Reposted by Lindsay BlochMekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 09/08/2026Feel free to check if your city or town was a Sundown town. Notice that most Sundown towns were not in the South. And if you want to go to your local library or city hall to update some information, or pull some records, please heed the warnings by the researchers that put this map together... 13243104
Lindsay Bloch @lindsaybloch.bsky.social · 09/08/2026New #maniarchaeology 💅! This English variety, consisting of yellow transfer-printing on a dark brown refined redware body, is sometimes called “Yellow Printed Brownware” and dates to the early 19th century. It is rare in North American contexts, but check out this example from Drax Hall in Jamaica 1122
Reposted by Lindsay BlochOliver Larkin @oliveralarkin.bsky.social · 03/02/2026BREAKING: A federal judge has EXTENDED Haiti TPS! U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes’ order read it was “substantially likely” that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem preordained her termination decision because of “hostility to nonwhite immigrants.” HERE TO STAY! WI NOU KAPAB! 1388138
Lindsay Bloch @lindsaybloch.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Rare non-pottery manicure today, in homage to the humble mother-of-pearl button. Super common post-1890s with millions made from freshwater mussels in the American Midwest. 061
Reposted by Lindsay BlochAdvances in Archaeological Practice @saa-aap.bsky.social · 20/12/2025🏺All in one article, @lindsaybloch.bsky.social et al. present the development of a visual guide to standardize shell temper description within Pensacola Mississippian pottery, test the utility of this guide, and describe a method for producing this type of guide: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgCreating Standardized Guides for Pottery Temper Characterization | Advances in Archaeological Practice | Cambridge CoreCreating Standardized Guides for Pottery Temper Characterization 042
Lindsay Bloch @lindsaybloch.bsky.social · 19/12/2025‘Look, I can't afford to have two hands, so I'm gonna have to cut one off.’” dailytarheel.com/article/univ...dailytarheel.comUNC cuts all six area studies research centers, effective 2026As part of the University's plan to make $70 million in budget cuts across the institution, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Operations Nate Knuffman projected that cutting 14 centers and institutes in... 020
Lindsay Bloch @lindsaybloch.bsky.social · 18/12/2025🏺We're always looking for better ways to capture consistent, replicable artifact data...this method is working for us! Our image guides are specific to shell-temper, but if any kind of ceramic paste ID is part of your dataset, maybe it will help you too. #archaeology doi.org/10.1017/aap....doi.orgCreating Standardized Guides for Pottery Temper Characterization | Advances in Archaeological Practice | Cambridge CoreCreating Standardized Guides for Pottery Temper Characterization 032
Reposted by Lindsay BlochGillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 02/12/2025I know it's too easy to grow numb to the constant flood of bigotry that comes out of his mouth but it does seem morally important you don't allow yourself or anyone else to become desensitized to this vile racism as a normal part of our politics 883817974
Lindsay Bloch @lindsaybloch.bsky.social · 02/12/2025🏺New pub--People in the Florida Keys were making their own pottery, not bringing it from the mainland! Free to read and download via this link through the end of the year: authors.elsevier.com/c/1mAs3,rVDB... Thanks to all my co-authors for pulling this together! 093
Lindsay Bloch @lindsaybloch.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Can't wait to catch up with many of you at the SHAs in Detroit! Also, I still have some button type collections for sale and am taking online orders from now until stock runs out. If you have year-end money that needs spending, I can help you 😄 temperedarchaeology.com/buttons 171
Reposted by Lindsay BlochThe Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 08/11/2025ICE is building a 24/7 social media monitoring program that would scan Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and dozens of other platforms. Private contractors would turn public posts into enforcement leads fed directly into government databases.buff.lyAlways watching: How ICE’s plan to monitor social media 24/7 threatens privacy and civic participationICE’s dragnet is expanding across social media, putting everyone’s digital lives into the realm of border and immigration enforcement. 63233
Reposted by Lindsay BlochLar deSouza @lartist.bsky.social · 23/10/2025From the Larchives: The Rocky Horus Picture Scroll. One of my favorite works. I had the assistance of an Egyptology PhD student to translate the Time Warp phonetically. Enjoy :) 301657712
Lindsay Bloch @lindsaybloch.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Back to basics #maniarchaeology today. Maybe the most common ironstone pattern, this simple sprig motif in copper luster is called Tea Leaf, produced throughout 2nd half of the 19th century by many different makers. Sherd image courtesy Jefferson Patterson Park 0161
