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Website:
https://www.isbarch.org/
Mailing list:
http://jiscmail.ac.uk/ISBARCH
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Official account of the International Society for Biomolecular Archaeology (ISBA). We are an international community of researchers working on degraded biological remains from a range of archaeological and paleontological contexts. For more info, check out our website
www.isbarch.org
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European Association of Archaeologists
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*** ANNOUNCEMENT *** On Friday, 9 January, the
#EAA
will hold a Special Meeting online, in which all current Members are kindly invited to participate. Please note that the meeting has been rescheduled to 14:00–17:00 CET, instead of 15:00–17:00 CET as previously communicated. #1
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Société d'Anthropologie de Paris (SAP)
15 days ago
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#jobanthropology
Open position as a
#Ph.D
. candidate (PraeDoc) in the area of
#3D
#dentalmorphology
at University of Vienna (Prof. Gerhard Weber)
www.heas.at/allgemein/ph...
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PhD position in Virtual Anthropology Group - HEAS
The Virtual Anthropology group at University of Vienna (Prof. Gerhard Weber) is now offering a position as a Ph.D. candidate (PraeDoc) in the area of 3D dental morphology. The position is funded by th...
https://www.heas.at/allgemein/phd-position-in-virtual-anthropology-group/
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We need you!! Don't forget! Deadline is today. Please send us an email at
[email protected]
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OPEN BOARD POSITION 💲💸 We have created a new board position: ISBA Fundraiser! 💸💲 If you'd like to join our board, and if you think you are the right person, please reach out! 📩
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Centre for Palaeogenetics
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🦣 🤯 🦣 🤯 🦣 Video of woolly mammoth leg discovered in the Siberian permafrost! Researchers from
#CpgSthlm
and SciLifeLab have now, for the first time ever, identified signatures of gene activity in frozen mammoth remains!
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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The results are in! 79% of the ISBA membership voted for the next host of ISBA12... And ISBA 12 will be hosted by: The University of Burgos (Spain)!!!
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Congratulations 🎉 to the
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prize winners. You can find more info here:
www.isbarch.org/news/2025/10...
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Congratulations to the ISBA11 prize winners! · ISBA
https://www.isbarch.org/news/2025/10/01/isba11-awardees.html
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Charlotte Van Riet
3 months ago
🔔 Recap : Visited two international conferences this summer.
@isbarchaeology.bsky.social
, hosted by the University of Turin, And SMA conference in Leicester. Met plenty of researchers, working on medieval archaeology and isotopes. 🧪🏰🦴 Came back to Brussels with new ideas and inspiration! 🤔 ✍
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Natalia Przelomska
3 months ago
grateful for the opportunity to present in this fantastic session on plants animals and epidemics at ISBA last month
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Chris Stringer
3 months ago
Million-Year-Old Skull Pushes Back Homo Sapiens Origins By 400,000 Years
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Million-Year-Old Skull Reveals Homo Sapiens Are Nearly Twice As Old As We Thought
And our ancestors may have originated outside of Africa.
https://www.iflscience.com/million-year-old-skull-pushes-back-homo-sapiens-origins-by-400000-years-80947
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Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
5 months ago
Ancient Yersinia pestis genome discovered in 4,000-year-old sheep tooth sheds new light on a mysterious infectious disease that plagued prehistoric Eurasia. New research by
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and
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now published in
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:
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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Bronze Age Yersinia pestis genome from sheep sheds light on hosts and evolution of a prehistoric plague lineage
A Yersinia pestis genome from a Bronze Age domesticated sheep provides insight into the host range, evolution, and possible transmission scenarios of an ancient lineage of the plague-causing bacteria,...
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(25)00851-7
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Christina Warinner
3 months ago
We're organizing a new CARTA symposium this November 7 on "Ancient DNA: New Revelations"! We have an amazing lineup of speakers who will showcase the biggest discoveries in ancient DNA over the past 5 years - and offer a sneak peek of what's next. Mark your calendars and don't miss it!
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Katia Bougiouri
4 months ago
Still one week left to register to our first AaRCademy workshop! Link to registration:
docs.google.com/forms/d/1c_c...
