John McCready-Huntsman 🏳️🌈⚣
@johnmccready1988.bsky.social
Lawyer in training.
Studies: Law/Criminology (UON)
Egyptology/Roman Archaeology (MQ)
Modern historian (MQ)
Interested in:
Criminology| Law| history| reading| cats| musicals |reptiles | amateur photographer 🏳️🌈⚣
Studies: Law/Criminology (UON)
Egyptology/Roman Archaeology (MQ)
Modern historian (MQ)
Interested in:
Criminology| Law| history| reading| cats| musicals |reptiles | amateur photographer 🏳️🌈⚣
My new book is coming soon from Yale University Press: "Behind Caesar's Back: Rumor, Gossip, and the Making of the Roman Emperors"
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
Behind Caesar's Back
A thrilling exploration of what Romans thought about their emperors, and how rumors and gossip—ranging from new taxes to rulers’ sex lives—shaped lead...
yalebooks.yale.edu
June 22, 2025 at 12:20 AM
"People leave a trail. As long as folks exist, there'll be stuff left behind."
-'Juice' by Tim Winton' p. 361-
#AncientBluesky #Classics #Archaeology
-'Juice' by Tim Winton' p. 361-
#AncientBluesky #Classics #Archaeology
June 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM
"People leave a trail. As long as folks exist, there'll be stuff left behind."
-'Juice' by Tim Winton' p. 361-
#AncientBluesky #Classics #Archaeology
-'Juice' by Tim Winton' p. 361-
#AncientBluesky #Classics #Archaeology
Incredibly disappointed to hear about the degrees in Archaeology and Ancient History being cut at MQ University. So much for doing PhD study in those disciplines. Or finishing the degree.
#AncientHistory #Archaeology #MQ
#AncientHistory #Archaeology #MQ
June 7, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Incredibly disappointed to hear about the degrees in Archaeology and Ancient History being cut at MQ University. So much for doing PhD study in those disciplines. Or finishing the degree.
#AncientHistory #Archaeology #MQ
#AncientHistory #Archaeology #MQ
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NEW Analysis of over 3000 human bones from Charterhouse Warren, England, indicates they were massacred, butchered, and likely partly consumed by enemies as a means to dehumanise them, questioning the idea that Early Bronze Age Britain was peaceful.
#AntiquityThread 1/18 🧵
#AntiquityThread 1/18 🧵
December 16, 2024 at 10:57 AM
NEW Analysis of over 3000 human bones from Charterhouse Warren, England, indicates they were massacred, butchered, and likely partly consumed by enemies as a means to dehumanise them, questioning the idea that Early Bronze Age Britain was peaceful.
#AntiquityThread 1/18 🧵
#AntiquityThread 1/18 🧵
Graduation day today! 🥳🥳🥳 Bachelor of Laws/Diploma of Legal Practice with First Class Honours.
I wasn't able to make it to the ceremony unfortunately, but I still celebrated.😊
I wasn't able to make it to the ceremony unfortunately, but I still celebrated.😊
December 16, 2024 at 11:11 AM
Graduation day today! 🥳🥳🥳 Bachelor of Laws/Diploma of Legal Practice with First Class Honours.
I wasn't able to make it to the ceremony unfortunately, but I still celebrated.😊
I wasn't able to make it to the ceremony unfortunately, but I still celebrated.😊
I have to do an interview for my current position, which will be extended to a full time position. I don't want a full time job. Can I just sabotage the interview lol?
December 11, 2024 at 9:44 AM
I have to do an interview for my current position, which will be extended to a full time position. I don't want a full time job. Can I just sabotage the interview lol?
I spent a lovely birthday at the Sydney Aquarium today 😊.
December 6, 2024 at 11:44 AM
I spent a lovely birthday at the Sydney Aquarium today 😊.
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With many new followers, I thought I should introduce myself! I'm an ancient historian and author of 5 books, including Weavers, Scribes, and Kings (2022). It explores the Middle East from 3500-323 BCE, through the lives of real people--rich and poor, old and young, women and men. Audiobook as well!
November 30, 2024 at 11:42 PM
With many new followers, I thought I should introduce myself! I'm an ancient historian and author of 5 books, including Weavers, Scribes, and Kings (2022). It explores the Middle East from 3500-323 BCE, through the lives of real people--rich and poor, old and young, women and men. Audiobook as well!
In pre-Columbian Peru, gold and silver were highly valued, symbolizing wealth, power, and divine connection. The ancient civilizations, such as the Moche, Nazca, and Incas, used these metals for religious, ceremonial, and ornamental purposes.
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December 1, 2024 at 5:52 AM
In pre-Columbian Peru, gold and silver were highly valued, symbolizing wealth, power, and divine connection. The ancient civilizations, such as the Moche, Nazca, and Incas, used these metals for religious, ceremonial, and ornamental purposes.
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Societies and cultures in pre-Columbian Peru and Mesoamerica believed that human sacrifice was required to maintain the order of the world.
