James Donaldson

Women Working the Past This book offers a new history of women's integral contribution to archaeology, history, and heritage in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Britain and beyond. Born out of the Beyond Notability project...

That exciting feeling when you notice you have a new book out (even though you haven't quite finished it yet!) press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... @amalexathorn.bsky.social @sharonhoward.bsky.social @corabeth.bsky.social

Man charged after Egyptian artefacts stolen from Caboolture museum A 52-year-old man has been charged and 'priceless' Egyptian artefacts have been recovered after a break-in at a small museum in Caboolture on Friday.

‘Egyptian artefacts recovered and arrest made after 'amateur' Caboolture museum heist’
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Brazen thief steals priceless Egyptian artefacts in night raid The historical items include a mummy mask and ancient jewellery.

7news.com.au/news/pricele... An unfortunate museum theft last night. @museumofloot.bsky.social

Archaeology against the clock: the race to salvage fragments of early Brisbane Tens of thousands of artefacts were unearthed not by careful excavation but by the 2011 floods. Now, students are piecing together Queensland’s history

'Archaeology against the clock: the race to salvage fragments of early Brisbane'
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Thanks Judith!

Great to have this article with @paulkiem.bsky.social out in @jas-jozstudies.bsky.social today, all about Roman artefacts and Australian soldiers at Brightlingsea, Essex, during the First World War, with an intriguing ghost story at its heart

How digitisation of herbaria reveals the botanical legacy of the First World War Digitisation of herbarium collections is bringing greater understanding to bear on the complexity of narratives relating to the First World War and its aftermath – scientific and societal. Plant coll....

A new article by member Christopher Kreuzer is now available! "Plant collecting during the First World War was more widespread than previously understood, contributed to the psychological wellbeing of those involved, and enhances floristic knowledge."

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From bluey to bogans: Researchers who help define how the nation speaks to lose their jobs For almost 40 years, the words the nation uses in speech, newspapers and books has been mapped by a small team at the Australian National Dictionary Centre.

I can't believe ANU is proposing to disestablish ANDC @ozworders.bsky.social‬. Over the last 20 years of writing I've often consulted staff over the origins of obscure words and phrases. We need the dictionary to record and explain our changing language. www.smh.com.au/national/fro...

The final chapter, 20, offers a distribution guide to the known publicly accessible collections in the region - 66 in total. Each institution is given a short entry that situates the ancient Med. artefacts within its broader collections, with the aim of increasing visibility of these materials 🏺📜🏛.

Chapter 6 focuses on the Antiquities Collection of the Uni of Queensland in the mid 20th century and the journey of the Classics department to form the RD Milns museum. It provides a historic framework from which to understand the place of ancient world studies in contemporary Australian education.

I am hugely enjoying this book - it has so much to offer all researchers of museum collections of antiquities.

Chapter 16 by Brit Asmussen and @cairojim.bsky.social explores the sticky-ness of objects. They consider the relevance of antiquities held in museums and the varied contributions they make to the contemporary world via people’s engagement with them today.

As war rages in Gaza, archaeological looting in the West Bank has spiked Economic collapse in Palestinian territories has led to illegal digs at prominent Bronze Age site, new study finds

“Looting is a global issue, often fueled by armed conflicts, civil unrest, and weak governmental control,” 🏺

Oh hey, it's my thing! Looted text finds from recent war zones! You know, the thing I've been thinking about for, uh, *checks notes* about seven years now!

I haven't found an easy answer that lets me sleep soundly, but apparently, some people have. Good for them. Allow me to add some thoughts.🧵

When Wartime Plunder Comes to Campus An archaeologist considers whether she should teach with antiquities looted during the U.S invasion of Iraq.

Should educators ever teach with materials obtained illegally or unethically?

“As an archaeologist who teaches at Emory, I have decided yes: Learning with and from these objects can help amend their problematic acquisition—so long as that history pervades the lesson”
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