The ERC Project MATRIX explores one of the big questions in our past: how Neanderthals disappeared as modern humans spread across Europe. Meet the team behind it and learn more about our research on sediments, ancient DNA, proteins, lipids & human evolution 👉 matrix.icarehb.com

We are happy to share the programme of speakers for our global symposium on lithic technology 🪨🔎 There are just a few spaces left for in-person participation! DM for more information. You can join us online via this Zoom registration link: eu02web.zoom-x.de/webinar/regi...

Mechanical experiments are in progress at TraCEr by @eduardopaixao.bsky.social, testing the impact of different raw materials on the crushing of raw tubers. This study is part of broader research on early human behavior and percussive tool use at the Acheulean site of Melka Wakena, Ethiopia

📰 Underwater #archaeology in Denmark uncovers an 8,500-year-old Mesolithic coastal settlement, swallowed by rising sea levels #ArchaeologyNews via @the-independent.com www.independent.co.uk/news/science...

Human delivers an unusually clear picture of Homo sapiens as a species shaped by climate, animals, plants, other hominins and the interactions of its own nomadic groups. Bethan Ackerley is enthralled

Thousands of ancient bronze offerings… deliberately smashed. Why? We’re on a mission to find out – and now we have 3 more years to do it. 💪 #leizarchaeology #archaeology #research #olympia

Back to Armenia, back to Dalarik-1 Cave, with a large international team from Armenia, Spain, Israel, Greece, France, Portugal, Italy & beyond! Let the excavation of this unique Middle Pleistocene site start! 🎉 #TransCause @humendylab.bsky.social

www.publico.pt/2025/07/22/c... Excelente artigo do @ricardomgodinho.bsky.social! É exactamente isto quando nos perguntam sobre a relevância da Arqueologia e do conhecimento sobre o nosso passo! @icarehb.bsky.social

Humans may have been making tools from whale bones up to 20,000 years ago, says OA research in @natcomms.nature.com. Their discovery helps broaden understanding of early human use of whale remains and provides snapshot of ancient whale ecology: spklr.io/63328BERzp #Palaeontology 🧪🦴

Did you ever ask why people used so many different rocks in their tasks? If you had this question in your mind, go and check my new paper with my colleagues. dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

My first paper of the PhD is out, we talk about Mobility and lithic technology at Ararat-1 Cave in Armenia. We also talk a bit about 👻 tools. Are you curious? Go and check it out! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Link to the study in Science Advances: doi.org/10.1126/scia...

SPECIAL LIVESTREAM in 4 hours at 5pm UK/noon EDT We'll take a glimpse at my Dad's old lab at the Old Stone Age institute, used to process finds from several excavations of Neandertal sites I'll share stones, bones, and stories from his career www.youtube.com/live/_ziPB2j...

LEIZA Publications – our new book series! Discover cutting-edge #archaeology: monographs, edited volumes & conference proceedings – #openaccess on Propylaeum. Bridging archaeology with other disciplines to better understand human behavior & social systems across time and space. 👉 bit.ly/46HeeyC

Postdoc in Geochronology / Plio-Pleistocene Geology Join the ERC WRAP project at ICArEHB! Apply now 👉 www.icarehb.com/research-pos...

We were thrilled to have Areti, a PhD student from Leiden University, at TraCEr for the last three weeks to document post-depositional modifications on flint before and after freeze-thaw cycles using the LSCM. Hope to see you soon again, Areti!

#Neanderthals Ran “Fat Factories” 125,000 Years Ago. Groundbreaking discovery by @paleomonrepos.bsky.social @unileiden.bsky.social @leizarchaeology.bsky.social and the LDA in Saxony reveals large-scale fat processing by Neanderthals: idw-online.de/de/news854632 #archaeology #paleolithic #prehistory

New paper in #ScienceAdvances led by @paleomonrepos.bsky.social and @unileiden.bsky.social on #Neanderthal adaptation 125ka years ago at Neumark-Nord 2, Germany. Our study shows large-scale grease rendering thousands of years earlier than previously thought: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🦣🧪🏺

📣 New paper out! Exciting finds from Abri du Maras (Layer 6): fire use, bone breakage, tool-making & raw material strategies from MIS 7, shedding light on early Neanderthals. Proud to be part of this work! 🔗 rdcu.be/etHMN #archaeology #palaeolithic

New genomic research suggests Çatalhöyük was a female-centered society. The discovery builds on past archaeological theories and evidence like this "mother goddess" statue. 🏺🧪

Don’t miss this opportunity, join us in @icarehb.bsky.social and work with @tomosproffitt.bsky.social on this great project!

🔍 Postdoc in Palaeolithic Archaeology Join the #ERC Starting Grant #WRAP – Western Rift Archaeology and Palaeoenvironments project at ICArEHB! We're exploring human prehistory through fieldwork, machine learning, and interdisciplinary research. 🔗 www.icarehb.com/research-pos...

Parafraseando Lídia Jorge que citou Shakespeare: Um louco guia um cego.

“The biggest shock initially was not even the impact of the mine,” said Alves Scarrott, who grew up in Covas and moved to London. “It’s the attack on democracy, and democratic processes, and the rights of the people that live there.”

We were thrilled to organize the seminar Traceology II: Introduction to Theory and Methods in Archaeological Research. The sessions combined theory with hands-on lithic analysis, offering an overview of traceological methods and relevance to archaeological research. Many thanks to all participants!

