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Harvati Lab @harvatilab.bsky.social · 29d

📢 Job opportunity! Applications are open until September 10th. Apply now! Please circulate. ✨️

Harvati Lab @harvatilab.bsky.social · Aug 8

📢Job Opportunity:independent junior research group leader-Experimental Archaeology 🪨🪏The Cluster of Excellence #HumanOrigins at Uni Tübingen seeks a researcher in experimental archaeology!
📝Job starts Jan 1, 2026
🗓 Apply by Sept 10, 2025
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Palaeoanthropology CDF @palaeocdf.bsky.social · Sep 1

Our PhD student did a great job presenting her poster at ISBA 11 @isbarchaeology.bsky.social 🌟
A big thank you to the organising committee for the outstanding event in the lovely city of Turin, and to all the participants for the inspiring talks ✨
We also thank @paastacommunity.bsky.social

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Palaeoanthropology CDF @palaeocdf.bsky.social · Sep 1

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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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Palaeoanthropology CDF @palaeocdf.bsky.social · Jul 21

🎬 Final clap for the 2025 excavation season at the Châtelperron site!
Grateful for the great team and exciting new projects for our ZooMS lab 🔬.
👉 Read more: www.lamontagne.fr/chatelperron...

Nouvelles découvertes sur le site préhistorique mondialement connu de Châtelperron, dans l'Allier

Oui, il restait bien de nouveaux vestiges à découvrir, sur le site préhistorique mondialement connu de Châtelperron, dans l’est de l’Allier, pourtant connu depuis 150 ans. Ces fouilles visent à mieux ...

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Chris Stringer @chrisbstringer.bsky.social · Jul 17

New insights from the application of ZooMS to Late Pleistocene fauna from Grotta di Castelcivita, southern Italy www.nature.com/articles/s41...

New insights from the application of ZooMS to Late Pleistocene fauna from Grotta di Castelcivita, southern Italy - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - New insights from the application of ZooMS to Late Pleistocene fauna from Grotta di Castelcivita, southern Italy

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Palaeoanthropology CDF @palaeocdf.bsky.social · Jul 10

📢 The recording of the Integrating #ZooMS and #Zooarchaeology "Ask Us Anything" forum held on 30 June 2025 is now available on YouTube: youtu.be/loAgeUuK08g?...

📄 We also created a summary document that can be downloaded on the IZAZ website: izaz2024.sciencesconf.org

IZAZ 'Ask Us Anything' Online Forum June 2025

YouTube video by Integrating ZooMS and Zooarchaeology (IZAZ)

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Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · Jul 2

What did a #Roman diet look like? 🏺

A new ancient DNA study provides a new method to examine crushed and fermented food remains, allowing archaeologists to explore ancient condiments.

A fishy #AntiquityThread 1/12 🧵

Fish remains from the bottom of a salting vat, as they were found (a) and separated into spines (b), vertebrae (c) and scales (d) (credit: Archaeology Department of the University of Vigo).

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ISBA11 Turin @isba11.bsky.social · Jul 1

Get excited for ISBA11! The conference program is now online!
www.isba11.com/programme

#ISBA11 #biomoleculararchaeology #Archaeology #Archaeology #archaeologist
@isbarchaeology.bsky.social @archaeobiomics.bsky.social

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Palaeoanthropology CDF @palaeocdf.bsky.social · Jun 30

It's today!!

See you in 1 hour here: univ-tlse2.zoom.us/j/9775805212...

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Palaeoanthropology CDF @palaeocdf.bsky.social · Jun 30

Join us today at 15:00/3:00PM (CET) for the online 'Ask Us Anything' event bringing together experts in #ZooMS and #Zooarchaeology!

Palaeoanthropology CDF @palaeocdf.bsky.social · May 15

We are hosting a free online ‘Ask Us Anything’ event as part of the Integrating ZooMS and Zooarchaeology workshop series. For more info and to submit questions: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

📅 Date: June 30, 2025
🕒 Time: 15:00 CET
📍 Location: Online (link: univ-tlse2.zoom.us/j/9775805212...)

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Palaeoanthropology CDF @palaeocdf.bsky.social · Jun 30

Congratulations to our PhD student Raija Heikkilä and @sarahbarakat.bsky.social from University of Aberdeen for being awarded Best Student Conference Talk for their joint presentation at @icaz-news.bsky.social Stable Isotopes in Zooarchaeology Working Group meeting held in Reading!

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PAASTA Community @paastacommunity.bsky.social · Jun 23

🚨Registration has been opened and a preliminary programme are now available on our website for those of you keen to join us in person or virtually on the 26th of August for the pre-ISBA PAASTA Conference!🍝 paasta-community.github.io/events/2025/...

Pre-ISBA PAASTA Conference · PAASTA Community

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Palaeoanthropology CDF @palaeocdf.bsky.social · Jun 17

The deadline to submit advance questions for the ZooMS and Zooarchaeology expert panel is this Friday, 20th June! Questions can be submitted here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Palaeoanthropology CDF @palaeocdf.bsky.social · May 15

We are hosting a free online ‘Ask Us Anything’ event as part of the Integrating ZooMS and Zooarchaeology workshop series. For more info and to submit questions: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

📅 Date: June 30, 2025
🕒 Time: 15:00 CET
📍 Location: Online (link: univ-tlse2.zoom.us/j/9775805212...)

