“A complete joke”
After the starting gun fires, Australian researchers have to wait 2–3 years before even starting the race.
Really clear article explaining the impossibly long new time-frames for Australian Research Council grants.
By @liammannix.bsky.social
Excellent FOI-based investigative report by Bianca Hall confirms that if you're WoodCIDE & persistently throw hissy fits about the "approval conditions" of your climate-destroying Gas project to 2070, the @albomp.bsky.social WILL capitulate AND obediently get on board w your media statement too
02.03.2026 22:03 — 👍 30 🔁 25 💬 1 📌 1
🧪🏺 Seen a few cases of gen- #AI art creeping into #archaeology & #HumanOrigins publications recently, this is not a trend we should engage in or simply accept...
sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/defaul...
Figure from a journal article titled “Cultural learning with 3D objects: First Nations perspectives in commercial archaeology.” Below the title, a figure shows a 3D model of a culturally modified tree surrounded by multiple floating camera images in Agisoft Metashape.
A new study explores 3D imaging with the Wiradjuri Nation (Murrumbidgee Region, NSW), showing its value for culturally sensitive heritage management and learning.
Find the article in Australian Archaeology: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A worked flint tool in the palm of a person’s hand
For #FindsFriday, we’re hearing from Shannon, National Trust National Archaeologist, on one of her favourite finds:
“As part of a community engagement project in 2024, we excavated some test pits near Reach in Cambridgeshire to test the potential buried deposits."
Early bird registration for #CAA2026 is closing on 25 February! Register at the link: 2026.caaconference.org/registration...
19.02.2026 17:02 — 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
A screenshot of one of the publications referenced in the CAA proceedings: "An Experiment in the Use of a Computer for On-Site Recording of Finds"
All of the publications in the @caaint.bsky.social's first proceedings in 1973 have direct modern analogs and a lot of the problems raised still haven't been solved.
proceedings.caaconference.org/paper/03_buc...
Anyway, continue with your day
The Museum of Sydney is celebrating International Women’s Day with "Breaking Ground: Women in Archaeology" to examine the significant role played by women in the development of archaeology as a field in Australia - Thursday 5 March 6pm–7pm #ozarch mhnsw.au/whats-on/eve... /em
16.02.2026 08:00 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
As it appears enough of the Liberals will sufficiently succumb to madness to endorse him as their next hapless leader, here's a piece I wrote way back in 2021 about the many and varied and still unexplained controversies that have swirled around Angus Taylor.
theshot.net.au/news/opinion...
Grad-CAM, Guided Backpropagation, and Guided Grad-CAM applied on the trained model without the background class.
New paper! Kayıkcı, D, Berganzo-Besga, I and Barceló, JA. 2026. Archaeological Classification of Small Datasets Using Meta- and Transfer Learning Methods: A Case Study on Hittite Stele Fragments. Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology, 9(1): 1–30. DOI: doi.org/10.5334/jcaa... #JCAA #OA
10.02.2026 10:08 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0We're still looking for new potential board members for the 3D Analysis SIG. Deadline for submissions is February 16th! #CAA2026 #archaeology #3D 🏺
05.02.2026 01:29 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
RE: https://archaeo.social/@CAA_SSLA/115881087318544124
👾 For those who might have missed it, earlier this month we organized the inaugural Digital Archaeology Maintainathon --- an opportunity to clean, document and revise older code together. We wrote a brief summary of the event here […]
Our volume on Stone Age clothing is now online and completely open access:
Jöris, O., Dietrich, O., Risch, R., & Meller, H. (Hrsg.). (2026). A Stone Age History of Clothing: Mitteldeutscher Archäologentag vom 26. bis 28. September 2024 in Halle (Saale).
doi.org/10.11588/pro...
Registration is now open for #CAA2026! Come join us in Vienna, 31 March - 4 April. Early bird registration closes on 25 Feb so don't miss out! 2026.caaconference.org/registration...
28.01.2026 06:06 — 👍 9 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
A little stop motion video I made of an almanac in the University of Rochester collection to try and give viewers an idea of how it functions 😊
(Video of RCL cod. a.1, a late 14th century folding almanac from England, likely Oxford)
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Post Doctoral Fellow in Paleolithic Technology Laboratory at Emory University faculty-emory.icims.com/jobs/158147/...
