Sarah Krienen M.A.
@sarah-krienen.bsky.social
Classical archaeology M.A.
Cultural heritage protection, looting, antiquities crime. Goldsmith, sewist, historical clothing
She/her
Cultural heritage protection, looting, antiquities crime. Goldsmith, sewist, historical clothing
She/her
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Archaeological University Collections and Cultural Heritage Protection
| transfer – Zeitschrift für Provenienzforschung und Sammlungsgeschichte | Journal for Provenance Research and the His...
journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de
Finally getting around to posting my first ever publication. In 2022 the results of my B.A. thesis were published open access in the journal "transfer" (link below).
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one of many parallels between anti-vaxxers & those who oppose gender-affirming care: they start by pretending they have a very specific concern (MMR vaccine, puberty blockers, etc), but once given any sway or say on the matter, they quickly strive to eliminate all of it
Kennedy's zombie ACIP panel just voted to restrict hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. Experts say it will harm children for no reason. www.ms.now/news/rfk-cdc...
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
RFK Jr.’s CDC panel: No more hepatitis B vaccine for some newborns
The CDC's vaccine advisory panel, stocked with anti-vaccine activists and loyalists to RFK Jr., voted Friday to stop recommending a birth dose of vaccine.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
one of many parallels between anti-vaxxers & those who oppose gender-affirming care: they start by pretending they have a very specific concern (MMR vaccine, puberty blockers, etc), but once given any sway or say on the matter, they quickly strive to eliminate all of it
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My favourite holiday meme
December 6, 2025 at 9:41 AM
My favourite holiday meme
Nachdem ich erst echt Probleme hatte, mir ein Buch zu überlegen, hat ein Gang in die lokale Lieblingsbuchhandlung direkt geholfen. Jetzt muss das gute Stück nur noch verpackt und abgeschickt werden 🎄
#litgangwichteln
#litgangwichteln
December 5, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Nachdem ich erst echt Probleme hatte, mir ein Buch zu überlegen, hat ein Gang in die lokale Lieblingsbuchhandlung direkt geholfen. Jetzt muss das gute Stück nur noch verpackt und abgeschickt werden 🎄
#litgangwichteln
#litgangwichteln
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Can someone with access to Reallexikon Für Antike und Christentum, 28: Poseidon Bis Reue send me the lemma "Reinheit, kultische" please?
December 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Can someone with access to Reallexikon Für Antike und Christentum, 28: Poseidon Bis Reue send me the lemma "Reinheit, kultische" please?
Die Buchauswahl fürs #litgangwichteln ist wirklich nicht einfach. Ich muss mal mein Bücherregal nach Inspiration durchstöbern 🤔
December 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Die Buchauswahl fürs #litgangwichteln ist wirklich nicht einfach. Ich muss mal mein Bücherregal nach Inspiration durchstöbern 🤔
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Touché! Dieser Kommentar zum Denkmal von Walter Lübcke vor der CDU-Zentrale trifft es genau.
taz.de/Walter-Luebc...
taz.de/Walter-Luebc...
Walter-Lübcke-Denkmal in Berlin: Ein ungewollter Schutzpatron für die CDU
Das Zentrum für Politische Schönheit stellt ein Walter-Lübcke-Denkmal vor die CDU-Zentrale. Deren Empörung offenbart fehlende Abgrenzung von Rechten.
taz.de
December 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Touché! Dieser Kommentar zum Denkmal von Walter Lübcke vor der CDU-Zentrale trifft es genau.
taz.de/Walter-Luebc...
taz.de/Walter-Luebc...
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Grüße gehen raus an die stabile Crowd in #Gießen, die sich seit heute Morgen zu gottlos früher Stunde gegen die afd versammelt. Ihr seid die besten! I love u.
November 29, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Grüße gehen raus an die stabile Crowd in #Gießen, die sich seit heute Morgen zu gottlos früher Stunde gegen die afd versammelt. Ihr seid die besten! I love u.
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Herzlich willkommen zum #litgangwichteln!
In diesem Thread erfährst Du alles für das diesjährige #litgangwichteln.
