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Tessi Loeffelmann

@tloeffelmann.bsky.social

I am a bioarchaeologist working as a postdoctoral researcher for the Milestone and Samfundsbrud Projects at Aarhus University, Kopenhagen University, and the BBLab at Vrije Universiteit Brussels.

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πŸ—£οΈ New paper! πŸ—£οΈ

The mobility patterns of the population of Gallo-Roman Tienen (Belgium) are keeping you up at night? Wondering if there is more than mobility reflected in these 87Sr/86Sr results? This is very relatable, and conveniently, I have the right paper for you! It's accessible right there πŸ‘‡

05.09.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our bioavailable strontium baseline for Corsica is out! ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁢Sr ranges from 0.7075 to 0.7169 and was established from 245 plant & soil leachate samples from 125 sites.

Check out the article here lnkd.in/e6pDJFCY
and the dataset can be downloaded from the IsoArcH database here lnkd.in/eFNS5Xbw

11.08.2025 13:10 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Please enjoy our new article in AJBA! 😊 Congratulations to the wonderful @anneminnefrere.bsky.social

30.04.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Join us in Belgium! Two PhD and two postdocs are available on the LOCO project. Its a great opportunity to work with a large interdisciplinary team examining the mobility of people, materials and ideas πŸ’‘

01.04.2025 12:57 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Paper Alert πŸ”₯
Want to learn more about Roman cremations?
Can’t sleep because you keep thinking about how the Romans burned their dead?
Then don't miss our latest paper & download it for free here: kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...

22.04.2025 08:19 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Phytoliths in dicotyledons occurring in Northwest Europe: establishing a baseline AbstractBackground and Aims. The absence of a modern plant-based β€˜dicotyledon’ phytolith reference baseline impedes the accurate interpretation of fossil p

🚨 New paper alert! 🚨
(1/5) Excited to share that our latest paper on dicotyledon phytoliths in NW Europe can now be found here! πŸŒ±πŸ”¬ This study fills a gap by documenting and analyzing phytoliths from 74 dicot species.

If you want a free access link to the paper, contact us! πŸ“©

12.03.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Please enjoy our new paper! 😊

25.02.2025 10:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This multiproxy analysis of the large Tilburg-Udenhoutseweg urnfield uncovered social networks! Local mobility and preferential land use was seen and nonadults & women were enjoying different diets than men! πŸ”₯πŸ¦΄πŸŒΏπŸ–

25.02.2025 10:45 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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BBLAB has so much to celebrate! πŸŽ‰ @christophe-fire.bsky.social's 10-year milestone at VUB and his recent PhD Supervisor Prize, plus the arrival of new members set the stage for an exciting 2025. Here’s to a year filled with research, isotopes and collaboration!

14.02.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Welcoming our newest postdoc Dr DanaΓ© Guiserix with a morning of mass spec training!

@isotopistrachel.bsky.social
@christophe-fire.bsky.social
@toothdetective.bsky.social
@tloeffelmann.bsky.social
@amgc-vub.bsky.social

06.02.2025 09:15 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great work by @rosaliehermans.bsky.social & the team on developing a dicot phytolith baseline for NW Europe to make it easier accurately interpret archaeological and palaeoecological data!

@tloeffelmann.bsky.social @christophe-fire.bsky.social @caestromberg.bsky.social @amgc-vub.bsky.social 🌱🌿

18.12.2024 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Practitioner preferences in the analysis of cremation deposits in archaeology and biological anthropology: An overview of current osteoarchaeological practices with a focus on sex estimation Osteological data, such as biological sex, constitute a base for research in paleodemography and palaeopathology, as well as for understanding past socio-cultural practices. Despite extensive research...

For anyone who is interested in cremation in archaeology. Thank you so much to everyone who filled in the survey!
The wonderful Marta Hlad journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
@toothdetective.bsky.social
@jbioarch.bsky.social
@christophe-fire.bsky.social
@osteolady.bsky.social
Martine, and myself.

06.12.2024 08:33 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Practitioner preferences in the analysis of cremation deposits in archaeology and biological anthropology: An overview of current osteoarchaeological practices with a focus on sex estimation Osteological data, such as biological sex, constitute a base for research in paleodemography and palaeopathology, as well as for understanding past socio-cultural practices. Despite extensive research...

New BB-LAB paper out πŸ‘πŸ» Marta Hlad and the team identified and characterised patterns in cremation analysis practices through an online survey of those working on cremated human remains πŸ‘‡
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

03.12.2024 11:42 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Time & Space! At this years Wetenschapfestival Brussel, our @amgc-vub.bsky.social team presented themes of both archaeology and cosmo chemistry under one roof, presenting samples, creating art, and giving out free (temporary)Β tattoos 🦷🦴πŸ”₯β˜„οΈπŸŒ˜πŸͺ¨πŸš€

Well done to the whole team!

26.11.2024 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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This week in the AMGC lab, @fienjo.bsky.social is searching for micrometeorites from sediment samples, Inigo is sampling ostrich eggs for clumped isotope analysis and Titouan is preparing geothermal granite samples for elemental analysis πŸ§ͺβ˜„οΈπŸͺ¨πŸ₯š

29.11.2024 10:25 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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In exciting Monday morning news, the BB-Lab have arrived to bluesky! 🦷πŸ§ͺ🏺🦴

@brusselsbioarch.bsky.social

18.11.2024 10:16 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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