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Guido Valverde @guido-valverde.bsky.social · 5d

Faces of Four Mummified Andean People Reconstructed
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News - Faces of Four Mummified Andean People Reconstructed - Archaeology Magazine

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND—Live Science reports that researchers from the Face Lab at Liverpool John Moores University […]

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Guido Valverde @guido-valverde.bsky.social · 7d

Why scientists should take more coffee breaks
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Why scientists should take more coffee breaks

Grad students should make time for casual conversations with peers, this Ph.D. student writes

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 23d

Scientists have discovered what's thought to be the oldest mummies in the world in southeastern Asia. Mummification prevents decay by preserving dead bodies.

The oldest mummies in the world may hail from southeastern Asia and date back 12,000 years

Scientists have discovered what's thought to be the oldest mummies in the world in southeastern Asia. Mummification prevents decay by preserving dead bodies.

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Guido Valverde @guido-valverde.bsky.social · Aug 15

Giving a talk about Bolivian mummies 🇧🇴
They've been waiting for centuries to be listened to
#World #Mummy #Congress #Peru 2025

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Dr. Jessica Liu @jessiliu.bsky.social · Aug 13

Explore the Bolivian mummy collection on sketchfab: sketchfab.com/munarq

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Guido Valverde @guido-valverde.bsky.social · Aug 8

11° Congreso Mundial de Estudios sobre Momias - Cusco 2025
#Congreso #Mundial #Momias #Peru #Cusco
xi-wcmscusco2025.pucp.edu.pe

XI Congreso Mundial de Estudios sobre Momias | PUCP

Join us at the XI World Congress on Mummy Studies, a premier event showcasing groundbreaking research and discussions on ancient mummies and their significance.

xi-wcmscusco2025.pucp.edu.pe

Guido Valverde @guido-valverde.bsky.social · Aug 6

World Mummy Studies Society
International collection of mummy scientists
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World Mummy Studies

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Guido Valverde @guido-valverde.bsky.social · Aug 2

Cusco #Peru recibirá el #Congreso #Mundial de Estudios sobre #Momias 2025
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Cusco recibirá el Congreso Mundial de Estudios sobre Momias

Revista Cusco Social

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Reuters @reuters.com · Aug 1

Evolutionary origins of the potato revealed - and a tomato was involved reut.rs/45fQ4sG

Evolutionary origins of the potato revealed - and a tomato was involved

The potato is one of the world's food staples, first cultivated thousands of years ago in the Andes region of South America before spreading globally from the 16th century. But despite its importance to humankind, the evolutionary origins of the potato have remained puzzling - until now.

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Science Magazine @science.org · Jul 31

“Tomato is the mother of potato.” scim.ag/4mheKrH

Thank ketchup for your French fries

Interbreeding with tomatoes 9 million years ago gave potatoes the genes to develop tubers

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Chiara Barbieri @chiarabarbieri.bsky.social · Jul 23

New volume on the interface between languages, human history, anthropology, archaeology and (a bit of) genetics, curated by M. Robbeets and M. Hudson. A very rich table of content for everyone interested in these multidisciplinary studies of the human past. I contributed two chapters:

The Oxford Handbook of Archaeology and Language

Abstract. Linguists have long described their findings in an archaeological context, while archaeologists have been interested in what language can tell th

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Guido Valverde @guido-valverde.bsky.social · Jul 25

LA PAZ, BOLIVIA 🏔️
Foto 📷 : Bolivia en imágenes

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · Jul 19

Over tens of thousands of years, waves of Homo sapiens set out across Europe and Asia, only for their societies and cultures to mysteriously vanish. At last, ancient DNA is revealing why

The remarkable tale of how humans nearly didn’t conquer the world

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Evolution Soup @evolutionsoup.bsky.social · Jul 20

Ötzi the Iceman and his neighbors had totally different ancestries, ancient DNA study finds #evolutionsoup #evolution #paleoanthropology #DNA #science #fossils
👇🏿👇🏽
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Guido Valverde @guido-valverde.bsky.social · Jul 18

Expertos se reunirán en Cusco para participar de #Congreso #Mundial de Estudios sobre #Momias 2025
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Expertos se reunirán en Cusco para participar de Congreso Mundial de Estudios sobre Momias

En agosto próximo especialistas de diversas partes del mundo se reunirán en Cusco para participar del XI Congreso Mundial de Estudios sobre Momias. Los investigadores, de distintas disciplinas, debati...

