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Åsa M Larsson, Ph.D

@archasa.bsky.social
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PhD in #Archaeology. Working at Swedish National Heritage Board. Developing Swedigarch infrastructure for #DigitalArchaeology. Co-editor of @fornvannen.bsky.social Loves #FAIRdata, #OpenScience, #Fantasy and #Comics www.inkedin.com/in/asamlarsson

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Andrew Sanford @andrewsanford.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Been having a rough few weeks that I will be talking about a lot next month but wanted to take a moment to say that Can I Sell My Soul? is now available on HorrorHoundTV with lots of great independent horror films. Link in comments! 🧡🖤
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Juan Marín Hernando @juanmarin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
www.uned.es/universidad/...
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Juan Marín Hernando @juanmarin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Neanderthals were skilled woodworkers, first-of-its-kind tool trove reveals
Find in Spanish cave provides rare window into the domestic lives of our closest relatives
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Åsa M Larsson, Ph.D @archasa.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Oh so the Swedish cultural roots are still that deep! Good on you for breaking new ground
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Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 08/10/2026
BREAKING NEWS The 2026 #NobelPrize in Literature is awarded to the Canadian author Anne Carson, “for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature.”
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Erin L. Thompson @artcrimeprof.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Top-tier weird little guy on an incantation bowl from Nippur, Iraq, c 500 BCE, in the Penn Museum.
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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
You guys want to hear a short but adorable story that happened right in front of me at the baggage claim in NYC yesterday? I wasn't part of it and there are bits I didn't catch but holy crap, I can't stop thinking about it.
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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Happy weekend! 🦔 ❤️ Here’s a lovely ancient Egyptian blue faience hedgehog made some 3,800 years ago! Neues Museum, Berlin 📷 by me #Archaeology
My photo shows a small ancient Egyptian turquoise-coloured blue faience hedgehog figurine, shown in 3/4 profile facing right. Dimensions: Height x width x depth: 5 x 5.5 x 9.3 cm. It has a rounded body densely covered with small raised pointed spines each of which are emphasised with black paint. It has a small wide face with a pointed snout. The snout has a small chip at the end. The eyes are highlighted with black pigment. It has relatively long oval-shaped ears, either side of the face. It has short stubby front legs. It sits on a pale display case surface at the Neues Museum in Berlin.
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Sarah Good @sassy0210.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🧵The rape kit was invented by a woman, named after a man and paid for by Playboy magazine. Her name was Marty Goddard. In Chicago, early 1970s, about 16,000 women were being raped in a year. When women went to the police they weren’t believed.
Portrait of Marty Goddard with text stating she invented the rape kit and revolutionized sexual-assault forensics.
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Jens Notroff @jensnotroff.com · 02/10/2026
A shame that apparently even a valid museum ticket doesn't guarantee you can see the #BayeuxTapestry, but here's a breathtaking high-resolution resource that lets you get thread-counting close to it from the comfort of your own couch: www.bayeuxmuseum.com/en/the-bayeu...
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Explore the Bayeux Tapestry online - Bayeux Museum
For the first time, you will be able to freely explore the entire Bayeux Tapestry scene by scene with a never seen quality of images !
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Helen Gittos @helengittos.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Wow! Major new site discovered on Lismore, in the inner Hebrides. “The most exciting moment for me was when they were doing the post-excavation analysis and they found that they had been melting gold, copper, silver, and they were making jewellery on our little island in the seventh century.”
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Åsa M Larsson, Ph.D @archasa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Oh no! Hope you feel better soon ❤️
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Åsa M Larsson, Ph.D @archasa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Jonathan Westin DIGICURE - Digital culture resilience and protection. 3D tech is very democratised, easy to create with apps. But depending on the aims and goals for the model, what looks good surface level lacks a lot in details. #DigitalHeritage #DARIAH_SE
On the left a model made with desktop software 10 million faces, on the right model made with an app, 0.2 million faces. Markes difference in details
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Åsa M Larsson, Ph.D @archasa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
At Linnaeus University for DARIAH-SE event: Heritage Futures - Digital Transformation First presenter is Costas Papadopoulos about challenges for 3D scholarship and recognition as scientific output. www.lnu.se/mot-linneuni... #DigitalHeritage
Costas Papadopoulus in front of screen
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
An amazing glimpse into Mesolithic everyday life: this more than 7,500-year-old ring was made from heather roots, carefully rolled up and prepared for later use. It was discovered at the settlement of Motala/Sweden, where the same material was used for fish traps. Dating 5750–5550 BC. 🧵1/2 📷me
A thick bundle of dried plant roots, tightly rolled into a ring and secured with fibrous ties, displayed on a dark grey museum plinth.
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Åsa M Larsson, Ph.D @archasa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Oh no. We have a fairly toxic algae bloom in the Baltic Sea as well each summer, but it mostly affects smaller species. Though dog owners are warned to keep them out of the water in the most affected areas. Fertilisers, plus climate change. Deadly combo.
