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Rocco Rotunno @roccoro.bsky.social · 5d

Happy and honoured to share this paper with @ercrema.bsky.social about pottery in Early Holocene Africa! Check out more in the thread!

Enrico R. Crema @ercrema.bsky.social · 5d

⚠️Paper Alert!⚠️
Excited to share this paper with @roccoro.bsky.social where we examined whether ceramic technology in Saharan Africa was the result of a single or multiple episodes of innovation & diffusion
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Bayesian analyses of radiocarbon dates suggest multiple origins of ceramic technology in Early Holocene Africa

Nature Communications - Several possible points of origin have been proposed for the spread of ceramic technology in Saharan Africa between 11–10,000 years ago. Here, the authors...

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ERC-StG MATRIX @matrixerc.bsky.social · 15d

The ERC Project MATRIX explores one of the big questions in our past: how Neanderthals disappeared as modern humans spread across Europe. Meet the team behind it and learn more about our research on sediments, ancient DNA, proteins, lipids & human evolution
👉 matrix.icarehb.com

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Alice Leplongeon @aliceleplongeon.bsky.social · 15d

🌍Fieldwork, Communities, and Conflicts in Northestern Africa

Join us in the next LPNEA workshop on 29-30 Sept in Bracciano and online! To register, scan the QR code or write an email to neafrica[at]gmail[.]com

Very much looking forward to it!

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Past Horizons Archaeology Equipment @pasthorizons.bsky.social · 28d

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Researchers have noticed striking similarities between the Uan Muhuggiag child and Egyptian mummification practices. Both cultures placed their dead in fetal positions, used ostrich eggshell beads as jewelry and removed internal organs to prevent decay.

Africa's Oldest Mummy Is a Toddler Who Died 5,400 Years Ago, Nearly a Millennium Before the Egyptians Started Mummifying Their Dead

Libya's civil war has placed the Uan Muhuggiag mummy at risk. But negotiations are underway to transport the rare artifact from Libya to Rome, where it will undergo restoration and scientific analysis

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Emanuele Cancellieri @emanucanc.bsky.social · 29d

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Sarah Marie Foley @sarahmariefoley.bsky.social · Aug 5

Call for Papers!!!
We are holding a session for Early Career Researchers-Innovations in Isotope Analysis 👩🏻‍🔬 at 2026 SAA’s.
Please feel free to share or reach out for submission details if you are interested in joining our session!

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ICArEHB @icarehb.bsky.social · Jul 21

#SAfA2025 kicks off today in #Faro, #Portugal!
Hosted by #ICArEHB, we’re ready to welcome the global #AfricanistArchaeology community for a week of connection and knowledge-sharing at the #CrossroadsThroughTime.

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Emanuele Cancellieri @emanucanc.bsky.social · Jul 21

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Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · Jul 20

The Society of Africanist Archaeologists (SAfA) conference in Faro, Portugal begins tomorrow! To celebrate the occasion, we've put together a collection of articles on #AfricanArchaeology and they will all be *absolutely free* for the duration of the event 🏺

🔗 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Rock art relief depicting humans hunting animals such as elephants, with the text 'African Archaeology, Antiquity' overlaid.

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Emanuele Cancellieri @emanucanc.bsky.social · Jul 17

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Scientists could be accidentally damaging fossils with a method we thought was safe

A common scanning method used to create ‘virtual copies’ of precious fossils could be erasing some of the crucial information held within.

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Anna Rufà @annarb.bsky.social · Jul 7

🐰🔥 Excited to share our new paper from the #snackormenu project: we have developed an experimental protocol to accurately diagnose rabbit cooking and processing methods. Check it out! doi.org/10.1007/s108... #Zooarchaeology #Taphonomy #Archaeology @icarehb.bsky.social @uv.es

Experimental Protocol for Cooking Rabbits and its Archaeological Implications - Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory

Small prey such as rabbits are present in Middle Paleolithic and are abundant in the diet of Upper Paleolithic human groups in southwestern Europe, especially in the Iberian Peninsula. Several archaeo...

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Andressa M. Venturini @aventurini.bsky.social · Jul 4

Studying or working abroad comes with many challenges but also great opportunities. What can help early-career researchers navigate this journey? Check out my answer (and those of other researchers) in this @science.org piece: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #NextGenSci

Supporting scientists who study and work abroad

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ICArEHB @icarehb.bsky.social · Jul 7

Postdoc in Geochronology / Plio-Pleistocene Geology
Join the ERC WRAP project at ICArEHB!
Apply now 👉 www.icarehb.com/research-pos...

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Tomos Proffitt @tomosproffitt.bsky.social · Jun 18

Calling all palaeolithic archaeologists. Come and work with me on a really exciting new survey and excavation project in Uganda: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/348570

INTERNATIONAL TENDER FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF A POST-DOCTORAL ASSOCIATE RESEARCHER

International tender to recruit one (1) ) post-doctoral initial level researcher to perform duties in the scientific area of Palaeolithic Archaeology or related areas, under the research project “ERC ...

