Mythbusting talk from award-winning archaeologist

Positive sentiment and expertise predict the diffusion of archaeological content on social media

This study investigates the dissemination of archaeological information on Twitter/X through the lens of cultural evolution. By analysing 132,230 tweets containing the hashtag #archaeology from 2021 to 2023, we examine how content and context-related factors influence retweeting behaviour. Our findings reveal that tweets with positive sentiment and non-threatening language are more likely to be shared, contrasting with the common negativity bias…

Mythbusting talk from award-winning archaeologist

AN award-winning archaeologist is set to unravel historic myths at a National Trust venue near Droitwich.

Archaeology News: Publication of a special issue of the journal Archéopages. Archaeology & Society in Tribute to Jean-Luc Boudarchuk . Under the direction of Quitterie Cazes (Université Toulouse Jean-Jaurès, UMR 5136 Framespa) and Philippe Gardes (Inrap, UMR 5608 Traces).