Average Aussie Egyptologist (aka Thérèse Clarke)🦋
@ausegyptology.bsky.social
Married to Victor Clarke. PhD in Egyptology (Old Kingdom). Shoe lover/Rugby Lover/Dog Lover. Star Trek/Stargate SG1/Indiana Jones nut.
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Excellent source of #OpenAccess scholarly information on the Ancient World
ancientworldonline.blogspot.com
You can subscribe to the daily updates at AWOL and offer thanks to @AWOL_tweets for this amazing resource. Alternatively, you can make offerings to Thoth and Seshat.
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ancientworldonline.blogspot.com
You can subscribe to the daily updates at AWOL and offer thanks to @AWOL_tweets for this amazing resource. Alternatively, you can make offerings to Thoth and Seshat.
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Plaques from the Grand Dolmen of Zambujeiro.
October 8, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Plaques from the Grand Dolmen of Zambujeiro.
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I'm going to go out on a limb and say that if AI can't improve productivity of coding, then all other claims about productivity improvements are essentially horseshit.
Coding was the one thing everyone was like "well yeah of course it will be able to do that faster"
Coding was the one thing everyone was like "well yeah of course it will be able to do that faster"
Harvard just dropped a study AI productivity in software engineering and it found the average increase in productivity from using Claude code is.....zero and for exactly the reasons you'd think
fion.ac/jellyfish.pdf
fion.ac/jellyfish.pdf
October 8, 2026 at 5:53 AM
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that if AI can't improve productivity of coding, then all other claims about productivity improvements are essentially horseshit.
Coding was the one thing everyone was like "well yeah of course it will be able to do that faster"
Coding was the one thing everyone was like "well yeah of course it will be able to do that faster"
Évoramonte....from the tower....
October 7, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Évoramonte....from the tower....
The streets of Estremoz....
October 7, 2026 at 9:59 PM
The streets of Estremoz....
Reposted by Average Aussie Egyptologist (aka Thérèse Clarke)🦋
Reposted by Average Aussie Egyptologist (aka Thérèse Clarke)🦋
the tech industry is about to invent books
October 6, 2026 at 11:09 PM
the tech industry is about to invent books
The Grand Dolmen of Zambujeiro, is estimated to date to between 4-3,000 BCE. It currently consists of a single chamber and passageway which is blocked off. One can view the interior from above the chamber, as the capstone has been removed. It is the largest such tomb on the Iberian peninsula.
October 6, 2026 at 10:53 PM
The Grand Dolmen of Zambujeiro, is estimated to date to between 4-3,000 BCE. It currently consists of a single chamber and passageway which is blocked off. One can view the interior from above the chamber, as the capstone has been removed. It is the largest such tomb on the Iberian peninsula.
The Menhir of Almendres is linked to the Cromlech of Almendres and is also aligned to the summer solstice.
October 6, 2026 at 10:29 PM
The Menhir of Almendres is linked to the Cromlech of Almendres and is also aligned to the summer solstice.
The Cromlech of Almendres, outside Évora in Portugal is dated back to the Sixth Millenium BCE in parts, whilst other parts date to the Fifth Millenium BCE and still others to the Fourth Millenium BCE. It is aligned to the summer solstice.
October 6, 2026 at 10:27 PM
The Cromlech of Almendres, outside Évora in Portugal is dated back to the Sixth Millenium BCE in parts, whilst other parts date to the Fifth Millenium BCE and still others to the Fourth Millenium BCE. It is aligned to the summer solstice.
Reposted by Average Aussie Egyptologist (aka Thérèse Clarke)🦋
Today, I will be teaching about Apep, "the great babbler", a snake that dwells in the primordial ocean, and lives on its own anticommunicative, irrational roaring. It must be driven back every night by the sun-god and his entourage.
I'm sure this concept has no relevance to our present moment...
I'm sure this concept has no relevance to our present moment...
October 6, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Today, I will be teaching about Apep, "the great babbler", a snake that dwells in the primordial ocean, and lives on its own anticommunicative, irrational roaring. It must be driven back every night by the sun-god and his entourage.
I'm sure this concept has no relevance to our present moment...