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December 1, 2024 at 5:47 AM
Societies and cultures in pre-Columbian Peru and Mesoamerica believed that human sacrifice was required to maintain the order of the world.
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Ai Apaec is one of the heroes in Moche religion, often depicted as a powerful figure with both human, animalistic, and supernatural traits. He is said to have performed numerous feats on earth and, like many heroes in other cultures, he also does, descends into the underworld and is reborn.
December 1, 2024 at 5:40 AM
Ai Apaec is one of the heroes in Moche religion, often depicted as a powerful figure with both human, animalistic, and supernatural traits. He is said to have performed numerous feats on earth and, like many heroes in other cultures, he also does, descends into the underworld and is reborn.
In art of the Moche culture, warriors are often observed facing off in man to man ritualistic combat.
Each man fought to honour his community and were a symbolic form of an encounter between opposing yet complementary entities which led to regeneration and the start of a new cycle .
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Each man fought to honour his community and were a symbolic form of an encounter between opposing yet complementary entities which led to regeneration and the start of a new cycle .
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December 1, 2024 at 5:35 AM
In art of the Moche culture, warriors are often observed facing off in man to man ritualistic combat.
Each man fought to honour his community and were a symbolic form of an encounter between opposing yet complementary entities which led to regeneration and the start of a new cycle .
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Each man fought to honour his community and were a symbolic form of an encounter between opposing yet complementary entities which led to regeneration and the start of a new cycle .
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In the Andean Worldview, the world above was in constant communication with the world below. These objects were not designed for everyday use. Rather they served a necessary spiritual function, containing drinks and other substances that were needed in rituals and funerary offerings.
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December 1, 2024 at 5:26 AM
In the Andean Worldview, the world above was in constant communication with the world below. These objects were not designed for everyday use. Rather they served a necessary spiritual function, containing drinks and other substances that were needed in rituals and funerary offerings.
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In pre-Columbian Peruvian culture, such as the Moche culture (100CE-800CE) eroticism was often expressed through art, ritual, and symbolism, reflecting the deep connection between sexuality, fertility, and the natural world.
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Photos are mine.
#AncientBluesky
Continued in comments.
Photos are mine.
#AncientBluesky
December 1, 2024 at 5:20 AM
In pre-Columbian Peruvian culture, such as the Moche culture (100CE-800CE) eroticism was often expressed through art, ritual, and symbolism, reflecting the deep connection between sexuality, fertility, and the natural world.
Continued in comments.
Photos are mine.
#AncientBluesky
Continued in comments.
Photos are mine.
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This article explains how fossils demonstrate Homo erectus coexisted with a now-extinct bipedal hominin, Paranthropus Boisei 1.5 million years ago.
#AncientBluesky
www.livescience.com/archaeology/....
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www.livescience.com/archaeology/....
1.5 million-year-old footprints reveal our Homo erectus ancestors lived with a 2nd proto-human species
A set of footprints found at the site of Koobi Fora in Kenya reveals that our ancestor Homo erectus coexisted with a now-extinct bipedal hominin, Paranthropus boisei, 1.5 million years ago.
www.livescience.com
November 29, 2024 at 5:03 AM
This article explains how fossils demonstrate Homo erectus coexisted with a now-extinct bipedal hominin, Paranthropus Boisei 1.5 million years ago.
#AncientBluesky
www.livescience.com/archaeology/....
#AncientBluesky
www.livescience.com/archaeology/....
Fascinating paper by Miroslav Barta. It explores the Old Kingdom solar inspiration for Akhenaten's Aten revolution.
#AncientBluesky #Egyptology #archaeology
www.academia.edu/125899877/Ni...
#AncientBluesky #Egyptology #archaeology
www.academia.edu/125899877/Ni...
Niuserre and Akhnaton: Old Kingdom solar inspiration for the Amarna revolution
This study shows that the politics of the Abusir kings of the Fifth Dynasty, especially Niuserre, and King Amenhotep III and King Amenhotep IV of the Eighteenth Dynasty, share significant similarities...
www.academia.edu
November 29, 2024 at 4:55 AM
Fascinating paper by Miroslav Barta. It explores the Old Kingdom solar inspiration for Akhenaten's Aten revolution.
#AncientBluesky #Egyptology #archaeology
www.academia.edu/125899877/Ni...
#AncientBluesky #Egyptology #archaeology
www.academia.edu/125899877/Ni...
This is something that happened today. I have been awarded the Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Diploma of Legal Practice with Class 1 honours!
November 29, 2024 at 12:18 AM
This is something that happened today. I have been awarded the Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Diploma of Legal Practice with Class 1 honours!
This! The Rule of Law must be protected at all costs.
#LawBluesky
#LawBluesky
November 24, 2024 at 11:49 AM
This! The Rule of Law must be protected at all costs.
