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Leah B.-C.
@lbciddio.bsky.social
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Mediterranean archaeologist, sherd nerd, currently an independent researcher.

Reading & writing abt matt-painted pottery; ancient & modern Adriatic, Puglia, Western Balkans; Italian colonialism & archaeology.

📍 Dish With One Spoon Treaty land.

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lbciddio.bsky.social
Nerdy and niche ask this morning but do I know any classicists/ archaeologists who are also knitters and make their own colourwork charts? I have a vision right now to make some motifs I see often in my research into charts... but not sure how to bring this to life...
November 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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hendov.bsky.social
as a bosnian, i cannot accept this depoliticization of the mass murder that was directed against us. to brazenly claim that the violence has "no political or religious motivation" is beneath common sense. it harms any understanding of what happened in sarajevo and bosnia
okwonga.bsky.social Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 9d
“There were no political or religious motivations. They were rich people who went there for fun and personal satisfaction. We are talking about people who love guns who perhaps go to shooting ranges or on safari in Africa.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Prosecutors in Milan have opened an investigation into Italians who allegedly paid members of the Bosnian Serb army for trips to Sarajevo so that they could kill citizens during the four-year siege of the city in the 1990s. More than 10,000 people were killed in Sarajevo by constant shelling and sniper fire between 1992 and 1996 in what was the longest siege in modern history, after Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence from Yugoslavia.
November 12, 2025 at 4:55 AM
lbciddio.bsky.social
Every time I read a headline about any Rama-Meloni joint initiative this article by Fabio Bego immediately springs to mind balkaninsight.com/2023/07/17/i...
November 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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cacscec.bsky.social
📣 Sign the petition TODAY to support @antrelclaottawa.bsky.social! #SOSClassicsUO

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antrelclaottawa.bsky.social Antiquité | Religions | Classics - Ottawa @antrelclaottawa.bsky.social · 24d
The petition is LIVE! uOttawa suspended Greek & Roman Studies without consultation ending advanced ancient languages teaching and Ontario's only ancient languages programme in French. Please sign, share widely and follow for updates. buff.ly/hjj4J7u #SOSClassicsUO #SaveHigherEd #ONfr #Ottawa
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October 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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rublehistory.bsky.social
If your students are thinking about the next stage after their BAs, the University of Idaho's graduate program in History is a great option! We offer an MA as well as a PhD with tracks in History and Hist-Archaeology. We're a close-knit department, too. Please DM or email me if you want more info.
October 28, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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lindsaypowell.bsky.social
The loss of historical artefacts and archaeological sites in Sudan is a cultural heritage tragedy.
#AncientBluesky
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Sudan's cultural heritage becomes a casualty in its civil war
Sudan’s civil war has become a humanitarian catastrophe of staggering scale, marked by famine, ethnic cleansing and sexual violence. Over three years, an estimated 150,000 people have been killed, and...
www.pbs.org
October 28, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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cacscec.bsky.social
Terrible news from our colleagues at @antrelclaottawa.bsky.social. We will continue to boost their updates.

See their full notice: www.cac-scec.ca/2025/10/save...

#AncientBlueSky #SOSÉtudesanciennesUO #SOSClassicsUO
October 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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rmdean.bsky.social
This is actually super easy and a lot of fun. The kids are excited and surprisingly knowledgeable. Please volunteer if you can! 🏺
sarahmackattack.bsky.social Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 28d
Heyyyy we desperately need more archaeologists to volunteer to answer questions from students via video chat through @skypeascientist.bsky.social.

We have 80 unmatched teams. We’ve already matched 650 😵‍💫

If you know any archaeologists, please send them here www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
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Skype a Scientist gives you the opportunity to connect with students and the public around the world. ​
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October 24, 2025 at 11:37 AM
lbciddio.bsky.social
Excited to see this new piece out by @matthiashoernes.bsky.social & co! #AncientBluesky
matthiashoernes.bsky.social Matthias Hoernes @matthiashoernes.bsky.social · Oct 22
📣 It is always a bit conceited to advertise a paper publication, but this project was great fun thanks to the fabulous team involved. If you are interested in miniature pottery, please take a look. doi.org/10.1177/1469... #Archaeology 🏺
October 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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fglif.bsky.social
Are you planning to join us tomorrow? Don't forget to register!

bucknell.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
October 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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reverseaction.bsky.social
1/5 📊✨ #WorldStatsDay meets Ancient Pottery!
Did you know REVERSEACTION uses statistics to study archaeological materials?