In aller Kürze: Wir überraschen und erfreuen uns gegenseitig mit einem Buchgeschenk per Post – und die zu beschenkenden Menschen werden dafür zugelost.
1/21
In diesem Thread erfährst Du alles für das diesjährige #litgangwichteln.
In aller Kürze: Wir überraschen und erfreuen uns gegenseitig mit einem Buchgeschenk per Post – und die zu beschenkenden Menschen werden dafür zugelost.
1/21
November 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Herzlich willkommen zum #litgangwichteln!
In diesem Thread erfährst Du alles für das diesjährige #litgangwichteln.
In aller Kürze: Wir überraschen und erfreuen uns gegenseitig mit einem Buchgeschenk per Post – und die zu beschenkenden Menschen werden dafür zugelost.
1/21
In diesem Thread erfährst Du alles für das diesjährige #litgangwichteln.
In aller Kürze: Wir überraschen und erfreuen uns gegenseitig mit einem Buchgeschenk per Post – und die zu beschenkenden Menschen werden dafür zugelost.
1/21
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I guess I now have to do a thread on shoes in ancient Mesopotamia in response to this (which happens to be from one of my favourite accounts).
I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
November 26, 2025 at 9:03 AM
I guess I now have to do a thread on shoes in ancient Mesopotamia in response to this (which happens to be from one of my favourite accounts).
I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
Let me impart some wisdom: If you can see only one more concert in your life, go see Skindred.
Is raggae metal from Wales a weird idea to you? Wrong! It's a great idea and they are absolutely phenomenal live.
Had the time of my life last night, cannot recommend highly enough.
Photo: my SIL
Is raggae metal from Wales a weird idea to you? Wrong! It's a great idea and they are absolutely phenomenal live.
Had the time of my life last night, cannot recommend highly enough.
Photo: my SIL
November 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Let me impart some wisdom: If you can see only one more concert in your life, go see Skindred.
Is raggae metal from Wales a weird idea to you? Wrong! It's a great idea and they are absolutely phenomenal live.
Had the time of my life last night, cannot recommend highly enough.
Photo: my SIL
Is raggae metal from Wales a weird idea to you? Wrong! It's a great idea and they are absolutely phenomenal live.
Had the time of my life last night, cannot recommend highly enough.
Photo: my SIL
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Whenever people claim archaeology isn't inherently political, some questions to ask them:
Who "owns" heritage?
What gets protected and why?
What stories are being told/preserved?
Whom do those stories serve?
Who gets to tell those stories?
Who controls access to the belongings and stories and why?
Who "owns" heritage?
What gets protected and why?
What stories are being told/preserved?
Whom do those stories serve?
Who gets to tell those stories?
Who controls access to the belongings and stories and why?
🏺 Again and again - our discipline has been crucial to genocide. Pretending otherwise is complicity.
Israel, which has obliterated most of Palestine’s archeological and heritage sites, including ancient churches, mosques, and temples, has suddenly discovered an urge to protect one from Palestinian ‘neglect’. It just so happens to be in the West Bank.
www.timesofisrael.com/israel-begin...
www.timesofisrael.com/israel-begin...
November 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Whenever people claim archaeology isn't inherently political, some questions to ask them:
Who "owns" heritage?
What gets protected and why?
What stories are being told/preserved?
Whom do those stories serve?
Who gets to tell those stories?
Who controls access to the belongings and stories and why?
Who "owns" heritage?
What gets protected and why?
What stories are being told/preserved?
Whom do those stories serve?
Who gets to tell those stories?
Who controls access to the belongings and stories and why?
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*Sigh*
It is bad and evil to desire a majority white country. This should not be controversial. Ethnostates are bad. Racial purity is bullshit. There's no such thing as white culture because there's no such thing as the "white race" and white people aren't better at anything than anyone else.
It is bad and evil to desire a majority white country. This should not be controversial. Ethnostates are bad. Racial purity is bullshit. There's no such thing as white culture because there's no such thing as the "white race" and white people aren't better at anything than anyone else.
November 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
*Sigh*
It is bad and evil to desire a majority white country. This should not be controversial. Ethnostates are bad. Racial purity is bullshit. There's no such thing as white culture because there's no such thing as the "white race" and white people aren't better at anything than anyone else.
