Reposted by Juliette WatermanChris Miller @thelittlepakeha.net · 06/03/2026If you're doomscrolling, guess what? So far there are 51 kākāpō chicks hatched and thriving this season, the same number of birds as we had in TOTAL in the 90s! Only one chick has died and there are still fertile eggs waiting to hatch! 6764041739
Juliette Waterman @juliettewaterman.bsky.social · 18/08/2025We're welcoming reseach submissions (any article format) on stable isotope analysis of animals, especially linking present and past environments! @frontiersin.bsky.social @icaz-news.bsky.social @uor-research.bsky.social #archaeology #archaeobirds #zooarchaeology #ecology #stableistopesfrontiersin.orgFrontiers | Applications of Stable Isotopes in Zooarchaeology and Historical EcologyStable isotope analyses of historical archives (e.g., tissues from specimens held in natural history collections and faunal remains recovered from archaeolog... 063
Juliette Waterman @juliettewaterman.bsky.social · 02/06/2025Join us at Reading for some fantastic isotope research - registration open now! 010
Juliette Waterman @juliettewaterman.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Registration is open for the ICAZ Stable Isotopes Working Group meetup! Please join us in Reading on 25th-28th of June - signup and more info is available using the following link: zooarchisotopes.com/back-to-the-... @icaz-news.bsky.social #archaeobirds #animalhistory #zooarchaeology #archaeologyzooarchisotopes.comBack to the Future 2025Back to the Future: Zooarchaeological Isotope Approaches to Modern Questions June 25-28 2025 – University of Reading REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN Access the registration form via clicking this li… 063
Reposted by Juliette WatermanResearch at Reading @uor-research.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Putting out birdfeeders, giving horses hay or feeding ducks peas (not bread!!) are extensions of an ancient connection between human & animal that you can read about in a new book, with a chapter by Dr Juliette Waterman.🫴🦆 @juliettewaterman.bsky.social #readingatReading #BookSky 🔗 rdg.ac/3FfJidy 081
Reposted by Juliette WatermanJosh Milburn @joshmilburn.bsky.social · 16/05/2025The Hand That Feeds is now available open access from @uclpress.bsky.social. If you haven't already, now would be a great time to listen to my interview with @juliettewaterman.bsky.social, released earlier this month. uclpress.co.uk/book/the-han...uclpress.co.ukThe Hand that FeedsFood plays a major part in shaping human–animal relations, from nurturing farm and zoo animals to bringing wild birds into suburban gardens. Food-mediated interactions create personal interspecies bon... 0117
Juliette Waterman @juliettewaterman.bsky.social · 13/05/2025You can read about the incredible, unusual, and brand new research from the Animal Feeding project (flea circuses anyone? @gaiamortier.bsky.social ) in our edited volume! It's open access so free to download here: t.co/P7IYuj7YmZ @uclpress.bsky.social 1158
Reposted by Juliette WatermanAngela Cassidy @angecass.bsky.social · 05/05/2025I am unspeakably proud for and of our Animal Feeding project ECR team, who led, wrote and co-edited an edited volume showcasing our research. Intrigued? Listen to @juliettewaterman.bsky.social chat about it below, and get your pre-orders in. Out in the world May 13th!uclpress.co.ukThe Hand that FeedsFood plays a major part in shaping human–animal relations, from nurturing farm and zoo animals to bringing wild birds into suburban gardens. Food-mediated interactions create personal interspecies bon... 2228
Reposted by Juliette WatermanJosh Milburn @joshmilburn.bsky.social · 05/05/2025On the latest episode of Knowing Animas, I speak to @juliettewaterman.bsky.social about the history and archaeology of red kites in Britain, plus her co-edited OA @uclpress.bsky.social book The Hand That Feeds. Find us in all the usual podcast places! knowinganimals.libsyn.com/episode-237-... 0115
Juliette Waterman @juliettewaterman.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Choppers the poor PG Tips chimp was one of my favourite bits of research from the animal feeding project - read her story here 🍌🍰: theconversation.com/how-we-revea... (Full article: nature.com/articles/s41...)theconversation.comHow we revealed the life story of PG Tips chimp – written in her bonesThe study allowed researchers to assess the impact of changing zoo practices over the last 50 years. 020
Reposted by Juliette WatermanTom Higham @tommyhigham.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Job alert! @katerinad.bsky.social and I are looking for an archaeologist/archaeological scientist to join us on a 4 year post-doc, helping to manage and participate in field and lab work on 2 ERC grants in our group. We would love to hear from you via the link! 👇 jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Postdoct... 4150104
Reposted by Juliette WatermanRandall Munroe @xkcd.com · 17/02/2025Archive Request xkcd.com/3052 119150261555
Reposted by Juliette WatermanHannah O’Regan @palaeohan.bsky.social · 17/02/2025It’s here! Find out what we’ve been up to for the last 4 years #archaeology #earlymodern #shakespeare #boxofficebears 1249
Reposted by Juliette WatermanICAZ @icaz-news.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Upcoming conference alert from one of our Stable Isotopes Working Group! Check out more info and abstract submission in the link provided. 074
Juliette Waterman @juliettewaterman.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Please join us in Reading for the ICAZ Stable Isotopes Working Group meetup in June! More details and submit your abstracts here: zooarchisotopes.com/back-to-the-... @icaz-news.bsky.social #zooarch #archaeology 051
Reposted by Juliette WatermanMedievalist.net @medievalists.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Medieval Birds of Prey Feasted on Human Waste, Study Finds - research led by @juliettewaterman.bsky.social www.medievalists.net/2025/01/mediev… #medieval #environmentalhistorymedievalists.netMedieval Birds of Prey Feasted on Human Waste, Study Finds - Medievalists.netBirds of prey in medieval Britain relied heavily on scavenging human waste and scraps, a new study has revealed. 2173
Juliette Waterman @juliettewaterman.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Very glad to share the findings from my PhD work on raptors from archaeological sites, showing an early pattern of urban scavenging! #archaeobirds www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comTracking 4000 years of raptor diets through isotope analysis reveals urban scavenging with implications for conservationBirds of prey (‘raptors’) often consume anthropogenic foods and can be closely associated with human settlements. In medieval Britain, birds of prey w… 1246