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Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🏺 The #SecretsOfTheIce project is of course only possible thanks to the #ClimateCrisis, but it has revealed extraordinary diversity of ancient projectile tech: arrows made from ground slate, mussel shell, and bindings not just of sinew but also birch bark secretsoftheice.com/news/2026/09...

Photo of a hand holding a finely ground, long slate arrow head still hafted on its shaft tip. Background is a mountain ice and rock patch.

Photo of an arrow shaft tip, showing sinew and dark bark wrapped around it. Caption:
"Rear section of an arrow shaft. It has been reinforced with animal sinew and birch bark around the nock. Approximately 3,600 years old. Photo. Frys film, Innlandet County Municipality, Secrets of The Ice."

Photo of a partly fragmented arrow tip, against gritty muddy ground.. Caption:
"Arrowhead made from freshwater mussel shell. The arrowhead is fragile and has begun to split. Approximately 3,600 years old. Photo. Frys film, Innlandet County Municipality, Secrets of The Ice."

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WIRED @wired.com · 22/09/2026

In the hope of uncovering new details about ancient life, researchers have developed a large language model that fills in the gaps in papyrus fragments. www.wired.com/story/apollo...

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A New Chatbot Wants to Unlock the Secrets in Tattered Ancient Greek Records

In the hope of uncovering new details about ancient life, researchers have developed a large language model that fills in the gaps in papyrus fragments.

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Katharina Rebay-Salisbury @rebaysalisbury.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

CiA 2026 in Vienna: the programme is now online: uha.univie.ac.at/news-events/...

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Cremations in Archaeology 2026

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Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut @oeai.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The study »OCR-Based Field Extraction for Archaeological Pottery Metadata: The CENTURIA Dataset« received the Best Paper Award at the VISART Workshop of the renowned European Conference on Computer Vision 2026! 🏆 tinyurl.com/2m79ajb5

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OCR-Based Field Extraction for Archaeological Pottery Metadata: The CENTURIA Dataset

Pottery is a primary source for reconstructing the chronological and economic dimensions of past societies. Archaeologists often document ceramic finds through technical drawings and handwritten metad...

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Irene M. Petschko @irenep.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A long time ago I was working on the rescue excavation in Unterradlberg and now @hannahvanessa.bsky.social has published it. 👇👇👇👇

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Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut @oeai.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🔎 Wie Archäolog:innen ehemalige psychiatrische Anstalten als Orte von Kontrolle, Ausgrenzung und vergessenen Lebensgeschichten erforschen, erzählt Pamela Fragnoli im Gastblogbeitrag bei @derstandard.at: www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

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Eine archäologische Annäherung an ehemalige Psychiatrien

Wie Archäolog:innen ehemalige psychiatrische Anstalten als Orte von Kontrolle, Ausgrenzung und vergessenen Lebensgeschichten erforschen

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Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften @oeaw.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Archäologie live erleben: Beim Tag der Offenen Grabung am 11.9. in Kammern-Grubgraben lädt das @oeai.bsky.social der #ÖAW dazu ein, aktuelle Funde aus dem Jungpaläolithikum zu entdecken! Fragen an die Archäolog:innen ausdrücklich erwünscht! 🏺⛏️ Alle Infos hier: www.oeaw.ac.at/oeai/veranst...

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Katharina Rebay-Salisbury @rebaysalisbury.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

CiA2026 - Cremations in Archaeology 2026. The programme is now online: uha.univie.ac.at/news-events/...

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Cremations in Archaeology 2026

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Dr Tess Machling @tessmachling.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The Upton Lovell findings also give me the perfect excuse to share one of my favourite images of prehistory - a female metalworker (by the stunning portrait artist of prehistory people, Tom Björklund) #Archaeology 🏺

A woman pours moulten metal into a mould, while a female slightly older child looks on. There is a small boy there also, illuminated by the light of the furnace.

