K. Kris Hirst
@shirkskirt.bsky.social
Archaeologist, writer, geek, retired
What are plazas and why are archaeologists so nuts about them? www.wasteflake.com/tiki-read_ar...
Waste Flake | The History of Plazas, Patios, and Open Spaces
Most prehistoric and even modern-day communities have plazas, shared gathering places where markets are held, where ritual and political events are held, where rulers speak to their subjects, where...
www.wasteflake.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:26 PM
What are plazas and why are archaeologists so nuts about them? www.wasteflake.com/tiki-read_ar...
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Yesterday I gave a talk about our new open access journal of #maritime studies, and an old guy mansplained the business model to me and declared there’s no benefit to the #museum and no one wants to read research. So here’s our maritime social histories issue www.mainsheet.mysticseaport.org/issues
Issues | Mainsheet
Blending rigorous scholarship with art and culture, Mainsheet takes an interdisciplinary and accessible view on global maritime studies.
www.mainsheet.mysticseaport.org
February 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Yesterday I gave a talk about our new open access journal of #maritime studies, and an old guy mansplained the business model to me and declared there’s no benefit to the #museum and no one wants to read research. So here’s our maritime social histories issue www.mainsheet.mysticseaport.org/issues
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This is why you fight these cowards.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
a stammering Tom Homan on AOC: "She's the dumbest congresswoman ever elected to Congress."
February 18, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This is why you fight these cowards.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
Reposted by K. Kris Hirst
We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.
February 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.
"Cassandra @ 70" Made by K. Kris Hirst using MidJourney, Gimp, and the UK government.
February 12, 2025 at 12:51 PM
"Cassandra @ 70" Made by K. Kris Hirst using MidJourney, Gimp, and the UK government.
David Beeblebrox is the elder brother of Zaphod, and a far, far more dedicated being to the betterment of the galaxy than his worthless siblings. Image by K. Kris Hirst, MidJourney, and Gimp.
February 1, 2025 at 12:44 PM
David Beeblebrox is the elder brother of Zaphod, and a far, far more dedicated being to the betterment of the galaxy than his worthless siblings. Image by K. Kris Hirst, MidJourney, and Gimp.
Happy birthday to my beloved spousal unit! Image Credit: K. Kris Hirst, MidJourney, and Gimp.
January 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Happy birthday to my beloved spousal unit! Image Credit: K. Kris Hirst, MidJourney, and Gimp.
"A Portrait of Tenochtitlan" contains graphic paintings of the Aztec capital at its zenith, produced by Thomas Kole using Blender, Gimp, and DarkTable and based on historical documentation and help from a variety of scholars. tenochtitlan.thomaskole.nl
a portrait of Tenochtitlan
a 3D reconstruction of the capital of the Aztec Empire
tenochtitlan.thomaskole.nl
January 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
"A Portrait of Tenochtitlan" contains graphic paintings of the Aztec capital at its zenith, produced by Thomas Kole using Blender, Gimp, and DarkTable and based on historical documentation and help from a variety of scholars. tenochtitlan.thomaskole.nl