Reposted by Jeremy HuggettNeil Selwyn @neilselwyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Things to bear in mind when talking about Al ... some notes for the critically-minded Link to PDF: criticaledtech.com/wp-content/u... 1126
Jeremy Huggett @blkheathhopper.introspectivedigitalarchaeology.com · 30/07/2026#digitalarchaeology 110
Jeremy Huggett @blkheathhopper.introspectivedigitalarchaeology.com · 24/07/2026Gingerly raises head above parapet 😅 Ethics and Digital Archaeology doi.org/10.1093/9780... (green OA version: doi.org/10.17613/c0q...) #digitalarchaeologydoi.orgEthics and Digital ArchaeologyAbstract. This chapter investigates the development and current state of digital ethics in archaeology. It argues that there is limited demonstration and r 222
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettCAA UK @caa-uk.bsky.social · 20/07/2026🕶 New for 2026: XR Lab demos! Show your VR, AR, game, or digital tool at CAA-UK 2026. Bring your research to life! 📝 1 Sept 🔗 linktr.ee/caa_uk #XR #CAAUK #DigitalHeritage 033
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettCAA UK @caa-uk.bsky.social · 18/07/2026📢 Thinking of submitting to CAA-UK 2026? We’re keen to hear from: • Students • ECRs • Community & commercial sectors 🗓 Glasgow | 26–27 Nov 📝 1 Sept (demos) | 16 Sept 🔗 linktr.ee/caa_uk #CAAUK #DigitalArchaeology 023
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettAlex Brandsen @handle.invalid · 15/07/2026Ideeën (of juist zorgen!) over een LLM voor de Nederlandse archeologie? Vul dan de vragenlijst in! We nemen deze input mee in de ontwikkeling van TARA. Vragenlijst: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/s9S8buhqUJ Website: tara-llm.nlforms.cloud.microsoftMicrosoft Forms 051
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettInternet Archaeology @internetarchaeology.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 25/06/2026New in IA71: #Archaeology in the AI Era: Demystifying powerful and problematic systems shaping the future of the past by Eric C. Kansa doi.org/10.11141/ia.71.15 This essay explores how Large Language Models (LLMs) and the generative "Artificial Intelligence" (#AI) services they power […]fediscience.orgOriginal post on fediscience.org 157
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettOpen Context @opencontext.hcommons.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/06/2026RE: scholar.social/@ekansa/116811273528… This essay discusses some of the costs of #LLM #AI driven mass web-scraping and how it impacts #nonprofit #opendata services like Open Context. #datacuration #rdm #datamanagement 144
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettEthan Zuckerman @ethanz.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Two spacetime aliens from Saguenay, QC are great arguments for Team Human in considering AI futures: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/techno...prospectmagazine.co.ukAngine de Poitrine: the alien rock band playing for Team HumanIn the war between artists and AI, weirdness may be humanity’s greatest asset 0141
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettArchaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 05/05/2026The ADS Training Portal is now live — free, openly licensed resources on digital preservation and data management for the archaeological community. All materials carry DOIs, CC BY 4.0 licences, and full citations. New resources added every quarter. 👉 buff.ly/al9ZyTV #Archaeology #OpenAccess 069
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettCAA International @caa-int.archaeo.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/04/2026OUT NOW! Advances in Digital Archaeology: Proceedings of the 2023 conference Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology – 50 years of synergy 📚 Read online for free or purchase a printed copy at www.sidestone.com/books/advances-in… 089
Jeremy Huggett @blkheathhopper.introspectivedigitalarchaeology.com · 03/04/2026I recall the astonishment at a College senior management meeting at the consultants (PwC as I recall) who must have been barely into their thirties, if that, with next to zero experience of universities beyond their time as undergrads. They got a drubbing - sadly to little effect ultimately. 130
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettDavid Stott @davstott.bsky.social · 18/03/2026My presentation @caadk.bsky.social yesterday was slightly abbreviated by the need for many of us to get the train. In this 🧵 I'll try to summarise the main point of the talk, which is to encourage my colleagues to make more imaginative use of the amazing open lidar DTMs we have in Denmark #GIS 🏺 1106
Jeremy Huggett @blkheathhopper.introspectivedigitalarchaeology.com · 05/03/2026A terrific range of #archaeology projects funded by the Heritage Science Data Service @hsds-update.bsky.social, with some interesting Virtual Research Environment developments as well as data resources ... 121
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettAdvances in Archaeological Practice @saa-aap.bsky.social · 27/02/2026How inclusive is archaeological data? Carrie Heitman’s latest digital review examines #feminist data science. She highlights how power and bias shape everything from collection to interpretation, outlining approaches for more transparent and equitable #research. 🏺 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgFeminist Data Science in Archaeology? | Advances in Archaeological Practice | Cambridge CoreFeminist Data Science in Archaeology? 1158
