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Maggie @magdaline.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

With the new Wuthering Heights adaptation next month, it’s worth remembering the novel’s historical roots in Gothic tradition rather than romance. Brontë gave us obsession, isolation, and landscape as character. I wonder how this adaption will reckon with these darker themes. #literature #history

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Maggie @magdaline.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Ancient proteins are unlocking secrets DNA can’t! Dental analysis reveals Paranthropus robustus males weren’t always larger than females. This challenges long-held assumptions about sex differences in our early human cousins and sheds new light on their evolution. 🏺

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Males weren’t always bigger than females in this hominid species

Molecular evidence from a 2-million-year-old southern African hominid species indicates sex and genetic differences in P. robustus.

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Maggie @magdaline.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

John Green’s Everything Is Tuberculosis blends history and anthropology to trace TB’s impact on culture, class, and identity across centuries with wit, depth, and a personal lens. It has quickly become my favorite read of the year! #history #books 🏺 everythingistb.com

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Everything Is Tuberculosis

John Green, the #1 bestselling author of The Anthropocene Reviewed and a passionate advocate for global healthcare reform, tells a deeply human story illuminating the fight against the world’s deadlie...

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Maggie @magdaline.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

New research reveals interesting characteristics of Britain’s largest ancient massacre from 2200–2000 BCE. Evidence shows at least 37 individuals were violently killed, dismembered, and possibly cannibalized. A significant discovery for understanding early Bronze Age societies. 🏺

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Britain's largest ancient massacre may have included cannibalism

Bones recovered from a natural shaft unveil a 4,000-year-old massacre of men, women and children, possibly part of a cycle of revenge killings.

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Mark Davison @bigexperiment.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

One more time for RFK. Vaccines save lives. Period. End of story. 🧪

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Maggie @magdaline.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Tattoos were utilized for things like status, protection, and healing which bolsters the idea that body art has held a deep cultural significance for thousands of years. The preservation of the Chancay Individual provides a fascinating glimpse into how it was practiced in ancient culture. #history 🏺

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When Did Humans First Get Tattoos? | HISTORY

Inked‑up mummies reveal that, far from a modern phenomenon, humans have been getting tattoos for thousands of years.

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Maggie @magdaline.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

New evidence suggests that the timeline of Hominin presence in Europe is earlier than previously believed. This predates the Dmanisi, Georgia site by approximately 200,000 years. 🏺💀

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New evidence pushes back arrival of early hominins in Europe

Research reveals new evidence of early hominin activity in Europe, suggesting that hominins were present on the continent far earlier than previously thought.

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Maggie @magdaline.bsky.social · 23/05/2024

KINDRED: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death, and Art by Rebecca Wragg Sykes has been one of my favorite reads of 2024. Sykes delves deeply into Neanderthal culture, effectively redefining our understanding of their emotional and artistic lives. 🏺📜💀 www.goodreads.com/book/show/37...

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Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art

Since their discovery more than 160 years ago, Neandert…

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Maggie @magdaline.bsky.social · 12/01/2024

Lera Boroditsky prompts deeper thought on how language shapes our thoughts and reality. She highlights the concept of linguistic relativity and how language reflects and shapes cultural norms.🏺 www.ted.com/talks/lera_b...

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Maggie @magdaline.bsky.social · 07/01/2024

I'm hoping 2024 brings some research news on HDL 6. The skull's mandible resembles one of a modern human but it lacks a chin which more closely resembles that of a Denisovan. Maybe we will see developments in HDL 6's lineage in the coming months!🏺 www.researchgate.net/figure/The-H...

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Maggie @magdaline.bsky.social · 07/01/2024

I loved reading through this article on the discoveries of 2023. The amazing ceramics from the Bronze Age wishing well in Germany and the 500 year old Aztec snake head found in Mexico City are among some of my favorites! 🏺 www.smithsonianmag.com/history/117-...

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Maggie @magdaline.bsky.social · 04/01/2024

This article is a short, interesting read on the excavation of a mound ship burial in Norway. The archaeological findings at Leka push back previously understood timelines of traditional ship burials and align the area with hypotheses of extensive trade. 🏺 www.heritagedaily.com/2024/01/mero...

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Maggie @magdaline.bsky.social · 31/12/2023

Ancient civilizations marked the new year with agricultural or astronomical events so the days varied. It wasn't until Julius Caesar introduced the Julian calendar in 46 BCE that January 1 became the first day of the year, honoring the Roman god of beginnings, Janus. www.history.com/topics/holid...

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Maggie @magdaline.bsky.social · 24/12/2023

Daniel Miller goes over the historical and anthropological foundations of Christmas. His concluson of Christmas being, "the last refuge of locality and folk tradition" opens a dialogue about its unique position in a changing modernized cultural landscape. 🏺 www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdfplus/...

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Maggie @magdaline.bsky.social · 12/12/2023

Keeping with my current readings of archaeological finds in China, HDL 6 was discovered in southeastern China in August 2023. The jawbone and partial skull appear to resemble Homo Erectus in some ways but are hypothesized to be part of an unknown human lineage. 🏺 www.archaeology.org/news/11631-2...

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Maggie @magdaline.bsky.social · 11/12/2023

This Western Han Dynasty tomb is a pivotal find due to its precise chronological documentation of burial items. The preservation of this estimated 2,000 year old tomb is exceptional as it was sealed and totally submerged in water. 🏺 www.ichongqing.info/2023/12/09/a...

