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Radiocarbon @14cjournal.bsky.social · 5d

👋 Hello, Bluesky! We’re Radiocarbon, an international peer-reviewed journal (since 1959) dedicated to advancing radiocarbon research, from calibration and chronology to applications across archaeology, geology, environmental science, and more. We’re glad to be here. #Radiocarbon #Geochronology

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Prof. Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social · 14d

New paper by Tamsin O’Connell:

This is a MUST read for all archaeologists who include isotopes in their projects.

“The signal and the noise: inherent challenges for isotopic studies in bioarchaeology”

doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

#stableisotopes

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Prof. Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social · 14d

New paper by Tamsin O’Connell:

This is a MUST read for all archaeologists who include isotopes in their projects.

“The signal and the noise: inherent challenges for isotopic studies in bioarchaeology”

doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

#stableisotopes

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Nathalie Cohen @nathaliecohen.bsky.social · 19d

We are seeking a new Editor for the Archaeological Journal to succeed @nannonstevens.bsky.social.
#archaeology #editor #journal

@royalarchinst.bsky.social

Please share to your networks! ✍️

Marie de France, from an illuminated manuscript now in the Bibliothèque nationale de France

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Prof. Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social · Aug 29

Our new paper is out:

Sulfur as a proxy for identifying coast-inland human mobility in Northern Iberia during Late Prehistory
#stableisotopes

journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Sulfur as a proxy for identifying coast-inland human mobility in Northern Iberia during Late Prehistory

Population movements constitute a significant driver of cultural change in prehistoric societies. In recent years, sulfur isotopes have emerged as a valuable approach for distinguishing human/animal p...

journals.plos.org

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Dr Dan H. James @danofhousejames.bsky.social · Aug 13

Sharing our new paper on the climate during the last years of the Classic Maya civilisation - for the first time we can tell the exact length of the severe droughts the Maya faced.

cam.ac.uk/stories/mexi...
science.org/doi/10.1126/...

@earthscicam.bsky.social

Stalagmites in Mexican caves reveal duration and severity of drought during the Maya collapse

A drought lasting 13 years and several others that each lasted over three years may have contributed to the collapse of the Classic Maya civilisation, chemical fingerprints from a stalagmite in a Mexi...

cam.ac.uk

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Prof. Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social · Aug 6

Now with correct link: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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Prof. Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social · Aug 6

Sorry! doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Major excursions in sulfur isotopes linked to permafrost change in Eurasia during the last 50,000 years - Nature Geoscience

Sulfur isotope excursions in skeletal collagen samples from Eurasia suggest rapidly changing biogeochemical processes across the region from about 30,000 to 15,000 years ago, potentially related to ch...

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Prof. Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social · Aug 6

Our new Nature Geoscience paper funded by @Leverhulme.ac.uk is finally out!

“Major excursions in sulfur isotopes linked to permafrost change in Eurasia during the last 50,000 years”

nature.com/articles/s4156…#stableisotopeses
Don’t forget to delve into the supplementary info!

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Prof. Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social · Jul 22

Our new #openaccess paper is out:

Wetland sulfur isotope signals and dynamic isotope baselines: implications for archaeological research

#stableisotopes

doi.org/10.3389/fear...

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Prof. Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social · Jul 17

Our new paper is out! #stableisotopes #cavebears new data from Serbia and a wide reviews of late Pleistocene cave bear isotope data!

Dr. Jennifer Jones @jenniferbones.bsky.social · Jul 11

⭐New Open Access publication alert! ⭐

Are you interested in Cave Bears? If so then this might be the article for you!

This is the first study of the diet of a cave bear population from Serbia using stable isotope analysis. See thread below for our findings!
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www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Ming-Tsung Chung @mtchung.bsky.social · Jul 14

We’re continuing to explore the potential of #δ¹³C metabolic proxy. This time, we showed that δ¹³C values in vertebral carbonate can reflect metabolic rates. More possibilities in the future. Big credit to Eric @erichsieh15206.bsky.social!
aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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MU-Peter Shimon 🀄️ @mu-peter.bsky.social · Jul 11

The palaeoenvironmental potential of bioarchaeological isotope data 🏺🧪
Margaux Depaermentier, Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social ‪, et al
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40612709/

Potential avenues for the integration and interpretation of archaeological isotope data into environmental studies.

Characteristics of bioarchaeological and environmental proxy archives.

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Prof. Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social · Jul 10

Our new paper is out:
The palaeoenvironmental potential of bioarchaeological isotope data

nature.com/articles/s4324…#stableisotopeses

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Prof. Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social · Jul 1

Our new paper is out “Cold and arid climates experienced by Central European hunter-gatherers at Stránská skála IV during the Last Glacial Maximum”
#14Cdating #multi-isotopeanalysis #stableisotopes

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Prof. Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social · Jun 30

Very excited to have you at the IoA!

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Prof. Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social · Jun 18

UCL Institute of Archaeology lab managers role, initially for 1 year. Deadline 1st July. 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).

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · Jun 4

Our special issue on Chronological Modelling is out now! This issue features 9 articles that provide a snapshot of current research on approaches to chronology in archaeology. buff.ly/ITt4x5n

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Prof. Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social · May 23

Any early career researchers out there interested in reviewing a UK Bronze Age archaeology paper (not isotopes). As a journal editor I am always looking for new people to assist with reviews!

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Kévin Salesse @kevinsalesse.bsky.social · May 18

🚨 I am hiring!

Join me at Masaryk University as a postdoc researcher in human #bioarchaeology & #isotope analysis. Work on past mobility, diet & funerary practices using cutting-edge lab facilities.

⏳ Apply by 1 June 2025
📍Brno, CZ
🔗 euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/339250

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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · May 16

Had an amazing time in India with @nannonstevens.bsky.social visiting colleagues at the Anthropological Survey of India to formalise our collaboration and begin our research @uclarchaeology.bsky.social

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Melanie Leng @meljleng.bsky.social · Apr 13

This issue of Quaternary Science Reviews comprises reviews on stable isotopes in different types of records. This is an update of the 2004 issue on “Isotopes in Quaternary Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction (ISOPAL)”, volume 23, issue 7–8, pages 739–992. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...