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Gabriele Russo @gabrieleru1.bsky.social · 11d

Thrilled to have won the Student Poster Prize at #ESHE2025! 🏆 Grateful for the opportunity to share my work on Lebanese fauna and for all the inspiring conversations throughout the conference!

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Jérôme Isle de Beauchaine @jibeauchaine.bsky.social · 12d

Poster session at #ESHE2025
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Gabriele Russo @gabrieleru1.bsky.social · 12d

Great talk @armandofalcucci.bsky.social! Impressive depth of data analysis, and I really appreciated the open science approach. Finally, robust evidence that the Ahmarian and Protoaurignacian aren’t directly linked
#Paleolithic #lithics 🏺🦣🧪

Marta Mirazon Lahr @martamlahr.bsky.social · 12d

#ESHE2025
Armando Falcucci ‘Convergent technological trajectories in early modern humans across the Mediterranean’
Ahmarian (AH) ancestral to Protoaurignacian (PA)?
Test: quant anal of AH fr Ksar Akil & Al-Ansab 1 & PA: NO evidence of PA ancestry or E-W diffusion signal
Chatelperronian source 😳?

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Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 12d

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Marta Mirazon Lahr @martamlahr.bsky.social · 12d

#ESHE2025
Armando Falcucci ‘Convergent technological trajectories in early modern humans across the Mediterranean’
Ahmarian (AH) ancestral to Protoaurignacian (PA)?
Test: quant anal of AH fr Ksar Akil & Al-Ansab 1 & PA: NO evidence of PA ancestry or E-W diffusion signal
Chatelperronian source 😳?

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Palaeotrails @palaeotrails.bsky.social · 12d

Podium talks Day 2 #ESHE2025

@jingzhang.bsky.social, K. Bretzke, G. Duller, @armandofalcucci.bsky.social, @giuliagallo.bsky.social, @jonathanreeves.bsky.social present exciting research on AI refits for lithics, use of operculum to push the limits of OSL, fire durations in the MP and so much more!

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Armando Falcucci @armandofalcucci.bsky.social · Aug 22

Co-organizing a session at #SAA San Francisco with T. Kovach: "Toward an Integration of Quantitative Approaches in #Lithic Analysis." A few spots still open! Abstracts due Sept. 4.

Email me if you’d like to join the conversation: [email protected]

#Archaeology #FlintFriday #FossilFriday 🏺

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Armando Falcucci @armandofalcucci.bsky.social · Aug 15

A closer look at the split-based antler point from Grotta della Cala.
Explore and download 3D models of lithic (n = 420) and bone (n = 3) tools here: zenodo.org/records/1538...
#Palaeolithic #Archaeology #FlintFriday #FossilFriday
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Armando Falcucci @armandofalcucci.bsky.social · Aug 15

The split-based antler point from the Early Aurignacian sequence at Grotta della Cala, southern Italy, provides new insights into Early Upper Paleolithic osseous technology. Read our recently published paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.qu...
#Palaeolithic #Archaeology #FlintFriday #FossilFriday
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Armando Falcucci @armandofalcucci.bsky.social · Jul 30

Research and fieldwork at Grotta della Cala are directed by Adriana Moroni from the University of Siena, Prehistory and Anthropology Research Unit. A massive thank to all colleagues from Siena for contributing to this important study! 5/5

Paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Armando Falcucci @armandofalcucci.bsky.social · Jul 30

Our work contributes to aligning the Italian Aurignacian with broader European trajectories while highlighting its unique regional signatures. 4/5

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Armando Falcucci @armandofalcucci.bsky.social · Jul 30

Remarkably, we document the southernmost occurrence of #split-based antler points in Europe, alongside a rich assemblage of perforated marine #shells. 3/5

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Armando Falcucci @armandofalcucci.bsky.social · Jul 30

Our lithic analysis identified Early Aurignacian assemblages marked by intensive use of carinated technology and consistent lithic production strategies, demonstrating remarkable technological and behavioral continuity during #Heinrich Stadial 4. 2/5

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Armando Falcucci @armandofalcucci.bsky.social · Jul 30

🚨New paper alert!🧪 We explore the #Aurignacian at Grotta della Cala (southern Italy), providing robust evidence of human settlement shortly after the #CampanianIgnimbrite eruption (ca. 40 ka). 1/5 🌋
@tommyhigham.bsky.social @lucdoyon.bsky.social @boneslab.bsky.social & the University of Siena

Revisiting the Early Aurignacian in Italy: New insights from Grotta della Cala

Grotta della Cala in southern Italy is a key archaeological site spanning from the Middle Paleolithic to the Bronze Age. In the stratigraphic sequence…

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Tom Higham @tommyhigham.bsky.social · Jul 17

New paper led by Annette Oertle out today focusing on our work at Castelcivita in Italy. A pleasure to work with our wonderful Italian colleagues.
@katerinad.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

New insights from the application of ZooMS to Late Pleistocene fauna from Grotta di Castelcivita, southern Italy - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - New insights from the application of ZooMS to Late Pleistocene fauna from Grotta di Castelcivita, southern Italy

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Julien Riel-Salvatore @julienrs.bsky.social · Jun 27

