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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Don't miss my latest video where I explored the Neolithic and Bronze Age in Cumbria! Including the secret industry that powered the entire country, ancient codes carved into megaliths, ritual stages, and above all the elusive evidence of the people who built them🪨 youtu.be/_H-aJ8qjrd4

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The SECRET Industry of Neolithic Britain in Cumbria

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Turned off notifications on my other post and am working on a follow up post on the British Museum X AI as this is a lot more to it than I first thought!

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Maybe don't suggest that if I post my content on substack I am as bad as white supremacists??? I'm currently rebuilding my own website atm and people aren't happy if you don't have a written version, so you can't win. I am interested that substack has issues I was not aware of, but let's be kind.

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Dr Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Gosh, even if you put the ethical questions to one side (which you shouldn’t), that’s embarrassingly bad.

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

A lot of people are reaching out about AI in heritage and I want to do this topic justice. I want to do some more in depth posts on the topic, so if you have any examples message me! #Archaeology 🏺 #Heritage #Culture #Museums #History

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

I commented on I think 5 of their posts, genuinely concerned it was a hack and was unfollowed! Steph the Archaeologist (on Instagram) also called them out in comments and in posts and was also unfollowed. Other creators have called them out on Instagram, but I've seen nothing elsewhere.

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

The British Museum posted Al slop and quietly deleted it. Here's what it was and why it matters. #archaeology🏺#musuem #culture #heritage #history

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

I've been really in the zone lately and rediscovered my own creative spark. Seeing my Instagram grow from about 9,000 to over 11,500 (almost 12k now!) has been a massive motivator that people are liking the new style of content I'm putting out! #archaeology 🏺

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

🚨This is the kind of world creators are currently facing. I would never use gen AI images in my personal archaeology social media and if I ever changed my stance on this and did, I would be incredibly transparent.🧵 #Archaeology 🏺

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

My friend just showed me someone made Shanidar 1 on Heroforge (a tool for making DnD characters) and I'm obsessed YouTube video from ExtinctZoo #Archaeology🏺

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 09/12/2025

15 years ago today the Tory & Lib Dem government tripled tuition fees. Young people, our economy and society are robbed of the learning and skills universities offer- whilst graduates face average debt of £53,000. Education should be a right, not a privilege. Scrap tuition fees.

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

I really enjoyed conducting this interview and would highly recommend a watch as this object is just spectacular!

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

First demo of a new project - Roman Temple DVD loading screen simulator 💿 #Archaeogaming #PixelArt #GameDevelopment

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

This short film created for the University of York's Department of Archaeology is out now. It documents how a replica Mesolithic house was built in Museum Gardens, York in Summer 2024. Please watch, like, comment and share! #Archaeology #Mesolithic #Prehistory youtu.be/vabfHhaA5b0?...

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A Mesolithic house based on Star Carr, in the Yorkshire Museum garden

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

#ArchInk Day 13 Pseudoscience I found this a strange prompt so I just decided to draw this incredibly archaeologically accurate building of Stonehenge #ArchInk2025 #Archaeology #Stonehenge

Cartooony drawing in pencil crayon of Stonehenge with a light greenish glow and an alien and a UFO

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Taskmaster Prize Category: Object that would most confuse a future archaeologist if you were buried holding it ... #taskmaster #archaeology

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VALUE Foundation @valuefnd.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Second session of the day has just started! Louise Bedford will be talking about an archaeologist's journey into game design!

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VALUE Foundation @valuefnd.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Tech set up is there, friends and colleagues have started arriving, and #TIPC4 is a few hours away! Tomorrow with workshops and Thursday and Friday with talks and panels! Makes sure to catch the action starting Thursday over at www.twitch.tv/streamingthepast

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

this apparently says "I don't love you, I don't care, but I know it and laugh about it. You love me and that's nice for you." 📍Rijksmuseum van Oudheden #Archaeology

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ama @amasugiru.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

#archInk2025 Day 2: Shell During prep, the Conch of Teleportation reminded me of oracle bones, divinatory records from the Shang. They feature some of the earliest writing in China. I thought dragon turtles, taken from Chinese mythological creatures, would help expand a focus on Chinese archaeology.

