Emily
@troweltales.bsky.social
Archaeologist 🏺
Federal archy who's passionate about public archaeology outreach/education, blogging, and podcasting. Check out my blog at troweltales.com! Also a co-host on the Women in Archaeology Podcast (womeninarchaeology.com).
Federal archy who's passionate about public archaeology outreach/education, blogging, and podcasting. Check out my blog at troweltales.com! Also a co-host on the Women in Archaeology Podcast (womeninarchaeology.com).
Newest WIA podcast episode!
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Trump's Impact on Archaeology 2025 - Women In Archaeology
The Women in Archaeology co-hosts, Chelsi, Emily, and Kirsten, discuss the impact the second Trump presidency is having on the field of archaeology and heritage across the United States. From the impe...
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July 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Newest WIA podcast episode!
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🏺🗃️ Not sure why this is getting more attention today, but happy to see it shared again!
And thrilled that Yusra will of course be part of our #ExcavatingGarrod project, re-examining archives for new insights on Garrod's work on #Neanderthals, and her collaborations & wider networks with women.
And thrilled that Yusra will of course be part of our #ExcavatingGarrod project, re-examining archives for new insights on Garrod's work on #Neanderthals, and her collaborations & wider networks with women.
🏺 The first remains of Tabun 1 were recognised by Yusra, a Palestinian woman who had already dug for years with Garrod. Here is Yusra in 1932 with other young women fieldworkers named as Rashidi and Amui Haj, and in 1934 with Dorothy Garrod.
July 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🏺🗃️ Not sure why this is getting more attention today, but happy to see it shared again!
And thrilled that Yusra will of course be part of our #ExcavatingGarrod project, re-examining archives for new insights on Garrod's work on #Neanderthals, and her collaborations & wider networks with women.
And thrilled that Yusra will of course be part of our #ExcavatingGarrod project, re-examining archives for new insights on Garrod's work on #Neanderthals, and her collaborations & wider networks with women.
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Join us tomorrow at 4pm UK/11am EDT as Dr Bridget Alex @bridgetalex.bsky.social pulls back the curtain on popular science coverage of archaeology!
I'm super excited for this one!
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I'm super excited for this one!
youtube.com/live/mvg4GrN...
The Mysteries of Archaeology. Popular Science Media with Dr Bridget Alex
YouTube video by Archaeology with Flint Dibble
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May 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Join us tomorrow at 4pm UK/11am EDT as Dr Bridget Alex @bridgetalex.bsky.social pulls back the curtain on popular science coverage of archaeology!
I'm super excited for this one!
youtube.com/live/mvg4GrN...
I'm super excited for this one!
youtube.com/live/mvg4GrN...
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Hey colleagues - the house is literally burning down. NHPA doesn’t have to be repealed if there is no one in the federal offices to turn on the lights. CRM firms won’t be ok. Academia won’t be absorbing folks as NSF grants are ended and universities stop taking grad students.
February 22, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Hey colleagues - the house is literally burning down. NHPA doesn’t have to be repealed if there is no one in the federal offices to turn on the lights. CRM firms won’t be ok. Academia won’t be absorbing folks as NSF grants are ended and universities stop taking grad students.
I'm a federal archeologist. I'm terrified, exhausted, and trying to figure out how to keep afloat after every freakin' executive order.
February 12, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I'm a federal archeologist. I'm terrified, exhausted, and trying to figure out how to keep afloat after every freakin' executive order.
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Dozens of carbon-14 dates suggest the Bronze and Iron Ages were prime times for ‘watery’ corpse deposition. 🏺🧪
People have been dumping corpses into the Thames since at least the Bronze Age, study finds
A new study of human remains dredged from the Thames River reveals that people frequently deposited corpses there in the Bronze and Iron ages.
www.livescience.com
February 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Dozens of carbon-14 dates suggest the Bronze and Iron Ages were prime times for ‘watery’ corpse deposition. 🏺🧪
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Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde was nearing the end of her sermon for the inaugural prayer service on Tuesday when she took a breath and looked directly at President Trump.
