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Portrait of Dominik Maschek

Portrait of Dominik Maschek

🎉 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

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Heute!

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Nachruf - Landesmuseum Natur und Mensch

In Berlin ist Mamoun Fansa gestorben, gebürtiger Aleppiner. In #Oldenburg hat er mit der Dauerausstellung des Landesmuseums Natur und Mensch Bleibendes geschaffen. Sehenswertes abseits der großen Touristenrouten. Er träumte davon, seine Heimatstadt in Syrien nach dem Krieg wieder aufzubauen. RIP

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Morgen am 21.4. um 18:15 geht es los mit einem Vortrag von Stefan Wenzel:
Für bessere Zahngesundheit - zum Export-Boom von Reibsteinen aus Mayener Basaltlava vor 3000 Jahren

Für den Zoomlink einfach Mail an freundeskreis(at)leiza.de!

Wir freuen uns auf euch!
@leizarchaeology.bsky.social

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Image showing the title of the special issue and the names of the current authors: Shannon Lee Dawdy, Johannes Jungfleisch, Philipp Tollkühn, Samira, James Symonds, Allison Mickel, and Nasratulla Hewadwall

Image showing the title of the special issue and the names of the current authors: Shannon Lee Dawdy, Johannes Jungfleisch, Philipp Tollkühn, Samira, James Symonds, Allison Mickel, and Nasratulla Hewadwall

"Orienting Archaeology towards Peace."

We are pleased to announce that the first articles in our new theme issue have been published: www.kritischearchaeologie.de/aktuelle_aus.... The issue is not yet complete, and if you’d like to contribute an article yourself, please feel free to contact us. 🏺

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Screenshot des Vortragsprogramms

Screenshot des Vortragsprogramms

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...

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Landmark ancient-genome study shows surprise acceleration of human evolution Data from more than 15,000 ancient people reveal natural selection of hundreds of genes linked to immunity, skin tone, behaviour and other traits.

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Landmark ancient-genome study shows surprise acceleration of human evolution www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Destruction as creation: modes of intra-active becoming in a created and built world | Archaeological Dialogues | Cambridge Core Destruction as creation: modes of intra-active becoming in a created and built world

A short provocation paper by Lea Rees and me has just been published in First View: doi.org/10.1017/S138...

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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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VORTRAGSREIHE
LEIZA Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie
Mittwoch 18 Uhr, Foyer
 
20. Mai: Sklaverei (Thomas Weller, IEG Mainz)
3. Juni: Rasse (Malin Wilckens, IEG Mainz)
17. Juni: Wikinger (Dominik Waßenhoven, Universität zu Köln)
1. Juli: Germanen (Andreas Goltz, JGU Mainz)

VORTRAGSREIHE LEIZA Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie Mittwoch 18 Uhr, Foyer 20. Mai: Sklaverei (Thomas Weller, IEG Mainz) 3. Juni: Rasse (Malin Wilckens, IEG Mainz) 17. Juni: Wikinger (Dominik Waßenhoven, Universität zu Köln) 1. Juli: Germanen (Andreas Goltz, JGU Mainz)

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Mythen über Vergangenheit und Herkunft finden sich im Alltag und im politischen Diskurs. Gegenwärtig werden sie vor allem (aber nicht nur) genutzt, um rechte und rechtsextreme Ziele zu stützen.

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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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In a change from the normal #mosaicmonday, how about #museummonday instead!?

From Museo di Santa Giulia, Brescia, #Italy, the stunning late 4th-century AD Lipsanoteca di Brescia, a reliquary made from walnut and ivory depicting a wide range of #Christian iconography.

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Veranstaltungsplakat zur Johannes Gutenberg-Stiftungsprofessur 2026 von Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Volker Mosbrugger zum Thema "Wohin treibt unsere 'Welt in Unordnung'? Eine Annäherung an eine Total History der Erde, des Lebens und der Menschheit"

Alle Informationen unter https://jgs.uni-mainz.de/

Veranstaltungsplakat zur Johannes Gutenberg-Stiftungsprofessur 2026 von Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Volker Mosbrugger zum Thema "Wohin treibt unsere 'Welt in Unordnung'? Eine Annäherung an eine Total History der Erde, des Lebens und der Menschheit" Alle Informationen unter https://jgs.uni-mainz.de/

SAVE THE DATE: Johannes #GutenbergStiftungsprofessur 2026 von Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Volker Mosbrugger zum Thema "Wohin treibt unsere 'Welt in Unordnung'? Eine Annäherung an eine Total History der Erde, des Lebens und der Menschheit" - Start der Vortragsreihe am 28. April 2026 👉 jgs.uni-mainz.de

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Book cover of Fragmentation in Greek Sanctuaries and Bronze Age Hoards. An Interdisciplinary Approach, edited by Azzurra Scarci and Holger Baitinger. The cover shows a pile of fragmented bronze tripod elements from Olympia, with visible decorative patterns and ornamentation. The title appears in large white text above the objects, and the LEIZA Publications logo is placed at the bottom.

Book cover of Fragmentation in Greek Sanctuaries and Bronze Age Hoards. An Interdisciplinary Approach, edited by Azzurra Scarci and Holger Baitinger. The cover shows a pile of fragmented bronze tripod elements from Olympia, with visible decorative patterns and ornamentation. The title appears in large white text above the objects, and the LEIZA Publications logo is placed at the bottom.

