USAID’s inspector general—presumably operating from a remote base in the mountains—has just released a report on the staggering effect of the Trump Administration’s assault on the agency. oig.usaid.gov/sites/defaul...

New publication on probable facial piercings ("labrets") in the Mid Upper Paleolithic of Central Europe. Really happy to finally see this in print: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Early human collective practices and symbolism in the Early Upper Paleolithic of Southwest Asia | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

🚨New paper! Towards a deeper integration of #ZooMS & #Zooarchaeology at #Palaeolithic sites 🦴. We discuss optimising study designs, sample recording, lab protocols and data analyses. Great work with Karen Ruebens, Virginie Sinet-Mathiot & Frido Welker. tinyurl.com/mr3dx4cu. 🧪🏺

A tale of a climate tipping point, and climate refugees, from southern African pre-history

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Our paper on the Early Upper Paleolithic faunal assemblage from Mughr el-Hamamah (Jordan, 45-39 ka cal BP) is finally out!
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I'm so excited for the Wenner-Gren Workshop on the Socio-Politics of Knowledge Production in Anthropology and Archaeology, which Jess Beck and I are leading next week! Check out our website: www.anthroknowledge.com (videos and more will be posted after the workshop!)

I’ve had a couple of students ask me about archaeology field schools that would be accessible to students with health issues or disabilities that limit their ability to do strenuous physical work. Does anyone here have good recommendations?

Just getting my feet wet over here, but I’m glad to see it’s gaining traction with folks I enjoyed following at that other site.