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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

My colleague Ellen Van Goethem posted this fascinating news that a late 8th c wooden tablet 木簡 has been uncovered that's inscribed with "the price of a slave (nuhi) and the method of payment." Reposting here a thread on slavery that didn't migrate from the Bad Place. www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...

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1st wooden tablet listing details of a slave sale found in Nara | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

NARA―A wooden tablet describing the sale of a slave in the Nara Period (710-784) that includes the price has been unearthed in the ancient capital of Heijokyo here, the first discovery of such a detai...

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CAA Australasia @caa-australasia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Our June online seminar "Demystifying Gaussian Splatting for Archaeology and Museums" has just gone live on Youtube! youtu.be/fesm462BTgQ Feeling inspired to present on your own project after listening? Submit your abstracts for our November Conference here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Demystifying Gaussian Splatting for Archaeology and Museums | CAA Australasia Seminar | 18 June 2026

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Corey Noxon @noxon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I think I just fixed mine. You can try again if you'd like or I can just email.

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Can't seem to. Blocked by settings.

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Corey Noxon @noxon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Doing a different bit of archaeology for the next few days. #Japan #Jomon #archaeology #Yamanashi

Early stages of a pithouse reconstruction. Pit and main pillars in place. Other pithouse reconstructions in the background.

Early stages of a pithouse reconstruction. Pit and main pillars in place. Wood gathered in pikes around the pithouse location for future use.

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Corey Noxon @noxon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Unfortunately not. These are being sorted for the eventual publication of the final site report. Sometimes if you have some mostly complete examples or something out of the ordinary it might be displayed, but otherwise they'll likely be stored away in container boxes within the city or prefecture.

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Corey Noxon @noxon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

SHERDS!!!!! Team is at Chuo University this weekend going through 6000+ Jomon pottery sherds excavated over several years from the Suwahara site in Yamanashi prefecture. #archaeology #Japan #Jomon 🏺

Many many many pottery sherds placed on a blue tarp on top of two tables. Container boxes below the tables are also filled with more sherds.

Hundreds of pottery sherds sitting on a few tables which have been covered with newspaper.

Large ornate pottery pieces placed on a newspaper-lined table.

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I am proud to share the UK 3D Heritage Data at Risk project final report with you! 🔗 Link at the end of this thread.

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Corey Noxon @noxon.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Quick pic of Hidari Daimonji from tonight's Gozan no Okuribi. The 5 large bonfires around the city are said to help guide the sprits of visiting ancestors out of the city and back to the spirit world. #Kyoto #Japan

Japanese character 大 lit up by a series of fires on the side of Hidari Daimonji Mountain viewed down a narrow street.

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Corey Noxon @noxon.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Aaaaand here's an example of how multiple distributed copies can make your digital data more resilient! bsky.app/profile/mcle...

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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

ICYMI: Unger, J., Dzurilla, D., Košťál, M. and Košta, J. 2026 'Breathing Life into Archaeological Archives: Crafting Compelling Narratives with 3D Digital Storytelling', Internet Archaeology 72. doi.org/10.11141/ia....

Examples of how photo-realistic render was used (but only for completely credible data/contexts). Image shows an educational four-panel composite image (A, B, C, and D) showcasing archaeological reconstructions and discoveries from various historical periods in the Czech Republic:

Panel A (Roztoky, 6th–7th century BCE): A cutaway digital diagram showing the structural cross-section of a subterranean pit house. An orange silhouette of a person is kneeling inside near a cooking area. Text on the left asks "How did the inhabitants cook?" above a photo of a ceramic pot, explaining that hot stones were thrown into pots embedded in the floor.

Panel B (Lovosice, 800–550 BCE): A 3D digital scene displaying archaeological artifacts, featuring a decorated wooden yoke with bronze tacks set against dark ceramic vessels on a wooden surface.

Panel C (Roundels, 4900–4200 BCE): An aerial reconstruction of concentric circular earthwork ditches with entrance gaps, labeled with feature numbers. An inset photo in the bottom-right shows a human skeleton buried in a flexed position in a rectangular grave pit.

Panel D (Lovosice, 800–550 BCE): A 3D digital model of a rectangular burial pit containing a human skeleton laid on a four-wheeled wooden wagon, surrounded by ceramic vessels, horse harness components, and bronze jewelry.

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Corey Noxon @noxon.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Yeah, it definitely gets more complicated when dealing with cultural heritage. You see it in museums often like when you can take photos in some places and not in others, or even having different rules depending on the object. Really cool that you share your stuff though! Definitely appreciated!

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Corey Noxon @noxon.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Cultural Heritage institutions may pay for subscriptions to share models on the site, and while that was fine for Sketchfab when they were independent, the companies that have since bought them haven't seemed interested in that business model it seems.

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Corey Noxon @noxon.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

It's 2 parts really. Epic & now KitBash want to serve as a marketplace for 3D models. People sell their models, make some money, & the marketplace gets a cut. CH institutions either don't want models downloaded, or if they do, they would want it to be free. Either way, no money for the marketplace.

