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somag.bsky.social
Solène MG
@somag.bsky.social
640 followers 200 following 89 posts
BA, MA, PhD
(elle/she/her)
Archaeology of foodways, identities, colonial contexts
Environmental & historical arch 🐞🍓
East coast ↔️ Northern plains
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nichecanada.bsky.social
"They were places where cultural continuity and connection to the land endured, and where everyday practices—particularly women’s work in food production—sustained families and affirmed Métis identity." - Cheryl Troupe

niche-canada.org/2025/08/08/m...

#envhist #cdnhist #metis #foodhistory
New Book - Putting Down Roots: Métis Agency, Land Use, and Women’s Food Labour in a Qu’Appelle Valley Road Allowance Community
Putting Down Roots explores Métis women’s land-based labour and resilience in Qu’Appelle road allowance communities amid colonial displacement.
niche-canada.org
January 26, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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can-arch.bsky.social
🎉Conference Registration is Open!!🎉
Are you getting excited about the CAA/ACA 2026 conference?? We sure are!
Conference registration is now open now on our website!
Early 🐦 registration closes on March 31st, and online registration closes on May 1st!
#CAA #Conference #CanArch #archaeology 🏺
A pinkish blob in a pale pink background. Text in grey reads 'Conference registration is Open'. Below that, it reads 'early registration ends March 31st', and then 'caa 2026, Canmore, Alberta' in smaller grey letters before the rest. There is a reddish figure to the left with its arms in the air.
January 8, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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nichecanada.bsky.social
Season 2 of the Parks Canada podcast, ReCollections, is now available!

Learn more here: niche-canada.org/2026/01/20/s...

#envhist #parkhistory #cdnhist #parkscanada
Season 2 of ReCollections : A Parks Canada Podcast - la saison 2 de ReTrouver : un balado de Parcs Canada
This season, ReCollections continues this tradition by taking listeners on a journey through four compelling stories from our national historic sites, national parks and collections.
niche-canada.org
January 21, 2026 at 8:42 PM
somag.bsky.social
Absolutely delightful
gabemoshenska.bsky.social Gabe Moshenska @gabemoshenska.bsky.social · 17d
Just published a paper on the complaint tablet to Ea-nāṣir meme, the decade-old tumblr in-joke that continues to impact the public understanding of the ancient world. Paywalled but email me if you want a copy. 🏺
Title section of a journal article: The Legend of Ea-Nasir: How a Babylonian Businessman Became an Internet Meme. By Gabriel Moshenska, UCL Institute of Archaeology, UK, g.moshenska@ucl.ac.uk https://journal.equinoxpub.com/JCA/article/view/30204 https://doi.org/10.1558/jca.30204
January 20, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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julienrs.bsky.social
This is going to be a really fun and stimulating session on pseudoarchaeology and communicating archaeology at the upcoming meeting of the @can-arch.bsky.social in beautiful Canmore, AB, May 6-10!
neoriffic.bsky.social Curt @neoriffic.bsky.social · 16d
Let's get this party started!🏺🇨🇦

Looking for papers for #CAA2026

How do you share archaeology?

What has been your experience navigating the muddy waters between pseudoarchaeology and real research?

How can we do better as a field, a discipline, and community to combat anti-intellectualism?
January 18, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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nsmarchaeology.bsky.social
Some coverage of a recent talk in Pubnico by Senior Curator of Archaeology, Dr. Katie Cottreau-Robins on the Fort St-Louis excavations: lecourrier.com/francophonie...
Le fort perdu de Charles de La Tour: à la découverte d'un passé riche en histoire
Les travaux archéologiques menés au lieu historique national du Fort Saint-Louis à Port La Tour, en Nouvelle-Écosse, sous la direction de Catherine Cottreau-Robins, conservatrice principale au Musée d...
lecourrier.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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graveyardarch.bsky.social
What if, hear me out, we supported the researchers we already have (myself & my colleagues included) who are struggling to find finding & research positions as it is, & are frequently looking outside the continent for actual opportunities?
November 6, 2025 at 2:32 AM
somag.bsky.social
I've been having SO MUCH FUN reading this book by @jbensonink.bsky.social! Only about 100 pages in... But I can't stop giggling and kicking my feet. This is exactly what I needed! (I also need to be friends with Ellie and Constance)
Hand holding a book titled "Empire of Shadows" by Jacquelyn Benson
November 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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graveyardarch.bsky.social
Oh that's going to be a Hard No on mining applicants data for weird anti-EDI stuff??? Check out the letter below if you hold/have applied to Tri-Council funding in Canada! #academia #tricouncil #sshrc
sarahebull.bsky.social Sarah Bull @sarahebull.bsky.social · Nov 2
If you have or have had Tri-Council funding you, too, may be concerned about this Parliamentary Committee request for confidential data.

