HERZLICHE EINLADUNG Geschichtsmythen auf dem Prüfstand Thomas Weller: Sklaverei Mittwoch 20. Mai, 18 Uhr, LEIZA (Mainz) Formen von Sklaverei und Zwangsarbeit lassen sich in allen Epochen der Menschheitsgeschichte nachweisen und laden seit jeher zur Mythenbildung ein.

🎉 Congratulations to our Deputy Director and Head of Roman Archaeology, Dominik Maschek, on his election to Academia Europaea – a prestigious, peer-reviewed honor recognizing outstanding scholars across Europe. #LEIZArchaeology #AcademiaEuropaea

Morgen beginnt unsere Reihe der Frühlingsvorträge am #LEIZA - von A wie Archäometrie bis Z wie Zahngesundheit ist alles Mögliche dabei! Live im @leizarchaeology.bsky.social oder via zoom! www.leiza.de/aktuelles/na...

We cordially invite you to participate in our summer school from August 17 to 21, 2026. The application deadline is May 15th, 2026. For more details, see www.lwc-recoment.de/veranstaltun...

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Heute ist der erste Vortrag der „Mainzer Vorträge zur Römischen Archäologie“ (MaVRA) im SoSe, die die Klassische Archäologie der JGU zusammen mit dem @leizarchaeology.bsky.social veranstaltet. Johannes Fouquet spricht zur Inneren Mani im frühkaiserzeitlichen Griechenland.

Neanderthals in Central Europe hunted pond turtles: Shells of captured reptiles may have been used as ladles 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/neanderthals-…#Neanderthalsl#palaeontologyg#researchch

Forschungsteam von #UniMainz & @paleomonrepos.bsky.social / @leizarchaeology.bsky.social & #UniLeiden hat hochauflösende 3-D-Scans von Schildkrötenpanzern angefertigt, die auf systematische Verwertung als Werkzeuge schließen lassen

Neandertaler in Mitteleuropa jagten Sumpfschildkröten: Panzer der erbeuteten Reptilien wurden möglicherweise als Schöpflöffel benutzt 👉 presse.uni-mainz.de/neandertaler-…#Neandertalere#Paläontologiei#Forschungng

New in LEIZA Publications and #OpenAccess: Fragmentation in Greek Sanctuaries and Bronze Age Hoards (eds. A. Scarci & H. Baitinger) explores why objects were deliberately broken - from ritual practices to recycling - across Europe and the Mediterranean. doi.org/10.11588/pro... #Archaeology

Leibniz Fellowships »Value of the Past« Der Leibniz‐Forschungsverbund »Wert der Vergangenheit« @valuepast.bsky.social schreibt bis zu sieben Leibniz Fellowships »Value of the Past« aus. Bewerbungsschluss: 30. Juni 2026 Weitere Infos: www.leibniz-wert-der-vergangenheit.de/fileadmin/us...

We were lucky enough to have Alexandria Firenzi from @unevadareno.bsky.social to visit our lab @leizarchaeology.bsky.social and study Mg/Ca in mussel shells. Sorting out this species should open up research on HEAPS of new sites in the Pacific! 🏺🐚🧪

New #OpenAccess release: Beyond Hunting (eds. L. Kindler & S. Gaudzinski-Windheuser) revisits the “Man the Hunter” paradigm & explores diverse early human lifeways, from subsistence to social roles. doi.org/10.11588/pro... #Archaeology

The Cultural Heritage Response Unit (CHRU), developed by German partners as part of the #KulturGutRetter project by the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW), the LEIZA and the German Archaeological Institute (DAI), has been officially registered in the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.

Quick new paper out on the seasonal use of the Haua Fteah Cave during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene. 🏺 Lot of shells with high-res relative temperature records. 140 of them! @rosaarnizmateos.bsky.social @leizarchaeology.bsky.social @maacambridge.bsky.social seafront-project.com/publication/...

Look! Another climate diagram with the Osman et al temp curve ! Looks much like ours @leizarchaeology.bsky.social . Just, we would not use the term "human civilisation" any more, and certainly not just for the Holocene. Compare: zenodo.org/records/1864... www.dpg-physik.de/veroeffentli...

🌊 Hidden heritage beneath Prespa Lake: At LEIZA, we are proud to contribute to the ACT4Prespa project – part of the EU for Prespa Programme for the Sustainable Development of the Prespa Lake Area on the border between North Macedonia, Albania and Greece. #LEIZAworldwide #Archaeology

Lab Co-PI, Dr. Isabelle Holland-Lulewicz (@isazooarch.bsky.social) is on the editorial board of this exciting, brand new archaeology journal, the LEIZA Journal of Archaeology published by @leizarchaeology.bsky.social!! Check it out! #archaeology www.leiza.de/forschung/pu...

Excited to announce the launch of the LEIZA Journal of Archaeology (LJA), a new #DiamondOpenAccess, double-blind peer-reviewed online journal of world #archaeology. More Info: www.leiza.de/forschung/pu...

New Version out 😀 Diagram: Pleistocene-Holocene-Anthropocene 2025 (2026) zenodo.org/records/1864... With updated data ☝️. For teaching, public lectures etc etc... Brought to you by @leizarchaeology.bsky.social research focus "Human-Environment Interactions" @niklashausmann.bsky.social

💘 L🫶 ve Data Week 📍 Motto: Where’s the data? Wir starten unsere Post-Reihe mit DANTE 💡 Ein Webservice, der Normdaten und Terminologien einfach in die eigene Datenerfassung integriert. 1/3

Out now #openaccess 🔓 "Silver Beyond Empire", ed. by Alice E. Blackwell, Fraser Hunter, Martin Goldberg & our colleague Andreas Rau, explores how silver shaped power and prestige from late Rome to early medieval Europe—featuring new research and key UK hoards. doi.org/10.59641/k1n... #Archaeology

"Beacons and Military Communication from Antiquity to the Early Modern Period" explores pre-modern signalling systems & landscapes of defence. Co-edited by Marie Ødegaard, Stuart Brookes, & our colleague Thorsten Lemm. #OpenAccess now; print edition out 26 Feb. #Archaeology doi.org/10.1163/9789...

The conference proceedings "Zur Geschichte der Kleidung in der Steinzeit / A Stone Age History of Clothing" have finally been published. 👇 books.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/propylaeum/c... @landesmuseumhalle.bsky.social @leizarchaeology.bsky.social #paleomonrepos #archaeology #clothing #openaccess

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!

📺 Streaming tip: Coastal #archaeology & the future of the oceans. What can sunken settlements and ancient coastlines teach us about climate change? Watch @niklashausmann.bsky.social talk, now on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/x82KOsN... #VoicesForClimate #LEIZArchaeology

A winter day at @leizarchaeology.bsky.social

Ich freue mich, unser Paper teilen zu können: "Vom Strand lernen".🏺🤩 Danke an @sabineneumann2002.bsky.social , die Hrsg., die @agtida.bsky.social und das @leizarchaeology.bsky.social sowie @propylaeum.bsky.social . Natürlich Open Access: doi.org/10.11588/pro.... #naturecultures, #beach, #archaeology

Don’t miss the #lecture by Rick Schulting on 12 February at LEIZA. www.leiza.de/kalender/det... #archaeology

Weitere Infos zum Projekt auch hier: www.uni-kiel.de/de/cluster-r... #Archäologie #Geophysik #Wattenmeer #Mittelalter #rungholt @leizarchaeology.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de @unimainz.bsky.social

In diesem Jahr nimmt die @dfg.de Forschungsgruppe TORF die Arbeit auf. Ihr Ziel ist herauszufinden, wie Menschen im #Mittelalter im nordfriesischen #Wattenmeer gelebt und dabei die Küstenlandschaft massiv umgestaltet haben. @ndr.de #WelleNord hat mit den Forscherïnnen über das Propjekt gesprochen 👇

Wishing you a peaceful Christmas and restful holidays ✨ Thank you for the inspiring exchange and your engagement across our different formats throughout the year. We’re taking a short social media break and will be back on 12 January. #LEIZArchaeology

We are delighted to share some great news: our #HorsepowerProject was awarded second prize yesterday at the annual Mongolian Archaeology conference in Ulaanbaatar — selected from 90 projects. More Info about the project: www.horsepowerproject.org #LEIZArchaeology #archaeology #bronzeage

Out now & #openaccess: Werther, Lukas: Der Karlsgraben und die Anfänge des Kanalbaus in Europa. Künstliche Wasserwege in Antike und Mittelalter, Heidelberg: Propylaeum, 2025 (LEIZA Publications). Vol. 1: doi.org/10.11588/pro... Vol. 2: doi.org/10.11588/pro... #LEIZArchaeology #Archaeology

🔥New paper out now in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports🔥 The team used a combination of innovative methods to analyse various 15,800-year-old engraved stone plaquettes to investigate hand preferences of individual engravers. Read now 👇 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🤝 Research connects across borders. The National Museum of History of Ukraine and the Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie (LEIZA) strengthen their partnership to advance cultural heritage research – from Kyivan Rus’ to Byzantium. More Info: idw-online.de/de/news863683 #leizarchaeology #archaeology

New blog post by Matt on some of his preliminary dissertation work! “Seasonal Oyster Collection by Gullah/Geechee Communities of the American Southeast through Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS)” seafront-project.com/post/seasona...

🔥New paper out now in Journal of Human Evolution🔥 Grăunceanu (Romania) with an estimated age >1.95 Ma is not an archaeological site! @leizarchaeology.bsky.social @unimainz.bsky.social @unileiden.bsky.social Read now 👇 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Where does human #resilience come from? And how can #archaeology help us understand it? Sebastian Kretz spoke with Alexandra W. Busch (LEIZA) and Klaus Lieb (LIR) for Leibniz Magazine. Read more (in German): www.leibniz-magazin.de/alle-artikel... #Research @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de

Out now & #openaccess: Grimm, Oliver (Ed.): Beast and Human: Case Studies for Northern Europe from Prehistoric to Early Modern Times, Heidelberg: Propylaeum, 2025 (LEIZA Publications, Volume 8). doi.org/10.11588/pro... #LEIZArchaeology #Archaeology #HumanAnimalStudies

Today marks the release of the second volume in the series "Theoriedenken in der Archäologie". Beginning with this volume, the series is co-published by @agtida.bsky.social & LEIZA. doi.org/10.11588/pro... #LEIZArchaeology #Archaeology #Theory

Big news from the Leibniz Association! Alexandra W. Busch, Director General of @leizarchaeology.bsky.social, has been elected Vice President. She brings extensive experience in leadership, research management, and connecting research with society.

I am very happy to see this published! Congratulations 🥳 to Okopi Ade, it was a pleasure to have you in our lab at @tracer-leiza.bsky.social @paleomonrepos.bsky.social @leizarchaeology.bsky.social We all learned a lot

Archaeomalacological Dream Team! 🐚 @isazooarch.bsky.social @niklashausmann.bsky.social @archaeojake.bsky.social @leizarchaeology.bsky.social @leizafriends.bsky.social @psuanthro.bsky.social

The #LandscapesofConflict conference is underway. Until Friday, international experts are exploring how conflicts have shaped landscapes and human–environment interactions for more than 6,000 years. A deep-time perspective on a pressing global issue. #LEIZArchaeology #ConflictArchaeology #Research

Das LEIZA vergibt eine Masterarbeit zu partizipativen Museumsformaten mit Menschen mit Fluchterfahrung. Interviews, Workshop-Begleitung & qualitative Auswertung. Honorar: 4.000 €. Bewerbung bis 30.11.2025. Mehr Infos im nächsten Post und hier: go.leiza.de/Masterarbeit

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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...

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

Im September haben @thw.de, @leizarchaeology.bsky.social & DAI zum 2. Mal bei der Stationsausbildung der Cultural Heritage Response Unit #CHRU ehrenamtliche Teammitglieder ausgebildet. Das Team von @zdfde.bsky.social #aspekte hat das Projekt #KulturGutRetter begleitet: www.zdf.de/play/reporta...