Ana
@legaltombraider.bsky.social
25 | she/her
MA Art History. Coins, Renaissance architecture, historical reception in video games. Never beating the Romanist allegations.
MA Art History. Coins, Renaissance architecture, historical reception in video games. Never beating the Romanist allegations.
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Bite marks found on the skeleton of a Roman gladiator are the first archaeological evidence of combat between a human and a lion, experts say.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Bites on gladiator bones first evidence of combat with lion
Experts say the discovery provides the first physical evidence of gladiatorial combat with animals.
www.bbc.com
April 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Bite marks found on the skeleton of a Roman gladiator are the first archaeological evidence of combat between a human and a lion, experts say.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I got into the art history MA at my university 🥳 I’m so relieved 😮💨
February 27, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I got into the art history MA at my university 🥳 I’m so relieved 😮💨
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Hi Katie, we published a study about this at UCL last year with @planet4589.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41... The anthropogenic influx of aluminium from the space industry is already larger than the natural amount from dust and meteors.
Global 3D rocket launch and re-entry air pollutant and CO2 emissions at the onset of the megaconstellation era - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - Global 3D rocket launch and re-entry air pollutant and CO2 emissions at the onset of the megaconstellation era
www.nature.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Hi Katie, we published a study about this at UCL last year with @planet4589.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41... The anthropogenic influx of aluminium from the space industry is already larger than the natural amount from dust and meteors.
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They found a way to litter from space
Something else to thank EM for.
"The sustained rate of daily reentries is unprecedented," says Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer at the Harvard Center for Astrophysics who tracks satellites. "They are retiring and incinerating about 4 or 5 Starlinks every day."
@planet4589.bsky.social
#astronomy
"The sustained rate of daily reentries is unprecedented," says Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer at the Harvard Center for Astrophysics who tracks satellites. "They are retiring and incinerating about 4 or 5 Starlinks every day."
@planet4589.bsky.social
#astronomy
February 6, 2025 at 12:16 AM
They found a way to litter from space
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Colleague: "I'm a pretty goofy, light-hearted person. So I don't know why I like researching all this dark, heavy stuff about oppression, violence, and injustice."
Me: *nods in metalhead*
Me: *nods in metalhead*
January 31, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Colleague: "I'm a pretty goofy, light-hearted person. So I don't know why I like researching all this dark, heavy stuff about oppression, violence, and injustice."
Me: *nods in metalhead*
Me: *nods in metalhead*
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I feel like the same way that we cut through the lies & excuses of rapists & abusers by saying “listen to women!”, we need to do the same with what is going on & what is developing in Gaza - & how legacy & modern media try to spin it all - by saying: Listen to Gazans! Listen to Palestinians!
January 27, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I feel like the same way that we cut through the lies & excuses of rapists & abusers by saying “listen to women!”, we need to do the same with what is going on & what is developing in Gaza - & how legacy & modern media try to spin it all - by saying: Listen to Gazans! Listen to Palestinians!
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I'd stupidly assumed that after decades of Hollywood movies we'd all learned to pick up on evil vibes immediately
They are really not hiding the ball here
They are really not hiding the ball here
January 26, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I'd stupidly assumed that after decades of Hollywood movies we'd all learned to pick up on evil vibes immediately
They are really not hiding the ball here
They are really not hiding the ball here
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⁉️Chaos⁉️
Classicist Dr. Jeremy Swist (@metalclassicist.bsky.social) wrote Chaos' entry for A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology!
Dr. Swist's own book is due out this autumn, entitled Julian Augustus: Platonism, Myth, and the Refounding of Rome. More: (tinyurl.com/SwistCV)
#APTOGMAuthors
Classicist Dr. Jeremy Swist (@metalclassicist.bsky.social) wrote Chaos' entry for A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology!
Dr. Swist's own book is due out this autumn, entitled Julian Augustus: Platonism, Myth, and the Refounding of Rome. More: (tinyurl.com/SwistCV)
#APTOGMAuthors
January 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
⁉️Chaos⁉️
Classicist Dr. Jeremy Swist (@metalclassicist.bsky.social) wrote Chaos' entry for A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology!