Lindsay Bloch @lindsaybloch.bsky.social · 17/10/2025🏺 Great writeup of our collaborative project with the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma to understand and revitalize potting traditions! 0125
Lindsay Bloch @lindsaybloch.bsky.social · 09/10/2025🏺 The Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery (DAACS) is hiring an archaeological analyst, based in Charlottesville, VA. bit.ly/DAACSanalystbit.lyPaycor Job Openingsat Monticello 032
Lindsay Bloch @lindsaybloch.bsky.social · 01/10/2025🏺DYK that the first people in the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos made pottery with dust that originated in the Sahara?! Our new article confirms this, and a whole lot more about how the Lucayans engineered pottery in this challenging environment. doi.org/10.1080/1556... @emikracht.bsky.socialdoi.orgPalmetto Ware Pottery of the Lucayan Islands: Reverse Engineering a Novel Pottery TypePalmetto Ware is a low-fired earthenware that was developed in the Lucayan Islands (The Commonwealth of The Bahamas and Turks & Caicos Islands) ca. AD 700–800. Its production and use by the Lucayan... 0113
Lindsay Bloch @lindsaybloch.bsky.social · 23/09/2025New 💅 based on this awesome early 18th c. English Delft (tin-enamel). The distinctive color palette of blue, red and green is called Bristol, though it was also made in London. This vessel was found at George Washington Birthplace, and was likely used by the Washington family. #maniarchaeology 25713
Reposted by Lindsay Blochjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 13/07/2025my modest disagreement is that i think it is important to signal virtue even if, privately, you are a piece of shit. performing decency is an important part of maintaining the norm that decency is part of a well ordered society. 15782341026
Lindsay Bloch @lindsaybloch.bsky.social · 04/07/2025🏺New article! "Spanish Signatures? XRF Analysis of Iron Artifacts in the American Southeast" We found XRF of iron artifacts can distinguish 16th c. assemblages from later materials based on the iron purity. What assemblages should we zap next? Read it here for free: rdcu.be/euzoz #archaeology 030
Reposted by Lindsay BlochG Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 10/06/2025YouGov poll, just out: "Should ICE agents be required to wear uniforms while making arrests?" Yes: 68% No: 18 1604861872
Reposted by Lindsay BlochEd Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 09/06/2025A rule of thumb that will rarely lead you astray in this country is to assume that a riot was started by the people who showed up armed and dressed for a riot. 2043501036
Reposted by Lindsay BlochScott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · 19/05/2025You know you’re winning when you post “We are NOT the Gestapo!” 2013247405238
Reposted by Lindsay BlochDr. David Miller 🏳️🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 14/05/2025🧪 National Science Foundation update alert ⚠️⚠️ NSF just made a **lot** of updates to its "priorities" page. It's mixed news. Some good. Some bad. ❌ Not welcome: NSF is now also terminating "environmental justice" awards. The highlighted text here is new: www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p... 1/8... 🧵 3128104
Reposted by Lindsay BlochScience Magazine @science.org · 09/05/2025Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.scim.agExclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisionsChanges seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund 15320891520
Reposted by Lindsay BlochDr. David Miller 🏳️🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 09/05/2025🧪 Another round of NSF grant terminations is expected today. But here’s a silver lining: there’s already a webinar for you today at 2 pm ET if you’re in that boat! (Tries to find the dark humor in moments like these…) 12414
Reposted by Lindsay BlochDr. David Miller 🏳️🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 24/04/2025🚨 Practical URGENT tip for NSF grantees: Out of an abundance of caution, I would right now go into Research.gov and… 1. Download your NSF award letters. 2. Print PDF your annual reports. 3. Screenshot the status table for annual reports. NSF is planning maintenance tomorrow to Research.gov 8655507
Lindsay Bloch @lindsaybloch.bsky.social · 23/04/2025🏺 New #maniarchaeology inspired by 2 of my favorite things: porcelain and buttons! Prosser-molded porcelain buttons were made post-1840 and are very common archaeologically. However, the original transfer-printed designs on some of them, known as "calicos" are often worn away. 1134
Reposted by Lindsay BlochJacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Remember, these forms are NOT toys. They are not jokes. If these forms are to be effective, they should under NO CIRCUMSTANCES be flooded with incorrect information, which would render them useless. So definitely do not do that. Do not do it one time, or a dozen times, or even hundreds of times. 28246