#aDNA
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Lucy van Dorp
4 months ago
Excited to say we’re hiring 😊. We’re looking for a post-doc in ancient pathogen genomics to join our friendly supportive team in London at
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. Start date January 2026.
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?nPostingId=15550&nPostingTargetId=37532&id=Q1KFK026203F3VBQBLO8M8M07&LG=UK&languageSelect=UK&mask=ext
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European Association of Archaeologists
4 months ago
*** The day is here WELCOME to the 31st EAA Annual Meeting
#EAA
2025 🎉 *** Please join us for the Opening Ceremony today at 10:00-13:00 CEST. Your login details for the web platform can be found in your email. If you encounter any problems, please contact helpdesk.
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4 months ago
With only a week to go, we are pleased to let you know that the final versions of the
#EAA2025
Programme and Abstract Books are now available to download:
www.e-a-a.org/EAA2025/prog...
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Scientific Programme
We’re pleased to announce that the final versions of the EAA 2025 Programme Book and Abstract Book are now published and can be downloaded below (last updated on 27 August).
https://www.e-a-a.org/EAA2025/programme
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Andrew Curry
4 months ago
A study led by
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@mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social
used ancient DNA to investigate the spread of Slavic language and culture 1,500 years ago. “This wasn’t a migration of elites, or a few male warriors,” 1 co-author says. “This was the migration of an entire population.”
@science.org
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Ancient skeletons’ genes reveal origin of the Slavic people
DNA connects modern Slavs to a wave of migration following the fall of the Roman Empire
https://www.science.org/content/article/ancient-skeletons-genes-reveal-origin-slavic-people
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From one great ISBA team to the next — thank you to our past organizers for building such a strong and connected community!
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What a week! 🎉 Big thanks to
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for hosting an incredible ISBA conference — so well organized and full of great science.
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Looking back in the past at the Museo Nationale Dell'Automobile for our Social Dinner. Sounds about right!
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Science, friends, colleagues and ice lolly. What else?
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So good to see everyone again at ISBA 2025 — old friends, new faces, and a lot of exciting science ahead!
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HAAM-community
4 months ago
🏛️ Still unsure how to spend your afternoon in Turin 🇮🇹 before
@isba11.bsky.social
starts, come to our
#HAAMmeeting
@Complesso Aldo Moro and meet young & inspiring researchers! 💻 If you're not in Turin, you can join us online, too. 📖 DM us!
#aDNA
#HAAMcommunity
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Kevin Daly
4 months ago
We have boarded the AaRC at ISBA!
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#aDNA
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It's today!
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Don't forget about the HAAM meeting today!
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ISBA11 Turin
4 months ago
ISBA11 starts tomorrow, and we have just one question for you... are you ready for it?
#ISBA11
#biomoleculararchaeology
#turin
#Archaeology
#Italy
#conference
#AreYouReady
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AaRC
4 months ago
Interested in animal
#aDNA
and attending
#ISBA2025
? Join us on August 26th at 2:30 in our event
#BoardingTheAaRC
! No registration needed (a link is provided in case you want to let us know)!
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ISBA11 Turin
5 months ago
In just under 3 weeks, we look forward to welcoming researchers from 40 countries in Turin, Italy for ISBA11
#ISBA11
#biomoleculararchaeology
#Archaeology
#ISBAconference
#archaeologicalconference
#Turin
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It's not too late to spend your August at the conference of the summer! Registration for ISBA11 is open until August 17th! (no puffer jacket needed)
#ISBA11
#biomoleculararchaeology
#Archaeology
#ISBAconference
#archaeologicalconference
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Last but not least, the International Council for Archaeology (ICAZ) is sponsoring a prize for best archaeozoology talk at ISBA11. Fill in the form to be considered!
forms.gle/jobLM1K2y1ky...
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#Archaeozoology
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This year the Associazione Italiana di Archeozoologia (AIAZ) will sponsor two prizes for best archaeozoology talk and poster at ISBA11 🎉 Fill in this form to be considered!
forms.gle/QvtZGi3xssYP...
