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Spiders, wasps, and bees may be turning me into an invertebrate fan, especially when they pretend to be something they’re not! Like this velvet ant (not an ant, actually a wasp!)

Our new paper is out! We report on the results of the #PASTsurvey, which includes insights into students’ motivations for study, as well as looking at life circumstances and preconceptions of #archaeology that might affect their study and career plans.

New from SAPIENS Archaeologists can help communities retake what colonialism and racism tried to erase through a new goal of “archaeological reclamation.” sapiens.org/archaeology/ar…

Five-year archaeological project to map and explore WA's ancient desert trade routes abc.net.au/news/2023-03-1…

Today’s school holiday craft with the 4yo is a pinhole projector to watch the #SolarEclipse2023. He loved making it, watched our “test run” for 0.5seconds, then told me he wanted to go back inside and eat a snack 😂. Let’s see if he’s more interested as it peaks.

How can we tackle the ethical issues around authorship and attribution in archaeology? Our latest forum on the topic is out now. Download Ouzman’s original piece and the responses here: ow.ly/PiCS50NQ2BI AustArchAssoc #Archaeology

It’s disconcerting to read such a strong activist rallying cry about the dire need to change how we view & protect our natural environment, & realizing just how little some elements have changed in the 55+ years since its publication. Who can recommend me a 2020s equivalent?

What a cool find, especially given it had to be found more than once! Ancient mastodon tooth found by woman walking along California beach abc.net.au/news/2023-06-0…

OK here we go. Conceivably the greatest, most technical accomplishment in the history of natural history art: nearly 4000 glass models of flowers created by Rudolph and Leopold #Blaschka for Harvard Museum. None of the objects in here look like glass. Readers, they're all glass.

The #Blaschkas became famous for making glass models of sea creatures for #museums, because these soft-bodied animals could not be easily preserved. They shipped them to institutions across the world. Then Harvard Museum commissioned them to make the flowers exclusively.

More evidence supporting the preservation of submerged archaeological sites in northwest Australia! #archaeology abc.net.au/news/2023-06-2…

On our way to Cairns for my first in-person conference in 4 years! Last time I brought along a toddler, and this time I’m doing it again 😅 See you soon, #icaz2023!

It’s not often that I see something presented claiming a “novel approach” & being genuinely surprised by it, but I just watched a presentation using taxidermied Murray Cod heads from pub/bottle shop walls for historic ecological data & that definitely hits it 😅

In the FAIR/CARE workshop session at #icaz2023 and feeling exceptionally frustrated by the the excellent work being done to move forward in open science/data sovereignty at the same time as the Voice debate and the repeal of the WA Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act.

Fantastic plenary panel on Traditional Knowledge at #icaz2023 this morning. Jamie Tarrant’s description of combining Indigenous knowledge with western science as a “grass woven mat” where strands can be woven together to understand the whole story was particularly striking.

Compelling argument for digitizing and openly sharing collection and specimen data. Wonderful project being shared by Kathryn McKenzie at #icaz2023 today.

My #ICAZ2023 fun is over, with a return to mum duties (sorry to miss the dinner this time!) but thank you to everyone who has made this a wonderful week! I didn’t quite get to catch everyone I had hoped to see IRL, but with any luck, I’ll be joining you again in 2026.

Really happy this next paper from my PhD is out now! We used FTIR, ZooMS and deamidation rates to assess the preservation of collagen in the Australian archaeological and paleontological record. nature.com/articles/s4324…

‘…worrying narratives still circulate widely in public discourse around Australia’s cultural heritage’ Carly Monks discusses the importance of communicating to the Australian public that archaeology here matters. ⬇️🔓 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…