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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 3h

A really lovely evening catching up with lots of former colleagues at the joint 30th birthday celebrations with the Archaeology Data Service. And how fabulous does the IA logo look like on a cupcake!

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Hanna Steyne (she/they) @hlsteyne.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

My latest paper! Based on my PhD & many discussions with Mili Rajić we've managed (I think) to explain why we think storytelling, as method not outreach/engagement/afterthought, is so important for a dramatic shift in how we do archaeology #archaeology #storytelling #PhDpublication #socialjustice

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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Who tells your story? Diversifying narratives of the past through storytelling as an archaeological 🏺 method by @hlsteyne.bsky.social and Milica Rajić doi.org/10.11141/ia.... #archaeology #method #storytelling #socialjustice #diversity #inclusion #narrative

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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

ICYMI: FAIR and Open CHERISH: data and outputs from terrestrial laser scanning and uncrewed aerial vehicle digital photogrammetry surveys of coastal heritage sites in #Ireland (Data Paper in Internet #Archaeology with data available at @dri.ie) doi.org/10.11141/ia....

A flowchart showing a six-level data hierarchy for the CHERISH project, organizing coastal heritage data from county down to specific metadata files.

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Trix @trixranderson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

If you can't wait to know more, then you can read our new paper on these weights which now available in the latest issue of Internet Archaeology - link below. There is also a full, and completely open-access, catalogue of the known weights so far to be found through the Archaeology Data Service.

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Inset Lead Weights: Trade and Identity in 9th- and 10th-century Viking armies in Britain and Ireland

Viking armies introduced a bullion economy to 9th-century Britain and Ireland in which transactions were facilitated through the use of balances and weights. This paper presents the first comprehensiv...

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Trix @trixranderson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

School holidays and work meant I haven't had a chance to shout about this yet - but yesterday saw a release for a new paper, drawing together the Viking-Age lead 'inset' weights from across Britain and Ireland and looking at their origins (surprise: it's all to do with the Great Army once again) -

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Inset Lead Weights: Trade and Identity in 9th- and 10th-century Viking armies in Britain and Ireland

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Eric Kansa @ekansa.scholar.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/08/2026

Oh wow! Chris Webster and colleagues at the "Archaeology Podcast Network" chatted about my recent AI / Large Language Model paper (doi.org/10.11141/ia.71.15). That's a first for me! Here's the podcast link: www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/a… (I'm not sure they're on […]

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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

ICYMI: Unger, J., Dzurilla, D., Košťál, M. and Košta, J. 2026 'Breathing Life into Archaeological Archives: Crafting Compelling Narratives with 3D Digital Storytelling', Internet Archaeology 72. doi.org/10.11141/ia....

Examples of how photo-realistic render was used (but only for completely credible data/contexts). Image shows an educational four-panel composite image (A, B, C, and D) showcasing archaeological reconstructions and discoveries from various historical periods in the Czech Republic:

Panel A (Roztoky, 6th–7th century BCE): A cutaway digital diagram showing the structural cross-section of a subterranean pit house. An orange silhouette of a person is kneeling inside near a cooking area. Text on the left asks "How did the inhabitants cook?" above a photo of a ceramic pot, explaining that hot stones were thrown into pots embedded in the floor.

Panel B (Lovosice, 800–550 BCE): A 3D digital scene displaying archaeological artifacts, featuring a decorated wooden yoke with bronze tacks set against dark ceramic vessels on a wooden surface.

Panel C (Roundels, 4900–4200 BCE): An aerial reconstruction of concentric circular earthwork ditches with entrance gaps, labeled with feature numbers. An inset photo in the bottom-right shows a human skeleton buried in a flexed position in a rectangular grave pit.

Panel D (Lovosice, 800–550 BCE): A 3D digital model of a rectangular burial pit containing a human skeleton laid on a four-wheeled wooden wagon, surrounded by ceramic vessels, horse harness components, and bronze jewelry.

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litotic (elise) @litotic.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

An extensive article that describes AI LLMs (and many of their myths) in greater detail, how they impact research (in archeology, but not only) and access to information. It was a timely read as someone about to share their dissertation on an open access platform

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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

This is an excellent article, and well worth your time. Even if you’re not an archaeologist, what it has to say about AI’s effects on research, academia, and knowledge-production in general is very insightful

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Last month the ADS moved to our new office at the Guildhall! Fittingly, @intarcheditor.bsky.social has also recently published the excavations from the annexe, offering a look into the site's long and varied past. To read the Guildhall paper visit: archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/news-events/...

