Jon Taylor
@jonjtaylor.bsky.social
Cuneiformist. History of ancient western Asia. Likely to post on assyriology and museums. Hoping to be distracted by dogs, cows, running, zombies. Curator of cuneiform & cylinder seals at British Museum. Host of Thin End of the Wedge podcast. Views my own.
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Woohooo, that tablet is currently on display at the royal palace too!🥳🥳🥳
August 8, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Woohooo, that tablet is currently on display at the royal palace too!🥳🥳🥳
If you want to hear the latest news from one of Iraq's most iconic sites, and how excavations work, episode 77 is for you
So nice to chat to @jonjtaylor.bsky.social about our 2025 #Nippur excavations. Check out Episode 77! www.wedgepod.org/episode-list/
Episode list - Thin End of the Wedge
COMING SOON! Tina Greenfield — zooarchaeology Augusta McMahon — Chicago excavations at Nippur The Lagash Archaeological Project — fieldwork at Lagash Jana Mynářová — cuneiform in Egypt Christina Tsoup...
www.wedgepod.org
July 29, 2025 at 8:40 AM
If you want to hear the latest news from one of Iraq's most iconic sites, and how excavations work, episode 77 is for you
A little Sunday timeline cleanse
June 15, 2025 at 6:19 PM
A little Sunday timeline cleanse
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Babe, wake up. New relief of Ashurbanipal just dropped! 🧪🏺
'Quite enigmatic': Rare stone carving of Assyrian king surrounded by gods discovered in Iraq
A massive stone carving featuring an Assyrian ruler and several deities has been found in Iraq.
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May 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Babe, wake up. New relief of Ashurbanipal just dropped! 🧪🏺
it was great to chat with @moudhy.bsky.social about her work. Worth a listen if you'd like to hear about how the stories you enjoy reading come to be made.
There were challenges and joys in my first steps into public history, and I’m so glad I took them because every day I get to share something I love with so many people.
It was lovely to get to chat about this process and more with @jonjtaylor.bsky.social www.wedgepod.org/episode-list/
It was lovely to get to chat about this process and more with @jonjtaylor.bsky.social www.wedgepod.org/episode-list/
April 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
it was great to chat with @moudhy.bsky.social about her work. Worth a listen if you'd like to hear about how the stories you enjoy reading come to be made.
this exhibition received more than 100,000 visitors, and both the English and Hungarian versions of the catalogue sold out. Very impressive.
Thin End of the Wedge 73 is out: Zoltán Niederreiter & Erika Roboz: Kingdom of Gods and Demons
www.wedgepod.org/episode-list/
First major exhibition of Mesopotamian heritage in Hungary. And a big catalogue in both English and Hungarian versions. I'll do a little virtual tour over the coming days
www.wedgepod.org/episode-list/
First major exhibition of Mesopotamian heritage in Hungary. And a big catalogue in both English and Hungarian versions. I'll do a little virtual tour over the coming days
March 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
this exhibition received more than 100,000 visitors, and both the English and Hungarian versions of the catalogue sold out. Very impressive.
enjoyed talking about The Book, Moudhy's work here, and more. You won't have to wait long. The episode will be out later this month. In the meantime, there are a few other things to keep you entertained, like this on cuneiform www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
March 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
enjoyed talking about The Book, Moudhy's work here, and more. You won't have to wait long. The episode will be out later this month. In the meantime, there are a few other things to keep you entertained, like this on cuneiform www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Thin End of the Wedge episode 74 is out: Michael Danti and John MacGinnis talk about Nimrud: post-conflict archaeology in the heartland of Assyria. www.wedgepod.org/episode-list/ The Iraq Heritage Stabilization Program--conservation and reconstruction work, excavation, and capacity building.
March 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Thin End of the Wedge episode 74 is out: Michael Danti and John MacGinnis talk about Nimrud: post-conflict archaeology in the heartland of Assyria. www.wedgepod.org/episode-list/ The Iraq Heritage Stabilization Program--conservation and reconstruction work, excavation, and capacity building.
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Iraq returns 27,000 antiquities to national museum: Official
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Iraq returns 27,000 antiquities to national museum: Official
Iraq’s General Authority for Antiquities and Heritage announced on Tuesday the recovery of 27,000 looted relics from within Iraq and abroad, confirming their return to the National Museum of Iraq.
www.rudaw.net
March 12, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Iraq returns 27,000 antiquities to national museum: Official
www.rudaw.net/english/midd...
www.rudaw.net/english/midd...
"Mr Woolley disapproved of the existence of women at all but in a few resigned phrases pointed out their superiority to men. Such beings must not, he said, be degraded by politics. Women had no sense of honour nor any appreciation of secrecy. But their capability was not the question so much as..."
