson stating "I hate everything'' and running away.
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September 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Preach! I’m not sure I’ve ever agreed with a post more…or did AI write my response…hmmmm
Can there be an AI-free setting for all tech?!?
Can there be an AI-free setting for all tech?!?
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Shameless promotion from #isba11 - I'll be hiring PhDs to start early 2026 (plus postdocs starting later), using #adna to study livestock and pathogen coevolution, particularly looking at inbreeding and immune gene evolution!
Contact me at kevin[at]palaeome.org, full ad to come. Please share!
Contact me at kevin[at]palaeome.org, full ad to come. Please share!
August 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Cheers to a wonderful ISBA! @isba11.bsky.social @isbarchaeology.bsky.social
Grazie mille to the organisers, to the ISBA board, and all the wonderful presenters! @matthewcollins.bsky.social @gregerlarson.bsky.social
Turin was an absolute blast!
Grazie mille to the organisers, to the ISBA board, and all the wonderful presenters! @matthewcollins.bsky.social @gregerlarson.bsky.social
Turin was an absolute blast!
August 30, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Cheers to a wonderful ISBA! @isba11.bsky.social @isbarchaeology.bsky.social
Grazie mille to the organisers, to the ISBA board, and all the wonderful presenters! @matthewcollins.bsky.social @gregerlarson.bsky.social
Turin was an absolute blast!
Grazie mille to the organisers, to the ISBA board, and all the wonderful presenters! @matthewcollins.bsky.social @gregerlarson.bsky.social
Turin was an absolute blast!
Some of my favourite scientists! 🧬⚗️🔬🧪🥼🏺we are all so passionate about archaeological science and the ISBA conference allows us to come together, dig your the past and @matthewcollins.bsky.social @christinawarinner.bsky.social @gregerlarson.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Some of my favourite scientists! 🧬⚗️🔬🧪🥼🏺we are all so passionate about archaeological science and the ISBA conference allows us to come together, dig your the past and @matthewcollins.bsky.social @christinawarinner.bsky.social @gregerlarson.bsky.social
Well done, Denmark! 🇩🇰 📚📖🎓
Here in Sweden, the VAT on books and magazines are low, 6%, but in Denmark they're going to abolish the VAT all together. Good, because in a time where movies, games, pods and audio books are available anytime, there's need to make it easier for people to read.
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www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Denmark to abolish VAT on books in effort to get more people reading
Culture minister says government will propose ending the 25% rate, the highest in the world, in its budget bill
www.theguardian.com
August 23, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Well done, Denmark! 🇩🇰 📚📖🎓
Finally visited the Riace Bronzes and they are incredible! Found underwater off the Calabrian coast, the discovery of these 5th century BCE statues is still mired in controversy. Many believe the site was looted before eventually being reported, with additional statues lost to the black market. 😔🏺🏛️
August 23, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Finally visited the Riace Bronzes and they are incredible! Found underwater off the Calabrian coast, the discovery of these 5th century BCE statues is still mired in controversy. Many believe the site was looted before eventually being reported, with additional statues lost to the black market. 😔🏺🏛️
Congratulations @jaadekker.bsky.social @jessiehendy.bsky.social @matthewcollins.bsky.social can’t wait to read this paper! A reminder to leave your dishes dirty for future archaeologists!
Happy to announce that the paper on the first of our experiments to better understand how foodcrusts can be used for investigating diet in the past is finally out! Huge thanks to @jessiehendy.bsky.social and @matthewcollins.bsky.social for their support!
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An unclean slate, discrepancies between food input and recovered protein signal from experimental foodcrusts
Organic residues are a rich source of biomolecular information on ancient diets. In particular, foodcrusts, charred residues on ceramics, are commonly analysed for their lipid content and to a lesser ...
doi.org
August 23, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Congratulations @jaadekker.bsky.social @jessiehendy.bsky.social @matthewcollins.bsky.social can’t wait to read this paper! A reminder to leave your dishes dirty for future archaeologists!
Tina, you are such a badass! Keep up your important research xxx
So I was honored with the AAAS Sussman award for scientific contributions to anthropology AND I made the Sen.Ted Cruz all-star list of questionable projects that promote woke DEI and neo-marxist propaganda all in one week! www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Senate Committee Targets $3 Million in Harvard NSF Research Grants for ‘Far-Left Ideology’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
A Senate Commerce Committee report released last week labeled more than $3 million in federal grants to Harvard researchers as advancing DEI initiatives or “neo-Marxist class warfare propaganda."
www.thecrimson.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Tina, you are such a badass! Keep up your important research xxx
Gold phiale from Sicily at Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Phiale were used for ritual libations and are depicted on many alters around the Mediterranean. This stunning example is decorated with beech nuts, bees, and acorns. It had Phoenicians and Green inscriptions.
