Detlef Gronenborn

A litte more than one week until Rick @rschulting.bsky.social will perform at @leizarchaeology.bsky.social !
BTW lecture is on Dirty Thursday! 💥🥳🍻
So do prepare for some raw Mainz ethnology!

A winter day at @leizarchaeology.bsky.social

Social dynamics in past societies Archeology provides ample data on social dynamics from diverse sources and across a wide range of societal contexts. Moreover, archeology does provide…

Published off the beaten #archaeology path:

www.sciencedirect.com/science/chap...

Bending the curve of agricultural expansion offers a new era for biodiversity and climate Abstract. A defining feature of humanity through the Holocene has been our inexorable expansion of agriculture. This increased the supply of provisioning s

And a glimpse into the past and possible futures of agriculture:

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The biosphere in the Anthropocene Abstract. Earth’s biosphere is in a period of rapid change, resulting from anthropogenic pressures such as climate change, habitat loss and species translo

Excellent overview on the current debate ☝️👍:

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Counting down...2 weeks from today!

@leizarchaeology.bsky.social
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Ten years after: The AC is back!

"Badesalz"-Comedian Gerd Knebel ist tot Er starb nach einer Krebserkrankung im Alter von 72 Jahren im Kreise seiner Familie.

"Badesalz"-Comedian Gerd Knebel ist tot #Komiker #Tod #Krebs

Kuznets at -7000: Is there a really long-term relationship between growth and inequality? We use archaeological data on house sizes to generate estimates for economic inequality and economic growth from the Early Holocene to about the first…

Growth and Inequality in pre-state to early state societies. Good read!!! 👍📈
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Don’t miss the #lecture by Rick Schulting on 12 February at LEIZA.

www.leiza.de/kalender/det...
#archaeology

Safe the date!
Evening lecture on 12 February 2026 by Rick Schulting @leizarchaeology.bsky.social
on an all too timely topic...

Ein Mechanismus, der sich auch in der Vergangenheit abspielte. Man muss nur die Definitionen etwas anpassen (Demokratie, Extremismus). Übrigens für die Vergangenheit auch vielfach beschrieben...

Not quite so new, as claimed, I am afraid. Lithics have been examined before and show considerable ML influence. And usually LBK enclosures indicate conflicts amongst farming communities. Lot's to learn still, about these early farmers...😜

A flat, circular piece of black obsidian, with a protrusion extending from the top with a hole in it, likely as a means to hang the mirror. Viewed from both sides.

Elizabeth I was crowned Queen of England #OnThisDay in AD 1559. Did you know she had her very own court astrologer, who used an obsidian mirror for occult experiments!

The mirror is Aztec in origin, brought to Europe after the Spanish conquest.

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🏺 #Archaeology

The global warming trend continued in 2025. Each of the past 11 years (2015–2025) has been among the 11 warmest on record. Explore more data from #CopernicusClimate in the Global Climate Highlights 2025. #GCH2025

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@ecmwf.int

- 1 day until we release the Global Climate Highlights 2025. Get ready to explore critical data on last year's global and regional temperatures, sea ice extent and more.

#CopernicusClimate #CopernicusAtmosphere #GCH2025

I was always impressed by his sense of entrepreneurship and qualities as an entertainer, much less so by the content, obviously. But clearly, #archaeology fake facts did have and do have a market!

A systems reset for sustainable development - Communications Sustainability An alternative concept of sustainable development, based on the two-way flow of contributions between nature, the economy and social systems, provides a theoretical foundation for an inclusive and div...

Even though past societies are not treated, non-state economies and alleged sustainability are used in the argument (notably Fig 2). So have a look:

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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Competition for heritable wealth, not cultural group selection, drives the evolution of monogamy | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Why academics should do more consulting — and how to make it work Encouraging academics to act as advisers to outside organizations is the most effective way to serve society’s needs.

A field also for applied #archaeology ☝️

Why academics should do more consulting — and how to make it work www.nature.com/articles/d41...

"Epochenbruch"

The global arms race continues, replicating once again that old, old pattern...📈

US launches strikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria, Trump says The United States carried out airstrikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday, claiming the group had been targeting Christians in the region.

US launches strikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria, Trump says reut.rs/4jeuRpF

Festive Season 2025, Kurhaus Wiesbaden 🎄⚜️⚜️⚜️

US intelligence indicates Putin's war aims in Ukraine are unchanged The reports present a starkly different picture from that portrayed by the U.S.

US intelligence indicates Putin's war aims in Ukraine are unchanged reut.rs/4alX8Zc

Benin Bronze plaque depicting palace courtiers: two people wearing pointed hats, body armour and carrying ceremonial swords.

Benin City, modern Nigeria, was the capital of the Kingdom of Benin: an influential empire known for its masterful crafts such as the iconic Benin Bronzes #ThrowbackThursday
New excavations at the historic palace shed light on its pre-colonial heritage

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🏺 #Archaeology

A massive new report by over 100 scientists modeling the climate effects of the 2022 Hunga volcanic eruption finds "The record-high global surface temperatures in 2023/2024 were not due to the Hunga eruption": juser.fz-juelich.de/...

Cover of the book reviewed with the text 'Book Review, Antiquity'.

Interested in exploring the origins of beer this #NationalLagerDay? 🍺
Melania Zingarello investigates the power of beer in the ancient Near East in her #BookReview of Tate Paulette's 'In the land of Ninkasi: a history of beer in ancient Mesopotamia'

(£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

🏺 #Archaeology

Most read: #1, "Headless bodies hint at why Europe's first farmers vanished"

I guess @science.org readers are really interested in why Europe's first farmers vanished! That, or headless bodies.

How to stop the revolving door of German academia Germany is one of the most popular destinations for students and scholars worldwide, but those pursuing academic careers face significant hurdles to success.

Germany is one of the most popular destinations for students and scholars worldwide, but those pursuing academic careers face significant hurdles to success

www.nature.com/articles/d41...