Matasha Mazis @mattyhari@qoto.org

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

#PastLandUse 18

We need be careful when creating distributions and interpreting archaeological data. Data has been collected for over 200 years and what the main databases contain is not a comprehensive list of sites and monument but the culmination of survey to date. They contain many types of bias with the main one being survey bias.

In this example, I interpret it as, many archaeologists live in the cities and don’t like to drive too far to survey.

#archaeology #Scotland

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.

@grudgecat @SpockResists @dawnhumphrey Took me a while to work out the "see-you" thing as well! Regardless, I agree that Mastodon has been great. One of my favorite aspects is the local and federated scopes. I can join a server with like-minded people and stay in my bubble, but venture out to the wider federation when I want to.

So this is my second proper day of Mastodon.

Boost if you are staying. Are you happy here? Reply to boost your account. 🖖