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Maggie @magdaline.bsky.social · 10/12/2023

Christmas day has coincided with numerous significant historical events. These events range from peace treaties to remarkable feats in space exploration. Andrews lists many of them with my personal favorite being Washington crossing the Delaware. #history 🏛️🏺 www.history.com/news/7-histo...

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Nicholas Witkowski @nwitkowski.bsky.social · 16/11/2023

How Brahmins became Brahmins! Tim Lubin's illuminating scholarship on how the ritual power of the Brahmins became enshrined in practical political and economic power! academic.oup.com/ajlh/article...

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Religious Endowments in Ancient India and the Institutionalization of Brahmin Caste Status

Abstract. Giving to worthy recipients has been meritorious public piety in India at least since the Mauryan empire. Most consequential were grants in perpetuity

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Maggie @magdaline.bsky.social · 17/11/2023

Auguste Toulmouche's "The Hesitant Fiancée" has been circulating on TikTok recently. Her stark gaze has connected historical art to contemporary digital culture. #history 🏛️ Auguste Toulmouche (French, 1829-1890), The Hesitant Fiancée, 1866. Oil on canvas

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Maggie @magdaline.bsky.social · 15/11/2023

This article delves into Zelia Nuttall's pivotal studies of Aztec culture. Her multifaceted contributions to the Aztec archaeological record have enriched our understanding of the ancient civilization and Mesoamerican studies overall. 🏺 www.smithsonianmag.com/history/zeli...

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Maggie @magdaline.bsky.social · 14/11/2023

Returning looted items is such an ethically imperative issue. There are much larger institutions out there that should follow suit. 😬🏛️🏺 www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/11/06/c...

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Maggie @magdaline.bsky.social · 13/11/2023

Natural History Museums are able to showcase a diverse range of exhibits. The Fernbank Museum in Atlanta currently features Vikings:Warriors of the Sea. Focusing historical significance, the exhibit's goal is to explore the culture beyond stereotypical ideals.🏛️ www.fernbankmuseum.org/experiences/...

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Maggie @magdaline.bsky.social · 09/11/2023

As we enter the holiday season, it is interesting to think about the feasting rituals of early humans transitioning through the Neolithic Revolution. The archaeology of ritual feasts offers fascinating insight into our cultural evolution and ancient traditions. 🏺 today.uconn.edu/2017/12/arch...

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Maggie @magdaline.bsky.social · 09/11/2023

Zoo Atlanta currently holds the last 4 giant pandas in the U.S. after the Smithsonian National Zoo said goodbye to Tian Tian, Mei Xiang, and Xiao Qi Ji today. Historically, this marks a unique moment for species protection efforts as well as diplomatic relations. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/11/...

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Steph Halmhofer @cultarchaeo.bsky.social · 24/10/2023

A post I made under my old social media handle was memeified a while back and periodically makes the rounds again. Like today, where it has popped up in a post on IG advertising an unrelated shirt about liking cats and archaeology (it's an accurate shirt, though, I do like cats and archaeology) 🏺

Black text on white background of an old twitter post I wrote, which reads, Hello, I'm an archaeologist, you might know me from my greatest hits including: "no it's not like Indiana Jones," "no I don't dig up dinosaurs," and "no it wasn't aliens).

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Maggie @magdaline.bsky.social · 25/10/2023

Dogs have forever been humankind's best friend. There is archaeological evidence that Neolithic humans shared their burial sites with beloved domesticated dogs as well.

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Maggie @magdaline.bsky.social · 25/10/2023

When do current events become history? This is such a confounding idea especially from what I've seen post-COVID-19. Academic guidelines suggest 20-30 years in some cases. Research wise, I think a dynamic perspective is important but the question is challenging because opinions vary. #History

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Maggie @magdaline.bsky.social · 24/10/2023

It appears that the British Museum is the subject of many bitter ongoing disputes. Why has the British Museum as an institution not taken accountability by retuning artifacts to the plethora of countries/cultures to which they belong?

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History Clippings @historyclippings.bsky.social · 23/10/2023

A question for the medical people here... Could this be a blood stain in this 1746 anatomy manual? Was some surgeon referring to this during a procedure or autopsy? Google Books www.google.co.uk/boo... 🗃️ #history #c18th #histbio

18th century medical manual page with possible blood stain.

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Maggie @magdaline.bsky.social · 24/10/2023

These 7/8th century skeletons reveal adept Medieval medical processes as well as incredible biological agency.After death, there was a post-Mortem fetal extrusion leaving the fetus partially birthed. The Imola mother's skull shows evidence of trepanation, theorized to be used to treat preeclampsia.

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Maggie @magdaline.bsky.social · 24/10/2023

Coppedge outlines discrepancies in the Hall of Human Origins at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. In a rapidly evolving field, it is not uncommon for exhibits to develop gaps. Maintaining accuracy while democratizing information is critical. Thoughts? evolutionnews.org/2021/11/evol...

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Maggie @magdaline.bsky.social · 24/10/2023

LiDAR, or Light Detection and Ranging, is revolutionizing the anthropological subfield of archaeology. Future advancements in LiDAR tech will redefine archaeological exploration further. www.npr.org/2023/08/01/1...

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