Iain Davidson AU
@archaeoiain.bsky.social
Father, husband, grandfather, archaeologist, Emeritus Professor, Australian, aficionado of Iberia, archaeology of Aboriginal Australia, writer "Art or Scribbles? ..." w/ Springer (now published). I take photos. https://link.springer.com/book/9783031904578
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Iain Davidson AU
@archaeoiain.bsky.social
· Oct 21
Art or Scribbles? In the Eye of the Beholder: The Evolutionary Emergence of Visual Communication
This book descibes the origin and evolution of art and that art consists of relationships between people. It challenges the standard definitions of art
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Just a quick comment on the Macquarie Marshes. Changing the name of the extraction from "Irrigation" to "Consumptive use" doesn't improve the health of the internationally recognized, RAMSAR listed, marshes. It's a vain attempt to divert attention away from the real problem, irrigation extraction.
November 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Just a quick comment on the Macquarie Marshes. Changing the name of the extraction from "Irrigation" to "Consumptive use" doesn't improve the health of the internationally recognized, RAMSAR listed, marshes. It's a vain attempt to divert attention away from the real problem, irrigation extraction.
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Can anyone join me in stopping people leaving their cars with the engines running while the are stopped. I know they want to leave the air-conditioning on for the kids, but don't they realise that if they go away from the car it might be stolen and those nice cool kids kidnapped. Oh, and emissions
November 30, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Can anyone join me in stopping people leaving their cars with the engines running while the are stopped. I know they want to leave the air-conditioning on for the kids, but don't they realise that if they go away from the car it might be stolen and those nice cool kids kidnapped. Oh, and emissions
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I have 2 daughters - one a teacher & one an architect. Dump found it necessary to further distract from the EPSTEIN FILES to shred these & many more by declaring that they are NOT professions in his feeble mind affecting student loans & pay.
#unredcted
#EPSTEINFilesnowwithvideos&photos
#unredcted
#EPSTEINFilesnowwithvideos&photos
November 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I have 2 daughters - one a teacher & one an architect. Dump found it necessary to further distract from the EPSTEIN FILES to shred these & many more by declaring that they are NOT professions in his feeble mind affecting student loans & pay.
#unredcted
#EPSTEINFilesnowwithvideos&photos
#unredcted
#EPSTEINFilesnowwithvideos&photos
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Ditching net zero abandons Aussie farmers like me www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025... #auspol
Clearly you are in the minority in the knucklehead-filled New England electorate, as is the case in many other country electorates. Is it something in the (lack of) water?
Clearly you are in the minority in the knucklehead-filled New England electorate, as is the case in many other country electorates. Is it something in the (lack of) water?
Ditching net zero abandons Aussie farmers like me
When politicians say they’re against net zero, they’re willing to let their constituents suffer record-breaking floods, droughts and heat.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
November 29, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Ditching net zero abandons Aussie farmers like me www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025... #auspol
Clearly you are in the minority in the knucklehead-filled New England electorate, as is the case in many other country electorates. Is it something in the (lack of) water?
Clearly you are in the minority in the knucklehead-filled New England electorate, as is the case in many other country electorates. Is it something in the (lack of) water?
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Perfect Tom Stoppard story from DTel obituary:
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
November 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Perfect Tom Stoppard story from DTel obituary:
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
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I think immigrants Make America Great.
I think most immigrants are not criminals.
I KNOW the president is a criminal.
⚖️🇺🇸⚖️
I think most immigrants are not criminals.
I KNOW the president is a criminal.
⚖️🇺🇸⚖️
November 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I think immigrants Make America Great.
I think most immigrants are not criminals.
I KNOW the president is a criminal.
⚖️🇺🇸⚖️
I think most immigrants are not criminals.
I KNOW the president is a criminal.
⚖️🇺🇸⚖️
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Breaking: Canadian Prime Minister and Alberta Premier sign deal that will quash Indigenous rights, provoke a wave of backlash and opposition unlike anything every seen in Canada, and roll back big climate protections to benefit a handful of foreign owned oil and gas companies.
#oil #cdnpoli
#oil #cdnpoli
November 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Gas prices are driving electricity costs higher. Good thing we're getting all that PRRT money right? Right??
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
November 27, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Gas prices are driving electricity costs higher. Good thing we're getting all that PRRT money right? Right??
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
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The EPBC Act changes are nowhere near perfect, but there have been some important improvements to the pretty shite original bill.
Good on the govt for negotiating with the Greens to deliver something not completely shit.
Maybe think on doing a bit more of that?
live.thepoint.com.au
Good on the govt for negotiating with the Greens to deliver something not completely shit.
Maybe think on doing a bit more of that?
live.thepoint.com.au
The Point Live: Labor and Greens to pass environment laws today, Nationals pretend to care about Barnaby Joyce's future
Labor wants a political win and wants its environment legislation pushed through, even if it means sitting on Friday to do it, while the Nationals are pretending to care about Barnaby Joyce's potentia...
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November 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The EPBC Act changes are nowhere near perfect, but there have been some important improvements to the pretty shite original bill.
Good on the govt for negotiating with the Greens to deliver something not completely shit.
Maybe think on doing a bit more of that?
live.thepoint.com.au
Good on the govt for negotiating with the Greens to deliver something not completely shit.
Maybe think on doing a bit more of that?
live.thepoint.com.au
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Australia Institute:
"the public voted for climate action at the last election and the Opposition are tanking in the polls. Labor has all it needs to do the right thing by Australians."
Except for the fact that he's been bought by the fossil fuel industry. No other reason.
