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limpetnerd.eurosky.social
A gorgeous specimen for #FossilFriday : the internal cast of a Jurassic bivalve (Pleuromya cf. uniformis), turned into a talisman with a religious Islamic inscription : ‘There is no god but Allāh [and] Muḥammad is His Prophet’

#PaleoSky ⚒️🏺🧪🦑🦕
Fig. 1. Pleuromya cf. uniformis (Sowerby 1813), Jurassic, Morocco. Internal mould of articulated specimen bearing a religious inscription in high relief. Museo Geominero, Madrid, catalogue number MGM-7809X. (a) Left valve view; (b) right valve view; (c) anterior view; (d) dorsal view; and (e) detail showing striations visible on the surface of the letters (left arrow) and how a fissure in the rock also affects the letter (right arrows), indicating that the letters were carved in high relief and do not represent surface adherences of any foreign material. The thick patina of dirt that covered the specimen, originally dark grey in colour, was removed by washing with detergents, alternating with immersions in hydrogen peroxide. Source : https://www.lyellcollection.org/doi/full/10.1144/jgs2026-014
October 2, 2026 at 8:11 AM
ninadavtian.bsky.social
Another newly #PhDone former @univ-amu.fr student, also part of my former @cerege.bsky.social @climatecerege.bsky.social colleagues, is Lou Spanneut, who successfully defended her PhD yesterday. One of her PhD supervisors was @thibaut-d.bsky.social.
Congrats Dr. Spanneut! 👩‍🔬 🎓
🦣 🏺
#ChemSky
#PaleoSky
Photo taken on 1st October 2026 by Nina Davtian (it’s me!) within the CEREGE (Centre de Recherche et d’Enseignement des Géosciences de l’Environnement, Aix-en-Provence, France) Amphitheatre. The photo shows Lou Spanneut shortly before her PhD defense, as well as a slide with the title of her PhD thesis and names of her PhD defense committee members, as well as her former affiliations (CEREGE and LAMPEA at Aix-Marseille University, AMU).
October 2, 2026 at 1:26 PM
ncse.bsky.social
Why do humans keep eating other?! This documentary investigates the curious topic of cannibalistic behavior found in Homo sapiens and our ancestors. Featuring Briana Pobiner, a recipient of NCSE's Friend of Darwin award. youtu.be/ox1MNehE9MM?... #paleosky #bioanth 🧪🏺
Why Did Humans Eat Humans?
Start speaking a new language in 3 weeks with Babbel 🎉. Get 20% OFF a Lifetime subscription ➡️ https://bit.ly/HOHKAug26 Written by Carys Phillips Art by the legendary Ettore Mazza:…
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September 6, 2026 at 8:32 PM
humanorigins.bsky.social
This morning at #UISPP 2026, @mariannafusco.bsky.social is presenting on her postdoctoral research within @humanorigins.bsky.social, „The lithic assemblage from the basal MSA deposits at Sibhudu“.

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#paleosky
September 4, 2026 at 8:36 AM
humanorigins.bsky.social
Happening now at #UISPP 2029: our spokesperson Nicolas Conard presenting on his work with Martyna Lech and our PI @veerlerots.bsky.social on Taxonomy of Hohlefels lithics.

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#paleosky
September 3, 2026 at 11:03 AM
humanorigins.bsky.social
Today’s keynote at #UISPP 2026 is held by our spokesperson Nicholas Conard! After a day full of a wide variety of thematic sessions, the international audience filled the room for „Early art and music from the Swabian Jura and the biogeography of modern humans“.

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#paleosky
September 3, 2026 at 4:42 PM
humanorigins.bsky.social
‼️ Here's another great Early Career opportunity within our cluster: ‼️

Come work with us as an Independent Junior Research Group Lead in the field of Archeo- and Paleoproteomics!
#paleosky
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uni-tuebingen.de/en/research/...
Job advertisment: Independent Junior Research Group Leader (m/f/d, 100 %)
uni-tuebingen.de
August 28, 2026 at 12:25 PM
prehistoryteller.bsky.social
Would you like to work at a Cluster of Excellence on Human Origins with an office in a medieval castle?
Then I have THE job ad for you below!

