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Dr. Roman Garba

@romangarba.bsky.social

Scientific archaeology | Cosmogenic nuclides | Arabian archaeology | Absolute dating methods | Geochronology | Czech Academy of Sciences | Early hominin dispersal

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Grand interior of the National Museum in Prague, featuring a sweeping marble staircase lined with red carpets, ornate columns, and golden lamps. Busts of historical figures line the upper level beneath a decorative arched gallery, and the ceiling is made of elaborately patterned glass panels that let in natural light. Visitors walk up and down the staircases, giving a sense of scale to the opulent architecture.

Grand interior of the National Museum in Prague, featuring a sweeping marble staircase lined with red carpets, ornate columns, and golden lamps. Busts of historical figures line the upper level beneath a decorative arched gallery, and the ceiling is made of elaborately patterned glass panels that let in natural light. Visitors walk up and down the staircases, giving a sense of scale to the opulent architecture.

A grand place for Lucy to make her European debut.
πŸ“ Národní muzeum

28.09.2025 12:59 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great talk @armandofalcucci.bsky.social! Impressive depth of data analysis, and I really appreciated the open science approach. Finally, robust evidence that the Ahmarian and Protoaurignacian aren’t directly linked
#Paleolithic #lithics 🏺🦣πŸ§ͺ

26.09.2025 08:17 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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3D scanning these beauties with Ng'ipalajem!
@palaeotrails.bsky.social

#handaxe #turkana

16.07.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Announcement at the British Academy

Announcement at the British Academy

Fabulous news that @martamlahr.bsky.social has been elected a Fellow of the British Academy 🍾🍾🍾

18.07.2025 09:15 β€” πŸ‘ 133    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 8

Now nice to see talk with data from the namesake Garba site πŸ₯°

27.09.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#ESHE2025
Marc Dickinson β€˜Advancing enamel amino acid dating’
Using AA in dental enamel for dating
Does glue affect potential? NO 😊
Can ESR powder by re-used? YES 😊
β€˜lab-on-a-chip’ (minimise sample size) and no need of lab for pre-processing! 😊

27.09.2025 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#ESHE2025
Harold Berghuis β€˜Madura Strait, the first subsea Homo erectus site in Sundaland (Indonesia)’
Underwater fossils 🌟!
Subsidence in Sundaland: key to biogeography. Submerged river valley-MIS6, w rich fossil record! hunting bovids?
H erectus: frontal & parietal frags– aff Java late erectus
😍

27.09.2025 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Amazing Gabi! Bravo! πŸŽ‰

27.09.2025 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Several beads and pendants of varying colours and shapes, made from stone, shell and shark teeth.

Several beads and pendants of varying colours and shapes, made from stone, shell and shark teeth.

For #FindsFriday, here are some shell, stone and shark tooth beads and pendants from a Neolithic grave at Wadi NafΕ«n, Oman.
These materials indicate a symbolic connection to marine themes amongst the people buried here.

Learn more πŸ†“ doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

🏺 #Archaeology

26.09.2025 09:22 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Myself standing in front of a poster of research entitled β€œWhat can handaxe shape contribute to discussions of hominin demography in Africa in the late Early and early Middle Pleistocene?”

Myself standing in front of a poster of research entitled β€œWhat can handaxe shape contribute to discussions of hominin demography in Africa in the late Early and early Middle Pleistocene?”

Great fun at #ESHE2025 presenting on how handaxe shape can inform discussions of African demography in the Early and Middle Pleistocene! While we have very few fossils or genetic data for this period, handaxe shape may carry a signal that can help to constrain biogeographic models - more to come!

26.09.2025 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 221    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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This non #FlintFriday and #FieldworkFriday, I would like to share this mint-fresh Quartzite handaxe from SE India, likely dating back to Middle Pleistocene.

Yes, it hurts to see that broken tip! Still, one of my best find.

I am field-sick, can't wait to go back.

#Acheulean #India #HumanOrigins

26.09.2025 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats Gabriele!

27.09.2025 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It is finally OUT! πŸŽ‰ My book "HINTERLAND MONUMENTS OF ANCIENT NOMADS: Trilith Stone Structures of Southeastern Arabia" was published by @archaeopress.bsky.social Book is the first dedicated study of these enigmatic 2000-year-old ritual monuments.

www.archaeopress.com/Archaeopress...

09.09.2025 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Very sad news today. Anthony E. Marks has passed away. He conducted pioneering prehistoric research in the Nile Valley, the southern Levant and Arabia, producing seminal works on the Palaeolithic. In 2023, aged 85, he still joined the @arduq.bsky.social excavations in Dhofar, Oman. Rest in peace.

16.08.2025 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The 'bone midden' surprised with its age, megalithic features and the number of individuals. It is as impressive as the neighbouring rock art sites, triliths and shell midden. The Nafun cultural landscape comprises 214 archaeological sites! @arduq.bsky.social

16.08.2025 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Such fun & fantastic team 🀩🀩🀩

13.07.2025 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
We spend long periods of time in Kenya collecting data in the collections, understanding the landscape and looking for fossils. 

