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PhD, Archaeologist/Egyptologist, ancient Egypt/Bronze Age Greece, random moments of fangirling, Marvel fan, D&D player, nerd... IG: http://instagram.com/ladysekhmet

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How The Ancient Romans Gave Us 'Bones Of the Dead' Cookies For Halloween One tradition from an ancient Roman festival for the dead has survived to the present day, and you can learn how to make these tasty cookies to celebrate the season!

Was searching for something else and came across this article I wrote exactly a decade ago. Throwback! πŸΊπŸ’€

31.10.2025 15:30 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Amazon Is the World's Biggest Online Book Marketplace. It's Filled With AI Knockoffs

Generative AI has made Amazon’s knockoff problem more inescapable than ever. Authors tell Rolling Stone it’s leaving them frustratedβ€” and the internet worse in the process.

27.10.2025 20:00 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 8

Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!

27.08.2025 17:30 πŸ‘ 10258 πŸ” 6800 πŸ’¬ 84 πŸ“Œ 68
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A statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands in D.C. is removed as fast as it appeared The statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands mid-frolic wasn't the first anti-Trump artwork on the National Mall in recent months. But it was the first to be removed, despite having a permit.

The statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands mid-frolic wasn't the first anti-Trump artwork on the National Mall in recent months. But it was the first to be removed, despite having a permit.

24.09.2025 18:41 πŸ‘ 1309 πŸ” 420 πŸ’¬ 84 πŸ“Œ 42
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I need a Tylenol after listening to him drone on.

23.09.2025 20:16 πŸ‘ 3761 πŸ” 599 πŸ’¬ 333 πŸ“Œ 45

Say what now?

07.08.2025 02:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Doll made of linen, with real human hair, real gold jewellery and leather cuffs, 2nd Century CE

Now in the Γ„gyptisches Museum, Berlin. Γ„M 17954

Photograph by S. Steiß

#ancientBluesky

07.08.2025 01:25 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Feds prep for reopening of Alcatraz prison. Critics call it the 'stupidest initiative yet' Two federal officials are traveling to California to visit the shuttered Alcatraz prison, part of a plan to soon announce the reopening of the infamous federal prison.

I like how they point out that this is the stupidest initiative YET.

Because you know there are so so so many stupider ideas about to be unleashed upon us.

www.latimes.com/california/s...

17.07.2025 22:02 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Bloody hell, they're already firing the cheerful satirists

18.07.2025 00:43 πŸ‘ 114 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1
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News - New Discoveries from Famed Antikythera Shipwreck - Archaeology Magazine ANTIKYTHERA, GREECEβ€”According to a statement released by The Swiss School of ARCHAEOLOGY in Greece, renewed […]

archaeology.org/news/2025/07...

11.07.2025 22:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's so hot that if I heard a thunderclap right now I'm pretty sure I'd cheer it like fireworks

08.07.2025 20:09 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

The idea that scholars just repeat what they were taught is anti science BS

The whole point of a PhD dissertation is to train scholars to produce original, critical research

We want to update "the narrative" and improve our understanding of the world around us

02.07.2025 12:47 πŸ‘ 163 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2
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Yup. That’s the one.

13.05.2025 19:08 πŸ‘ 17654 πŸ” 4015 πŸ’¬ 339 πŸ“Œ 167

This thread and diagrams are really on point. I've encountered all of these methods, both during my debate with Graham Hancock and online

It's frustrating how this rhetoric works so effectively

13.05.2025 18:20 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧑)

02.05.2025 23:00 πŸ‘ 762 πŸ” 264 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 10
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Bannon: Trump β€˜going to prison’ if Democrat wins White House in 2028 President Trump’s former adviser Steve Bannon predicted Thursday that President TrumpΒ will go to prison if a Democrat wins back the White House in 2028. β€œGod forbid we don’t win in…

Steve Bannon is warning that Donald Trump will go β€œto prison” if Democrats win back the White House in 2028.

21.04.2025 22:30 πŸ‘ 4282 πŸ” 499 πŸ’¬ 1577 πŸ“Œ 290
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Trump plans order to cut funding for NPR and PBS President Trump and GOP members of Congress have accused the public broadcasters of biased and "woke" programming. The president plans a rescission, which would give Congress 45 days to approve the di...

The Trump administration has drafted a memo to Congress outlining its intent to end nearly all federal funding for public media, which includes NPR and PBS, according to a White House official who spoke to NPR.

15.04.2025 16:55 πŸ‘ 1095 πŸ” 586 πŸ’¬ 180 πŸ“Œ 111

florida is the one that got me

22.03.2025 11:50 πŸ‘ 361 πŸ” 57 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 6

wow they really singled out this car

22.03.2025 11:54 πŸ‘ 328 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 0

Still better than Excel.

16.03.2025 13:47 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Headline: Antiquities Smuggling Rings Busted, Ancient Treasures Recovered Police have arrested 23 suspects, including an archivist, in a major bust of antiquities smuggling rings in northern Greece. The raids uncovered ancient coins, artifacts, and explosives, with the grou...

greekcitytimes.com/2025/03/16/h...

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Ukrainian soldiers discover 6th–5th century BC burial site during fortification works in southern Ukraine – photos Servicemen of the 123rd Territorial Defence Brigade uncovered an ancient burial site dating back to the 6th–5th centuries BC while constructing military fortifications in southern Ukraine.

www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...

16.03.2025 17:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What pigments were used in the frescoes of Pompeii? Study published on the subject A study done in the Pompeii Archaeological Park revealed how ancient artists skillfully mixed raw materials to achieve a wide range of color tones.

What pigments were used in the frescoes of Pompeii? Study published on the subject
www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeolo...

16.03.2025 16:49 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Private baths at Pompeii | The Past Ongoing excavations in Insula 10, Regio IX, at Pompeii have uncovered a luxurious private bathhouse, one of the biggest ever found in a domestic context in ...

Private baths at Pompeii – The Past
the-past.com/news/private...

16.03.2025 17:00 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Scarab with Spiral

Scarab with Spiral

Scarab with Spiral https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4199

16.03.2025 17:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A bronze statue wrapped in tar-paper, lying on a set of wooden packing cases.

A bronze statue wrapped in tar-paper, lying on a set of wooden packing cases.

Fear not, it's not Imhotep again!

One of my favourite photos: the Artemision Zeus / Poseidon, covered in tar paper before it was hidden during World War Two by the Greek Directorate of Archaeology. #Archaeology 🏺

Image: National Archaeological Museum, Athens. Link - namuseum.gr/en/to-moysei...

12.03.2025 21:12 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Perhaps the most depressing part about the last couple of months is that every awful shitty thing that’s happening to this country is self-induced. People asked for this. None of it had to happen.

12.03.2025 01:16 πŸ‘ 32884 πŸ” 4489 πŸ’¬ 950 πŸ“Œ 257

especially since his front legs, body, and head don’t seem to connect very well. πŸ˜‚

13.03.2025 02:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Omg-this is AMAZING!! I love that horse. He seems so confused about how he got there. πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

13.03.2025 02:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A tall, cylindrical ceramic vessel, mostly red with a thick band of black around the top. The inscription is a ladder-shaped glyph scratched into the surface.

A tall, cylindrical ceramic vessel, mostly red with a thick band of black around the top. The inscription is a ladder-shaped glyph scratched into the surface.

#OTD in 2019 I photographed this 23 cm-tall Predynastic black-topped redware vessel with a small glyph inscribed in the centre. Originating from ancient Nekhen (Hierakonpolis), I photographed it for the @garstangmuseum.bsky.social exhibition Before Egypt. Feels so long ago now ...
#AncientBluesky

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