Sebastian Heath
@sebhth.bsky.social
Mediterranean & computational archaeologist. ISAW/NYU. Child of immigrants. Opinions/typos mine. Original work CC-By. https://gaerhf.org https://p-lod.org https://palp.art https://roman-amphitheaters.org https://isaw.nyu.edu/publications/isaw-papers
@bencollins.bsky.social . This was just pointed out to me by @sarahburnes.bsky.social . Hilarious! Thank you for the laugh. And yup, That’s my professional opinion! #archaeology
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
@bencollins.bsky.social . This was just pointed out to me by @sarahburnes.bsky.social . Hilarious! Thank you for the laugh. And yup, That’s my professional opinion! #archaeology
Quick reminder that @isawnyu.bsky.social is having a VIrtual Open House for Prospective Students day after tomorrow (Wednesday Nov. 5th, 10AM US Eastern time). Info and registration at isaw.nyu.edu/events/open-... . Please share if you think someone who would be interested hasn't signed up. Thanks!
November 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Quick reminder that @isawnyu.bsky.social is having a VIrtual Open House for Prospective Students day after tomorrow (Wednesday Nov. 5th, 10AM US Eastern time). Info and registration at isaw.nyu.edu/events/open-... . Please share if you think someone who would be interested hasn't signed up. Thanks!
Here's the poster for @isawnyu.bsky.social PhD program. We're eager to support students working across multiple scales of inquiry in the ancient Afroeurasia. I can send a PDF if you DM. See here for our open house: isaw.nyu.edu/events/open-... . Please forward as you think useful. #GlobalAntiquity
October 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Here's the poster for @isawnyu.bsky.social PhD program. We're eager to support students working across multiple scales of inquiry in the ancient Afroeurasia. I can send a PDF if you DM. See here for our open house: isaw.nyu.edu/events/open-... . Please forward as you think useful. #GlobalAntiquity
A thread on the current state of coverage of the Arabian Peninsula in "Global Approaches to Early Representations of the Human Figure". Though I missed this one, which was staged in GitHub: gaerhf.org#female-khor-... . #GlobalAntiquity 🧵
October 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
A thread on the current state of coverage of the Arabian Peninsula in "Global Approaches to Early Representations of the Human Figure". Though I missed this one, which was staged in GitHub: gaerhf.org#female-khor-... . #GlobalAntiquity 🧵
Getting done generating maps for a bit. Choose the center of your world: Alexandria (Egypt), Begram, Berenice (Egypt), Palmyra. And see how close it is to elsewhere. Something like that. <10-ish seconds to generate all four maps and easy to add other sites to the python. (Which I'm happy to share.)
October 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Getting done generating maps for a bit. Choose the center of your world: Alexandria (Egypt), Begram, Berenice (Egypt), Palmyra. And see how close it is to elsewhere. Something like that. <10-ish seconds to generate all four maps and easy to add other sites to the python. (Which I'm happy to share.)
Working on the little script to generate these. Definitely "vibe coding" here. Map title now indicates center. Here's Palmyra. #GlobalAntiquity
October 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Working on the little script to generate these. Definitely "vibe coding" here. Map title now indicates center. Here's Palmyra. #GlobalAntiquity
Roughing out visuals for a big picture talk on Roman Art. Two maps: Berenice on Red Sea and Begram in Afghanistan. Both sites are "nodes" in long distance exchange. 1000 km radii on an equidistant projection for each. Do territorial states matter? Sure. But also not? (Like I said, "roughing out.")
October 1, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Roughing out visuals for a big picture talk on Roman Art. Two maps: Berenice on Red Sea and Begram in Afghanistan. Both sites are "nodes" in long distance exchange. 1000 km radii on an equidistant projection for each. Do territorial states matter? Sure. But also not? (Like I said, "roughing out.")
Indulging in some geekery by bringing a #Meshtastic node along with on commute to ISAW. On the LIRR. No acks yet…
September 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Indulging in some geekery by bringing a #Meshtastic node along with on commute to ISAW. On the LIRR. No acks yet…
Zoom in and those are turkeys and deer chilling in same backyard. Seen during my bike ride on North Fork of Long Island, LI.
September 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Zoom in and those are turkeys and deer chilling in same backyard. Seen during my bike ride on North Fork of Long Island, LI.
I’m all for a multi-polar world. But it’s nice to be invited so this is pretty embarrassing for Trump, especially since he stans them all. And anyway, where is he these days??
September 1, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I’m all for a multi-polar world. But it’s nice to be invited so this is pretty embarrassing for Trump, especially since he stans them all. And anyway, where is he these days??
And the gallery on the history of the museum is good - by which I mean fairly transparent - on collecting issues.
August 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
And the gallery on the history of the museum is good - by which I mean fairly transparent - on collecting issues.
I happen to be on Dartmouth Campus. (Personal trip to area.) A few pics from ancient Mediterranean gallery of Hood Museum. Nicely installed.
August 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I happen to be on Dartmouth Campus. (Personal trip to area.) A few pics from ancient Mediterranean gallery of Hood Museum. Nicely installed.
