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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Sending so much love to my School of the Wild colleagues; ICSSD teachers, staff, and students; family and friends of those lost; and everyone at Borlaug. This is so incredibly sad, and the whole community is grieving for Hannah and Ahmed.

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I've been quiet but busy here in Iowa, collecting TONS of data, crunching metrics, developing impact data & talking to congressional aides. This article is licensed for those who wanna adapt content for your area - go for it! Happy to share how I came up with some of the data. #Section106 #crm🏺

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Dan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

"this edible ain't shit" two hours later:

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Sorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Gemini: If at first you don’t succeed, try giving up and going back to bed.

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Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The Trump administration is trying to gut one of the strongest laws protecting tribal sacred sites, burial grounds, and ancestral lands. Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act has worked since 1966. Now a handpicked Council voted to rewrite it..in one week. Here's what at stake.👇

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

My brain briefly short-circuited today at the groomer when I picked up my dog. In 4 years, we've only met one other "twin"! 🐩

A smiling, black and white party poodle with his front paws up on gated door. In the background, at the dog goomers', is another black and white parti poodle sitting on a grooming table

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Found out someone I know got alpha-gal syndrome recently, probably while at an outdoor educational event. Ugh, we can't have anything nice anymore 😑

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Talked to my 66yo stepdad who lives in rural Wisconsin. He ranted against Trump's "chromies" 😂, wants to abolish ICE and lobbyists getting kickbacks, and he said he's voting for Hong ✊🏼

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

This loss absolutely breaks my heart. Fly high, Glen, and thanks for all the memories. www.npr.org/2026/07/29/g...

A brunette woman posing with a young Glen Hansard.

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I had to bribe my dog with a cheese curd to go outside and pee in this heat 🥵 (while standing outside with him)

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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 26/07/2026

“The famine is over! The curse be damned!! Hit the nuclear button! Mayo have won the All-Ireland!!” An all-time great sports commentary moment from Stephen Grealis and Martin McHugh on Mayo’s Midwest Radio. #gaa

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I finished painting the 3D-printed mastodon tusk and teeth replicas last week and illustrated several sacred objects (we don't publish photos of those), and now I don't have any creative distractions from **waves hands** all the shit

Replica mastodon tusk fragments, large molars, and small molars, created by acrylic paint on 3D prints

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

New book chapter out! But more importantly, it brings full circle an important Section 106 creative mitigation we did a few years ago, with heavy Tribal and local community involvement, not only in the process but in the communication of their story. Playlist from that project: tinyurl.com/5n8pxwyd

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Understanding Section 106 Archaeology & Improving Tribal Consultation: A Lake Delhi, Iowa Case Study - YouTube

This project was produced under the terms of a Memorandum of Agreement, pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, among the U.S. Dep...

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Oh, that feeling of a brand new author's copy! Our chapter is on a collaborative creative mitigation that occurred after catastrophic weather washed out a lake & subsequently, Indigenous sites were damaged. Find Human Identities in the Archaeological Record here: www.bloomsbury.com/us/human-ide... 🏺

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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Very annoying that the host and governing structure of the World Cup and international football is evil because football itself is unsurpassable craic

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I presented today at the Preserve Iowa Summit about seizing the unexpected opportunity to teach youth about historic preservation thru the FIRST robotics challenge. That whole thing was part joy, part insanity 😂... But now 800k kids know something about archaeology that they didn't before!

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

These boys are ridiculous 🐈‍⬛🐩

A black cat sitting partially on top of a sleeping poodle's head

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Alfie knows so many words, I had to screenshot my incomplete list! He also knows the names of his cat siblings, dog friends, and human besties. He understands word combos too. Tried talking buttons but he sends them flying with his brute paw! 😅 He's my poodle toddler.

