Announcing ArchaeOS, a speculative keepsake game made for the @archive.org DiscMaster jam by @mtrc.bsky.social and me!
The game asks you to interpret digital artefacts using a deck of cards, and is made exclusively with assets from DiscMaster.
💾 🏺 illomens.itch.io/archaeos
The game asks you to interpret digital artefacts using a deck of cards, and is made exclusively with assets from DiscMaster.
💾 🏺 illomens.itch.io/archaeos
ArchaeOS by ill omens, Florence Smith Nicholls
Mercurius Semper Vincit
illomens.itch.io
April 29, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Announcing ArchaeOS, a speculative keepsake game made for the @archive.org DiscMaster jam by @mtrc.bsky.social and me!
The game asks you to interpret digital artefacts using a deck of cards, and is made exclusively with assets from DiscMaster.
💾 🏺 illomens.itch.io/archaeos
The game asks you to interpret digital artefacts using a deck of cards, and is made exclusively with assets from DiscMaster.
💾 🏺 illomens.itch.io/archaeos
I interpreted rare digital artifacts in ArchaeOS, and all I got was this cool zine
I interpreted rare digital artifacts in ArchaeOS, and all I got was this cool zine
Collaborative, open source jpeg preservation simulator.
www.rascal.news
May 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I interpreted rare digital artifacts in ArchaeOS, and all I got was this cool zine
simpler times.
the archaeos
the archaeos
June 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
simpler times.
the archaeos
the archaeos
ArchaeOS is featured under the new and popular tag on itch!
May 8, 2025 at 10:36 AM
ArchaeOS is featured under the new and popular tag on itch!
ArchaeOS by @mtrc.bsky.social: illomens.itch.io/archaeos
August 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
ArchaeOS by @mtrc.bsky.social: illomens.itch.io/archaeos
ArchaeOS has now had over 1k browser plays!
💾🌸
Join the other pilgrims and visit the archive yourself here:
illomens.itch.io/archaeos
💾🌸
Join the other pilgrims and visit the archive yourself here:
illomens.itch.io/archaeos
ArchaeOS by ill omens, Florence Smith Nicholls
Mercurius Semper Vincit
illomens.itch.io
May 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
ArchaeOS has now had over 1k browser plays!
💾🌸
Join the other pilgrims and visit the archive yourself here:
illomens.itch.io/archaeos
💾🌸
Join the other pilgrims and visit the archive yourself here:
illomens.itch.io/archaeos
Among other things, I'll be talking about our digital keepsake game, ArchaeOS
illomens.itch.io/archaeos
illomens.itch.io/archaeos
ArchaeOS by ill omens, Florence Smith Nicholls
Mercurius Semper Vincit
illomens.itch.io
September 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Among other things, I'll be talking about our digital keepsake game, ArchaeOS
illomens.itch.io/archaeos
illomens.itch.io/archaeos
Thread. And as an archaeo, i approve utterly of this kind of respect ( as i think almost all Irish archaeos do).
This is the way.
This is the way.
A few days ago, I stood in the graveyard of an 1100 year old church, getting damper and damper in the drizzling rain.
A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones.
The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...
A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones.
The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...
January 23, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Thread. And as an archaeo, i approve utterly of this kind of respect ( as i think almost all Irish archaeos do).
This is the way.
This is the way.
As it turns out, @florencesn.bsky.social and @mtrc.bsky.social's ArchaeOS is pretty much a solo tabletop RPG about inscrutable artifacts and our relationship to a digital past that's actively eroding beneath our fingertips.
And it gives you printable zine!
And it gives you printable zine!
I interpreted rare digital artifacts in ArchaeOS, and all I got was this cool zine
I interpreted rare digital artifacts in ArchaeOS, and all I got was this cool zine
Collaborative, open source jpeg preservation simulator.
www.rascal.news
May 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
As it turns out, @florencesn.bsky.social and @mtrc.bsky.social's ArchaeOS is pretty much a solo tabletop RPG about inscrutable artifacts and our relationship to a digital past that's actively eroding beneath our fingertips.
And it gives you printable zine!
And it gives you printable zine!
My thoughts and wishes are with the forensic archaeos here. It's going to be brutal for many of them, but a massive service to all citizens. And to those who will finally rest as wee humans. Not rubbish chucked into a septic tank.
