MA (Hons), MScR, FSA Scot
Archaeologist. Adult Education Tutor. Editor & proofreader.
Committee Member: Edinburgh Archaeological Field Society
Associate Editor: Journal of Lithic Studies
Member: Solidarity Federation-IWA; Red Rope; Friends of the Earth Scotland
The 'Hidden Voices' project, initiated by current Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, seeks to 'unearth' the achievements of female archaeologists whose contributions to Scottish archaeology have historically been overshadowed. Many female scholars have played pivotal roles in advancing the field but their contributions have not always been adequately recognised or celebrated.
https://www.socantscot.org/what-we-do/hidden-voices-project/
Hidden Voices: Unearthing the impact of women in Scottish archaeology The “Hidden Voices” project, initiated by current Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, seeks to “unearth” the achievements of female archaeologists whose contributions to Scottish archaeology have historically been overshadowed. Many female scholars have played pivotal roles in advancing the field but their contributions have not always been ...
Funding cuts to U.S. archaeology could imperil field’s future
https://www.science.org/content/article/funding-cuts-u-s-archaeology-could-imperil-field-s-future?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into News from Science @news-from-science-SciMag
Google AI Grant to iNaturalist Prompts Community Outcry
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/google-ai-grant-to-inaturalist-prompts-community-outcry/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Scientific American @scientific-american-SciAm
I was recently reminded of this powerful statement by the International Astronomical Union! Yes!
"...no group has the right to change Earth's environment in any significant way without full international study and agreement"
Yes! We need this energy!
...by the way, this is from 1961.
British MPs have voted to decriminalise abortion, marking the biggest step forward in reproductive rights in almost 60 years.
(Abortion was previously legal in limited circumstances in the UK, but during COVID police began charging women under a law from 1861: they can no longer be prosecuted.)
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/17/decriminalisation-abortion-vote-mps
"Men who look upon themselves born to reign, and others to obey, soon grow insolent; selected from the rest of mankind their minds are early poisoned by importance; and the world they act in differs so materially from the world at large, that they have but little opportunity of knowing its true interest, and when they succeed to the government are frequently the most ignorant and unfit of any throughout the dominions."
- Thomas Paine, 'Common Sense', 1776.
This investigation was launched on 14 May 2025 in collaboration with the Palestine Film Festival, with a screening followed by a conversation between Salman Abu Sitta and Eyal Weizman.
https://forensic-architecture.org/investigation/return-to-al-main
With Palestinian historian and Nakba survivor Salman Abu Sitta, we reconstructed his birthplace, the village of al-Ma’in, to explore the story of its occupation and demolition by Zionist forces on 14 May 1948, and the settlements constructed on its ruins. Through al-Ma'in, we can view the continuation of the Nakba of 1948 through to the genocide of 2023.
No Kings!
Science magazine
Scientific American
Prof. Sam Lawler
Charlie Stross