Dr Alex Fitzpatrick
@animalarchaeology.com
Zooarchaeologist. 🏺
Museums & Heritage Researcher. 📜
Science Communicator & Writer. 🧪
Chinese-American Immigrant in the UK.
She/Her/她. All views my own. 🏳️🌈♿️
https://dralexfitzpatrick.carrd.co/
Museums & Heritage Researcher. 📜
Science Communicator & Writer. 🧪
Chinese-American Immigrant in the UK.
She/Her/她. All views my own. 🏳️🌈♿️
https://dralexfitzpatrick.carrd.co/
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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick
Links to find me and my current work.
dralexfitzpatrick.carrd.co
Interested in my work? Want to get in touch?
You can now find all of my relevant links at the page below, including my consultation services and recent publications.
dralexfitzpatrick.carrd.co
You can now find all of my relevant links at the page below, including my consultation services and recent publications.
dralexfitzpatrick.carrd.co
We have a Polaroid of our late cat Violet up on the window near her favourite spot and the other day I caught our kittens Bill and Ted hanging out with her. 🥲
October 28, 2026 at 8:58 PM
We have a Polaroid of our late cat Violet up on the window near her favourite spot and the other day I caught our kittens Bill and Ted hanging out with her. 🥲
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A slightly more lit up shot of it next to my partner’s pumpkin, dedicated to his beloved Golden State Valkyries.
October 27, 2026 at 6:55 PM
A slightly more lit up shot of it next to my partner’s pumpkin, dedicated to his beloved Golden State Valkyries.
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🏺Starting a proper thread to keep track of my annual pumpkin carving - this year I’ve decided to take inspiration from the Yachou Yue, a bronze ceremonial axe from the Shang Dynasty, now at the Shandong Museum. 📜
October 27, 2026 at 6:53 PM
🏺Starting a proper thread to keep track of my annual pumpkin carving - this year I’ve decided to take inspiration from the Yachou Yue, a bronze ceremonial axe from the Shang Dynasty, now at the Shandong Museum. 📜
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And if folks wanna directly support Palestinian students, you can donate to Spark Space in Gaza! ⬇️
chuffed.org/project/spar...
chuffed.org/project/spar...
🇵🇸 Gaza Needs Your Support: Help Build a Lifeline for Students and Remote Workers!
In Gaza, war has destroyed homes, blocked roads, and left countless people without work. Yet, amidst the rubble, hope remains. Students and remote workers face daily struggles—power outages, broken in...
chuffed.org
October 28, 2026 at 4:18 PM
And if folks wanna directly support Palestinian students, you can donate to Spark Space in Gaza! ⬇️
chuffed.org/project/spar...
chuffed.org/project/spar...
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Honoured to have been asked to present our current work tracing and digitising artefacts from Garstang’s excavations - including those from Jericho.
(and just to clarify we are a RICHeS investment, but are open to applicants looking to use the Access Fund to access our collection!)
(and just to clarify we are a RICHeS investment, but are open to applicants looking to use the Access Fund to access our collection!)
Fantastic work presented by @animalarchaeology.com about the work digitising the Garstang collections from Palestine at the University of Liverpool as part of the Gaza on the Shelf workshop. The work at Liverpool was funded by the @ukri.org RICHeS Access Fund. 🏺
October 28, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Honoured to have been asked to present our current work tracing and digitising artefacts from Garstang’s excavations - including those from Jericho.
(and just to clarify we are a RICHeS investment, but are open to applicants looking to use the Access Fund to access our collection!)
(and just to clarify we are a RICHeS investment, but are open to applicants looking to use the Access Fund to access our collection!)
You can donate here: chuffed.org/project/1776...
October 28, 2026 at 6:39 PM
You can donate here: chuffed.org/project/1776...
You can donate here: chuffed.org/project/omsh...
October 28, 2026 at 6:38 PM
You can donate here: chuffed.org/project/omsh...
