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Catherine Frieman
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D.Phil. Archaeologist. Co-Editor Current Anthropology. Previously Editor European Journal of Archaeology. Educator. Tattoo Enthusiast. World Traveller. Accident Prone.

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Catherine J. Frieman is an archaeologist and associate professor at the Australian National University. Her research investigates conservatism and innovation, and she is a specialist in material culture and technology. .. more

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Environmental science 16%
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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 4h
🥰🥰🥰🤣

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 4h
That's a truly iconic bit of jackassery

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 4h
(Also a bloke archaeologist once tried to mansplain to me that the journal World Archaeology didn't exist and i was just confused about the World Archaeology Congress which has a journal)

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 4h
EXTRA BIG LOL

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 4h
Ankles: also pretty fucked

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 5h
EXACTLY

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School of Archaeology @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social · 5h
When did the #cat stop walking by itself & become one of our favourite companions? It's much later than you think! Lovely couple of 🐱🧬papers out this week to add to our #pet themed posts @gregerlarson.bsky.social @pku1898.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #aDNA #zooarchaeology #cats #miaow
Cats became our companions way later than you think
In true feline style, cats took their time in deciding when and where to join us on the sofa.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Nigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · 7h
Finally the research has been published to prove that wild cat (Felis silvestris) lived in Ireland 5,500 years ago. Many claims over the years but the backup genetics was needed and a good number of bones have been recovered to provide enough material www.rte.ie/news/munster...
Wildcat bones found in Co Clare dated to 5,500 years ago
The first directly dated wildcat bones found in Ireland have been identified, confirming that the species inhabited the island more than 5,500 years ago.
www.rte.ie

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 7h
'David Maguire and Alex Bols, vice-chancellor and chief of staff respectively at the University of East Anglia, updated their prediction made last autumn that 10,000 jobs could be lost in 2024-25, claiming this same amount could in fact be lost every year going forward.' 1/3
UK universities ‘could cut 10,000 jobs every year’
Academics claim changes made to higher education system a decade ago have divided sector into ‘winners and losers’, with government-imposed limits on income exacerbating financial challenges
www.timeshighereducation.com

Reposted by Martin Tomko, Catherine J. Frieman

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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 10h
Here's a report from Jenny Sinclair @jsresearchpro.bsky.social on the low success rate for DECRAs this week, driven by high demand and low Government funding for early career researchers in Australia.

[Free article in @resprofnews.bsky.social]
Low success rate in early career grants ‘deeply disappointing’ - Research Professional News
“Decay continues” as Australian Research Council’s Decra scheme announces 13.1 per cent success rate
www.researchprofessionalnews.com

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Nathan Kalmoe (he/him) @nathankalmoe.bsky.social · 10h
Similar to how abolition speech & press were banned throughout the south before the civil war, based on the claim that those expressions would incite violent insurrections by enslaved people.

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 12h
For the uninitiated, it's a play on a song title which is beloved because it has an unofficial crude audience callback. It's even got its own wiki page.

The callback springs immediately to mind seeing the govt report, suggesting nothing good for aussie live music
Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 12h
This is extremely funny if you're Australian or live in Australia and probably entirely inexplicable otherwise
stilgherrian.com Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 12h
Congratulations (?) to the parlimentary inquiry into the live music industry titling their report “Am I Ever Gonna See You Live Again?” www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
Am I Ever Gonna See You Live Again?
Report
www.aph.gov.au

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 12h
Lol

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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 12h
Congratulations (?) to the parlimentary inquiry into the live music industry titling their report “Am I Ever Gonna See You Live Again?” www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
Am I Ever Gonna See You Live Again?
Report
www.aph.gov.au

Reposted by Catherine J. Frieman

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Carri Weatherwax @carriweatherwax.bsky.social · 14h
Indigenous communities began to paint these sacred, polychromatic murals almost 6,000 years ago. “But it didn’t stop there,” she said. ... "they continued to create these visual manuscripts for more than 4,000 years." news.txst.edu/research-and...
6,000-year old West Texas rock art influenced Mesoamerican cosmology
Pecos River rock art dates back 6,000 years and was created in planned single events. The murals use consistent symbols to express complex beliefs that later influenced Mesoamerican cultures.
news.txst.edu

Reposted by Catherine J. Frieman, Aidan O’Sullivan

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Archaeology Ireland Magazine @archiremag.bsky.social · 15h
A new book coming this week from the National Museum of Ireland and Wordwell, this really beautiful work on Irish Ceramics by Aisling Molloy.
Cover image of 'Ceramics for the Home during the Celtic Revival', a new book by Aisling Molloy, featuring a series of ceramic vases from the National Museum collection in striking colours against a white background.

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 17h
Thank you! Very happy about it!!

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 17h
Actually this is being excavated by a friend of mine. It's an incredibly cool site

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Dr Susan Greaney @suegreaney.bsky.social · 23h
New report on how people engage with archaeology is out - Trowel and Error: A Public User Needs Survey. Lots to digest but key conclusions are: 1) archaeologists risk undervaluing and hiding ourselves, our practices and the role we play in society... www.archaeologyuk.org/our-work/tro...
Trowel and Error
A Public User Needs Survey for Archaeology
www.archaeologyuk.org

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d
Both very effective at preventing pregnancy though

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d
Everytime i see the Tesla logo i think it's a Mirena

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d
That's how they* get you

*vampire librarians

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d
We don't lick bones anymore because it can affect aDNA and other biomolecular analyses. We still sometimes quietly lick pottery (earthenware is porous and sticks to the tongue while stoneware isn't and doesn't). We tell students not to lick either (OHS/WHS)

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d
🥰

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Rhiannon Garth Jones @rhigarthjones.bsky.social · 1d
My book is about the past obsessions with the Roman empire that shaped the world today:
- why we think of Rome a certain way,
- why it matters,
- and the many interpretations of Rome we dismiss.

It's basically a v fun history of (a lot of) Afro-Eurasia. Buy it here!

uk.bookshop.org/p/books/all-...

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d
Thanks Rachel 💙💙

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🥳

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d
😊😊thanks!

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d
Thanks!!