The skeleton of a Mammoth in a glas display. Photo by John Benitez on Unsplash.


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Converting to Mastodon: A much needed guide

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2022-11-11

So recent events once more triggered a mass exodus… No well, let’s call it a movement from Twitter to Mastodon. In this comprehensive article, I want to talk about some things I have learned using Mastodon and why I like it so much. The only thing missing is people,…

Random people listening to a talk on a conference


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A workshop about Virtual Reality

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2022-11-04

Last weekend, I spent my time in a little German town called Weiden in Bavaria. I participated in an interdisciplinary workshop on Virtual Reality and the potential to use it to talk about the past. Little did I know, that I was the only archaeologist there in a room…

An exit sign representing to leave


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Why I quit Academia.edu

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2022-10-28

Well it should be obvious why, right? No? Oh let me tell you, Academia.edu is not the friendly neighbour that invites you to his home. You get invited and even some food, but the good wine and the freshly made dish is for someone else. Someone who pays your…

A laptop with the words "Just Start." on the screen


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The start of a new project

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2022-10-21

So two weeks ago, I started a small new sub-project at the University of Cologne, that is part of a bigger project at the University of Jena. It is not my first time leading a team, but it is in an academic context. For the next six months, I…

The Eifeltower of Paris


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Personal

A short trip to Paris

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2022-10-14

From Monday to Thursday, I made a short trip to Paris. Just for fun, especially after the stressful week from before. I had mixed feelings about Paris and I can say, everything was upside down. What I was looking forward to turned out to be disappointing and what I…

Three bags with the emblem of the University of Cologne on them


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Preparing a conference

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2022-10-07

So when this post goes live, the conference I am co-organising is nearly over. But as I am over-organised these days anyway, I prepared this post in advance. I did this to let you know, what preparing a conference is like and what I needed to take care of….

A board game with people playing it. Photo by Karthik Balakrishnan on Unsplash


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Academia Games

Call for Papers: The Age of #Archaeogaming

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2022-09-30

Together with Aris Politopoulos and Csilla Arise from the VALUE Foundation, I co-organise a session at the International CAA conference in Amsterdam next year. The session will be about #Archaeogaming and I couldn’t be more excited! If you are into the topic, please consider applying!

What is the #Archaeogaming session…

A typewriter with a paper in it. On the paper the word "daedline" is written.


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Deadlines

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2022-09-23

Oh how I hate deadlines. Aaand I love them. Wait, what? Yes, it is complicated. Currently, I am writing an article and I have a very tight deadline (it is actually today!). This, naturally, stresses me out, but, paradoxically, motivates me at the same time to work more. So…

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Movies

New animated series about archaeology

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2022-09-16

So I don’t know if this is good news or bad, but Andy Samberg, comedian from SNL and creator of the police-comedy-series Brooklyn 99 will create a new animated series about archaeology! The catch (or should I say twist) is, that in his world, archaeologists are β€œthe coolest people…

Photo of people using the CAVE, a virtual environment


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Technology

I visited a CAVE!

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2022-09-09

So for years I was hearing about CAVEs (Cave Automatic Virtual Environment), which is a room full of screens to simulate a virtual environment. I knew that these were very expensive and therefore only a few universities actually have one. The big thing about it: A CAVE should enable…

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