Ruth Carden 🦴 🐾 🐚🦪 | 🦣🏺
@ruthfcarden.bsky.social
Commercial & research zooarchaeologist, artefact photography & palaeozoologist with Danu Ruadh Teoranta, Ireland 🇮🇪
P/T Senior Research Fellow (Zooarchaeology), ATU Galway City
#PALAEO-IRELAND | #IrishCaveBones | 🏺🦣
Co-PI @howlsandhooves.bsky.social
P/T Senior Research Fellow (Zooarchaeology), ATU Galway City
#PALAEO-IRELAND | #IrishCaveBones | 🏺🦣
Co-PI @howlsandhooves.bsky.social
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You may be cool, but you'll never be as cool as these two cats wearing sunglasses in the window of an optician's Boulevard St Germain in 1925
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 AM
You may be cool, but you'll never be as cool as these two cats wearing sunglasses in the window of an optician's Boulevard St Germain in 1925
Today the fantastic Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi has opened.
I feel privileged to have worked in all core areas, incl. developing exhibits & species, design input, narrative, collections, labs etc as an expert consultant for 4 years.
Delighted it’s finally open! #nhmad
www.nhmad.ae/en
I feel privileged to have worked in all core areas, incl. developing exhibits & species, design input, narrative, collections, labs etc as an expert consultant for 4 years.
Delighted it’s finally open! #nhmad
www.nhmad.ae/en
Exclusive: New Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi features two fighting T. rexes
The largest museum of its kind in the Middle East opens today with an awe-inspiring dinosaur wing, a massive blue whale skeleton within arm's reach, and a stunning exploration of the region’s natural ...
www.nationalgeographic.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Today the fantastic Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi has opened.
I feel privileged to have worked in all core areas, incl. developing exhibits & species, design input, narrative, collections, labs etc as an expert consultant for 4 years.
Delighted it’s finally open! #nhmad
www.nhmad.ae/en
I feel privileged to have worked in all core areas, incl. developing exhibits & species, design input, narrative, collections, labs etc as an expert consultant for 4 years.
Delighted it’s finally open! #nhmad
www.nhmad.ae/en
November 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Friday night and we are all wrecked …
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November 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Friday night and we are all wrecked …
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Reposted by Ruth Carden 🦴 🐾 🐚🦪 | 🦣🏺
We conclude that this highly selective exocannibalistic behavior likely reflects inter-group conflict during the Late Pleistocene, when Northern Europe is marked by diverse Neandertal cultural traditions, but also the arrival of Homo sapiens.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
We conclude that this highly selective exocannibalistic behavior likely reflects inter-group conflict during the Late Pleistocene, when Northern Europe is marked by diverse Neandertal cultural traditions, but also the arrival of Homo sapiens.
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The mix of four adult females and two infants is extremely unlikely and reflects deliberate selection of individuals/targets by the cannibalistic group, whose own remains are missing but were almost certainly Neandertals. 👩👩👦
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November 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The mix of four adult females and two infants is extremely unlikely and reflects deliberate selection of individuals/targets by the cannibalistic group, whose own remains are missing but were almost certainly Neandertals. 👩👩👦
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Despite the high fragmentation of the remains, we were able to dress the profile of these individuals.🦴
Adults were all gracile females, non-local and possibly originate from different groups. Also, they show among the shortest stature ever documented for Neandertals! 🤏
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Adults were all gracile females, non-local and possibly originate from different groups. Also, they show among the shortest stature ever documented for Neandertals! 🤏
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November 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Despite the high fragmentation of the remains, we were able to dress the profile of these individuals.🦴
Adults were all gracile females, non-local and possibly originate from different groups. Also, they show among the shortest stature ever documented for Neandertals! 🤏
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Adults were all gracile females, non-local and possibly originate from different groups. Also, they show among the shortest stature ever documented for Neandertals! 🤏
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Our study integrate morphology🦴, paleogenomic🧬 and isotopic⚛️ data to document cannibalism at the Troisème caverne of Goyet (Belgium) 🇧🇪
The results indicate the presence of at least four adults/adolescents females and two infants among the human remains, mostly composed of lower limb bones.
