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Dr. Alice Rodriguez @alicerodtor.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

New paper out! Does fire erase use-wear? Using experimental burning and 3D confocal analysis, we show that heating modifies surfaces but does not erase use-wear signals. @hcelab.bsky.social

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Dr. Alice Rodriguez @alicerodtor.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

New preprint out! In this study, we evaluate how accurately different molding compounds replicate lithic microtopography using confocal microscopy and ISO 25178 surface roughness parameters. The Good, the Bad, the Bumpy: osf.io/preprints/so... via @OsfFramework

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Emily Coco @emilycoco.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

New paper out with Radu Iovita in PLOS One modeling potential routes of dispersal for Neanderthals moving from the Caucasus Mountains to the Altai Mountains after MIS 6 doi.org/10.1371/jour...

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Emily Coco @emilycoco.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

A very exciting first post here: the final paper from my dissertation as finally be published in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences! We characterized the processes of lithic artifact weathering at the Semizbugu site complex in Central Kazakhstan. Check it out here 👉 rdcu.be/d8NvQ

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Characteristics of lithic artifact weathering at the Semizbugu surface site complex in semi-arid Central Kazakhstan

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Laboratory for the Study of Human Cultural Evolution @hcelab.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

This month we were honored to Spend time with Prof. April Nowell, at the Department of prehistory @hebrewuniversity.bsky.social She shared with us her ongoing research in Australia, Jordan and about Children in prehistory! Thank you!

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