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Primitive tider @primitivetider.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Peer review paper out: @irmelin.bsky.social examines proposed changes to Norway’s Cultural Environment Act. Using data from 2008–2025, the paper explores metal detecting, finder’s rewards, public participation, and the challenges of managing an ever-growing volume of finds. doi.org/10.5617/pt.1...

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Primitive tider @primitivetider.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#Arkeologi på rappen er ute med ny episode! Folkeforskning ble et sentralt tema i utgave 27 – vi går i dybden sammen @irmelin.bsky.social og Unn Pedersen. Hva er folkeforskning i arkeologien? Hvilke muligheter og utfordringer har det skapt – og hvor kan veien gå videre? 👇

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#34 Folkeforskning i arkeologi

Stream #34 Folkeforskning i arkeologi by Arkeologi på rappen - av Primitive tider on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud.

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Og frakt i bøtter er jo greit nok, oppbevaring i bøtter over tid på kontorer med sketchy og variabelt inneklima er vel litt mer hårete?

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Litt raust å beskrive det som myrlik, kanskje, men skjeletter FRA myr, i bøtter, i hvert fall. Er historien jeg har hørt.

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Men så du noen gang de sagnomsuste bøttene med myrlik?!

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Oh yeah, I mean the market and system has just been so overtly broken for a while that I've sort of known that was part of the package - if that makes sense? That so many people, even a few that I respected, seem to have given up on critical thinking *so quickly*? That did surprise me.

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

And yes, I'm well aware that DORA already exist - I want people in the position to use it, TO ACTUALLY USE IT.

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Assessment boards need to actually consider the quality of the work rather than the (sometimes) artificial ranking of the journal and length of someone's publishing list. When they see that you've basically split what should've been one text into five? Count it as one.

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I want thoroughly worked through texts, coherent articles that haven't been split into smaller works to maxismise the article count. I want you, and myself, to think better, longer, and stop publishing just for the sake of filling up your ORCid profile.

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

And yes, the funding and publishing system has been broken for a while. I know what I think the solution is, and it's not PRODUCING even more (shit) writing quicker than ever before.

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

AI is writing the work, reviewing it, funding it - the loop is endless. I don't fear that AI will reach "consciousness", I fear we'll abandon all critical thinking and will to think our own thoughts. Meaning we'll end up BELIEVING AI is better than us. Cause we've lost our ability to recognise SHIT.

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I haven't reviewed any research proposals, but given the increasing number of submissions I can only imagine the abysmal state of those texts. No wonder reviewers are saying no, or even outsourcing the peer review to AI. Which is just... How bloody dark is that?!

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

And it's so obvious too. Editorial boards see it, and we discuss it. Your text is dull, without friction, without depth. It flows too well, and not at all, at the same time. It lacks references, and reads like a bad literature review, with crucial references missing (!) and without page numbers.

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It absolutely cannot turn disjointed ideas and poor prose into "gold", especially not in more niche fields. It may sound nice and convincing when doing a quick read-through - when looking more closely though? Fluff. Predictable and cliched.

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I am no Luddite, and I see the many very useful ways of using AI, generative or whatever, I've even tested a few of them and appreciated the time it saved me. But the actual writing - thinking - to convey meaning and interesting thoughts in a clear, logical way? For now, AI is producing shit.

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I am becoming increasingly disillusioned with academia these days. It's not about the work market or the system. It's about the people within the system that are so willing and even eager to outsource all of their thinking to machines.

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

If you're curious, you can look at the catalogued coins from the Mørstad hoard (and all other catalogued artefacts in Norway) here: www.unimus.no/portal/

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

There's currently more than 26 000 detecting finds that have been handed in to the museums. Case workers are steadily chipping away at an increasing backlog, focused on getting through it, without losing the standard of *all* finds actually being catalogued and accessible.

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The work done by case workers and heritage practitioners at the archaeological museums in Norway is so crucial to our management system. Without them, researchers would have to start from scratch and the public would not have (fully!) open access to information about a wealth of finds.

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Such a good update on the Mørstad hoard! Spectacular work from Anne, as usual - ensuring that not only more than 2500 yearly detecting finds are accessioned but on top of that has also managed to *catalogue* a steady stream of coins. #archaeology 🏺 www.forskning.no/vikingtiden/...

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Nå kan du se de 100 første myntene fra den unike vikingskatten

De første 100 myntene fra Mørstadskatten er nå publisert i Kulturhistorisk museums databaser. Snart blir de også utstilt.

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Norwegian Archaeological Review @norwegianreview.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

In honour of Professor Brit Solli who passed April 6th 2026, we have published a NAR collection of her articles that highlight her contributions in Nordic archaeology and beyond: 🏺 #Archaeology 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/journals/sar...

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Just popping in to recommend this article! And, giving Norwegian Archaeological Review a little follow. The name doesn't give it away, but the journal is not only for Norwegian (or even Northern European stuff), check out the aims and scope and see if your stuff might be good fit🏺

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Here now! Love it! So much amazing stuff and really well exhibited too!

