Guillermo Diaz de Liaño

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“In a battle between hope and hate, hope has won.”
Congratulations to new MP Hannah Spencer!
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Very clear from Greek archaeology here. International archaeologists - cancel your summer jolly and step up to a basic ethical stance in your behaviours and practice on this. Do better - do something!

This is fantastic, and it clearly shows that certain members of the ExB have been representing their own interests and values, not those of the membership. Let's see what happens now...🍉

Just a few hours left to vote!

Book cover - Archaeology for Today and Tomorrow

Now open access: Archaeology for Today and Tomorrow.

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#archaeology
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🚨2025 and 2026 EAA members🚨
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A speculative and future-oriented focus would be welcome, as one of the keys to doing better archaeology is being able to imagine a better way of doing archaeology!

Email us at gdiaz@mola.org.uk; swatson@mola.org.uk. Closing date 6th February.

..pose problems for the integrating of diverse stakeholders

- Constructive proposals on new ways of designing archaeological projects and interventions so they do a better job integrating communities, academic partners, third sector organisations etc.

- Successful (and unsuccessful) case studies where innovative ways of project design managed to integrate the communities in the design, delivery or dissemination of archaeological works.
- Critical analysis of how current notions of project design...

We seek to explore alternative and more radical approaches, where the agency of communities in project design is explored in more depth.

Among the potential topics, the session aims to explore:

...how we engage with diverse groups. A myriad of professionals have a say in how archaeological projects are designed, yet communities usually occupy a passive place, without any real input in how projects are actually designed.

Here is the abstract for the sesssion:

"Disconnected by Design? Or, how can we design projects to connect with diverse communities?

This session seeks to explore, from a critical yet constructive perspective, the ways in which project design in archaeology affects...

Why do we design projects in Archaeology the way we do it? Who has agency in this process? Whose values and goals are driving our research questions, methods, and frameworks? join @drsadiewatson.bsky.social and myself to disscuss it at CIfA's annual meeting in Edinburgh this April!

The article grew out of a sense of unease we had while reading debates over decolonisation in archaeology, especially about where the conversation is being shaped. I’m really glad to finally see it out in the world.

🧵 I highlight in this thread some of our core arguments.

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If you want a detailed description of the events so far please read: drive.google.com/file/d/1jdGO...

I have added the following to my original complaint. I'm posting this because it feels important that EAA members understand the extent of what is happening as so much of it is behind closed doors. Names redacted (the irony!) because I feel forced to do so while the evidence is being withheld.

Further to the EAA saga and the actions of its leadership...Zena is the editor of the Association's journal, and we now how much hard and unappreciated work that entails. She was attacked in the meeting of 9.1.206, and yet the people in charge seem to want to withhold the evidence. Enough is enough.

So, if you are an @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social (EAA) member from 2025-2026, you received yesterday your email for the per-rollam vote of the past Special Meeting and the documentation attached to it… if you still doubt what to vote, please read all the documents. My short digest:

I am so sorry, Kayt. I hope you are okay. And thank you so much for your work there.

Yesterday I resigned from the EAA Appeals & Anti-Harassment Committee (AAHC) after I was targetted in what I believe was an attempt to disprupt & undermine the AAHC. Be assured, AAHC are v much committed to making EAA a safe space, despite the restrictions imposed on them by the existing statutes. 🏺

In spite of the Safe Space Policy being clearly stated at the beginning of the meeting, Prof. XXXXX targeted me by name, calling for my resignation from my position as Editor of the society's journal. Furthermore, his misuse of my title, referring to me as "Miss Kamash", felt deliberately demeaning. This intimidating behaviour explicitly contravenes the EAA Safe Space Policy. Although he was muted, for which I was grateful, I experienced a panic attack following his comments and did not feel safe to speak for the remainder of the meeting. This was further compounded by not only Prof. XXXXX being allowed to remain in the online meeting, but also being invited to take the floor again after the break. This gives me strong concerns about the effectiveness of the Safe Space Policy. On a broader point about the effectiveness of the Safe Space Policy, I also note that members whose position aligned with that of Concerned EAA were repeatedly and persistently accused of anti-Semitism throughout the meeting. This is a serious accusation that should not be levelled without due care and evidentiary support. Its use as a blanket accusation seems to have been designed with the explicit aim of silencing and intimidating members aligned with Concerned EAA, which again contravenes the Safe Space Policy and should have been dealt with more robustly during the meeting.

