Dr. Laura Heath-Stout
@lheathstout.bsky.social
Archaeologist, teacher, feminist, mom, writing about systemic oppression in archaeology
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Identity, Oppression, and Diversity in Archaeology: Career Arcs
Identity, Oppression, and Diversity in Archaeology documents how racism, classism, sexism, heterosexism, and ableism affect the demographics of archaeology and discusses how knowledge that archaeologi...
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Since I have so many new followers, I'm re-upping the announcement that MY BOOK IS OUT! It's called Identity, Oppression, and Diversity in Archaeology, and it's the result of 100 interviews with archaeologists, eight years of work, and so much community support! www.routledge.com/9780367743987 🏺
A song for the academic job market: www.youtube.com/shorts/b-pnz...
"I am just fine, just as I am. I don't have to try to be better than anybody else 'cause I love myself just the way that I am."
@mamanous.bsky.social 's intended audience might be my kids, but I sing her songs to myself daily.
"I am just fine, just as I am. I don't have to try to be better than anybody else 'cause I love myself just the way that I am."
@mamanous.bsky.social 's intended audience might be my kids, but I sing her songs to myself daily.
i am just fine (positive affirmation song)
YouTube video by mama nous
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October 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
A song for the academic job market: www.youtube.com/shorts/b-pnz...
"I am just fine, just as I am. I don't have to try to be better than anybody else 'cause I love myself just the way that I am."
@mamanous.bsky.social 's intended audience might be my kids, but I sing her songs to myself daily.
"I am just fine, just as I am. I don't have to try to be better than anybody else 'cause I love myself just the way that I am."
@mamanous.bsky.social 's intended audience might be my kids, but I sing her songs to myself daily.
I'm starting to work on designing my "Archaeology and the Public" course for next spring. Does anyone have syllabi, assignments, or lesson plans they'd be willing to share on the subjects of public arch, collaborative arch, pseudoarch, or journalistic & pop culture depictions of arch?🏺 #academicsky
October 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I'm starting to work on designing my "Archaeology and the Public" course for next spring. Does anyone have syllabi, assignments, or lesson plans they'd be willing to share on the subjects of public arch, collaborative arch, pseudoarch, or journalistic & pop culture depictions of arch?🏺 #academicsky
This, AND even if they were only the rights of a tiny minority, they'd be worth fighting for.
Trans rights are not the rights of a tiny minority, trans rights are everyone’s rights to self-determination, control of our bodies, and a society where opportunity and aesthetics are not restricted by sex assigned at birth
You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people
You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people
September 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This, AND even if they were only the rights of a tiny minority, they'd be worth fighting for.
Reposted by Dr. Laura Heath-Stout
Trans rights are not the rights of a tiny minority, trans rights are everyone’s rights to self-determination, control of our bodies, and a society where opportunity and aesthetics are not restricted by sex assigned at birth
You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people
You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people
September 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Trans rights are not the rights of a tiny minority, trans rights are everyone’s rights to self-determination, control of our bodies, and a society where opportunity and aesthetics are not restricted by sex assigned at birth
You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people
You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people
UGH. People! Let's be clear about who our enemies are! The university admin staff is a potential ally who you should befriend, not an enemy you should be rude to. Strategy!
September 2, 2025 at 10:35 PM
UGH. People! Let's be clear about who our enemies are! The university admin staff is a potential ally who you should befriend, not an enemy you should be rude to. Strategy!
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BTC Call for Action - EAA
EAA reversed its decision to exclude Israeli institutions complicit in the genocide of Palestinians after intimidation campaigns.
Read & share the full statement: blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b...
EAA reversed its decision to exclude Israeli institutions complicit in the genocide of Palestinians after intimidation campaigns.
Read & share the full statement: blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b...
September 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
BTC Call for Action - EAA
EAA reversed its decision to exclude Israeli institutions complicit in the genocide of Palestinians after intimidation campaigns.
Read & share the full statement: blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b...
EAA reversed its decision to exclude Israeli institutions complicit in the genocide of Palestinians after intimidation campaigns.