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

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Auch am LEIZA @leizarchaeology.bsky.social möglich, denn es ist bei @valuepast.bsky.social mit dabei!

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Alexandria sitting at a computer desk next to an elemental imaging system based on laser induced breakdown spectroscopy. the computer screen shows the sample acquisition process.

Alexandria sitting at a computer desk next to an elemental imaging system based on laser induced breakdown spectroscopy. the computer screen shows the sample acquisition process.

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!
🏺🐚🧪

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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

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Two responders wearing safety helmets stand outdoors in front of trees; in the foreground, one person is seen from behind with the text “CHRU – Cultural Heritage Response Unit” on their jacket, facing another person wearing glasses and a yellow helmet.

Two responders wearing safety helmets stand outdoors in front of trees; in the foreground, one person is seen from behind with the text “CHRU – Cultural Heritage Response Unit” on their jacket, facing another person wearing glasses and a yellow helmet.

In response to an international call for assistance, Germany can provide assistance worldwide for the emergency care of threatened cultural heritage, in the event of natural or human-made disasters.

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Close-up of a person wearing a blue uniform sleeve with a German flag patch above a circular badge reading “CHRU – Cultural Heritage Response Unit".

Close-up of a person wearing a blue uniform sleeve with a German flag patch above a circular badge reading “CHRU – Cultural Heritage Response Unit".

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.

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www.nfdi4objects.net/services/lei...

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Foto vom Brown Bag Lunch im Leiza zu einem Teilbereich von Nfdi4Objects. Eine Projektion ist zu sehen, davor ein Teil der zuhörenden Kolleg*innen.

Foto vom Brown Bag Lunch im Leiza zu einem Teilbereich von Nfdi4Objects. Eine Projektion ist zu sehen, davor ein Teil der zuhörenden Kolleg*innen.

Heute Mittagspausenvortrag im #LEIZA @leizarchaeology.bsky.social über die Erstellung eines Thesaurus für die Restaurierung im Rahmen von @nfdi4objects.bsky.social.
Referent*innen: Kristina Fischer und Lasse Mempel-Länger!

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Our DiPA (Dialogues in Pleistocene Archaeology) will continue on March 18th, at 10.30.
Josh London (SHEP) will talk about Upper Paleolithic craft traditions and regional exchange networks.
Zoom registration possible!
#paleomonrepos #archaeology #palaeolithic #paleolithic #leizarchaeology

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Elefantes gigantes abatidos por neandertales habían recorrido más de 300 kilómetros por el centro de Europa hasta el lugar donde fueron cazados El análisis de los molares fosilizados de cuatro ejemplares de Palaeoloxodon antiquus, el mayor mamífero terrestre del Pleistoceno europeo, ha permitido a un equipo internacional de investigadores rec...

#Neanderthals at Neumark-Nord (~125 ka) clearly had a taste for #elephant 🐘 But where did these giants come from?
A new study reveals the life histories and mobility of straight-tusked elephants! Some individuals may have roamed hundreds of km before ending up at this famous hunting site 🦣🧪🏺

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🔥New paper out now in Science Advances 🔥
News from the straight-tusked elephants from Neumark-Nord!
An international team has uncovered spectacular insights into life histories of some elephants by analysing their tooth enamel.
Read now 👇
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

#archaeology #palaeolithic

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Zum Raum wird hier die Zeit
Über die Unentbehrlichkeit der Archäologie 

trägt und den Bogen von der Schließung der Archäologie an der Humboldt Uni über Sigmund Freud bis hin zu Richard Wagners Parsifal schlägt.

Der Text endet mit 
"Wir wären als Gesellschaft gut beraten, diese einzigartige Form der Geschichtserfahrung nicht gering zu schätzen."

Bild des Artikels, der die Überschrift Zum Raum wird hier die Zeit Über die Unentbehrlichkeit der Archäologie trägt und den Bogen von der Schließung der Archäologie an der Humboldt Uni über Sigmund Freud bis hin zu Richard Wagners Parsifal schlägt. Der Text endet mit "Wir wären als Gesellschaft gut beraten, diese einzigartige Form der Geschichtserfahrung nicht gering zu schätzen."

Dominik Maschek vom LEIZA @leizarchaeology.bsky.social in der FAZ über die #Archäologie als unbequeme, unmittelbare und vor allem unentbehrliche #Wissenschaft:

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Year-round prehistoric limpet exploitation at the Haua Fteah | SeaFront Our new paper provides high-resolution data into the seasonality of prehistoric shellfish exploitation at the Haua Fteah (northern Cyrenaica, Libya). The research applies laser-induced breakdown spect...

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/...

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1,200-year-old Communion bread unearthed in Turkey Archaeologists in southern Turkey have uncovered five carbonized loaves of bread dating to the 7th–8th centuries AD, offering a rare glimpse into early medieval Christian life and worship.

Archaeologists in southern Turkey have uncovered five carbonized loaves of bread dating to the 7th–8th centuries AD. 🏺🥖

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🌊 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

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❗Big news ❗

LEIZA Journal of Archaeology, a new #journal of world #archaeology, launches soon, and will be #DiamondOpenAccess, promoting discipline-changing and agenda-setting work & advancing #equity, #accessibility and #impact in #research and #publishing.

All info: www.leiza.de/forschung/pu...

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LEIZA: LEIZA Journal of Archaeology Unsere wissenschaftlichen und populärwissenschaftlichen Publikationen aus dem hauseigenen Verlag

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...

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