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ISBA - Intl. Soc. for Biomolecular Archaeology @isbarchaeology.bsky.social · Feb 5

Official account of the International Society for Biomolecular Archaeology (ISBA). We are an international community of researchers working on degraded biological remains from a range of archaeological and paleontological contexts. For more info, check out our website www.isbarch.org

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Charlotte Van Riet @charlottevanriet.bsky.social · 19d

🔔 Recap : Visited two international conferences this summer. @isbarchaeology.bsky.social, hosted by the University of Turin, And SMA conference in Leicester. Met plenty of researchers, working on medieval archaeology and isotopes. 🧪🏰🦴 Came back to Brussels with new ideas and inspiration! 🤔 ✍

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Natalia Przelomska @natalia-asp.bsky.social · 19d

grateful for the opportunity to present in this fantastic session on plants animals and epidemics at ISBA last month @isbarchaeology.bsky.social

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Chris Stringer @chrisbstringer.bsky.social · 13d

Million-Year-Old Skull Pushes Back Homo Sapiens Origins By 400,000 Years www.iflscience.com/million-year...

Million-Year-Old Skull Reveals Homo Sapiens Are Nearly Twice As Old As We Thought

And our ancestors may have originated outside of Africa.

www.iflscience.com

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Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology @mpiib-berlin.mpg.de · Aug 11

Ancient Yersinia pestis genome discovered in 4,000-year-old sheep tooth sheds new light on a mysterious infectious disease that plagued prehistoric Eurasia. New research by @keyfm.bsky.social and @i-light-maka.bsky.social now published in @cellpress.bsky.social: www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Bronze Age Yersinia pestis genome from sheep sheds light on hosts and evolution of a prehistoric plague lineage

A Yersinia pestis genome from a Bronze Age domesticated sheep provides insight into the host range, evolution, and possible transmission scenarios of an ancient lineage of the plague-causing bacteria,...

www.cell.com

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Christina Warinner @christinawarinner.bsky.social · 23d

We're organizing a new CARTA symposium this November 7 on "Ancient DNA: New Revelations"! We have an amazing lineup of speakers who will showcase the biggest discoveries in ancient DNA over the past 5 years - and offer a sneak peek of what's next. Mark your calendars and don't miss it!

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Katia Bougiouri @katiabou.bsky.social · Sep 2

Still one week left to register to our first AaRCademy workshop!
Link to registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/1c_c...

#aDNA @aarc-community.bsky.social

Katia Bougiouri @katiabou.bsky.social · Aug 19

📢 We're excited to launch our AaRCademy Workshop Series kicking off October 7th online!

🧬Our first session, "aDNA Data Processing", will be led by Nikolay Oskolkov from Lund University.

📅 Registration closes September 7th! Sign up via the QR code or link below.

#aDNA @aarc-community.bsky.social

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Lucy van Dorp @lucyvandorp.bsky.social · Sep 1

Excited to say we’re hiring 😊. We’re looking for a post-doc in ancient pathogen genomics to join our friendly supportive team in London at @ugiatucl.bsky.social. Start date January 2026.

www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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European Association of Archaeologists @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social · Sep 2

*** The day is here WELCOME to the 31st EAA Annual Meeting #EAA 2025 🎉 ***

Please join us for the Opening Ceremony today at 10:00-13:00 CEST.

Your login details for the web platform can be found in your email. If you encounter any problems, please contact helpdesk.

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European Association of Archaeologists @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social · Aug 28

With only a week to go, we are pleased to let you know that the final versions of the #EAA2025 Programme and Abstract Books are now available to download:

www.e-a-a.org/EAA2025/prog...

Scientific Programme

We’re pleased to announce that the final versions of the EAA 2025 Programme Book and Abstract Book are now published and can be downloaded below (last updated on 27 August).

www.e-a-a.org

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Andrew Curry @spoke32.bsky.social · Sep 3

A study led by @zhofmanova.bsky.social @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social used ancient DNA to investigate the spread of Slavic language and culture 1,500 years ago. “This wasn’t a migration of elites, or a few male warriors,” 1 co-author says. “This was the migration of an entire population.” @science.org

Ancient skeletons’ genes reveal origin of the Slavic people

DNA connects modern Slavs to a wave of migration following the fall of the Roman Empire

www.science.org

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ISBA - Intl. Soc. for Biomolecular Archaeology @isbarchaeology.bsky.social · Aug 29

From one great ISBA team to the next — thank you to our past organizers for building such a strong and connected community!

