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Dr Gillian Wong @gillianwzooarch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Don’t forget to vote! I’m actually on this ballot 😬😬 but so are MANY extremely well qualified people who are spectacular choices for ICAZ officers and committee members. Please support them by voting!

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ICAZ @icaz-news.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

This Monday's 'Meet Your ICAZ Member' is Gillian Wong! To be featured, please email answers to the provided questions to icaz.social.media@gmail.com, along with a photo of yourself or your work. #ICAZ #Zooarch

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Dr Gillian Wong @gillianwzooarch.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Just spent much time listening to barred owls (Strix varia) in the woods behind our house. Such a great way to spend the evening, would’ve stayed out longer if I didn’t need sleep. Made me thankful for #zooarcharchaeogy field school in the Great Basin 15 years ago and the peeps who were there.🦉💕

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Jesse Wolfhagen @uncertainarch.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Applications are now open for the Dienje Kenyon Memorial Fellowship! Via the Society of American Archaeology, this fellowship is aimed at women pursuing graduate degrees in zooarchaeology. US citizenship or SAA member not required to apply. Contact @gillianwzooarch.bsky.social and see the link.

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Dr Gillian Wong @gillianwzooarch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The Dienje Kenyon Memorial Fellowship for female graduate students in Zooarchaeology is now open! Offered through the Society of American Archaeology (SAA). Applicants do NOT have to US citizens and do NOT have be SAA members. #archaeology #zooarchaeology Details here: saa.org/SAAMember/Ca....

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Dr Gillian Wong @gillianwzooarch.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

So extremely proud of our Boomplaas Cave field school students for conducting an experimental #archaeology study and publishing it in Southern African Field Archaeology. Check out the publication here: journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/sa...

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Southern African Field Archaeology

Understanding the nutritional value of past hunter-gatherer prey is highly informative for archaeologists seeking to interpret human decision-making regarding hunting, processing, and meat consumption...

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Dr Gillian Wong @gillianwzooarch.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Alright, you all know I'm barely here at the moment but we are in a serious heritage CRISIS in the US at the moment! Attempts to rewrite the ACHP regulations in July will devastate our ability to protect cultural resources in the US.

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Dr Gillian Wong @gillianwzooarch.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Really interesting for conservation efforts

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The Register of Professional Archaeologists @archaeo-register.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Kick off the school year with the Archaeological Ethics Online Resource Database! Explore articles, syllabi, podcasts & case studies that dive into ethical practices in archaeology. Perfect for students, educators & researchers! archaeologicalethics.org/online-res…

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Dr Gillian Wong @gillianwzooarch.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

I’m also behind on fighting the decisions this administration is making about academia, LGBTQIA+ rights, healthcare access, museums, public lands…the list goes on. But let’s go send some letters, sign petitions, donate to orgs that make change, and march. This is a disaster!

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Dr Gillian Wong @gillianwzooarch.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Everyone is just going to have to receive emails from me late at night American continents time. Childcare is in flux right now so this is me every night working from my home office in my PJs to catch up. I’m too tired to schedule send all this. #AcademicMom

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The Register of Professional Archaeologists @archaeo-register.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Do you need resources for an ethical framework for your research? The Archaeological Ethics Database has over 1,200 books, articles, and online resources ranging from archaeology in the time of war, safety in the field, and many more. Find out at: archaeologicalethics.org

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Dr Gillian Wong @gillianwzooarch.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

One more week until classes start at University of Texas at El Paso! Gearing up for our online #archaeology classes this semester: Human Origins and Popular Archaeology. Offered through the Sociology and #Anthropology Department.

