Dr. Walter Crist
@waltros.bsky.social
Archaeologist. Ancient Games. Syracuse Basketball. Cheese. Sneakers. Gay stuff. he/him
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Some 1,500 years ago, a child was buried with a set of game pieces made of animal bones.
Single game pieces are frequently found in early medieval graves in south-west Germany, but complete sets are rare.
Found in Herbolzheim, 500-550 AD.
📷 Landesmuseum Württemberg
🏺 #archaeology
Single game pieces are frequently found in early medieval graves in south-west Germany, but complete sets are rare.
Found in Herbolzheim, 500-550 AD.
📷 Landesmuseum Württemberg
🏺 #archaeology
November 12, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Some 1,500 years ago, a child was buried with a set of game pieces made of animal bones.
Single game pieces are frequently found in early medieval graves in south-west Germany, but complete sets are rare.
Found in Herbolzheim, 500-550 AD.
📷 Landesmuseum Württemberg
🏺 #archaeology
Single game pieces are frequently found in early medieval graves in south-west Germany, but complete sets are rare.
Found in Herbolzheim, 500-550 AD.
📷 Landesmuseum Württemberg
🏺 #archaeology
Reposted by Dr. Walter Crist
Black American soldiers literally dug these WWII graves. Traumatic. To acknowledge that fact at a cemetery they helped construct is something the Heritage Foundation cannot accept. As Veterans Day approaches, never forget that this country both compels and disrespects Black military service. Always.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Black American soldiers literally dug these WWII graves. Traumatic. To acknowledge that fact at a cemetery they helped construct is something the Heritage Foundation cannot accept. As Veterans Day approaches, never forget that this country both compels and disrespects Black military service. Always.
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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BOYCOTT EAA-ATHENS 2026 🏺
This is not a BTC action but we are helping to disseminate this call, as the president of the EAA has shown great willingness for reprisals.
Please distribute widely, particularly to offline colleagues.
This is not a BTC action but we are helping to disseminate this call, as the president of the EAA has shown great willingness for reprisals.
Please distribute widely, particularly to offline colleagues.
November 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
BOYCOTT EAA-ATHENS 2026 🏺
This is not a BTC action but we are helping to disseminate this call, as the president of the EAA has shown great willingness for reprisals.
Please distribute widely, particularly to offline colleagues.
This is not a BTC action but we are helping to disseminate this call, as the president of the EAA has shown great willingness for reprisals.
Please distribute widely, particularly to offline colleagues.
Reposted by Dr. Walter Crist
Mamdani got a humanities degree.
His win helps to illustrate that one of the central forces driving higher ed’s dissolution of the humanities is the fear that teaching people how power works can also lead to their interest in seizing it on behalf of the less powerful.
His win helps to illustrate that one of the central forces driving higher ed’s dissolution of the humanities is the fear that teaching people how power works can also lead to their interest in seizing it on behalf of the less powerful.
November 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Mamdani got a humanities degree.
His win helps to illustrate that one of the central forces driving higher ed’s dissolution of the humanities is the fear that teaching people how power works can also lead to their interest in seizing it on behalf of the less powerful.
His win helps to illustrate that one of the central forces driving higher ed’s dissolution of the humanities is the fear that teaching people how power works can also lead to their interest in seizing it on behalf of the less powerful.
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Sticking with the maritime theme! This time a Minoan octopus vase inspired design. I'm hoping to display this one coming out of water, so I tweaked the angle.
I have photographed this one, but I might wait and do it again tomorrow, because this is a very *wet* pumpkin (unintentional storytelling).
I have photographed this one, but I might wait and do it again tomorrow, because this is a very *wet* pumpkin (unintentional storytelling).
October 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Sticking with the maritime theme! This time a Minoan octopus vase inspired design. I'm hoping to display this one coming out of water, so I tweaked the angle.
I have photographed this one, but I might wait and do it again tomorrow, because this is a very *wet* pumpkin (unintentional storytelling).
I have photographed this one, but I might wait and do it again tomorrow, because this is a very *wet* pumpkin (unintentional storytelling).
