Matasha Mazis @mattyhari@qoto.org

So I guess it's time for a re-#introduction in English + Picture!

#Hello ! I’m Pablo from #Galicia. I currently live in #Barcelona , where I am researching in the #UB a #PhD in #conflictarchaeology during the #napoleonicera. I can define myself as #archaeologist & #historian

My purpose on #Mastodon is share my research on #battlefieldarchaeology . Also, I like #historicalreenactment and #militaryhistory.

I toot in #spanish & #english

PS: Let me know about some good people here on Mastodon!

Basically, instead of QTing something, on Mastodon it's possible to reply to a post and then boost your reply.

That way, the visibility is the same as a Quote would have been, but with the interesting property that the OP doesn't get silenced/steamrolled, but the original post is still easily visible. More conversational, less adversarial.

So, I'd like to thank all the sighted people here on mastidon who take the time to describe pictures to us blindies. Most people on other social media sites wouldn't do that. I appreciate it so much #ThankYouForHavingPatience #ThisIsSoAwesome

#Archaeology people on Mastodon! Other academic/professional communities are making lists to help find each other, so here's ours.
Add your name to the spreadsheet if you wish
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13NRqZ3FNFOP9m15Ywu0LhdwrI7f7mKyB5362pDkT4-g/edit?usp=sharing
Thanks clmorgan@archaeo.social for creating this list.

Upcoming Events
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2022 at 12:10 PST
Social Inequality: Perspectives from Peru's late Early Horizon (400-200 BCE) and Present Day Archaeological Practice
https://events.berkeley.edu/?event_ID=149456
Speaker: Jordi Rivera Prince, Department of Anthropology, University of Florida, Gainesville
This talk will take place on Zoom only. Registration is required. Register here: https://bit.ly/ARFtalks-2022

The Nile and the flood plaines of Egypt contained rich aquatic resources- it is no surprise that fish were frequently depicted in art already from prehistoric times. A swarm of Predynastic stone fish and fishing gear, KHM Vienna. #archaeology #museum #history

https://archaeo.social has been updated to Mastodon v4.0.2, bringing the ability to follow hashtags, translate posts, edit posts, and a looong list of neat changes: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.0.0 #ArchaeoSocialNews #ArchaeoSocialMeta

In his new Netflix “documentary” #AncientApocalypse, Graham Hancock has declared war on archaeologists

His rhetoric sows distrust in experts, and #Atlantis conspiracy theories promote white supremacy

Buckle up, it’s time for a full-throated #ARCHAEOLOGY THREAD 🧵
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We're looking for academics/PhD students who've recently migrated from Twitter to Mastodon, are currently doing so, considering it, or who don't intend to. We're interested in finding out about people’s opinions on migration & the differences between Twitter & Mastodon. If you wish to take part in our online focus group, please complete our initial survey https://lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_enXPA3rLdSdJsCG, which also includes further information about the research. Please boost! 🔁

Last year I had a reviewer who threw a BIG wobbly over a paper. He took major exception to me saying that a particular snaffle was in no way Iron Age, that it was Germanic and early med. He insisted was IA , all his way.
I had to pull the paper from that journal because I knew he was wrong - everything he wanted changed was wrong.
Today a colleague left me some books on Merovingian burials , and lo and behold - there was the distinctive style of snaffle. Feeling smug as a bug riding on a slug ;

One of the rarer pottery types: a 15th/16th century CE ceramic grenade. It would have contained a black-powder load and was thrown by hand, flings or catapults after lighting a slow burning fuse. Virgilkapelle, Vienna. #archaeology #museum #history

A bit confused by all this but here goes! I post about #archaeology #experimentalarchaeology #heritageeducation #traditionalcrafts #hedgebothering and ok, #tea and #cats occasionally.

Currently finishing an experimental archaeology MSc at #exeteruni.

Err, that'll do for now, I'm sure I'll get the hang of it sometime soon.

There is rumoured to be one Eurasian #otter for every mile of coastline here on #Mull so that adds up to over 300 otters.

That said, they are still difficult to see at times, and usually demand good field-craft to get close to.

I have enjoyed numerous fantastic encounters with otters over the years, on workshops with clients, alone and in this case, with a friend.

It was #octopus for lunch for this female otter.

#Archaeodons #Archaeology #archeodon
@archaeodons, @ancientneareast

Let's go for a first #ANEThread, about excavation recording in #AncientNearEast field missions from western countries.

This is mainly based on my own bibliographical research, which concerns Bronze Age in Lebanon, Syria and Irak. There will surely be massive blind spots.

If you have insights from other periods and/or neighbor countries, feel free to complete !

[I will probably need a few evenings to complete the thread]
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@Sheril @jentaub Love that pie!! I make chocolate archaeological artefacts...👀

74 years ago today, on 12th #November 1948, Ray Williamson was ploughing a field on the #KenHill Estate in #Snettisham & turned up these amazing #tubular #torcs - the first of many finds which uncovered at the site over the next 50 years.

Tubular torcs like these are incredible - c.200mm in diameter & made of sheet #gold only 0.1mm thick, they each #weigh only c.110g (weight of a lemon or a small bar of galaxy #chocolate ).

#Archaeology

More here about the finding: https://bigbookoftorcs.com/2020/07/15/the-torc-finders-of-snettisham/

This, from PNAS reviewing instructions, is actually pretty good:

"The purpose of peer review is not to demonstrate proficiency in identifying flaws."