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The results indicate the presence of at least four adults/adolescents females and two infants among the human remains, mostly composed of lower limb bones.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Our study integrate morphology🦴, paleogenomic🧬 and isotopic⚛️ data to document cannibalism at the Troisème caverne of Goyet (Belgium) 🇧🇪
The results indicate the presence of at least four adults/adolescents females and two infants among the human remains, mostly composed of lower limb bones.
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The results indicate the presence of at least four adults/adolescents females and two infants among the human remains, mostly composed of lower limb bones.
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Did Neandertals choose their prey when practicing cannibalism?🍖
Check out our new study, just published in Scientific Reports - @natureportfolio.nature.com!
We provide the strongest evidence to date for a highly selective cannibalism at the end of Neandertal lineage, 41-45.000 years ago.
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Check out our new study, just published in Scientific Reports - @natureportfolio.nature.com!
We provide the strongest evidence to date for a highly selective cannibalism at the end of Neandertal lineage, 41-45.000 years ago.
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Highly selective cannibalism in the Late Pleistocene of Northern Europe reveals Neandertals were targeted prey - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Highly selective cannibalism in the Late Pleistocene of Northern Europe reveals Neandertals were targeted prey
doi.org
November 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Did Neandertals choose their prey when practicing cannibalism?🍖
Check out our new study, just published in Scientific Reports - @natureportfolio.nature.com!
We provide the strongest evidence to date for a highly selective cannibalism at the end of Neandertal lineage, 41-45.000 years ago.
1/7
Check out our new study, just published in Scientific Reports - @natureportfolio.nature.com!
We provide the strongest evidence to date for a highly selective cannibalism at the end of Neandertal lineage, 41-45.000 years ago.
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The apprentice Guardian of the Bones is coming along well….
#Caturday
#cats
#SiberianCat
#kitten
#zooarchaeology 🏺🦣
#Caturday
#cats
#SiberianCat
#kitten
#zooarchaeology 🏺🦣
November 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The apprentice Guardian of the Bones is coming along well….
#Caturday
#cats
#SiberianCat
#kitten
#zooarchaeology 🏺🦣
#Caturday
#cats
#SiberianCat
#kitten
#zooarchaeology 🏺🦣
Very happy to contribute to this excellent paper on #dogs by @carlydigsit.bsky.social & collabs showing that dog appearances were changing far far earlier than Victorian era breeding. 🏺🧪🦣 🐕 #zooarchaeology
Dog domestication, from the fierce to the feisty | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Dog domestication, from the fierce to the feisty | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Dog domestication, from the fierce to the feisty
Quantitative analysis of canid skulls points to an earlier origin of dog diversity
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Very happy to contribute to this excellent paper on #dogs by @carlydigsit.bsky.social & collabs showing that dog appearances were changing far far earlier than Victorian era breeding. 🏺🧪🦣 🐕 #zooarchaeology
Dog domestication, from the fierce to the feisty | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Dog domestication, from the fierce to the feisty | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Reposted by Ruth Carden 🦴 🐾 🐚🦪 | 🦣🏺
Applications are now open to join our 2026 Master's programme in human evolution. Covering the Palaeolithic, Palaeoanthropology & other key disciplines, the course is taught by experts from UCL and designed to equip you for a career in the deep human past. #PaPa
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November 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Applications are now open to join our 2026 Master's programme in human evolution. Covering the Palaeolithic, Palaeoanthropology & other key disciplines, the course is taught by experts from UCL and designed to equip you for a career in the deep human past. #PaPa
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There is no "ceasefire".
There never was a "ceasefire".
There never was a "ceasefire".
Breaking | Israeli occupation forces set fire to lands near the separation wall in the village of ‘Arbouna, east of Jenin.
November 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
There is no "ceasefire".
There never was a "ceasefire".
There never was a "ceasefire".