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Corey Noxon @noxon.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Sketchfab sold off to KitBash. Still doesn't seem to solve the problem for cultural heritage orgs not wanting their scans monetized. Self hosting is one solution, but an education-focused alternative sure would be nice... #3D #digital #heritage www.epicgames.com/site/news/ki...

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KitBash Acquires ArtStation and Sketchfab

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CAA Australasia @caa-australasia.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Happening this week! Our next online panel is happening Thurs 13 August! This panel brings together Indigenous artists whose work engages with #archaeology and #heritage and will explore the opportunities and challenges of working with #digital tools. events.humanitix.com/digital-arch...

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Digital Archaeology and Creative Practice | CAA Australasia Panel

Join us for a free online panel exploring the intersection of digital archaeology and creative practice.

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Dr Tess Machling @tessmachling.bsky.social · 09/08/2023

Results of our Experimentball (geddit?) Archaeology so far: - Rounder, deeper furrowed, ones work well in sand. - Less finely decorated nobbled ones work OK in sand too. - Finely decorated ones work OK in clay, but seem much better for making pigment prints.

9 pictures of balls tested in clay, sand and on an arm!!

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Mark Hudson @barbarianniche.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

First drafted this for the Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Japan & Korea almost 10 years ago. It needs updating! But I wanted to post the draft to receive any feedback about the 'medieval Ainu diaspora', a concept inspired by Viking studies. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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<p><span>The Okhotsk Culture and the Formation of the Medieval Ainu Diaspora</span></p>

Across Eurasia the Bronze Age saw the beginning of new patterns of migration and interaction. Long-distance trade in metals, new transport, food and textile tec

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CAAInt.bsky.social @caaint.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

New #JCAA paper is out! Waagen, J and Lanjouw, T. 2026. From Points to Pixels – a Comparison of Structured Light, Photogrammetry, and Low-Cost Lidar Approaches in Archaeological Excavation. Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology, 9(1): 245–261. DOI: doi.org/10.5334/jcaa... #Archaeology #OA

Digitised excavations: Resulting segmented point clouds, upper: Artec Leo, center: Nikon D5300, lower: iPhone.

Source: Waagen, J and Lanjouw, T. 2026. From Points to Pixels – a Comparison of Structured Light, Photogrammetry, and Low-Cost Lidar Approaches in Archaeological Excavation. Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology, 9(1): 245–261. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jcaa.245

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CAA Australasia @caa-australasia.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Don’t miss out on our panel bring together #art, #archaeology and all things #digital next Thursday 13 August at 4:00PM AEST! Our speakers for this panel are Joey Nganjmirra, Aja Reyes, Dylan Sarra, and Leila H. Staffler, with host Dr Andrea Jalandoni. events.humanitix.com/digital-arch...

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Digital Archaeology and Creative Practice | CAA Australasia Panel

Join us for a free online panel exploring the intersection of digital archaeology and creative practice.

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CAAInt.bsky.social @caaint.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

This is your last week to submit a session proposal for #CAA2027, 17-20 May next year. You have until the 7 August to get your session ideas in: 2027.caaconference.org/call-for-ses...

Call for Session for CAA2027 extended until the 7 August. Head to the conference website for full details: https://2027.caaconference.org/call-for-sessions/

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CAA Australasia @caa-australasia.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Our next is online panel is happening Thurs 13 August! This panel brings together Indigenous artists whose work engages with #archaeology and #heritage and will explore the opportunities and challenges of working with #digital tools. Get your free ticket here: events.humanitix.com/digital-arch...

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Digital Archaeology and Creative Practice | CAA Australasia Panel

Join us for a free online panel exploring the intersection of digital archaeology and creative practice.

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Corey Noxon @noxon.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Picked up some more Jomon pottery from the Yamanashi prefecture Suwahara site last week. Looking forward to testing out some improved photogrammetry scanning pipelines! #archaeology #Japan #Jomon #3D 🏺

Jomon pottery sherds in a container box, including a large handle from a suienmon-style pot.

Jomon pottery sherds in a container box.

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ama @amasugiru.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

It takes a lot to rouse me from the deep depression of the past year. Apparently, misrepresenting Japanese archaeology will do it...rivaled only by deleting comments, which I’ll share the gist of below. Who knows? Maybe this has incited me to finally start creating content again.

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The Ancient Japanese Tombs Even Archaeologists Can't Touch

YouTube video by For The Love of History

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Corey Noxon @noxon.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Guess who dumped a lot of money into a capsule toy machine today? #Japan #archaeology #haniwa

Capsule toy machine with cat-like haniwa figurines.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 13/07/2026

1. The newest anti-trans risk assessment map is here for transgender people. The situation continues to deteriorate for trans people in the United States. Idaho becomes the fourth "Do Not Travel" state, with up to 5 year prison sentences for bathroom usage. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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Anti-Trans National Legal Risk Assessment Map: July 2026

Idaho becomes the latest "Do Not Travel" state for transgender people, raising the number of states transgender people should not travel through to 4.

