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  1. I'm sounding like a broken record. But my #bot headaches with Open Context aren't just a simple function of our limited #archaeology resources.

    #AIbots are currently overwhelming #Zenodo, a major repository (with CERN infrastructure!).

    This problem cannot be ignored and needs a public policy response.

    #opendata #AI #webscraping #openaccess

    See example: zenodo.org/records/22276836

  2. I'm sounding like a broken record. But my #bot headaches with Open Context aren't just a simple function of our limited #archaeology resources.

    #AIbots are currently overwhelming #Zenodo, a major repository (with CERN infrastructure!).

    This problem cannot be ignored and needs a public policy response.

    #opendata #AI #webscraping #openaccess

    See example: zenodo.org/records/22276836

  3. I'm sounding like a broken record. But my #bot headaches with Open Context aren't just a simple function of our limited #archaeology resources.

    #AIbots are currently overwhelming #Zenodo, a major repository (with CERN infrastructure!).

    This problem cannot be ignored and needs a public policy response.

    #opendata #AI #webscraping #openaccess

    See example: zenodo.org/records/22276836

  4. I'm sounding like a broken record. But my #bot headaches with Open Context aren't just a simple function of our limited #archaeology resources.

    #AIbots are currently overwhelming #Zenodo, a major repository (with CERN infrastructure!).

    This problem cannot be ignored and needs a public policy response.

    #opendata #AI #webscraping #openaccess

    See example: zenodo.org/records/22276836

  5. World’s oldest evidence of habitual drug use found in 25,000-year-old teeth in Indonesia

    Ice age hunter-gatherers on an Indonesian island regularly sucked betel nuts to ease tooth pain, according to a new study. The practice dates back at least 25,000 years and pushes the known history of habitual betel nut drug use far deeper into the past...

    More information: archaeologymag.com/2026/09/old

    @archaeology

    #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #anthropology

  6. World’s oldest evidence of habitual drug use found in 25,000-year-old teeth in Indonesia

    Ice age hunter-gatherers on an Indonesian island regularly sucked betel nuts to ease tooth pain, according to a new study. The practice dates back at least 25,000 years and pushes the known history of habitual betel nut drug use far deeper into the past...

    More information: archaeologymag.com/2026/09/old

    @archaeology

  7. Relief from the synagogue at Ostia Antica with several symbols related to Judaism--menorah, shofar, lulav and etrog. The relief was part of the architectural framing of the Torah shrine. The synagogue is the oldest discovered in Europe.

    L'shana tova!

    📷🇮🇹 flic.kr/p/2pCCG37

    #photography #archaeology

    Menorah (Ostia Antica, Italy)

  8. Relief from the synagogue at Ostia Antica with several symbols related to Judaism--menorah, shofar, lulav and etrog. The relief was part of the architectural framing of the Torah shrine. The synagogue is the oldest discovered in Europe.

    L'shana tova!

    📷🇮🇹 flic.kr/p/2pCCG37

    #photography #archaeology

    Menorah (Ostia Antica, Italy)

  9. Relief from the synagogue at Ostia Antica with several symbols related to Judaism--menorah, shofar, lulav and etrog. The relief was part of the architectural framing of the Torah shrine. The synagogue is the oldest discovered in Europe.

    L'shana tova!

    📷🇮🇹 flic.kr/p/2pCCG37

    #photography #archaeology

    Menorah (Ostia Antica, Italy)

  10. Relief from the synagogue at Ostia Antica with several symbols related to Judaism--menorah, shofar, lulav and etrog. The relief was part of the architectural framing of the Torah shrine. The synagogue is the oldest discovered in Europe.

    L'shana tova!

    📷🇮🇹 flic.kr/p/2pCCG37

    #photography #archaeology

    Menorah (Ostia Antica, Italy)

  11. Relief from the synagogue at Ostia Antica with several symbols related to Judaism--menorah, shofar, lulav and etrog. The relief was part of the architectural framing of the Torah shrine. The synagogue is the oldest discovered in Europe.

    L'shana tova!