#LawBluesky
#LawBluesky
"Our sages tell us that wicked people, “even when they are alive, they are considered dead.” The wicked have no continuity, no eternity. Righteous people (t zaddikim), on the other hand, “even when they pass away, they are considered living.”
Shrouds Don't Have Pockets - Life Lessons From the Parshah
www.chabad.org
November 23, 2024 at 10:52 AM
"Our sages tell us that wicked people, “even when they are alive, they are considered dead.” The wicked have no continuity, no eternity. Righteous people (t zaddikim), on the other hand, “even when they pass away, they are considered living.”
I received a HD in my Ancient Greek B language assessment. Ancient Greek B was the last of the two compulsory ancient language courses.
Still not convinced I want to finish this degree.
#AncientBluesky
Still not convinced I want to finish this degree.
#AncientBluesky
November 21, 2024 at 11:20 AM
I received a HD in my Ancient Greek B language assessment. Ancient Greek B was the last of the two compulsory ancient language courses.
Still not convinced I want to finish this degree.
#AncientBluesky
Still not convinced I want to finish this degree.
#AncientBluesky
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Julia the Elder and Julia the Younger weren’t the only Roman mother and daughter duo who had some things in common.
Many years later, Galla Placidia and her daughter both had a bit of a thing for ‘barbarian’ kings!
#AncientRome #CheekyFacts #AncientBluesky🏺
Many years later, Galla Placidia and her daughter both had a bit of a thing for ‘barbarian’ kings!
#AncientRome #CheekyFacts #AncientBluesky🏺
November 19, 2024 at 6:33 AM
Julia the Elder and Julia the Younger weren’t the only Roman mother and daughter duo who had some things in common.
Many years later, Galla Placidia and her daughter both had a bit of a thing for ‘barbarian’ kings!
#AncientRome #CheekyFacts #AncientBluesky🏺
Many years later, Galla Placidia and her daughter both had a bit of a thing for ‘barbarian’ kings!
#AncientRome #CheekyFacts #AncientBluesky🏺
Some fascinating research here.
"Analysis of a prehistoric Egyptian mummy reveals the earliest use of embalming similar to that of later pharaohs, suggesting funerary practices were more widespread than previously thought, even before the Egyptian identity emerged."
#AncientBluesky #Egyptology
"Analysis of a prehistoric Egyptian mummy reveals the earliest use of embalming similar to that of later pharaohs, suggesting funerary practices were more widespread than previously thought, even before the Egyptian identity emerged."
#AncientBluesky #Egyptology
A prehistoric Egyptian mummy: Evidence for an ‘embalming recipe’ and the evolution of early formative funerary treatments
Interdisciplinary scientific investigations utilising chemical analysis, shotgun metagenomics, textile analysis and radiocarbon dating have been appli…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 16, 2024 at 1:05 AM
Some fascinating research here.
"Analysis of a prehistoric Egyptian mummy reveals the earliest use of embalming similar to that of later pharaohs, suggesting funerary practices were more widespread than previously thought, even before the Egyptian identity emerged."
#AncientBluesky #Egyptology
"Analysis of a prehistoric Egyptian mummy reveals the earliest use of embalming similar to that of later pharaohs, suggesting funerary practices were more widespread than previously thought, even before the Egyptian identity emerged."
#AncientBluesky #Egyptology
"The gates of hell are open night and day; Smooth the descent, and easy is the way: But to return, and view the cheerful skies, In this the task and mighty labor lies."
-Virgil, 'The Aeneid' book 6, lines 124-140 (as translated in Gladiator II)-
#AncientBluesky
-Virgil, 'The Aeneid' book 6, lines 124-140 (as translated in Gladiator II)-
#AncientBluesky
November 16, 2024 at 12:58 AM
"The gates of hell are open night and day; Smooth the descent, and easy is the way: But to return, and view the cheerful skies, In this the task and mighty labor lies."
-Virgil, 'The Aeneid' book 6, lines 124-140 (as translated in Gladiator II)-
#AncientBluesky
-Virgil, 'The Aeneid' book 6, lines 124-140 (as translated in Gladiator II)-
#AncientBluesky
I loved Gladiator II! It was not accurate by any stretch of the imagination, but it told the story well.
Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal gave brilliant performances.
#AncientBluesky
Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal gave brilliant performances.
#AncientBluesky
a man stands in front of a stadium with the word gladiator written on the bottom
ALT: a man stands in front of a stadium with the word gladiator written on the bottom
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November 15, 2024 at 4:26 AM
I loved Gladiator II! It was not accurate by any stretch of the imagination, but it told the story well.
Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal gave brilliant performances.
#AncientBluesky
Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal gave brilliant performances.
#AncientBluesky
I think I might discontinue my Bachelor of Ancient History degree at the end of this year.
#AncientBluesky
#AncientBluesky
November 15, 2024 at 12:20 AM
I think I might discontinue my Bachelor of Ancient History degree at the end of this year.
#AncientBluesky
#AncientBluesky