RE the whole Zohran’s aunt thing: My very white Irish/German grandparents from New Jersey were called aunt and uncle by the (also white) children of their best friends so yeah this is just very broadly a stupid “scandal” 🙄
October 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
RE the whole Zohran’s aunt thing: My very white Irish/German grandparents from New Jersey were called aunt and uncle by the (also white) children of their best friends so yeah this is just very broadly a stupid “scandal” 🙄
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How about we seriously engage with games and play preservation beyond nostalgia then? Video games as culturally and temporally constituted assemblages?
October 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
How about we seriously engage with games and play preservation beyond nostalgia then? Video games as culturally and temporally constituted assemblages?
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Breaking News: Brown University became the second college to reject a White House deal offering preferential treatment for federal grants.
Brown University Rejects White House Deal for Special Treatment
Brown was the second university to turn down the deal, which would have given a funding preference to universities that agreed to certain requirements.
nyti.ms
October 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Breaking News: Brown University became the second college to reject a White House deal offering preferential treatment for federal grants.
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Anti immigration protest in Amsterdam
A truly devastating zoom out by the camera here.
We are the Netherlands! - all fifty of us!
A truly devastating zoom out by the camera here.
We are the Netherlands! - all fifty of us!
“Wij zijn Nederland, wij zijn Nederland!” #Museumplein #Amsterdam
October 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Anti immigration protest in Amsterdam
A truly devastating zoom out by the camera here.
We are the Netherlands! - all fifty of us!
A truly devastating zoom out by the camera here.
We are the Netherlands! - all fifty of us!
Reposted by Dr. Walter Crist
⚒️🧪 Fiery eruption of Otman-Bozdagh mud volcano in Azerbaijan!
The Otman-Bozdagh mud volcano erupted at ~8:27am local time today (11/10/25).
Three eruption phases of between 4-12 minutes were recorded over an ~40 minute period.
Video source: @_yagha_
The Otman-Bozdagh mud volcano erupted at ~8:27am local time today (11/10/25).
Three eruption phases of between 4-12 minutes were recorded over an ~40 minute period.
Video source: @_yagha_
October 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
⚒️🧪 Fiery eruption of Otman-Bozdagh mud volcano in Azerbaijan!
The Otman-Bozdagh mud volcano erupted at ~8:27am local time today (11/10/25).
Three eruption phases of between 4-12 minutes were recorded over an ~40 minute period.
Video source: @_yagha_
The Otman-Bozdagh mud volcano erupted at ~8:27am local time today (11/10/25).
Three eruption phases of between 4-12 minutes were recorded over an ~40 minute period.
Video source: @_yagha_
Reposted by Dr. Walter Crist
Back from lunch and ready to play some archaeology with our panel featuring the inimitable @clmorgan.bsky.social @archaeobruja.bsky.social and @waltros.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Back from lunch and ready to play some archaeology with our panel featuring the inimitable @clmorgan.bsky.social @archaeobruja.bsky.social and @waltros.bsky.social
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Ready for session 3 of the first day of #TIPC4 (phew that was a lot of numbers)! @katexe.bsky.social is talking about 'functional' cross-dressing in ancient Rome video games!
October 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Ready for session 3 of the first day of #TIPC4 (phew that was a lot of numbers)! @katexe.bsky.social is talking about 'functional' cross-dressing in ancient Rome video games!
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Next up @waltros.bsky.social talking about ancient board games in contemporary video games!
October 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Next up @waltros.bsky.social talking about ancient board games in contemporary video games!
My talk is next!
We are SO back! Game developer panel for #TIPC4 with Leyla, @wisproy.bsky.social, and @colewehrle.bsky.social to talk about the development of historical video games! Tune in over at www.twitch.tv/streamingthepast
October 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
My talk is next!
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Second session of the day has just started! Louise Bedford will be talking about an archaeologist's journey into game design!
October 9, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Second session of the day has just started! Louise Bedford will be talking about an archaeologist's journey into game design!