"I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now," she said. Read more: nyti.ms/40slABn
"I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now," she said. Read more: nyti.ms/40slABn
January 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde was nearing the end of her sermon for the inaugural prayer service on Tuesday when she took a breath and looked directly at President Trump.
"I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now," she said. Read more: nyti.ms/40slABn
"I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now," she said. Read more: nyti.ms/40slABn
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Some reading for the current mood. It pays to be vigilant and speak clearly about your stance on these issues within our discipline and beyond.
www.workingclassicists.com/zine/the-ant...
www.workingclassicists.com/zine/the-ant...
The Antiquity to Alt-Right Pipeline — Working Classicists
If it seems like the alt-right are filling social media with their bile, this piece will at least confirm that for you.
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January 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Some reading for the current mood. It pays to be vigilant and speak clearly about your stance on these issues within our discipline and beyond.
www.workingclassicists.com/zine/the-ant...
www.workingclassicists.com/zine/the-ant...
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Procrastination station: all aboard!
December 24, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Procrastination station: all aboard!
Was there a prompt list for 2024 Archaeology Inktober? I know i missed the boat, but the prompts are fun and help inspire illustrations, blog posts, etc. #archaeology #archaeologists #Inktober #prompts
December 23, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Was there a prompt list for 2024 Archaeology Inktober? I know i missed the boat, but the prompts are fun and help inspire illustrations, blog posts, etc. #archaeology #archaeologists #Inktober #prompts
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Indeed, this is where we are.
December 21, 2024 at 8:39 PM
Indeed, this is where we are.
I'm really over this whole "living in unprecedented times" business. I just want some boring times.
December 21, 2024 at 2:47 AM
I'm really over this whole "living in unprecedented times" business. I just want some boring times.
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We sometimes really tend to forget how deep the roots of #history really reach back before its been covered by written records …
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As useful as Thomsen's Three-Age system 🏺 is, it also may have added to a disproportionate perception of how loooooong that period we usually sum up as #StoneAge really was ...
December 10, 2024 at 4:51 PM
We sometimes really tend to forget how deep the roots of #history really reach back before its been covered by written records …
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One of my uncles went to Woodstock and he told me that he frankly "doesn't remember much." I'm guessing he had a great time.
Happy “Pretend to be a Time Traveler” Day! Anyone wish they could time travel back to Woodstock?
#DYK attendees can share their stories with Bethel Woods thanks to an #NEHgov funded oral history project?
Record your story here: www.bethelwoodscenter.org/museum/oral-...
#DYK attendees can share their stories with Bethel Woods thanks to an #NEHgov funded oral history project?
Record your story here: www.bethelwoodscenter.org/museum/oral-...
December 8, 2024 at 9:19 PM
One of my uncles went to Woodstock and he told me that he frankly "doesn't remember much." I'm guessing he had a great time.
This sounds like a fantastic initiative! The only thing I can think of is the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and how one of the characters went on an excavation.
I'm looking to build a list of fictional archaeology movies that are not Indiana Jones or Tomb Raider, for a thing @somag.bsky.social and I are working on 👀 They can be any genre, and as serious or as cheesy or as B-level as you like, with much or little archaeology (as long as there is some) 🏺
December 6, 2024 at 2:45 AM
This sounds like a fantastic initiative! The only thing I can think of is the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and how one of the characters went on an excavation.
Tea and sarcasm.
If you were being sold as an action figure, what 2 accessories would you come with?
December 2, 2024 at 2:50 AM
Tea and sarcasm.
I had the best 8th grade science teacher who had the class reconstruct Otzi the Ice Man's belongings and face. I got to reconstruct the cape and help paint the face. This got me down the archaeology wormhole and I've never resurfaced. #stories #archaeology #career
Gather 'round for some #SundaySharing. Today let's hear about what inspired/motivated you to pursue whatever it is you research, study, treat, or advocate for?
