Elizabeth Leaning
@archaeoastro.bsky.social
Archaeoastronomer, Egyptologist, General Nerd • PhD pending at the University of Auckland Waipapa Taumata Rau
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New issue of Classical Receptions Journal Vol. 17, No. 4 (2025) academic.oup.com/crj/issue/17/4 @oxfordacademic.bsky.social @archaeoastro.bsky.social
Volume 17 Issue 4 | Classical Receptions Journal | Oxford Academic
Publishes contributions covering all aspects of the reception of the texts and material culture of ancient Greece and Rome from antiquity to the present day.
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October 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
New issue of Classical Receptions Journal Vol. 17, No. 4 (2025) academic.oup.com/crj/issue/17/4 @oxfordacademic.bsky.social @archaeoastro.bsky.social
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History shows us what happens when corrupt Kings destroy palaces and temples to rebuild for their golden visions and it often ends in flames and looting and razing when they die, just speaking as an archaeologist here, nothing whatsoever to do with anything modern *clutches pearls*
October 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
History shows us what happens when corrupt Kings destroy palaces and temples to rebuild for their golden visions and it often ends in flames and looting and razing when they die, just speaking as an archaeologist here, nothing whatsoever to do with anything modern *clutches pearls*
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
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📜Australasian #Ovidian Society upcoming meeting
Join us next week, & check out the full program on our flyer!✨
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📌I'll be presenting this month on #Ovid Heroides 7
🗓15 Sept, 5PM AEST
📖 The Dido Project: Creative Research Practice as Critical Resistance
Join us next week, & check out the full program on our flyer!✨
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📌I'll be presenting this month on #Ovid Heroides 7
🗓15 Sept, 5PM AEST
📖 The Dido Project: Creative Research Practice as Critical Resistance
September 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
My article's out!
The true intersection of my interests in Egyptology, astronomy and video games that looks at accuracy and authenticity in Assassin's Creed: Origins' use of Ptolemaic astronomy ☄️
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The true intersection of my interests in Egyptology, astronomy and video games that looks at accuracy and authenticity in Assassin's Creed: Origins' use of Ptolemaic astronomy ☄️
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Bayek’s promise: authentic vs. accurate Ptolemaic astronomy in Assassin’s Creed: Origins
Abstract. From skyboxes to collectables to assets, stars have been an intrinsic part of video games since Spacewar! (1962). Over 60 years on, as not just g
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September 4, 2025 at 2:01 AM
My article's out!
The true intersection of my interests in Egyptology, astronomy and video games that looks at accuracy and authenticity in Assassin's Creed: Origins' use of Ptolemaic astronomy ☄️
academic.oup.com/crj/advance-...
The true intersection of my interests in Egyptology, astronomy and video games that looks at accuracy and authenticity in Assassin's Creed: Origins' use of Ptolemaic astronomy ☄️
academic.oup.com/crj/advance-...
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your periodic reminder that “archaeology isn’t political” is a political statement
September 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
your periodic reminder that “archaeology isn’t political” is a political statement
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enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
September 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
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We built a calculator that doesn't work, but don't worry, it's also a plagiarism machine that will tell you to kill yourself. It runs on the world's oceans and costs 10 trillion dollars.
August 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
We built a calculator that doesn't work, but don't worry, it's also a plagiarism machine that will tell you to kill yourself. It runs on the world's oceans and costs 10 trillion dollars.
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📰 We know little about the lives of children in Ancient Egypt, and even less about that of non-elite girls. @julia-hamilton.bsky.social explores how ordinary girls lived, perhaps working as apprentices to adults 🏺
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Work, wages and apprenticeships: sifting for clues about the lives of girls in ancient Egypt
Evidence of textile workshops demonstrates that girls’ labour was valued enough to be documented in administrative records alongside adult workers.
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July 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
📰 We know little about the lives of children in Ancient Egypt, and even less about that of non-elite girls. @julia-hamilton.bsky.social explores how ordinary girls lived, perhaps working as apprentices to adults 🏺
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#ArchaeologyNews @aunz.theconversation.com 1/3
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