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Archaeologist (with friends) visiting Dublin! What should we see? 🏺#archaeology

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Article in Norwegian! The publishing system is broken. That has been clear for a while. Having been on the end that have to find peer reviewers for more than a decade... It's become so, so, so difficult. It's a major bottle neck in the workflow for everyone involved. www.khrono.no/tidsskriftet...

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Tidsskriftet klarte ikke å finne fagfeller: — Systemet er ødelagt

To ganger i år har professor Petter Bae Brandtzæg opplevd at tidsskrift ikke klarte å skaffe fagfeller til å vurdere artiklene hans. Av 79 spurte personer, var et bare én som takket ja.

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Just a lil reminder for the archaeology peeps on here! 👇🏾🏺

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Whoops, litt vel sein på avtrekkeren her, og ser @kriloseth.bsky.social hadde et forslag. Men kan det dreie seg om proxy? Arkeologer er glad i proxies, men føler ikke det treffer heeelt her.

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Only halfway through this: "Write! Craftsmanship in non-fiction" by Anders Johansen. It seems like a gem so far - so many of the author's descriptions and feelings about writing are resonating with me! Of course, he writes wonderfully too.

Photo taken from above. Oak desk in the back with light brown desk mat on on it. On the mat: Brown coffe mug towards the bottom left corner. Teal book in the middle with title in Norwegian: "Skriv! Håndverk i sakprosa". Parts of a grey keyboard can be seen in the upper right corner.

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Starting December with yet another cold. Oslo's dark and wet. Behind on everything at home. Swamped at work. Trying to embrace the general messiness that this season of life is giving, and after some "admin" work I'll ease into this week with reading about writing. One of my favourite topics!

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Should be of interest to archaeologists too! So 👉🏼 🏺

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Do contact Marianne Moen, the contact person in the advertisements if you need more information (she's very nice!) and feel free to send me a message or email if you're curious about how doing a PhD at the Museum is.

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Please help me spread the word and share widely! Although the material scope is set, there's still a lot of flexibility within that. There's some benefits to doing a PhD in Norway, e.g. you're employed with everything that includes (paid sick leave, paid parental leave, etc.) + a decent-ish pay.

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Professor Felix Riede from @aarhusuni.bsky.social continues the discussion with his keynote on "Internationalisation in the Nordics"! Spiced up with an interactive poll.

Professor Felix Riede in front of auditorium screen. Back heads of audiences and auditorium seats and desks in the front

Professor Felix Riede in front of auditorium screen with poll results on whether archaeologists on Norway engage in international collaborations. Back heads of audiences and auditorium seats and desks in the front

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

The overall theme for this year's meeting is "Global trends, local challenges", so Hansen's introduction is very apt!

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Vice-rector at UiO, Mette Halskov Hansen, opens this year's Norwegian Archaeological Meeting and discusses the university's ambition to balance academic freedom with globalization, knowledge creation and collaboration with (some) authoritarian states in a generally challenging political climate. 🏺

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Tomorrow, we have a session in the national conference "Norwegian Archaeological Meeting" (NAM): "AI in Archaeology beyond ChatGPT: The AI revolution is upon us, but how do we employ Artificial Intelligence in our daily workflows?" Keynote by Gabriele Gattiglia.

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

There's a lot of 3D, but also remote sensing and a session on ontologies and repositories. Good stuff, in other words!

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Getting ready to attend Norway's CAA conference! Most are presenting in Norwegian, but Sjoerd van Riel and Simon Radchenko have presentations in English from 11.10 & 11.30 CET (you can check out the programme below and find a link to Zoom). Open for all! 🏺 no.caa-international.org/caa-n-2024/

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CAA-N 2024 | CAA Norway

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

Apropos of teaching, I'll be doing a lecture on "Archeology today" for second year students in a few weeks (subject is on theory and research history), what should not be missed, in your opinion? It's their last lecture of the semester and close to exam date, so bonus points for extra fun stuff 🤓🏺

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

This is absolutely wonderful! Downloading and will share with those I know that teach at UiO.

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

Sure, some votes flip-flop from election to election, but a lot of the decisions are made on (did)trust built up over decades.

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

Quoting because, well, this is true everywhere. We see it in Europe and in Norway. Latest polling shows that FrP, our far right populist party, is the country's biggest (luckily, I guess, we have more than two parties).

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

political culture is built on top of much longer time horizons than elections might lead one to believe. many a political battle is won and lost generationally

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 24/09/2024

🏺I've been very lucky to be invited to co-organise a PhD course in the Nordic graduate school Dialogues with the Past in March next year, on one of my favourite topics: writing as method. Deadline to register is November 1st. "Writing the past in and for the Present" www.hf.uio.no/iakh/english...

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Writing the Past in and for the Present

Archaeological storytelling and writing as method

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 07/09/2024

I started with wanting to recommend Onyx Boox tablets for people in Norway, both Bookbites and Libby work on them. And then it went somewhere else. I think I'll try reading and writing more, not just for work, but to live better.

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Irmelin @irmelin.bsky.social · 07/09/2024

Again, I'm trying to get back into the habit of reading. Because I need it. Easy access helps. I don't know where I'm going with this, I only know that letters, reading and writing, has always been a comfort to me.

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