#AcademicSky #PhDSky #PsychSciSky #MedSky #StatsSky #EpiSky #neuroscience
#AcademicSky #PhDSky #PsychSciSky #MedSky #StatsSky #EpiSky #neuroscience
a woman in a striped dress is dancing with the words getting to know youuu on the bottom
Alt: Deborah Kerr from The King and I film adaptation "Getting to know you."
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December 1, 2024 at 9:13 PM
I had the best 8th grade science teacher who had the class reconstruct Otzi the Ice Man's belongings and face. I got to reconstruct the cape and help paint the face. This got me down the archaeology wormhole and I've never resurfaced. #stories #archaeology #career
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I'm SO EXCITED that my book, "Identity, Oppression, and Diversity in Archaeology: Career Arcs" is coming out THIS MONTH. And check out the beautiful cover art by my long time archaeology friend Emily Long! @troweltales.bsky.social www.routledge.com/9780367743987
October 3, 2024 at 5:52 PM
I'm SO EXCITED that my book, "Identity, Oppression, and Diversity in Archaeology: Career Arcs" is coming out THIS MONTH. And check out the beautiful cover art by my long time archaeology friend Emily Long! @troweltales.bsky.social www.routledge.com/9780367743987
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Hey everyone, if you haven't yet, check out my latest video talking a little bit about archaeological science, archaeobotany, zooarchaeology, and responding to past and future bad faith "dedunking." 🧪🏺🐡
youtu.be/OhHIajRbqiI
youtu.be/OhHIajRbqiI
Prebunking the Dedunker: Studying Seeds and Bones in Archaeology
YouTube video by Archaeology Tube
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November 27, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Hey everyone, if you haven't yet, check out my latest video talking a little bit about archaeological science, archaeobotany, zooarchaeology, and responding to past and future bad faith "dedunking." 🧪🏺🐡
youtu.be/OhHIajRbqiI
youtu.be/OhHIajRbqiI
If you haven't read the NAGPRA Comics, you need to check it out! They are incredible. I had the amazing opportunity with the other WIA hosts to interview three of the creators of the NAGPRA Comics:
womeninarchaeology.com/2024/11/24/n...
womeninarchaeology.com/2024/11/24/n...
NAGPRA Comics with Sonya Atalay, Shannon Martin, and John Swogger
WIA was joined by three of the producers of the NAGPRA Comics series: Sonya Atalay, Shannon Martin, and John Swogger. NAGPRA Comics is a grant-funded comic series that is community-based and collabora...
womeninarchaeology.com
November 27, 2024 at 3:18 PM
If you haven't read the NAGPRA Comics, you need to check it out! They are incredible. I had the amazing opportunity with the other WIA hosts to interview three of the creators of the NAGPRA Comics:
womeninarchaeology.com/2024/11/24/n...
womeninarchaeology.com/2024/11/24/n...
Had a blast chatting with @aprilmbeisaw.bsky.social about her work! Check out the latest Women in Archaeology Podcast episode!
Check out our newest podcast episode with the wonderful April M. Beisaw!
womeninarchaeology.com/2024/05/13/i...
womeninarchaeology.com/2024/05/13/i...
Water Infrastructure, Cemeteries, and Poorhouses of New York with April Biesaw - Women In Archaeology
Dr. Biesaw shares how the long-forgotten have meaning, and can teach us to think about the "Greater Good" in relation to NYC watershed communities.
womeninarchaeology.com
May 13, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Had a blast chatting with @aprilmbeisaw.bsky.social about her work! Check out the latest Women in Archaeology Podcast episode!
At the Colorado Council for Professional Archaeologists conference! Very excited to hear all about different research occurring throughout the state. Gave my agency report, so now I can sit back, relax, and enjoy :)
March 8, 2024 at 5:44 PM
At the Colorado Council for Professional Archaeologists conference! Very excited to hear all about different research occurring throughout the state. Gave my agency report, so now I can sit back, relax, and enjoy :)