Don’t miss this opportunity! Join @tomosproffitt.bsky.social in this super exciting project 👇🏼

Os Anjos acham que nós somos anjinhos

Don’t forget to join us tomorrow at 11am (UK/Lisbon time) to hear from @roinnanluisigh.bsky.social and @tansybranscombe.bsky.social in the next @icarehb.bsky.social Alt-Ac Paths videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/9355232390...

Archaeology meets Neuroscience! Join our FREE online @icarehb.bsky.social LEXA Seminar on Tue, July 1st at 14:00 GMT:. Discover ceramics, human behaviour & brain plasticity. www.icarehb.com/lexa/ #ExperimentalArchaeology #CognitiveNeuroscience #Pottery #Archaeology

#NewPaperAlert: Our latest research at Riparo Bombrini shows how internal variability in the Protoaurignacian reflects shifting mobility and site-use strategies. 🏺 #Archaeology #Anthropology #Paleolithic #FlintFriday #FossilFriday @julienrs.bsky.social Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Thrilled to share the latest publication from our lab — huge congratulations to the amazing @aeleftheriadou.bsky.social on her first paper! 🎉 Stay tuned for her exciting work applying machine learning to study wear patterns on stone tools. 🔬

Ancient Objects From 50,000 Years Ago Reveal Mysterious Symbols www.sciencealert.com/ancient-obje...

Huge congrats to @youssefdjellal.bsky.social on hitting a major PhD milestone — his first first-author paper is out! Super proud 🎉

ICArEHB PhD student Osman Khaleel shares a powerful reflection on navigating the PhD journey amid prolonged conflict. Read it here ➡️ research-hive.com/2025/06/02/n... #PhDLife #ResilientResearch #ICArEHB #ResearchHive

Just out! Our first publication on the use-wear analysis of quartzite tools from the MSA sequence at Rhafas Cave, Morocco! @icarehb.bsky.social @leizarchaeology.bsky.social @paleomonrepos.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Don't miss it — Dr Eduardo Paixão's #LEXA seminar is this Tuesday, 3 June at 14:00 WEST! 🪓 Join us on Zoom!

Quando quiserem falar de faróis...

🔍 Poll – What is technology? 🛠 Tools we build 🧠 Ways we think 🌾 Systems we live in 📱 The machines we use 📢 Join ICArEHB Dialogues: Technology – Past and Future 🗓 May 29, 4pm (Lisbon) – live on YouTube! www.youtube.com/live/RAO_pxR... Let’s talk past, present & future tech!

Highlights from ICArEHB at #CAA2025 in Athens! PhD students & researchers led sessions, presenting cutting-edge work in #ComputationalArchaeology. Congrats to Anastasia Eleftheriadou, winner of the 2025 Nick Ryan Bursary for best student paper! 🎉👏 #ICArEHB #ResearchExcellence

New study by Tydgadt & Rots in Archaeological & Anthropological Sciences establishes methods for identifying laterally hafted projectiles through experimental wear analysis. This is a vital advancement in identifying Upper Paleolithic tools. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

⛏️ 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

Our next LEXA seminar will be a hot one🔥! With the wonderful @caromallol.bsky.social. Join us at 2pm (Lisbon time!) on Tuesday the 6th of May. Register here: www.icarehb.com/lexa/

#OMG that week of #HOG2025 flew by! It's been a blast! #Shoutouts to our incredible hosts @annarb.bsky.social @jmcascalheira.bsky.social & all #colleagues #student helpers @icarehb.bsky.social for the invitation, the very warm welcome and perfect organisation 🫶🏻 BIG THANKS👏🏻 #alsoaddictedtopasteisnow

Times flies with all these super interesting insights into ongoing #research on #MiddlePalaeolithic topics in various parts of the world 🤯 👀👂🏻We are especially happy to hear about the first results of M. Farkouchs work, who was awarded our #HOGward last year! #archaeology #supportingyoungacademia

🔥 How did Neandertals harness fire? Join Dr. Carolina Mallol on May 6 for a #LEXA seminar on #prehistorictechnology: "The Neandertal Fire Technology Project – All Its Burning Questions." ⏰ 14:00 WEST | 📍 Zoom www.icarehb.com/lexa/ #HumanEvolution #ExperimentalArchaeology #Archaeology

Curious about early humans and how they evolved? Ep. 1 of "Wer wir sind und warum das nicht klappte..." explores #Neanderthals 125,000 years ago with Prof. Dr. Sabine Gaudzinski-Windheuser. Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/3DoL... @paleomonrepos.bsky.social #archaeology #podcast

The organizing committee is excited to announce the launch of the official website for the 7th International Congress of Experimental Archaeology (CONEXP 2025), taking place in Liège, Belgium from October 22 to 25, 2025. Visit www.conexp2025.uliege.be for more information.

We’re deeply concerned about the disappearance of our colleague Pierre Noiret. Please share and help us spread the word. For more information please check: www.police.be/avis-de-rech...

📢 New publication: "Fire Use During the Last Glacial Maximum: Evidence From the Epigravettian at Korman' 9, Middle Dniester Valley, Ukraine" by Murphree, W. C., Ferro‐Vázquez, C. (...) & Aldeias, V., in Geoarchaeology (2025, Vol. 40, Issue 2). 🔗 More info: doi.org/10.1002/gea....