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archaeoINK - Jona Schlegel @jonaschlegel.com · 01/10/2025

starting archInk 2025 with pigment. i kept it digital today, a bit like field journal notes, an archaeology journal. pigment feels small, but it made the first colours on stone. minerals: grounded, mixed with a binder, painted on a surface and suddenly there’s an image. #archInk #inktober

A hand-drawn illustration showing the archaeological Inktober prompt "Pigment". In the centre is a large stone with a prehistoric bull painting in brown and black. On the left, a flat stone holds red, yellow, and black mineral pieces. On the right, another flat stone shows brown mineral lumps ready for grinding. Labels identify bright red, golden yellow, black (charcoal), and rich brown pigments. Text explains that pigments are minerals ground on flat stones and mixed with water to paint.

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Colleen Morgan @clmorgan.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Super cool to learn that I was huffing cinnabar while laboriously excavating paintings at Çatalhöyük. #archink #pigment #inktober

A drawing with a finger held up and red pigment on the fingertip. Next to it is written “cinnabar, treasured world-wide for its fiery red hue, is toxic and poisoned those who sought its beauty.” Hashtags are in the tweet.

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Day 1 #ArchInk2025 - Pigment. Bison cave art from the Cave of Altamira. Trying to use this challenge to improve my illustration skills on Photoshop. I double brushed areas to show cracks in the cave walls and added an aged paper texture background. #ArchInk @jonaschlegel.com #Archaeology

A watercolour illustration of a cave art bison inspired by the cave of altamira,

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The Wolfson Digital Archaeology and Heritage Lab @dah-lab.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

We have a new series of "Digital Lunch"- free, hybrid talks hosted by the Digital Archaeology and Heritage Lab at the University of York. Don't be fooled by the name, we've asked experts on the very cutting edge of the field to talk to us about their research. Sign up: forms.gle/qeRcHHe5z3Kf...

26 September James, Colleen, Peter, Guy Current digital research at York
3 October Ahmed El Antably Nubian Chronicles: You've been talking to the wrong people
10 October Stephanie Döpper Co-creating smartphone tours at archaeological sites with the ArchaeoTrail App
17 October Mariana Lopez Sound Heritage: methods and considerations
24 October Maki Wardle Moonlighting at ESA: A Postcard from a Digital Archaeologist in Space
31 October off off
7 November Despoina Sampatakou Cultural objects in reality and virtuality: a comparative study in XR
14 November Florence Smith Nicholls (Not) Dying of Anticipation: Video Game Archaeologies of Contemporary Play
21 November ADS What's new at ADS/HSDS
28 November Mark Altaweel AI for palaeoclimate research
5 December Marta Diaz-Guardamino TBA

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VALUE Foundation @valuefnd.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Time flies! Today is the LAST day you can register for #TIPC4! There are limited spots available so make sure you register over at www.eventbrite.nl/e/the-intera...! Be there or be a Tetris block, or a floppy disk, or something else square!

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The Interactive Pasts Conference 4

The Interactive Past Conference is an event where we get together to celebrate our joint love for video games and the past.

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

I had an ad for this Pompeii Experience coming to London and was wondering if anyone had heard anything about it before? or been to anything similar? #archaeology #heritage pompeii-experience.com/london/?utm_...

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Visit Pompeii in London! Discover the history, culture, and art of the ancient Roman city through well-preserved relics and artefacts.

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Starting my masters degree this week and signed a new job contact yesterday, so a very exciting week!

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Playing around with Photoshop to create some fantasy maps for my first D&D campaign as DM Been loving starting D&D this summer so super excited to be a DM and play around with worldbuilding (& get my money's worth of Photoshop)

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

1975 cigarette card showing a representation of the building of Stonehenge A pretty cool find at the antique shop!

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VALUE Foundation @valuefnd.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Did you know that if you can't make it to the conference it will be streamed? Go follow us on www.twitch.tv/streamingthepast to catch the conference live! You are in a different timezone/are busy? Fear not because the conference will also be available as VODs over at www.youtube.com/@VALUEfnd!

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

I'm really looking forward to presenting at this event, so be sure to register!

