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Agent of Chaos

@fionacoward.bsky.social
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Archaeologist/anthropologist, SFF nerd. Lawful good, veering chaotic neutral later. Snowflake libtard.

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Kevin Moore @kevinwmoore.bsky.social · 22h
From this day on 2012: probably the most popular thing I’ve ever drawn.
TinTin discovers Edward Said.
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Steve Brusatte @stevebrusatte.bsky.social · 5h
🚨Postdoc job alert: Come work with my paleontology & evolution group in Edinburgh! Researcher in Cognitive Evolution Over Deep Time. You'll study how brains & neurons have evolved over time, and predict neuron count in extinct species! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DTC355/p...
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Cognitive Evolution over Deep Time at The University of Edinburgh
Apply for the Postdoctoral Research Associate in Cognitive Evolution over Deep Time role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 1h
Connections Puzzle #1207 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 1h
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 1h
Aaargh!!!! I sat staring at this for ages thinking, "goat?!" And then boom. It happened.
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The Connected Past @theconnectedpast.bsky.social · 20h
A big thank you to our speakers for our first session "Texts, communication, and mobility in the ancient world" featuring Virginia Martos Armenteros, Tom Francis and Muhammad Rehan, Adam Schor, and Emma Glenister. Well done everybody! #archaeology #history #theconnectedpast #utoronto
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The Connected Past @theconnectedpast.bsky.social · 18h
Our first day wrapped up with out second session "Relational ecologies, landscapes, and archives." We had the following three brilliant presentations: Francisco Rivera, Marcony Alves, Carl Knappett, & Agnieszka Brylak. #archaeology #history #theconnectedpast #universityoftoronto
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University Archaeology Day 2026 @uniarchday.bsky.social · 2h
#UAD26 is going to be pretty special - we've lined up some exciting local activities for attendees, including an exclusive tour of @jewrywallroman.bsky.social (specially discounted admission fee applies for attendees!). More info and free tickets at www.ticketsource.com/university-a...
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Sheina Lew-Levy @sheinalew.bsky.social · 5h
Hey fieldworkers! Do you need documentation (health & safety protocols, codes of conduct, feedback forms)? Do you have documentation that you think could help others do better fieldwork, but don’t know where to share it? We’ve got you covered in our new Fieldwork Repo! osf.io/4h7bu/overview
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Claudia: lesbian space merc @lesbianspacemerc.bsky.social · 7h
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Image of a guide for avoiding sexual assault, aimed at the people who commit it. The background is purple, with numbered items for people to consider. The guide is satirical, and it turns common victim-blaming advice around onto the perpetrators.

The upper right says "sexual violence centre cork" and has their logo, a drawing of fancy door. The organization is out of Cork City and County, Ireland.

Title: "How to avoid sexual assault! A quick and easy guide*". There's an asterisk leading to a tiny footnote that says "*for perpetrators".

1: Don't put drugs in people's drinks. 

2: Use the buddy system! If you can't stop yourself from sexually assaulting someone, ask a trusted friend to accompany you at all times to stop you.

3: When you come across someone who is drunk or asleep, the best thing to do is not rape them. 

4: When you see a woman walking by herself, leave her alone.

5: If you are in a lift and someone steps in, remember not to sexually assault them. 