    📷🇮🇹 flic.kr/p/2pCCG37

    #photography #archaeology

    Menorah (Ostia Antica, Italy)

  12. Roman emperor’s lavish bath found hidden inside a palace tower in Serbia

    Archaeologists working at Vrelo-Šarkamen in eastern Serbia have uncovered a lavish Roman bath built inside a palace tower. The bath belonged to an imperial residence linked to Maximinus Daza, a Roman emperor who ruled from 310 to 313...

    Photo © Krajina Museum

    More information: archaeologymag.com/2026/09/rom

    Follow @archaeology

    #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #romanempire #romanarchitecture #romanbath

  13. Roman emperor’s lavish bath found hidden inside a palace tower in Serbia

    Archaeologists working at Vrelo-Šarkamen in eastern Serbia have uncovered a lavish Roman bath built inside a palace tower. The bath belonged to an imperial residence linked to Maximinus Daza, a Roman emperor who ruled from 310 to 313...

    Photo © Krajina Museum

    More information: archaeologymag.com/2026/09/rom

    Follow @archaeology

  14. Kristina's Live Science article here has inspired a lot of "spin-offs" - and while its great of course to see #archaeology news spread, it'll never not puzzle me why some of those sites have to go with absurd #AISlop visuals while perfectly fine photos of the real thing are available. 🤨🙄

    RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pc4yv4dcwayfcftjqkmxc7fr/post/3mtyxysvm5k2w

  15. New from the Teahouse 🫖

    Mammoth Deathtrap: New Study Pushes South Dakota's Mammoth Trap Back Over 100,000 Years

    New luminescence dating of sinkhole sediments suggests The Mammoth Site's Columbian mammoths died around 232,000–160,000 years ago, far earlier than radiocarbon indicated

    archaeologyteahouse.com/storie

    #Archaeology #History #Americas

  16. It’s Oldest Evidence of Habitual Drug Use—and the Damage

    An ancient toothache may have given researchers their earliest look yet at habitual drug use among humans.…
    #NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Archaeology #druguse #Homosapiens #Indonesia #Neanderthals #nuts #teeth #World
    newsbeep.com/728241/

  17. Medieval England’s farmers shifted from draught cattle to sheep and wool as demand changed

    Medieval England’s cattle and sheep economy changed in step with rising populations, trade, and demand for food and materials. A study of animal remains from 460 archaeological sites shows when those changes took place between CE 400 and 1400...

    More information: archaeologymag.com/2026/09/med

    Follow @archaeology

    #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #anthropology #zooarchaeology #medieval

  18. Call for citations: does your article, chapter, book, etc. cite Pleiades as a data source? If so, we'd like to add a citation to our new "Pleiades in Use" blog section at pleiades.stoa.org/docs/pleiade . Reply here or drop us an email at [email protected]

    Boosts appreciated!

    #ancientGeography #ancientHistory #archaeology #classics #DH #gazetteers #HGIS #SpatialHumanities

  19. Call for citations: does your article, chapter, book, etc. cite Pleiades as a data source? If so, we'd like to add a citation to our new "Pleiades in Use" blog section at pleiades.stoa.org/docs/pleiade . Reply here or drop us an email at [email protected]

    Boosts appreciated!

    #ancientGeography #ancientHistory #archaeology #classics #DH #gazetteers #HGIS #SpatialHumanities

  20. Call for citations: does your article, chapter, book, etc. cite Pleiades as a data source? If so, we'd like to add a citation to our new "Pleiades in Use" blog section at pleiades.stoa.org/docs/pleiade . Reply here or drop us an email at [email protected]

    Boosts appreciated!

    #ancientGeography #ancientHistory #archaeology #classics #DH #gazetteers #HGIS #SpatialHumanities

  21. Call for citations: does your article, chapter, book, etc. cite Pleiades as a data source? If so, we'd like to add a citation to our new "Pleiades in Use" blog section at pleiades.stoa.org/docs/pleiade . Reply here or drop us an email at [email protected]

    Boosts appreciated!