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The genocide is getting worse. Palestinians are being intentionally starved. Please be understanding of people asking for help. Nobody wants to ask a stranger hallway around the world for help.
Please give if you can, and keep talking about the genocide
Please give if you can, and keep talking about the genocide
October 28, 2026 at 6:10 PM
The genocide is getting worse. Palestinians are being intentionally starved. Please be understanding of people asking for help. Nobody wants to ask a stranger hallway around the world for help.
Please give if you can, and keep talking about the genocide
Please give if you can, and keep talking about the genocide
You can donate here: chuffed.org/project/mahm...
October 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
You can donate here: chuffed.org/project/mahm...
You can donate here: chuffed.org/project/1839...
October 28, 2026 at 6:30 PM
You can donate here: chuffed.org/project/1839...
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Mohammed has 13 people to support. Do consider lending him a hand if you can. 🍉🙏
Hello, my friends. Greetings from Gaza. As you can see, the potatoes are growing. I haven’t received any donations for the past four days. Please share this and consider donating—I need your help, my brothers and sisters.
chuffed.org/project/help...
chuffed.org/project/help...
October 28, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Mohammed has 13 people to support. Do consider lending him a hand if you can. 🍉🙏
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not now 2,800-year-old bone flute
Intriguing new finds at the site of Troy: Archaeologists have excavated a 2,800-year-old bone flute, the first musical instrument ever found there, as well as the head of an idol dating to the Early Bronze Age!
archaeology.org/news/2026/10/23/unusual-objects-unearthed-at-troy/
archaeology.org/news/2026/10/23/unusual-objects-unearthed-at-troy/
October 28, 2026 at 3:51 PM
not now 2,800-year-old bone flute
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LECTURE RECORDING: History in Our Bones: Uncovering Stories of Disability Through Time
If you missed our October public lecture by Professor Alison Beach, you can now catch up on YouTube (youtu.be/nEgB4dJG0s4?...) or Spotify (open.spotify.com/episode/4oAD...).
If you missed our October public lecture by Professor Alison Beach, you can now catch up on YouTube (youtu.be/nEgB4dJG0s4?...) or Spotify (open.spotify.com/episode/4oAD...).
October 28, 2026 at 4:38 PM
LECTURE RECORDING: History in Our Bones: Uncovering Stories of Disability Through Time
If you missed our October public lecture by Professor Alison Beach, you can now catch up on YouTube (youtu.be/nEgB4dJG0s4?...) or Spotify (open.spotify.com/episode/4oAD...).
If you missed our October public lecture by Professor Alison Beach, you can now catch up on YouTube (youtu.be/nEgB4dJG0s4?...) or Spotify (open.spotify.com/episode/4oAD...).
You can donate here: chuffed.org/project/1844...
October 28, 2026 at 4:33 PM
You can donate here: chuffed.org/project/1844...
Honoured to have been asked to present our current work tracing and digitising artefacts from Garstang’s excavations - including those from Jericho.
(and just to clarify we are a RICHeS investment, but are open to applicants looking to use the Access Fund to access our collection!)
(and just to clarify we are a RICHeS investment, but are open to applicants looking to use the Access Fund to access our collection!)
Fantastic work presented by @animalarchaeology.com about the work digitising the Garstang collections from Palestine at the University of Liverpool as part of the Gaza on the Shelf workshop. The work at Liverpool was funded by the @ukri.org RICHeS Access Fund. 🏺
October 28, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Honoured to have been asked to present our current work tracing and digitising artefacts from Garstang’s excavations - including those from Jericho.
(and just to clarify we are a RICHeS investment, but are open to applicants looking to use the Access Fund to access our collection!)
(and just to clarify we are a RICHeS investment, but are open to applicants looking to use the Access Fund to access our collection!)