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Åsa M Larsson, Ph.D @archasa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If the airplane authorities call you up you've never met him in your life. We'll back you up. 😉
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Åsa M Larsson, Ph.D @archasa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Gold star. He deserves a treat when he returns 😄
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Åsa M Larsson, Ph.D @archasa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Been there! It's a slog and a chore, but that seems like you're making good progress. Remember, the dissertation is not the culmination of your research, it's a kind of exam to give you freedom to pursue your interests for the rest of your life. Get it over with!
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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A 2,300-year-old silver container in the shape of a scallop-shell decorated with an octopus 🐙 It may once have held cosmetics. From Paternò, Sicily. Altes Museum, Berlin 📷 by me #Archaeology
My photo shows a silver shell-shaped container with an eight-armed octopus in relief at the centre of the lid. The arms of the octopus curl outwards across the ridges of the shell’s surface. This ornate shell container has a hinged lid and may once have been a cosmetic container . It is displayed on a clear stand in a museum case. Dimensions: 13.3 × 13.2 × 3 cm. It is part of the Silver Treasure from Paternò, Sicily, a hoard discovered in 1909, consisting of tableware and toiletries. Dated 4th-3rd century BC.
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Åsa M Larsson, Ph.D @archasa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
You clearly need to teach him how to properly document a find.
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Åsa M Larsson, Ph.D @archasa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
True love. But also, we need to know. What is it? 🤓
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DARIAH-EU @dariaheu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
📣 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐀𝐒𝐓 Kick-Off! DARIAH team is in Heidelberg, Germany this week for the kick-off of 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐀𝐒𝐓 (𝐒𝐓𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐀𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭) project. 🔗 Learn more: cordis.europa.eu/project/id/1... Stay tuned for more updates about #STARDAST and the other projects DARIAH is involved in!
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Åsa M Larsson, Ph.D @archasa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
1. Eget diplom till dotter för att hon är bäst! 2. Det här var det mest gastkramande jag läst under hela 2026, och det inkluderar valvakan Otroligt lättad att detta fick ett otvetydigt gott slut ❤️🍾🥂
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PCA @pcaarchaeology.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Today we have a very special #FindsFriday ... a timelapse of the micro-excavation of the Iron Age Norfolk Carnyx Hoard. It’s pretty amazing to see the micro-excavation process and get a glimpse of the carnyx, boar standard and shield bosses as they're revealed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI9L...
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Micro-excavation of the Iron Age Norfolk Carnyx Hoard
YouTube video by PCA archaeology
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Åsa M Larsson, Ph.D @archasa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Hög igenkänningsfaktor och biter på naglarna tills diplomet hittas igen. Kvar på Stadshuset?
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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Well said: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘Let’s tell the truth’: Smithsonian head given standing ovation as he hits back at Trump attacks
Outgoing secretary Lonnie Bunch rejects claims the institution is unpatriotic, telling audience ‘You cannot understand all without illuminating the dark corners’
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New discovery: An archaeological complex with colourful mosaics and wall paintings dating to the 4th century AD has been discovered in Qesarat, Albania. 👉 www.finestresullarte.info/de/archaolog... #archaeology 🏺
An ancient geometric mosaic partially exposed in an archaeological excavation, featuring interlocking red, cream, gray, and yellow patterns.
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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
SCOOP: Top researchers at Columbia, Stanford, and others thought they were elected to elite scientific societies alongside Nobel laureates. The catch? The organizations are a sham. I spent the last month diving deep into a massive academic scam spanning continents, for @nature.com
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Exclusive: Sham scientific societies are misleading star researchers
A Nature investigation reveals a network of organizations that have been building their ranks through deceptive practices.
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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We uncovered a sprawling network of sham academies using digitally manipulated photos, plagiarized content and scientists' identities without their consent eg The "European Academy of Engineering", supposedly headquarted in Sweden, was actually using a doctored photo of the University of Gothenburg
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Carausius @carausius286.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Macedonians preserved the Mycenaean tradition of burying elites with gold masks. This was made for a priestess. The decoration is detailed & exquisite, including animals on the headband. However, the disks on the eyes & plate on the mouth are confronting & final 🕰️C6thBC 🏛️📷Pella Archaeological Museum
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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Claude Vecksler, a Jewish boy from Paris. He was murdered in a gas chamber at Auschwitz II-Birkenau on 25 September 1942. He was 11 months old. He arrived at Auschwitz in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. He was among 475 of them murdered in gas chambers after the selection.
A black-and-white photograph of a baby boy, appearing to be crying or upset. The image is somewhat blurred, but the facial features of the child, including wide eyes and an open mouth, are visible. The baby has a small amount of hair and seems quite young.