(Oh, and not to mention: it’s a FULL PROFESSORSHIP for Early Prehistory!) 🏺
#paleosky
Foto of a town with lots of greenery, a church tower is peaking trough the trees, and there is a castle on a hill in the background below a wide blue sky
August 7, 2026 at 7:22 AM
cdwren.bsky.social
New #Homonaledi paper from @dizachster.bsky.social and @tracykivell.bsky.social looks at the 2015 hand from Rising Star and discusses some surprising implications about H. naledi social behaviour! 🏺 🦣 🧪 #paleosky (abstract is French but article is English) sciencepress.mnhn.fr/fr/periodiqu...
Adult Homo naledi hand skeleton points to life before birth
La morphologie évolue au fil des modifications de la croissance et du développement, mais les inférences sur l’ontogenèse d’organismes disparus sont souvent limitées par des échantillons f...
sciencepress.mnhn.fr
December 2, 2024 at 10:14 PM
cdwren.bsky.social
Adding some emojis to get this on the right feeds! 🏺🦣🧪 #paleosky
December 2, 2024 at 1:55 PM
tmitchellbrown.bsky.social
A new study at Dinosaur Ridge in Colorado uncovered dozens of fossilized scrape marks, which researchers interpret as evidence of an elaborate dance dinosaurs used to attract mates. 🧪🏺

#Paleontology #Cretaceous #Dinosaurs #Dance #Paleosky

New for @science.org
Evidence of massive dinosaur mating ritual uncovered in Colorado
Drone imagery reveals ancient arena where Tyrannosaurus rex– or ostrichlike dinos may have wooed mates
www.science.org
June 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
tmitchellbrown.bsky.social
Archaeological looting is a common consequence of war. Recently I spoke with several experts to better understand this relationship at Khirbet Keila, a 4,000-year-old archaeological site in Palestine’s West Bank.

New at @science.org 🧪🏺

#Archaeology #Gaza #Paleosky #AntiquesTrafficking #Heritage
As war rages in Gaza, archaeological looting in the West Bank has spiked
Economic collapse in Palestinian territories has led to illegal digs at prominent Bronze Age site, new study finds
www.science.org
June 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
tmitchellbrown.bsky.social
In Southern Austria, scientists found a camp they think was primarily dedicated to skinning reindeer for pelts. 🧪🏺🦌

The 24,000-year-old site contains an abundance of eyed needles and several large stone caches likely used to store excess meat.

#archaeology #paleosky

New from me @newscientist.com
Ancient camp shows how humans adapted to extreme cold in Europe
An Austrian site occupied by humans from around 24,000 to 20,000 years ago documents a switch towards hunting reindeer for their fur, which may have helped people to endure harsh winters during the la...
www.newscientist.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
tmitchellbrown.bsky.social
Scientists just recreated a bronze ram like those used on Ancient Greek and Roman warships to smash and sink enemy vessels.
🧪🏺 🏛️ ⚓️

#AncientRome #AncientGreece #RomanHistory #Archaeology #Paleosky

New from me @newscientist.com
Bronze naval ram from Roman battle recreated using ancient techniques
Roman ships equipped with bronze rams sank dozens of Carthaginian ships during a major naval battle in 241 BCE – now we know how the rams were made
www.newscientist.com
April 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
tmitchellbrown.bsky.social
Ancient humans may have made mammoth tusk tools as early as 400,000 years ago. 🏺🧪 🦣

These ivory “toys” might have helped early humans teach tool-making practices to young or inexperienced members of the group.

#paleontology #anthropology #paleosky

New from me @newscientist.com
Mammoth tusk flakes may be the oldest ivory objects made by humans
Ancient humans living in what is now Ukraine 400,000 years ago may have practised or taught tool-making techniques using mammoth tusks, a softer material than bone
www.newscientist.com
April 4, 2025 at 1:08 AM
tmitchellbrown.bsky.social
Gaius Marius built the first major canal in Gaul around 104 BCE to supply his 30,000 troops in battle against the Cimbri and Teutons (from present-day Denmark). 🏛️🧪🏺

Marius won the war, but his canal was lost to history. Until now?