a list of words in white font on black background that say: Sit, Stay, Wait, Yes, No, Potty, Lay, Down, Up, Off, Come, Here, Stop, Move, Gentle, Good boy, Take a bow, Take it, Ready, Where, Outside, Inside, Go, Find, Show me, Beep beep, Water, Drink, Food, Breakfast, Dinner, Kibbles, Eat, Treat, Bickie, Hot dog, Chicken, Beef stick, Bone, Chewy stick, Cream cheese, Popcorn, Medicine, Toy, Bin, Duck, Hedgie, Lamb Chop, Rhino, Frisbee, Ball, Blanket, Big, Bed, Bedtime, Kong, No licks, Grass, Home, Office, Car, Kitchen, Bathroom, Work, Squirrel, Dog, Cat, Deer, Neighbor, Rain, Wind, Hot, Bird, Noise, Smell, Paw, Ear, Tail, Pets, Scritches, Butt, Wipe, Bath, Towel, Cuddles, Couch, Basement, Stairs, Button

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Battling spring ants at home and the annual password change at work. Neither of these are sprints 😆

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Alice Kehoe came up to me at the #SAA2026SFO award ceremony and said "it's so nice to clap for someone you're actually happy to see get an award" 🥹🥹 ... She is forever and always a champion of women in archaeology 💪🏼🏺

Two women smiling at the camera and holding award plaques that say "Outstanding Public Archaeology Initiative Award"

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I'm excited for the awards ceremony this evening & celebratory dinner with other contributors afterwards! You can find this book at the Bloomsbury booth and say to me at the Project Archaeology booth where we can chat about how to integrate public outreach into anything you're working on ☺️ #SAA2026

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Headed to #SAA2026 but I'm actually not presenting anything this year! I'll be helping Project Archaeology with their Chinatown field trip tomorrow & exhibit booth all week. Come say hi and we can chat about all things public outreach. Also, am receiving a #pubarch award on Friday! 🍻

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Teaching, outreach, and public programming are consistently undervalued & underpaid across the humanities and sciences, when practitioners know that effectively lighting that *spark* among the public is critical to the sustainability and future of museums, archaeology, science, etc.

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Dog for sale because he ran zoomies in the muddy backyard immediately after I watered my grass seed and then just now he sat next to me and farted.

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Whichever cat doesn't have "the spot" is relegated to human harassment duty & now I have a shirt and lap blanket covered in coffee because Brigid headbutted my mug 😺☕💥. I'd say 1 outta every 4 coffees gets spilled by one of my 3 beasts. Happy Monday!

A woman with a grimace wearing a green plaid hoodie with an obvious liquid spill stain on the front of it

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Today's doom scrolling involves a mass shooting that took place early this morning about one mile from my house. There really aren't any words anymore

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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

A huge part of academe is likability- sorry it's true!- and mean arrogant sexpest assholes who hate their students are pushed out. You have to enjoy being around other people and be kind to your colleagues to have genuine long lasting impact.

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I have less than 3 days to finish a presentation for this weekend's Iowa Archeological Society meeting and Bo is just gonna Bo. This is after he bit my thigh because I wouldn't make him a blanket fort on my lap.

A black cat blocking and pawing at a computer monitor showing a PowerPoint in development

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Iowa Archaeology @iowaarchaeology.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

A HUGE congrats to Grinnell College's @cocalola.bsky.social on this grant, awarded to support important archaeological work & research at the Rock Springs, WY, Chinatown | 🏺https://thesandb.com/55311/news/anthropology-professor-laura-ng-receives-10000-grant-for-wyoming-chinatowns-research-project/

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Anthropology Professor Laura Ng receives $10,000 grant for Wyoming Chinatowns research project

The Far Western Foundation recently awarded a $10,000 grant to Anthropology Professor Laura Ng’s research project, titled “Wyoming Chinatowns and Emigrant Home Villages: Archaeologies of Labor, Racial...

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Sorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Gemini: The acute agony you’ve been experiencing will let up a bit and morph into more of a vague dread that’s actually much, much harder to endure.

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Capping off my latest trip back to Ireland, had a wonderful lunch with my former advisor & mentor Kieran O'Conor today. Rathcroghan yesterday, Clonmacnoise last week, coffee with Conor Newman, visits with old flatmates, holy wells, and lots of wonderful conversations with @ealadubh.bsky.social

A stone monument above a holy well. It's engraved with a St. Brigid's cross and says, "Tobar Bhrighde, St. Brigid's Well"

The Irish royal inauguration site of Rathcroghan in Roscommon, appearing as a large earthen mound in a green pasture with a mostly cloudy sky in the background

The entrance to Oweynagat Cave,Cave of the Cats and entrance to the Irish Otherworld,is also said to be the home of the Morrigan. It's a small muddy entrance below a hawthorn tree, capped by a lintel stone.