04.01.2026 11:33 — 👍 3 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
Oh Jesus. Emma Johnston has passed away.
I never had the pleasure of meeting her but by all accounts she was a wonderful person. Barely 50, too. 🙁
Did a small stone from #GöbekliTepe represent the very beginnings of #writing? Did archaeologists really overlook such an important find all this time? - Spoiler: No, it doesn’t. And we didn’t.
On Irving Finkel's "controversial theory" at @lexfridman.bsky.social:
trowelandpen.com/2025/12/22/h...
Archaeologists use Munsell books to describe soil colour all the time. I never thought to dig deeper into this colour system!
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Please be aware that the abstract submission deadline for the 2026 Victorian Archaeology Colloquium has been extended to 5pm ADST this Thursday 18 December. For more information and to submit your abstract head to
victorianarchaeologycolloquium.com/nextcolloqui... /em
Today's blog post dives into history and looks at how the Coalition has responded to past Labor moves to expand the size of the parliament, why the attitude of the National Party changed between 1948 and 1983, and what that has to do with redistribution rules. #auspol
09.12.2025 23:35 — 👍 10 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1"there's a new serif in town"
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Today's blog post is one I've been working on for a while - I have drawn a map of what the electoral map could look like if the Parliament expanded to 16 senators per state and 200 seats in the House. #auspol
08.12.2025 22:34 — 👍 14 🔁 6 💬 4 📌 3
EXCITING TIMES! ARCHE's COE "ARC Centre of Excellence for Transforming Human Origins Research" has made the cut! Looking forward to 7 years of research and collaboration with fabulous people from across the Global South!
PhD Scholarships and Post Docs to come!
www.arc.gov.au/news-publica...
Thinking of studying for a PhD? I'd be happy to hear from anyone considering research into British or Irish prehistory, monuments, radiocarbon dating, heritage. Part-time, distance options. There are funding schemes here at @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social - but be quick, deadlines are in Jan/Feb!
08.12.2025 17:52 — 👍 43 🔁 46 💬 2 📌 2
Photo of front of a bronze oblong shield, with central raised boss in an elongated oval, including red enamel inlays in curvilinear forms.
Close-up of shield boss.
Close-up of lower part of shield design, including engraved spirals, and zoomorphic features.
🏺🏛️ Witham shield, Middle Iron Age, River Thames
(pic taken at British Museum)
In case you missed it, sharing again our recent review of the megafaunal extinction debate, led by @stewiestewart.bsky.social www.frontiersin.org/journals/mam...
06.12.2025 17:31 — 👍 23 🔁 10 💬 1 📌 0
The Psychological Impact of Digital Isolation: How AI-Driven Social Interactions Shape Human Behavior and Mental Well-Being Felix Eling 3697-3705 Apr 30, 2025 Education The Psychological Impact of Digital Isolation: How AI-Driven Social Interactions Shape Human Behavior and Mental Well-Being Felix Eling Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Gulu College of Health Sciences, Gulu City, Northern Uganda DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS.2025.90400265 Received: 13 March 2025; Revised: 22 March 2025; Accepted: 25 March 2025; Published: 30 April 2025 ABSTRACT The increasing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in social interactions has transformed how humans experience companionship, communication, and mental well-being. This review examines the psychological impact of AI-driven social interactions, focusing on virtual assistants, AI chatbots, and digital companions. It explores the benefits, risks, and ethical concerns associated with AI companionship. A systematic review methodology was employed, detailing inclusion criteria, databases searched, and analysis techniques. Findings suggest that while AI can offer emotional relief and support, over-reliance may disrupt real-world social bonding. Ethical concerns such as data privacy, emotional manipulation, and regulatory gaps are highlighted. The study underscores the need for balanced AI integration in human socialization. The study also addresses gaps in previous literature by examining AI’s influence on different demographic groups and cultural contexts.
Let me tell you a story. Perhaps you can guess where this is going... though it does have a bit of a twist.
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
For the entire month of December, the History Australia special collection on history and AI is free to read! Grab a cup of tea, settle in, and happy reading! www.tandfonline.com/journals/rah...
05.12.2025 02:46 — 👍 6 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 2
