Matt Howland, Ph.D. @matthowland.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Leo Messi in 2011, Argentina vs USMNT at the Meadowlands 000
Matt Howland, Ph.D. @matthowland.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Only appropriate if the buyer expects a delicious popcorn treat only to find something that attacks you inside 010
Matt Howland, Ph.D. @matthowland.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Here’s archaeological evidence of archaeology! The top image shows the excavation area at the Ancestral Wichita site 14CO3 in Kansas, covered by a shed. The bottom image is a DEM of Difference between LiDAR captured in 2015 and 2023, showing up to a meter of accumulation of backdirt in that time! 040
Matt Howland, Ph.D. @matthowland.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Absolutely love to see people put critiques in writing like this 010
Reposted by Matt Howland, Ph.D.SAHND and SHEL Archaeology and Ecology Labs @sahndshel.bsky.social · 22/03/2026This bluff on Ossabaw Island (Georgia) gets cut back up to 70cm a year from erosion due to more extreme tides, more frequent storms, and increased boat traffic. The erosion continually exposes archaeological features. Each year we assess and salvage what we can #archaeology #climatechange #heritage 083
Reposted by Matt Howland, Ph.D.Cambridge University Press - Archaeology @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org · 14/03/2026Recent blogs from authors #publishing in SAA journal @saa-aap.bsky.social provide an overview of current debates, research, and initiatives shaping archaeological practice. Read them all here! 🔗 cup.org/4spPRxP #archaeology #blog 022
Matt Howland, Ph.D. @matthowland.bsky.social · 12/03/2026This is really important! Writing a manuscript recently, I changed the analysis I was planning to do multiple times as I learned more about the research that had been done in that specific niche and identified gaps in the literature 010
Matt Howland, Ph.D. @matthowland.bsky.social · 26/02/2026This is disgusting and cruel. I stand with trans Kansans 010
Matt Howland, Ph.D. @matthowland.bsky.social · 05/02/2026How do I do this in Excel? I ask myself. And the answer is always Pivot Table 000
Reposted by Matt Howland, Ph.D.Advances in Archaeological Practice @saa-aap.bsky.social · 16/12/2025"By providing a basis for in-context exploration of Jordanian cultural heritage to Arabic-speaking Jordanians and students of archaeology, we aim to expand the accessibility of archaeological data and interpretation beyond its usual bounds." New blog post, up now! www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...cambridge.orgA Dialogue on Expanding Access to Archaeology Through Bilingual Digital Public Archaeology « Archaeology# « Cambridge Core BlogThe Edom Lowland Regional Archaeology Project’s (ELRAP) new article, “As if the Pieces of the Past were in our Hands”: Non-Linear Digital Public Archaeology with 3D Models on Sketchfab, presents a bil... 065
Matt Howland, Ph.D. @matthowland.bsky.social · 16/12/2025I was really excited to co-author this blog post with three Jordanian colleagues and two Wichita State students! Arabic translations for the responses here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...docs.google.comAAP Blog ELRAPAdvances in Archaeological Practice Blog Post Authors (co-first authors, listed in alphabetical order): Matthew D. Howland, Samya Khalaf Kafafi, Omar Khalil, Mohammad Najjar, Kaitlyn E. Reis The Edom... 243
Reposted by Matt Howland, Ph.D.Cambridge University Press - Archaeology @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org · 15/12/2025#ELRAP’s new article (out now #openaccess in the #SAA's @saa-aap.bsky.social) showcases bilingual, interactive 3D models from Faynan, Southern Jordan, and explores how #digitalarchaeology comes alive on Sketchfab. Read more on the blog! 🔗 cup.org/4q7qrDccup.orgA Dialogue on Expanding Access to Archaeology Through Bilingual Digital Public Archaeology « Archaeology# « Cambridge Core BlogThe Edom Lowland Regional Archaeology Project's (ELRAP) new article, “As if the Pieces of the Past were in our Hands”: Non-Linear Digital Public Archaeology with 3D Models on Sketchfab, presents a bilingual, interactive collection of 3D models based on ... 043
