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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Did Neanderthals and Homo sapiens develop similar technical behaviours independently in Europe and Africa? Our postdoctoral researcher @mariannafusco.bsky.social is currently at CEPAM in Nice to do comparative analyses on stone tools technology to find answers to this question!

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

While people are still travelling back from #ESHE2026, we’re delighted to see @humanorigins.bsky.social debuting on yet another conference this year.

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Melania Ioannidou @melaniarocks.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

A few moments from the #EAVP conference in Vilnius 🇱🇹 @eavpalaeo.bsky.social Inspiring science, great conversations, familiar faces, new connections and plenty of laughs. ✨ Grateful to be part of such a wonderful community. Thank you to the organizers and here's to the next one! 🦴🐒🦣🦕🐐🐍

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Katerina Harvati @katharv.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Apidima excavation update: 📢 This year we focus on Caves C and D, which document the Upper Paleolithic (very rare in Greece): Cave C (left) Protoaurignacian, Cave D (right) (Epi)Gravettian (see: paleoanthropology.org/ojs/index.ph...) @erc.europa.eu @sgn.one @unituebingen.bsky.social ky.social

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

It’s official: We are happy to welcome the 22st #UISPP Meeting in Tübingen in 2029! Many thanks for the fantastic conference to our colleagues in Poznan, it was a pleasure to be your guests!

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

At conferences, sometimes things happen at the same time. Today before lunch at #UISPP 2026 in Poznan, Human Origins PostDoc Researcher @mariannafusco.bsky.social had her second talk „Living in the Rift: reconstructing mobility patterns in the Ethiopian Late Middle Stone Age“.

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This morning at #UISPP 2026, @mariannafusco.bsky.social is presenting on her postdoctoral research within @humanorigins.bsky.social, „The lithic assemblage from the basal MSA deposits at Sibhudu“. 🏺 #paleosky

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Today’s keynote at #UISPP 2026 is held by our spokesperson Nicholas Conard! After a day full of a wide variety of thematic sessions, the international audience filled the room for „Early art and music from the Swabian Jura and the biogeography of modern humans“. 🏺 #paleosky

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Ulrike Luxburg @ulrikeluxburg.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Exciting job openings at Uni Tübingen: (1) Tenure Track Professorship for Philosophy of Machine Learning for Science, tightly connected to both philosophy department and ML community in Tübingen @ml4science.bsky.social @tuebingen-ai.bsky.social. Application deadline Sept 30. tinyurl.com/yvxp2x3n

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Happening now at #UISPP 2029: our spokesperson Nicolas Conard presenting on his work with Martyna Lech and our PI @veerlerots.bsky.social on Taxonomy of Hohlefels lithics. 🏺 #paleosky

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Today at #UISPP in Poznan, Shuqin Guo presented her fascinating research „Quantifying Craftsmanship and Social Cohesion: A Morphometric Analysis of Aurignacian Ivory Beads from the Swabian Jura“. Shuqin received a Young Investigator Fund by HUMAN ORIGINS for her participation.

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

‼️Looking for a exciting PhD project intertwining archaeology, cognitive science and psychology? There’s still time to apply for this opportunity within HUMAN ORIGINS. Deadline at September 15th is approaching, though! uni-tuebingen.de/en/research/...

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Job advertisement: PhD Position / Doctoral Researcher (m/f/d)

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Congrats to Manhon Mouhat Bourquard who presented her PhD research with her talk „Isotopic perspectives on mammoth ecology and human subsistence in Geißenklosterle and Hohle Fels“ at last week’s @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social meeting at Athens.

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

‼️ Here's another great Early Career opportunity within our cluster: ‼️ Come work with us as an Independent Junior Research Group Lead in the field of Archeo- and Paleoproteomics! #paleosky 🏺 uni-tuebingen.de/en/research/...

