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non-profit promoting #Zooarchaeology & fostering communication among the international community! Tweets by @shyamavermeersch.bsky.social

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ICAZ @icaz-news.bsky.social · Jan 6

Hi there! This is the account for the International Council for Archaeozoology (ICAZ). We are a non-profit

🤓promoting excellent research in #zooarchaeology
🫂fostering an international community.

If you are interested in past human-animal relationships, follow us and/or become a member (1/2)

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ICAZ @icaz-news.bsky.social · Jun 11

Shout-outs are also good to have! If they have any social media channels or opportunities, do share with us!

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Gabriele Russo @gabrieleru1.bsky.social · May 27

Great time at #ASWA in Munich! Presented my poster on the zooarch findings from one of my PhD sites 🦣🏺 Nice discussions, inspiring talks, and (as always) wonderful people. Grateful for the connections and insights! 🧪 @icaz-news.bsky.social #zooarchaeology

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ICAZ @icaz-news.bsky.social · May 30

It's #FaunaFriday! Share fun pictures of your fieldwork - bonus points if it involves posing with a cool bone! 🦴

ICAZ @icaz-news.bsky.social · May 28

This #PromoWednesday let's take a different approach. What are some good #Zooarchaeology programmes for students/PhDs? Advertise them here!

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Juliette Waterman @juliettewaterman.bsky.social · May 22

Registration is open for the ICAZ Stable Isotopes Working Group meetup! Please join us in Reading on 25th-28th of June - signup and more info is available using the following link:

zooarchisotopes.com/back-to-the-...

@icaz-news.bsky.social #archaeobirds #animalhistory #zooarchaeology #archaeology

Back to the Future 2025

Back to the Future: Zooarchaeological Isotope Approaches to Modern Questions June 25-28 2025 – University of Reading REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN Access the registration form via clicking this li…

zooarchisotopes.com

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ICAZ @icaz-news.bsky.social · May 26

🚨 Submissions wanted for #ZooarchaeologyIntro 🚨
We are taking entries on a rolling basis - no deadline! Send a blurb of max 1500 characters about your...

🧑‍🔬 career path
🦴 project
📜 paper
📣 outreach

Email to: icaz.social.media[at]gmail.com to be featured!

ICAZ @icaz-news.bsky.social · May 23

It's #FaunaFriday - and we're keeping that one for now. Tell us what obstacles you are facing right now: whether scientific or institutional. Perhaps someone here can help you out!

ICAZ @icaz-news.bsky.social · May 21

🚨 Submissions wanted for #ZooarchaeologyIntro 🚨
We want to highlight the diversity, knowledge & impact of #Zooarchaeology. Send a blurb of max 1500 characters about your...

🧑‍🔬 career path
🦴 project
📜 paper
📣 outreach

Email to: icaz.social.media[at]gmail.com to be featured!

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ICAZ @icaz-news.bsky.social · May 19

🔊 Keeping #PromoWednesday until we receive enough contributions for #ZooarchaeologyIntro. Advertise your job vacancies, latest publication, fun outreach activities, and more!

ICAZ @icaz-news.bsky.social · May 16

This might be our last #FaunaFriday! Tell us what your dream find is in #Zooarchaeology - and if you already have found it, share a picture 📸

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ICAZ @icaz-news.bsky.social · May 16

That sounds fascinating! Do you have some results you can share with us already?

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ICAZ @icaz-news.bsky.social · May 16

This sounds super interesting! How do your faunal remains compare to what the written record states?

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Frido Welker @fridowelker.bsky.social · May 14

⚠️There's two days left to submit abstracts for this years #ICAZ-AGPM meeting. We're looking forward to welcoming you here in Copenhagen in October! @icaz-news.bsky.social.

Matthew Collins @matthewcollins.bsky.social · Apr 30

The extended deadline for abstract submission for the next #ICAZ working group meeting on #Archaeozoology, Genetics, Proteomics and Morphometrics (AGPM) is Friday, 16th of May.

You have just over two weeks!

sites.google.com/palaeome.org...

sites.google.com/palaeome.org...

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ICAZ @icaz-news.bsky.social · May 14

This week, we decided to steal a meme from The Anthropology Department on X. Feel free to still promote your latest work!

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ICAZ @icaz-news.bsky.social · May 12

While I rethink social media strategies, I am asking you one last time for what YOU want this account to be. All ideas are welcome!

ICAZ @icaz-news.bsky.social · May 9

And also keeping #FaunaFriday for now. This week, tell us what you are working on - extra love if you also attach a picture of you/your work! 😍

ICAZ @icaz-news.bsky.social · May 7

🚨Contributions for our newsletter wanted🚨
We are looking for...

🔬 lab news
🔎 methods insights
🤔 reflections on ICAZ history & development
👥 conference reports
💸 jobs, fellowships & grants
📣 conferences/events
🧑‍🔬 committee news
🌍 work group updates

Deadline 15 May, email: ICAZnewsletter[at]gmail.com

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ICAZ @icaz-news.bsky.social · May 7

Apologies for the confusion and thanks for rectifying!

ICAZ @icaz-news.bsky.social · May 7

🔊 Keeping #PromoWednesday for now. Advertise your job vacancies, latest publication, fun outreach activities, and more!

ICAZ @icaz-news.bsky.social · May 5

This Monday, it's time for something different. I want to make the ICAZ account more interactive and fun. What are things you would like to see?

👩‍🔬 Zooarchaeologist spotlights
📰 Threads on new published research
🤪 Memes, jokes, and sass

Please let me know!

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Zooarchaeology Lab Sheffield @zooarchlabsheff.bsky.social · May 2

A&K #7 - This week we're moving outside of Europe to highlight this remarkable compendium of Neotropical Zooarchaeology, edited by our wonderful Argentinian colleagues Mariana Mondini, Sebastián Muñoz and Pablo Fernández

link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

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UHIHistory.bsky.social @uhihistory.bsky.social · May 2

📣 SAVE THE DATE 📣

REMRA is hosting its first multidisciplinary conference 'Northern Narratives' on 11-13 June. Registration will open soon, so make sure to add the dates in your calendar!

@insuhi.bsky.social @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social @thinkuhi.bsky.social

Text reads: Northern Narrative, Multidisciplinary approaches to the Early Modern Period in the North Atlantic and Baltic. Renaissance and Early Modern Research Alliance (REMRA) is excited to host its first multidisciplinary conference from 11 to 13 June 2025 to discuss its exciting research with academic colleagues in the field. Image features a map with sea creatures and ships.

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ICAZ @icaz-news.bsky.social · May 2

🚨Deadline is now extended to the 16th of May❤️
Plenty of time to get your abstract in to join the @paastacommunity.bsky.social conference in Turin this August!

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ICAZ @icaz-news.bsky.social · May 2

This #FaunaFriday, let's focus on community. What are things you love about the #Zooarchaeology community, and what are things that need improvement?

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ICAZ @icaz-news.bsky.social · Apr 30

This #PromoWednesday, let's focus on early career researchers. And let's narrow it down to people who are on their first - third position post PhD! What are you working on? 🧑‍🔬