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Emanuele Cancellieri @emanucanc.bsky.social · Jun 16

Echoes of Africa's Past. Archaeological explorations in the Anthropocene - All’Insegna del Giglio

Author: Savino di Lernia (ed.) Year of printing: 2025 ISBN: 9788892853591 e-ISBN: 9788892853607

www.insegnadelgiglio.it

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Emanuele Cancellieri @emanucanc.bsky.social · Jun 10

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Tansy Branscombe @tansybranscombe.bsky.social · Jun 10

Are you a graduate student thinking about career paths outside academia? Come listen to me and @roinnanluisigh.bsky.social talk about working in publishing at the next @icarehb.bsky.social Alt-Ac Paths seminar 📚

Emily Hallinan @eshallinan.bsky.social · Jun 10

We're excited to announce the next @icarehb.bsky.social Alt-Ac Paths conversation, with Luíseach Nic Eoin @roinnanluisigh.bsky.social and Tansy Branscombe @tansybranscombe.bsky.social, who now work at @natecoevo.nature.com and @barpublishing.bsky.social.
Thurs 19th June, 11am (GMT), Zoom link below.

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Emanuele Cancellieri @emanucanc.bsky.social · Jun 10

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Emily Hallinan @eshallinan.bsky.social · Jun 10

We're excited to announce the next @icarehb.bsky.social Alt-Ac Paths conversation, with Luíseach Nic Eoin @roinnanluisigh.bsky.social and Tansy Branscombe @tansybranscombe.bsky.social, who now work at @natecoevo.nature.com and @barpublishing.bsky.social.
Thurs 19th June, 11am (GMT), Zoom link below.

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Emanuele Cancellieri @emanucanc.bsky.social · Jun 8

Proudly introduce BREATHE, a project investigating late Quaternary human behavior in the Sahara. Funded by #HorizonEurope - ERA Postdoctoral Fellowships, BREATHE is based at the University of Algarve’s fabulous #ICArEHB and partnered with #Sapienza University of Rome.

BREATHE

BREATHE aims to contribute a new understanding of cultural and behavioral traits of North African early modern humans through the archaeological record of the central and northern Sahara The project'...

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ICArEHB @icarehb.bsky.social · Jun 5

ICArEHB PhD student Osman Khaleel shares a powerful reflection on navigating the PhD journey amid prolonged conflict.

Read it here ➡️ research-hive.com/2025/06/02/n...

#PhDLife #ResilientResearch #ICArEHB #ResearchHive

Navigating the PhD journey amid prolonged conflict: Challenges, growth, and resilience

Author: Osman Khaleel // Editor: Cherene de Bruyn Cover image from Pexels *Archaeology: The study of past human cultures through the material culture (artefacts) left behind. *Lithics: Archaeologic…

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Emily Hallinan @eshallinan.bsky.social · May 15

I’m delighted to make my first Recommendation for PCI Archaeology @pciarchaeology.bsky.social of Julien Looten @julienlooten.bsky.social and colleagues’ clear method and potential of RTI for lithic illustration

PCI Archaeology @pciarchaeology.bsky.social · May 14

1/3 New recommendation: J. Looten, B. Gravina, X. Muth, M. Villaeys, J.G. Bordes (2025) Towards a more robust representation of lithic industries in archaeology: a critical review of traditional approaches and modern techniques. v4 recommended by @PCI_Archaeology doi.org/10.5281/zeno.... 🏺🧪

Figure 9 of the preprint - Different RTI visualization modes and comparison with standard photography. Experimental handaxe - captured using a Canon 6D Mark II DSLR with a Canon 50mm f/1.8 lens - settings: f/14, 1/10 sec, ISO 100.

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ICArEHB @icarehb.bsky.social · Apr 11

📢 New publication: "The Role of Environmental Changes in the Development of the Agricultural Economy During Pre-Aksumite and Aksumite Cultures"
by Mekonnen, D. Z., Olivera, H. R., & Gomes, A., in African Archaeological Review (2025).
🔗 More info: doi.org/10.1007/s104...

The Role of Environmental Changes in the Development of the Agricultural Economy During Pre-Aksumite and Aksumite Cultures - African Archaeological Review

The northern highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea (NHE) hosted the earliest agricultural and urban societies in sub-Saharan Africa: the Pre-Aksumite and Aksumite cultures. However, the role of environmen...

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TraceoLab @traceolab.bsky.social · Apr 8

We’re deeply concerned about the disappearance of our colleague Pierre Noiret. Please share and help us spread the word.
For more information please check: www.police.be/avis-de-rech...

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ICArEHB @icarehb.bsky.social · Apr 8

📢 New publication: "Large scale and regional demographic responses to climatic changes in Europe during the Final Palaeolithic" by Schmidt, I., Gehlen, B., Winkler, K., Arrizabalaga, A., Arts, N., Bicho, N., et al.
🔗 More info: doi.org/10.1371/jour...

Large scale and regional demographic responses to climatic changes in Europe during the Final Palaeolithic

The European Final Palaeolithic witnessed marked changes in almost all societal domains. Despite a rich body of evidence, our knowledge of human palaeodemographic processes and regional population dyn...

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