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Job advertisment: Independent Junior Research Group Leader (m/f/d, 100 %)

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Claudio Tennie @ctennie.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

A 2025 Science paper reported that bonobos combine calls to create new meanings. We analyzed its stats and then reanalysed the data. --> The claim did not hold up. Our paper (open access): doi.org/10.7717/peer... With @johanlind.bsky.social @annajonand.bsky.social

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Yet ANOTHER great opportunity at our cluster HUMAN ORIGINS: ❗️ We‘re looking for a Independent Junior Research Group Leader in the field of hominin postcranial evolution ❗️ Apply here till October 15th: uni-tuebingen.de/en/universit... #Paleosky

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Independent Junior Research Group Leader (m/f/d, E14 TV-L, 100%)

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

‼️ Fantastic new opportunity within our Cluster HUMAN ORIGINS ‼️ Full Professorship Early Prehistory at the Department of Geosciences of the University of Tübingen! Deadline for applications: 2nd October 2026. More info: uni-tuebingen.de/en/universit...

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W3-Professorship in Early Prehistory

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

New opportunity: fully funded PhD position within the Cluster of Excellence HUMAN ORIGINS Investigate experimentally the evolutionary significance of transformative Stone Age techniques in this project on cognitive demands, and explore the probability of their success. Deadline: 15 September 2026.

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Harvati Lab @harvatilab.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Happy #FossilFriday! 🦴👣 A few moments from our recent fieldwork in Baringo, Kenya 🇰🇪 Exciting things ahead! Many thanks to our team members and to the local partners whose support and assistance were invaluable throughout the fieldwork. 🙏🏼✨️ @humanorigins.bsky.social

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Marc Kissel @marckissel.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

www.nature.com/articles/d41... "We can almost look through the eyes of the Aurignacian people and see how they viewed the environment around them,” says Amy Clark, a palaeolithic archaeologist at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts."

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40,000-year-old bird carvings provide clues to how ice age humans flourished

Newly discovered figurines point to skills that might have helped shape early humans’ expansion across Europe.

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Light as a feather, heavyweight research impact: #HumanOrigins spokesperson Nicholas Conard and Ria Litzenberg presenting two new bird figurines from Hohlefels Cave at the annual press conference at Urmu museum Blaubeuren. (Press report below) 🏺

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

❗️Starting soon ❗️ Join our HUMAN ORIGINS lectures by Dr. Antoine Souron via Zoom!

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

HUMAN ORIGINS is welcoming Dr. Antoine Souron (University of Bordeaux) for two! Lectures this Thursday, July 16th! Invitation to join via Zoom, links below.

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Dr. E Grace Veatch @egveatch.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

🐘 check out our newest paper from Liang Bua! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Did H. floresiensis hunt Stegodon? 🔪 Did they also had control use of fire? 🔥 We tested these early claims of complex behavior using taphonomy, experimental archaeology, and zooarchaeology of the Stegodon assemblage.

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Gabriele Russo @gabrieleru1.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Bigger brains made us human... but did evolution actually select for them? 🧠 This exciting new study challenges one of the classic assumptions about human evolution 🤯 Definitely worth a read. Congrats @katharv.bsky.social!

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Evolutionary drivers of encephalization and facial reduction in the genus Homo - Nature Communications

This study tests the evolutionary processes shaping the cranial morphology of the genus Homo. The authors report a limited role of gradual directional selection and underscore the importance of stabil...

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Cecilia Padilla-Iglesias @ceciliapad.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

great read and a great test of assumptions regarding the drivers of encephalisation in our genus - congrats!

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Gabriele Russo @gabrieleru1.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

This is a truly exciting #zooarchaeology paper! Beyond its major implications for the “Hobbit” debate 🧠, it showcases a brilliant experimental archaeology design and is a major contribution to the zooarchaeology of the Pleistocene tropics and taphonomic research. Really, really cool! 🦣🏺🧪

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Taphonomic analysis at Liang Bua reveals the behavioral and technological capabilities of Homo floresiensis

Homo floresiensis scavenged Stegodon and did not use fire, challenging previous claims of advanced behavior.

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Katerina Harvati @katharv.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Happy to finally see this paper published! Thank you to the @dfg.de and all the institutions who supported me and this research! 🎉 @erc.europa.eu @humanorigins.bsky.social Open access, download freely at the link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Congrats also to our Postdoctoral Researcher @emilypigott.bsky.social, we’re happy to have you here!

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Congrats to our spokesperson @katharv.bsky.social on their new paper published today! 🏺 #paleosky

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Likely no hunters of Elephants nor masters of fire - new paper on taphonomic analysis challenges former assumptions on Homo floresensis. Congratulations to Grace Veatch, who recently started her position as an Independent Junior Research Group Lead at Human Origins! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Taphonomic analysis at Liang Bua reveals the behavioral and technological capabilities of Homo floresiensis

Homo floresiensis scavenged Stegodon and did not use fire, challenging previous claims of advanced behavior.

