Sex assessment in a hominin upper second molar (RV’23-350) from the Ruidera (Spain) Middle Pleistocene paleoanthropological site: a proteome-based analysis of the amelogenin Sex determination in fossil hominin remains is often challenging due to the fragmentary nature of the record and the limitations of morphological asse…

🧪 First proteomic sex assessment in Spanish Middle Pleistocene hominin, suggested male.
#HumanOrigins

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Webinar alert!
Join us for a project introduction, some early findings & find out how you can get involved.

When: Fri 5th Dec, 10am (GMT)
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Our call for Abstracts & ECR Funding Award submissions are OPEN for the OPI XI Conference!

📍 University of Victoria, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
📅 15-19 June, 2026

Closing date for abstracts: 19 December 2025

See our website oceanspast.org/2026-opi-xi/ to explore conference sub-themes & submit!

Contac. njimenezcano@ucsd.edu

We have a couple of spots for our SAAs symposium on Marine resources exploitation in the preindustrial Americas.

We welcome papers that builds long-term baselines of human–marine interactions, blending methodological approaches, zooarchaeology, GMM, geochemistry, ZooMS, and aDNA!

Our latest newsletter is here! This month features new projects, special research issues, OPI conference information and more 🐟

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#marinehistoricalecology #oceanspast

We're thrilled to announce the next OPI XI!
Stay tuned for updates!

We are hosting a free online ‘Ask Us Anything’ event as part of the Integrating ZooMS and Zooarchaeology workshop series. For more info and to submit questions: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

📅 Date: June 30, 2025
🕒 Time: 15:00 CET
📍 Location: Online (link: univ-tlse2.zoom.us/j/9775805212...)

Welcome to the #GES4SEAS #MOOC on Tipping Points #TIPP
Well, what is a Tipping Point?
It is a point after which an ecosystem suddenly shifts from one state to another, Going back to the original state is difficult: SOMETIMES IMPOSSIBLE.
See the thread for more details👇

Hamburg Bible, Copenhagen, Royal Danish Library, Gl.kgl.S. 4 2°, vol. 2, fol. 183r. Illustration of the parchment-maker.

Farmer with Icelandic calf that is several days old.

Diagram showing placement of different parts of the animal’s body.

Hamburg Bible, Gl.kgl.S. 4 2°, vol. 1. Diagram showing placements of necks (green) and rumps (yellow) in the quires of the text-block.

🧵 1/5: I'm THRILLED to see Jiří Vnouček's paper on the Hamburg Bible's parchment finally published with such stunning illustrations (73 in all)!

This research shows how a careful reading of parchment tells a rich story of its creation.
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I was invited to give a talk at @ucsantacruz.bsky.social , I had a great time and met with wonderful colleagues and women in science!

Come join us! PALaEoScot is now offering a fully-funded PhD to work on ZooMS and sedaDNA studies at Scottish Late Glacial and Early Holocene sites. Closing 13/4/25. www.findaphd.com/phds/project... 🦌 🐴 🦣 🦬 🦊 🐺 (please note, full funding only available for U.K. domiciled candidates only).

It is! Thank you!

The future Zooarch Lab at UCSD

Dedicated spot for preparing skeletons

Biomolecular lab

Since January, I started my new position at @ucsandiego.bsky.social as an Assistant Professor of Anthropology of Climate Change. I’m thrilled to begin combining zooarchaeology, marine historical ecology, and ZooMS in my new role. Excited to see everything is taking shape, students welcome!

You don't want to miss it 🙌

Our Jan 2025 newsletter has just landed. Keep up to date with current research in #MarineHistoricalEcology by joining us! Get in touch at info@oceanspast.org.

AFS is searching for the next TAFS editor-in-chief! If you're a scientist with a broad perspective on fisheries with ideas about the future of AFS journals, consider applying. See full details at fisheries.org/2024/12/editor-in-chief-...

New article out in @uk.theconversation.com covering new research on Europe's forgotten oyster reefs! Link to article: theconversation.com/oysters-once...

Read the #OpenAccess paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

More awareness on this is definitely needed! All the best for you Alessio!

Coelacanth genome surfaces

I used to say “humbug” about Coelacanth Discovery Day, when a fish that had been presumed extinct since the time of the dinosaurs was found alive in 1938, but last night I was visited by the spirits of three coelacanths who showed me, um, a variety of fish-related things, and now I’m a big fan.

A webpage section showing social media icons for various platforms including Bluesky, Mastodon, LinkedIn, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter) and RSS, followed by a 'Managing Board' section listing nine members of PCI Archaeology's board including Alain Queffelec, Marta Arzarello, Ruth Blasco and others, with a 'Recommenders' link at the bottom. For the position statement: I am joining the managing board as I believe PCI Archaeology because represents a transformative approach to academic publishing in archaeology. Launched in 2020, it's a community-driven initiative that provides free, transparent peer review for preprints, breaking down traditional publishing barriers. As someone committed to open science and equitable knowledge sharing, I value how PCI Archaeology makes high-quality research accessible to everyone - from established academics to early career researchers and interested members of the public. What excites me most is their transparent review process - all reviews and recommendations are openly available, helping to demystify peer review while maintaining high scientific standards. There are no fees for authors or readers, which is crucial for making archaeological research more globally accessible. By joining the Managing Board, I hope to contribute to building a more inclusive and sustainable model for archaeological publishing, where quality research can thrive without financial barriers.

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... but, thrilled to join Managing Board of @pciarchaeology.bsky.social, a free, transparent platform for research recommendations.

Join a community of scholars making science more open & accessible! 🌟
#OpenScience #Archaeology

I just joined! so cool to see many ZooMS people at @bsky.app

See you on Tuesday for more fish and methods in #ichthyoarchaeology at the SAA's ZIG Journal Club
🐟🐠🐡

A presentation title slide showing 'Establishing Taxonomic Accuracy in Ichthyoarchaeology: A DNA-Barcoded Collagen Reference Collection for Indo-Pacific Fish' with an image of colorful fish at a market or dock. The presenter, Nayeli Jiménez Cano, stands in a black sweater speaking into a microphone. The slide shows multiple institutional logos including the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle and CNRS.

☕️ Back from coffee at #IZAZ2024 for Nayeli Jiménez Cano's talk on creating reliable fish reference collections. Combining DNA barcoding with collagen analysis is crucial for accurate species identification in archaeological fish remains 🐟 #archaeology