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Vicki Herring @vhillustration.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I’m so excited to finally be able to share a project I have loved working on. I was asked by @cambridgearch.bsky.social to create some reconstruction illustrations for a series of KS2 educational materials for teachers, based on the Bronze Age settlement site at Must Farm.

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Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut @oeai.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The Austrian Archaeological Institute (ÖAI) at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) is Austria's largest research institution for archaeology, exploring human history from prehistory to modern times. Find more infos in our annual report: 🔎 epub.oeaw.ac.at?arp=0x0041b158

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HEAS @heasvienna.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

#HEASVienna members took to the streets of Vienna today along with 21,000 colleagues and students from across the Universities in Austria to protest the proposed budget cuts to University funding. #unisretten

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Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften @oeaw.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Aufgrund der angekündigten Einsparungen bei den Budgets der Universitäten findet eine Protestkundgebung statt. 📆 27.5.2026 ab 13 Uhr 📍 Hauptgebäude der @univie.ac.at und andere Universitätsstandorte Mehr dazu 👉 www.univie.ac.at/aktuelles/pr...

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Budget - Unis rufen zu Demos gegen Kürzungen auf

Rektor Schütze: "Schaden für die Reputation enorm"

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Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut @oeai.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

The Ancient Greek AI »Apollo«, or an AI method to enable faster archaeological analysis of pottery: The field of generative AI is opening new frontiers for research in the Humanities. Join our workshop on this topic on May 22. ℹ️

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Digital Frontiers: Artificial Intelligence and the Study of the Ancient World

Hybrid workshop

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おやつMaster（考古学のおやつ） @oyatsumaster.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

#考古学のおやつ 2/2 ▶ Mario Gavranović, Ajla Sejfuli, Irene M. Petschko, Nicole Mittermair (2026) Begića Glavica, a Late Bronze and Early Iron Age Sanctuary in Central Bosnia. 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘢 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘤𝘢 110/2026. [ÖAW] austriaca.at?arp=0x00417043

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Archaeologia Austriaca 110/2026

„Archaeologia Austriaca“ ist eine internationale, begutachtete archäologische Zeitschrift, die einmal jährlich im Druck und online (open access) erscheint. Sie wurde 1948 als Zeitschrift zur Paläanthr...

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lukas-waltenberger.bsky.social @lukas-waltenberger.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Check out our new software CRISP - Cremated Remains Inference of Sex Probabilities. Easy and replicable method for sex estimation in highly fragmented human cremated remains!

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Katharina Rebay-Salisbury @rebaysalisbury.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

The deadline for submitting an abstract for the Cremations Conference 2026 is coming up! Act fast if you would like to join us in Vienna this October!

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Irene M. Petschko @irenep.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Begića Glavica, a Late Bronze and Early Iron Age Sanctuary in Central Bosnia. The @oeai.bsky.social with Museum Travnik excavation is lead by @mariogavranovic.bsky.social . One of the highlights besides the burnt building was this anthropomorphic figurine Read here: austriaca.at?arp=0x00417043

photo of the clay figurine which has a human body and zoo-
morphic elements (bear head or mask).

A non-scientific highlight of the excavation was the dog of one of the workers. Photo of a black and white dog with long hair.

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Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut @oeai.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

🔬 ✨️ Forschung zum Mitmachen und Angreifen! Am 24. April findet von 17 bis 23 Uhr die Lange Nacht der Forschung in ganz Österreich statt. Unsere Station finden Sie in der Aula der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. Wir freuen uns über Ihren Besuch!

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Sabina Cveček @sabinacvecek.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

🌸 Kinship Trouble isn’t a crisis—it’s an opportunity: to rethink kinship through collaborative and interdisciplinary research across archaeology, ancient DNA, and socio-cultural anthropology. With @pennybickle.bsky.social & Maanasa Raghavan @genscapelab.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Latest issue | Cambridge Archaeological Journal | Cambridge Core

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Caroline Partiot @carolinepartiot.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I am pleased to launch the #ARTHA project, dedicated to developing a network on #archaeothanatology between France and Central European countries 🙂 Many thanks to the French Institute in Vienna, the Hubert Curien Amadeus program, and the Austrian Agency for Education and Internationalisation!