Another exciting collaboration led by @armandofalcucci.bsky.social now out in Scientific Data! It's hard to underscore how meaningful it is to have data from these four sites excavated by different teams together in a single paper and available for anyone to access! 🏺🦣🧪

Armando Falcucci @armandofalcucci.bsky.social · Jun 27

#NewPaperAlert: We're delighted to present The Open Aurignacian Project — an open-access 3D database of 2,000+ lithics from four key Italian Paleolithic sites. Paper 👉 doi.org/10.1038/s415... #FlintFriday #FossilFriday #3Darchaeology #OpenScience #DigitalHeritage @julienrs.bsky.social 🦣 🏺
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Armando Falcucci @armandofalcucci.bsky.social · Jun 27

(6/6) This project supports reproducible research, open sharing, and collaborative studies in human evolution and lithic technology.
🌐 Project site: www.armandofalcucci.com/project/open...
#OpenScience #OpenAurignacian 🦣 🏺 #FossilFriday #FlintFriday

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Armando Falcucci @armandofalcucci.bsky.social · Jun 27

(5/6) 📍 Volume 4: Riparo Bombrini (Northwest Italy) 110 lithic artifacts from Protoaurignacian and Early Aurignacian deposits. Zenodo repo 👉 doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #FAIRdata #3Dmodels 🦣 🏺 #FossilFriday #FlintFriday

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Armando Falcucci @armandofalcucci.bsky.social · Jun 27

(4/6) 📍 Volume 3: Grotta della Cala (Southern Italy) 420 3D-scanned lithics from well-dated Early Aurignacian contexts. Zenodo repo 👉 doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #OpenData #DigitalHeritage 🦣 🏺 #FossilFriday #FlintFriday

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Armando Falcucci @armandofalcucci.bsky.social · Jun 27

(3/6) 📍 Volume 2: Grotta di Castelcivita (Southern Italy) 538 artifacts scanned from stratified Early and Protoaurignacian layers. Zenodo repo 👉 doi.org/10.5281/zeno... 🦣 🏺 #FossilFriday #FlintFriday

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Armando Falcucci @armandofalcucci.bsky.social · Jun 27

(2/6) 📍 Volume 1: Grotta di Fumane (Northeast Italy) Includes 948 3D models of stone tools from the Protoaurignacian to Early Gravettian layers Zenodo repo 👉 doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #Fumane #Aurignacian #3Ddata 🦣 🏺 #FossilFriday #FlintFriday

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Armando Falcucci @armandofalcucci.bsky.social · Jun 27

#NewPaperAlert: We're delighted to present The Open Aurignacian Project — an open-access 3D database of 2,000+ lithics from four key Italian Paleolithic sites. Paper 👉 doi.org/10.1038/s415... #FlintFriday #FossilFriday #3Darchaeology #OpenScience #DigitalHeritage @julienrs.bsky.social 🦣 🏺
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Armando Falcucci @armandofalcucci.bsky.social · Jun 25

A true honor discussing the #Fumane lithic assemblages with Prof. François Bon and many other colleagues from Ferrara, Liège, Pisa, and Toulouse at the #Aurignacian Roundtable in Ferrara.
@umr5608traces.bsky.social @traceolab.bsky.social @gennaijacopo.bsky.social

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Julien Riel-Salvatore @julienrs.bsky.social · Jun 15

🚨New paper alert!🧪 Led by @armandofalcucci.bsky.social, this paper explores the internal variability of the Protoaurignacian at Riparo Bombrini by analyzing lithic assemblages from layers A2 and A1, and a previously undescribed Early Aurignacian assemblage from layer A0. 1/4 🏺🦣

Front page of a paper published int he Journal of Anthropological Archaeology entitled "A crossroads between the Mediterranean and the Alps: Lithic technology, raw material procurement, and mobility in the Aurignacian of Riparo Bombrini" by Armando Falcucci, Stefano Bertola, Martina Parise, Matteo Del Rio, Julien Riel-Salvatore and Fabio Negrino.

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Armando Falcucci @armandofalcucci.bsky.social · Jun 13

#NewPaperAlert: Our latest research at Riparo Bombrini shows how internal variability in the Protoaurignacian reflects shifting mobility and site-use strategies. 🏺

#Archaeology #Anthropology #Paleolithic #FlintFriday #FossilFriday

@julienrs.bsky.social

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A crossroads between the Mediterranean and the Alps: Lithic technology, raw material procurement, and mobility in the Aurignacian of Riparo Bombrini

Riparo Bombrini is a collapsed rockshelter within the Balzi Rossi site complex, located at the intersection of the Maritime Alps, Northern Apennines, …

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Serena Lombardo @serena-lombardo.bsky.social · Apr 29

A great opportunity to meet so many inspiring colleagues—thanks to the organizers of the 'Variability within the Aurignacian' session for making it possible! @armandofalcucci.bsky.social @julienrs.bsky.social

Harvati Lab @harvatilab.bsky.social · Apr 29

Great to see our PhD student Serena Lombardo presenting at the SAA meeting in Denver! Her talk, “Early Upper Paleolithic Technical Behavior at Apidima (Peloponnese, Greece): Technological Analysis of the Lithic Assemblage from Cave C,” highlighted our exciting ongoing research at Apidima! Congrats!🤩

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