Reposted by Dr Alex Fitzpatrick
Please share, help has disappeared right when Palestinian student Ahmed needs urgent legal support to stabilize his precarious situation. Genocide continues ❤️🩹
8/250 by Sunday. chuffed.org/project/ahmedf
8/250 by Sunday. chuffed.org/project/ahmedf
October 27, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Please share, help has disappeared right when Palestinian student Ahmed needs urgent legal support to stabilize his precarious situation. Genocide continues ❤️🩹
8/250 by Sunday. chuffed.org/project/ahmedf
8/250 by Sunday. chuffed.org/project/ahmedf
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Finally some good news!!
We’re so pleased to share that the UK Web Archive has been restored and available to use 💻
You can now search millions of archived UK websites. Find out more about the archive and how to use it on our website
link.bl.uk/mis
You can now search millions of archived UK websites. Find out more about the archive and how to use it on our website
link.bl.uk/mis
UK Web Archive restored
We’re pleased to share that the UK Web Archive is back and that you can now search millions of archived UK websites.
link.bl.uk
October 28, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Finally some good news!!
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Absolute rank cowardice. Falling for the “it’s a brand” line when the BBC is also censoring LGBT flag pins on University Challenge. That’s an ideologically anti-LGBT pattern Bethany.
October 28, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Absolute rank cowardice. Falling for the “it’s a brand” line when the BBC is also censoring LGBT flag pins on University Challenge. That’s an ideologically anti-LGBT pattern Bethany.
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Jason Arday is dead. If you’re still this insistent on going “but remember he was still a liar!” without focusing on how that didn’t justify what he was put through, I have to question your motives.
October 28, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Jason Arday is dead. If you’re still this insistent on going “but remember he was still a liar!” without focusing on how that didn’t justify what he was put through, I have to question your motives.
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We've started our three day Gaza on the Shelf workshop here at @uoyarchaeology.bsky.social, funded by the @cbrl.bsky.social to discuss the dispersal of artefacts from Palestine into British and European collections. 🏺
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October 28, 2026 at 11:17 AM
We've started our three day Gaza on the Shelf workshop here at @uoyarchaeology.bsky.social, funded by the @cbrl.bsky.social to discuss the dispersal of artefacts from Palestine into British and European collections. 🏺
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You can donate here: chuffed.org/project/1572...
October 28, 2026 at 12:01 PM
You can donate here: chuffed.org/project/1572...
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If you can't see what's wrong with this and all the people being lauded and promoted for hounding a man to death I don't know what to say other than unfollow me and one day try and become a decent person.
October 27, 2026 at 11:11 PM
If you can't see what's wrong with this and all the people being lauded and promoted for hounding a man to death I don't know what to say other than unfollow me and one day try and become a decent person.
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There are infinitely many things we can spend our cognitive resources on as scientists.
Don't let companies determine what that is!
Reclaim your own cognitive agency.
Don't let companies determine what that is!
Reclaim your own cognitive agency.
October 28, 2026 at 6:47 AM
There are infinitely many things we can spend our cognitive resources on as scientists.
Don't let companies determine what that is!
Reclaim your own cognitive agency.
Don't let companies determine what that is!
Reclaim your own cognitive agency.
Reposted by Dr Alex Fitzpatrick
The errors caused by AI in processing asylum claims have been shown to be far higher than the Home Office's claims, somewhere around a quarter.
For many people that can be a life of death decision. AI has no place determining that for people.
www.wired.com/story/uk-hom...
For many people that can be a life of death decision. AI has no place determining that for people.
www.wired.com/story/uk-hom...
UK Home Office May Face Investigation Over Use of OpenAI Tech
A government watchdog is considering a probe into the Home Office’s use of ChatGPT technology to process asylum claims amid concerns over the tools’ accuracy and secrecy surrounding their use.
www.wired.com
October 28, 2026 at 6:54 AM
The errors caused by AI in processing asylum claims have been shown to be far higher than the Home Office's claims, somewhere around a quarter.
For many people that can be a life of death decision. AI has no place determining that for people.
www.wired.com/story/uk-hom...
For many people that can be a life of death decision. AI has no place determining that for people.
www.wired.com/story/uk-hom...