The round stone tower and a stone cross at Clonmacnoise, early Christian complex.

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

GAHHH just realized my Capital One debit card, which used to be MasterCard & transferred to Discover, won't work in Ireland. This was my go-to card because there are no foreign transaction fees. So nice of them to transfer my traveling card to something that doesn't work outside the US.

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Huh, the "3" button on my laptop is sticking today. Monday, you old dog, stop with the nonsense.

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Headed to Ireland next week where I lived & studied for years and visit nearly annually to catch up with friends and scholarly connections. My stepdad asked if I was going for the purpose of seeing my former boyfriend from ~2003. PARENTS, MAN, WHY THEY GOTTA MAKE IT WEIRD 😵‍💫

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Much of what these kids created was truly mind-blowing. Although we weren't prepared this deluge, I'm thankful that we could contribute as much as we did! Because now, THOUSANDS of kids have increased their awareness, appreciation and knowledge of archaeology. And that is HUGE. 🏺

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

This is so exciting! My immense thanks and gratitude to this army of public archaeologists for contributing their time, expertise, and experience to help make this book happen! We can only improve public archaeology by learning from and collaborating with each other 🫶🏺 #pubarch

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Just did a virtual guest lecture to an undergrad Public Archaeology class in Illinois and this bozo of course launched onto my desk and knocked over a can of sparkling water, right in the middle of everything. This is part of his handiwork, I just left the puddle until I finished the talk 😂

A black cat laying on a southwestern style woven blanket, next to a beige desk mat that is partially wet with spilled water

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Got an email from an ECR that's lifting me up just as I need it most! The youths are making me hopeful for #pubarch "I was able to finish your public archaeology book over the weekend and I really loved it. It helped me narrow down what it is I would like to do with my career." tinyurl.com/4dwfmt2b

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A Practitioner's Guide to Public Archaeology

Many archaeologists learn by trial and error while developing public programs and events and are mostly unaware that others in the profession are undergoing the…

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Iowa Archaeology @iowaarchaeology.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Winter is OSA Brown Bag season & we've got three talks on the calendar! First up at noon on 2/13, Clayton Schuneman of the Johnson County Medical Examiner Dept will present Anthropological Applications in Death Investigation. Full details & Zoom registration: events.uiowa.edu/event/36153 #iowa 🏺

A text-heavy graphical flyer in black, white, gray, and gold, that advertises the OSA Brown Bag Hybrid Lecture Series. It includes a QR code link for Zoom registration. Text says, "Join us in person or on Zoom with Clayton Schuneman, Administration Director, Johnson County Medical Examiner Department." Talk title: Anthropological Applications in Death Investigation. When: Friday, February 13, 2026 at noon. Where: OSA Main Lab, 700 S. Clinton St. Iowa City, IA. Learn more at https//events.uiowa.edu/event/365136. Registration required for Zoom. Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program please contact elizabeth-reetz@uiowa.edu in advance.

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Nevermind the jobs you've had, tell me five classes you took in college. Hmmmm... Finnish language (2 years!) Five Nobel-winning Authors seminar Teaching Indigenous Students The Archaeology of Death Irish History

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

At least I'm able to work on a creative project. I'm replicating mastodon teeth and tusks on 3D prints to gift to the landowner as a thank you for donating everything to a small, rural museum. My grit is 2 different kinds of sugar! 🏺

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I lost or let go of all my UMN gear long ago, but I have a big oversized sweatshirt that I gifted my dad in the 90s that I was saving for a craft, and I'm gonna dig it out tomorrow and start rocking it.

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Minneapolis truly is one of the best cities.

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E.C.Reetz @ecreetz.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

For students from any state/any institution studying Iowa history or archaeology - this is a low effort application with a HIGH rate of success! You can even use some of it for conference travel! 🏺

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