    #ancientGeography #ancientHistory #archaeology #classics #DH #gazetteers #HGIS #SpatialHumanities

  22. Call for citations: does your article, chapter, book, etc. cite Pleiades as a data source? If so, we'd like to add a citation to our new "Pleiades in Use" blog section at pleiades.stoa.org/docs/pleiade . Reply here or drop us an email at [email protected]

    Boosts appreciated!

    #ancientGeography #ancientHistory #archaeology #classics #DH #gazetteers #HGIS #SpatialHumanities

  23. The #PleiadesGazetteer is among the data sources cited in a new paper that "analyze[s] monetary circulation across the Roman world":

    Haddad, Eduardo A., and Inacio Araujo. “Economic Footprints: Mapping Coin Circulation and Economic Networks in Ancient Rome.” Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, ahead of print, June 9, 2026. doi.org/10.1057/s41599-026-078.

    #ancientGeography #ancientHistory #archaeology #classics #DH #HGIS #numismatics #spatialHumanities

  24. The #PleiadesGazetteer is among the data sources cited in a new paper that "analyze[s] monetary circulation across the Roman world":

    Haddad, Eduardo A., and Inacio Araujo. “Economic Footprints: Mapping Coin Circulation and Economic Networks in Ancient Rome.” Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, ahead of print, June 9, 2026. doi.org/10.1057/s41599-026-078.

    #ancientGeography #ancientHistory #archaeology #classics #DH #HGIS #numismatics #spatialHumanities

  25. The #PleiadesGazetteer is among the data sources cited in a new paper that "analyze[s] monetary circulation across the Roman world":

    Haddad, Eduardo A., and Inacio Araujo. “Economic Footprints: Mapping Coin Circulation and Economic Networks in Ancient Rome.” Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, ahead of print, June 9, 2026. doi.org/10.1057/s41599-026-078.

    #ancientGeography #ancientHistory #archaeology #classics #DH #HGIS #numismatics #spatialHumanities

  26. The #PleiadesGazetteer is among the data sources cited in a new paper that "analyze[s] monetary circulation across the Roman world":

    Haddad, Eduardo A., and Inacio Araujo. “Economic Footprints: Mapping Coin Circulation and Economic Networks in Ancient Rome.” Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, ahead of print, June 9, 2026. doi.org/10.1057/s41599-026-078.

    #ancientGeography #ancientHistory #archaeology #classics #DH #HGIS #numismatics #spatialHumanities

  27. The #PleiadesGazetteer is among the data sources cited in a new paper that "analyze[s] monetary circulation across the Roman world":

    Haddad, Eduardo A., and Inacio Araujo. “Economic Footprints: Mapping Coin Circulation and Economic Networks in Ancient Rome.” Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, ahead of print, June 9, 2026. doi.org/10.1057/s41599-026-078.

    #ancientGeography #ancientHistory #archaeology #classics #DH #HGIS #numismatics #spatialHumanities

  28. 'The Fabric is everywhere, it is all around us. … You take the blue schist and the story ends. You wake in your trench and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red schist and you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the subsoil goes.' - Morpheus (allegedly) #archaeology #potsherds #Daskalio #Keros #BronzeAge en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daskalio

  29. 4 million Roman coins reveal how money helped unite the expanding Republic

    A study of nearly 4 million Roman coins shows how money moved across the Republic as Rome expanded. The pattern points to roads, cities, ports, and institutions as key forces behind economic ties. Researchers used spatial models and digital archaeology databases to trace coin circulation from 155 BCE to 2 CE...

    More info: archaeologymag.com/2026/09/rom

    Follow @archaeology

    #archaeology #romanempire #romancoins #numismatics

  30. Two teeth from a Pilbara rock shelter show Tasmanian devils scavenged human campsites in Australia’s driest interior for 45,000 years, until the dingo arrived and the relationship broke down. #Archaeology #TasmanianDevil #Pilbara anthropology.net/p/tasmanian-d

  31. Bethsaida, lost city of Jesus and apostles, found at Sea of Galilee

    NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Archaeologists believe they’ve identified a lost city tied to Jesus…
    #NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Archaeology #christianityreligion #familypersonalfreedoms #historicsites #History #Israel #Travel #World
    newsbeep.com/727743/