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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🚨 Call for Papers 🚨 We‘re excited to be co-organising this session with @lornarichardson.bsky.social. What does an antifascist archaeology look like under increasing consolidation of state power by the far-right? How might we avoid such a future? We hope to see you there!

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Lorna Richardson @lornarichardson.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

CfP for our TAG Exeter session 'After the Election: Archaeology & Cultural Heritage in a Post-Reform UK'. Imagine it's 2029, Reform wins a landslide election victory, the Department for British Culture has oversight of all cultural output. What next for archaeology, museums & cultural heritage?

Screenshot of the call for papers for the session for Exeter TAG, which says:
This session imagines the archaeological and heritage implications of a Reform UK government following its victory at the 2029 general election. The newly created ‘Department for British Culture’ oversees urgent revisions to Britain’s heritage and cultural sectors, operating under a mandate to suppress ‘woke’ approaches to the past. Institutional overhauls are in progress at museums and archives, at National Trust properties, in media, and publishing, and the DfBC are revising how the past is taught in schools as part of the new ‘National Curriculum Reformed’. Government policies call for the withdrawal of funding from museums and heritage sites that address difficult histories, particularly those related to colonialism, the Atlantic slave trade, and migration. New national guidance has been issued that prioritises narratives of ‘traditional’ British culture, economic and wartime achievement, and Christian heritage.

This session seeks reflections on this imagined future, focused on its implications for the present:
Is this prediction accurate? To what extent? How can we better understand the structures and dynamics that shape the far-right framing and usage of the past? In what locales, and through what narratives, is the past mobilised towards far-right political goals? What about in 2029?
Can archaeologists contribute to avoiding a future such as this? Where are we going wrong? How might we prepare? What does activist-archaeologist resistance to far-right state power look like?
What are the political responsibilities of those who work with the past? How can we attempt to prevent political harms and marginalisation through our work? Conversely, should archaeology remain politically neutral?

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Owen Exie Hurcum 💜🤍💙🍉 @owenexiehurcum.com · 26/06/2026

I'll be writing to my MP today on this matter, and I encourage everyone to do the same. www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Conversion practices draft bill

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Owen Exie Hurcum 💜🤍💙🍉 @owenexiehurcum.com · 26/06/2026

I'm very concerned about the language of the UK's draft bill on banning conversion therapy. The wording, as is, permits "conversion practices" to continue by suggesting there are non-abusive practices, when in reality all conversion therapy is abuse. Moreover, I'm particularly concerned...

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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Insightful thread on how framings of the past which work towards decolonial/liberatory ends in colonial contexts (Deep History) might end up implying a continuity that flattens European prehistory and bolsters nationalist and other politicisation.

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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Excited to announce that the recording of this April's seminar with Dr Marco Bernardi is now available! Marco gave a fantastic talk with vital implications for anyone interested in the relationship between education about the past and resistance to fascist narratives🏺 #AntiExtremistResearch

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Seminar Recordings

Seminar 3 – Dr Marco Bernardi – ‘La Scuola è Nostra: Teaching Italian Students and Historical Fascism’ 16/04/2026 Our inaugural 2026 seminar was run by Dr Marco Bernardi, an…

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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Hello folks! We're sorry to announce we're going to be further postponing our upcoming seminar with Gabriel Bayarri until after summer due to mutual scheduling issues. We're excited to work with Gabriel then! In the meantime, watch this space for more announcements :)

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Justin Webb now stating as fact that in Northern Ireland - and across the U.K. - for years people ‘have been able to come here and get access to services’ that local people can’t Is there any evidence for this? Why is a presenter on the BBC stating this as fact?

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Lorna Richardson @lornarichardson.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Giving a short paper this after to our Democracy and Activism Research Group about the connections between the extreme Right/Restore/Reform’s “white indigenous English” rhetoric & archaeology/ancient DNA. This paper practically wrote itself over the past few weeks

Screenshot from the BBC news page of an article titled the deeply contentious debate around what it means to be English

Two tweets from Restore UK spokesperson/fuckwit Charlie Downes about their beliefs that “Britain is a people defined by indigenous British ancestry and Christian faith”

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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The abject failure of the political and media classes to oppose far-right extremism have enabled these targeted, racially-motivated pogroms. Please show material solidarity with migrant and racialised communities in Belfast and elsewhere however you can.

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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Still time to sign up for this! For our primarily archaeological audience, we’re going to be drawing in some of our own research on archaeological motifs and dogwhistles in far-right memes during the discussion - should be an exciting interdisciplinary bonus.

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Isis Naucratis @isisnaucratis.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

"The attack on archaeological sites in Palestine is far from being only an erasure of Palestinian history. The intersection of archaeology, land ownership & law, makes it an attack on the very property rights and presence of Palestinians in the land" everydayorientalism.wordpress.com/2026/03/05/a...

