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Dr. Emma E. Bird
@dremmabird.bsky.social
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Palaeoanthropologist : British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow @ Natural History Museum, London. Interested in functional adaptation, the biological implications of behaviour, and humans of the mid to late Pleistocene.
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tommyhigham.bsky.social
Several exciting PhD opportunities here in the University of Vienna STEM-call. In our department fully funded positions in biomolecular zooarch, Pleistocene felid diversity and admixture, sedaDNA and popgen, and archsci and AMS 14C dating.
Apply below now!

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careers.univie.ac.at
February 6, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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elliescerri.bsky.social
Job alert in Malta on my ERC funded IslandLab Project for a post excavation research assistant. A bachalor's degree in Archaeology, or related fields is required, ideally with experience working on faunal assemblages and handling bones/fossils, and curating finds.
www.um.edu.mt/media/um/doc...
www.um.edu.mt
February 5, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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sapanthropologie.bsky.social
🚩Post-doctorat "biologie et taphonomie des fossiles humains du Paléolithique récent et du Mésolithique du Sud-Ouest de la France"
"Biology and taphonomy of Mesolithic and Upper Palaeolithic human fossils from the South-West of France"
contact [email protected]
February 4, 2026 at 7:24 AM
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nannonstevens.bsky.social
Job alert! 3 year post doc in my research group at University College London working on Roman Leather via biomolecular archaeology. #ZooMS #stableisotopes

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQJ187/r...
Research Fellow in Biomolecular Archaeology at UCL
Searching for an academic job? Explore this Research Fellow in Biomolecular Archaeology opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.
www.jobs.ac.uk
February 4, 2026 at 8:56 AM
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katharv.bsky.social
🚨 Job alert! The University of Tübingen announces a W3 (Full) Professorship in Early Hominin Evolution in the framework of the DFG Cluster of Excellence 'HUMAN ORIGINS':

uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...

Application deadline: 11.03.2026 🚨
January 29, 2026 at 8:38 AM
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nature.com
How much exercise do you actually need?

go.nature.com/4q6KB02
The surprisingly big health benefits of just a little exercise
‘Exercise snacks’ and other forms of everyday movement can greatly reduce the risk of heart disease and death.
go.nature.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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fsanchezquinto.bsky.social
We are looking for an enthusiast and motivated postdoc to join the Paleogenomics and Evolutionary Biology group at @liigh-unam.bsky.social, to lead a project working with human pre-hispanic samples. Interested candidates send a CV and letter of intent to [email protected]. Please #RT
January 27, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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liverpoolevoanth.bsky.social
We are delighted to announce our timetable of talks for Semester 2 of the 2025/26 academic year! 🥳🤩

As always, all of our talks will be streamed online and are open to anyone. Our first talk will be on the 12.02.26. More details will be released closer to the time.

We hope to see you there!
January 26, 2026 at 10:31 AM
dremmabird.bsky.social
Excellently written article! vibed with my experience of doing a PhD
us.theconversation.com The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 14d
Challenging the brain by exposing it to new situations, tasks and skills can improve its efficiency, much like strength training does for our muscles.

But maximum efficiency requires optimal rest, according to a neurologist who studies brain activity. buff.ly/jwp19IU
Your brain can be trained, much like your muscles – a neurologist explains how to boost your brain health
Challenging the brain by exposing it to new situations, tasks and skills can improve its efficiency, much like strength training does for our muscles. But maximum efficiency requires optimal rest.
theconversation.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:21 PM
dremmabird.bsky.social
More 👀Behind👀 the Scenes at the Natural History Museum, London - @nhm-london.bsky.social Filming a Middle Pleistocene straight tusked elephant from Swanscombe & Woolley mammoth from SE London - coming soon to 🌼Naturally Curious 🌼 www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/...
Two human skeleton displays on stands sit on a table in a museum or laboratory setting, surrounded by cameras, lights, and tripods, indicating a professional filming or documentation setup. On the table is a fossilised large elephant vertebrae and a Woolley mammoth jaw. Behind them are glass cabinets filled with skeletal specimens and a large screen on the wall.
January 22, 2026 at 11:56 AM
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uclarchaeology.bsky.social
🐘 Prehistoric tool made from elephant bone 🦴 is the oldest discovered in Europe

New paper from Simon Parfitt @ucl.ac.uk IoA & Scientific Associate @nhm.org & Silvia Bello
Merit Researcher at the NHM

Read more via the links:
📲 bit.ly/45JQp8r
📚 bit.ly/3ZqKAsG

#LocalAndGlobal
Prehistoric tool made from elephant bone is the oldest discovered in Europe
A remarkable prehistoric hammer made from elephant bone, dating back nearly half a million years ago, has been uncovered in southern England and analysed by archaeologists from UCL and the Natural His...
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January 22, 2026 at 11:05 AM
dremmabird.bsky.social
LIGHTS💡CAMERA 🎥ACTION🎬
A new course on 💀 #Neanderthals 💀coming soon to the @nhm-london.bsky.social educational platform 🌼Naturally Curious🌼 www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/...
A behind-the-scenes view of a video shoot in an anatomy lab, showing professional cameras, lighting equipment, and two human skeleton models behind a table of skulls.
January 21, 2026 at 8:25 AM
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claireboardman.bsky.social
👀 1 yr PDRA - The Fitzwilliam Museum: Opening up the past to transform our futures.