Matt Howland, Ph.D. @matthowland.bsky.social · 08/11/2025Explore the 3D model network in English here: skfb.ly/pqFKP and in Arabic here: skfb.ly/pqFKQskfb.lyELRAP - English - A 3D model collection by Edom Lowlands Regional Archaeology Project (@ELRAP)ELRAP - English - A 3D model collection by Edom Lowlands Regional Archaeology Project (@ELRAP) 031
Reposted by Matt Howland, Ph.D.Advances in Archaeological Practice @saa-aap.bsky.social · 08/11/2025🌟Out now in Advances in Archaeological Practice!🌟 Howland et al. describe how publishing interlinked 3D models Sketchfab enabled participatory, user-driven development of nonlinear narrative interpreatations of archaeology in Jordan 📸🧑💻🇯🇴 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.org“As if the Pieces of the Past Were in Our Hands”: Nonlinear Digital Public Archaeology with 3D Models on Sketchfab | Advances in Archaeological Practice | Cambridge Core“As if the Pieces of the Past Were in Our Hands”: Nonlinear Digital Public Archaeology with 3D Models on Sketchfab 032
Reposted by Matt Howland, Ph.D.SAHND and SHEL Archaeology and Ecology Labs @sahndshel.bsky.social · 25/07/2025A great write-up of a recent paper led by lab Co- Director Jake Holland-Lulewicz (@archaeojake.bsky.social) published in @commsearth.nature.com on the legacies of past Indigenous land use on modern coastal ecosystems of the American southeast! #archaeology #ecology www.psu.edu/news/liberal...psu.eduQ&A: Discarded ancient 'trash' now protecting Georgia barrier islands | Penn State UniversityPenn State Assistant Professor of Anthropology Jacob Holland-Lulewicz and colleagues recently published research on how oyster shells discarded over thousands of years by Indigenous people have helped... 21710
Reposted by Matt Howland, Ph.D.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Freedom from kings. Freedom from fascism. Power to the people forever. ♥️ Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸 999587359052
Matt Howland, Ph.D. @matthowland.bsky.social · 30/05/2025It’s behind Greenland in the Mercator Projection 030
Matt Howland, Ph.D. @matthowland.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Congratulations to Max Gosch, student in my Geospatial Archaeology Lab, for his 2nd place finish in the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum poster competition at WSU! 130
Matt Howland, Ph.D. @matthowland.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Very proud of my MA student MJ Jacobs for successfully presenting her poster on using UAV photogrammetry to monitor erosion at archaeological sites at #SAA25! 000
Reposted by Matt Howland, Ph.D.Jake Holland-Lulewicz @archaeojake.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Our most recent work has been covered by National Geographic!! Have we made it?! #archaeology #ecology #conservation #climatechange www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/...nationalgeographic.comHow trash from ancient humans is protecting these coastal islands todayThe barrier islands off the coast of Georgia are littered with millions of oysters left behind by Indigenous peoples. New research shows they’re still protecting the land. 1277
Matt Howland, Ph.D. @matthowland.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Compare: Before - www.asor.org/about-asor/c... After - www.asor.org/about-asor/c... 010
Reposted by Matt Howland, Ph.D.Tom Scheinfeldt @foundhistory.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Lots of people are hurting today, but I think it’s important to say that the closure of NEH and IMLS is an existential event for #DigitalHumanities #DH 39335
Matt Howland, Ph.D. @matthowland.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Is this a fucking joke @asor-research.bsky.social? You couldn’t send a clearer signal about how much you value diversity in this field 031
Reposted by Matt Howland, Ph.D.Jake Holland-Lulewicz @archaeojake.bsky.social · 26/03/2025🚨 Our new paper is out today in Communications Earth & Environment (@commsearth.bsky.social)!! “Modern coastal ecosystems of the American Southeast are shaped by deep-time human-environment interactions” Check it out! 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s43... 195
Matt Howland, Ph.D. @matthowland.bsky.social · 10/03/2025No one should be arrested for exercising their right to free speech, and the exercise of free speech certainly should not impact one’s immigration status 000
Matt Howland, Ph.D. @matthowland.bsky.social · 10/03/2025I would have thought citing yourself in the same paper was cutting-edge self citation methodology but apparently it is well-established 030
