A street sign mostly submerged under water due to flooding as an image for Climate Change. Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash


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Archaeology Personal

Archaeology and Climate Change

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2023-08-25

Climate change is real. I can’t understand people that do not see that, but we’ll leave them aside for now. This blog is (partly) about Archaeology and here is my take: By examining how ancient civilizations navigated shifting environmental conditions, we glean insights that can illuminate a sustainable path…

Cover of the musical "Hamilton". © Disney


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How Hamilton handles History

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2023-08-18

Uh, I like that title. I like a good alliteration like the next guy. Anyway, I recently listened to the rather famous musical Hamilton, which is broadly about the life of Alexander Hamilton, a Founding Father who served as the first Secretary of Treasury during George Washington’s presidency. If…

Entrance of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo | Photo from H. Franzmeier


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Archaeology

Reconstructions shown in Cairo

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2023-08-11

So a while ago, I did create some reconstructions of ancient Pi-Ramesses, the capital of Ramesses II. I even posted here about a presentation I gave on it. A couple of weeks ago, a big exhibition was opened in the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir, Cairo and my reconstructions were…

Cover image of the game "Uncharted 4: A Thief's End" showing Nathan Drake the protagonist


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Games

Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

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2023-08-04

I had my opinions about the Uncharted series in the past. Recently, I grabbed Uncharted 4 in a Steam Sale, because I have never played it. The last couple of days (I have holidays right now!), I was playing through the story of Uncharted 4 and I have to…

Film poster of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny


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Movies

Indiana Jones 5 – My verdict

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2023-07-28

Ok, this blog post will be spoiler free. I watched Indiana Jones 5: The Dial of Destiny a couple weeks ago and I actually liked it for what it is! Archaeologically speaking, it is of course pure fantasy, but action-movie-wise it is not bad at all. Well, except one…

Image of the ancient Roman north gate in Cologne with a comic drawing of a young woman and a dog


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Academia Archaeology

Progress Report ArchaeoTrail course

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2023-07-21

So, a while ago I posted about a new ArchaeoTrail course that I am giving, where students create ArchaeoTrails through Roman Cologne. Well, a couple of weeks ago, the semester ended and we had a look at the nearly done ArchaeoTrails and I have to say: Impressive!

What was the…

Sebastian Hageneuer
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Hi! My name is Sebastian. I am an archaeologist, a university lecturer, freelancer, guitarist, and father. You could say I am quiet busy, so I learned to manage my time and energy to build good habits and still have space for myself and my family. Sounds difficult? Read here how I do it. Every Friday.

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