Dr. Swist's own book is due out this autumn, entitled Julian Augustus: Platonism, Myth, and the Refounding of Rome. More: (tinyurl.com/SwistCV)
#APTOGMAuthors
Classicist Dr. Jeremy Swist (@metalclassicist.bsky.social) wrote Chaos' entry for A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology!
Dr. Swist's own book is due out this autumn, entitled Julian Augustus: Platonism, Myth, and the Refounding of Rome. More: (tinyurl.com/SwistCV)
#APTOGMAuthors
Microdosing a PhD by writing papers on everything except what I’m supposed to
January 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Microdosing a PhD by writing papers on everything except what I’m supposed to
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ICE is trying to deport Native American people to Mexico. This one from the Mescalero Apache Tribe.
That's right. People indigenous to the United States, tribal members. ICE is trying to remove them from the US.
This is the second verified incident I've heard about.
We were here 1st.
#ICE
That's right. People indigenous to the United States, tribal members. ICE is trying to remove them from the US.
This is the second verified incident I've heard about.
We were here 1st.
#ICE
January 26, 2025 at 6:08 AM
ICE is trying to deport Native American people to Mexico. This one from the Mescalero Apache Tribe.
That's right. People indigenous to the United States, tribal members. ICE is trying to remove them from the US.
This is the second verified incident I've heard about.
We were here 1st.
#ICE
That's right. People indigenous to the United States, tribal members. ICE is trying to remove them from the US.
This is the second verified incident I've heard about.
We were here 1st.
#ICE
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Christians after Julian’s reign:
we never should’ve given power to the nerds. the jocks shouldn’t have it either. we must usher in the age of the goths
January 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Christians after Julian’s reign:
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Sharing a book recommendation for absolutely no reason whatsoever.
January 26, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Sharing a book recommendation for absolutely no reason whatsoever.
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This is happening to thousands of people fighting for their lives because in real life, government does a lot of good and important shit.
January 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This is happening to thousands of people fighting for their lives because in real life, government does a lot of good and important shit.
Call that a gâteau de rock 😌
RIP Cronus, you would’ve loved eating the baby in a king cake.
January 23, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Call that a gâteau de rock 😌
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In September, I gave a talk at Berkeley about our archaeological experiment on the International Space Station. Amazing questions from this audience; I ended up talking for another 30 minutes. youtu.be/NVh6ed4hq-Q?... 🏺
2024-09-18 Archaeology in Space: The SQuARE experiment on the International Space Station (J. Walsh)
YouTube video by Archaeological Research Facility, UC Berkeley
youtu.be
January 23, 2025 at 3:40 AM
In September, I gave a talk at Berkeley about our archaeological experiment on the International Space Station. Amazing questions from this audience; I ended up talking for another 30 minutes. youtu.be/NVh6ed4hq-Q?... 🏺
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Calling out a leftists for helping out unhoused people who are republicans isn’t the gotcha you think it is.
Abandoning people who need outreach and education the most is how we got here.
But hey, thanks for telling on yourself. Good to know you’re just as cruel as the people you hate.
Abandoning people who need outreach and education the most is how we got here.
But hey, thanks for telling on yourself. Good to know you’re just as cruel as the people you hate.
January 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Calling out a leftists for helping out unhoused people who are republicans isn’t the gotcha you think it is.
Abandoning people who need outreach and education the most is how we got here.
But hey, thanks for telling on yourself. Good to know you’re just as cruel as the people you hate.
Abandoning people who need outreach and education the most is how we got here.
But hey, thanks for telling on yourself. Good to know you’re just as cruel as the people you hate.
To anyone saying it’s just a Roman salute — go ahead and salute in public! Go on, do it! Salute everyone you meet. I’m sure they’ll be thrilled.
January 23, 2025 at 4:30 AM
To anyone saying it’s just a Roman salute — go ahead and salute in public! Go on, do it! Salute everyone you meet. I’m sure they’ll be thrilled.
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Oh so in the US one can perform the “Roman” salute just fine, but a pastor calling for mercy, a virtue actually celebrated by Romans (clementia), is too much?
January 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Oh so in the US one can perform the “Roman” salute just fine, but a pastor calling for mercy, a virtue actually celebrated by Romans (clementia), is too much?
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🌳Daphne🌳
The excellent Alicia Matz (@duxfeminafacti9.bsky.social) wrote the entry for Daphne in A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology!
