Marta Mirazon Lahr
LightNews LightNews
banner
martamlahr.bsky.social
Marta Mirazon Lahr
@martamlahr.bsky.social
2.6K followers 550 following 360 posts

Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology & Prehistory @CamBioanth @UCamArchaeology - interested in #science, #humanevolution, #prehistory, #palaeontology, #bones #lithics, #fossils, #climatechange, #museums, #collections
Can get distracted by much more 😍 .. more

Videos

Marta Mirazón Lahr is a palaeoanthropologist and director of the Duckworth Laboratory at the University of Cambridge.

Source: Wikipedia
Biology 22%
History 22%
Posts Replies Media Videos

Reposted by Marta Mìrazón Lahr

peregx9.bsky.social
Pere Gelabert @peregx9.bsky.social · 5d
Female researchers: interested in a postdoc at @univienna in #sedaDNA, #metagenomics or #ancientDNA? Apply via the E-STEEM fellowship through my group. Projects are flexible and can be shaped together!
careers.univie.ac.at/en/postdoc/e...
careers.univie.ac.at

martamlahr.bsky.social
Marta Mirazon Lahr @martamlahr.bsky.social · 6d
This is really terrible. Devastating for Brenna Henn and her team, but also for Anthropology and Medical Genetics who will not benefit from their excellent research 😞
carlzimmer.com Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 6d
Here's my latest contribution to the @nytimes "Lost Science" series. Brenna Henn's sweeping study of African genetics has been frozen. Gift link: nyti.ms/3Ypmm1A
Portrait of Brenna Henn next to an open freezer of samples.

martamlahr.bsky.social
Marta Mirazon Lahr @martamlahr.bsky.social · 6d
A confused Cambridge crow 🤣

Reposted by Jean-Paul Demoule, Marta Mìrazón Lahr

admirablewomen.bsky.social
Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 6d
Pioneering British archaeologist Kathleen Kenyon was born #OTD in 1906

Best known for her excavations at Jericho (1952–1958), she is one of the most influential archaeologists of the 20th century & was the first female president of Oxford University Archaeological Society. #WomenInSTEM #archaeology
A black-and-white composite photograph of British archaeologist Dame Kathleen Kenyon. The main image shows her in the field during an excavation, likely at Jericho in the 1950s: she is seated on a narrow earthen ledge in a deep trench, wearing a light short-sleeved shirt, dark trousers, and sturdy shoes, with her hands resting on her knees as she gazes thoughtfully to the side; layered stratigraphic walls of ancient brick and soil rise behind her, casting her shadow on the wall. In the upper right corner is a smaller inset formal portrait of an older Kenyon, smiling gently while seated and holding an open book, dressed in a dark top with a pearl necklace.

Reposted by Joanna Bryson, Simon J. Greenhill, Marta Mìrazón Lahr

carlzimmer.com
Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 6d
Here's my latest contribution to the @nytimes "Lost Science" series. Brenna Henn's sweeping study of African genetics has been frozen. Gift link: nyti.ms/3Ypmm1A
Portrait of Brenna Henn next to an open freezer of samples.

martamlahr.bsky.social
Marta Mirazon Lahr @martamlahr.bsky.social · 6d
🤩🤩🤩
sntipper.bsky.social Sam Tipper @sntipper.bsky.social · 6d
sntipper.bsky.social Sam Tipper @sntipper.bsky.social · Nov 17
Started up a bioarch starter pack 🤩
Let me know if you want to be added or have suggestions 😊
#archaeology #bioarchaeology

go.bsky.app/N5yfURb

Reposted by Marta Mìrazón Lahr

primatesocietygb.bsky.social
primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 6d
Fully funded PhD project available at Nottingham Trent University. Linked to a BBSRC funded grant, this project will investigate how primates perceive and respond to infants, combining cutting-edge cognitive testing with behavioural data. See 🧵

