Author, anthropologist, archaeologist, angry beer mom. If you've got a time machine, DM me. https://shannonleedawdy.substack.com/
Shannon Lee Dawdy
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Been away from BlueSky because honestly it seems like a ghost town. This post relates to ghosts so giving it another shot. Anybody out there?
(free to subscribe) #anthropology #archaeology #academicsky
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What about the dirt of the East Wing? 10,000 years of history may now lie dumped on another Trump golf course. (free basic subscription) #anthropology/archaeology
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Trump's fails: a toilet water called "Empire" and the inability to build even a decent ruin. In this week's Substack (free!). #archaeology/anthropology #academic.sky
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Happy Earth Day! Last week's essay was in praise of the deep weirdness of life on Earth. Chill out, people, we're just a temporary anomaly here.
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Bye bye, archaeology funding. 🧪🏺😢
The history of war tax resistance is as old as, well, war and taxes. Free subscribers welcome.
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The East Wing of the White House still exists! Read my State of the Tiny Union Address to learn all about it.
Free subscribers welcome. @ad-of-aaa.bsky.social @academicblue.bsky.social
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There is nothing wrong with #Roman humour! 🏺
Britain's economy did not collapse after the #Romans left!
Some of our most-read research from last year found an unbroken timeline of British metal production from the 5th century AD to the present day, questioning the idea of a post-Roman 'Dark Age'.
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The NY Times saves its harshest skepticism for progressives. Instead of being impressed by 3,000+ coordinated protests, NYT dismisses the value of “hitting a number” and asks if No Kings will be “a primal scream that fades into a whimper.”
F off, NY Times. We'll defeat fascism w/o you. (Gift link)
The NSF 2027 budget has noted that they will close out the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Science Program (SBE). This is not a good thing. nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/FY-202...
Ideas Roadshow
For #EpigraphyTuesday and #TilesOnTuesday I’m sharing a 2,000 year old joke from a Roman roof tile (tegula).
The cursive inscription reads: “VENTVRAM / TERRIS / VID(es me)” – “Now that you see me, I’ve fallen to the ground.”
From Vienna, on display at Römermuseum Vienna
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