#ancientrome #archaeology #paleosky

New from me @livescience.com
Long-lost Roman canal built by Julius Caesar's uncle may be found
Scientists may have just found a canal the Romans built 2,100 years ago while battling the Celts.
www.livescience.com
March 31, 2025 at 4:39 PM
uomnch.bsky.social
Andrew Boehm is the museum’s zooarchaeologist. He is part of a team of researchers investigating a new species of mastodon (read about it at the link below!) and will bring bison, mammoth, and mastodon bones to our Meet an Archaeologist night. #paleosky 🧪🏺
blogs.uoregon.edu/mnchfieldnot...
Andrew Boehm poses in a paleontology research lab, smiling at the camera and holding a long leg bone. A specimen drawer filled with eight fossil bison jawbones, all mottled brown and beige in color. They all have at least six teeth protruding from them. A top-down view of a complete fossil mastodon jab. The bone is mottled white-beige and the flat tops of eight teeth on the left side and seven teeth on the right side are visible
March 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
uomnch.bsky.social
In his new book, MNCH Executive Director Todd Braje explores thousands of years of human-environment interaction and reflects on using that knowledge to build a more sustainable future. 🧪🏺#paleosky

Order here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/741007...
April 11, 2024 at 11:46 PM
ninadavtian.bsky.social
I also thank the authors for also citing this other @icta-uab.bsky.social paper, which is led by Maria Raja:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
With @palaeomatt.bsky.social.
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#ChemSky
Method suitable for ⚒️, 🏺, and #PaleoSky applications
Fast quantitative analysis of n-alkanes, PAHs and alkenones in sediments
The study of different organic biomarker classes is essential to elucidate global Earth dynamics since different biogeochemical processes play a role …
www.sciencedirect.com
April 30, 2026 at 5:35 PM
ninadavtian.bsky.social
Many thanks to the authors for citing my first first-authored @icta-uab.bsky.social postdoc paper—also my first first-authored paper without my former PhD supervisors:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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#ChemSky
Method suitable for ⚒️, 🏺, and #PaleoSky applications
Selective extraction of levoglucosan and its isomers from complex matrices using ligand exchange-solid phase extraction for analysis by liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectr...
The analysis of trace quantities of monosaccharide anhydrides (MAs) in sediments is complicated by the lack of fast and reliable technologies to selec…
www.sciencedirect.com
April 30, 2026 at 5:35 PM
ninadavtian.bsky.social
With my @cerege.bsky.social @climatecerege.bsky.social colleague @lucbeaufort.bsky.social among the co-authors! 👇🏻
🧪 ⚒️ 🦣 🏺
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paleoclimategirl.bsky.social Prof. Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr (she, her) @paleoclimategirl.bsky.social · Jun 24
🚨NEW PAPER ALERT: really excited 😊 about our new paper #PNAS on anthropogenic fire usage 🔥during the Pleistocene across Africa, Asia and Europe🌍 🌏 doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
June 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
ninadavtian.bsky.social
Citing 2025 paper #1: Asier García-Escárzaga et al. (2025) Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, with two @icta-uab.bsky.social authors, including the lead author—gold open access:
doi.org/10.1016/j.pa...
For more information, see also:
bsky.app/profile/icta...
(2/3)
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December 11, 2024 at 2:31 PM
andrameneganzin.bsky.social
"The Year in Neanderthals".
It is interesting to see, among other things, how the arguments regarding the #speciesproblem have evolved. Which option most deprives the #Neanderthals of their evolutionary individuality? As you know, I do have a few thoughts 🙃👇

#hpbio #philsky #evosky #paleosky 🏺
The Year in Neanderthals
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:34 AM
andrameneganzin.bsky.social
Francesco d'Errico, Ivan Colage', and I wrote a paper on the evolution of #collectiveintelligence, epistemic #nicheconstruction, and the material traces of #hominin alterations to informational landscapes.

Forthcoming in PTRS B!

Preprint 🔗👇

osf.io/preprints/so...

🧪🏺 #philsky #paleosky #evosky
October 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
andrameneganzin.bsky.social
Archaeo/anthro friends! 🏺💀

Exciting 22-month postdoc opportunity to work in Bordeaux with Francesco d'Errico on the origins of quantification systems (ERC Synergy Project #QUANTA).

Starting date: 1 November 2025. Application deadline: 2 September.

Feel free to distribute further!

#paleosky
Portail Emploi CNRS - Offre d'emploi - Postdoctoral contract on the origin of quantification systems M/F
emploi.cnrs.fr
August 13, 2025 at 9:20 AM