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettHeritage Science Data Service @hsds-update.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Are you an early career heritage scientist? 👀 Shape how the HSDS develops by sharing what you need from our research platform. Sign up for two focus group sessions, March 11 & 25 - £100 (or voucher equivalent) or your time. Find out more here: buff.ly/k3Ngcsd Sign up here: buff.ly/0AVUX5jbuff.lyHSDS Early Career Professionals Focus Group SessionsAre you an early career heritage scientist, or a trainee or research student in a related discipline? We'd love to hear from you. The National Heritage Science Forum is running two online focus group… 025
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettThe Wolfson Digital Archaeology and Heritage Lab @dah-lab.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Yay! It's a new series of Digital Lunch, hosted by the DAH Lab at the @uoyarchaeology.bsky.social. Check out the fantastic series of speakers we have below. To sign up for the zoom link, fill out this form: forms.gle/GkbwzVZwBH3G... 186
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettEnrico R. Crema @ercrema.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Very much looking forward to the upcoming Garrod Seminar Series themed 'Artificial Intelligence & the Past's Future' with some fantastic speakers (see below!). You can attend the seminar series online via Zoom (registration link: talks.cam.ac.uk/show/index/1...) - starting this Thursday! 186
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettShumon T. Hussain @shumon.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Together with Krist Vaesen, I have written some words of caution about #replication in lithic analysis. We fear that the way the issue has been taken up in #Palaeolithic #archaeology can narrow the scope of disciplinary inquiry 🏺🧪🦣 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgThe Perks and Perils of Replicability | American Antiquity | Cambridge CoreThe Perks and Perils of Replicability 054
Jeremy Huggett @blkheathhopper.introspectivedigitalarchaeology.com · 01/02/2026New post: A Prehistory of Digital Archaeology introspectivedigitalarchaeology.com/2026/02/01/a... #digitalarchaeology #digitalhumanitiesintrospectivedigitalarchaeology.comA Prehistory of Digital Archaeology - Introspective Digital ArchaeologyAs a species, we are fascinated by origins – as Maya Angelou, the American poet and civil rights activist is attributed as saying, “You can't really know where you are going until you know where you h... 1197
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettProf. Catherine Flick @liedra.net · 22/01/2026What is this?? Claude should have “good personal values”??? What does that even mean??? Arghhghgfhffh www.anthropic.com/constitutionanthropic.comClaude's ConstitutionAnthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. 3243
Jeremy Huggett @blkheathhopper.introspectivedigitalarchaeology.com · 09/01/2026New post: AI, Access, and Acknowledgement introspectivedigitalarchaeology.com/2026/01/09/a... A number of archaeological/humanities websites are reporting problems with the sheer volume of traffic caused by web crawlers belonging to the various generative artificial intelligence systems ...introspectivedigitalarchaeology.com 052
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettAlmost Archaeology @almostarch.bsky.social · 02/01/2026I spent the holiday break thinking about Andor, and so should you! The latest post on #AlmostArchaeology by @archaeonado.bsky.social, with a sequel to followalmostarchaeology.comLuthen and the Louvre: How Andor foretold 2025 (part 1)By Adrián Maldonado It is long ago, and we are far away. In the imperial capital of Coruscant, the gallery of Galactic Antiquities and Objects of Interest receives some visitors. One of them admires..... 295
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettBill Caraher @billcaraher.bsky.social · 01/12/2025I have a Cyber Monday deal for you: a one-click download of 10 books (a so-called "Dakota Dozen"). No email, sign-up, sign-in, or other information required. Click. Download. Unzip. Read. Free. #OpenAccess #CyberMonday #FreeBooks mediterraneanworld.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/c...mediterraneanworld.wordpress.comCyber Monday: One-Click Download from The Digital Press at the University of North DakotaPeople say to me all the time: Bill, I just can’t be bothered to click download every time a new free book comes out from your press. This is an understandable concern. After all, clicking download… 163
Jeremy Huggett @blkheathhopper.introspectivedigitalarchaeology.com · 27/11/2025Thinking I may have bitten off too much ... www.uib.no/en/nia/17912... #digitalarchaeology #digitalhumanities 282
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettMichael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Boatwald Boatfaceson www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukSutton Hoo ship name contest urges no 'Boaty McBoatface' suggestionsSutton Hoo Ship's Company wants help naming their replica, but urges people not to make joke suggestions. 109224