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Guido Valverde @guido-valverde.bsky.social · Jun 30

Un nuevo templo hallado en #Bolivia revela secretos de una civilización perdida 🇧🇴
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Un nuevo templo hallado en Bolivia revela secretos de una civilización perdida

Su arquitectura, localización y enorme tamaño podrían llevarnos a revisar por completo nuestra información hasta ahora sobre la difusión del antiguo Estado Tiwanaku.

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Guido Valverde @guido-valverde.bsky.social · Jun 30

Gateway to the east: the Palaspata temple and the south-eastern expansion of the Tiwanaku state
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Gateway to the east: the Palaspata temple and the south-eastern expansion of the Tiwanaku state | Antiquity | Cambridge Core

Gateway to the east: the Palaspata temple and the south-eastern expansion of the Tiwanaku state - Volume 99 Issue 405

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Guido Valverde @guido-valverde.bsky.social · Jun 20

Nuestros Ancestros
A visually interactive catalog containing a selection of the mummified remains and skulls of pre-Columbian individuals from the MUNARQ – The National Museum of Archaeology in La Paz’s anthropology collection.
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Nuestros Ancestros

A visually interactive catalog containing a selection of the mummified remains and skulls of pre-Columbian individuals from the MUNARQ – The National Museum of Archaeology in La Paz’s anthropology col...

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · Jun 18

A skull from China has been identified as Denisovan using molecular evidence – so ancient humans once known solely from their DNA finally have a face

We finally know what the face of a Denisovan looked like

A skull from China has been identified as Denisovan using molecular evidence – so ancient humans once known solely from their DNA finally have a face

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Guido Valverde @guido-valverde.bsky.social · May 28

Research project that unites science, art, and society to reconstruct the faces of pre-Hispanic mummies. 🇧🇴
#Bolivia #Mummies #Research #Ethics #Community
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Scientific project will help restore identity to the mummies | Proyecto científico contribuirá a restituir identidad de las momias

By Edwin Conde Villarreal, El Diario: National Museum of Archaeology The facial reconstruction of mummies will restore the identity of pre-Hispanic inhabitants of the Bolivian highlands, according …

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Guido Valverde @guido-valverde.bsky.social · Feb 23

11th World Congress on Mummy Studies - Cusco 2025
#Mummy #Cogress #Cusco
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XI World Congress on Mummies Studies | PUCP

Join us at the XI World Congress on Mummy Studies, a premier event showcasing groundbreaking research and discussions on ancient mummies and their significance.

en.xi-wcmscusco2025.pucp.edu.pe

Guido Valverde @guido-valverde.bsky.social · Feb 15

Who first spoke Indo-European? DNA points to Eurasian herders 6400 years ago
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Who first spoke Indo-European? DNA points to Eurasian herders 6400 years ago

Long-awaited data sets pinpoint roots of the world’s largest language family

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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · Feb 15

🧪🏺 What did mummies smell like?

A new study analysed the odours of ancient Egyptian mummies, detecting woody, spicy, and sweet scents.

Using chemistry & sensory panels, researchers linked smells to embalming materials & even pesticides.

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#SciComm #Archaeology

Ancient Egyptian Mummified Bodies: Cross-Disciplinary Analysis of Their Smell

Ancient Egyptian mummification was a mortuary practice aimed at preserving the body and soul for the afterlife, achieved through a detailed ritual of embalming using oils, waxes, and balms. While most...

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School Reading List @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social · Feb 14

Myths, Mummies and Magic in Ancient Egypt by Stephen Davies, illustrated by Núria Tamarit 📚👍🏼
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Myths, Mummies and Magic in Ancient Egypt is a high-quality non-fiction text that will appeal to both existing history enthusiasts and those keen to learn ...

Myths, Mummies and Magic in Ancient Egypt by Stephen Davies, illustrated by Núria Tamarit

Myths, Mummies and Magic in Ancient Egypt is a high-quality non-fiction text that will appeal to history enthusiasts.

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UCL @ucl.ac.uk · Feb 14

👃🔬 Sniffing out history! UCL researchers uncover the scents of ancient mummies! 🏺✨

From woody and spicy to sweet and incense-like, these 3,500-year-old aromas could help assess mummy preservation—no sampling needed.

Read more: bit.ly/41dlnUi

#UCLResearch #Egyptology #Science #Mummies

Smell like an Egyptian: researchers sniff ancient mummies to study preservation

Scientists hope that smell could be a non-invasive way to judge how well-preserved a mummy is

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