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Kevin Wiley
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Urban Archaeologist with NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission Archaeological Repository, https://archaeology.cityofnewyork.us/
Runner. Library Delinquent. Spatial Data Scientist.
"All across Central Europe, a fascination with runes and folk magic aligns with both right-wing xenophobia and left-wing paganism." Ug, always with the runes! #archaeology by @anneapplebaum.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The New Rasputins
Anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the globe.
www.theatlantic.com
January 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Reposted by Kevin Wiley
Youssef Kanjou, ex-Aleppo Museum: "The first & most crucial step...is enabling Syrians to return...Many skilled professionals & experts in cultural heritage are currently outside Syria, & their involvement will be essential for any successful restoration effort."
www.turkiyetoday.com/region/assad...
Assad involved in illegal excavations, former head of Aleppo National Museum tells Türkiye Today - Türkiye Today
Youssef Kanjou, former head of Aleppo National Museum, reveals Assad's regime's involvement in illegal excavations and looting of Syria's cultural heritage.
www.turkiyetoday.com
December 11, 2024 at 11:53 AM
"Envisioning Seneca Village is a project depicting what this significant nineteenth-century village might have looked like in the spring of 1855, about two years before it was destroyed by the City of New York to build Central Park." envisioningsenecavillage.github.io
December 4, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Reposted by Kevin Wiley
Just in time to end #GISWeek, we have a new piece on the NYC Department of Finance's use of #GIS! Read our article below to see how Carmela Quintos and team are turbo-charging city work through the creative application of data and 3D mapping 🏙️
NYC Moves to 3D Records for Property Valuation
November 22, 2024 Civic Data
datasmart.hks.harvard.edu
November 22, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Met's "Flight into Egypt" exhibit includes Richard Pryor as Egyptologist skit from 1977. His show aired opposite Laverne & Shirley and Happy Days; canceled after 4 episodes. #archaeology www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/...
youtu.be/m_5LRC7wL9s?...
December 3, 2024 at 3:45 PM