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The MATRIX project – Into the Sedimentary Matrix: Mapping the Replacement of Neanderthals by early Modern Humans using micro-contextualized biomolecules – is a European Research Council (ERC) starting grant attributed to Dr. Vera Aldeias.
Meet the ERC Matrix Project team!

We introduce Sofia Kouki, PhD student working on archaeoinformatics at @icarehb.bsky.social.

Sofia applies computational methods to micromorphological analysis and explores how artificial intelligence can complement the work of micromorphologists.
January 28, 2026 at 12:25 PM
We worked hard in 2025, will be super busy in 2026 and you will hear all about it.

For now, we are ready for a break and wish you all the best of holidays!

#MatrixERC #ICArEHB #Neanderthal #Paleolithic #HumanEvolution #Prehistory #AncientDNA #Biomolecules #SedimentDNA #Geoarchaeology
December 16, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Meet the team behind the ERC Matrix Project!

We introduce Carli Peters, researcher and biomolecular archaeologist at icarehb.bsky.social
Carli studies ancient human–animal interactions using palaeoproteomics and ZooMS to extract and identify ancient proteins from bone fragments.
October 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
👥 Meet the team behind the ERC Matrix Project!

We introduce Hussein Kanbar, postdoc researcher and experimental geochemist at @icarehb.bsky.social
Hussein explores how DNA moves, binds, and survives in soils and sediments.
His work builds bridges between archaeology, geochemistry, and genetics.
October 3, 2025 at 10:06 AM
👥 Meet the team behind the ERC Matrix Project!
🔬 Today: Vera Aldeias, PI of Matrix and a geoarchaeologist decoding past human behaviour through sediments.
🧬 Vera’s team uses ancient DNA & proteins in soils to trace modern humans’ arrival in Europe & Neanderthals’ disappearance.
September 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM