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Grímnir Mäyrä-Parta: Master skeptomancer & skáld
Grimasaur
Orcs in fantasy are mostly traced back to Tolkien, but they also stem from the myths and legends Tolkien drew from, particularly pre-Christian Celtic, Scandinavian and Finno-Ugric myth (trolls, fomorians,
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Dr Rachel Pope
preshitorian
aDNA evidence now for Bronze Age continuity into the Early Iron Age - as archaeologist Maud Cunnington first argued in 1923, and in 1932 (against the young Christopher Hawkes).https://twitter.com/thierrygrange5/status/1265314026206175232 Sh
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Pallando the Blue
KomninosM
Prehistoric remains of Cucuruzzu, in Corsica. The site belongs to the Torrean culture, also appellated as "Torrean civilization", although we can't speak of urban development, making the appellation "civlization" notapplicable
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Alex Fitzpatrick
ArchaeologyFitz
Tbh I’m still pretty upset over the discourse regarding an off-hand remark about the whiteness of archaeology and how that intersects with the discipline’s role in colonialism - I saw
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Joseph M. Pierce
PepePierce
Apparently, there is an *ongoing* discussion (like today) of whether Native Americans were "cannibals" and that it was "proven" so. Here are some resources to dispel that myth, since it
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Dr Tess Machling
Tess_Machling
Ok following the 'events' of the last couple of days I thought it might be useful to provide a quick 'How to spot a nasty in an archaeological forum' guide,
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Why Is That Podcast
WhyIsThatPod
It is #InternationalPodcastDay and to celebrate I want to highlight some of my favorite shows. First up, podcasts that cover the ancient world. Egypt: @EgyptianPodcast. Prehistory: @TidesHistory from @Patrick_Wyman. Near
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45th Parallel Absurdist Brigade
45thabsurdist
Last night at the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office on 47th and E Burnside, the PPB chased people through the streets, maced & assaulted easily a dozen people, vandalised nearby vehicles
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4c pookie 4 pic abolition
jmddrake
It just so happens that on Tuesday I read James Scott's 1990 book "Domination and the Arts of Resistance: Hidden Transcripts." It is an instructive text in this moment. It's
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Evan Levine
LevineRx
Today’s digital day trip from #Athens takes us to #Salamis, largest island in the Saronic & fastest way off the mainland. If you’ve only visited for its beaches & fish,
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Tom Booth
Boothicus
https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/jy8fji/genes_are_everything/For some strange reason this post on Cheddar Man has been very popular on Reddit today. It contains one of maybe many claims around him that we possibly could h
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B-Art Project
before_art
Hey! today is #FridayPaleoart, it is not #paleo, but is still #RockArt ?:Site: Salcedo, Valderredible (Cantabria).Place: MUPAC (Cantabria, Spain).Piece: Statue-stele of Salcedo.Motif: Anthropomorph and dagger.Chronology: Early Bronze Age. T
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Sarah Creed
ItsSarahCreed
OKKKKKK so my museum brain is slowly mulching whilst on furlough so I have decided that I am going to do a post each day analysing EVERY place setting on
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Pulp Librarian
PulpLibrarian
It's #WorldBiodiversityDay today! The complexity of life is amazing, but also begs one question: what did the first life form on Earth actually look like?Let's find out... #FridayMotivation Now there's
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National Space Centre
spacecentre
We’re delighted to be taking part in #MuseumShopDay on Sunday 1 December 2019. Come and get creative and support local independent makers @spacecentre. https://spacecentre.co.uk/event/museum-shop-sunday/ What is #MuseumShopSunday?It’s a day
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Nick Sutton
NickPSutton
Throwback to some of my past NZ archaeology focused blog posts for #NZArchaeologyWeek: Today, one of several great experiences from volunteering through the University of Otago Anthropology Society in my
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