A view of the outside of the guildhall from the opposite bank of the river Ouse

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Jesse Wolfhagen @uncertainarch.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Thank you @zenobiewan.bsky.social for insisting I read this (and @ekansa.bsky.social for writing it)! A very useful piece on LLMs that talks about what they are while also emphasizing what they do (in an anthropological/STS "how we use them" practice sense). Adding it into the quant course syllabus

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Ulla Rajala @ullamr.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

A thoughtful essay on AI and #Archaeology. A recommended read for all computer archaeologists. @caaint.bsky.social @caa-uk.bsky.social

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Internet Archaeology @internetarchaeology.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 25/06/2026

New 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 […]

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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

New in IA71: FAIR and Open CHERISH: Data and outputs from TLS and UAV digital photogrammetry surveys of coastal heritage sites in Ireland (Data paper) by Lesley Davidson @anthonycorns.bsky.social @edwardpollard.bsky.social & Robert Shaw @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social doi.org/10.11141/ia.... 🏺

A hierarchical flowchart illustrating the data organization structure of the CHERISH project across six distinct levels, flowing from top to bottom.

Level 1: Parent Collection
Level 2: By County
Level 3: By Site
Level 4: By Cherish Toolkit branching to Terrestrial laser scanning and UAV digital photogrammetry
Level 5: By Data Capture Date
Level 6: Data and Metadata: The final level lists seven text-based output categories branching from the data capture dates: "ground control points," "UAV images," "orthomosaic image," "digital elevation model," "topographic relief visualisations," "figures," and "processing reports."

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Eric Kansa @ekansa.scholar.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/06/2026

Yay! My essay on the impacts of Large Language Model (#LLM) #AI in #archaeology was just published: doi.org/10.11141/ia.71.15 It looks at #bots and mass scraping on the infrastructure supporting #opendata and #openaccess. It also looks at the incentives that encourage the […]

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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Archaeological Excavations at the North Annexe, York Guildhall 🏺 by Ben Savine and colleagues doi.org/10.11141/ia.... This publication offers a look into urban spatial management and changing land use over two millennia in the heart of York .

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Archaeological Excavations at the North Annexe, York Guildhall

Archaeological investigations took place in 2020 in advance of the refurbishment and redevelopment of York Guildhall, and uncovered a significant sequence of archaeological deposits, dating from the l...

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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Furnace Fields: Iron Age & Roman Metalworking between York and the Humber doi.org/10.11141/ia.... (open access) An archaeological 🏺investigation at Thornton #Yorkshire has uncovered significant evidence of a long-lived industrial landscape dating from the middle Iron Age to the early Roman period.

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Furnace Fields: Iron Age and Roman Metalworking between York and the Humber

An archaeological investigation associated with a proposed renewable energy development at Thornton in the East Riding of Yorkshire (UK) revealed extensive evidence for middle Iron Age to early Roman ...

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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

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Furnace Fields: Iron Age and Roman Metalworking between York and the Humber

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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

The latest issue in IA shows how heritage 🏺participation can improve wellbeing by providing individuals with a sense of purpose, social connection, and a strengthened identity rooted in their local community and the past. intarch.ac.uk/journal/issu...

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Issue 73. Wellbeing and Archaeology

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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

New in IA73: Wellbeing and Archaeology. Thematic issue This collection of articles shows the power of heritage-led #wellbeing and how it can help progress the democratisation of #heritage, diversify #engagement and help address societal #inequalities. doi.org/10.11141/ia.73 🏺

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

🏺Our new deposit system - Ingest - is now live! Register now, view our online guidance and sign up for free training! No prior experience needed. Find out more here: buff.ly/lrK8CV3 #DigitalArchaeology #DigitalPreservation

A computer with the text 'Welcome to Ingest'

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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Is the Anthropology/Archaeology 🏺 feed down for anyone else? The view profile link in the error screen goes to @afreeparticle.com - is that right or has the BlueSky gone a bit cloudy?

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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

New in IA72:Breathing Life into Archaeological Archives: Crafting Compelling Narratives with 3D Digital Storytelling Jiří Unger, Dalibor Dzurilla, Martin Košťál and Jiří Košta doi.org/10.11141/ia.... #archaeology 🏺 #3D #reconstruction #virtual #storytelling #visualisation #communication

Educational Infographics of Archaeological Sites in the Czech Republic
A collection of six infographic panels, arranged in two rows of three, detailing various archaeological sites and historical periods. Each panel features a title, a timeline (BCE), a map or 3D reconstruction, and descriptive text.

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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

New in IA72: Pick One – A Model of a Site-Centred Approach to Community Integration Around Local Heritage by Agnieszka Oniszczuk doi.org/10.11141/ia.... #archaeology 🏺 #heritage #outreach #publicbenefit #reuse #community

An aerial satellite view of a landscape bordering a body of water, partially overlaid by a magnetometry survey map

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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

New in IA72: The Continued Lifecycle of Archaeological Archives in Ireland by Rachel Barrett doi.org/10.11141/ia.... #archaeology 🏺 #archives #preservation #digitisation #Ireland #access

A collection of primary source materials—field notes, sketches, and site records—spread out for study or cataloging.

An eye-level, wide shot shows a narrow aisle between tall, blue metal shelving units in an archive or storage facility. The shelves are packed with hundreds of uniform, grey archival boxes, each featuring a white label on the side. The floor is a polished, reflective light grey, mirroring the bright overhead lighting. In the background, a wooden doorway and a dark grey partition are visible at the end of the long corridor of shelves.

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