Reassociation of Skeletal Remains Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy A major challenge in forensic anthropology and bioarcheology is the development of fast and effective methods for sorting commingled remains. This study assesses how portable laser-induced breakdown s...

Reassociation of Skeletal Remains Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy - pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Just having a read of this and wondering if anybody is using this method to look at faunal remains? Very cool that LIBS may be used for isotope analysis too. 🏺

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Yes we have it at Oxford but don’t think I can download anything for you. I think it is available on Abebooks too…

🚨 Job alert! The University of Tübingen announces a W3 (Full) Professorship in Early Hominin Evolution in the framework of the DFG Cluster of Excellence 'HUMAN ORIGINS':

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Application deadline: 11.03.2026 🚨

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CW: Racism/Colonial thought

I’m now in Oxford which has places of learning everywhere 🤩 I’ve adopted a philosophy of a library a day keeps the ignorance away. I came for the ochre but read👇🏽😡. I know some may say it was of its time but contemporary proxies for ancient hominin behaviours persist.😕🏺

Project Curator: Hidden Stories of Childhood Greece and Rome; Egypt and Sudan Full-time: 41 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break) Fixed term for 12 months £36,396 per annum Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 17 October 2025

Come work with us!🏺
Together with my brilliant colleague Georgia Barker we are looking for a project curator to research how childhood is represented in the collections of our two departments at the British Museum, Egypt & Sudan and Greece & Rome. 👇👇👇

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Will that research be on-going? The wild/domestic query?

kermit the frog is wearing a black hoodie and kermit the frog is wearing a black hood . ALT: kermit the frog is wearing a black hoodie and kermit the frog is wearing a black hood .

Yay!!!! 👏🏽

#Archaeology job alert!🏺

Excited to share this vacancy for a Project Assistant to support delivery of our new digital heritage interpretation project - Barra and Harris Unearthed.

www.nwh.uhi.ac.uk/en/staff/vac...

Based at Cnoc Soilleir, South Uist

Please share!

Thanks 🙏🏽 Ha, not a brainiac as such. I’m pretty sure Oxford just like Southampton but with more gowns 😅

In what I hope is an isolated incident, I have experienced disbelief when I have stated that I am going to Uni of Oxford.They said: Oh, Oxford Brookes, I said: No. They said: Are you sure? 😧 I said, somewhat in shock: Yes. Of course I thought of @afuahirsch.bsky.social who had similar experiences🏺

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Shows a man with a jet washer attempting to remove cave art from a wall.

I’m sure no words are needed. 🖼️ 🏺

#Banksy #Erasure #Graffiti #Art #Protest #Gaza #Genocide

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Zooarchaeologist posing in a strongman pose whilst wearing a rubber chicken mask!

When you ask a zooarchaeologist to help you move! 🏺

10 reasons to go to the British Science Festival in Liverpool British Science Festival takes over Liverpool from September 10 - 14 and it’s going to be an amazing week of 100+ events. Find out more here.

Come check me out at the British Science Festival next month. It's gonna be a banger!

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When we ruled: the rise and fall of twelve African queens and warriors Discover a world of royalty, ancient civilisations, conquest and colonisation through the reigns of the queens and warriors of Africa.

National Archives webinar with Paula Akpan on 22 Oct… Looks fab! 👸🏾

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Decolonize scientific institutions, don’t just diversify them Indigenous scholars set out eight steps to stop marginalization in academia and to enable a shared Indigenous agenda in science.

'These concerns are not simply a historical artefact. Colonialism remains deeply embedded in many facets of dominant science, leading to inequitable health and social outcomes.' 🧪🏺

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Very nice 🧬 but when, oh when, are we going to stop using “sub-Saharan Africa” in academia? 🤦🏽‍♀️ 🏺

A mature graduating WOC in her graduation gown stands against a large blue letter O - part of a sculpture for UoS (University of Southampton) - which itself sits in front of the Guildhall building.

I finally got around to graduating from UoS last month… Of course I wore my keffiyeh… One of the lecturers told me afterwards they were so happy to see it they almost shouted out to me on the stage! 🙌🏽🏺

#Graduation #FreePalestine #GazaGenocide #Archaeology #Graduate #LaterBluesky

EXTENDED DEADLINE: FRI. 15TH NEW DEADLINE FOR SIGNATURES: FRIDAY 15TH OF AUGUST. THIS IS TO GIVE EVERYONE THE CHANCE TO SIGN, SO PLEASE CONTINUE TO SHARE AND TALK ABOUT THIS CAMPAIGN AND HOW ARCHAEOLOGY CAN NO LONGER BE COMPLICIT IN ISRAEL’S CRIMES.

WE HAVE PASSED 1000 SIGNATURES! We are extending the deadline, to give all who want to join this movement the chance to add their signature. Please do sign and share, archaeologists can and should take a stand and make a difference! #🏺 #eaa2025 #archaeology

💯 I have tried to explain this before and have seen the recipients’ eyes just glaze over. 😅 They want tangible finds! Anyway, I say YES to more purple prose in soundbites. Let our enthusiasm be infectious!

Archaeological position at TraceoLab (ULiège) - reorganising prehistory collections. Need a Master's in Archaeology, lithic experience, and good organisational skills.
Apply to veerle.rots@uliege.be by 25/8/25. Start Sep-Oct.
Full details: www.traceolab.uliege.be/cms/c_127324... 🏺

The third dimension in palaeopathology: How can three‐dimensional imaging by computed tomography bring an added value to retrospective diagnosis? Three-dimensional (3D) imaging is now extensively used for studying ancient human and animal bones. This method has been consensually adopted by palaeoanthropologists, but its interest in palaeopatho...

CW: Thumbnail has images of human remains…

This is a nifty paper illustrating the use of bespoke software to create 3D reconstructions of palaeopathological events. Trying to convince a fellow arch that the future is digital in our discipline! 🏺

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Yes, perhaps she is. 🤷🏽‍♀️ That is my personal take but I am not a classicist.

This adds a little more to the story.