Catherine Frieman

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D.Phil. Archaeologist. Editor European Journal of Archaeology. Educator. World Traveller. Accident prone.

Latest book "An archaeology of innovation" (2021, Manchester University Press): https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526132673/

The #cats are named Gambit and Stormy

A fabulous new podcast from #EnglishHeritage about the Thornborough Henges with our very own PAST editor, Sue Greaney, and Joe Savage.

#Archaeology #Prehistory

https://soundcloud.com/englishheritage/episode-203-an-ancient-landscape-thornborough-henges

Episode 203 - An ancient landscape: Thornborough Henges

This week, we’re talking about one of the oldest and most important Neolithic sites in Britain, which has recently come into English Heritage’s care. Thornborough Henges comprises three circular earth

SoundCloud

A Minneapolis-based mutual aid collective just released the first in what they are hoping will become a series of instructional zines for salvaging building materials and making useful things for communally self-sufficient survival as climate catastrophe unfolds.

"In the ruins they are leaving us, we will plant gardens still!"

https://antidotezine.com/2023/01/31/that-garbage-could-be-a-garden/

That Garbage Could Be a Garden! | Antidote Zine

In the ruins they are leaving us, we will plant gardens still. And they will not be built from trees grown and harvested on monoculture plantations. We will ...

Chronoscope World 3D

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Today we're sharing the late Will Steffen's recent (2021) presentation to us on the #Anthropocene to honour his life's work, and the clear, calm, cogent style that epitomised his efforts to communicate his science to people everywhere. Vale Will. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvD0TgE34HA
The Anthropocene: Where on Earth are we Going? (Full)

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I was truly shocked by Louise Milligan's report on Opus Dei schools. Should we do an audit of who gets taught what where? Or should we just defund private schools? https://www.smh.com.au/national/why-we-should-defund-private-schools-and-examine-their-values-20230130-p5cgmv.html
Why we should defund private schools and examine their values

I once believed you should choose the right school for your own child. Instead, we should be fighting for a school system insisting on equity, not entrenching privilege.

The Sydney Morning Herald
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I've been speaking to PhD candidates about the struggle to maintain a decent standard of living on stipend rates - well below minimum wage, because they're considered students, not workers. Particularly tough in this economy https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jan/29/instant-noodles-and-extra-jobs-phd-candidates-barely-scraping-by-on-stipends-below-minimum-wage

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/caitecassidy/status/1619586074023694337

Instant noodles and extra jobs: PhD candidates ‘barely scraping by’ on stipends below minimum wage

Students are pleading for reforms amid rising rent and cost of living, as experts warn research could suffer if people are put off higher study

The Guardian

The earliest evidence of humans and alternating occupation with Neanderthals.

Modern human incursion into Neanderthal territories 54,000 years ago at #Mandrin, France
Ludovic Slimak @Tommyhigham @Katerina__Douka @ChrisStringer65 et al
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abj9496