Read & share the full statement: blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b...
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question for archeosky 🏺
my mate James Flexner (too smart to be v online) excavated this very distinct piece of transfer ware at a 19th c site in East Polynesia. despite being a sherd need, he's been unable to identify the original pattern. anyone recognise it?
"ironstone" is stamped on the base
my mate James Flexner (too smart to be v online) excavated this very distinct piece of transfer ware at a 19th c site in East Polynesia. despite being a sherd need, he's been unable to identify the original pattern. anyone recognise it?
"ironstone" is stamped on the base
September 2, 2025 at 5:10 AM
question for archeosky 🏺
my mate James Flexner (too smart to be v online) excavated this very distinct piece of transfer ware at a 19th c site in East Polynesia. despite being a sherd need, he's been unable to identify the original pattern. anyone recognise it?
"ironstone" is stamped on the base
my mate James Flexner (too smart to be v online) excavated this very distinct piece of transfer ware at a 19th c site in East Polynesia. despite being a sherd need, he's been unable to identify the original pattern. anyone recognise it?
"ironstone" is stamped on the base
DID YOU KNOW that the biggest danger to the children of this world is moms who text?!
This morning, I was walking my child to school, holding their hand, and with my other hand, I pulled out my phone and sent my partner a quick text. A complete stranger said to me "Don't ignore your child's safety, looking at your phone!"
PSA: it is rude to comment on strangers' parenting.
PSA: it is rude to comment on strangers' parenting.
August 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
DID YOU KNOW that the biggest danger to the children of this world is moms who text?!
This morning, I was walking my child to school, holding their hand, and with my other hand, I pulled out my phone and sent my partner a quick text. A complete stranger said to me "Don't ignore your child's safety, looking at your phone!"
PSA: it is rude to comment on strangers' parenting.
PSA: it is rude to comment on strangers' parenting.
August 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This morning, I was walking my child to school, holding their hand, and with my other hand, I pulled out my phone and sent my partner a quick text. A complete stranger said to me "Don't ignore your child's safety, looking at your phone!"
PSA: it is rude to comment on strangers' parenting.
PSA: it is rude to comment on strangers' parenting.
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WE HAVE PASSED 1000 SIGNATURES! We are extending the deadline, to give all who want to join this movement the chance to add their signature. Please do sign and share, archaeologists can and should take a stand and make a difference! #🏺 #eaa2025 #archaeology
August 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
WE HAVE PASSED 1000 SIGNATURES! We are extending the deadline, to give all who want to join this movement the chance to add their signature. Please do sign and share, archaeologists can and should take a stand and make a difference! #🏺 #eaa2025 #archaeology
Deadline extended to 8/20! Join us? 🏺♿
CALL FOR PRESENTERS 🏺♿🧵
Overcoming Access Barriers in Archaeology
A Lightning Round session at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology #saa2026
April 29–May 3, 2026
San Francisco, CA
Overcoming Access Barriers in Archaeology
A Lightning Round session at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology #saa2026
April 29–May 3, 2026
San Francisco, CA
Call for Presenters: "Overcoming Access Barriers in Archaeology" Lightning Round, SAA 2026, San Francisco
Title: Overcoming Access Barriers in Archaeology
Participants:
Moderators: Joshua Vallejos & Sarah Surface-Evans
Chairs: Tara Larson, Jaimie Adams, Laura Heath-Stout (pending space)
Up to 15 Panelist...
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August 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Deadline extended to 8/20! Join us? 🏺♿
Just finished @annaleen.bsky.social 's latest, Automatic Noodle! What a delightful book about queer/trans/crip/robot resilience, chosen family, and noodles! I will now need to head to Terra Cotta Warrior to try biang biang noodles for myself.
August 8, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Just finished @annaleen.bsky.social 's latest, Automatic Noodle! What a delightful book about queer/trans/crip/robot resilience, chosen family, and noodles! I will now need to head to Terra Cotta Warrior to try biang biang noodles for myself.
