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Great new tool from Flickr foundation - the Data Lifeboat, to package up Flickr image collections and get them out of dodge quickly, with metadata and readmes. Speaking to urgency of portability of digital cultural heritage given current times. They need some testers to play and give feedback 👇

Michigan has some really touching shipwreck museums, including one on Beaver Island. I believe the SS Edmund Fitzgerald is commemorated in the museum on Whitefish Point.

Okay, you had me at that very first paragraph about the beach! (Looking forward to reading the whole thing).

I don’t know why this zoom hack didn’t occur to me until now, but if you have an activity where you want students/colleagues to call on each other/go around the virtual room—e.g. when making introductions—have everyone raise their hand & then lower them when done—no guessing as to who hasn’t gone

@walshbr.bsky.social check the thread for a link to a still-online version!

Archaeogaming: An Introduction to Archaeology in and of Video Games | Berghahn Books Independent Publishing since 1994

Hey, kids. My eponymous #Archaeogaming book (2018) paperback is on sale for 50% off this week. I only need 12 more people to buy the book to crack 1,000 lifetime sales! www.berghahnbooks.com/title/Reinha...

Thanks for the link, @jbj.bsky.social! Also cc'ing @plach.bsky.social here; thanks for the offer to post to Slack, but we're all set (see link in previous post). Much appreciated, all!

DH colleagues, is there a version of the Student Collaborators' Bill of Rights from UCLA that's still available online? #digitalhumanities

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Ancient Mediterranean Incarceration by Matthew Larsen, Mark Letteney - Paper Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

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I'm hard at work on finishing touches for the companion database, which I hope will be live next week.

Are you familiar with Knowledge Commons? hcommons.org

I love to revisit Colleen Morgan's 2019 article, "Avatars, Monsters, and Machines: A Cyborg Archaeology" from the Journal of European Archaeology.

email from address: alo176@ktb.gov.tr Dear Sir/Madam, In accordance with the Right to Information Act, in order for your request to be put into process, you’re kindly requested to share the following information: * Contact number: * If you are a Turkish citizen, ID number and date of birth (day/month/year): * If not, Passport number: The registration number of your application will be conveyed to you via e-mail. We wish you a good day.

Has anyone ever requested image licensing permission from the Istanbul Archaeological Museum and received this email?

I'm a little hesitant to send in my personal info.

I always enjoy reading my grad program's digital newsletter (aimed at alumni + current), and I try to send updates when I have them. Helps me stay connected and gives us something to talk about at conferences and events.

Yay, I've been waiting for the OA link! Looking forward to summer reading.

"I wonder how many of those views are mine?" --every AWOL user who sees this. :)

I'm not currently teaching, but when I taught ancient/medieval digital history I included a unit on numismatics largely because the digital resources were so readily available.

Hoping to see some familiar faces at #DH2025 next week.

It's a great project. Let's cc our friends at @omeka.org to make sure they've seen the citation as well.

Well done, MSU and well deserved, Kathleen! Heartfelt congratulations.

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Yes, indeed. #ThanksBrett and @neh-odh.bsky.social team members who have kept those of us in the field inspired, funded, and in community with one another.

For independent and contingent #AcRel scholars:

Short-term visiting scholar program at Ohio State's Center for the Study of Religion. $3,000 stipend, lodging, travel, and meals for a week-long residency.

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a manuscript map of the middle east

a man in red tights and a red hat

Many thanks for sharing this, @lollardfish.bsky.social. La sfera has something for everyone: Colorful maps! 5 different versions of the tower of Babel! Grouchy people influenced by the planets! Crafty merchants! Dragons, mermaids, sea monsters! We'd love to bring it to the public.

Two NEH sponsored institutes were so crucial to my education that I've used the training to teach hundreds of students over the last decade, and trained 1000s in critical thinking with digital technologies. NEH impacts go far beyond the researchers + initial audience. #LAWDI #MSUdai

Such great news, for everyone involved! Congrats and keep us posted on your work there.

Congrats! I had a good run there (almost 8 years!), and I hope you will enjoy settling in for the long haul. You'll have some great students and colleagues.

are you a medievalist and a non-native english speaker looking to publish your first article in english? do you have an idea for an article in any field of premodern studies? you have until the end of march to apply to our mentorship programme 👇