Picture credits: Sarah Paris

We spend long periods of time in Kenya collecting data in the collections, understanding the landscape and looking for fossils. Picture credits: Sarah Paris

The rest of the year is spent analysing data, honing skills and preparing for upcoming field work. During this time, we develop new methodologies, attend conferences, write papers and discuss our findings

Picture credits: Sarah Paris, Eleanor Williams

The rest of the year is spent analysing data, honing skills and preparing for upcoming field work. During this time, we develop new methodologies, attend conferences, write papers and discuss our findings Picture credits: Sarah Paris, Eleanor Williams

What does the Ng'ipalajem team do?

Ng’ipalajem, meaning Ancestors in Turkana, is an ERC-funded project.

Led by @martamlahr.bsky.social, the project investigates how the emergence of Homo sapiens is deeply intertwined with Africa’s long-term environmental and ecological history.

#humanevolution

11.07.2025 08:12 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Denisovans got a face! – Turns out, it’s Dragon Man’s Despite causing so much excitement, the Denisovans have been rather elusive until now. The few dozen small fossil remains have not really provided us with a clear picture of how these Middle Palaeo…

From the blog: The #Denisovans got a face! - Turns out, it’s #DragonMan​'s ...

🏺 trowelandpen.com/2025/06/20/t...

28.06.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ERC_INASIA is the first high-mountain archaeological project in Uzbekistan. For the very first time, our research team will reach unstudied caves in order to collect data for multiproxy analyses.

#HorizonEU #EUResearch #ERC

05.06.2025 07:48 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Airplane nearly ready for take-off

Airplane nearly ready for take-off

Yippieh! 2nd try for field-work in Greece starts todayπŸ₯³ (1st was cancelled due to general strike). With @romangarba.bsky.social and Stephanie Neuhuber. Let's see if we can find some nice samples for cosmogenic nuclide analysis by #AMS for VERA @univie.ac.at

28.05.2025 10:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Cool stuff, an appetizer πŸ˜‰, from Duqm as part of Australian LARiO @latrobeuni.bsky.social expedition in Oman in collaboration with @arduq.bsky.social

17.05.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here, we propose a new perspective on early stone tool technology: emulation of naturally occurring sharp-edged stones (naturaliths) instead of inventing via 'Eureka!' moments. Nature provided the blueprint; hominins took it further.

πŸ”— doi.org/10.1111/arcm...

#Archaeology #Stonetools

17.03.2025 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don't miss our talk, where Vitalii Usyk and I reveal more details about the unique archaeological site of Korolevo, including some unpublished material about the record of hominin occupation there from 1.4 million years ago to 20,000 years ago! Thank you, @heasvienna.bsky.social for inviting us!

14.05.2025 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@tommyhigham.bsky.social from #HEASVienna introducing @romangarba.bsky.social and #VitalyUsik for the #HEASSeminar taking place now online and in-person in the #UBB @univie.ac.at

12.05.2025 08:40 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just took an international train from Annaba in #Algeria to Tunis in #Tunisia (reopened Aug 2024). Breathtaking scenery in early May, very green and full of flowers! One of the great train journeys in the world, not to be missed! @seatsixtyone.bsky.social #iloverailwaytrips

09.05.2025 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 123    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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HEAS Seminar - Human Evolution and the Palaeolithic - HEAS As part of the HEAS Seminar Series in Human Evolution and the Palaeolithic, Roman Garba and Vitaly Usik will give a talk on β€šCosmic Clock for Human History: New Insights from Korolevo, Ukraine.β€˜ on th...

We are looking forward to welcoming @romangarba.bsky.social and #VitalyUsik to Vienna next week for the #HEASSeminar in Human Evolution and the Palaeolithic.

Registration for online and in-person participation is on our website πŸ”—πŸ‘‡

05.05.2025 11:27 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

Truly honored to have received this award - thank you so much! πŸ₯³ It was a pleasure meeting so many new colleagues and friends at #HumanEvo25 ! @martamlahr.bsky.social @lquintanamurci.bsky.social @aliceleplongeon.bsky.social @cschlebu.bsky.social

02.05.2025 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Please join us next week, 8th May 2025, at 13:00 BST, for our final talk of the academic year which will be given by Dr John Rowan, University of Cambridge. More details below πŸ‘‡

If you would like to attend, please register here: liverpool-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

We hope to see you there!

03.05.2025 09:23 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Congrats πŸ‘

01.05.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Exploring Neolithic resilience and mobility in the Omani interior at Al-Khashbah KHS-A | Antiquity | Cambridge Core Exploring Neolithic resilience and mobility in the Omani interior at Al-Khashbah KHS-A

🏺πŸ§ͺπŸ“ƒNew paper is out from the HERDS project! πŸͺ¨πŸ‘πŸ₯¬πŸ‡΄πŸ‡² @pi-hisoka.bsky.social @tarabeuzen.bsky.social @archbot44.bsky.social

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

04.03.2025 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

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