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Palaeoanthropology CDF @palaeocdf.bsky.social · Jun 5

We had a fantastic day at the colloquium 'Traces de morts, traces de sens dans la préhistoire' organised by Prof. Hublin at Collège de France!
A big thank you to all the speakers for their insightful and inspiring talks. 👇🧠📸

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Abel Ruiz-Giralt @archaeorg.bsky.social · Jun 4

⚠️ #PhD opportunity⚠️ If you are interested in #Archaeology and #Pastoralism, ERC-project CAMP offers a fully-funded PhD position in UPF (Barcelona) to study plant microremains and geochemical signatures in pastoral contexts. Apply by July 10th! More info. below 👇🏼
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/346669

HUM-PIPF-2025-02 ERC-Funded PhD position on (Re)Constructing the Archaeology of Mobile Pastoralism (CAMP) Bringing the site level into long-term pastoral narratives

One ERC-Funded PhD position on (Re)Constructing the Archaeology of Mobile Pastoralism (CAMP) Bringing the site level into long-term pastoral narratives

euraxess.ec.europa.eu

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PAASTA Community @paastacommunity.bsky.social · Jun 2

Happening this week!!!

PAASTA Community @paastacommunity.bsky.social · May 30

The next talk in our #PAASTACommunity seminar series will be next week Wednesday 06 June at 16:00 CET!

And while none of these talks are to be missed, Meaghan will be broaching a really important topic for working in palaeproteomics!

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Carli Peters @carlipeters.bsky.social · Jun 3

Our latest paper is out now in Frontiers in Mammal Science: www.frontiersin.org/journals/mam...

We characterized ZooMS peptide markers for three extinct Australian megafauna species 🦴🧪

Frontiers | Collagen peptide markers for three extinct Australian megafauna species

Recent advancements in biomolecular archaeology, such as stable isotope and ancient DNA research, have expanded our understanding of megafauna extinction pro...

www.frontiersin.org

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HEAS @heasvienna.bsky.social · Jun 3

We are looking forward to welcoming #NickAshton to Vienna for the final #HEASSeminar in Human Evolution and the Palaeolithic for 24/25.

More information and registration on our website 👇🔗

HEAS Seminar Series - Human Evolution and the Palaeolithic - HEAS

As part of the HEAS Seminar in Human Evolution and the Palaeolithic, Nick Ashton from the British Museum will give a talk on Fire, Society and Culture: Excavations at the 400,000 year old site at Barn...

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Palaeoanthropology CDF @palaeocdf.bsky.social · Jun 3

Don't forget to submit your questions for the online ‘Ask Us Anything’ event on June 30th!

📢 Spread the word to students, early-career researchers or anyone interested !

Palaeoanthropology CDF @palaeocdf.bsky.social · May 15

We are hosting a free online ‘Ask Us Anything’ event as part of the Integrating ZooMS and Zooarchaeology workshop series. For more info and to submit questions: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

📅 Date: June 30, 2025
🕒 Time: 15:00 CET
📍 Location: Online (link: univ-tlse2.zoom.us/j/9775805212...)

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Palaeoanthropology CDF @palaeocdf.bsky.social · May 15

This event is part of an ongoing initiative to build international dialogue and foster student and early-career engagement across the ZooMS and zooarchaeology communities. It is designed to be inclusive and open to all levels of experience.

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Palaeoanthropology CDF @palaeocdf.bsky.social · May 15

This interactive 1.5 hour webinar allows students and researchers from around the world to ask questions from our panel of #ZooMS and #Zooarchaeology experts: @geoffreymsmith.bsky.social, Camilla Speller, @abigaildesmond.bsky.social, Emmanuel Discamps, @mcodlin.bsky.social and Naihui Wang.

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Palaeoanthropology CDF @palaeocdf.bsky.social · May 15

We are hosting a free online ‘Ask Us Anything’ event as part of the Integrating ZooMS and Zooarchaeology workshop series. For more info and to submit questions: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

📅 Date: June 30, 2025
🕒 Time: 15:00 CET
📍 Location: Online (link: univ-tlse2.zoom.us/j/9775805212...)

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ISBA - Intl. Soc. for Biomolecular Archaeology @isbarchaeology.bsky.social · Apr 8

Nominations are now open for the ISBA Outstanding Publication Student Prize! ISBA members are encouraged to nominate their own articles for these awards or those of others. Deadline for nominations is 29th June and the winners will be announced at ISBA11 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Outstanding Publication Student Prize

The Outstanding Publication Student Prize is awarded by the International Society for Biomolecular Archaeology for an outstanding publication of the highest distinction by a student in a first author ...

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HAAM-community @haam-community.bsky.social · Apr 7

Interested in learning how to process and analyse human aDNA? Join our #HAAM summer school!
📝 Application deadline is in 10 days (17th of April).
❌ No extension ❌
#aDNA #course #popgen

HAAM-community @haam-community.bsky.social · Mar 17

🎶📣 Apply here for our summer school 2025: haam-community.github.io/haam-summer-...
📅 Application deadline: 17th of April
#aDNA #HAAMsummerschool

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