Ben Marwick

Archaeologist, #rstats enthusiast (he/him)

[Ben Marwick @benmarwick]

How computers broke science – and what we can do to fix it: https://t.co/Z7CVgrABiq #reproducibility #openscience

[nature @Nature]

Documents that lay out a research group’s ethos and practical guidelines are becoming increasingly popular in the academic community

https://t.co/ET9NdbIlsQ

[Ben Marwick @benmarwick]

Patterns we noticed:

- environmental & public archaeology dominate;
- Indigenous & historical archaeology spike ~2019–21;
- digital methods rise;
- hyper-specialized artifact methods barely appear.

More details: https://t.co/HKgT4QePEG

[Ben Marwick @benmarwick]

We looked at 10 years of archaeology tenure-track job ads (2013–2023) to see what departments actually ask for: topics, methods, regions & application materials.

Paper: https://t.co/HKgT4QePEG

Data and R code used for the study are openly available here: https://t.co/3BB7PInxxL

[Ben Marwick @benmarwick]

Congratulations to Alan Farahani, the inaugural Associate Editor for Reproducibility for the Journal of Field Archaeology @J_F_Archaeology https://t.co/4mN8vP3dhD

[Enrico R. Crema @er_crema]

📢 Publication Alert!
Pleased to share our latest paper from the @encounter_erc published on @AntiquityJ where we explore the demographic impact of rice agriculture in prehistoric Japan
https://t.co/IZuUKq7Jj9
[🧵🗾📈🌾below ]

[Ben Marwick @benmarwick]

@justin_pargeter @aap_saaorg Thank you, would you be interested in offering to do this for JHE (since you're on the editorial board)? I see a few very interesting papers there that mention using R but don't have any code or data available...

[Ben Marwick @benmarwick]

Introducing the Associate Editor of Reproducibility for Advances in Archaeological Practice @aap_saaorg https://t.co/uhAGbGayaI

This initiative contributes to making archaeology more transparent & accessible & a source of trustworthy & reliable information about the human past.

[Ben Marwick @benmarwick]

@a_eleftheriadou Very interesting! Did you attempt to reproduce the results of any of papers that used AI? I find that papers on deep learning in archaeology are some of worst for reproducibility. Code is rarely shared, and when it is, it's typically very poorly documented and unusable.

[Chris Buckley @chrisbuckley888]

An interesting new technique that unlocks the full potential of Bayesian MCMC analysis, and offers a way around the problems of subjectively codification of continuous variables in archaeology and material culture

[David N. Matzig @david_matzig]

🚨 New publication alert! 🚨
1/6 🏹Using a a state-of-the-art #Bayesian #phylodynamic framework, we explore the evolution of projectile point shapes during the European Final #Palaeolithic and earliest #Mesolithic (approximately 15-11ka BP). https://t.co/Pcuaypc5A1

[Debora Zurro @debzurro]

are you interested in ...🧐
-paleo and transdisciplinarity?
-data science and coastal socioecological systems in the long term?🐟
Interesting job offers to join us in Human Ecology and Archaeology research group in the biggest research institution in Spain, CSIC @imfcsic @CSIC

[Ben Marwick @benmarwick]

@StahlschmidtC Thanks so much for your kind words! This interview was led by two undergrad students (1st and 2nd authors) who did this for a geoarchaeology class project (a class that Julie established at UW)

[Mareike C Stahlschmidt @StahlschmidtC]

Wonderful Interview with Julie Stein and the early days of geoarchaeology @benmarwick I definitely consider her paper „Deposits for Archaeologists“ as foundational https://t.co/gILDGx7nde

[Bulletin of the History of Archaeology @bhajournal]

🎤 Alexandra DiCiro, Nathan Mitchell and @benmarwick's interview with pioneering geoarchaeologist Julie K. Stein:

"Everything is a Deposit"

https://t.co/nuAhStgcP3

4/5

[Solange Rigaud @SolangeRigaud]

We are seeking a postdoc researcher for a 10-month project (possibility of extending to 20 months) to deepen our understanding of the cultural significance of personal ornaments in Palaeolithic societies https://t.co/WzPg3LGmzE @univbordeaux @CNRSecologie @CNRSAquitaine

[Dr. Michael Rivera 趙凱聰 @riveramichael]

An honor and privilege to be a resource person for this workshop on Archaeological Ethics in Southeast Asia, w/ Rasmi, Douglas, Katy, @benmarwick and Phaik Yeong. Hopefully our dialogues instigate new collaborations between us working across our region. 💭

#archaeology #ethics

[Ben Marwick @benmarwick]

@spwells Thanks so much for joining our session!

[ICArEHB @ICArEHB]

From June 2-5 ICArEHB hosted Ben Marwick from the University of Washington for a workshop on Open Science. As it becomes key for research funding, we aim to adopt best practices and build a strong Open Science culture. Thank you to Ben and all attendees! #OpenScience #Archaeology

[Ben Marwick @benmarwick]

@pdrza Thank you so much, very kind of you to say!

[Ben Marwick @benmarwick]

The Journal of Archaeological Science (JAS) now does a "reproducibility review" as part of the submission process: https://t.co/MEqOYJjKiJ If your manuscript mentions using an open source programming language, it will get this review, in addition to the normal peer reviews.

[Ben Marwick @benmarwick]

@GillianLWong Thanks so much! If you are interested in doing some of these reproducibility reviews, do let me know!