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettClaire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 20/11/2025This looks excellent! So many contributors whose work in digital Arts & Humanities I so respect. Wish I'd had access to these voices a few years ago when trying to understand my PhD 'failings' and, if that's not enough, it's open access. 🙏 H/t: @eve.gd 162
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettZack Batist @zackbatist.archaeo.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/10/2025Remember that contest/marketing stunt that openai put out to derive methods for identifying archaeological sites in the amazon? I finally got around to checking out the results, and they are unsurprisingly bad. The winner and first runner up really focused on the methods, and the first was […]archaeo.socialOriginal post on archaeo.social 112
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettWilliam Kilbride @williamkilbride.bsky.social · 07/11/2025'Digital erasure is no accident. Whether data loss is nefarious or negligent; it’s a choice. It’s a choice we do not make.' #wdpd2025 #digitalpreservation #digipres More blogging by me. www.dpconline.org/blog/wdpd/cl...dpconline.orgA Better Way: Why Preserve - Digital Preservation Coalition 021
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettThe Govan Stones @govanstones.bsky.social · 03/11/2025A great opportunity to see Prof. Steve talk about Govan and Glasgow over the last 1,500 years! Stones, Saints, Ships and Slaves: an archaeology for Glasgow 850 - Prof. Driscoll of Glasgow Archaeology for the 2025 Glasgow Archaeological Society Dalrymple Lecture Series - FREE online and in person. 01212
Jeremy Huggett @blkheathhopper.introspectivedigitalarchaeology.com · 02/11/2025Changing Interfaces: changes to major archaeological digital infrastructures across the UK which provide access to national historic environment records and associated archive data ... #digitalarchaeology introspectivedigitalarchaeology.com/2025/11/02/c...introspectivedigitalarchaeology.comChanging InterfacesWe seem to be living in interesting times here in the UK, at least as far as changes to major archaeological digital infrastructures providing access to national historic environment records and as… 141
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettCAA UK @caa-uk.bsky.social · 01/11/2025📣 We’re looking for a new #CAAUK Chair! Join the committee & help shape the future of digital archaeology in the UK! For details or to express interest, contact: ✉️ Lawrence.Shaw@forestryengland.uk #CAAUK2025 #Archaeology #DigitalHeritage #DigitalArchaeology 033
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettJenn Scott @jennscott1485.bsky.social · 01/11/2025www.bajr.org/deep-concern... Trove is virtually useless and the inaccessibility of the sites is a real issue.bajr.orgDeep Concerns for Historic Environment Scotland - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and ResourcesBy David Connolly and Hana Kdolska, BAJR Admins Controversy, Accountability, and a Way Forward Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has found itself embroiled in a series of controversies over the past... 075
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettCAA UK @caa-uk.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Registration is open for #CAAUK2025! Join us in Cambridge, 9–10 Dec, for talks, posters & workshops on digital & quantitative archaeology. 👉 Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/caa-uk-202...eventbrite.comCAA UK 2025 Annual ConferenceJoin us at CAA UK 2025, featuring research & workshops in the application of quantitative methods and computing to archaeology and heritage. 056
Jeremy Huggett @blkheathhopper.introspectivedigitalarchaeology.com · 24/10/2025An interesting critique of OpenAI's Atlas - "the first browser that actively fights against the web ... fighting against the very idea that you should have control over what you see, where you go, and what watches you while you're there" (Anil Dash) www.anildash.com/2025/10/22/a...anildash.comChatGPT's Atlas: The Browser That's Anti-Web - Anil DashA blog about making culture. Since 1999. 000
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettArchaeoptics @archaeoptics.bsky.social · 23/11/2024From last year… I've just released a substantial amount of new stuff to the Archaeoptics Archive, about half a terabyte of #3d #photogrammetry datasets mostly of obscure #Pictish stones. All the work we did for English Heritage is also now available! #laserscan #archive archive.archaeoptics.co.uk 0316
Reposted by Jeremy Huggettana valdivia @anavaldi.bsky.social · 22/10/2025After submitting a FOIA request UKRI, I obtained success rates by three grant call scheme and I can only say that I am disheartened by the results: - AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2% - ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1% - ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1% 24248167
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettHeritage Science Data Service @hsds-update.bsky.social · 20/10/2025🌟 We have extended the application deadline to 02.11.25 🌟 To find out more about this role visit jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/coll... 036
