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poster with photos from Roca dels Bous, a Neanderthal site in Spain, indicating that 2026 excavations will run from 1st to 20th August

Keen on excavating some Neanderthal sites in Spain?
Well, today is your lucky day!
Call for participants at Roca dels Bous site just opened. Excavations on this unique Neanderthal site will run 1-20th August (both inclusive). For further information and details, contact me!

Biometric Analysis of Giant and Large Murid Remains From Matja Kuru 2, Timor‐Leste Published research on Matja Kuru 2 (MK2) demonstrates its significance for understanding human lifestyle during the terminal Pleistocene and Holocene. Murids represent the most commonly identified ta....

Hot off the press!!
Link to our new paper on the rodents from a 40,000-2,000 years old site in Timor-Leste. Open Access 👇🏽🐀🐹

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Dels antípodes a Àger Estudiants de la Universitat Nacional Australiana han participat durant tres setmanes en l’excavació del jaciment arqueològic de l’Abric Pizarro a Vilamajor, a Àger. El projecte forma part d’un conven...

During our fieldschool at #AbricPizarro, we had the pleasure of being interviewed for the Diari Segre to talk about the students' experience and our project in general. Thanks for giving us the opportunity to share our passion! Full article here www.segre.com/ca/comarques...

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Photo of the cover of the book 'Quan va començar el món...Mites i llegendes des Pirineu'

Today I had the pleasure of being introduced to this book and its associated exhibition. Compiles oral histories and myths passed through generations at the Iberian Pyrenees.Traditional Cultural and Ecological Knowledge is an valuable asset to be preserved and recognized, wherever Country you are in

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Beyond the glass lab: science’s gender gap | School of Culture, History & Language Rewriting the Formula: Unveiling Science’s Gender Dynamics

Ahead of International Women's Day, some data to reflect on...

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After many years and experiments...it's out!! Check out our proposed lab protocol for extracting proteins from bones found in tropical archaeological sites 👇🏽
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Zooarchaeology for kids-my first book Printing the first edition of my first two children's books - books in English for kids in ages 6-12 about human-animal relations in prehistory and following the agricultural revolution. Perfect for a...

A wonderful project to support 👇🏽

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A New Open‐Access Method Applying GIS Techniques to the Study of Slicing, Scraping, and Tooth Marks The study of bone surface modifications (BSMs) offers a window into behaviors and subsistence strategies adopted by ancient hominins. Geospatial software have become valuable tools for BSM analysis, ....

Proud supervisor post. A wonderful paper led by Eboni Westbury on new methods to record bone surface modifications. Years on the making but finally out!

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infography explaining how we can analyse bone powder through ATR-FTIR to predict if there is enough collagen in archaeological bones to do bottom-up palaeoproteomics. Includes cute image of Australian animals

Having a great time at #AAA47 discussing our protocol to predict collagen preservation in bones from tropical sites in Australia and the Indo-Pacific. Want to apply this workflow to your research question? I am all ears 👂

Long genetic and social isolation in Neanderthals before their extinction Slimak et al. report the discovery of a late Neanderthal individual from Grotte Mandrin in Mediterranean France and its genome. The genome reveals a relatively early divergence at ∼100,000 years ago w...

Doing "Interview homework" reading this fantastic paper on genetic isolation of Neanderthal populations and extinction. Big fan of Thorin 👇🏽
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#FaunaFriday sounds superb!

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Virtual reconstruction of stone tool refittings by using 3D modelling and the Blender Engine: The application of the “ReViBE” protocol to the archaeological record Visual representation of material culture plays a crucial role in prehistoric archaeology, from academic research to public outreach and communication. Scientific illustration is a valuable tool for v...

An innovative lab protocol for tri-dimensional visualisation of stone tool refittings from my colleagues at #cepapUAB. Not bones but still...pretty cool 😅

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