Our recent paper in #OpenArchaeology reveals new insights into pottery from pre-Hispanic Nariño, #Colombia, by turning vessel shapes and paste compositions into numbers using:
October 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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ullamr.bsky.social
My review of a collection of articles among which @christophersmith.bsky.social, @lbciddio.bsky.social, @sethbernard.bsky.social, @hilarybeckertxny.bsky.social and others. #Archaeology #AncientBluesky ⚱️🦋
October 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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adammarkham.bsky.social
#zooarchaeology 🏺
dimitrij.bsky.social Dimitrij Mlekuz Vrhovnik @dimitrij.bsky.social · Oct 14
🚨 New paper out today in PNAS!
We report the discovery of prehistoric hunting megastructures on the Karst Plateau (Slovenia/Italy) – several-kilometre-long dry-stone systems used to trap wild herds
doi.org/10.1073/pnas....
Prehistoric hunting megastructures in the Adriatic hinterland | PNAS
Airborne laser scanning survey of the Karst Plateau in the Adriatic hinterland has revealed four monumental dry-stone structures, characterized by ...
doi.org
October 14, 2025 at 6:54 PM
lbciddio.bsky.social
Happy to be co-organizing this panel scheduled for next week! You can register now and pre-submit questions here: bucknell.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
October 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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unionizearch.bsky.social
Statement on American Cultural Resource Management Companies and Saudi Arabia
White text on Black background. Statement on American Cultural Resource Management Companies and Saudi Arabia In recent days, the news of comedians accepting money from the government of Saudi Arabia to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival has cast a spotlight on the ethics surrounding business ties to a government with a documented history of human rights abuses including slavery, the murder of journalists, and financial support of terrorism. While the current media cycle focuses on the involvement of celebrity comedians, we take this opportunity to condemn the lesser known, but no less unethical, business relationships between the American cultural resource management industry and the government of Saudi Arabia. Namely, Chronicle Heritage, AECOM, and WSP each have extensive contracts with the Saudi government, with Chronicle Heritage specifically providing archaeological services to the Saudi government through the Royal Commission for Al-Ula to support the development of their cultural tourism industry. These business entanglements are especially troubling as they directly support the advancement of development projects that will almost certainly be carried out by exploited slave laborers, as is the case with countless projects sponsored by the Saudi government. As a collective of cultural resource management professionals organizing for better labor conditions for archaeological technicians in the United States, Unionizing American Archaeology stands in solidarity with exploited workers around the globe, and strongly condemns the participation of American CRM companies in Saudi government development projects. Archaeological technicians who work for multiple companies on a contract basis are in a unique position to take a stand against this massive ethical violation by refusing employment offers from companies with business relationships with the Saudi government. We urge archaeological technicians to refuse work with Chronicle Heritage, AECOM, WSP, and an…
October 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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cacscec.bsky.social
🏛️ Introducing the Ancient Mediterranean Learning Commons! 🌊

The AMLC connects scholars with classrooms & communities. Request a speaker or volunteer to share your work!

Learn more at www.cac-scec.ca/amlc/

🏺 #AncientBlueSky
Learning Commons - The Classical Association of Canada
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September 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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drnwillburger.bsky.social
The condition of fabrics from pile dwelling and wetland settlements is amazing. This charred ball of thread was found at the site of Marin-Epagnier/Préfargier. It was made of hemp or lime fibres, and dates about 3900 to 3300 BC. The thread measures a total of about 10 m in length.

📷 Laténium

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A dark, almost black ball of tightly wound thread. The thread is densely packed, creating a l complex interwoven texture.
September 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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matthiashoernes.bsky.social
📣 In February next year, the "Etruscan and Italic Communities" network will meet in Vienna to discuss various forms of networks and mobilities in pre-Roman Italy. We would love to hear your paper, so please check out the Call for Papers. ➡️ www.academia.edu/143782531/Ca... #Archaeology 🏺
September 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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katestarbird.bsky.social
Universities. Rural hospitals. Tech companies. Several sectors are going to be profoundly hurt by this. Not to mention the chaos of the moment as current H1-B owners scramble to get back to the U.S., cancel travel, etc. due to the uncertainty. An absolute mess. As intended.
September 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
lbciddio.bsky.social
The H1-B announcement is extreme and shocking. As I usually say, I’m not surprised - paranoia about policies like this and about crackdowns on dissent and speech largely contributed to my permanent departure from the USA 2 years ago. But seeing my dear friends panic is breaking my heart.
September 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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psmaldino.bsky.social
As grant money starts drying up, it's more important than ever not to waste it on paying publishers' open access "article processing fees" when we can host PDFs for free. Tom Morgan and I wrote a paper on this, forthcoming at Science and Public Policy. Accepted draft here: osf.io/preprints/os...
Author-Paid PublicationFees Corrupt Science and Should Be Abandoned Thomas J. H Morgan & Paul E. Smaldino
May 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
lbciddio.bsky.social
Extremely disturbing. How can the board proceed in its current state?
andybrockman.bsky.social Andy Brockman @andybrockman.bsky.social · Sep 19
EXCLUSIVE: EAA PRESIDENT ACCUSED OF HELPING ORCHESTRATE PROTEST CAMPAIGN AGAINST HER OWN EXECUTIVE BOARD’S GAZA VOTE

thePipeLine with the extraordinary story of how the President of the European Association of Archaeologists is accused of helping orchestrate a campaign to overturn its Gaza vote.
EXCLUSIVE: EAA PRESIDENT ACCUSED OF HELPING ORCHESTRATE PROTEST CAMPAIGN AGAINST HER OWN EXECUTIVE BOARD’S GAZA VOTE
thePipeLine can reveal allegations that the President of the beleaguered European Association of Archaeologists [EAA], Professor Eszter Bánffy, was instrumental in organising a covert campaign to p…
thepipeline.info
September 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
lbciddio.bsky.social
Is there anyone else who went to grad school outside of Canada who had a hellish nightmare with CRA, particularly this year? I have great tax people who I hired to help me with the last couple of years of cross-border living, but CRA is really throwing us all for a loop right now.
September 17, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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tommyhigham.bsky.social Tom Higham @tommyhigham.bsky.social · Sep 15
PhD Studentship alert!
I'm looking for a motivated student to work here in Vienna @vdsee-univie.bsky.social on my ERC grant "DISPERSE". It's a fulltime scholarship (working in 14C and #archsci in Palaeolithic archaeology in Eurasia.
Details in the link below!
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
University assistant predoctoral 1
University assistant predoctoral 1
jobs.univie.ac.at
September 16, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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New form to sign the petition for a Special Meeting of the EAA (to discuss the genocide in Gaza and the handling of the situation by the Executive Board). Previous one was reported and taken down by Google for "violating its terms". Wonder who reported it?🤔 #eaa2025
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September 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM