4-year postdoc position in INASIA ERC project for a lithic specialist who would like to join our Central Asian research group at @UniWarszawski with her/his expertise in lithic technology studies. Application deadline 30.11.2025. Find out more here: inasia.uw.edu.pl/we-are-hirin...

We are hiring! Five open positions for researchers in the INASIA project. We are looking for 4 postdocs and a doctoral candidate to join our team starting March 2026. Check out the details at: inasia.uw.edu.pl/we-are-hirin... We'll be holding an info session soon, stay tuned and spread the word!

it was quite a hike.

Dziękuję Pani Redaktor Zawadzkiej z @forumakademickie.bsky.social za dobrą rozmowę.

Nature research paper: Ancient DNA connects large-scale migration with the spread of Slavs go.nature.com/3I5LjKN

While walking through the mountains one can collect a nice comparative collection at once. After 6-dau trek we have a skulls of capra sibirica and sus scrofa and a half of ursus arctos issabelinus.

And here it is. The second part of Natalia Gryczewska's PhD thesis, "Faecal biomarkers as evidence of human presence in cave sites," was published in JAS www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... I am so proud of you, girl.

When you uncover new archaeological horizons with bones, combustion structures and MP blades the only thing you can do is… dance! #ERCResearch #HorizonEU #ERC #Archaeology #Uzbekistan #HumanHistory #InterdisciplinaryResearch #Fieldwork

with such a great team and amazing findings, all one can do is dance.

The Kiik Kamar (Uzbekistan) excavations #ERC #archeology #research #HorizonEurope

This season we excavate Kiik Kamar Cava in south-eastern Uzbekistan. It is circa 100sqm single chamber cave with a big triangular entrance heading west. photos by @hermano #erc #ExcellentScience #HorizonEurope #ArcheologicalResearch

Fieldwork - Day 3 Basecamp Due to unbelievable hospitality of Uzbek people in Kashkadarya our team had the oportunity to set up a basecamp in a nice private garden. A little bit more work and the basecamp with a mobile lab is ready. video by @hermano #expedition #ERC #archeology #excavations

⛏️ 3 years of pilot studies 🔦16 Central Asian caves ⛰️10 test trenches 🧗🏾‍♂️200km of high mountain treks through Tian Shan and Pamir-Alay ... and here we start our outstanding scientific journey with the ERC Consolidator Grant @erc.europa.eu INASIA housed at @UniversityofWarsaw

Check out our final results on the reliability of the diacritic approach in lithics. We tested how many errors beginners and experts make, which factors impede the outcome, and gave some hints. For more, scroll sciencedirect.com/science/articl

Is it the first sign of a big change or the cry of despair of the last righteous? I hope for the first one. Using AI for editing & proof without authors consent is far beyond the standards

I am thrilled to share the news that I was awarded #ERC_Consolidator Grant for studying the problem of Initial Upper Palaeolithic in Central Asia. Stay tuner for #INASIA project erc.europa.eu/news-events/...