Reposted by Lindsay BlochJonathan Lambert @jonlambert.bsky.social · 15/04/2025NEW: Today, NSF "disestablished" most of its scientific advisory committees. These are committees of outside experts convened to help shape NSF programs. Only five statutorily required committees remain, the rest are gone. www.nsf.gov/executive-or...nsf.govNSF Implementation of Recent Executive OrdersInformation for the NSF community regarding executive orders. 5167158
Reposted by Lindsay BlochSara Manns @whatsarasaid.bsky.social · 15/04/2025If you are National Guard or active duty military & you are ordered to violate the Constitutional rights of your fellow Americans, call the Gl Rights Hotline 1-877-447-4487 There is support, you don't have to go through with it. 2630781607
Reposted by Lindsay BlochFelipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 14/04/2025One thing I wish people understood about authoritarianism is life often looks more or less the same. Troops aren’t marching down the street every day; people go to restaurants, have their office jobs. But everyone knows that stepping out of line, even slightly, can derail your life with no recourse 111101073397
Reposted by Lindsay BlochTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 15/04/20253/4. If we accept the idea that moving a person from one place to another undoes rights and disempowers the judiciary, we are endorsing the basic Nazism practice that enabled the killing of millions. 108180954867
Reposted by Lindsay BlochKatina Rogers @katinalynn.bsky.social · 10/04/2025My Slate piece on the widespread NEH grant cancellations is live. So much gratitude to everyone who took the time to talk with me these past few days while fighting fires on every side. #humanities #highered #neh slate.com/news-and-pol...slate.comSay Goodbye to Small-Town Libraries and Museums, Thanks to Trump’s Latest CutsThe NEH budget is tiny. The loss is huge. 7628389
Reposted by Lindsay BlochAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 10/04/2025NEW: @nytimes.com reports that the Trump admin is moving to strip hundreds of thousands of immigrants of Social Security Numbers they got when they were granted work authorization, repurposing a "death master file" to try to erase their previous legal presence in the United States. 67984571
Reposted by Lindsay BlochMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 09/04/2025“We need to get better at treating this like a business,” Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said, explaining he wants to see a deportation process “like (Amazon) Prime, but with human beings.”michiganadvance.comICE director envisions Amazon-like mass deportation system: ‘Prime, but with human beings’ • Michigan AdvanceThe leader of Immigration and Customs Enforcement said that his dream for the agency is squads of trucks rounding up immigrants for deportation the same way that Amazon trucks crisscross American citi... 54432461506
Lindsay Bloch @lindsaybloch.bsky.social · 10/04/2025I've been busy restocking button boxes for the Society for American Archaeology meeting in a few weeks. Order online or visit my booth in Denver--I'll have special à la carte buttons for sale there too 🙂 The shop will be closing for the summer, so now is your chance! temperedarchaeology.com/buttons 160
Reposted by Lindsay BlochAnthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Not sure who needs to hear this but one cannot “deport” a citizen. Thank you. 1783110466
Reposted by Lindsay BlochTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 08/04/2025So weird to see colleges promoting their USNWR grad school rankings today like grad students aren’t being disappeared by their government. 81867382
Reposted by Lindsay BlochNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 06/04/2025Three million Americans marched today. Here’s why we wrote about one American who didn’t. 257192802571
Reposted by Lindsay BlochMaya Contreras @mayatcontreras.bsky.social · 27/03/2025I said this on the other site, but I think the media needs to stop using the word “arrested” if a person hasn’t committed any crimes, hasn’t been read Miranda rights, hasn’t been formally charged with anything and their family and lawyer doesn’t know where they are. It’s kidnapping. It’s abduction. 3372153
Lindsay Bloch @lindsaybloch.bsky.social · 18/03/2025🏺 #maniarchaeology inspired by this 19th c. transfer-printed whiteware with spearhead band, excavated at Mount Vernon, image courtesy DAACS. 3435
Reposted by Lindsay Blochjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 09/03/2025re the previous repost: if they can disappear permanent residents they can disappear citizens 4334850810698
Lindsay Bloch @lindsaybloch.bsky.social · 09/03/2025🏺 And that little girl went on to learn French and become an archaeologist, both of which would change her interpretation of the museum 😂. Can you fault my logic though? #archaeosky 040
Reposted by Lindsay BlochNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 08/03/2025Opinion | By eliminating DEI, the University of Virginia is getting back to the racial ideals of Thomas Jefferson. 271523164