Matt Howland, Ph.D. @matthowland.bsky.social · 09/03/2025raises the question of who has “The Hockey Hair of Archaeologists” 020
Matt Howland, Ph.D. @matthowland.bsky.social · 07/03/2025This year I’ll be co-directing the Wichita State University archaeological field school in Arkansas City, Kansas, for which EVERY student will receive a scholarship covering the ENTIRE costs of the field school! Students encouraged to apply: www.wichita.edu/academics/fa...wichita.eduEtzanoa Archaeological Field SchoolPlay 010
Matt Howland, Ph.D. @matthowland.bsky.social · 04/03/2025My MA student Katy Reis designed this StoryMap about the devastating 2023 earthquake in Antakya, Turkey, based on an article by my colleague Jens Kreinath. Check it out: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/4adf...storymaps.arcgis.comIn Search for Human DignityHow aftershocks from the catastrophic 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquakes impacted the lives of locals and all that the city means to them. 000
Reposted by Matt Howland, Ph.D.Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · 03/03/2025You can find more incredible Yup'ik #archaeology in the new Nunalleq Digital Museum (www.nunalleq.org), where the results of 9 excavation seasons are accessible whilst the original objects remain with the descendent community. 🆓 Antiquity research explores the project: doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 04613
Reposted by Matt Howland, Ph.D.Moudhy Al-Rashid (she/her) @moudhy.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Bricks from ancient Mesopotamia may seem boring, but there is more to them than mud and straw. A short thread on some fun facts about bricks in ancient Mesopotamia from my book, Between Two Rivers. 735595
Matt Howland, Ph.D. @matthowland.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Trump and Musk are testing what will happen if enshittification happens to the federal government 020
Reposted by Matt Howland, Ph.D.Advances in Archaeological Practice @saa-aap.bsky.social · 22/02/2025The Society for American Archaeology wants to benchmark losses in the federal archaeological workforce and invites members and other archaeologists to please take this anonymous survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/HPDWBBK.surveymonkey.comAnonymous survey on US Federal government layoffsTake this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free. 087
Matt Howland, Ph.D. @matthowland.bsky.social · 19/02/2025The background of DJ sets on YouTube truly contains multitudes 000
Matt Howland, Ph.D. @matthowland.bsky.social · 17/02/2025How do you learn to ask the right questions? Well, simply learn how to ask an AI model the right questions about what the right questions are 120
Matt Howland, Ph.D. @matthowland.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Looking over the program for the West Bank archaeology conference again, this is a real kicker - a "festive concluding session" purporting to address "ethical issues" discusses ISIS rather than, you know, conducting archaeology in the West Bank without Palestinians 052
Matt Howland, Ph.D. @matthowland.bsky.social · 07/02/2025The lack of Palestinian scholars really puts the lie to any idea that this conference could be non-political 021
Matt Howland, Ph.D. @matthowland.bsky.social · 31/01/2025I don’t think the archaeological community has really internalized this threat. Otherwise we would be seeing a whole lot more surveys and salvage excavations of coastal sites in order to understand them before they are compromised 031
Reposted by Matt Howland, Ph.D.Jon Erlandson @viking1000.bsky.social · 31/01/2025In Science (p. 462) this week, my colleagues--Scott Fitzpatrick, Kristina Gill, Patrick Kirch, John Ruiz, Victor Thompson, Jason Younker--and I warn of the dire threat rising seas (0.81 cm in 2024!) and marine erosion pose for coastal archaeological sites worldwide. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgRising seas endanger maritime heritage 1138
Matt Howland, Ph.D. @matthowland.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Thoughts are with the friends and family of the people on the Wichita-DCA plane that crashed tonight. I hope they are okay 040
Reposted by Matt Howland, Ph.D.Matt Howland, Ph.D. @matthowland.bsky.social · 03/01/2025If I’m James Franklin, I’m giving this guy a call this week. He put up 95 points against the Catholics 031