Also, these clowns asked for 5 years of data on applications from everyone from MA students to Canada Research Chairs in... an excel spreadsheet. 15 days notice.
Open Letter to Protect Tri-Council EDI Data
Why do we need urgent action to protect our data? The mandate of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research is to review and report on topics relating to science and research in ...
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November 2, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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uofa-ipia.bsky.social
Our first Speaker Series event of 2025 is coming up! Join us on Oct 30, 11:30 to 12:30 pm MT, to hear Dr. Andre Costopoulos talk about the evolution of UFO beliefs from WWII to today! Attend in-person in Tory 14-28, or join us online (registration in the next post). Hope to see you there! 🏺
Poster for a talk on Oct 30, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm MT, titled "The Cultural Evolution of Beliefs About UFOs since the Second World War." Talk is in-person on the UAlberta campus, in the Tory Building, room 14-28. It is also available online, and the registration for the zoom link is in the next post.
October 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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uofa-ipia.bsky.social
This morning IPIA PhD Candidate Solène Mallet Gauthier was interviewed by Radio-Canada about the Vatican's return of Indigenous belongings. Give it a listen at the link below! 🏺
ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...
Des artefacts autochtones des musées du Vatican retournent au Canada | OHdio | Radio-Canada
Écoutez l’extrait de l’émission Le café show : Des artefacts autochtones des musées du Vatican retournent au Canada
ici.radio-canada.ca
October 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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archaeojake.bsky.social
Don’t be puzzled by the lack of deadline in the ad. This is an imposed HR quirk. Reviews will begin c. November 1st! Happy to field any questions! #archaeology
October 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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novascotiamuseum.bsky.social
What do you get when you combine traditional Mi’kmaw quill work with furniture-making techniques of the 1800s? A triumph in design that became all the rage in Victorian Nova Scotia.
The chair has a dark, reddish-brown stained wood frame with turned legs and a carved, scalloped crest rail supported by small spindles. The key feature is the decorative splint-woven back panel and woven seat. The tall, rectangular back panel is filled with woven materials decorated with porcupine quills, dyed fibers, or fabric appliques in a vibrant, complex geometric design. The pattern features a large central eight-pointed star or rosette in light brown, red, blue, and black, surrounded by bold wedges and checkerboard patterns in white, red, black, and gold/tan.
October 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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nichecanada.bsky.social
Call for Papers: Self | Other | History – Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada 2026
- @cndhistassoc.bsky.social

CHA Annual Meeting 2026 – University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown – 1-3 June 2026
Deadline: November 15, 2025

niche-canada.org/2025/10/02/c...
Call for Papers: Self | Other | History - Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada 2026
This call for papers invites participants to consider the way conceptions of self and other change over time, their tensions, and mediations.
niche-canada.org
October 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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wiswell.bsky.social
Hey! Are you sure being on social media is what you need right now? Maybe you'd be better served by a book, a Discord call with friends, or diving face-first into a tub of chocolate pudding.

If socials are right? Then great. But please be good to yourselves.
September 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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uofa-ipia.bsky.social
Check out this important new paper, co-written by IPIA scholars Dr. Kisha Supernant ( @archaeomapper.bsky.social) and Solène Mallet Gauthier (@somag.bsky.social), on confronting and disrupting "grey zones" in Canadian archaeology 🏺
Confronting Archaeology’s “Gray Zones” | American Antiquity | Cambridge Core
Confronting Archaeology’s “Gray Zones” - Volume 90 Issue 3
www.cambridge.org
September 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
somag.bsky.social
A good read!
sapiens.org SAPIENS Magazine @sapiens.org · Sep 3
“To truly safeguard and understand human origins in this region, we need a new model—one grounded in collaboration, mutual respect, and shared stewardship.”

Read more: www.sapiens.org/archaeology/...
September 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
somag.bsky.social
Canadian arch lost two incredibly talented people in the Lisboa funicular accident... 😓

www.lapresse.ca/actualites/2...
Accident de funiculaire au Portugal | Deux Québécois experts en archéologie parmi les victimes
Un couple de restaurateurs d’objets patrimoniaux très connu dans le milieu de l’archéologie au Québec compte parmi les 16 victimes du déraillement du funiculaire de Lisbonne.
www.lapresse.ca
September 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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nocontexttrek1.bsky.social
Star Trek 2009 film scene. We see Kirk sittion some machinery in a ship setting with Scotty in the background looking on. Both are dressed in street clothes, Kirk has a black eye an looks a bit beat up, but still has Tiger Beat perfect hair. Closed caption, "(DISMAYED GURGLE)"
September 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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profdanhicks.bsky.social
We should all be paying attention here — land acknowledgments banned at Ohio State University

www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Inside Higher Ed • September 03, 2025 Ohio State Bans Most Land Acknowledgments The new policy is one of several in response to a state law that aims to eliminate any mention of diversity, equity and inclusion at public universities.
September 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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duniagamemaster.bsky.social
It's Minnesota State Fair time! It's time for Minnesotan folk art! Here, for example, is Saturn Devouring His Corn, in the seed art category!
August 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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nocontexttrek1.bsky.social
Star Trek The Original Series scene, 4 screenshots. We're on the bridge of the Enterprise and see what some would describe as an intimate conversation between famous workplace associates Kirk and Spock. (Spock in blue uniform and Kirk in gold.) Pics 1 and 2 focused on Spock speaking. Closed caption reads, "Captain.... You almost make me believe in luck." Pics 3 and 4 are now focused on Kirk, who's looking like a cheekyboi. Closed caption reads, "Why Mr. Spock...You almost make me believe in miracles." Alt in pic 1 👍🏽 Alt in pic 1🤜🏼🤛🏼 Alt in pic 1💪🏼
August 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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danrhan.bsky.social
Well, UChicago has paused new PhD admissions in my department now, too. One of the flagship departments for anthropology in the US and worldwide.

This on top of hum, social thought, social work, and others. What happens to UChicago's brand--the so-called "life of the mind"--now?
August 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
somag.bsky.social
Very much looking forward to this book!
August 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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ech0reads.bsky.social
MORE MURDERBOT MORE MURDERBOT📣📣📣📣

#booksky
fantastic fiction page for Martha Wells. The text reads: Platform Decay (the eighth book in the Murderbot Diaries series). Coming 2026. Cover to be revealed
August 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM