@a-rfa
An independent project connecting archaeologists, heritage researchers, and members of the public committed to challenging rising misuse and misrepresentation of the past by the far-right. UK-based, ECR-led. https://archaeologistsrfa.wordpress.com/
Look out for more upcoming work on this project, and check out our hosts here: fword.unito.it and here: easaonline.org/networks/ant.... Understanding far-right movements is a necessarily interdisciplinary project.
Excited to have shared ongoing research at the 2-3 Feb 'Theorising Fascism' workshop run by AnthroFa and the F-WORD project, highlighting digital ethnographic methods for better understanding the far-right digital co-option of archaeogenetic research through memes, particularly around the Yamna.
🐦🔥 Hello folks! 🐦🔥 We've been busy over the past few months with new research projects and the publication of our first paper (more on that soon!). Checking back in here to let you know that our spring seminar series will be starting up soon, along with some other plans. Solidarity and see you soon.
Thanks @lornarichardson.bsky.social! This chimes a lot with what we're working on atm. Application inbound.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
This Friday, conference in Valencia Spain on Antiquity and the Extreme Right in Europe and the US in the 21st century, hosted by @anihoproject.bsky.social
Read @carantes.bsky.social‘s newsletter for some heartening advice on the spectrum of roles in antifascist organising, further great advice from @invisiblehistories.bsky.social, and an upcoming talk on medieval chivalry and Far Right masculinities by @menysnoweballes.bsky.social. Then follow them!
All those who signed up to attend today's seminar with @cultarchaeo.bsky.social should have now received a link to attend. If you haven't received the link, email us at archaeologistsrfa@proton.me. Otherwise, look out for the recorded version in the next couple of weeks. See you soon!
Last chance to register for Steph Halmhofer’s talk this coming Tuesday! Essential for anyone interested in the relationship between pseudo-archaeology, conspiracy, and extreme political ideology. Link below to register, we hope to see you there!
🌟 Reminder! 🌟 we will be hosting the amazing Steph Halmhofer on Tuesday 14th of October, who will be presenting on the incredibly important topic of pseudoarchaeology, conspirary and the far right. The talk is free to attend so please sign up below!
🚨 NEW SEMINAR ALERT 🚨
On 14/10 Steph Halmhofer (@cultarchaeo.bsky.social) will speak on 'Manufacturing History', examining the relationship between pseudoarchaeology, conspiracy, and the far-right and highlighting its contemporary relevance. Go to archaeologistsrfa.wordpress.com/events/ to register.
Also - not knowing how to get involved is hard and very normal. Students and scholars of the past looking for help, check out @drdanstewart1.bsky.social's compilation of advice from @blacktrowel.bsky.social here: bsky.app/profile/drda...
This is unacceptable, but also predictable - the most recent in a long line of institutional and governmental failures to stand up to the far-right. Instead, remember We Keep Us Safe. Look for ways to support the most marginalised, fold antifascist praxis into your work, find your role and organise.
Urgently useful stuff, thank you @drdanstewart1.bsky.social
Ok, 3rd time's the charm, eh?
Google took down original #EAA meeting petition due to complaints & 2nd went same way.
Old signatures have been saved, but if you've ever been a member of EAA & haven't filled this out yet, then please do.
#Archaeology 🏺 #EAA2025
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New form to sign the petition for a Special Meeting of the EAA (to discuss the genocide in Gaza and the handling of the situation by the Executive Board). Previous one was reported and taken down by Google for "violating its terms". Wonder who reported it?🤔 #eaa2025
EAA members, sign to call for a special meeting to hold the Executive Board to account. When elements of our discipline are being used to justify apartheid and genocide, we need institutions (and members) to clearly and loudly condemn and work against this. Archaeology is political. Eyes on Gaza. 🍉
“We do archaeology because we care about people in the past and people in the present, and oppose the violent destruction of lives and heritage … interference with a democratic process to overturn a decision like this is unacceptable.”
Solidarity with BTC and others holding EAA to account.
Very excited to announce that the recording of Prof Howard Williams' (@archaeodeathprof.bsky.social) fantastic seminar from July is now publically available. Check it out on our website at archaeologistsrfa.wordpress.com/seminar-reco... or on Youtube at youtu.be/r0fs6jD_c7k?....
In response to ICOMOS Palestine's February 2025 appeal, archaeologists of conscience everywhere are mobilising. We are calling on our representative bodies to boycott Israel now! #archaeology #🏺 #eaa2025 forms.gle/c9XcB5zQqg5z...
The First Peoples in the Americas. Ancient DNA with Dr Jennifer Raff @jenniferraff.bsky.social is now ported to Spotify
See it on YouTube here: youtu.be/TcWPRdtT2B8
Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/0F9V...
As archaeologists, we understand the ephemerality of borders and the importance of migration to all of our lives. We encourage our followers to resist as you are able: attend counter-protests, support migrant orgs, engage in anti-racist and decolonial praxis in your research and work.
Attacks on hotels housing asylum seekers do nothing to ‘protect communities’ and everything to further endanger some of the most marginalised people in the UK. The evidence shows that they are facilitated by violent white supremacists (see @hopenothate.org.uk) and stoked by racist rhetoric.
Thank you so much to everyone who was able to make it to this evening's seminar, particularly those who contributed such insightful comments and questions, and to @archaeodeathprof.bsky.social for a thought-provoking and inspiring presentation. We'll see you soon.
Here’s a little clip from our emergency meeting on ‘Archaeology and Apartheid’, in which Palestinian archaeologist Fadel Al Utol tells us what it is like to do archaeology under occupation. 🏺🍉
You can watch the whole event on our YouTube channel: m.youtube.com/@Societyfort...
All attendees for this evening's seminar with Howard Williams should now have received a link which allows you to access the seminar. If you signed up but don't have a link, contact us at archaeologistsrfa@proton.me. To those who missed out, keep your eyes peeled for the recording soon.
That’s absolutely okay! Won’t complicate things at all - really look forward to seeing you.
Further to yesterday's post: we've had a big influx of sign-ups for Howard Williams' seminar this evening, so are going to leave sign-ups open till this afternoon in case any more of you curious, brilliant lot want in. Attendees should expect to recieve a Zoom link by email around 16:30BST/11:30EDT.
For those attending the seminar tomorrow: we are extending the sign up deadline slightly to make it accessible to as many as possible, so links to the Zoom meeting will go out tomorrow rather than tonight. We look forward to seeing you all soon!
