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Kyle Olson

@kyle-g-olson.bsky.social

Archaeologist and historian. Focus on: US-Iran relations through archaeology, labor history in the heritage sector, and the archaeological in contemporary art. Also dance. Speak: ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ & learning: ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท

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A rare but nice treat: Martin Tyler doing the commentary for an American Premier League broadcast

28.12.2023 19:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

personally i dont think a blt, draft beer and tip should cost $34 even if it is at an airport but here we are in gods good america

28.12.2023 19:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you this is much better lol

28.12.2023 00:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I need some new bits, the โ€œst Louis sucks,โ€ โ€œAmerica is a barbarian uncivilized country,โ€ and โ€œarchaeology is even weirder than you thought, also colonialismโ€ kinda running out of steam even for me

28.12.2023 00:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I wish Chicago was closer to STL than 5 hours by train

28.12.2023 00:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They probably have one good one and one meh one if Costco memory serves lol

28.12.2023 00:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I was 2/2 picking movies this Christmas. My extremely anti woke family loved The Jerk (iykyk) and also The Talented Mr Ripley (improbably, but I guess thereโ€™s something for everyone there)

28.12.2023 00:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Swallow your pride (?) and shop at Walmart, you wouldnโ€™t believe the selection that economies of scale afford (I too once turned my nose up, but after having to feed 20 archaeologists on a budget for a whole summer I recanted)

28.12.2023 00:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

American airports bring back smoking lounges challenge. I donโ€™t need to be able to light up anywhere, a designated area is fine like in literally every other country in the world. Just donโ€™t make me go outside and then through security again ffs

28.12.2023 00:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is there an app for this or is it all browser? Cause it doesnโ€™t work great on my phone tbh

27.12.2023 20:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well, this sure hasnโ€™t turned out to be substantially better than Twitter lol

02.12.2023 21:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sorely tempted by the ad free YouTube subscription, accessing it across devices has become increasingly annoying

29.11.2023 20:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
St. Louis and Empire: 250 Years of Imperial Quest and Urban Crisis Henry W. Berger - Google Search

Working my way through โ€œSt. Louis and Empire: 250 Years of Imperial Quest and Urban Crisisโ€ by Henry Berger. Highly recommend g.co/kgs/Af4HzM

29.11.2023 00:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

(Mostly just following things I want to be seeing every day on Google feeds rather than whatever the algorithm turns up based on my search history)

28.11.2023 23:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Recalibrating my media diet, been consuming mostly junk food for far too long

28.11.2023 23:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iran Sacrifices Cultural Heritage, No Budget Allocated While billions are poured into Iran's military infrastructure and regional proxies, there has been no budget allocated for the preservation of historicalย monuments.

lol cool, nice work Zarghami www.iranintl.com/en/202311267...

28.11.2023 22:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

have a cold for the first time inโ€ฆ not sure how long. No fun!

28.11.2023 22:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Haha folks that was absolutely not that, ffs

25.11.2023 20:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy Native American Heritage Day from the Newark Earthworks, constructed by the Hopewell Culture between 1-400 CE

24.11.2023 16:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not thrilled with that place rn but also thereโ€™s space to think and feel it through so ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

24.11.2023 00:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nothing like some time off to see โ€œoh, thatโ€™s where my mind is going to rest these daysโ€

24.11.2023 00:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lol 26 whoops

24.11.2023 00:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

New frontiers in family time, me (34) and my brother (24) smoked a joint on the lanai and my dad went โ€œsmells like dope!โ€ and that was that lol

23.11.2023 23:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In Turkey they call the bird a hindi lol

23.11.2023 20:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Once again grilling the Turkey turned excellently. Really the way to go for so many reasons www.bonappetit.com/recipe/exper...

23.11.2023 20:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
AI generated artwork showing abstracted greek sculptures in a museum with geometric designs in muted tones over it.

AI generated artwork showing abstracted greek sculptures in a museum with geometric designs in muted tones over it.

Wanna read how Shawn Graham and I used knowledge graphs and AI to find what *MIGHT BE* a multi-decade crime spree across museums and continents? It's FREE: "Reputation laundering and museum collections: patterns, priorities, provenance, and hidden crime" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

23.11.2023 12:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is one of my favorite parts of the year, right before the holidays when people start to go home and normal time begins to unravel as Holiday Time replaces it

23.11.2023 01:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 232    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Alright so I was following the anthro/archy feed but it was almost entirely classics. Is there another one going that is less Greco-Roman focused?

22.11.2023 15:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Cd rom art depicting Ben Franklin smoking a joint

Cd rom art depicting Ben Franklin smoking a joint

Was going through my phone on the plane yesterday and found this, Philly ca. 2019

22.11.2023 15:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Canโ€™t wait to see what kind of crazy bullshit is going on with Eric Adams and ErdoฤŸan, thatโ€™s gonna be one for the ages

22.11.2023 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0