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Bristol Anthropology & Archaeology @bristolantharch.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations to our own Dr Becerra-Valdivia and colleagues on this new publication!

Lorena Becerra-Valdivia @lorenabecval.bsky.social · 5d

🔈Happy Friday and pre-weekend news!

Our paper on the chronology and residue analysis of a key Amazonian archaeological site, Teotônio, has just been published in JAS!

Massive congrats to McKenzie and thanks to all the co-authors for their work on this 🙌

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Redefining SW Amazonian chronologies and pottery use at the Teotônio site

Teotônio is a pre-Columbian riverine archaeological site located in southwestern Amazonia, in a region with diverse cultural traditions and linguistic…

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Bristol Anthropology & Archaeology @bristolantharch.bsky.social · 5d

📢 Call for abstracts!

Bristol Anthropology & Archaeology @bristolantharch.bsky.social · 21d

Do check out this new paper by our own Mhairi Gibson & colleagues!

This study has important information for policy makers seeking to change attitudes and norms to violence against women and girls 👇

Dr Sarah Myers @drsarahmyers.bsky.social · 21d

New research with Mhairi Gibson, Eshetu Gurmu, @alexalvergne.bsky.social @danielredhead.bsky.social & Arsi Oromo participants! @bristolantharch.bsky.social @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ad...

Gender-biased clustering of attitudes towards physical intimate partner violence: A social network analysis in south-central Ethiopia

Abstract. Changing social norms, shared beliefs about what is acceptable, is a key focus of global health campaigns aimed at ending intimate partner violen

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Bristol Anthropology & Archaeology @bristolantharch.bsky.social · 21d

Congratulations Rayane!

A Postdoctoral Researcher on the Infracursions Project (PI @amypenfield.bsky.social), Rayane has been recently featured in the Brazilian media as a ‘scholar to watch’, being commended for leading work on sustainability.

Check it out:
www.estadao.com.br/150-anos/ter...

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Arts Matter Bristol @uobartsmatter.bsky.social · 27d

🥳 Congratulations to Dr @rebeccabuxton.bsky.social (Philosophy) & Dr @helenfewlass.bsky.social (@bristolantharch.bsky.social) who have received highly prestigious ERC Starting Grants!

Read more about Project LEAD led by Rebecca & Project ARRIVAL led by Helen 👇

www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/se...

September: erc-grants | News and features | University of Bristol

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Bristol Anthropology & Archaeology @bristolantharch.bsky.social · Sep 5

Congratulations to our very own, @helenfewlass.bsky.social, on her ERC Starting Grant win!!!

We’re proud and happy! Can’t wait to see you and your new team do amazing science 🧪 🙌🏽

Helen Fewlass @helenfewlass.bsky.social · Sep 5

Very excited to receive an ERC Starting Grant to study the earliest archaeological and biomolecular evidence of Homo sapiens in NW Europe

Watch this space for new positions in Bristol in 2026! 🎉

#HorizonEurope #ERCStG

European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Sep 4

📣 The ERC Starting Grant call results are out!

Find out which early-career researchers will receive funding this year, what they will be investigating, where they will be based... plus lots of other #ERCStG facts & figures for 2025!

➡️ buff.ly/IsafuFh

#FrontierResearch 🇪🇺#EUfunded #HorizonEurope

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Arts Matter Bristol @uobartsmatter.bsky.social · Sep 1

'There is much more to be found beneath the waves'

PhD @bristolantharch.bsky.social candidate Claire Isabella Gilmour comments on the discovery of artefacts from the ancient, submerged city of Canopus in a new piece for @uk.theconversation.com

theconversation.com/new-finds-sh...

New finds shed light on Canopus – the ancient Egyptian port city lost to the sea

Statues continue to emerge, offering clues as to the physical appearance of the ancient city.

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Bristol Anthropology & Archaeology @bristolantharch.bsky.social · Jul 25

Time for you to get to know another of our staff members!

Tune in to hear from Stuart Prior, a Professor of Archaeology 📺 Full interview in our IG account (bristolantharch).

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Bristol Anthropology & Archaeology @bristolantharch.bsky.social · Jul 15

Time for you to get to know another of our staff members!

Tune in to hear from Kit Opie, a Senior Lecturer in Evolutionary Anthropology 📺

Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.

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Bristol Anthropology & Archaeology @bristolantharch.bsky.social · Jul 14

Congratulations to Lorena and colleagues! 👏 🙌

Lorena Becerra-Valdivia @lorenabecval.bsky.social · Jul 14

📢 Happy to have this paper published today!

Thank you to Loren Davis and the team for their collaboration. Sampling for this work in Baja California was a highlight 🏖️☀️😎

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Geoarchaeology of Late Pleistocene to Early Holocene Occupation at the EL Peregrino and Colina Castor Sites on Cedros Island, Baja California, Mexico

This study presents the geoarchaeological and chronometric analysis of two Late Pleistocene to Early Holocene archaeological sites: El Peregrino (PAIC-88) and Colina Castor (PAIC-91), located on Cedr...

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Arts Matter Bristol @uobartsmatter.bsky.social · Jun 27

'This inquiry promises to listen to survivors, without filtering the parts that are uncomfortable to hear.'