New Publication: P. Dilley and K. Tachau, eds. 2025. The Manuscript Across Pre-Modern Afro-Eurasia: Papers Relating to a Mellon-Sawyer Seminar at the University of Iowa. ISAW Papers 29. dlib.nyu.edu/awdl/isaw/is... . CC:@isawlibrary.bsky.social, @isawlibrary.bsky.social @babelalexandria.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 1:21 AM
New Publication: P. Dilley and K. Tachau, eds. 2025. The Manuscript Across Pre-Modern Afro-Eurasia: Papers Relating to a Mellon-Sawyer Seminar at the University of Iowa. ISAW Papers 29. dlib.nyu.edu/awdl/isaw/is... . CC:@isawlibrary.bsky.social, @isawlibrary.bsky.social @babelalexandria.bsky.social
Also getting in some paddling.
July 22, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Also getting in some paddling.
Also picked up this little cute af 2tb external drive from Newegg. To which I’m currently rsyncing my Documents. These are all very necessary gadgets. (Really, this is for backup resiliency. See earlier in my feed…)
July 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Also picked up this little cute af 2tb external drive from Newegg. To which I’m currently rsyncing my Documents. These are all very necessary gadgets. (Really, this is for backup resiliency. See earlier in my feed…)
Bought a sub-$50 14” portable monitor on sale. Ergonomics work. But screen quality not great so I may spend a bit more now that concept seems to be proven. Fits in my backpack so really could play a role for travel.
July 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Bought a sub-$50 14” portable monitor on sale. Ergonomics work. But screen quality not great so I may spend a bit more now that concept seems to be proven. Fits in my backpack so really could play a role for travel.
I've started a bsky account for "Global Approaches to Early Representations of the Human Figure". @gaerhf-bot.bsky.social . My thread skills need work but I'll look to add groups of figures to that feed on a semi-regular basis. As well as ask for help. I have one query in mind. #ArtHistory #DH
July 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I've started a bsky account for "Global Approaches to Early Representations of the Human Figure". @gaerhf-bot.bsky.social . My thread skills need work but I'll look to add groups of figures to that feed on a semi-regular basis. As well as ask for help. I have one query in mind. #ArtHistory #DH
The sun had just dipped below horizon to right when I took these pics facing more or less south (SSW). The world still turns as it churns.
July 3, 2025 at 3:12 AM
The sun had just dipped below horizon to right when I took these pics facing more or less south (SSW). The world still turns as it churns.
I hadn't happened to know that there are neolithic figurines from Latvia. See journals.uni-lj.si/DocumentaPra... . Now on the hunt for online images. #GAERHF #ArtHistory #Neolithic
July 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I hadn't happened to know that there are neolithic figurines from Latvia. See journals.uni-lj.si/DocumentaPra... . Now on the hunt for online images. #GAERHF #ArtHistory #Neolithic
2nd Millennium BCE figurines are well-known at Poverty Point, Louisiana. See www.crt.state.la.us/dataprojects... . Scroll down in heartoflouisiana.com/the-ancient-... . 3D: sketchfab.com/frankmcmains... . But underrepresented on wiki commons: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Categor... ? An opportunity?
June 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
2nd Millennium BCE figurines are well-known at Poverty Point, Louisiana. See www.crt.state.la.us/dataprojects... . Scroll down in heartoflouisiana.com/the-ancient-... . 3D: sketchfab.com/frankmcmains... . But underrepresented on wiki commons: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Categor... ? An opportunity?
I really hadn't known that the Illinois Department of Transportation had documented human figurines found during highway work (I think). www.nprillinois.org/arts-life/20... . Specific findspot not given in that article so I've written to the Illinois Transportation Archaeological Research Program.
June 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I really hadn't known that the Illinois Department of Transportation had documented human figurines found during highway work (I think). www.nprillinois.org/arts-life/20... . Specific findspot not given in that article so I've written to the Illinois Transportation Archaeological Research Program.
I want an "Inner City Rat" t-shirt.
June 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I want an "Inner City Rat" t-shirt.
Update on the GAERHF "play" feature. Zoom the map and only those figures will be shown in chronological order. Video is what I've entered for India. Building toward customizable timelines of human figures in regions? Also, left & right arrows now move through figures. gaerhf.org . #ArtHistory
June 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Update on the GAERHF "play" feature. Zoom the map and only those figures will be shown in chronological order. Video is what I've entered for India. Building toward customizable timelines of human figures in regions? Also, left & right arrows now move through figures. gaerhf.org . #ArtHistory
One goal of "Global Approaches to Early Representations of the Human Figure" is to work on presentation of chronology & space at the large scale. There's now a 'play' button for all views. Very imperfect 'user experience'. That's a challenge. gaerhf.org (Also, my screen capture skills aren't great.)
June 20, 2025 at 1:54 AM
One goal of "Global Approaches to Early Representations of the Human Figure" is to work on presentation of chronology & space at the large scale. There's now a 'play' button for all views. Very imperfect 'user experience'. That's a challenge. gaerhf.org (Also, my screen capture skills aren't great.)