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Dr Wendy Morrison @hillfortian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I don't know to whom the credit goes for this! It appears sans ™ on another platform. Brilliant. Students of #ashwell26... This was the soil matrix drawing you deserved, not my poor dry erase board scribbles 😂 #archaeology #geology Please shout if you are the clever originator!
A soil matrix triangle showing percentages of sand, clay and silt, but with regions identified using punny song names like Clay Jude and Only the Loamy
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The amazing “Elk’s Head of Huittinen” comes from a Mesolithic settlement in southern Finland, dating to around 6100 BC. The ~10 cm long steatite (soapstone) head was carefully ground and finished and features a shaft hole for mounting. Because the stone is soft, it is unlikely...🧵1/3 📷 me
A close-up photograph of a grayish-brow stone sculpture of an elk head, shown diagonally against a black background. The elongated muzzle points toward the lower right, with rounded antler-like forms rising at the top.
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Everyday objects make people from the distant past feel much closer to us! This Mesolithic paddle is remarkably well-preserved. It was made from ash wood, dating 5000–4500 BC. From Rüde, northern Germany. Currently on display at the special exhibition "The Shaman of Bad Dürrenberg"...🧵1/2 📷 me
Paddle with a a broad, heart-shaped blade and a handle, all carved from a single piece of light-colored wood.
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Åsa M Larsson, Ph.D @archasa.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The ultimate example that a movie can be staggeringly inaccurate historically, while at the same time be the truest depiction of Art and human emotion imaginable. I love it.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 19/09/2026
When we talk about the costs that LLMs impose on society we should not forget the fact that nothing works anymore because everyone is so scared of getting their shit scraped. I can't even use google scholar from my university or starlink because they send too much traffic.
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Kate Franklin @melucene.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
so gratefulwhen museums provide images of all sides of an object, especially ivory objects, such that we can understand and mark the age of the elephant life which made this material (Louvre OA 4068)
the casket of al-Mughira turned to view its bottom-- the creamy cross section of a whole elephant tusk
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Åsa M Larsson, Ph.D @archasa.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Jag vet inte om jag ska applådera eller anmäla detta inlägg 😅
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Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 06/09/2026
A team of scientists and explorers go on an extraordinary mission to reach a forest untouched by humans. Their work is based on the research conducted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, recipients of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. Watch the film in its entirety: bit.ly/4mEQFfT
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MAEASaM @maeasamproject.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
🌍 Work with archaeological sites in Africa? Take our survey! Help shape new tools for monitoring threats to heritage from space — built around your needs. 💬 EN/FR/PT · ⏱️ ~15 min · ✅ anonymous. No tech experience needed. tinyurl.com/maeasamsurvey
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Supporting Archaeological Heritage Protection through Digital Tools and Remote Sensing in Africa
The MAEASaM project is developing practical tools to help heritage professionals monitor threats to archaeological sites across Africa. This short survey asks about your working practices, the threats...
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Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · 31/08/2026
Did you know there were people of African descent in Anglo-Saxon England? DNA analysis at two 7th century AD cemeteries found two individuals had a grandparent from sub-Saharan West Africa. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... #InternationalDayforPeopleofAfricanDescent 🏺 #Archaeology 📷 Lilian Ladle
Several archaeologists wearing high-vis vests excavating graves. In the background an excavator stands amongst piles of earth.
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The kākāpo population number officially now starts with a 3!!!!
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Ny Björn Gustafsson @nybjorn.eurosky.social · 27/08/2026
Some public #RakingLightRunology with Magnus Kjellström. (Featuring runestone G 342, runor.raa.se/inscription?...)
A runestone on display, using raking light to  bring out all features.

Originally found in a secondary position, used as a step in a spiral staircase in the ruins of the medieval ruin church of S:t Johannes (Hans), Visby.
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Åsa M Larsson, Ph.D @archasa.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
17th Nordic Bronze Age Symposium Visby, Sweden June 7-10, 2027 Call for sessions, Oct 15 Open for paper submission Nov 15 (Gotland is amazing, great chance to visit) #BronzeAge #Archaeology www.uu.se/institution/...
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17th Nordic Bronze Age Symposium – Institutionen för arkeologi, antik historia och kulturvård – Uppsala universitet
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I started my PhD program with an eight week old at home, sole income being my doctoral stipend, in a history program, in Knoxville, TN. And every month we got a new book to read to my son, free, mailed to us, so my kid, my kids, grew up in rooms full of books even when I had no money. That's Dolly.
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Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 24/08/2026
We've arrived on Bluesky! We hope you will follow along as we share inspiring, motivational and exciting content about the achievements and individuals that have been awarded a Nobel Prize. Stay tuned.
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Åsa M Larsson, Ph.D @archasa.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
We occasionally see seals when we are sailing in the Stockholm archipelago, and let me tell you the confusion I would experiencing seeing one sport an antennae would be massive - so thank you for the "heads up" 😅
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