Reposted by Marta Mìrazón Lahr

robertosaezm.bsky.social
Roberto Sáez @robertosaezm.bsky.social · 8d
Acaba de salir mi nueva publicación "Bioarchaeology of Care Outreach: How Lessons from the Past May Help Improve the Present" en Applied Bioarchaeology: Making an Impact (Springer, eds. McKenzie et al)
Exploro cómo el cuidado antiguo nutre debates actuales
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

martamlahr.bsky.social
Marta Mirazon Lahr @martamlahr.bsky.social · 9d
I’m very sorry 😞

martamlahr.bsky.social
Marta Mirazon Lahr @martamlahr.bsky.social · 9d
And to you!

martamlahr.bsky.social
Marta Mirazon Lahr @martamlahr.bsky.social · 9d
Thank you, Iain!! Rob sends his best wishes as well 🥰

martamlahr.bsky.social
Marta Mirazon Lahr @martamlahr.bsky.social · 9d
One day into 2026… let’s hope it is a kinder year ❤️

And full of exciting scientific discoveries🤩, fun & fruitful collaborations, & open data too😁!

And a big thank you to all who keep us so well informed🥰, specially
@robertosaezm.bsky.social
@mu-peter.bsky.social
@chrisbstringer.bsky.social
martamlahr.bsky.social Marta Mirazon Lahr @martamlahr.bsky.social · 16d
Fabulous fossils ! @robertosaezm.bsky.social ‘s top 10 #FossilFriday posts of 2025, includes KNM-ER 23000 🤩✨😁
robertosaezm.bsky.social Roberto Sáez @robertosaezm.bsky.social · 16d
🎅The Top 10 hominin #FossilFriday posts of 2025!!
wp.me/p4Bi9E-5uu

martamlahr.bsky.social
Marta Mirazon Lahr @martamlahr.bsky.social · 10d
And to you too ✨🥂!!!

martamlahr.bsky.social
Marta Mirazon Lahr @martamlahr.bsky.social · 11d
Happy New Year 🥳🤩✨!

martamlahr.bsky.social
Marta Mirazon Lahr @martamlahr.bsky.social · 11d
And a very happy new year to you ❤️!!

Reposted by Marta Mìrazón Lahr

deadbovids.bsky.social
Kaedan O'Brien, Ph.D. @deadbovids.bsky.social · 11d
I finished 87 books this year, and it's time to rank my top ten! #booksky

Reposted by Mary Bosworth, Christian E. Weller, Marta Mìrazón Lahr , and 2 more

drnwillburger.bsky.social
Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 11d
As 2026 approaches a happy new year's toast to you all with this marvellous 4th century Roman cage-cup, which bears an inscription, a toast that reads:

BIBE MULTIS ANNIS - Drink for many years!

Cheers and here's to a far better year in 2026! 🥂

#NewYear2026 🍀
A close-up of a cage cup. It comprises an inner, translucent glass beaker and an outer decorative shell. The shell, affixed to the beaker via short stems or shanks, features circles at its body and an inscription at its top.

Reposted by Charles West, Marta Mìrazón Lahr, Judith Jesch , and 1 more

samleggs22.bsky.social
Dr Sam Leggett @samleggs22.bsky.social · 13d
🌟New OA Publication🌟 doi.org/10.1086/738364 🧪🏰 "Biomolecular Archaeology and Medieval Studies: A Graphic Article" in @medievalacademy.bsky.social w @janetekay.bsky.social & an awesome team of ECR #WomeninSTEM 🧵⬇️ @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @cmrsedinburgh.bsky.social

Reposted by Ruth Mace, Elena Litchman, Tuomas Mattila , and 3 more

piretavila.bsky.social
Piret Avila @piretavila.bsky.social · 13d
📢 I'm hiring! 3-year postdoc in theoretical evolutionary ecology at University of Helsinki 🇫🇮 Apply: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki-Postdoctoral-Researcher-in-Theoretical-Evolutionary-Biology/1348955157/
#AcademicJobs #Postdoc #EvolutionaryEcology #TheoreticalEcology #ScienceJobs #AcademicChatter
Postdoctoral Researcher in Theoretical Evolutionary Biology
Postdoctoral Researcher in Theoretical Evolutionary Biology
jobs.helsinki.fi

martamlahr.bsky.social
Marta Mirazon Lahr @martamlahr.bsky.social · 16d
Fabulous fossils ! @robertosaezm.bsky.social ‘s top 10 #FossilFriday posts of 2025, includes KNM-ER 23000 🤩✨😁

