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Swedish Academia Is No Meritocracy
Swedish Academia Is No MeritocracyAfter almost 14 mostly dismal years on the academic job market, I find it a consolation to read an opinion piece in Times Higher Education under the headline "Swedish...
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Paleobotany Of Four Medieval Strongholds
Paleobotany Of Four Medieval StrongholdsPalaeobotanist Jennie Andersson has analysed four soil samples for me, all from floor layers inside buildings at Medieval strongholds that me and my team have...
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The Oldest Human Bones, Jebel Irhoud, Morocco
The Oldest Human Bones, Jebel Irhoud, MoroccoYou've heard to story. I'm here to give you a little context. A pretty typical early handaxe, made by a Homo erectus. This was a big flake made from a...
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June Pieces Of My Mind #1
June Pieces Of My Mind #1 Poppies along our fence My wife receives her second university degree today. In addition to her 15 years in journalism, she is now also a trained psychologist. Go YuSie!!!I...
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National Heritage Board Abdicates Again At Ales Stenar
National Heritage Board Abdicates Again At Ales StenarBob Lind has yet again managed to get the National Heritage Board to abdicate its responsibility at Ales Stenar, a beautiful 7th century AD burial...
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The Director General Responds
The Director General RespondsIt seems that my comments yesterday on the small issue of signage at Ales stenar touched a nerve regarding something bigger, having to do with the National Heritage Board's...
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A Female Viking Warrior Interred at Birka
A Female Viking Warrior Interred at BirkaIn archaeology, we distinguish osteological sex from artefact gender. Osteo-sex is with very few exceptions (odd chromosomal setups) the same thing as what your...
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Yeah, Screw You Too, Academia
Yeah, Screw You Too, AcademiaI recently received a long-awaited verdict on an official complaint I had filed: there was in fact nothing formally wrong with the decision by the Dept of Historical...
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Three Fortunate Young Oslovians
Three Fortunate Young OsloviansOslo colleagues have asked me to give a fuller account of the spring 2017 hiring that I called the most egregious case I’ve seen. This is not because they're trying to...
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Jes Wienberg Shot Down My Habilitation
Jes Wienberg Shot Down My HabilitationHabilitation, docentur, is a symbolic upgrade to your PhD found in Scandinavia and other countries with a strong element of German academic traditions. You can...
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