Archaeology PhD busy being a postdoc. Researching interactions of ancient climate, agriculture, and people. Otherwise hiking, running and playing games.

Uppsala, Sweden
Joined November 2017
A small light is enough to deny the dark.
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The identity becomes destiny.
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Growth over ease, every single time.
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Distraction is the modern form of poverty.
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Become internally load-bearing.
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The return begins with standing.
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Final paper from my PhD now published - The climatic resilience of the Sasanian Empire. We compiled and critiqued climate-society evidence in the Sasanian Empire, finding a lack of impacts from the major 6th c. drought that was detrimental elsewhere.
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I've moved over to the other place! Find me there :) bsky.app/profile/jacobsonmj.…
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Tomorrow at 1pm, we have a presentation by Lukáš Holata from the University of South Bohemia about identifying Medieval agriculture in the Czech Republic through LiDAR and other archaeological methods. All are welcome on zoom or in person!
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Coming this Wednesday! All are welcome :)
Another archaeologist coming to the Agrarian History Seminars! Next Wednesday (30th) at 13-15 CET, Filmo Verhagen from Uppsala University will present on resources used in the Pontine region of c Italy during the 4th-1st centuries BCE. Everyone is welcome in person or on zoom!
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Another archaeologist coming to the Agrarian History Seminars! Next Wednesday (30th) at 13-15 CET, Filmo Verhagen from Uppsala University will present on resources used in the Pontine region of c Italy during the 4th-1st centuries BCE. Everyone is welcome in person or on zoom!
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Reminder! This is tomorrow on zoom and in English (link below) - starts at 1pm CET (Midday UK time). All are welcome :)
All are welcome to join us on zoom next Wednesday (16th) at 13-15 (CET), when Dan Calderbank will present on @UofGArchaeo's archaeological research at Tell Khaiber and the occupants' resources Looking forward to seeing you all there!
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All are welcome to join us on zoom next Wednesday (16th) at 13-15 (CET), when Dan Calderbank will present on @UofGArchaeo's archaeological research at Tell Khaiber and the occupants' resources Looking forward to seeing you all there!
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The autumn series of the Agrarian History seminar series, themed around resources, is now finalized. This includes four talks in English, next week we have Dan Calderbank from @UofGArchaeo discussing communities at Tell Khaiber in ancient Mesopotamia! More info later this week
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"Reply all" should require one more click to execute. "Are you sure you want to respond to all email addresses in the previous message?" I've been caught out by it before and frequently receive emails I shouldn't
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Matthew J Jacobson retweeted
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New article @HoloceneJ - "Holocene hydroclimate synthesis of the Aegean: Diverging patterns, dry periods and implications for climate-society interactions" - thread coming soon :) journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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Final proofs of a paper sent, hopefully it'll be out very soon!
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