A postdoctoral fellow at SDSU, and one of the wonderful folk at cripantiquity.com, you can see more of her work at aliciamatz.com
#APTOGMAuthors
The excellent Alicia Matz (@duxfeminafacti9.bsky.social) wrote the entry for Daphne in A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology!
A postdoctoral fellow at SDSU, and one of the wonderful folk at cripantiquity.com, you can see more of her work at aliciamatz.com
#APTOGMAuthors
January 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
🌳Daphne🌳
The excellent Alicia Matz (@duxfeminafacti9.bsky.social) wrote the entry for Daphne in A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology!
A postdoctoral fellow at SDSU, and one of the wonderful folk at cripantiquity.com, you can see more of her work at aliciamatz.com
#APTOGMAuthors
The excellent Alicia Matz (@duxfeminafacti9.bsky.social) wrote the entry for Daphne in A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology!
A postdoctoral fellow at SDSU, and one of the wonderful folk at cripantiquity.com, you can see more of her work at aliciamatz.com
#APTOGMAuthors
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For Blue Monday we can't think of anything more appropriate than this charming depiction of a man getting his face eaten off by a leopard.
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday
January 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
For Blue Monday we can't think of anything more appropriate than this charming depiction of a man getting his face eaten off by a leopard.
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday
Said this over on twitter but photogrammetry is so useful!!! Give us accessible exhibits and reduce damage to artefacts!!!
A photogrammetry scan on a free app, a 3D printer and viola, a replica of an Ichthyosaurus specimen for public handling and tactile multisensory education 💖
January 17, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Said this over on twitter but photogrammetry is so useful!!! Give us accessible exhibits and reduce damage to artefacts!!!
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In case anyone needs a reminder, warmer and drier conditions contribute to increases in wildfire.
See this paper John Abatzoglou and I published in 2020. 🔥
See this paper John Abatzoglou and I published in 2020. 🔥
Warmer and Drier Fire Seasons Contribute to Increases in Area Burned at High Severity in Western US Forests From 1985 to 2017
Area burned at high severity increased from 1985 to 2017 across most western US forests coincident with warmer and drier fire seasons Warmer and drier fire seasons correspond to elevated fire sever...
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January 16, 2025 at 4:29 AM
In case anyone needs a reminder, warmer and drier conditions contribute to increases in wildfire.
See this paper John Abatzoglou and I published in 2020. 🔥
See this paper John Abatzoglou and I published in 2020. 🔥
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🏺🌲🪔 Io Saturnalia!🪔🌲🏺
#OTD from Dec 17-23, Romans celebrated the god Saturn by feasting, exchanging gifts, lighting lamps, and switching up the normal societal class structures 🪔🌲🥧
These illustrations are from my series of Saturnalia in Hadrians Wall country 🏛️🌲
#art #illustration #romanbritain
#OTD from Dec 17-23, Romans celebrated the god Saturn by feasting, exchanging gifts, lighting lamps, and switching up the normal societal class structures 🪔🌲🥧
These illustrations are from my series of Saturnalia in Hadrians Wall country 🏛️🌲
#art #illustration #romanbritain
December 17, 2024 at 12:19 PM
🏺🌲🪔 Io Saturnalia!🪔🌲🏺
#OTD from Dec 17-23, Romans celebrated the god Saturn by feasting, exchanging gifts, lighting lamps, and switching up the normal societal class structures 🪔🌲🥧
These illustrations are from my series of Saturnalia in Hadrians Wall country 🏛️🌲
#art #illustration #romanbritain
#OTD from Dec 17-23, Romans celebrated the god Saturn by feasting, exchanging gifts, lighting lamps, and switching up the normal societal class structures 🪔🌲🥧
These illustrations are from my series of Saturnalia in Hadrians Wall country 🏛️🌲
#art #illustration #romanbritain
There’s a humorous “stigma” among my classmates around being a Romanist, so whenever I research Rome around them I have to hide my screen like I’m a dog eating something it shouldn’t be
December 19, 2024 at 12:24 AM
There’s a humorous “stigma” among my classmates around being a Romanist, so whenever I research Rome around them I have to hide my screen like I’m a dog eating something it shouldn’t be