Assistant professor Archaeology and Cultural Politics at Leiden University. Archaeology, play, video games, and politics.https://bsky.app/profile/apolitopoulos.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/apolitopoulos.bsky.social/post/3mjml4r7iuc2aHey look, we have a new piece out for @theconversation.com! Check out our thoughts on these 12.000 year old dice and play in general! [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Apr 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:j4fgr7pyazy6iu3b6ifwd7ui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjml4r7iuc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/apolitopoulos.bsky.social/post/3mh5zhxnih222Today we are starting our Play in Crisis @lorentzcenter.bsky.social workshop! Very excited for a full week of discussing play and crisis and designing playful interventions! [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Mar 2026 08:18 +0000at://did:plc:j4fgr7pyazy6iu3b6ifwd7ui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh5zhxnih222https://bsky.app/profile/apolitopoulos.bsky.social/post/3mem3vmpips2oEAA votes are out. Despite a (yet another) clear democratic message by the community, the executive board is still refusing to respect the vote. We will say it loudly, the archaeological community stands firmly against genocide and demands a respectful and democratic organization. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Feb 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:j4fgr7pyazy6iu3b6ifwd7ui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mem3vmpips2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/apolitopoulos.bsky.social/post/3mcwtkqkxqk2xThis is not an attack on the local organizing committee, this is a boycott against the malicious tactics of the executive board of the EAA. This is to save the EAA. If you have a session or paper, withdraw, if you were planning to attend, hold off, if you are a member vote! #boycottEAA [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jan 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:j4fgr7pyazy6iu3b6ifwd7ui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcwtkqkxqk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/apolitopoulos.bsky.social/post/3m7zefhc3ik26After a short presentation by @clmorgan.bsky.social, our Worldbuilding session at @tag2025york.bsky.social is in full swing! Many many archaeological worlds are being built!15 Dec 2025 09:53 +0000at://did:plc:j4fgr7pyazy6iu3b6ifwd7ui/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7zefhc3ik26https://bsky.app/profile/apolitopoulos.bsky.social/post/3m7bjmnqqhs2fIf you can follow Dutch, you can learn everything about our new board game discovery in the podcast of the National Museum of Antiquities! A Mancala game on the roof of an Egyptian temple! [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Dec 2025 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:j4fgr7pyazy6iu3b6ifwd7ui/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7bjmnqqhs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/apolitopoulos.bsky.social/post/3m5ece4yg222kToday in the Histories We Play course we are playing Solarpunk Futures and talk about future-past storytelling!11 Nov 2025 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:j4fgr7pyazy6iu3b6ifwd7ui/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ece4yg222k