Archaeologist, anthropologist and prehistorian of SW Asia. Research Professor @uchicago @ISAC_UChicago @KitesinContext @GalilPrehistory
University of Chicago
Joined April 2009
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Visiting the cities of the plain with @mokersel #jordan #earlybronze Chicago archaeological society – at Evanston, IL
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Archaeology megafirm abruptly shuts down science.org/content/article/…
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New publication on the human burials excavated at #Göbeklitepe.
The burials presented in this study provide important insights into the many human bone fragments found in the fill of the Special Buildings. The evidence suggests that these fragments derive from displaced burials originally located higher up on the mound.
Another piece in the puzzle of how the site developed and was transformed over time.
journals.plos.org/plosone/ar…
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There's nothing more selfish than an archaeologist who chooses to be cremated. Pay those bones forward.
At the @artinstitutechi for @DePaulU night learning about antiquities and Cycladic figurines with @mokersel
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This photo should be on the front page of every single newspaper in America today.
This, after closing the DePaul Museum, but ponying up $42 mil for a new sports palace
DePaul University will close the historic Merle Reskin Theatre at the end of May, citing a budget crisis worsened by Trump administration immigration policies. chicago.suntimes.com/archite…
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While our wonderful president was out playing golf all day, the TSA is falling apart, just like our government! Airports a total disaster!
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The United States has spent EIGHT TRILLION DOLLARS fighting and policing in the Middle East. Thousands of our Great Soldiers have died or been badly wounded. Millions of people have died on the other side. GOING INTO THE MIDDLE EAST IS THE WORST DECISION EVER MADE.....
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To anyone still gullible enough to fall for scummy media hoaxes: Trump said warmongering neocons love sending your kids to die for wars they would never fight themselves. Liz Cheney is Kamala’s top advisor. Liz wants to invade the whole Middle East. Kamala = WWIII. Trump = Peace.
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Don't let Obama play the Iran card in order to start a war in order to get elected--be careful Republicans!
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Now that Obama’s poll numbers are in tailspin – watch for him to launch a strike in Libya or Iran. He is desperate.
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When you start "the world's biggest bookstore" and buy a print publication but think encouraging a culture of reading is a waste of money and kill its books section.
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Here are the things that trump has done during the 34 days in which his DOJ was supposed to release the Epstein files.
1. Sent Ice into Minnesota
2. Declared that America had to have Greenland
3. Confused Iceland and Greenland in a speech about how he wasn’t going to attack Greenland.
4. Kidnapped the president of Venezuela and also his wife.
5. Created the board of peace like Mar-A-lago it has an entry fee though it’s a bit more
Learning about cultural heritage and protection of ancient sites in Jordan with @mokersel from @DePaulU @ISAC_UChicago
Next week in Chicago (Wed, 7 pm, Nov. 5), at @ISAC_UChicago, on looting and the consequences of demand for arch objects by Morag Kersel @mokersel "Landscape, Loss, and Looting. Lessons Learned at an Early Bronze Age Site, Jordan". events.uchicago.edu/event/24…
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Postdoc position, Copenhagen. Archaeology: Understanding Epidemics in Ancient Mesopotamia 🤩 For further details see employment.ku.dk/faculty/?sh… – at Chrášťany, Česká republika
Why Care About Culture When the World Is on Fire? @mokersel introduces the latest excellent issue of Advances in Archaeological Practice cambridge.org/core/blog/2025…
