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@matthewj

Archaeologist at Northwestern University; Norwich City fan. He/him. Dis/Abled. Opinions expressed my own.

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Was he channelling Darwin's thoughts on worms? Or am I over-thinking this?

16.02.2026 10:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Noรซl Coward Quote Elyot: I met her on a house party in Norfolk. Amanda: Very flat, Norfolk. Elyot: There's no need to be unpleasant. Amanda: That was no reflection on her, unless of course she made it flatter.

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30.01.2026 10:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

But he did say that you should let a bad review ruin your breakfast but not your lunch, which is excellent advice

30.01.2026 09:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And it involves lunch breaks

26.01.2026 22:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hi @tandfresearch.bsky.social. I got an automated email from you asking me to review a paper on 23rd. I got a reminder on 25th, Christmas Day, and another reminder today. Is this a timely and respectful way to treat someone you are asking for unpaid labor?

27.12.2025 15:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have just voted for the recommended slate, and encourage others to do so as well.

29.10.2025 15:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Erm, no it's not. You have to subscribe to read on.

17.10.2025 13:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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10.10.2025 23:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Marry an archaeologist. The older you get the more interested they will be in you (paraphrased from Agatha Christie)

02.10.2025 20:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congratulations Gabe!

02.10.2025 14:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I visited last week. It's an amazing achievement. Congratulations to all involved.

20.08.2025 18:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Envious. Can't make it to TAG unfortunately.

20.08.2025 13:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Enslaved Labor and the Construction of the U.S. Capitol โ€œWould it be superstitious to presume, that the Sovereign Father of all nations, permitted the perpetration of this apparently execrable transaction, as a fiery, though salutary signal of his displeas...

Brian, building of the US Capitol was ongoing into the 1860s using enslaved labor www.whitehousehistory.org/enslaved-lab...

05.08.2025 08:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Cracking stuff from the Lionesses

27.07.2025 18:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Understood but his article has left me Full of Doubt about the whole concept of ancient landscapes. Maybe best discussed over a pint...

25.07.2025 12:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You don't buy Williamson's critique of 'ancient fields' then?

25.07.2025 12:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Really important book, not least on EP Thompson

04.07.2025 12:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Au contraire Brian. One of the great evocations of a deserted London. I agree it goes downhill when they leave for the countryside and it all gets faux pastoral

17.06.2025 17:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Do you welcome archaeologists?

11.06.2025 17:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Time for the epic Bluesky quest of @popeleo?

08.05.2025 19:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you for the shout out Adam! This is spot on!

06.05.2025 17:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In the c18 gentry bought books by the yard, to furnish their houses

18.04.2025 18:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When Anthony Fletcher complained that Germaine Greer panned his gender book without reading the 2nd half, a colleague retorted that he shouldn't have written such a very long book in the 1st place

19.03.2025 17:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hang in there Jonny

16.03.2025 18:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tell us more about the medieval furrows please

18.02.2025 02:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's the white heat of intellectual enquiry emanating from the IoA

13.01.2025 18:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Lagaan Trailer | Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India | Aamir Khan | Ashutosh Gowariker
Lagaan Trailer | Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India | Aamir Khan | Ashutosh Gowariker YouTube video by Amal Koshy George

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nhi4... greatest cricket movie ever made

12.01.2025 02:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When the rest of us would sit around saying 'someone should do/say something', John was the one who got up and did it.

29.12.2024 14:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

RIP John Barrett. I never came away from one of his talks without being forced to think deeply and in new ways about archaeology. His was a really profound and uncompromising intellect. And he practiced and insisted on values of decency and responsibility in our work.

28.12.2024 15:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 19 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I show this (the clean version) every year in our Intro class

23.12.2024 23:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0