"the public voted for climate action at the last election and the Opposition are tanking in the polls. Labor has all it needs to do the right thing by Australians."
Except for the fact that he's been bought by the fossil fuel industry. No other reason.
November 27, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Australia Institute:
"the public voted for climate action at the last election and the Opposition are tanking in the polls. Labor has all it needs to do the right thing by Australians."
Except for the fact that he's been bought by the fossil fuel industry. No other reason.
"the public voted for climate action at the last election and the Opposition are tanking in the polls. Labor has all it needs to do the right thing by Australians."
Except for the fact that he's been bought by the fossil fuel industry. No other reason.
The best way for Barnaby Joyce to contribute to rural Australia would be to resign his seat immediately and let us vote a representative.
November 27, 2025 at 4:58 AM
The best way for Barnaby Joyce to contribute to rural Australia would be to resign his seat immediately and let us vote a representative.
I have wished my US friends a happy Thanksgiving for many years. But this year I cannot imagine what they would give thanks for. I hope there will be something next year.
November 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I have wished my US friends a happy Thanksgiving for many years. But this year I cannot imagine what they would give thanks for. I hope there will be something next year.
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"Ed Husic on the money: gas industry profiteering is costing Australians" by Matt Saunders #ThePoint
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Ed Husic on the money: gas industry profiteering is costing Australians
Ed Husic’s ‘breaking ranks with Labor’ speech in parliament yesterday which claimed gas exporters are profiteering from Australians and driving up domestic energy prices, is right on the money and wel...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
"Ed Husic on the money: gas industry profiteering is costing Australians" by Matt Saunders #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251125-...
thepoint.com.au/news/251125-...
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This is not just a current political issue. Charging & punishing these particular perpetrators is vital to keeping the fight against the ongoing abuse & killing of women & children by men in the spotlight. "Me Too" was only a start.
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 AM
This is not just a current political issue. Charging & punishing these particular perpetrators is vital to keeping the fight against the ongoing abuse & killing of women & children by men in the spotlight. "Me Too" was only a start.
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We need a new, strong Senate Minority Leader. My choice👇
a woman is sitting at a podium giving a speech and saying do your job .
ALT: a woman is sitting at a podium giving a speech and saying do your job .
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November 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
We need a new, strong Senate Minority Leader. My choice👇
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Albo's unending cruelty - stuck on Nauru since 2013.
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Thirteen Seconds vs. Thirteen Years: A Reflection on Compassion and Injustice
By Ali Mahmoodi Gharaei Recently, a video went viral on social media showing a young American tourist in Australia picking up a baby wombat from the side of the road and holding it briefly in front [....
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November 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Albo's unending cruelty - stuck on Nauru since 2013.
theaimn.net/thirteen-sec...
theaimn.net/thirteen-sec...
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Sen. Mark Kelly on MS NOW: "I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane. I've been nearly shot down multiple times … My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head, six people killed around her … We know what political violence is. And we know what causes it, too."
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Sen. Mark Kelly on MS NOW: "I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane. I've been nearly shot down multiple times … My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head, six people killed around her … We know what political violence is. And we know what causes it, too."
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I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
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This is exactly what you do
With presidents who coup
With presidents who coup
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro must begin serving his 27-year prison sentence for plotting an attempted coup, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has ruled. https://cnn.it/4p1dgDV
November 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This is exactly what you do
With presidents who coup
With presidents who coup
Just follow up that story about prostate cancer. Just listed my urologist, Dr Peter Chong, in Lake Macquarie. Delighted to say that a year after the operation my PSA is negligible. Cancer free. Every malle over 60 should have regular tests. Thanks Dr Chong
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Just follow up that story about prostate cancer. Just listed my urologist, Dr Peter Chong, in Lake Macquarie. Delighted to say that a year after the operation my PSA is negligible. Cancer free. Every malle over 60 should have regular tests. Thanks Dr Chong
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The middle-aged man had craniosynostosis -- premature fusion of three skull sutures -- which was typically fatal in childhood in the Medieval period. 🏺🧪
'I had never seen a skull like this before': Medieval Spanish knight who died in battle had a rare genetic condition, study finds
The extremely long skull of a medieval knight points to an underlying genetic condition.
www.livescience.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The middle-aged man had craniosynostosis -- premature fusion of three skull sutures -- which was typically fatal in childhood in the Medieval period. 🏺🧪
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For #MosaicMonday we are on the #Lateran estate of the #domusAnniorum in #Rome. The enterprising noblewoman Domitia Lucilla, mother of #MarcusAurelius, built a #fullonica or washhouse on the edge of the property, and had it paved with this huge black and white geometric #mosaic. #AncientBluesky 🏺
November 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
For #MosaicMonday we are on the #Lateran estate of the #domusAnniorum in #Rome. The enterprising noblewoman Domitia Lucilla, mother of #MarcusAurelius, built a #fullonica or washhouse on the edge of the property, and had it paved with this huge black and white geometric #mosaic. #AncientBluesky 🏺
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The ‘Shell Mosaic’ from Verulamium - the third largest town in Roman Britain which is situated close to modern St. Albans. The mosaic is one of 49 discovered during excavations of the site and dates to around 150 AD. The mosaic is on display at Verulamium Museum. #MosaicMonday
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 AM
The ‘Shell Mosaic’ from Verulamium - the third largest town in Roman Britain which is situated close to modern St. Albans. The mosaic is one of 49 discovered during excavations of the site and dates to around 150 AD. The mosaic is on display at Verulamium Museum. #MosaicMonday