It is bad and evil to desire a majority white country. This should not be controversial. Ethnostates are bad. Racial purity is bullshit. There's no such thing as white culture because there's no such thing as the "white race" and white people aren't better at anything than anyone else.
One and a half year old me on Crete. No lore, I just knew I had to be an archaeologist from a very very young age.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:22 AM
One and a half year old me on Crete. No lore, I just knew I had to be an archaeologist from a very very young age.
🏺
🏺
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I guess the irony of the phrase is that learning how these crafts were done, and being able to replicate a centuries old art has a lot of inherent cultural value.
Disparaging liberal arts is missing out on the sheer joy of connecting with history; producing beautiful & functional items.
Disparaging liberal arts is missing out on the sheer joy of connecting with history; producing beautiful & functional items.
December 4, 2024 at 12:17 PM
I guess the irony of the phrase is that learning how these crafts were done, and being able to replicate a centuries old art has a lot of inherent cultural value.
Disparaging liberal arts is missing out on the sheer joy of connecting with history; producing beautiful & functional items.
Disparaging liberal arts is missing out on the sheer joy of connecting with history; producing beautiful & functional items.
Reminder: It's the time of year to get your flu and COVID shots if you can!
Protect yourself and others.
Protect yourself and others.
November 18, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Reminder: It's the time of year to get your flu and COVID shots if you can!
Protect yourself and others.
Protect yourself and others.
New Christie's auction just dropped and most of the objects' provenances are predictably shoddy.
What stood out to me though is Lot 1, a British gold bracelet. @tessmachling.bsky.social has recently posted a lot about metal detected finds going onto the market and this seems to be such a case.
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What stood out to me though is Lot 1, a British gold bracelet. @tessmachling.bsky.social has recently posted a lot about metal detected finds going onto the market and this seems to be such a case.
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www.christies.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
New Christie's auction just dropped and most of the objects' provenances are predictably shoddy.
What stood out to me though is Lot 1, a British gold bracelet. @tessmachling.bsky.social has recently posted a lot about metal detected finds going onto the market and this seems to be such a case.
🏺
What stood out to me though is Lot 1, a British gold bracelet. @tessmachling.bsky.social has recently posted a lot about metal detected finds going onto the market and this seems to be such a case.
🏺
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As I told the CNN, without details and data it is not possible to assess the claims.
More importantly, the scientific value of this media campaign, balanced against the possible stigmatization of individuals with these real conditions today, is highly questionable. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/13/s...
More importantly, the scientific value of this media campaign, balanced against the possible stigmatization of individuals with these real conditions today, is highly questionable. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/13/s...
Researchers say they have verified and sequenced Hitler’s DNA – and found a genetic disorder | CNN
Analysis of Adolf Hitler’s DNA reveals he may have had a rare genetic disorder that can delay puberty.
edition.cnn.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:28 PM
As I told the CNN, without details and data it is not possible to assess the claims.
More importantly, the scientific value of this media campaign, balanced against the possible stigmatization of individuals with these real conditions today, is highly questionable. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/13/s...
More importantly, the scientific value of this media campaign, balanced against the possible stigmatization of individuals with these real conditions today, is highly questionable. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/13/s...
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I guess my most woke opinion is that the concept of "earning your living" is outdated to the point of being inhumane. The way technological progress is going, we will either accept that we should provide decent living for everyone for the good of all society, or continually descend into nightmare.
November 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I guess my most woke opinion is that the concept of "earning your living" is outdated to the point of being inhumane. The way technological progress is going, we will either accept that we should provide decent living for everyone for the good of all society, or continually descend into nightmare.
Visited my local biannual fabric market today and was absolutely shocked about the amount of obviously AI generated prints. This stuff truly is everywhere.
November 15, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Visited my local biannual fabric market today and was absolutely shocked about the amount of obviously AI generated prints. This stuff truly is everywhere.