March 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
"Mr Woolley disapproved of the existence of women at all but in a few resigned phrases pointed out their superiority to men. Such beings must not, he said, be degraded by politics. Women had no sense of honour nor any appreciation of secrecy. But their capability was not the question so much as..."
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Happy 10th birthday to the Ea-Nasir complaint tablet meme! A glorious decade of memes, mashups, merchandise, erotic fanfic, real-life copper fraud, and pilgrimages to the British Museum. Thread 🧵:
February 25, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Happy 10th birthday to the Ea-Nasir complaint tablet meme! A glorious decade of memes, mashups, merchandise, erotic fanfic, real-life copper fraud, and pilgrimages to the British Museum. Thread 🧵:
Thin End of the Wedge 73 is out: Zoltán Niederreiter & Erika Roboz: Kingdom of Gods and Demons
www.wedgepod.org/episode-list/
First major exhibition of Mesopotamian heritage in Hungary. And a big catalogue in both English and Hungarian versions. I'll do a little virtual tour over the coming days
www.wedgepod.org/episode-list/
First major exhibition of Mesopotamian heritage in Hungary. And a big catalogue in both English and Hungarian versions. I'll do a little virtual tour over the coming days
January 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Thin End of the Wedge 73 is out: Zoltán Niederreiter & Erika Roboz: Kingdom of Gods and Demons
www.wedgepod.org/episode-list/
First major exhibition of Mesopotamian heritage in Hungary. And a big catalogue in both English and Hungarian versions. I'll do a little virtual tour over the coming days
www.wedgepod.org/episode-list/
First major exhibition of Mesopotamian heritage in Hungary. And a big catalogue in both English and Hungarian versions. I'll do a little virtual tour over the coming days
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Two snapshots into the history of the mouse-catching food industry. While not certain, these mice were likely the short-tailed bandicoot rat (Nesokia bunnii).
January 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Two snapshots into the history of the mouse-catching food industry. While not certain, these mice were likely the short-tailed bandicoot rat (Nesokia bunnii).
if you have on your mind crime, punishment, and big houses, and you'd like a healthy outlet, why not listen to Thin End of the Wedge: www.wedgepod.org/episode-list/
episode 56. Nicholas Reid: The Big House
episode 35. Małgorzata Sandowicz: Law and order in Babylonia
episode 56. Nicholas Reid: The Big House
episode 35. Małgorzata Sandowicz: Law and order in Babylonia
Episode list - Thin End of the Wedge
COMING SOON! Zoltán Niederreiter and Erika Roboz: Kingdom of Gods and Demons. Mesopotamia 1000-500 BCE Tina Greenfield — bioarchaeology The Lagash Archaeological Project — fieldwork at Lagash Jeff All...
www.wedgepod.org
January 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
if you have on your mind crime, punishment, and big houses, and you'd like a healthy outlet, why not listen to Thin End of the Wedge: www.wedgepod.org/episode-list/
episode 56. Nicholas Reid: The Big House
episode 35. Małgorzata Sandowicz: Law and order in Babylonia
episode 56. Nicholas Reid: The Big House
episode 35. Małgorzata Sandowicz: Law and order in Babylonia
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Finds at Kurd Qaburstan, Iraq by @tiffanyspadoni.bsky.social: "Animal bones found...suggest that residents enjoyed a varied diet, including domesticated meat and wild game. This level of dietary diversity is unexpected for non-elite populations in Mesopotamian cities...."
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Ancient Artifacts Unearthed in Iraq Shed Light on Hidden History of Mesopotamia
Tiffany Earley-Spadoni, an associate professor of history at UCF, and a team of researchers made the new discoveries during field work at the Bronze Age site of Kurd Qaburstan. The research provides i...
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January 21, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Finds at Kurd Qaburstan, Iraq by @tiffanyspadoni.bsky.social: "Animal bones found...suggest that residents enjoyed a varied diet, including domesticated meat and wild game. This level of dietary diversity is unexpected for non-elite populations in Mesopotamian cities...."
www.ucf.edu/news/ancient...
www.ucf.edu/news/ancient...
this weekend I found a very effective distraction from the news--bardcore. Old English versions of well-known songs www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcKq...
watch out for this one (Rīċa Ēastlēah) www.youtube.com/watch?v=cErg...
watch out for this one (Rīċa Ēastlēah) www.youtube.com/watch?v=cErg...
Pumped up kicks 1066 A.D Cover in Old English (Anglo Saxon tongue) Bardcore/Medieval style
YouTube video by the_miracle_aligner
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January 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
this weekend I found a very effective distraction from the news--bardcore. Old English versions of well-known songs www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcKq...
watch out for this one (Rīċa Ēastlēah) www.youtube.com/watch?v=cErg...
watch out for this one (Rīċa Ēastlēah) www.youtube.com/watch?v=cErg...