CALL FOR PRESENTERS 🏺♿🧵
Overcoming Access Barriers in Archaeology
A Lightning Round session at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology #saa2026
April 29–May 3, 2026
San Francisco, CA
Overcoming Access Barriers in Archaeology
A Lightning Round session at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology #saa2026
April 29–May 3, 2026
San Francisco, CA
Call for Presenters: "Overcoming Access Barriers in Archaeology" Lightning Round, SAA 2026, San Francisco
Title: Overcoming Access Barriers in Archaeology
Participants:
Moderators: Joshua Vallejos & Sarah Surface-Evans
Chairs: Tara Larson, Jaimie Adams, Laura Heath-Stout (pending space)
Up to 15 Panelist...
docs.google.com
August 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
CALL FOR PRESENTERS 🏺♿🧵
Overcoming Access Barriers in Archaeology
A Lightning Round session at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology #saa2026
April 29–May 3, 2026
San Francisco, CA
Overcoming Access Barriers in Archaeology
A Lightning Round session at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology #saa2026
April 29–May 3, 2026
San Francisco, CA
Worth. Every. Penny.
WHO TRIES TO STEAL HORSES OFF A CAROUSEL??
WHO TRIES TO STEAL HORSES OFF A CAROUSEL??
July 29, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Worth. Every. Penny.
WHO TRIES TO STEAL HORSES OFF A CAROUSEL??
WHO TRIES TO STEAL HORSES OFF A CAROUSEL??
TFW you can't find the historic newspaper you need for the decade you need it through your university library or public library, only online behind a paywall... and then you remember that you have RESEARCH FUNDING!
a baby is looking out of a window with the words take my money .
ALT: a baby is looking out of a window with the words take my money .
media.tenor.com
July 29, 2025 at 7:51 PM
TFW you can't find the historic newspaper you need for the decade you need it through your university library or public library, only online behind a paywall... and then you remember that you have RESEARCH FUNDING!
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I got to deliver a talk on the history and legacy of the Hays Code and the Comics Code, contemporary censorship efforts, and the necessity of identifying with criminality. You can watch and read the whole thing here:
Read Like a Criminal
Big Gay Read 2025 Keynote Speech
stone-soup.ghost.io
July 25, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I got to deliver a talk on the history and legacy of the Hays Code and the Comics Code, contemporary censorship efforts, and the necessity of identifying with criminality. You can watch and read the whole thing here:
I'm so sad to hear that SAPIENS is stopping publishing; it's an amazing resource in so many ways. 🏺
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THREAD: It’s with deep regret we share the news that SAPIENS will halt publication of new content by the end of this year. We are so proud of everything SAPIENS has achieved and for our role in furthering public anthropology. Wenner-Gren’s letter to our community. wennergren.org/important-ne...
THREAD: It’s with deep regret we share the news that SAPIENS will halt publication of new content by the end of this year. We are so proud of everything SAPIENS has achieved and for our role in furthering public anthropology. Wenner-Gren’s letter to our community. wennergren.org/important-ne...
Important News about SAPIENS
wennergren.org
July 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I'm so sad to hear that SAPIENS is stopping publishing; it's an amazing resource in so many ways. 🏺
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Read this whole thread. We all need to be more aware of the structure of complicity with Israeli war crimes that exists within archaeology, and actively and vocally refuse cooperation and collaboration #archaeology #archaeology🏺 #🏺
Why the American School of Overseas Research might be legally liable for complicity w genocide as per Francesca Albanese's new report
Despite 2 years of genocide, ASOR continues to fund work in Israel. Take this seemingly innocent post 1/ 🧵
Despite 2 years of genocide, ASOR continues to fund work in Israel. Take this seemingly innocent post 1/ 🧵
Gabbi Graber, a 2024 Stevan B. Dana Fieldwork Scholarship recipient, excavated at Tel Burna in the Shephelah hills of Israel. Drawing from personal reflections and field experience, Gabbi shares what it was like to dig in this storied landscape. Read her fieldwork report here: buff.ly/wOGxuIH
July 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Read this whole thread. We all need to be more aware of the structure of complicity with Israeli war crimes that exists within archaeology, and actively and vocally refuse cooperation and collaboration #archaeology #archaeology🏺 #🏺
It always amazes me to stumble on communities of people who are passionate about something I'd never deeply considered before. Today's example is carousel history: I'm doing research for an article on the carousel from Belchertown State School.