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Waking up to news 🚨 that 6 (!) Roman statues were stolen from Syria’s National Museum, in Damascus, on Monday. No details on which statues yet, but I had a few pics below from the GRB gallery with the famed Al-Lat Athena. Heartbreaking news.
thehill.com/homenews/ap/...
thehill.com/homenews/ap/...
November 11, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Waking up to news 🚨 that 6 (!) Roman statues were stolen from Syria’s National Museum, in Damascus, on Monday. No details on which statues yet, but I had a few pics below from the GRB gallery with the famed Al-Lat Athena. Heartbreaking news.
thehill.com/homenews/ap/...
thehill.com/homenews/ap/...
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In a nutshell: Der Berliner SPD-Abgeordnete Mathias Schulz stimmte Mittwoch gemeinsam mit seiner Fraktion, CDU & AfD gegen die Einleitung eines AfD-Verbotsverfahrens.
Derweil klebte auf seinem Notebook gut sichtbar ein Sticker mit dem Aufdruck »AfD-Verbot jetzt«.
www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1195...
Derweil klebte auf seinem Notebook gut sichtbar ein Sticker mit dem Aufdruck »AfD-Verbot jetzt«.
www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1195...
Berliner SPD bremst beim AfD-Verbot
Auf allen Kanälen sprechen sich die Berliner Sozialdemokrat*innen für ein Verbot der AfD aus. In politisches Handeln hat sich dieses Bekenntnis bisher nicht übersetzt. Im Gegenteil.
www.nd-aktuell.de
November 9, 2025 at 12:59 PM
In a nutshell: Der Berliner SPD-Abgeordnete Mathias Schulz stimmte Mittwoch gemeinsam mit seiner Fraktion, CDU & AfD gegen die Einleitung eines AfD-Verbotsverfahrens.
Derweil klebte auf seinem Notebook gut sichtbar ein Sticker mit dem Aufdruck »AfD-Verbot jetzt«.
www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1195...
Derweil klebte auf seinem Notebook gut sichtbar ein Sticker mit dem Aufdruck »AfD-Verbot jetzt«.
www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1195...
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„Das gilt etwa für das Training von KI-Systemen mit personenbezogenen Daten. Dies soll künftig auf Basis des berechtigten Interesses von Tech-Konzernen möglich sein. Die noch immer heftig geführte Debatte um möglicherweise notwendige Einwilligungen der Betroffenen hätte sich damit erledigt.“
„Digitaler Omnibus“: EU-Kommission will Datenschutzgrundverordnung und KI-Regulierung schleifen
In weniger als zwei Wochen will die EU-Kommission einen umfassenden Gesetzesvorschlag präsentieren. Der
netzpolitik.org
November 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
„Das gilt etwa für das Training von KI-Systemen mit personenbezogenen Daten. Dies soll künftig auf Basis des berechtigten Interesses von Tech-Konzernen möglich sein. Die noch immer heftig geführte Debatte um möglicherweise notwendige Einwilligungen der Betroffenen hätte sich damit erledigt.“
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
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man, articles like this are written for ignorant american “leftists” (usually cis) who have no idea what the fuck is what, meanwhile every queer european leftist i know is like “chuckles, we’re in danger” because of the increasingly far right bent in EU politics.
please get fucking real
please get fucking real
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’ -- Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:42 AM
man, articles like this are written for ignorant american “leftists” (usually cis) who have no idea what the fuck is what, meanwhile every queer european leftist i know is like “chuckles, we’re in danger” because of the increasingly far right bent in EU politics.
please get fucking real
please get fucking real
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Es gibt einen Grund, warum diverse autoritäre Akteure das Märchen vom angeblichen durch Migration verursachten Ausnahmezustand auf Deutschlands Straßen derart dankbar verbreiten. Solche Geschichten sind zum einen nützlich, um die Brutalität bei der Durchsetzung der eigenen Agenda zu rechtfertigen.
November 5, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Es gibt einen Grund, warum diverse autoritäre Akteure das Märchen vom angeblichen durch Migration verursachten Ausnahmezustand auf Deutschlands Straßen derart dankbar verbreiten. Solche Geschichten sind zum einen nützlich, um die Brutalität bei der Durchsetzung der eigenen Agenda zu rechtfertigen.