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Coming up, Archaeogaming and Indigenous Representation, by Juan Hiriart! Make sure to tune in over at www.twitch.tv/streamingthepast
October 9, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Coming up, Archaeogaming and Indigenous Representation, by Juan Hiriart! Make sure to tune in over at www.twitch.tv/streamingthepast
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My hot take about being evidence informed is that if you're not following emerging/junior scholars in an area you're going to miss the best stuff
October 8, 2025 at 9:33 PM
My hot take about being evidence informed is that if you're not following emerging/junior scholars in an area you're going to miss the best stuff
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"More than just sportswear" - read former MA Heritage & Museum Studies student Stijn van Gerrevink's article on football shirts as heritage:
footballmakeshistory.eu/football-shi...
footballmakeshistory.eu/football-shi...
Football Shirts as Heritage: Archiving Identity - Football Makes History
This article examines the approaches of three English clubs to archiving football shirts, highlighting their heritage value as symbols of identity, memory, and community.
footballmakeshistory.eu
October 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"More than just sportswear" - read former MA Heritage & Museum Studies student Stijn van Gerrevink's article on football shirts as heritage:
footballmakeshistory.eu/football-shi...
footballmakeshistory.eu/football-shi...
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🎮 At #CAA2026 in Vienna, Aris Politopoulos & I are co-hosting a session on archaeology + play!
We’ll explore inclusivity, ethics, critical limits—and how archaeogaming can challenge dominant narratives.
Blog post 👉 itsmoreofacomment.com/2025/09/26/b...
#Archaeogaming #DigitalHeritage
We’ll explore inclusivity, ethics, critical limits—and how archaeogaming can challenge dominant narratives.
Blog post 👉 itsmoreofacomment.com/2025/09/26/b...
#Archaeogaming #DigitalHeritage
Beyond Fun and Games? Rethinking Archaeogaming, Play, and DigitalHeritage - It's more of a comment...
At #CAA2026, Aris Politopoulos & I are hosting a session on #archaeogaming! We’ll explore inclusivity, ethics, critical limits and much more!
itsmoreofacomment.com
September 26, 2025 at 9:37 AM
🎮 At #CAA2026 in Vienna, Aris Politopoulos & I are co-hosting a session on archaeology + play!
We’ll explore inclusivity, ethics, critical limits—and how archaeogaming can challenge dominant narratives.
Blog post 👉 itsmoreofacomment.com/2025/09/26/b...
#Archaeogaming #DigitalHeritage
We’ll explore inclusivity, ethics, critical limits—and how archaeogaming can challenge dominant narratives.
Blog post 👉 itsmoreofacomment.com/2025/09/26/b...
#Archaeogaming #DigitalHeritage
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yeah we're into LLMs (Large Lamb-bridge Models)
September 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
yeah we're into LLMs (Large Lamb-bridge Models)
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Please please please everyone (pls reskeet) who is involved with a uni/college academic program (broadly speaking) conected to games Could you write a quick comment + links if any apply to what you and your institution are doing in that sphere? I need to show what's out there. 1/
#AncientBluesky 🗃️
#AncientBluesky 🗃️
September 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Please please please everyone (pls reskeet) who is involved with a uni/college academic program (broadly speaking) conected to games Could you write a quick comment + links if any apply to what you and your institution are doing in that sphere? I need to show what's out there. 1/
#AncientBluesky 🗃️
#AncientBluesky 🗃️
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Breaking news: Netherlands to return the Dubois collection of fossils to Indonesia
Nederland geeft fossielen Dubois-collectie terug aan Indonesië.
Statement en meer informatie te vinden op www.naturalis.nl/persberichte...
Statement en meer informatie te vinden op www.naturalis.nl/persberichte...
September 26, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Breaking news: Netherlands to return the Dubois collection of fossils to Indonesia
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Ancient art has suggested that brown bears were among the animals that gladiators fought back in Roman times, but a scientific research team working in Serbia has now found direct evidence of this in bones. buff.ly/gDXBi9U
September 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Ancient art has suggested that brown bears were among the animals that gladiators fought back in Roman times, but a scientific research team working in Serbia has now found direct evidence of this in bones. buff.ly/gDXBi9U