Robin Peters

When Farmers Gambled on Diversity: How Neolithic Communities in the Rhineland Transformed Their Fields A new archaeobotanical study reveals how early European farmers shifted from einkorn and emmer to a more flexible, risk-spreading crop strategy nearly 7,000 years ago.

New study of 7,000-year-old seeds in Germany shows Neolithic farmers expanded beyond einkorn & emmer, betting on barley & naked wheat to spread risk. Early agriculture was dynamic, not static. #Archaeology #Neolithic #Anthropology #FarmingHistory www.anthropology.net/p/when-farme...

In many places in the book, I was reminded of the works of Daniela Hofmann or Martin Furholt, whom she also quotes. Stefanie Samida takes a similar stance in her German-language book “Molekularbiologie und Archäologie. Eine ungewöhnliche Beziehung.”.

Photo of Anna Källèn's book "The Trouble with Ancient DNA"

Anna Källèn's The Trouble with Ancient DNA is a great read. She convincingly argues that #Archaeogenetics are often falsely portrayed as a 'neutral machine where unbiased truths about ancient people (...) come straight out of bone powder.'
#Archaeology, #aDNA

Although it may not be a "looker," it is one of the few proofs that bronze was cast in the Northern Rhine Region during the Bronze Age. Thanks to my colleague Markus, who had a closer look and realised this is not a stone like any other. 😜
#Archaeology
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‘It’s resurrection’: 1,000-year-old seeds could grow ancient plants in England’s ice-age ghost ponds An expert team are resurrecting ice age ponds and finding rare species returning from a ‘perfect time capsule’

This nature restoration project in Norfolk sounds great. I wonder if they're cooperating with archaeologists/ethnobotanists.
#renaturation
#archaeology
#wetlands

‘It’s resurrection’: 1,000-year-old seeds could grow ancient plants in England’s ice-age ghost ponds
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Harvest season at the Iron Age farmstead in Titz

Razor Blade made of bronze.

Ladyshaver? LVR-ABRs find of the month September is an early Iron Age razor blade found as grave good in a woman’s grave at Bergheim-Paffendorf. One more example that the issue of gendered gave goods is not straightforward. #archaeology #gender #stereotypes

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That sounds quite interesting. Please keep me posted.

Glad, you like it! I'm not sure if such an features exists. Maybe you wamt to get in touch with the Developer Mr. Meidlinger (terrrain@planlauf.com).

If you’re into walking & archaeology, check out the Planlauf Terrain App, which offers high-resolution LiDAR data & GPS positioning. Perfect for exploring earthworks (e.g. @megalithic.bsky.social) while hiking or surveying. At least in forested regions. 😉

#GIS

planlaufterrain.com/App/

New temporal dimensions of the Linearbandkeramik cemetery horizon in Schwetzingen (Germany) | Antiquity | Cambridge Core New temporal dimensions of the Linearbandkeramik cemetery horizon in Schwetzingen (Germany)

New paper! Were cemeteries of the LBK long-lived, starting in the east and spreading westwards slowly? Our new 14C dates suggest they started contemporaneously across the LBK and were fairly short-lived (though this depends on what you mean by "short"...) www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Archäologen graben Trümmer eines britischen Weltkriegsbombers aus Im Rheinischen Revier suchen Archäologen meistens nach Spuren aus der Römerzeit. Doch am Tagebau Hambach sind nun Überreste eines britischen Militärflugzeugs geborgen worden – und menschliche Knochen.

An unusual but very meaningful task: my colleagues uncovered a British WWII aircraft near Kerpen-Manheim.
#ConflictArchaeology #WWII

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Archaeological data should be accessible but also beautifully visible! The sdsbrowser by @clemensschmid.archaeo.social.ap.brid.gy & (#rstats) does a very good job showcasing lithic data. You can download, but also use a table view, plots & diagrams to get a 1st impression. 👍 sds.ufg.uni-kiel.de

Data is available at @propylaeum.bsky.social HeiData:
heidata.uni-heidelberg.de/dataset.xhtm...

Available via Habel Bookstore

(PDF) Balkowski/Peters, Der bandkeramische Fundplatz Arnoldsweiler-Ellebach. Rheinische Ausgrabungen 85 (Bonn 2024) PDF | Im Zentrum dieser Monographie steht der linearbandkeramische Fundplatz Arnoldsweiler-Ellebach, der sich durch seine Vielfalt an Befunden... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Res...

Table of Contents here:

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I'm pleased to announce that earlier this year Nadia's and my PhD theses on the #Linearbandkeramik site of Arnoldsweiler have been published. 🎉 Arnoldsweiler is a remarkable Early #Neolithic settlement in western Germany with a well, a ditched enclosure, & a cemetery. Comments & reviews are welcome.

👋 Hi everybody
I’m Robin Peters, an archaeologist at the LVR State Service for Archaeological Heritage Management in the Rhineland.
My work focuses on prehistoric settlement and funeral archaeology.
Looking forward to sharing science, discussing new papers, and connecting with curious minds! 👍