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Archaeology, Heritage Making and Ethnic Cleansing: Making the Occupied West Bank a “Land Without a People”

by Archaeologists Against Apartheid Cover image: Settlers storm archaeological site in Sebastia (Yemen News Agency) The attack on archaeological sites in Palestine is far from being only an erasure…

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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Our upcoming seminar with Dr Gabriel Bayarri has been officially rescheduled! 'Memes, Humour, and Affective Polarisation in Far-Right Digital Cultures in Latin America', 18/06/2026 18:30 CET. Sure to be invaluable for anyone researching the far-right online. archaeologistsrfa.wordpress.com/events/

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Upcoming Events Date and Time: 18/06/2026, 18:30 CET To Register: About the Speaker: Gabriel Bayarri Toscano is Lecturer at Rey Juan Carlos University (Madrid). He is an anthropologist working at t…

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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

We are sorry to announce that we are postponing our upcoming seminar with Dr Gabriel Bayarri, which would have been tomorrow (14/05), due to a lack of capacity in our team. Keep an eye here for news of the rescheduled date!

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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

🚨New Speaker Alert! 🚨 Our next seminar will be with the incredible Dr Gabriel Bayarri on 'Memes, humour and affective polarisation in far-right digital cultures in Latin America' on 14/05/2026, 18:30 CET. Link below for details and to sign up!

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Upcoming Events Date and Time: 14/05/2026, 18:30 CET To Register: About the Speaker: Gabriel Bayarri Toscano is Lecturer at Rey Juan Carlos University (Madrid). He is an anthropologist working at t…

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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

We're excited to announce the next ARFA seminar by the amazing Dr. Gabriel Bayarri Toscano! Gabriel will be discussing 'Memes, humour and affective polarisation in far-right digital cultures in Latin America' The talk will take place 14th May, 18:30 CET. Sign up below: cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/for...

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Steph Halmhofer @cultarchaeo.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

This is a good discussion about how mainstream social media platforms and meme formats are intentionally used to launder and spread far-right messaging, featuring themes where pseudoarchaeology runs rampant.

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Hollow-Earth myths and Nazi UFOs on TikTok are bringing white supremacism into the mainstream

The online Agartha trend blends occult pseudoscience with neo-Nazism and weaponised irony to open a doorway to radicalisation.

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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Archaeology students at York founding a Restore Britain society is disappointing, but not surprising. There’s no shortage of nationalists looking to co-opt the past, and few narratives that misinterpret the past quite so egregiously as Restore’s racist and spiteful politics.

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Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Folks are rightly alarmed and baffled at Reform's manifesto pledge to ideologically intervene in arms length bodies. Classic of their distraction from the everyday concerns of voters, like paying rent, hearing their homes etc. But this obsession with chronological order is another Tory rehash >

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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

💫REMINDER💫 This is coming up on the 16th of April! Not to be missed for discussion of the dynamics of educating about and against fascism in the study of the past. Link below to book!

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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

We are excited to announce our first seminar of 2026! Dr Marco Bernardi will reflect on approaches to teaching and historical fascism - vital for anyone negotiating pedagogical approaches to countering the far-right. For more details and to register: archaeologistsrfa.wordpress.com/events/.

A poster for an upcoming talk by Marco Bernardi, a historian from the University of Turin, for Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation's seminar series. The presentation is titles 'La Scuola E' Nostra: Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it - is it really so? Some reflections on teaching based on the case of Italian students and historical fascism.'

The presentation will be on the 16th April at 17:30 BST.

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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

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.

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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

🐦‍🔥 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.

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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

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. ⬇️

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Curtis Dozier @curtisdozier.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

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

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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

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!

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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

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!

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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

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!

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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

🌟 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!

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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

🚨 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.

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Upcoming Events Stephanie Halmhofer – Manufacturing History: Pseudo-archaeology, Conspiracy, and the Far-Right Date and Time: 17-07-2025, 17:30BST//09:30PDT To Register: About the Speaker: &#…

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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

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.

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Dr Tess Machling @tessmachling.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

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 ee-eu.kobotoolbox.org/x/QInTdoHZ

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Enketo Express for KoboToolbox

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Archaeologists Against Apartheid and Genocide @archagainstaparth.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

ee-eu.kobotoolbox.org/x/QInTdoHZ 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

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Enketo Express for KoboToolbox

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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

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. 🍉

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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

“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.

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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

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?....

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V for Viking: TikTok, Viking Archaeology, and the Far-Right with Professor Howard Williams

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Archaeologists Against Apartheid and Genocide @archagainstaparth.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

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...

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Open letter to EAA calling for a boycott of Israel

Please fill out the form below and add your name to over 1030 others on this open letter*, calling on the European Association of Archaeologists to respond to ICOMOS Palestine's appeal for cultural he...

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Flint Dibble @flintdibble.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

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...

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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

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.

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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

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.

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Society for the Study of the Past @socstudyofthepast.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

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...

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