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In other great news, the journal KASKAL has re-launched as an online open-access publication! (with a new numbering series for the volumes).
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Edizioni Ca' Foscari
Edizioni Ca' Foscari - Venice University Press
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December 20, 2024 at 6:50 PM
In other great news, the journal KASKAL has re-launched as an online open-access publication! (with a new numbering series for the volumes).
edizionicafoscari.it//it/edizioni...
edizionicafoscari.it//it/edizioni...
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"When the data were visualized as grayscale images, ghostly outlines emerged of structures as deep as 6 to 10 feet below ground. The data revealed the location of the city’s water gate, possible palace gardens, and five enormous buildings, including a 127-room villa ..."
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Abandoned Assyrian capital brought to life in new magnetic survey
The first geophysical survey of an important Middle Eastern archaeological site overturns long-held assumptions about its history
news.agu.org
December 11, 2024 at 1:37 AM
"When the data were visualized as grayscale images, ghostly outlines emerged of structures as deep as 6 to 10 feet below ground. The data revealed the location of the city’s water gate, possible palace gardens, and five enormous buildings, including a 127-room villa ..."
news.agu.org/press-releas...
news.agu.org/press-releas...
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We might feel love in our fingertips ---- but did the Ancient Mesopotamians? | ScienceDaily
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
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We might feel love in our fingertips ---- but did the Ancient Mesopotamians?
A multidisciplinary team of researchers studied a large body of texts to find out how people in the ancient Mesopotamian region (within modern day Iraq) experienced emotions in their bodies thousands ...
www.sciencedaily.com
December 5, 2024 at 7:46 PM
We might feel love in our fingertips ---- but did the Ancient Mesopotamians? | ScienceDaily
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
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I saw someone on Reddit ask if Ur had street names.
Yes, Ur had street names and it wasn't the only city to have them. Having street names was essential for economic and legal documentation, ritual instruction, and civic recognition.
Yes, Ur had street names and it wasn't the only city to have them. Having street names was essential for economic and legal documentation, ritual instruction, and civic recognition.
December 5, 2024 at 4:23 PM
I saw someone on Reddit ask if Ur had street names.
Yes, Ur had street names and it wasn't the only city to have them. Having street names was essential for economic and legal documentation, ritual instruction, and civic recognition.
Yes, Ur had street names and it wasn't the only city to have them. Having street names was essential for economic and legal documentation, ritual instruction, and civic recognition.
Thin End of the Wedge 71 is live: www.wedgepod.org/episode-list/ Hear from three prize-winning early career assyriologists: William McGrath on a pivotal period in Babylonian history; Alessia Pilloni on Babylonian horoscopes; @cwjones.bsky.social on life (and death!) at the Neo-Assyrian court
Episode list - Thin End of the Wedge
COMING SOON! Christopher Jones — Neo-Assyrian court life through letters Zoltán Niederreiter and Erika Roboz: Kingdom of Gods and Demons. Mesopotamia 1000-500 BCE Tina Greenfield — bioarchaeology The ...
www.wedgepod.org
December 5, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Thin End of the Wedge 71 is live: www.wedgepod.org/episode-list/ Hear from three prize-winning early career assyriologists: William McGrath on a pivotal period in Babylonian history; Alessia Pilloni on Babylonian horoscopes; @cwjones.bsky.social on life (and death!) at the Neo-Assyrian court
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We have an opening for a Lecturer in Akkadian and/or Sumerian for next term. #Assyriology #AncientBluesky
careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...
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Lecturer - Sumerian and Akkadian (Winter 2025) | U-M Careers
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November 26, 2024 at 9:11 PM
We have an opening for a Lecturer in Akkadian and/or Sumerian for next term. #Assyriology #AncientBluesky
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New followers,
I think I'm finally going to do it: Write a long-promised series of threads on my experience with the academic job market and advice to job seekers.
Here's what I learned in three years on the job market: 🧵
PART 1: THE BASICS
I think I'm finally going to do it: Write a long-promised series of threads on my experience with the academic job market and advice to job seekers.
Here's what I learned in three years on the job market: 🧵
PART 1: THE BASICS
November 26, 2024 at 3:47 AM
New followers,
I think I'm finally going to do it: Write a long-promised series of threads on my experience with the academic job market and advice to job seekers.
Here's what I learned in three years on the job market: 🧵
PART 1: THE BASICS
I think I'm finally going to do it: Write a long-promised series of threads on my experience with the academic job market and advice to job seekers.
Here's what I learned in three years on the job market: 🧵
PART 1: THE BASICS