@president.ie Farewell and many thanks to President Higgins for your 14 years of excellent service to Ireland and its people. Sincerely thank you (& Sabina) for such humility, grace, fairness, and integrity. Going to miss you a lot and Misneach (& Bród and Síoda ❤️). Keep enjoying life!
a man in a cowboy hat is riding a white horse on top of a rocky hillside .
ALT: a man in a cowboy hat is riding a white horse on top of a rocky hillside .
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November 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
@president.ie Farewell and many thanks to President Higgins for your 14 years of excellent service to Ireland and its people. Sincerely thank you (& Sabina) for such humility, grace, fairness, and integrity. Going to miss you a lot and Misneach (& Bród and Síoda ❤️). Keep enjoying life!
All brushed and nearly full set of adult teeth now… and SO FLUFFY!!! (My fingers too are touching his skin)
November 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
All brushed and nearly full set of adult teeth now… and SO FLUFFY!!! (My fingers too are touching his skin)
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Head's up there is a Bluesky ban scam going around. This account just joined 40 mins ago and send me this DM.
DO NOT CLICK THE LINK.
Bluesky would NEVER send a DM like this and make you scared. This would come through email and would have a more professional email than this.
Stay safe!
DO NOT CLICK THE LINK.
Bluesky would NEVER send a DM like this and make you scared. This would come through email and would have a more professional email than this.
Stay safe!
November 8, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Head's up there is a Bluesky ban scam going around. This account just joined 40 mins ago and send me this DM.
DO NOT CLICK THE LINK.
Bluesky would NEVER send a DM like this and make you scared. This would come through email and would have a more professional email than this.
Stay safe!
DO NOT CLICK THE LINK.
Bluesky would NEVER send a DM like this and make you scared. This would come through email and would have a more professional email than this.
Stay safe!
It’s a Trance music afternoon and evening ahead - love it! Beats relax me and make me happy, keeps the work flowing.
Found this extensive 7hr playlist on Spotify! Let’s go!!!
open.spotify.com/playlist/5uy...
Found this extensive 7hr playlist on Spotify! Let’s go!!!
open.spotify.com/playlist/5uy...
ROBS TRANCE
open.spotify.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
It’s a Trance music afternoon and evening ahead - love it! Beats relax me and make me happy, keeps the work flowing.
Found this extensive 7hr playlist on Spotify! Let’s go!!!
open.spotify.com/playlist/5uy...
Found this extensive 7hr playlist on Spotify! Let’s go!!!
open.spotify.com/playlist/5uy...
I’ve seen things 😳
Time for bed but I’m not tired as I slept so well last night after falling asleep at my desk and then going to bed, never looked at the time. Got up at 7.30am feeling refreshed and that was all that mattered!
Time for bed but I’m not tired as I slept so well last night after falling asleep at my desk and then going to bed, never looked at the time. Got up at 7.30am feeling refreshed and that was all that mattered!
November 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I’ve seen things 😳
Time for bed but I’m not tired as I slept so well last night after falling asleep at my desk and then going to bed, never looked at the time. Got up at 7.30am feeling refreshed and that was all that mattered!
Time for bed but I’m not tired as I slept so well last night after falling asleep at my desk and then going to bed, never looked at the time. Got up at 7.30am feeling refreshed and that was all that mattered!
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A reminder that there are still a few days left to apply for this funded PhD, working on literary and cultural reception of the Vikings. University fees and a budget for conference attendance included in addition to the stipend: it's a great opportunity for someone! www.ucc.ie/en/hr/vacanc...
Research Vacancies | University College Cork
Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.
www.ucc.ie
November 5, 2025 at 11:39 AM
A reminder that there are still a few days left to apply for this funded PhD, working on literary and cultural reception of the Vikings. University fees and a budget for conference attendance included in addition to the stipend: it's a great opportunity for someone! www.ucc.ie/en/hr/vacanc...
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📹WATCH BACK from the recent 8th Annual
NMS Conference #WithinWithout2025 The Archaeology of Partitions.