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HEAS @heasvienna.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

This #InternationalWomensDay, join us here at #HEASVienna as we celebrate women through time...and the women who study them. Here we look at the work of #HEASMember #KarinaGrömer at the @nhmwien.bsky.social @univie.ac.at #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #HEASVienna #MeetTheScientist #HumanEvolution

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Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften @oeaw.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

😎 💡 Stay Q-rious! Das Science Communication Center hat einen neuen Namen: Q. Dein Raum für Wissenschaft. Wir freuen uns darauf, ab 2027 mit euch Wissen neu zu denken, Forschung greifbar zu machen und gemeinsam Ideen für die Zukunft zu entwickeln! www.oeaw.ac.at/news/q-wie-q...

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Q wie Question - das Science Communication Center hat jetzt einen Namen

Die neue Einrichtung für Wissenschaftskommunikation im ersten Wiener Gemeindebezirk trägt einen Namen: Q. Dein Raum für Wissenschaft. Q steht für Question, für Neugier und für den Beginn jeder Erkennt...

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Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut @oeai.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

💎⚙️ New study: The transition from the Middle to the Later Stone Age wasn’t abrupt. Quartz finds from Umhlatuzana in South Africa show step-by-step changes in technology, mobility, and resources—varying across regions. #Archaeology #StoneAge buff.ly/Xra8dJw

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No sudden upheaval: Researchers retell the long history of the Stone Age

How did people live 50,000 years ago—and how did their everyday lives change? An international study from South Africa, conducted in collaboration with the Austrian Academy of Sciences, shows that…

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Elise Wang @elisewang.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

I propose to make universal the old policy of the Blackfriars conference at the American Shakespeare Center: If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.

The organizer, introducing the bear on stage

A tardy speaker, trying to fend off the bear as he/she leans forward patiently.

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Irene M. Petschko @irenep.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

On this #hillfortwednesday a book recommendation: The rampart of Stillfried (Austria). Hellerschmid and Griebl describe the features of the three Urnfield Culture phases and suggest the use of fire to strengthen the timber elements. austriaca.at/9206-0inhalt @fwf-at.bsky.social @oeai.bsky.social

Foto of a feature of the Stillfried rampart: Close-up of the older wood-earth box V1267/V1167 in the western part of the Planum, view to the west. In the centre of the image are mostly un-debarked, superficially charred (oak) logs in the direction of the rampart. They come from the lowest box filling. The charred branches between the beams are clearly visible and most likely served as intentional fire preservation

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Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut @oeai.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

🔬✨ International Day of Women and Girls in Science ✨🔬 Today, we celebrate all women and girls in science – and especially those who shape archaeology at the OeAI with their curiosity, expertise and commitment. Thank you! 🩷 #TagDerFrauenInDerWissenschaft #WomenInScience #WomeninArchaeology

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mohartl @mohartl.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

#Aurora over the #Alps 💃🏻💜💚 I saw her dancing for the first time of my life 🥹 Location: 46°N Koralpe, Carinthia/Austria. @aswogeosphere.bsky.social @chrisoutofspace.bsky.social @vincentledvina.bsky.social @uwz.bsky.social @nikzimmer87.bsky.social @manueloberhuber.bsky.social @alpenwetter.bsky.social

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Caroline Partiot @carolinepartiot.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

🚩👀💀🦴🌱If you are a #Turkish undergraduate or master’s student in #archaeology and are interested in a Summer school (without fees) in #bioarchaeology ( #archaeobotany, #archaeozoology, #archaeoanthropology), send me a message! More information to come 😀

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Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut @oeai.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

The OeAI now new to the Kulturpool! We provide images, 3D models, and metadata on Roman fibulae and components of historical costumes. Accessible through the cfir.science digital research platform, which seeks to make archaeological treasures available to everyone at no cost. >>> Check out now

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Irene M. Petschko @irenep.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Early Neolithic and Bronze Age Svinjarička Čuka in many facettes. open access in English and Serbian 🔓 doi.org/10.1553/978O...