www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
Research Associate (PDRA), Heritage (Fixed Term)
The Fitzwilliam Museum: Opening up the past to transform our futures. As the principal museum of the University of Cambridge and the largest cultural venue in the region, The Fitzwilliam Museum acts
www.cam.ac.uk
January 17, 2026 at 3:23 PM
dremmabird.bsky.social
First time trying experimental archaeology….. making a modern iteration of Neanderthal flatbread. Spelt, lentils, pistachios, broad beans, mustard seeds.
A leafy green houseplant in a pink ceramic pot sits on a bright windowsill. In front of it are four small pastel cups holding different legumes and seeds, including pistachios, lentils, broad beans, and mustard seeds, arranged on a white countertop.
January 17, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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🚨new article alert 🚨 I’ve been sorting through historical documents on the development of the Out of Africa theory with @chrisbstringer.bsky.social - this is the fascinating BBC radio transcript about the 1987 Human Revolution conference #AcademicSky
And then there was us
In 1987, the academic conference ‘Origins and Dispersals of Modern Humans: Behavioural and Biological Perspectives’ was held in Cambridge, UK. Subsequently referred to as the ‘Human Revolution’ confe...
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January 16, 2026 at 9:13 AM
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Eating less ultraprocessed food supports healthier aging, new research shows theconversation.com/eating-less-...
Eating less ultraprocessed food supports healthier aging, new research shows
Older adults whose diets consisted of only 15% ultraprocessed foods – rather than the usual 50% – had lower weight, insulin and cholesterol.
theconversation.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:07 PM
dremmabird.bsky.social
Maybe I am late to the party... but I have just discovered the Museum of Stone Tools stonetoolsmuseum.com
Amazing 3D models from around the world.. how am I meant to get any work done now??
#StoneTools #HumanEvolution #AcademicSky
Museum of Stone Tools
The Museum of Stone Tools is an online, open-access resource for learning about stone tools from all over the world.
stonetoolsmuseum.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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rebeccasear.bsky.social
“Reclaiming academic publishing as a public good requires a return to not-for-profit models & sustainable open-access systems. Quality, accessibility & integrity need to be put ahead of profit. Change is needed to protect the purpose of academic research: to advance knowledge in the public interest”
The 5 stages of the ‘enshittification’ of academic publishing
Academic publishing now shows the same decline that has hit social media and online marketplaces.
theconversation.com
January 11, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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tommyhigham.bsky.social
Fully funded PhD studentship here with @katerinad.bsky.social on palaeoproteomics. Apply below!

jobs.univie.ac.at/job/PhD-Stud...
jobs.univie.ac.at
January 10, 2026 at 9:37 AM
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nhm-london.bsky.social
Brr, it’s chilly outside! 🥶❄️

You might put an extra layer on to stay warm, but animals actually get a little more creative! Today, we’re looking at the fascinating ways animals survive the cold. ⬇️
A small dormouse sleeping on a tree log. It has light brown fur and its eyes closed.
January 9, 2026 at 1:04 PM
dremmabird.bsky.social
My pup 🐶 enjoying the #Cirencester #Roman #Amphitheatre 🏺 #Dogsofbluesky
A small, apricot coloured cavapoo dog wearing a purple harness sits on a grassy hill, facing away and looking out over a landscape of bare trees and distant buildings, including the top of the Cirencester cathedral. The sky above is overcast with soft grey and blue clouds
January 2, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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petravaiglova.bsky.social
Very excited that our new guidelines for reporting the results of statistical analyses in the Journal of Archaeological Science have now been published online: www.sciencedirect.com/journal/jour...
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Reporting statistical analyses at JAS - Journal of Archaeological Science | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
Read the latest articles of Journal of Archaeological Science at ScienceDirect.com, Elsevier’s leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature
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December 23, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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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
December 23, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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caleyorr.bsky.social
Functional and behavioral variation in intrinsic hand and foot digit proportions in primates
The relative elongation of the digits on the autopods has long been considered as an adaptation for an arboreal lifestyle shared by several tetrapods.…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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matthewcollins.bsky.social
New fully funded PhD! 🦛🦴 Explore the "Hippo & Hyena Haven" of MIS5e Britain w/ @whatkatiedigs.bsky.social @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social. Use isotope analysis & proteomics to study this unique Ice Age ecosystem.

Apply by Jan 14: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
A young scientist in a white lab coat, holding a pipette and smiling in a laboratory. A large window behind her shows a surreal Scottish landscape with a hippopotamus. Image definately created with AI!
December 20, 2025 at 10:46 AM