‘Where power lies: rethinking Ireland’s Iron Age linear earthworks as territorial oppida’
by @nationalmons.bsky.social archaeologist Cóilín Ó Drisceoil
youtu.be/ac4MhNbAf-w
#HeritageIreland2030
NMS Conference #WithinWithout2025 The Archaeology of Partitions.
‘Where power lies: rethinking Ireland’s Iron Age linear earthworks as territorial oppida’
by @nationalmons.bsky.social archaeologist Cóilín Ó Drisceoil
youtu.be/ac4MhNbAf-w
#HeritageIreland2030
Coilin O'Driscoll - Within Without – The Archaeology of Partitions
YouTube video by National Monuments Service
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 12:26 PM
📹WATCH BACK from the recent 8th Annual
NMS Conference #WithinWithout2025 The Archaeology of Partitions.
‘Where power lies: rethinking Ireland’s Iron Age linear earthworks as territorial oppida’
by @nationalmons.bsky.social archaeologist Cóilín Ó Drisceoil
youtu.be/ac4MhNbAf-w
#HeritageIreland2030
NMS Conference #WithinWithout2025 The Archaeology of Partitions.
‘Where power lies: rethinking Ireland’s Iron Age linear earthworks as territorial oppida’
by @nationalmons.bsky.social archaeologist Cóilín Ó Drisceoil
youtu.be/ac4MhNbAf-w
#HeritageIreland2030
Alas, I said cut off was 10pm tonight as I was so tired after 5.5hrs sleep last night and promised myself id go to bed and get at least 7-8hrs sleep. Alarm set for 5.45am. Then I got stuck into bones and potentially discovering something but got to check.
Always late night, hyper focus & noticing 🤣
Always late night, hyper focus & noticing 🤣
a cartoon otter wearing headphones and goggles with the word activate written below it
ALT: a cartoon otter wearing headphones and goggles with the word activate written below it
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November 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Alas, I said cut off was 10pm tonight as I was so tired after 5.5hrs sleep last night and promised myself id go to bed and get at least 7-8hrs sleep. Alarm set for 5.45am. Then I got stuck into bones and potentially discovering something but got to check.
Always late night, hyper focus & noticing 🤣
Always late night, hyper focus & noticing 🤣
Very weird evening outside - VERY warm at 14Cel (it’s November!!!) and it’s all misty too across the fields. The moon rising and trying to get around the cloud cover. It’s very still too, no breeze at all. The birds singing loudly so lovely … but weird for this time of year in Ireland.
November 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Very weird evening outside - VERY warm at 14Cel (it’s November!!!) and it’s all misty too across the fields. The moon rising and trying to get around the cloud cover. It’s very still too, no breeze at all. The birds singing loudly so lovely … but weird for this time of year in Ireland.
Very happy to share, today, I started a part-time Senior Research Fellow (Zooarch) post with @shrewgod.bsky.social at ATU Galway City, on the COALESCE funded #PALAEO-IRELAND by @researcireland.ie
The Irish Upper Palaeolithic can’t hide from us! 🏺😊
The Irish Upper Palaeolithic can’t hide from us! 🏺😊
a purple sky with the words the truth is out there written on it
ALT: a purple sky with the words the truth is out there written on it
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November 3, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Very happy to share, today, I started a part-time Senior Research Fellow (Zooarch) post with @shrewgod.bsky.social at ATU Galway City, on the COALESCE funded #PALAEO-IRELAND by @researcireland.ie
The Irish Upper Palaeolithic can’t hide from us! 🏺😊
The Irish Upper Palaeolithic can’t hide from us! 🏺😊
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Do you know someone with age-related macular degeneration??? Guess what, there's unexpected good news!
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a new mRNA vaccine that has been shown to suppress abnormal blood vessel growth in the retina, offering hope to MILLIONS of patients with age-related vision loss. The vaccine triggered strong antibody responses that REDUCED retinal damage by UP TO 85%.
November 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Do you know someone with age-related macular degeneration??? Guess what, there's unexpected good news!