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Irene M. Petschko @irenep.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

New article about the archaeometric online database oeai.METRIX developed by the Digital Archaeology and Classics unit of the @oeai.bsky.social in JAS Reports 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ja... 👈 co-author on bsky: @pamelafragnoli.bsky.social funded by @fwf-at.bsky.social @oeaw.bsky.social

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Irene M. Petschko @irenep.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

New Pazyryk tattoos dropped! 🤩

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Irene M. Petschko @irenep.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Such great news and so deserved!! Congratulations, Dr Burke! 🤩

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Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut @oeai.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Vor welchen Herausforderungen stehen die Geistes-, Sozial- und Kunstwissenschaften bei der Nutzung von KI? ⬇️ Lesen Sie mehr über einen Mittelweg zwischen technikoptimistischer Naivität und dystopischer Fantasie: www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

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Wie die Künstliche Intelligenz uns herausfordert

Schafft KI die Geistes-, Sozial- und Kunstwissenschaften ab, oder ist sie sogar ihre Zukunft? Vieles spricht für den Mittelweg zwischen technikoptimistischer Naivität und dystopischer Fantasie

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Irene M. Petschko @irenep.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

The @oeai.bsky.social 's archaeological reconstruction specialist Ferenc Zámolyi got interviewed about the use of AI in visualizing the past. He will present on this topic at the AI meets humanities & social sciences conference tomorrow.

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Kann KI antike Tempel digital rekonstruieren?

Ferenc Zámolyi ist Architekt, Grafiker und 3D-Modellierer. Sein Aufgabenbereich ist es, zerstörte antike Gebäude zu rekonstruieren und digital wiederherzustellen. Welche Fortschritte KI in diesem Bere...

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Irene M. Petschko @irenep.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

The Museum of Mining and Metallurgy Bor made a short video about @mariogavranovic.bsky.social / @oeai.bsky.social in cooperation with the Museum and the Institute of Archaeology in Belgrade's excavation of the Middle Bronze Age cemetery Hajdučka Česma near Bor. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxJV...

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Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut @oeai.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Learn more about the extraordinary find of mammoths in a wine cellar in Lower Austria last year. ➡️ Full video: buff.ly/4o38rez #mammoth #iceage #archaeology

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Irene M. Petschko @irenep.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

This week's @oeai.bsky.social »World Archaeology Seminar«: Mateusz Jaeger with "The Cemetery in Nižná Myšľa (Slovakia): A New Chapter in Research on the History of the Local Early Bronze Age Community", 18.6., 17:30 CET, in person and online. info and zoom link here: www.oeaw.ac.at/en/oeai/even...

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The Cemetery in Nižná Myšľa (Slovakia): A New Chapter in Research on the History of the Local Early Bronze Age Community

Hybrid Lecture by Mateusz Jaeger | Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

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Irene M. Petschko @irenep.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

This week's @oeai.bsky.social »World Archaeology Seminar«: Justyna Baron with her presentation "Archaeometric Perspective on the Bronze Age Craft Organization". 11.6.2025, 17:30 CEST. As always hybrid, so join us via zoom if you aren't in Vienna! www.oeaw.ac.at/en/oeai/even...

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Archaeometric Perspective on the Bronze Age Craft Organization

Hybrid Lecture by Justyna Baron | University of Wrocław

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@BarbaraHorejs @barbarahorejs.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

We proudly present our Early Career Researchers at the @oeai.bsky.social ! Here's the new online presentation for a quick overview of current projects by these great PhD students & postdocs: www.oeaw.ac.at/en/oeai/medi... @heasvienna.bsky.social

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Early Career Researchers Group

As part of the last meeting of the OeAI Scientific Advisory Board at the beginning of May 2025, the members of the Early Career Researchers Group presented themselves with a poster session. You can fi...

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