Matthew Johnson
@matthewj.bsky.social
Archaeologist at Northwestern University; Norwich City fan. He/him. Dis/Abled. Opinions expressed my own.
Erm, no it's not. You have to subscribe to read on.
October 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Erm, no it's not. You have to subscribe to read on.
Marry an archaeologist. The older you get the more interested they will be in you (paraphrased from Agatha Christie)
October 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Marry an archaeologist. The older you get the more interested they will be in you (paraphrased from Agatha Christie)
Congratulations Gabe!
October 2, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Congratulations Gabe!
Envious. Can't make it to TAG unfortunately.
August 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Envious. Can't make it to TAG unfortunately.
Brian, building of the US Capitol was ongoing into the 1860s using enslaved labor www.whitehousehistory.org/enslaved-lab...
Enslaved Labor and the Construction of the U.S. Capitol
“Would it be superstitious to presume, that the Sovereign Father of all nations, permitted the perpetration of this apparently execrable transaction, as a fiery, though salutary signal of his displeas...
www.whitehousehistory.org
August 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Brian, building of the US Capitol was ongoing into the 1860s using enslaved labor www.whitehousehistory.org/enslaved-lab...
Understood but his article has left me Full of Doubt about the whole concept of ancient landscapes. Maybe best discussed over a pint...
July 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Understood but his article has left me Full of Doubt about the whole concept of ancient landscapes. Maybe best discussed over a pint...
You don't buy Williamson's critique of 'ancient fields' then?
July 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
You don't buy Williamson's critique of 'ancient fields' then?
Really important book, not least on EP Thompson
July 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Really important book, not least on EP Thompson
Au contraire Brian. One of the great evocations of a deserted London. I agree it goes downhill when they leave for the countryside and it all gets faux pastoral
June 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Au contraire Brian. One of the great evocations of a deserted London. I agree it goes downhill when they leave for the countryside and it all gets faux pastoral
Do you welcome archaeologists?
June 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Do you welcome archaeologists?
Time for the epic Bluesky quest of @popeleo?
May 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Time for the epic Bluesky quest of @popeleo?
Thank you for the shout out Adam! This is spot on!
May 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Thank you for the shout out Adam! This is spot on!
In the c18 gentry bought books by the yard, to furnish their houses
April 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
In the c18 gentry bought books by the yard, to furnish their houses
When Anthony Fletcher complained that Germaine Greer panned his gender book without reading the 2nd half, a colleague retorted that he shouldn't have written such a very long book in the 1st place
March 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
When Anthony Fletcher complained that Germaine Greer panned his gender book without reading the 2nd half, a colleague retorted that he shouldn't have written such a very long book in the 1st place
Hang in there Jonny
March 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Hang in there Jonny
Tell us more about the medieval furrows please
February 18, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Tell us more about the medieval furrows please
It's the white heat of intellectual enquiry emanating from the IoA
January 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
It's the white heat of intellectual enquiry emanating from the IoA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nhi4... greatest cricket movie ever made
Lagaan Trailer | Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India | Aamir Khan | Ashutosh Gowariker
YouTube video by Amal Koshy George
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January 12, 2025 at 3:22 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nhi4... greatest cricket movie ever made
When the rest of us would sit around saying 'someone should do/say something', John was the one who got up and did it.
December 29, 2024 at 2:54 PM
When the rest of us would sit around saying 'someone should do/say something', John was the one who got up and did it.
I show this (the clean version) every year in our Intro class
December 23, 2024 at 11:01 PM
I show this (the clean version) every year in our Intro class