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Elisabeth Niklasson

@elisabethniklasson.bsky.social
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Archaeologist studying political uses of the past. Triggered by injustice, fascinated by birds, happiest when submerged in the ocean.

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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
ARCHAEOLOGY, HERITAGE, AND REACTIONARY POPULISM, edited by Randall H. McGuire and Alfredo González-Ruibal, explores how populist movements and politics present new challenges to public archaeologists.
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Archaeology, Heritage, and Reactionary Populism
“Grapples with the questions of whether and how the interests, values, objectives, practices, and knowledge produced through community-based archaeology align and misalign with individuals and soci…
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Elisabeth Niklasson @elisabethniklasson.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Is it real or fake? Out now: doi.org/10.1080/2159...
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Spectral Authenticity and the Fate of the Stone of Destiny
This article examines authenticity debates surrounding the Stone of Destiny, a highly charged heritage object traditionally used in the coronation of Scottish and later British monarchs. Drawing on...
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NPicts @northernpicts.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Teaching post in Cultural Heritage at our Department: www.abdnjobs.co.uk/vacancy/teac...
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Teaching Fellow (GEO485A) | University of Aberdeen
We are seeking a 1.0 FTE Teaching Fellow in Cultural Heritage for a 10-month post to provide undergraduate and postgraduate teaching cover for a faculty member on research leave.
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Department of Archaeology at the University of Aberdeen @uoa-archaeology.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Today our students in the MSc Cultural Heritage took their spring project ‘Filth and Fury in 19th c Aberdeen’ on the road. Michael Cairns from Celsius Plumbing gave a tour of Edinburgh’s smelly history - from murky reservoirs, wooden drainage pipes, public wells and Victorian innovations.
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ScARF @scarf-scot.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Our final newsletter of 2024 is now available!🎄⛄🎁 Hear all about our exciting events coming up in 2025 and some of our highlights from the past year. Follow the link to read the full newsletter: bit.ly/4iCphwD #HESSupported
Top left: ScRAP’s Strachur Rock Art Team recording a cupmarked stone in Glenadruel, Cowal © ScRAP and HES; Top right: The New College at the University of Edinburgh © Jorge Franganillo (CCBY-SA); Bottom: Huly Hill standing stone, in the SESARF region © ScARF
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NPicts @northernpicts.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
How will we remember and care for the past tomorrow? Do you love archaeology but find yourself drawn to the public facing heritage sector, where education, interpretation and policy-making takes center stage? Then our MSc Cultural Heritage is for you! www.abdn.ac.uk/study/postgr...
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Elisabeth Niklasson @elisabethniklasson.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Applications open for September 2025. International students can apply for a £8,000 fee waiver.
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NPicts @northernpicts.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
📢 Scotland calling! Aberdeen’s Global Scholarship programme offers qualifying self-funded international PGT students a £8,000 fee waiver when taking our taught Masters courses (on campus, full time). See: abdn.ac.uk/study/funding/…. Check eligibility here abdn.ac.uk/study/funding/ .
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