Following yesterday's EAA Special Meeting, I have submitted a complaint to the EAA Appeal and Anti-Harassment Committee. I post it here, with names redacted, for any members who were not present. Thank you so much to everyone who has reached out with messages of solidarity and support 🙏💓🙏

Hey Zena! thank you for what you said. If you want to take this to the anti-harrassment committee, count me in. And a lot of people would join for sure.

🚨Urgent‼️ The EAA has doxxed members who have been working to reestablish justice, democracy and accountability in the association. This is a chilling move. We must take action. ALL EAA MEMBERS OUT FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING THIS FRIDAY JAN 9TH! #EAAforDemocracy

The US has, consistently, been the biggest source of pain and suffering in the World since WW2.

And please also, AGAIN, never forget that they are inherently unethical to use because no one gave permission for their research or writing to be used in it. It is all stolen, and if you're using the plagiarism machine, please keep that in mind.

A woman in black stands behind a silver lectern to deliver a presentation on archaeology

Superb keynote from @drsadiewatson.bsky.social at TAG this afternoon, wonderfully expressed insights from fieldwork and practice

Seminar poster with details, accessible via the following link: https://www.bbk.ac.uk/events?tag=1200

Hiba's seminar will be first in Carena Institute of Sustainable Archaeologies series, on "Collaborative Archaeologies in (Post)Conflict Contexts". All welcome, in-person only, book via this link: www.bbk.ac.uk/events?tag=1...

Lecture poster. SPMA logo and name. Geoff Egan Memorial Lecture, 18:00, 16 December 2025, York Medical Society. Dr Beatriz Marin-Aguilera lectures on An Archaeology of Radical Tenderness. Archaeology as a discipline is at an ethical crossroad. Claims to be neutral and to depoliticise our practice — or to defend the status of archaeology as an 'objective science'— have alarmingly (re)gained traction. This turn away from humans —past and present—, their suffering, and the ethics of care is the product of unaddressed postcolonial demands that hide our privileged position as (white) archaeologists. Drawing on a long tradition of the social in Latin American arts and scholarship, I propose an 'archaeology of radical tenderness' that combines protest and profound critical thought with deep care, affection, and vulnerability, especially in the face of systemic harm and oppressive political structures. Using the archaeological record and the living experience, the archaeology of radical tenderness challenges inherited power structures and colonial histories offering new alternatives for our discipline as a site of openness, resistance, and relatedness. The archaeology of radical tenderness advocates for an embodied-situated practice and a critical and loving approach to social justice, emphasising collective care, the transformation of communities through shared vulnerability, and the healing needed to birth new (more equal) futures.

Map. Central York. Locations of destination bus stops for services from University of York Campus East are shown. A walking route betwen the York Medical Society and Crescent Community Centre is shown by a dotted blue line. Tuesday 16 December 18:00 Geoff Egan Memorial Lecture at York Medical Society, followed by the Antiquity Quiz and TAG Party at Crescent Community Centre from 19:00.

Join us in York @tag2025york.bsky.social on 16 December for Dr Beatriz Marin-Aguilera's 8pm lecture, 'An Archaeology of Radical Tenderness'.

The @postmedarch.bsky.social's Geoff Egan Memorial Lecture is followed by a drinks reception and seasonal snacks. Then go on to the TAG party!

I can't fucking believe they dare to reference Foucault while they dig and have projects next to an actual, contemporary Israeli torture camp. What a disgusting bunch.

... play a key role helping us understand their relationship.

Thanks to my amazing co-author @drsadiewatson.bsky.social , as neither this research nor this paper would exist without her amazing work and mentorship!