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Dr Gillian Wong @gillianwzooarch.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Attempting a return to social media. Stay tuned for updates about the field, teaching, and microfauna. Enjoy this photo of me and the little kiddo in South Africa this summer! #archaeology

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Guilhem Mauran @guilhemmauran.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Already second week at Boomplaas Cave with @justinpargeter.bsky.social. First week launched the season with introduction to the dig and a rock art tour for the students. @leakeyfoundation.org @umr5608traces.bsky.social

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Dr Gillian Wong @gillianwzooarch.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Is this my favorite student definition of #archaeology? “the study is old stuff people left behind” …probably 😄😍

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Dr Gillian Wong @gillianwzooarch.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

This is the last week of our semester. This semester has been so special and so hard. My #zooarchaeology students are truly spectacular. I’m going to miss working with them every week. 🥹🥹

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Dr Gillian Wong @gillianwzooarch.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Omg this is one of the best things I’ve seen!!! So cool!!!! You can see these pieces at a number of places in Baden-Württemberg: Ulm, Blaubeuren, Tübingen, Stuttgart…

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Dr Gillian Wong @gillianwzooarch.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Students working on modern owl pellets collected by Dr. Tyler Faith (University of Utah) in the Western Cape, South Africa last summer. They are doing taxonomic and element IDs for one pellet each then working together to combine and analyze their data as a whole. #zooarchaeology

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Dr Gillian Wong @gillianwzooarch.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Me to our field director: hey! Let’s maybe turn that workshop we’re doing in the field into a publication with the students! Also me: hasn’t even written up that manuscript on modern owl pellet #taphonomy I promised him by the end of the year 😬😬😬

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damniel spookradski @self.agency · 08/04/2025

in case you're wondering, "what's the harm in claiming an extinct species has been brought back from the dead" when it most certainly has not, our interior secretary is already using it to justify taking animals off the endangered species list

The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is to work with others to “conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.”

The Department of the Interior is excited about the potential of “de-extinction” technology and how it may serve broader purposes beyond the recovery of lost species, including strengthening biodiversity protection efforts and helping endangered or at-risk species.

The Endangered Species List has become like the Hotel California: once a species enters, they never leave. In fact, 97 percent of species that are added to the endangered list remain there. This is because the status quo is focused on regulation more than innovation.

It’s time to fundamentally change how we think about species conservation. Going forward, we must celebrate removals from the endangered list - not additions. The only thing we’d like to see go extinct is the need for an endangered species list to exist. We need to continue improving recovery efforts to make that a reality, and the marvel of “de-extinction” technology can help forge a future where populations are never at risk.

Since the dawn of our nation, it has been innovation – not regulation – that has spawned American greatness. The revival of the Dire Wolf heralds the advent of a thrilling new era of scientific wonder, showcasing how the concept of “de-extinction” can serve as a bedrock for modern species conservation.

The Dire Wolf revival carries profound cultural significance as it embodies strength and courage that is deeply encoded within the DNA of American identity and tribal heritage.

Breakthroughs of this nature will inspire leading minds and future generations of innovators to chase the impossible, capture it, and unleash its potential!

The Department of the Interior looks forward to a vibrant future full of innovation that advances core missions such as wildlife conservation.

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Dr Gillian Wong @gillianwzooarch.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Not me changing my entire lecture plan for #Zooarchaeology class this morning so we can talk about “dire wolves” 😂🐺

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Colossal Bioscience did not revive dire wolves, despite a sensationalist Time Magazine cover story. Making genetically modified animals that are cosplaying as extinct species is not de-extinction.

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Dr Gillian Wong @gillianwzooarch.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Yes! This! These are not actually dire wolves. This is not actually helping conservation. How do I know? I’m an expert in extinct animals and past ecological systems.

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Dr Gillian Wong @gillianwzooarch.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

How many months of the new administration? < 3 How many letters on different topics have I sent to my representatives, senators, etc? ALREADY 3. If this is gonna be a more than once a month thing for the rest of these four years this is gonna even more annoying than last time.

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Dr Gillian Wong @gillianwzooarch.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

It’s #zooarchaeology lab day! First day of birds after 3 weeks of mammals. (Articulated cat assisting me in discussing differences between bird and mammal skeletons.) Always have my wagon of bones on lab day! 😂🦆🦅🦉🐦‍⬛🦃🦢🐓

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Dr Gillian Wong @gillianwzooarch.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Important! Comments needed on proposal to remove the National Environmental Policy Act. This act protects air, water, environments in the US (including impacts to your drinking water). It is an essential piece of US policy. Comments due 27 March 2025. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

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Removal of National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations

This interim final rule removes the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) from the Code of Federal Regulations. In addition, this...

