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Flyer for book, IN THE SHADOW OF EL TAJIN: The Political Economy of Archaeology in Modern Mexico. "Immensely important.... Sam Holley-Kline reframes the archaeological site of El Tajín as a location of recent, rather than just ancient, Indigenous history. In the Shadow of El Tajín makes a significant contribution to the emerging field of the history of archaeology in Mexico and beyond, as well as to our understanding of Mexican political economy in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries." -LISA PINLEY COVERT, author of San Miguel de Allende: Mexicans, Foreigners, and the Making of a World Heritage Site. Located in the Papantla municipality of the Mexican state of Veracruz, El Tajín is a UNESCO World Heritage site but a lesser-known tourist destination and national symbol. The Indigenous Totonac residents of the region know well that the site's relative absence from discussions of global archaeology and heritage belies a century of wide-ranging labor, extractive industries, and commodity exchange. In the Shadow of El Tajin tells the story of how a landscape of ancient mounds and ruins became an archaeological site, brings to light the network of actors who made it happen, and reveals the Indigenous histories silenced in the process. By drawing on the insights of Indigenous Totonac peoples who have lived and worked in El Tajín for more than a century, Sam Holley-Kline explores historical processes that made both the archaeological site and regional historical memory. In the Shadow of El Tajín decenters discussions of the state and tourism industry by focusing on the industries and workers who are integral to the functioning of the site but who have historically been overlooked by studies of the ancient past. Holley-Kline recovers local Indigenous histories in dialogue with broader trends in scholarship to demonstrate the rich recent past of El Tajín, a place better known for its ancient history. SAVE 40% with code 6AF25 at nebraskapress.unl.edu

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How quickly will Trump claim that the decision to declare this year’s winner of the Nobel peace prize is María Corina Machado is rigged…

It’s like in a competition where they say: “Express your opinion, but be careful, you’ll win only if your opinion coincides with the general opinion”. Perfect. This is the making of the cliché…

Wow the colonialism is strong in that “peace” plan

Realizing that the traditional notion of difference is understood as negative lack (in opposition to a Deleuzian perspective on difference) is really quite eye-opening!

The Empire building in Great Yarmouth

Love this building in Great Yarmouth

Do you know what information is given on the image on the reverse?

Thanks for making my morning! Haha!

Five Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike near Al-Shifa hospital The broadcaster condemns the "blatant attack on press freedom", while the IDF alleges one of the journalists was part of Hamas.

Plain murder: Five Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike in Gaza www.bbc.com/news/article...

Sign the Petition Expand Bus Services for Mulbarton & Surrounding Village Residents

🚍 A Mulbarton resident has launched a petition for better bus services in our area – long overdue.

Rural communities deserve proper public transport.

Add your name here:
🔗 www.change.org/p/expand-bus...

This looks interesting! My grandfather knew Esperanto, looking forward to seeing this out

Former senior UN relief official Jan Eliasson has dismissed these air drops as an "ineffective sideshow". But of course, they're not aimed at stopping the genocide. Nothing Starmer does is aimed at stopping the genocide. Its aimed at managing the domestic politics of his complicity in the genocide.

Middle East crisis live: Gaza running out of specialised food to save malnourished children, UN agencies say Supplies of ready-to-use-therapeutic food will be depleted by mid-August if nothing changes, says Unicef

"Gaza is on the brink of running out of the specialised therapeutic food needed to save the lives of severely malnourished children":

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Gaza is being deliberately starved to death in front of the whole world, and the only people being arrested over it are those who opposed the crime.

I’m 6”4’ and I can tell you it does not come with health benefits.

Seriously, We Transfer has just said they'll scrape anything you send through them for AI.

Thanks to an incredibly generous former student, we have some wonderful news for archaeology at Birkbeck: a new institute.

The Carena Institute of Sustainable Archaeologies will enable research projects, support global collaborations, and fund studentships as well.

www.bbk.ac.uk/research/cen...

Palestinian lives mean nothing to the BBC.

Ha! You’re absolutely right!

Netanyahu nominating Trump for the Nobel prize. Great, I needed something to laugh about this morning.

how can you live with yourself? That should be the only question put to them in interviews.

Douwe Bob-tweet had anders gemoeten, zegt VVD-leider Yesilgöz na interne kritiek VVD'ers hebben twijfels over haar leiderschap en een goede verkiezingsuitslag. Haar kritiek op de zionisme-uitspraak van Douwe Bob valt niet bij iedereen in goede aarde.

Proberen een politieke slag te halen door iemand van volkshaat te beschuldigen, het is pure machtslust. nos.nl/l/2573375

YouTube video by Clive Lewis Opposing the proscription of Palestine Action in parliament 02-07-25

Watch: I spoke in parliament today to oppose banning the direct action protest group Palestine Action under UK anti-terrorism laws.

We shouldn't confuse dissent and terror.

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'It comes with the territory': How Israel's archaeologists legitimize annexation Weaponizing antiquities is part of Israel's colonial legacy, says Rafi Greenberg, whose colleagues have largely remained silent about Gaza's destruction.

www.972mag.com/israel-archa...

Why is there more outrage about an English punk duo saying words about the IDF than there is about the IDF killing thousands of children?

America again one step closer to a dictatorship

Temper tantrum because countries are not listening to him?

Wearing shorts still a 'grey area' as offices scrap dress codes Whether shorts are ever appropriate for the office remains a contentious topic, so what should you do?

Does wearing shorts challenge one’s professionality, or one’s hierarchical position in a company? I wear them, but then my building has no airconditioning…

Shorts at work: Can men now get their legs out in the office? www.bbc.com/news/article...

Huge implications from this: Microsoft cut off the email of the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, because of his work on Israel www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/t...