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

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 reut.rs/4jeuRpF

Festive Season 2025, Kurhaus Wiesbaden 🎄⚜️⚜️⚜️

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

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 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #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/...

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

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

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...

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Ferdinand Magellan's expedition to circumnavigate the globe first passed through the Strait of Magellan #OnThisDay in AD 1520. The southernmost archaeological site in the world (an Indigenous hunting camp) is nearby, on the island of Isla Hornos. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

The Treaty of Granada was signed #OnThisDay in AD 1491, ultimately leading to the Emirate of Granada, ruled by the Nasrid dynasty, ceding sovereignty to Spain. Known for the iconic Alhambra, the Nasrids made use of architecture to display their power. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

Parallel zu unten: "Woran scheitern Gesellschaften?" Interne gesell. Konflikte und Polarisierung entwickeln sich bereits während "guter Jahre" und führen - unausweichlich (?) - zum Umbruch...☹️ Antike Welt 6/2025 (hinter Bezahlwand) www.herder.de/wbg-magazine... @leizarchaeology.bsky.social

End times 7000 ya 💥. I quite like the cycle...: Headless bodies hint at why Europe’s first farmers vanished | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Kleiner Report in der aktuellen AiD 6/2025, 46-47: "Warum Krieg? Ein Blick in die Vergangenheit" Das Heft ist natürlich auch sonst interessant!☝️ @leizarchaeology.bsky.social @kerstinphofmann.bsky.social (Hinter Bezahlwand) www.herder.de/wbg-magazine...

View outside of my office window 👀 @leizarchaeology.bsky.social

Archäologin Catherine Teitz erforscht, wie sich römische Architektur und das Alltagsleben am #Hadrianswall über die Jahrhunderte wandelten – und wie alte Grabungsaufzeichnungen noch immer neue Erkenntnisse liefern können 👉 https://www.magazin.uni-mainz.de/roemisches-erbe-schicht-auf-schicht/

#LEIZA @leizarchaeology.bsky.social im Morgennebel 🤍🩶

Passenderweise sehe ich gerade, dass mein Beitrag über "Arier, Aliens & Atlantis: Archäologische #Wissenschaftskommunikation zwischen Popkultur & #Ideologie" inzwischen auch bei @lisa.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de online nachgeschaut & -gehört werden kann: lisa.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/antike_im_ze...

#FindsFriday from the historic palace of Benin City. Ranging from pre-colonial bronzework of the Benin Kingdom to late-colonial-era Nigerian police regalia, they reveal the most-comprehensive archaeological picture of Benin City’s history to date. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

Well, shall we learn from history?! ...

NEW Potsherd pavement from #medieval Ilorin, Yorùbáland. Potsherd pavements were a shared architectural tradition across West Africa, but nuanced variation in pottery production allowed for individual expression and identity within Yoruba communities. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

"Woche der offenen Tür" im #StadtmuseumHofheim. Es gibt viel Kunst, aber natürlich auch #Archäologie! Besonders: die VR-Installationen zum Kapellenberg! 😀 stadtmuseum.hofheim.de/sonderausste...

"Woche der offenen Tür" im #StadtmuseumHofheim. Es gibt viel Kunst, aber natürlich auch #Archäologie! Besonders: die VR-Installationen zum Kapellenberg! 😀 stadtmuseum.hofheim.de/sonderausste...

Brazil and Peru are failing uncontacted people – and the Amazon’s future is at stake | Julio Cusurichi Palacios and Beto Marubo

Join us in Mainz for Landscapes of #Conflict: Archaeological Perspectives from #Prehistory to the #MiddleAges — an international #conference exploring how conflict and peace shaped human–environment interactions through time. 📅 26–28 Nov 2025 | 🏛️ LEIZA, Mainz www.leiza.de/kalender/det...

Gut gemacht, und mir gefällt besonders das Zitat am Ende!

History does indeed repeat itself! Everywhere and through time. Just the scales change.

Nicht ganz! So wie der Titel nicht ganz korrekt ist, ist auch der Inhalt nur tw richtig. Klima ist in der Nacheiszeit zwar ein variabler Faktor, aber Grundmuster gesellschaftlichen Verhaltens können auch ohne Klima simuliert werden. Den Titel gab es übrigens 2013 schon bei Terra X...

#FindsFriday Researchers found traces of blue pigment on this 13,000-year-old artefact from Mühlheim-Dietesheim, Germany. It questions the idea that Palaeolithic artists only used red or black, painting a picture of a more vibrant Ice Age world than previously imagined. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

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And...one week from today! Come in person or tune in @leizarchaeology.bsky.social

The Battle of Trafalgar took place #OnThisDay in AD 1805, resulting in a British victory over the combined French and Spanish fleet and ending Napoleon's planned invasion of England. In preparation for the invasion, many army camps were built along France's northern coast 1/2 🏺 #Archaeology

Ja, allerdings nur bis zum Kippunkt. Dann entlädt sich die im Wettrüsten aufgestaute Energie im gewaltsamen complexity collapse. Der Weg in den WWI ist ein trauriges Bsp.

Two weeks from today: Another exciting lecture on a timely topic at @leizarchaeology.bsky.social

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Das Versagen ist leider systemimanent: Inherent Collapse. Die dahinter liegenden gesellschaftlichen Mechanismen lassen sich bis in die Eiszeit zurückverfolgen. Nachhaltige Lösungen werden erst möglich, wenn wir das besser verstanden haben. Ein Baustein: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

1.5 Grad Marke bis 2100 einhalten? Pariser Abkommen? Vergisst es - die Staaten haben versagt, Politiker, Medien und die gesamte Gesellschaft. Neueste Projektionen zeigen 2029 ist die Marke endgültig verloren. Ist übrigens nicht umkehrbar. Dankt der #Milliardenlobby. #Klimakatastrophe

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

You are an early-career scientist interested in social and environmental processes in the past? For our second phase, we are offering 5 positions for postdocs and 9 positions for doctoral students. Apply now! All the details: www.uni-kiel.de/en/cluster-r... #earlycareerscientists #jobs

Join us on Nov 4, 2025 at 6 PM for Anzhelika Kolesnychenko’s #talk “Social networks shaping the pathways of #Odesa #archaeology.” 📍LEIZA, Mainz | 🎥 Live: “Science at risk” YouTube More Information: www.leiza.de/kalender/det...

#Lidar of Poverty Point, the type-site for a prehistoric culture occupying the Lower Mississippi Valley from c. 1730–1350 BC. Radiocarbon dates show, however, that the nearby, supposedly peripheral site of Jaketown dates even earlier. 🔗 from 2023 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

Life-size rock engravings of camels, gazelles, and other animals, found in Saudi Arabia and dating to between 12,800 and 11,400 years ago, demonstrate human occupation of an arid environment, according to a paper in Nature Communications. go.nature.com/4o1ON0p 🏺 🧪

Don’t miss Prof. Albert Hafner’s lecture on prehistoric lakeshore life in the Alps & Balkans! 📅 Thu, Oct 30 · 18:00 📍 LEIZA Mainz + online #Archaeology #LEIZArchaeology #lecture #research

A very simple basic pattern and a typical phase succession: Rigidity follows polarisation. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Interesting read, also for those concerned with political cycles: Why democracies die and what to do next | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Kapellenberg Hofheim: Relikte einer steinzeitlichen Hochkultur Artikel von Andrea Diener, FAZ www.msn.com/de-de/finanz...