July 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It always amazes me to stumble on communities of people who are passionate about something I'd never deeply considered before. Today's example is carousel history: I'm doing research for an article on the carousel from Belchertown State School.
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The Placental Steroid Hypothesis of Human Brain Evolution 🏺🧪
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The theory suggests female reproductive innovations, rather than male traits, were the key driver of human cognitive advancement
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The theory suggests female reproductive innovations, rather than male traits, were the key driver of human cognitive advancement
July 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Placental Steroid Hypothesis of Human Brain Evolution 🏺🧪
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The theory suggests female reproductive innovations, rather than male traits, were the key driver of human cognitive advancement
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The theory suggests female reproductive innovations, rather than male traits, were the key driver of human cognitive advancement
Super excited about this call for papers in @saa-aap.bsky.social on "Advances in Archaeological Labor Management"! 🏺
Advances in Archaeological Practice invites submissions for a forthcoming themed issue on “Advances in Archaeological Labor Management,” to be published in August 2026.
View submission information here:
View submission information here:
Call for Abstracts: Advances in Archaeological Labor Management
📣 Call for Abstracts: Advances in Archaeological Labor Management Issue Editors: Allison Mickel & Amany Abd El Hameed Advances in Archaeological Practice, a peer-reviewed journal published by the Soci...
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July 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Super excited about this call for papers in @saa-aap.bsky.social on "Advances in Archaeological Labor Management"! 🏺
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It doesn't matter if they are ever coming for you.
It was always ever already too much that they were coming for anyone.
It was always ever already too much that they were coming for anyone.
July 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
It doesn't matter if they are ever coming for you.
It was always ever already too much that they were coming for anyone.
It was always ever already too much that they were coming for anyone.
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A) people recoil in horror when I tell them the amount of reviewing I do in a year
B) sometimes I do service because, if I didn't, a person with less power would be harmed (e.g., tenure)
C) women are treated very differently when we say no to these types of requests
B) sometimes I do service because, if I didn't, a person with less power would be harmed (e.g., tenure)
C) women are treated very differently when we say no to these types of requests
In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...
Being Too Helpful At Work Can Hurt Your Career—Here’s How To Say No
Women are more likely to take on behind-the-scenes duties at work—extra tasks like onboarding or event planning—and it's hurting their careers. Here's how to say no.
www.forbes.com
July 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
A) people recoil in horror when I tell them the amount of reviewing I do in a year
B) sometimes I do service because, if I didn't, a person with less power would be harmed (e.g., tenure)
C) women are treated very differently when we say no to these types of requests
B) sometimes I do service because, if I didn't, a person with less power would be harmed (e.g., tenure)
C) women are treated very differently when we say no to these types of requests
I gotta say, as terrifying as this bill is, I am getting some real enjoyment from watching the Republicans in Congress be a mess.
a man in a purple suit is dancing on a stage with a caption that says you don t have the votes
ALT: a man in a purple suit is dancing on a stage with a caption that says you don t have the votes
media.tenor.com
July 3, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I gotta say, as terrifying as this bill is, I am getting some real enjoyment from watching the Republicans in Congress be a mess.
Hoping this is out in time to be analyzed by my students in my "Archaeology and the Public" course next spring!
The show is titled Dig, btw, and is an adaptation of Kate Myers Oprah-blessed 2023 novel Excavations. www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/...
Amy Poehler & Parks and Recreation's Mike Schur Reunite For New Peacock Comedy Series
Amy Poehler is reuniting with Parks & Recreation co-creator Mike Schur (The Good Place) for a brand-new comedy series on Peacock entitled Dig, about a group of women on an excavation that goes wildly ...
www.nbc.com
July 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Hoping this is out in time to be analyzed by my students in my "Archaeology and the Public" course next spring!