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Mikkel Nørtoft

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Postdoc in archaeology at University of Copenhagen/UCPH School of Archaeology. Into prehistoric wealth, inequality, migrations, resource networks, language, textiles, quantitative stuff, archaeogaming, etc.

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Mikkel Nørtoft

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Paper of the month! :)

Cambridge University Press - Archaeology @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org · 4d

The Paper of the Month from @saa-aap.bsky.social is "Gamifying the Past: Embodied LLMs in DIY Archaeological Video Games" by Mikkel Nørtoft, Daniela Hofmann and Rune Iversen, available #openaccess!

📚 https://cup.org/4sKOtWR

#Archaeology #AAP #PaperOfTheMonth

Cover of "Advances in Archaeological Practice" journal, showing a group of researchers examining artifacts at a table, with text announcing it as the "Paper of the Month."

January 22, 2026 at 9:10 AM

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Zena Kamash @zenakamash.bsky.social · 6d

I have added the following to my original complaint. I'm posting this because it feels important that EAA members understand the extent of what is happening as so much of it is behind closed doors. Names redacted (the irony!) because I feel forced to do so while the evidence is being withheld.

January 21, 2026 at 8:10 AM

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Jaime Almansa

@jaimealmansa.bsky.social

So, if you are an @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social (EAA) member from 2025-2026, you received yesterday your email for the per-rollam vote of the past Special Meeting and the documentation attached to it… if you still doubt what to vote, please read all the documents. My short digest:

January 17, 2026 at 9:16 AM

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Zena Kamash

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Following yesterday's EAA Special Meeting, I have submitted a complaint to the EAA Appeal and Anti-Harassment Committee. I post it here, with names redacted, for any members who were not present. Thank you so much to everyone who has reached out with messages of solidarity and support 🙏💓🙏

In spite of the Safe Space Policy being clearly stated at the beginning of the meeting, Prof. XXXXX targeted me by name, calling for my resignation from my position as Editor of the society's journal. Furthermore, his misuse of my title, referring to me as "Miss Kamash", felt deliberately demeaning. This intimidating behaviour explicitly contravenes the EAA Safe Space Policy. Although he was muted, for which I was grateful, I experienced a panic attack following his comments and did not feel safe to speak for the remainder of the meeting. This was further compounded by not only Prof. XXXXX being allowed to remain in the online meeting, but also being invited to take the floor again after the break. This gives me strong concerns about the effectiveness of the Safe Space Policy.

On a broader point about the effectiveness of the Safe Space Policy, I also note that members whose position aligned with that of Concerned EAA were repeatedly and persistently accused of anti-Semitism throughout the meeting. This is a serious accusation that should not be levelled without due care and evidentiary support. Its use as a blanket accusation seems to have been designed with the explicit aim of silencing and intimidating members aligned with Concerned EAA, which again contravenes the Safe Space Policy and should have been dealt with more robustly during the meeting.

January 10, 2026 at 11:30 AM

Mikkel Nørtoft

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Our paper about how archaeologists can now create their own 3D video games with research-grounded AI-powered characters is officially published in Advances in Archaeological Practice. doi.org/10.1017/aap....
Demo of our game: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h4K...

Thanks to Rune Iversen & Daniela Hofmann

Gamifying the Past: Embodied LLMs in DIY Archaeological Video Games | Advances in Archaeological Practice | Cambridge Core

Gamifying the Past: Embodied LLMs in DIY Archaeological Video Games

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December 17, 2025 at 8:35 AM

Mikkel Nørtoft

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Rebecca Bristow and I had a great experience on Zeenat Haroon's Let's Dig Deeper podcast talking about AI in archaeology recorded in May but out today 🙂
#letsdigdeeper
Listen on your favourite podcast app here:
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AI and Archaeology | Podcast Episode on RSS.com

In this episode of Let's Dig Deeper, we're talking all things AI and archaeology!To help me learn more, I've invited Rebecca Bristow (PhD-student at UCPH) and Mikkel Nørtoft (Postdoc at UCPH) into the...

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September 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM

Mikkel Nørtoft

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Our paper on our new archaeological DIY video game (created by me) with freely conversing characters is accepted for publication in Advances in Archaeological Practice 2025, and they let me share it while they do layout etc. Check it at www.academia.edu/143177364. Big thanks to @saa-aap.bsky.social

Gamifying the past: embodied LLMs in DIY archaeological video games

Accepted for 2025 publication in Advances in Archaeological Practice, please cite as: Nørtoft, Mikkel; Hofmann, Daniela; Iversen, Rune. “Gamifying the past: embodied LLMs in DIY archaeological video g...

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July 31, 2025 at 11:56 AM

Mikkel Nørtoft

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For my DFF project "Unearthing Social Echelons", this weekend in Kiel, I and Martin Furholt held the seminar
"Holistic approaches to Prehistoric Wealth and Inequality".
21 presentations from researchers in 7 countries.
Thanks to all participants, co-organizers, and DFF for making this happen.

June 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM

Mikkel Nørtoft

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Here's our new preprint about our Emerging Researchers Network (ERN) in the UCPH School of Archaeology fostering a culture of mutual ECR support within and across institutes and faculties, breaking down structural barriers, our deeds, vision, and future plans.

www.researchgate.net/publication/...