The Australasian Archaeological Science Student Symposium is NOW OPEN for registration! All students regardless of academic level can to submit an abstract on a project relating to archaeological science, completed or ongoing. ARCAS For more info: arcas.org.au/showcases/inau…

Special Issue CFP: Shifting Realities and Uses of “Care” We seek manuscripts that understand care not solely as a burden, but also as an avenue through which people maintain their human connections, make agentive decisions, and demonstrate their values. feministanthropology.org/current-cfp

#Naledi & #Sediba hominins in space... a short pondering🧵 Strong negative reaction from colleagues, so what are actual risks? - loss of fossils from flight failure - damage from radiation - perceived impact on professionalism of discipline

Another PhD opportunity! We are currently looking for a #PhD candidate to join our research team in the examination of cave sediments in #Australia using ancient and environmental #DNA (aDNA) techniques. griffith.edu.au/research-study…

Wonderful reception and feedback on my #CRE2023 paper. 🙏🙏

✍️ ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENDED to Oct 1! 📢Join us at the Australasian Archaeological Science Student Symposium! 🗓️ Nov 30, 2023 📍 Online & In-person 🎟️ FREE Registration 🏆 Best Presentation Award (thanks Society for Archaeological Sciences) Learn more: surl.li/knsyp

Of the 1200 responses so far, I have compiled a list of 350 shows (and counting!). Using my spare TV watching time to cut and paste the responses into a wiki that we'll be posting next month. If you haven't filled this in yet, please do!

Y'all. Apparently some angry modder made a mod to remove pronouns from Starfield. Except... They only removed he/him and she/her, making anyone who downloaded it default to they/them. Whoops! (As of this morning, the mod has been taken down from Nexus Mod Manager)

Dust off your buckets & trowels, and get ready to discover some hidden treasures at the Griffith Experimental Archaeology Research (GEAR) Lab! We are holding a mock excavation at Nathan Campus on Wednesday 4th October at 1pm. Register here: au.cglink.me/2ip/r45224

Have they checked the British Museum?

Loads of history and archaeology books available on Level 1 of the Arts Precinct 📚Freely available over the next few days (or until they run out)!

A new exhibition at the Macquarie University History Museum puts pots in the spotlight. 🔗Find out more here: macq.it/3ZCKDkG Macquarie University History Museum Susan Lupack

Calling all #Egyptologists! I'm on the lookout for new books to be part of our Bloomsbury Egyptology series. If you have a book project/idea you'd like to discuss, let me know! 📧 [email protected]

You can be kind and compassionate AND successful. Remember, in lifting others, we rise ourselves.

It’s pretty easy to just write yes in a box, I thought to myself. @satpaper

This week’s cartoon, by the xdenburg… satpa.pe/t9oWGYc

If you were ally enough to vote Yes’, then there’s a few things you can do now. 1. Listen to Aboriginal people. 2. Get that this isn’t about you. 3. The hand-wringing surprise that Australia is racist is insulting. We’ve said it for years. Stop denying, and work to change it.