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Dr Gillian Wong @gillianwzooarch.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Currently in this webinar from Society for American #Archaeology: “Cultural Resources Preservation in the Age of Trump 2.0 and a Republican Congress” Listening to info right now on impacts to Department of Edu with student loans and FAFSA. saa.org/career-pract...

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Cultural Resources Preservation in the Age of Trump 2.0 and a Republican Congress [Career Pathways]

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Dr Gillian Wong @gillianwzooarch.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Excited to get my issue of Quartär in the mail this past week from the Hugo Obermaier Society!! It is one of my favorite #archaeology societies but I haven’t been able to attend for several years (because, you know, kids and living on a different continent). Looking forward to reading it!

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Dr Gillian Wong @gillianwzooarch.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Great paper here! “Animal Resources in Experimental Archaeology” Written by friends at @ucdavis. UC Davis is a great place to do experimental #archaeology with animal resources because they are an agricultural school and have an amazing vet program. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

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Dr Gillian Wong @gillianwzooarch.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Someone please remind me why I decided to schedule my office hours on the same day as my lab class. Because now my Tuesdays and Thursdays are nonstop busy!

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Dr Gillian Wong @gillianwzooarch.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Opened my office and the smell of osteological comparative collections came wafting out 😂😂 awwwww nothing like the smell of #zooarchaeology class prep in the morning 😂🦴🦴

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Dr Gillian Wong @gillianwzooarch.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

On blast this morning while I drive to work after reading the news. youtu.be/54TqACn_9V8?...

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P!NK - Irrelevant (Official Video)

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emily blight 🐦‍⬛ @threnody.northsky.social · 28/02/2025

ok, cis folks—if you said you'd stand with trans folks, it's time. S.9 is the senate's sports ban bill—a big step to making trump’s executive order a federal law, which is much harder to undo. it can be stopped *monday.* short call scripts for dem & GOP senators ⬇️🧵 legiscan.com/US/bill/SB9/...

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Dr Gillian Wong @gillianwzooarch.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Email from the Center for Field Sciences that went out today discussing a new scholarship for African American Women in #archaeology and the future of CRM within the current US administration: myemail.constantcontact.com/New-Scholars...

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New Scholarship and the Future of CRM

Email from Center for Field Sciences Should students attend field schools? NEW SCHOLARSHIP & THE FUTURE OF CRM SHOULD STUDENTS ATTEND FIELD SCHOOLS? New Scholarship The Center for Field Sciences and

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Dr Gillian Wong @gillianwzooarch.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Humans and Animals course today! Students continued to learn the mammal skeleton. What animals do you see?? 👀 #zooarchaeology

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Dr Gillian Wong @gillianwzooarch.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Hello! I’m new to this place, so let’s do an intro! I’m an anthropological trained #archaeologist who focuses on #zooarchaeology - animal remains in the archaeological record (1/3).

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Dr Gillian Wong @gillianwzooarch.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Letter of concern for cultural resources impact by recent orders signed by SAA, ACRA, SHA, and AAA: documents.saa.org/container/do...

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Katie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Folks we are getting reports that #2025MMM research at Animal Diversity Web is overloading servers at the Univ of Michigan. Players/learners can use Wikipedia, but with the warning that it is not always going to be as scientifically-evidenced as ADW- a classic tradeoff between speed & accuracy!

Photo of a prehistoric cave painting of many, many human hands.

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Bob Patalano @robertpatalano.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Cool to see our work covered in the New York Times! Although we don't definitively say in our paper that this was a rainforest (as we don't have a rainfall proxy), the pollen, phytolith, and plant wax data all suggest wet adapted species and the site's location is in the rainforest biome today.

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Dr Gillian Wong @gillianwzooarch.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Info from the Society for American Archaeology on free access to the CRM Expo at this year’s annual meeting in Denver! Excellent program! www.facebook.com/share/18pWbj...

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