Mark Spanjer

Archaeologist, Historian, Diplomat, Gamer and Storyteller. Is married and blessed with friends. Likes people and often wonders why.

[Mark Spanjer @Aranadan]

@BDT1968 @Raksha_Digs And that is the point ;)

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@Trevornoah
Saw the immigrant/spice routine. Funny. Thanks.
But hardly anyone believed the world was flat around 1400 CE. That idea came from John William Draper, Andrew Dickson White, Washington Irving.
All white guys, afraid of biological evolution.

history needs love.

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@PaulBelford @InstituteArch @aitchis1 Sorry for not being able to attend. I hope you all will have a thought-provoking session.

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@CPATarchaeology @bh_officer Would like to join, but a field day. Enjoy!

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@Adedwards7 To be wise and a child at heart is a rare thing. Don had this special mix and has blessed so many and myself as well. Indeed, I will miss him!

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@aitchis1 @registerRPA Congratulations!

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@CPATarchaeology Looking forward to hearing the lecture.

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@aitchis1 @DrRebeccaJones1 @socantscot @EAAGlasgow I Know that tie.
Congratulations!

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@CPATarchaeology Good to see and sad at the same time. Would have liked to be up there with you!

[Jesper.de.Raad @JesperdeRaad]

Dear EAA Member,

It makes me very happy to announce that my name is on the 2020 ballot of the @archaeologyEAA as an Early Career Professional (ECP) candidate for the Nomination Committee (NC) amongst three other qualified ECP members.

#Archaeology #Archaeologist #networking

[Mark Spanjer @Aranadan]

@aitchis1 Let Kenny do Kenny his thing, for the good of #EAA. @aitchis1 for President!

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@ArchaeoDuck Without a story, you have nothing.

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Archaeologists should take better care of themselfes! Yes there are things more relevant in the World today.

The news is that the Dutch professional association of archaeologists NVvA lost the last bit of the vestiges of their former influence.

Treasure #CIfA! Be involved!

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@thelegitHiccup @indyfromspace Blatantly ignoring victims seems to me a typical example of "what you don't like". And I am not a product or part of the US educational system. I teach, yes. And also on victims, opression, inequality and ethics. Splitting helps afterwards you refit.

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@thelegitHiccup @indyfromspace Splitting is not the same as ignoring or forgetting what you don't like. It works the other way round as well. So split the achievements from the person and discuss the behaviour separately.

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@indyfromspace @JacquelynGill I can't say you are wrong.

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@JacquelynGill @indyfromspace Indeed he is not.

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@indyfromspace Isaac Newton was probably the greatest scientist that ever lived. Hardly anyone is nowadays interested in his qualities as a human being. (Not that great.)

Perhaps it is helpful to split the person from the achievement.
And what he wanted to understand he never did

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@simmamoon Ja jij ook!

[Mark Spanjer @Aranadan]

Call me mad but, I still like my fellow human beings.