#ISBA11
#archsci
#aiaz
#Archaeozoology
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This year the Society for Archaeological Sciences is sponsoring a prize for best poster at ISBA11. If you’d like to be considered, fill in this form!
forms.gle/aak7VkHK4Bkq...
#ISBA11
#biomoleculararchaeology
#Archaeology
#archsci
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At ISBA11, the International Society for Biomolecular Archaeology will be sponsoring two prizes. If you’d like to be considered, fill in this form!
forms.gle/aak7VkHK4Bkq...
#ISBA11
#biomoleculararchaeology
#Archaeology
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ISBA11 Turin
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...and our organising committee is getting the Aldo Moro Campus ready for all of you. You still have time to join us!
#ISBA11
#biomoleculararchaeology
#Archaeology
#Turin
#ISBAconference
#archaeologicalconference
#biomolecules
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The Mole is ready to watch upon ISBA11...
#ISBA11
#biomoleculararchaeology
#Archaeology
#Turin
#ISBAconference
#archaeologicalconference
#biomolecules
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Kevin Daly
5 months ago
The
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@isbarchaeology.bsky.social
Turin event has a time! Join us for a in-person seminar, roundtable, and socializing! We'd really love more abstract submissions (ERCs/PhDs, please submit!!) and discussion topics.
#adna
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ISBA11 Turin
6 months ago
We are excited to announce that the IBSA11 conference dinner will be hosted at the Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile 🚗 🏁If you're interested and want to join, race over to our website and register🏁
#ISBA11
#biomoleculararchaeology
#Archaeology
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HAAM-community
6 months ago
We’re excited to share more about the 1st Annual HAAM Meeting — a hybrid pre-ISBA event! 📅 Aug 26 | 🏛️ Turin & 💻 online 🧬 HAAM updates 💼 Career panel w/ Lehti Saag, Monica Kelly, Éadaoin Harney & Zuzana Hofmanová ⚡ Flash talks — submit your abstract by July 11 (extended deadline‼️) 👉
shorturl.at/8LZsr
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Kevin Daly
6 months ago
Are you attending ISBA & working on ancient animal DNA? On Tuesday 26th ~2-4pm we will Board the AaRC with an in-person event! Join us for seminars, a round table event, and of course networking! If you'd like to attend and/or present, sign up below
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@aarc-community.bsky.social
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6 months ago
Get excited for ISBA11! The conference program is now online!
www.isba11.com/programme
#ISBA11
#biomoleculararchaeology
#Archaeology
#Archaeology
#archaeologist
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Lehti Saag
6 months ago
Honoured to be part of the Career Discussion Panel at the
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meeting at the
@isbarchaeology.bsky.social
conference
@isba11.bsky.social
in Turin!
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7 months ago
The registration deadline for individuals with posters is approaching - June 12th! Please register by then to confirm your participation at ISBA11 so that we can finalize the program!
isba11.com/registration/
#ISBA11
#biomoleculararchaeology
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HAAM-community
7 months ago
⏰ - Less than 100 days until our first (virtual) HAAM-meeting during the
@isbarchaeology.bsky.social
symposium in Turin 🇮🇹 ✅ check out our website and feel free to submit your abstract for a flash talk at our meeting:
tinyurl.com/haam-meeting...
#aDNA
#ISBA
#conference
#humanDNA
#popgen
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Science Wise Podcast
7 months ago
New episode! 🧬 Dr. Anne Stone talks ancient DNA, Neanderthals, ethics, and forensic science. From big questions to degraded samples—don’t miss it! 🎧
pod.link/1715048894
Dr. Anne Stone is an anthropological geneticist and professor at
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8 months ago
🚨The early bird deadline is ending May 7th! 🚨 Spread the word, and make sure to register now to benefit from the reduced rate!
isba11.com/registration
#archaeology
#biomoleculararchaeology
#ISBA11
#archaeologists
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8 months ago
The 11th International Symposium for Biomolecular Archaeology, hosted in Turin 26-29 August 2025, is organised by the ArchaeoBiomics team at the University of Turin and the Musei Reali
#archaeology
#biomoleculararchaeology
#ISBA11
#UNITO
#MRT
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Last day for abstract submissions!
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