Dr William Tantam (@bristolantharch.bsky.social) & Dr Daniel Taggart consider the Casey Report in a new piece for @theconversation.com

theconversation.com/what-the-new...

What the new grooming gangs inquiry must do to put victims before politics

Casey’s audit highlights the huge gaps around ethnicity data.

theconversation.com

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Bristol Anthropology & Archaeology @bristolantharch.bsky.social · Jun 27

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Lorena Becerra-Valdivia @lorenabecval.bsky.social · Jun 27

Interested in Archaeological Science in Latin America?

@fransantanas.bsky.social and I edited a @archaeometry.bsky.social issue on this topic.

Thanks to the journal/@chirikure.bsky.social for the opportunity & the amazing authors who contributed!

Check out the intro 👇

doi.org/10.1111/arcm...

Archaeological science in Latin America

Click on the article title to read more.

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Bristol Anthropology & Archaeology @bristolantharch.bsky.social · Jun 23

Ever wondered what #Anthropology is all about? Let our staff tell you!

Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.

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Bristol Anthropology & Archaeology @bristolantharch.bsky.social · Jun 18

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Arts Matter Bristol @uobartsmatter.bsky.social · Jun 18

'Anthropology is hugely relevant to building a more sustainable, fairer future for everyone.'

PhD @bristolantharch.bsky.social candidate Katherine Fitzpatrick & Dr @alixdietzel.bsky.social are at the Bonn Climate Change Conference this week

Read about the visit 👇

www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...

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Bristol Anthropology & Archaeology @bristolantharch.bsky.social · Jun 18

The time has come for you all to meet our fearless leader, Prof Mark Gillings, a brilliant archaeologist 🏮🗡

Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.

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Bristol Anthropology & Archaeology @bristolantharch.bsky.social · Jun 11

Congratulations to @drsarahmyers.bsky.social, our own Mhairi and colleagues on this paper! 🙌

Check it out through the link 👇

Nature Human Behaviour @nathumbehav.nature.com · Jun 10

This socio-centric social network study estimates the social influence and social selection on preference for cutting female relatives using data from 5163 Ethiopian Arsi Oromo adults. @drsarahmyers.bsky.social @bristolantharch.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Social clustering of preference for female genital mutilation/cutting in south-central Ethiopia - Nature Human Behaviour

Recent estimates indicate that half of Ethiopian girls aged 15–19 years have experienced female genital mutilation/cutting (FGMC). This socio-centric social network study estimates the social influenc...

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Bristol Anthropology & Archaeology @bristolantharch.bsky.social · Jun 10

Interested in some good ol' flint knapping?

Check out our PhD student, Nick, teaching our undergraduate cohort all about it 😎

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Bristol Anthropology & Archaeology @bristolantharch.bsky.social · May 30

Time to get to know more of our staff! 📺

Next up is @drcamimorelli.bsky.social, a Senior Lecturer in Anthropology at our department.

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Bristol Anthropology & Archaeology @bristolantharch.bsky.social · May 13

Well done to the organisers! 🙌🏽

Cheng-Yu Yang @cheng-yu.bsky.social · May 12

It's a fantastic experience organising this year's symposium with the team. Shout out to my org teammates Imogen and Juewei; and thanks to all who participated!

Bristol Anthropology & Archaeology @bristolantharch.bsky.social · May 12

Some images from our Postgraduate Symposium last week!

Planned and delivered by our brilliant student community 👏

Bristol Anthropology & Archaeology @bristolantharch.bsky.social · May 12

Some images from our Postgraduate Symposium last week!

Planned and delivered by our brilliant student community 👏

Bristol Anthropology & Archaeology @bristolantharch.bsky.social · May 6

Congrats Lorena and colleagues! 🙌🏽

Lorena Becerra-Valdivia @lorenabecval.bsky.social · May 6

New paper alert 🚨 Led by Joe Hirst from Reading University. Step in and have a look 👇🏽

‘Localised land-use and maize agriculture by the pre-Columbian Casarabe Culture in Lowland Bolivia’

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Bristol Anthropology & Archaeology @bristolantharch.bsky.social · May 6

Register and join us for this lecture on the 21st of May 👇🏽

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Arts Matter Bristol @uobartsmatter.bsky.social · Apr 30

🌎 How did humans respond to the impact of climate change 10,000 years ago?

Dr Lorena Becerra-Valdivia (@bristolantharch.bsky.social) introduces us to her @leverhulme.ac.uk project which tackles this question head on in a new Arts Matter blog

Read more 👉 bit.ly/42K9bLP

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Bristol Anthropology & Archaeology @bristolantharch.bsky.social · Apr 24

Want to have a quick glimpse into the daily life of a PhD in Archaeology student? Follow Dan Brown in this clip!

Created by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.

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Arts Matter Bristol @uobartsmatter.bsky.social · Apr 14

'More than 100 years after the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, new interpretations of the burial are still emerging'

PhD @bristolantharch.bsky.social candidate Claire Gilmour reflects on the seemingly ordinary objects found in the tomb for The Conversation

theconversation.com/tutankhamun-...

Tutankhamun: plain-looking mud trays in pharaoh’s tomb have been key part of complex afterlife rituals

The artefacts in focus are a set of four clay trays, plain in design and apparently quite utilitarian.

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