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Happening now: our Spokesperson Prof. Christopher Miller is presenting an Introduction of the Cluster of Excellence HUMAN ORIGINS at the annual Geosymposium and Quenstedt Celebrations at @unituebingen.bsky.social.

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TERRA - Geo-Biosphere Interactions @terra-cluster.org · 01/07/2026

🎙️ TERRAnauts Kira Rehfeld & Andreas Schweiger join „Exzellent erklärt" to talk soils, plants and climate — and the one-of-a-kind field experiment „Diversitorium". 🎧 exzellent-erklaert.podigee.io (German Language) | terra-cluster.org #exzellenterklaert #TeamTERRA #podcast

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

🚨Deadline approaching 🚨 for this fully funded PhD position in Human Origins Experimental Archaeology Lab! For this fantastic opportunity to get involved with our Cluster of Excellence as well as with the enigmatic site of Liang Bua! More info on our website!

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Starting soon: Lecture by Prof. Dr. Andrzej Wiśniewski on "Open-Air Sites of the Keilmessergruppe: The Example of Pietraszyn 49a, Poland". Join us today, 10:15 a.m. CEST via Zoom, link below. #paleosky

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Our fellow Cluster of Excellence Machine Learning: New Perspectives for Science is offering a fantastic career opportunity, which is explicitly open for applications by Early Career Researchers with a background in Archaeology, Paleoanthropology, Geoscience and adjacent subjects! #paleosky

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

📣 Lecture announcement 📣 Early Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology Colloquium, sponsored by HUMAN ORIGINS On June 18th, 10:15 a.m., Prof. Dr. Andrzej Wiśniewski is giving a lecture at the Castle Hohentübingen on "Open-Air Sites of the Keilmessergruppe: The Example of Pietraszyn 49a, Poland".

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

It‘s #EuropeanArchaeologyDay 🏺, and at the Cluster exciting things are happening! The first fieldwork projects of HUMAN ORIGINS are underway, and one of it is Yerevan-1. Armenia is a place of stunning landscapes, and potentially of new insights into the time Neanderthals disappeared. #paleosky

A stunning landscape with a green river valley and a city on the left site of the river. A group of three people are walking away from the camera on the right side of the alley. They wear backpacks and robust clothes. In the background are high mountains with snowy tops visible under a wide blue sky with slight clouds.

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Starting soon: Dr. Grace Veatch on Human Evolution and Biogeography of Flores island. Zoom link below!

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Lecture Announcement! Dr.Grace Veatch, Independent Junior Research Group Leader at Human Origins, on „An Unexpected Journey: Human Evolution and Island Biogeography on Flores, Indonesia“. Join us this Friday, June 12th, at 10:15 a.m. , live on site or via Zoom: zoom.us/j/9643057107... 🏺 #paleosky

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

❗️Reminder❗️ Lecture today, 10:15 am CEST, also on Zoom!

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

📣Lecture Announcement📣 How did environmental changes across Africa over the past ~300,000 years shaped population structure, connectivity, and isolation? And how did these dynamics contributed to the evolution of Homo sapiens and to present-day human diversity?

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

✨New opportunity✨ Fully funded PhD position in our Experimental Archaeology Lab lead by @egveatch.bsky.social! Find all necessary information on our website: uni-tuebingen.de/en/research/... #HumanOrigins #EarlyCareerArchaeologists

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

🚨Deadline approaching🚨 for this fully funded PhD-position at Uni Tübingen! Want to know more? ➡️ Get in touch!

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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Join us TODAY via zoom for Dr. Jaap Saers talk „The Brain-Bone Tradeoff: evolutionary and developmental origins of human skeletal fragility“. (Link below)

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Katerina Harvati @katharv.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

World University Rankings 2026 in Archaeology: University of Tübingen at Nr. 14 worldwide!! ✨👏 A wonderful success! Well done👏 @unituebingen.bsky.social @humanorigins.bsky.social www.topuniversities.com/university-s...

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QS World University Rankings for Archaeology 2026

Discover the world's top universities for Archaeology 2026. Explore the QS World University Rankings by Subject in various disciplines.

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