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archaeoINK - Jona Schlegel @jonaschlegel.com · 09/09/2025

Here's the official #archInk2025 prompt list - 31 days of archaeological (illustration) prompts for October. From pigment and bronze to provenance and afterlife, each prompt open to be explored through drawing or other techniques and mediums. Ready to join in? #archInk

Hand-drawn archInk 2025 prompt list on lined paper with archaeological tools scattered around the margins including pottery sherds, flint tools, brushes, and an ink bottle. The title 'archInk 2025' is written in orange and green lettering. Below are 31 numbered prompts organized in three columns:
1 Pigment, 2 Shell, 3 Residue, 4 Bronze, 5 Flint, 6 Horn, 7 Textile, 8 Stratigraphy, 9 Ivory, 10 Palimpsest; 11 Transformation, 12 Echo, 13 Pseudoscience, 14 Network, 15 Bioarchaeology, 16 Gatekeeping, 17 Ownership, 18 Exclusion, 19 Preservation, 20 Visibility; 21 Embodiment, 22 Provenance, 23 Absence, 24 Toolmark, 25 Reclamation, 26 Ephemeral, 27 Justice, 28 Looted, 29 Temporality, 30 Becoming, 31 Afterlife

signed by @archaeoInk

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archaeoINK - Jona Schlegel @jonaschlegel.com · 09/09/2025

What exactly is #archInk? It started in 2018 by Dr. Katherine Cook with daily drawing prompts exploring archaeological themes. The goal is not to create perfect "art" but should be rather seen as a daily practice connecting with archaeology and each other through creative practices 1/3

Hand-drawn explanation of archInk on lined paper with archaeological artifacts in margins including a classical face mask, brushes, and pottery.
Title asks 'what is archInk?' The text explains that archInk connects archaeology with ink (drawing), started in 2018 from Inktober, providing archaeological prompts for October. It emphasizes the goal is daily practice to explore archaeology and connect with others, not perfect art. Instructions to use #archInk2025 and #archInk hashtags, signed @archaeoInk.

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

I feel the Archaeology of Vinted could be really interesting to explore – what can you learn about people from what they are selling ...

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Organising my trip to the Netherlands 🇳🇱 for the @valuefnd.bsky.social Interactive Pasts conference. Any recommendations for things to do in Amsterdam, Leiden and maybe Rotterdam or some really cool archaeology 🪨

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

You can catch me talking about my dissertation project 'No Stone Left Unturned' on this week's Time Team Podcast. Available wherever you get your podcast or watch on YouTube! youtu.be/XgPiFgFTDMg?...

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This man was found frozen in the snow | Time Team Podcast

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

so happy to have graduated but yesterday required me to sleep for 10 hours

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Just asked my girlfriend "what is Avebury?", the answer I got "... stones innit" or "do you mean on a philosophical level, like friendship?" Avebury is friendship #Archaeology #Avebury

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Killackey Illustration @kjkillackey.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

A new piece, my recent illo depicting long distance transport of wild boars to Asiab in the early Iranian #Neolithic. I’ve reposted a couple articles featuring the illustration but here’s the whole image and some detail crops. #archaeology 🏺 #SciArt 🐡 1/9

A reconstruction illustration (by Kathryn Killackey) showing groups of hunters approaching Asiab, an early Neolithic site in Iran. In the foreground, one ground is forging a river and climbing up onto the banks. Two men carry a field-dressed wild boar between them on a pole. Another man has his hide clothing bundled and is carrying them on his head. He also has a hide bag on his back with a red deer antler strapped to it. The hunters exiting the river are dressed in hide loincloths and carry bows or spears. One wears a necklace of boar tusks perforated at both ends. The rest of this group has already crossed and dressed themselves in hide leggings, tunics, and shoes. They carry an assortment of baskets and bags on their backs, one with another boar's head attached. Their tunics and legging have decorative detailing with red ochre and small disk beads. They are walking up a slope towards the settlement at the top. A group stands at the top of the slope, greeting the new comers. Behind them is a large rammed earth circular building with a flat thatch roof. There are also clusters of smaller circular structures made of poles and hide, some with wood shade shelters attached. Groups of people are busy preparing food, including cooking another boar, for a feast. Children and dogs are running about. Another group of hunters are also seen arriving in the midground, entering the image from the right side. The landscape is covered in a mix of grass, wild pistacio and almond trees. There are sedges along the river banks. This vegetation is dry and yellowing, indicating autumn. You can see mountains in the background and vultures following air currents in the distance.

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Louise Bedford | Archaeology @louisearchaeology.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

trying to break in new shoes for graduation and stopping to stare at things on my way home to give my feet a break

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