Matasha Mazis @mattyhari@qoto.org

Aerial photographs of adjacent settlements in the parish of Paul, West Penwith, Cornwall. The photos illustrate just three of the typical settlement types repeated across Cornwall.

From a piece of work on my desk at the moment that I should be writing up instead of chatting to you guys.

#landscape #archaeology #cornwall #settlement #HistoricGeography

Nice to see some support on reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Mastodon/comments/z09ioa/qotoorg_an_inclusive_stemfocued_instance/

#reddit

Thanks to Jack Blackburn for airing concerns of the #archaeology community about #AncientApocalypse in
@thetimes

I was quoted: "I was shocked at how strongly aggressive this was. One of the things I’m wondering is if they are actively trying to appeal to a post-truth, conspiracy crowd"

"Despite what he thinks, archaeologists don’t hate Graham Hancock,” Dibble said. “He’s just wrong.”

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/2a28c584-6aa5-11ed-85fc-6c020d5ba0b7?shareToken=eb4656b2d9773b944e5c44c4e0822276

Ok folks, bit of serious stuff. Anyone watching the new Graham Hancock Netflix series may not realise he is part of wider, nasty, class of pseudo-archaeology underpinned by notions of white supremacy & disregard for established, & proven, archaeological method.

This entertaining lecture by brilliant Steph Halmhofer picks this apart. Well worth watching.

Long & short is archs aren't hiding anything- anyone who says they are, don't know archaeologists!! 🤣

#Archaeology

https://youtu.be/QHmw51kjPjw

Finds from a burial in Gomadingen, dating 7th century BC. The deceased was buried with a sword with a gold-plated hilt. The blade was already broken in antiquity and was provisionally repaired. The sword could therefore no longer be used as a weapon. It was a symbol of the deceased's rank and status.

Photo: Landesmuseum Württemberg

#archaeology

I need more science toots in my feed. How do I get more #science #astronomy #physics #archaeology #biology #geology

The 'Eleanor' crystal vase.
A 6th–7th century Sasanian rock crystal vase with a 12th century French gilded silver mount. The rock crystal was carved in a 'honeycomb' pattern of about 22 rows of small, hollowed-out hexagons. It once belonged to Eleanor of Aquitaine. It was given by Amir of Saragossa to Eleanor's grandfather William IX Duke of Aquitaine during a battle campaign.

Louvre Paris https://collections.louvre.fr/en/?fbclid=IwAR1gPGaD_ypUOd8rJML1IJLuVwfU2I-8qqk74MANzMS6dmZv_Yv_cca8OaY

I’m the guest judge for this ancient world competition. Please do disseminate to anyone interested. National and international competition. Details below:
Do you know someone who might want to take part in @lsaclassics 2023 Ancient Worlds competition?
🏺Open to all students aged 11-18
🏛️ Closing date for video entries: 1st March 2023
#Classics #ancienthistory #students #video #ancientworld
More information here: https://lnkd.in/eYx7Vur6

As it's #HillfortsWednesday I thought I'd share the love for my local one, the majestic and enigmatic Twmbarlwm. Tentatively dated to around 1 CE, it's probably unfinished and with what appears to be a Norman motte added at its eastern end. A source of much local folklore #hillfort #SouthWales #IronAge #archaeology #twmbarlwm #folklore #wales #CwmcarnForest

For #TombTuesday, this is the megalithic mushroom of Chûn Quoit (pronounced 'choon') on the West Penwith moors.

A Neolithic chambered tomb, these quoits are the oldest monuments in West Cornwall. Unlike the quoits at Zennor and Lanyon, Chûn was surrounded by a circular mound or cairn of stones, probably with a stone-lined entrance passage.

Watch Croft, the highest point in West Penwith, is on the skyline.

This visit October 2020.

#WestPenwith #Neolithic #Cornwall

For the third year in a row we are seeing the #Antarctic #OzoneHole persisting well into late November, and possibly December, due to low #stratospheric temperatures and a strong polar vortex. #CopernicusAtmosphere monitoring of the #OzoneLayer shows 2022 following a similar trend to 2021 and 2020 with the area (temperature at 50hPa poleward of 60S) well above (below) the 1979-2019 average size.

Latest monitoring can be found at https://atmosphere.copernicus.eu/monitoring-ozone-layer

#ECMWF @vhpeuch

Dear #histodons, I would like to introduce myself briefly. I have been a professor of spatial history and culture since 2009, with a temporal focus on the (very late) Middle Ages, the early modern period and, when it comes to maps and atlases, also the 19th century. I am currently working on the history of fairs in Europe, for which we have also built a large database. I am also writing a book on urbanity. Information will be available in this virtual space (and maybe on Twitter for a while).

Oh hey, ORCID is on mastodon, hi @ORCID_Org !

Metadata is more than data about data—it is the key to data! ORCID hosts this webinar w/ @crossref +
@datacite to show how complete metadata and connections among people, places, and things benefits everyone. 28 Nov 6am (UTC) Register ➡️ https://bit.ly/3VjOcZG #BetterTogether

With each new day, the thought of disabling, dismantling, deactivating, deleteing, or just plain destroying my Twitter account gets stronger.
#twittermigration

It’s good to see engagement and use growing here. It would be healthy to have a social platform free of the billionaire oligopoly and the corporate ad folks, don’t you think?

@mattyhari @SpockResists
Hi. I'm just a random internet stranger jumping in to wholeheartedly agree with you. I wouldn't do this on the birdsite for exactly the reasons you described.