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WIRED @wired.com · 07/07/2026

As part of Meta’s Muse Image model rollout, Instagram users with public accounts need to opt out to block AI generations of their content. www.wired.com/story/meta-n...

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Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos in AI Images—Unless You Opt Out

As part of Meta’s Muse Image model rollout, Instagram users with public accounts need to opt out to block AI generations of their content.

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CAAInt.bsky.social @caaint.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Don’t forgot to submit your session proposals for #CAA2027 17-20 May, Santiago, Chile! Call for Sessions is open until 31 July. #archaeology #digital

Graphic and QR code for the Call for Sessions for CAA2027

Text reads:
CAA 2027 Building Digital Bridges

CAA 2027 Conference
17-20 May 2027
Santiago, Chile

Call for Sessions 19 June - 31 July
Submission Period

https://2027.caaconference.org/
2027@caaconference.org

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Corey Noxon @noxon.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Explanation of the radiator panels was neat. Without looking closely I had assumed they were all just solar panels.

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Florida Museum of Natural History @floridamuseum.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Museum Collections 🏺 Ceramic Type Gallery Our type collections of historic period archaeological ceramics (1492-1850) includes thousands of images of individual sherds, representing hundreds of different ceramic types. Browse and search: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/histarch/cer...

a small rectangle of broken ceramic shows what could be a stylized leaf and vine curls against a white background with a brown band along one edge

a wide triangle of broken pottery has a faded blue on blue pattern of leaves over reddish stained ceramic

an oblong shard of ceramic pottery has a jaunty pattern on white and brown inset with bright bands of orange and green and yellow and blue

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Corey Noxon @noxon.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Big news in the #3D world. RealityScan (RealityCapture) now supports AMD GPUs! Add that to the free license for educational institutions, students, & individuals & small businesses that made less than $1 million USD in revenue in the past 12 months...🔥🔥🔥 #photogrammetry youtu.be/n7_isbe8yUI?...

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RealityScan 2.2 is here with full AMD GPU support

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Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · 21/04/2026

Atop El Castillo, Chichen Itza's largest pyramid, stand two ruined columns that once portrayed the feathered serpent deity K’uk’ulkan. 3D-imaging technologies have identified scattered fragments of these columns, enabling digital reconstruction. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

Front of a stone temple with two fragmented columns, alongside a 3D scan of the damaged pillars and a black-and-white photo of the temple front, partially overgrown.

3D reconstruction of one of the pillars, reconstructed with fragmented elements to reveal its snake design.

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Corey Noxon @noxon.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Visited the Bokewara archaeological site preserved under the stadium at the Ritsumeikan BKC campus for some photogrammetry scouting today. #archaeology #3D #Japan www.ritsumei.ac.jp/mng/gl/koho/...

Picture of the Bokewara iron smelting archaeological site with a raised walkway around the site to prevent damage.

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CAA Australasia @caa-australasia.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

There’s still time to register for our next online event this Thurs 18 June, 6:30 PM AEST, Demystifying Gaussian Splatting for Archaeology and Museums. Michael Rampe and Calum Farrar will be sharing workflows and case studies about this new modelling technology! events.humanitix.com/gaussian-spl...

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Demystifying Gaussian Splatting for Archaeology and Museums | CAA Australasia Seminar

Join us for a free seminar breaking down Gaussian splatting in archaeological and museum contexts!

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CAA Australasia @caa-australasia.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Don't forget to book your ticket to our next event, Demystifying Gaussian Splatting for #Archaeology and #Museums! Free and online via Zoom on 18 June, 6:30 PM Australian Eastern Standard Time. events.humanitix.com/gaussian-spl...

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Demystifying Gaussian Splatting for Archaeology and Museums | CAA Australasia Seminar

Join us for a free seminar breaking down Gaussian splatting in archaeological and museum contexts!

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Corey Noxon @noxon.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

It did! bsky.app/profile/noxo...

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Corey Noxon @noxon.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Related to all the #3D printing, I should probably have mentioned the public event! On May 31st #Ritsumeikan will be hosting the second annual Art Village Festival at the Kinugasa Campus. Admission is free! #Kyoto kinugasa.ritsumei.ac.jp/artfes/engli...

Advertisement for the Kinugasa Art Village event. The event will be held on Sunday 5/31 from 10:00 to 17:00. There will be traditional performing arts, art talks, performances, hands-on activities, food stalls, art museums, and more! Admission is free!

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Corey Noxon @noxon.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Despite the slow start the Bambu did a pretty nice job with these prints! Now it's just a matter of timing to see how many we can crank out before the big public event this weekend! #archaeology #3D #Ritsumeikan #立命館

4 tan miniature 3D printed Jomon pots sitting on a wooden table.

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Corey Noxon @noxon.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Using a Bambu printer at the office for the first time. The printhead keeps moving towards the printhead, backing away, moving back to the print bed, and then backing away again. It reminds me of a golfer that spends 5 minutes on repeated practice swings up at the tee.... #3D

Bambu pri ter taking forever to start printing...

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