I'm sure this concept has no relevance to our present moment...
Wandering in Évora on Republic Day
October 5, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Wandering in Évora on Republic Day
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Emergency services on scene after car hits crowd during Knights pre grand-final farewell
Breaking: Multiple injuries after car hits crowd of Knights supporters in Newcastle
Emergency services are treating multiple causalities after a car crashed into a crowd during a Newcastle Knights pre grand-final farewell.
www.abc.net.au
October 3, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Emergency services on scene after car hits crowd during Knights pre grand-final farewell
The House of the Fountains at Conimbriga, a fabulous Roman settlement outside Coimbra.
October 2, 2026 at 2:15 PM
The House of the Fountains at Conimbriga, a fabulous Roman settlement outside Coimbra.
Yes, it will never replace actually working with the original volume, but it will do the next best thing, and ensure that digital editions of precious volumes are available to researchers into the future.
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October 1, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Yes, it will never replace actually working with the original volume, but it will do the next best thing, and ensure that digital editions of precious volumes are available to researchers into the future.
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The Aquae Flaviae at the Termas Romanas Chaves, named for the Emperor Titus Flavius Vespasian.
We visited on Sunday (20/09/2026). The thermal waters still flow through the complex, which was lost in an earthquake in the 4th Century CE and was rediscovered in 2006.
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We visited on Sunday (20/09/2026). The thermal waters still flow through the complex, which was lost in an earthquake in the 4th Century CE and was rediscovered in 2006.
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September 30, 2026 at 10:29 AM
The Aquae Flaviae at the Termas Romanas Chaves, named for the Emperor Titus Flavius Vespasian.
We visited on Sunday (20/09/2026). The thermal waters still flow through the complex, which was lost in an earthquake in the 4th Century CE and was rediscovered in 2006.
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We visited on Sunday (20/09/2026). The thermal waters still flow through the complex, which was lost in an earthquake in the 4th Century CE and was rediscovered in 2006.
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AI bros are almost universally freakish losers who should be put in labs and studied as to how they grew up around people and yet exhibit no traits of humanity worth possessing.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
AI Bros Are Having a Meltdown Because the Associated Press Stylebook Clarifies That AIs Don't Have Feelings
The Associated Press Stylebook posted a reminder not to anthropomorphize AIs because they can't think, trigger a meltdown among AI bros.
futurism.com
September 28, 2026 at 7:23 AM
AI bros are almost universally freakish losers who should be put in labs and studied as to how they grew up around people and yet exhibit no traits of humanity worth possessing.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Enjoying a glass of champagne and listening to the divine Miss Marcia Hynes (you may need to google as she’s an Australian legend)!🍾🥂❤️
September 28, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Enjoying a glass of champagne and listening to the divine Miss Marcia Hynes (you may need to google as she’s an Australian legend)!🍾🥂❤️
Hawthorn on the Vidago Palace golf course. Yes, I’m Australian, so this is a bit different to what I’m used to.
September 28, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Hawthorn on the Vidago Palace golf course. Yes, I’m Australian, so this is a bit different to what I’m used to.
Hawthorn on the Vidago Palace golf course. Yes, I’m Australian, so this is a bit different to what I’m used to.
September 28, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Hawthorn on the Vidago Palace golf course. Yes, I’m Australian, so this is a bit different to what I’m used to.
Walking the course with hubby here at Vidago Palace
September 28, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Walking the course with hubby here at Vidago Palace
Absolute scenes in Perth. Well done @wallabies.bsky.social.
September 27, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Absolute scenes in Perth. Well done @wallabies.bsky.social.
Alvaro Siza building for Fundación Nadir Alfonso, Chaves.
September 27, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Alvaro Siza building for Fundación Nadir Alfonso, Chaves.
Atum-Ra blesses Oporto tonight at sunset.
September 23, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Atum-Ra blesses Oporto tonight at sunset.
Casa da Música, designed by Rem Koolhaas. Porto’s concert hall.
September 23, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Casa da Música, designed by Rem Koolhaas. Porto’s concert hall.
Olà from Oporto!
September 21, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Olà from Oporto!