6: Carry a whistle. If you think you might rape someone, blow the whistle until someone comes to stop you.
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 11h
Pleased to hear archaeology is largely unaffected in Edinburgh's case, but solidarity with all my colleagues in all subjects across the whole UK
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Edinburgh joins UK universities heading for strikes as cuts spread through entire sector
Students at Edinburgh, Dundee and Nottingham face a term without any teaching as sector struggles with rising financial uncertainty
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Anna P. Judson @annapjudson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I've been compiling a list for @womeninclassicsuk.bsky.social of small-grant sources - orgs with funds for UK-based students/researchers/teachers in #Classics & related fields to use for e.g. research trips, conferences, other professional development activities #ClassicsBluesky 🏺1/4
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Sources of small grant funding in classics & related fields
Sources of small grant funding in classics & related fields The WCC UK’s Small Grants Scheme provides grants of up to £150 to support members’ academic activities relating to the study of classics (...
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Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🏺🧪 🦣 Will absolutely be tuning in fo some of these excellent #HumanOrigins talks, hosted by one of my academic depts - online, open to all
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 23h
Check to all of these ✅
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 29/09/2026
"Can a rapist’s prose elicit remorse for sexual assault? What word count best equates to appropriate jail time? In this class, we will dissect what empathy and accountability might look like so undergrads may successfully mimic them on paper in pursuit of avoiding just punishment." buff.ly/5na4oMY
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Announcing Cornell University’s Newest Writing Course: Rape Essays 101
“Can a rapist’s prose effectively elicit remorse for sexual assault? What word count best equates to appropriate jail time? In this class, we will dissect wh...
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Lena Tambs @lenatambs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Thank you to Prof. Dr. Barbara Mills for the wonderful keynote lecture, to all presenters and participants, and to Tucker, Zeynep and everyone who volunteered for the smooth organisation! A most inspiring week in lively Toronto, filled with that very special #ConnectedPast feeling I so cherish 🥰
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The Connected Past @theconnectedpast.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A big thank you to our keynote speaker, Dr. Barbara Mills for your inspiring paper "Connecting Chaco: How Network Analyses Changed My View of the Chaco World." This presentation got the conference started in wonderful fashion! Stay tuned for more! #archaeology #history #theconnectedpast
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 23h
Connections Puzzle #1206 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 23h
Pretty sure my mum would not have let me play that in Scrabble back in the day... Wordle 1,928 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟨🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Nathan Newman @nathansnewman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Pretty much summarizes how elite students are treated except when their activities offend wealthy donors to a university
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Dr Emily Emmott @ehemmott.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Maternity Cover role in Environmental Anthropology at UCL, within our Biological Anthropology section. We are a nice bunch - Apply by 7th October! www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · 28/09/2026
How did family ties shape ancient nomadic societies? #NationalFamilyDay DNA analysis of people from the Xiongnu Empire of the Eurasian steppe suggests factors such as political alliances were just as important to social status as biological kinship. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology
Diagrams depicting genetic ties between individuals buried at the Tamir necropolis, Mongolia in relation to where in the cemetery they were buried. There are two family lineages all descending from a common ancestor and spousal pairs are consistently interred side by side, but members of the same lineage are not necessarily interred near to each other.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 26/09/2026
"Ever wonder why women over fifty become invisible? It’s not because society no longer values them; it’s because they’ve changed into superior lizard beings who can smell misogyny and then wedge themselves into a tight crevice until the threat passes." buff.ly/F8vQT1N
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I Can’t Wait Until I Turn Fifty and Morph into a Lizard Person
“Ever wonder why women over fifty become invisible? It’s not because society no longer values them; it’s because they’ve changed into superior lizard beings ...
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Stephane Siohan @stefsiohan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A drone strike in the centre of #Kyiv at 2pm destroyed the National Academy of Sciences of #Ukraine, 100 meters from the German Embassy and 200 meters from the National Opera House and the city’s main university. The strike was likely aimed at an internet service provider. At least 1 dead.
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Roberto Sáez @robertosaezm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Digital Facial Approximation of Jebel Irhoud Composite Skull (~315,000 BP). Moraes et al. (2026).
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1203 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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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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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Goooooood morning, pika fans It's September, and you know what that means! That's right, we are Making Hay, we are Perching On Rocks, we are Squeaking
An American Pika carrying a branch across rocky terrain

This is a small brown mammal that looks like an extremely cute cross between a rabbit and a mouse. It has short, round ears, large dark eyes and long whiskers.Am American Pika crouched on a rock at a 3/4 view towards the camera