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ISBA - Intl. Soc. for Biomolecular Archaeology @isbarchaeology.bsky.social · Aug 29

What a week! 🎉 Big thanks to @isba11.bsky.social for hosting an incredible ISBA conference — so well organized and full of great science.

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ISBA - Intl. Soc. for Biomolecular Archaeology @isbarchaeology.bsky.social · Aug 28

@isba11.bsky.social
Looking back in the past at the Museo Nationale Dell'Automobile for our Social Dinner. Sounds about right!

ISBA - Intl. Soc. for Biomolecular Archaeology @isbarchaeology.bsky.social · Aug 27

Science, friends, colleagues and ice lolly. What else?

ISBA - Intl. Soc. for Biomolecular Archaeology @isbarchaeology.bsky.social · Aug 27

Are you ready?
@isba11.bsky.social

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ISBA - Intl. Soc. for Biomolecular Archaeology @isbarchaeology.bsky.social · Aug 26

@isba11.bsky.social
So good to see everyone again at ISBA 2025 — old friends, new faces, and a lot of exciting science ahead!

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HAAM-community @haam-community.bsky.social · Aug 26

🏛️ Still unsure how to spend your afternoon in Turin 🇮🇹 before @isba11.bsky.social starts, come to our #HAAMmeeting @Complesso Aldo Moro and meet young & inspiring researchers!
💻 If you're not in Turin, you can join us online, too.
📖 DM us! #aDNA #HAAMcommunity @isbarchaeology.bsky.social

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Kevin Daly @gingerhowley.bsky.social · Aug 26

We have boarded the AaRC at ISBA! @aarc-community.bsky.social @isba11.bsky.social #aDNA

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ISBA - Intl. Soc. for Biomolecular Archaeology @isbarchaeology.bsky.social · Aug 26

It's today!

PAASTA Community @paastacommunity.bsky.social · Jul 30

✨✨Reminder that we are hosting a (virtual and in-person) pre-ISBA conference✨✨ on the 26th of August (13:00-17:00 CET) which will include talks from members of our community and the PAASTA Annual General Meeting. Additional details can be found here: paasta-community.github.io/events/2025/...

Pre-ISBA PAASTA Conference · PAASTA Community

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ISBA - Intl. Soc. for Biomolecular Archaeology @isbarchaeology.bsky.social · Aug 26

Don't forget about the HAAM meeting today!

HAAM-community @haam-community.bsky.social · Jul 22

🎶📣 Registration is now open for our #HAAMmeeting in Turin 🏛️ & online 💻
link: forms.gle/6eR2GPkM2fuE...
📅 Closes 23rd of August
❗Registration to attend via ZOOM is required!

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ISBA11 Turin @isba11.bsky.social · Aug 25

ISBA11 starts tomorrow, and we have just one question for you... are you ready for it?

#ISBA11 #biomoleculararchaeology #turin #Archaeology #Italy #conference #AreYouReady
@isbarchaeology.bsky.social @archaeobiomics.bsky.social

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AaRC @aarc-community.bsky.social · Aug 14

Interested in animal #aDNA and attending #ISBA2025? Join us on August 26th at 2:30 in our event #BoardingTheAaRC! No registration needed (a link is provided in case you want to let us know)!

Kevin Daly @gingerhowley.bsky.social · Aug 13

Board The AaRC at @isba11.bsky.social !

Very excited to have a great mix of speakers at the animal #adna community meeting

If you'd like to join us 26th August for talks, a roundtable discussion and networking, a link is in the threads (ignore mention of abstract!)

@aarc-community.bsky.social

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ISBA11 Turin @isba11.bsky.social · Aug 8

In just under 3 weeks, we look forward to welcoming researchers from 40 countries in Turin, Italy for ISBA11

#ISBA11 #biomoleculararchaeology #Archaeology #ISBAconference #archaeologicalconference #Turin
@isbarchaeology.bsky.social @archaeobiomics.bsky.social

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ISBA11 Turin @isba11.bsky.social · Aug 6

It's not too late to spend your August at the conference of the summer! Registration for ISBA11 is open until August 17th! (no puffer jacket needed)

#ISBA11 #biomoleculararchaeology #Archaeology #ISBAconference #archaeologicalconference

@isbarchaeology.bsky.social @archaeobiomics.bsky.social

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ISBA11 Turin @isba11.bsky.social · Jul 31

Last but not least, the International Council for Archaeology (ICAZ) is sponsoring a prize for best archaeozoology talk at ISBA11. Fill in the form to be considered! forms.gle/jobLM1K2y1ky...

#ISBA11 #Archaeozoology @archaeobiomics.bsky.social @icaz-news.bsky.social @isbarchaeology.bsky.social

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