God bless them all.
God bless them all.
"Research led by local historian Catherine Corless in 2014 indicated that 796 babies & young children were buried in the sewage system at the St Mary’s mother and baby home in #Tuam across that period."
What an appalling abuse of children.
www.thejournal.ie/tuam-mother-...
#spéirghorm #IrishPol
What an appalling abuse of children.
www.thejournal.ie/tuam-mother-...
#spéirghorm #IrishPol
Full-scale excavation at former mother and baby home in Tuam to begin
The dig is anticipated to last two years.
www.thejournal.ie
July 14, 2025 at 10:36 AM
My thoughts and wishes are with the forensic archaeos here. It's going to be brutal for many of them, but a massive service to all citizens. And to those who will finally rest as wee humans. Not rubbish chucked into a septic tank.
God bless them all.
God bless them all.
1976 UK heatwave is it now? Gentle reminder that this masterpiece was filmed in the summer of 1976, scaring children shitless, and influencing a future generation of archaeos...
Children of the Stones - titles and theme
YouTube video by Colin Hanson
youtu.be
June 24, 2026 at 7:53 PM
1976 UK heatwave is it now? Gentle reminder that this masterpiece was filmed in the summer of 1976, scaring children shitless, and influencing a future generation of archaeos...
NYC archaeos, document the material culture of the MetroCard tomorrow!
December 31, 2025 at 5:38 AM
NYC archaeos, document the material culture of the MetroCard tomorrow!
We'll be starting work on the post-jam version this month but if you want to play the current one and get your first zine ready, you can find it here: illomens.itch.io/archaeos
May 8, 2025 at 12:41 PM
We'll be starting work on the post-jam version this month but if you want to play the current one and get your first zine ready, you can find it here: illomens.itch.io/archaeos
🏺 Archaeos: I'm looking for any papers that go into the Uluburun cargo from micro and macro social perspective, rather than majority trade focus
March 21, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🏺 Archaeos: I'm looking for any papers that go into the Uluburun cargo from micro and macro social perspective, rather than majority trade focus
ArchaeOS (@mtrc.bsky.social, @florencesn.bsky.social)
"Using our bespoke software, you will use a deck of cards to help you interpret three objects and submit your theories into our database."
Free - Browser: warpdoor.com/2025/04/29/a...
"Using our bespoke software, you will use a deck of cards to help you interpret three objects and submit your theories into our database."
Free - Browser: warpdoor.com/2025/04/29/a...
April 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
ArchaeOS (@mtrc.bsky.social, @florencesn.bsky.social)
"Using our bespoke software, you will use a deck of cards to help you interpret three objects and submit your theories into our database."
Free - Browser: warpdoor.com/2025/04/29/a...
"Using our bespoke software, you will use a deck of cards to help you interpret three objects and submit your theories into our database."
Free - Browser: warpdoor.com/2025/04/29/a...
I mentioned it is #AskAnArchaeologist day to my wife Helen who asks of Bluesky archaeos - 'What is the most affecting thing you have found?'
July 24, 2026 at 7:59 AM
I mentioned it is #AskAnArchaeologist day to my wife Helen who asks of Bluesky archaeos - 'What is the most affecting thing you have found?'
Today's games:
💽 ArchaeOS by Florence Smith Nicholls and @mtrc.bsky.social
🔟 Make Ten Deluxe by @pancelor.bsky.social
🔫 Abyss Vaulter by @sinclairstrange.bsky.social
Please check out these awesome #IndieGames!!
www.youtube.com/live/dP-g9Bg...
💽 ArchaeOS by Florence Smith Nicholls and @mtrc.bsky.social
🔟 Make Ten Deluxe by @pancelor.bsky.social
🔫 Abyss Vaulter by @sinclairstrange.bsky.social
Please check out these awesome #IndieGames!!
www.youtube.com/live/dP-g9Bg...
Happy Hour! ArchaeOS, Make Ten Deluxe, and Abyss Vaulter!