This is a small brown mammal that looks like an extremely cute cross between a rabbit and a mouse. It has short, round ears, large dark eyes and long whiskers.An American Pika with a mouth full of dried vegetation sitting on a rock

This is a small brown mammal that looks like an extremely cute cross between a rabbit and a mouse. It has short, round ears, large dark eyes and long whiskers.An American Pika perched on a rock and calling

This is a small brown mammal that looks like an extremely cute cross between a rabbit and a mouse. It has short, round ears, large dark eyes and long whiskers.
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
My latest @newscientist.com cartoon. many more here: www.newscientist.com/author/tom-gauld/
Image: A graph with lots of red dots clustered together in a curve. The are all looking upwards at a single red dot wearing sunglasses. 

Caption: Mike was an outlier and would probably be excluded from the study, but all the other data points secretly thought he was really cool.
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Alona Ferber @aloner.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Guardian will stream NAZA on its website for free >>> www.theguardian.com/film/2026/se...
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Global release announced for acclaimed Gaza documentary NAZA
Theatrical rollout across 56 territories planned for documentary about Israel’s mass killing of civilians in Gaza before film will stream on Guardian website
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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‘First there’s the gruelling task of trying to charge my laptop’: a day in the life of a university lecturer in Gaza
As the war in Gaza approaches its fourth year, the Guardian follows five ordinary Palestinians as they go about their lives. Each tells the story of their day, revealing the terrible toll of the confl...
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Oblique Strategies @oblique-strategies.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026
Honour thy error as a hidden intention #ObliqueStrategies
A black-and-white photo of an Oblique Strategy card. The card reads: 'Honour thy error as a hidden intention'.
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1201 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
FFS, just go ahead and ban ALL the best people, why don't you.
"Great Western Railway NOTICE. It is forbidden for vagrants, beggars, itinerant musicians and females of doubtful reputation to enter these premises."
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Gwyllm Llwydd @gwyllm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Dr Lia Betti @liabetti.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Come and join our team at UCL Anthropology! Part-time (80%) fixed-term teaching post in Environmental Anthropology, December 2026-March 2028. Deadline 7 October!
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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Bart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves.
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Out and about at Dorchester's Roman Town House with the incoming first years @buarchanth.bsky.social, lovely day for a great talk by @durotrigesdig.bsky.social!
Image shows a group of students sitting ranged on a tiered set of stone steps, listening to a beardy archaeologist holding forth about Romans, Durotriges Dorset Iron Age folks and heritage generallyImage shows Dorchester's Roman Town House - a modern structure of a tiled roof over glass walls, built to protect the remaining walls and mosaics of the Roman house. The sky is blue and a line of shadow crosses the picture where the shadow of the buildings behind fall
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Fiona Campbell-Howes @fortrenn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Very sadly Rena Maguire passed away earlier today, announced by the UCD School of Archaeology on Facebook a little while ago. We at the @pictishartssociety.bsky.social are all deeply shocked and saddened. She was a great friend to the Society and we were very much looking forward to her paper.
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Scott D. Haddow @sdhaddow.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
New paper on the first two intact human burials found at Göbekli Tepe. These burials have been known about for some time; information on them has been presented at conferences and lectures over the last several years, but it's nice to finally see them in print 🏺 journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
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First burials give insights into mortuary rites at Göbeklitepe, Early Neolithic Türkiye
Since the beginning of excavations at Göbeklitepe, a Pre-Pottery Neolithic (PPN) site in southeastern Türkiye, fragmented human bones have been recovered from the fill of the special (monumental) buil...
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The MA students on our modern Britain module have just been directed towards this online exhibition on suburban Britain, drawing on art held in the Southampton City Art Gallery, curated by some of our undergraduate students. It's very lovely: southamptoncityartgallery.com/whats-on/sem...
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Semi-Detached: The suburban everyday – Southampton City Art Gallery
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