February 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Gold phiale from Sicily at Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Phiale were used for ritual libations and are depicted on many alters around the Mediterranean. This stunning example is decorated with beech nuts, bees, and acorns. It had Phoenicians and Green inscriptions.
Reposted by Lisa Briggs
Octavia Butler was a black female science fiction writer who won several awards for her works, including Hugo, Locus, and Nebula awards. In 1995, Butler became the first science-fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship.
February 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Octavia Butler was a black female science fiction writer who won several awards for her works, including Hugo, Locus, and Nebula awards. In 1995, Butler became the first science-fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship.
Roman column in York, one of the loveliest cities in the UK and a place with a fascinating history. Founded as Eboracum in 71 CE, what began as a Roman fort town has seen many transformations since then. 🏺🏛️📜
February 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Roman column in York, one of the loveliest cities in the UK and a place with a fascinating history. Founded as Eboracum in 71 CE, what began as a Roman fort town has seen many transformations since then. 🏺🏛️📜
Stunning sunsets in Cape Cod! I’m hoping to explore the shipwrecks of the cape someday, and just avoid the great white sharks!!!
January 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Stunning sunsets in Cape Cod! I’m hoping to explore the shipwrecks of the cape someday, and just avoid the great white sharks!!!
Getting overly excited about the Golden Globes, huge winter storm on the way to the east coast, hunker down, watch some glamorous outfits from somewhere it looks warm….
January 6, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Getting overly excited about the Golden Globes, huge winter storm on the way to the east coast, hunker down, watch some glamorous outfits from somewhere it looks warm….
Happy New Year everyone! I’ll start it as I intend to carry on, by sharing archaeological stuff! Here is one for the dendro folks among you- get involved with this call for a special issue! 🏺🪵🔬
Welcome to 2025.
We have just launched a call for papers for Dendroarchaeology - a special issue of Dendrochronologia.
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
We welcome papers that shed light on the human past through dendrochronological analyses. Please take a look & share. 🌳💍🏺#dendroarchaeology
We have just launched a call for papers for Dendroarchaeology - a special issue of Dendrochronologia.
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
We welcome papers that shed light on the human past through dendrochronological analyses. Please take a look & share. 🌳💍🏺#dendroarchaeology
January 2, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Happy New Year everyone! I’ll start it as I intend to carry on, by sharing archaeological stuff! Here is one for the dendro folks among you- get involved with this call for a special issue! 🏺🪵🔬
Big news in the world of archaeological science! Congratulations to the authors of what looks like a fascinating study! 🏺🦴🐻🦣
🧬 Game-changer for ancient bone analysis: AutoZooMS automates species ID using robotics & mass spec! Study at Grotte Mandrin (42-44Ka) ID'd 1200+ samples, revealing new taxa (bears, mammoths) & human remains. Future of archaeology = robots doing the heavy lifting 🦴🤖 #archaeology #ZooMS
December 24, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Big news in the world of archaeological science! Congratulations to the authors of what looks like a fascinating study! 🏺🦴🐻🦣
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you know who should be inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame? Sisyphus
December 23, 2024 at 1:15 AM
you know who should be inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame? Sisyphus
Very interesting exhibit at the British Library - A Silk Road Oasis: Life in Ancient Dunhuang - which features scrolls and manuscripts from the so-called Library Cave at Mogao. Also a hemp shoe! The original Toms shoe from 1000 years ago! 🏺📜
December 23, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Very interesting exhibit at the British Library - A Silk Road Oasis: Life in Ancient Dunhuang - which features scrolls and manuscripts from the so-called Library Cave at Mogao. Also a hemp shoe! The original Toms shoe from 1000 years ago! 🏺📜
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December 23, 2024 at 12:57 PM
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Not all mosaics are created equal.
Levels of skill in the ancient world varied greatly. Rich Roman homeowners sought out skilled artists to make mosaics for their villa, while others, well, were stuck with what they could afford. That said, anyone who could afford mosaics were quite privileged! 🏺
Levels of skill in the ancient world varied greatly. Rich Roman homeowners sought out skilled artists to make mosaics for their villa, while others, well, were stuck with what they could afford. That said, anyone who could afford mosaics were quite privileged! 🏺
December 19, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Not all mosaics are created equal.
Levels of skill in the ancient world varied greatly. Rich Roman homeowners sought out skilled artists to make mosaics for their villa, while others, well, were stuck with what they could afford. That said, anyone who could afford mosaics were quite privileged! 🏺
Levels of skill in the ancient world varied greatly. Rich Roman homeowners sought out skilled artists to make mosaics for their villa, while others, well, were stuck with what they could afford. That said, anyone who could afford mosaics were quite privileged! 🏺