YouTube video by Nice Gear Games
www.youtube.com
May 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Today's games:
💽 ArchaeOS by Florence Smith Nicholls and @mtrc.bsky.social
🔟 Make Ten Deluxe by @pancelor.bsky.social
🔫 Abyss Vaulter by @sinclairstrange.bsky.social
Please check out these awesome #IndieGames!!
www.youtube.com/live/dP-g9Bg...
💽 ArchaeOS by Florence Smith Nicholls and @mtrc.bsky.social
🔟 Make Ten Deluxe by @pancelor.bsky.social
🔫 Abyss Vaulter by @sinclairstrange.bsky.social
Please check out these awesome #IndieGames!!
www.youtube.com/live/dP-g9Bg...
Thrilled to see this lovely piece on ArchaeOS that doesn't just vibe with the game but understands its inspirations - Chase is right that its essentially a solo ttrpg!
Also love the inclusion of an artefact interpretation, I get so excited seeing what people come up with!
Also love the inclusion of an artefact interpretation, I get so excited seeing what people come up with!
As it turns out, @florencesn.bsky.social and @mtrc.bsky.social's ArchaeOS is pretty much a solo tabletop RPG about inscrutable artifacts and our relationship to a digital past that's actively eroding beneath our fingertips.
And it gives you printable zine!
And it gives you printable zine!
I interpreted rare digital artifacts in ArchaeOS, and all I got was this cool zine
May 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Thrilled to see this lovely piece on ArchaeOS that doesn't just vibe with the game but understands its inspirations - Chase is right that its essentially a solo ttrpg!
Also love the inclusion of an artefact interpretation, I get so excited seeing what people come up with!
Also love the inclusion of an artefact interpretation, I get so excited seeing what people come up with!
I need this with John instead of Janet - archaeos, who's with me? 🏺
April 15, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I need this with John instead of Janet - archaeos, who's with me? 🏺
Under the 🏺emoji and also some archaeos under the general science 🧪 emoji :)
July 24, 2023 at 5:43 PM
Under the 🏺emoji and also some archaeos under the general science 🧪 emoji :)
Googling archaeology conspiracy theories often gives r/AskArchaeology as the first result. We'd be grateful if you could please spread the word to your networks and archaeos that are involved in combating misinformation as we need help there!
www.reddit.com/r/AskArchaeo...
@flintdibble.bsky.social
www.reddit.com/r/AskArchaeo...
@flintdibble.bsky.social
AskArchaeology
A place to ask questions of archaeologists! What is it like digging on an excavation? Do you have a question about a specific archaeological site? Do you want to know what it is like being an archaeol...
www.reddit.com
November 29, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Googling archaeology conspiracy theories often gives r/AskArchaeology as the first result. We'd be grateful if you could please spread the word to your networks and archaeos that are involved in combating misinformation as we need help there!
www.reddit.com/r/AskArchaeo...
@flintdibble.bsky.social
www.reddit.com/r/AskArchaeo...
@flintdibble.bsky.social
The American Anthropological Association, Middle Eastern Studies Association, & Society for the Study of the Past, showed their unwavering support for & solidarity w Palestinian people. We recommend archaeos nurture & promote these spaces, committed to equality, equity & justice
November 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The American Anthropological Association, Middle Eastern Studies Association, & Society for the Study of the Past, showed their unwavering support for & solidarity w Palestinian people. We recommend archaeos nurture & promote these spaces, committed to equality, equity & justice
Still coming to terms with the fact that some archaeos dug up a Roman sewer for fun
December 20, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Still coming to terms with the fact that some archaeos dug up a Roman sewer for fun
Wooly Mammoths, is it now? I'll tell ye one thing, ye wouldn't see Irish Archaeos trying to reconstruct Ancient Irish Elk, Justinian Plague, Hiberno Norse Warriors, the Ancient Irish Speckled Cursing Stones of Knocknaree used by Maeve herself to shrivel her enemies ball sacks on a Tuesday...
March 4, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Wooly Mammoths, is it now? I'll tell ye one thing, ye wouldn't see Irish Archaeos trying to reconstruct Ancient Irish Elk, Justinian Plague, Hiberno Norse Warriors, the Ancient Irish Speckled Cursing Stones of Knocknaree used by Maeve herself to shrivel her enemies ball sacks on a Tuesday...
Depends on the archaeos...
March 18, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Depends on the archaeos...