Reposted by Anthony Ricciardi, Marta Mìrazón Lahr

chrisjiggins.bsky.social
Chris Jiggins @chrisjiggins.bsky.social · 16d
Excited about our new preprint showing bidirectional adaptive introgression between invasive and native crop pests over ecological timescales www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
The collision of two genomes threatens global food security
Human activity alters selection pressures and species' ranges, creating opportunities for hybridisation through secondary contact. Ancient hybridization has enabled adaptive radiation, but its role in...
www.biorxiv.org

Reposted by Marta Mìrazón Lahr

robertosaezm.bsky.social
Roberto Sáez @robertosaezm.bsky.social · 16d
🎅The Top 10 hominin #FossilFriday posts of 2025!!
wp.me/p4Bi9E-5uu
The Top 10 hominin #FossilFriday posts of 2025
The #FossilFriday tradition seems to be losing steam, and even hashtags themselves may no longer be so popular. This is also reflected in the declining number of #FossilFriday posts about hominin f…
wp.me

martamlahr.bsky.social
Marta Mirazon Lahr @martamlahr.bsky.social · 17d
Merry Christmas to you and Mike 🤩🥂❤️

Reposted by Richard J. Butler, John R. Hutchinson, Marta Mìrazón Lahr

tweetisaurus.bsky.social
Prof Susie Maidment @tweetisaurus.bsky.social · 19d
JOB KLAXON! The @nhm-london.bsky.social is recruiting a micro-CT specialist! jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
CT Data and Micro CT Specialist :South Kensington
jobs.nhm.ac.uk

Reposted by Marta Mìrazón Lahr

heasvienna.bsky.social
HEAS @heasvienna.bsky.social · 20d
It's always lovely to see where the #HEASBottle ends up - here is #JustusErusEdung from the #NationalMuseumsinKenya who was gifted the bottle from HEAS Speaker @martamlahr.bsky.social using it on TransEvol fieldwork led by HEAS Speaker #AurelienMounier with #HEASMember #MarjoleinD.Bosch.
Justus Erus Edung holding the HEAS Bottle while on fieldwork in Kenya

Reposted by Marta Mìrazón Lahr

demingyang.bsky.social
Deming Yang @demingyang.bsky.social · 22d
Unlike most "mini pigs" on Instagram, Cainochoerus is a true mini pig, standing at ~knee height of a mid-sized human (image below). Unfortunately, it went extinct a few million years back. The fossils that we found consist of jaw fragments and teeth. More in the paper!

Reposted by Ingolf Kühn, Marcel E. Visser, Craig R. Primmer , and 4 more

evolodonata.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy
Erik Svensson @evolodonata.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy · 22d
Come and join me and my colleagues at the Department of Biology, #LundUniversity in #sweden! We have am open position as Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Biodiversity.

Apply here no later than February 11 2026:

https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:848749/type:job/where:4/apply:1
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Biodiversity
The Department of Biology was established in 2010 through the merger of the Departments of Ecology, Cell and Organism Biology, Biological Undergraduate Education, and the Biological Museums. The depar
lu.varbi.com

Reposted by Marta Mìrazón Lahr

chrislaw.bsky.social
Chris Law @chrislaw.bsky.social · 25d
Our manuscript is now out in @royalsocietypublishing.org! We tested hypotheses that Cenozoic climatic change influenced the evolution of the cranial, appendicular, & axial skeleton in carnivorans. @tsengzj.bsky.social @hlusko.bsky.social

🧵 1/n

royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

martamlahr.bsky.social
Marta Mirazon Lahr @martamlahr.bsky.social · 27d
bit.ly/4pAe0A3

martamlahr.bsky.social
Marta Mirazon Lahr @martamlahr.bsky.social · 27d
Lovely new paper by @sarah-paris.bsky.social & Charles Higham "Ochre use in burial practices in Thailand, from Neolithic to the Iron Age" 😍!!

@cam-archaeology.bsky.social