The oldest human ‘technology’, stone artefacts, can now be distinguished from rock by the most sophisticated of technologies; artificial intelligence.

Another article from the CAA Australasia special issue in JCAA 'Benefit Maximizing Routes’: Development and Evaluation Using the Historical Roads of Korea’s Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910): journal.caa-international.org/article/10.533…

An authentic set of ancient Roman armour, based on examples from Italy c. 400 BCE, has been recreated at the University of Auckland.

A write up on one of the outcomes of the #BloodandMoney project. Including pics.

Someone is sending pishing emails pretending to be me. So in case anyone gets one check the email etc... also does this make me famous?

When that meeting you were waiting up for is actually 2am not 1am because of daylight savings...

The theme for CAA 2024 Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau is "Across the Horizon". This represents how we collaborate internationally, and also look across space and time in continuing to develop methods and techniques. #CAA2024AKL

Good view of Taranaki Maunga this morning

Stacey Middleton and Rebecca Phillipps have a new paper out! "Experimental Improvements to the Volume Ratio and Quantifying Movement Using Stone Artefact Analysis" doi.org/10.5334/jcaa.93

Well this pretty much sums up any R script I've ever written

Very pleased and grateful to have been awarded this years Hiwa i te Rangi - the Faculty of Arts Early Career Research Award and also part the team that won the He Waka Eke Noa: the Faculty of Arts Research Team Excellence Award! Only got here becuase of the support of colleagues

Hedging my bets. My Mastodon is archaeo.social/@joshemmitt

📢📢 SPECIAL COLLECTION 📢📢 We've just published a special collection on Computer applications and quantitative methods in Australasian Archaeology! Keep your eye peeled for tweets on featured papers 👀 CAA Australasia CAA International

Well if it all goes down. Please always feel free to contact me by email (on my Uni page), or anywhere else you know me on.

We are pleased to announce that session proposals are now open for the 51 st CAA International Conference in in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland! Please follow the link for more info. Proposals are due by 20 August 2023. 2024.caaconference.org #CAA2024 #CAA2024AKL CAA Australasia .

Kia ora koutou! The call for sessions for #CAA2024 happening 8-12 April 2024 is now live. This will be the 51st time the conference has met but only the second time in the southern hemisphere AND the first time in Aotearoa New Zealand! 2024.caaconference.org/programme/call…

Sessions due in 2 days! Don't forget to get them in!

Kia ora koutou e te whānau! Call for papers are now open from now until the 19th October! Details in our bio. Get those submissions in!