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettINCIPIT-CSIC @incipitcsic.bsky.social · 20/10/2025El INCIPIT inicia hoy una nueva etapa, reforzando su compromiso con la investigación en patrimonio cultural. Tras 15 años al frente, Felipe Criado Boado deja la dirección del instituto que impulsó. Su liderazgo consolidó al INCIPIT como referente internacional en investigación. 131
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettInternet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 20/10/2025New: 'How to Get Ahead in Archaeology...' by Heather Keeble doi.org/10.11141/ia.... It explores the role that book reviews in British periodicals played in establishing the public credibility of archaeologists as the discipline was in a state of flux & undergoing processes of professionalisationdoi.orgHow to Get Ahead in Archaeology: Using the Book Review System as a Strategy for 19th-Century Archaeologists, with a Case Study on Charles Roach Smith (1806–1890)The 19th century was a formative period for archaeology, which wanted to define itself as a credible, scientific subject distinct from antiquarianism. It remained, however, an amateur pursuit with no ... 1128
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettArchaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 15/10/2025⭐ The ADS Data Catalogue is Live!⭐ Explore hundreds of thousands of archaeological resources including over 100,000 reports and 5,000 archive collections. 👉To find out more and start exploring visit buff.ly/BMulYqQ 04227
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettMelissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Job! Postdoc in Digital Cultural Heritage: Data Ethics & Software Ecosystems, on new EU funded grant. 3.5 years, @designinf.bsky.social, Edinburgh. Design ethical processes, & evaluate open source tools for Digital Cultural Heritage Objects, with me! elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.comPostdoctoral Research Associate (Digital Cultural Heritage Data Ethics & Software Ecosystems)We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Digital Cultural Heritage Data Ethics & Software Ecosystems to join the Institute for Design Informatics, Edinburgh College of Art. 03736
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettLorna M. Campbell @lornamcampbell.bsky.social · 09/10/2025This is a really troubling story from an open knowledge, maritime history, and human rights perspective. The 3D scans from the Scottish Maritime Museum, used by the IDF, were shared as CC0 models. When content is shared openly, what if anything, can be done to counter bad faith re-use? 131
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettEdinburgh Futures Institute @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Join us on Wed 15 October for Centre for Technomoral Futures flagship lecture. Learn about the surprising role human wisdom is playing to help us navigate the challenges of AI technologies and create a more humane future, with Professor John Sullins. 💳 Free to attend 🎟️ edin.ac/3Kw3VEQedin.acCTMF Flagship Lecture: Wisdom for an Artificial Age - Edinburgh Futures InstituteHear from Professor John P. Sullins on the surprising role human wisdom is playing in navigating the challenges of AI technologies. 021
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettHeritage Science Data Service @hsds-update.bsky.social · 03/10/2025🚀 Small Grants Programme NOW OPEN! Funding available for UK heritage science & conservation projects 📂 Enhance access to heritage resources (£25k) 💻 Build virtual research environments (£15k) w/ STFC Hartree Centre Deadline: 28 Nov 2025 Funded by @ukri.org #RICHeS Read more here: buff.ly/iFoKHNX 046
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettRather Good Art @rathergoodart.bsky.social · 02/10/2025‘Alchemy of Upton Lovell’, Rose Ferraby, painted collage & acrylic paint, 2025. Rose Ferraby is an artist, archaeologist and broadcaster, with an idiosyncratic eye for presenting the past. She also has an exhibition at the @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social www.rathergoodart.co.uk/product-cate... 1255
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettChiara Bonacchi @chiara-bonacchi.bsky.social · 02/10/2025📢📣Both the website and social media accounts for our new @leverhulme.ac.uk project @weaponisedpasts.bsky.social are now live! Give it a follow! 👆 023
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettHeritage Science Data Service @hsds-update.bsky.social · 01/10/2025🚀 We are excited to announce that the Data Catalogue & Catalogue of Services are now live! Explore heritage science data and facilities like never before with these two powerful new tools. To find out more visit and explore these new tools for yourself visit buff.ly/QAlbPOh 086
Reposted by Jeremy HuggettThe Wolfson Digital Archaeology and Heritage Lab @dah-lab.bsky.social · 30/09/2025We have a new series of "Digital Lunch"- free, hybrid talks hosted by the Digital Archaeology and Heritage Lab at the University of York. Don't be fooled by the name, we've asked experts on the very cutting edge of the field to talk to us about their research. Sign up: forms.gle/qeRcHHe5z3Kf... 01810