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Mike Morley

@mikegeoarch.bsky.social
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Troglodytic Geoarchaeologist & Professor @ Flinders University; Director, Flinders Microarchaeology Laboratory; ARC Future Fellow; Disperscapes Project; Stratigraphy Tamer & Resinator of Sediments; repetitive music lover

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Mike Morley @mikegeoarch.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Thanks for the heads-up
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 17/02/2026
Your 'moment of doom' for Feb. 17, 2026 ~ Wet bulb alert? "The heating is going to be so big and so obvious that it will lead, for the first time, to a real global discussion of solar geoengineering as a response." billmckibben.substack.com/p/an-el-nino...
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An El Niño is brewing
And with it the next, pivotal, chapter of the climate fight.
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Mike Morley @mikegeoarch.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Yes, had the same problem when developing my new UG human evolution topic earlier this year!
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Dr Matt Pope @mattpope.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
"The people of the station referred to this as “going walkabout” as if it was trivial, but it was an important part of maintaining their connection to Country." If you read one thing today, take some time to read this from @archaeoiain.bsky.social & colleagues. It reminded me of some fundamentals 🏺
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Mike Morley @mikegeoarch.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Well said
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Mike Morley @mikegeoarch.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
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Mike Morley @mikegeoarch.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Ace!! They look great. Have a great holiday with the fam!
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Chris Stringer @chrisbstringer.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Yunxian does not disprove Out of Africa youtu.be/jA1I66ghcSw
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Yunxian does not disprove a Recent African Origin for Homo sapiens
YouTube video by Chris Stringer
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Mike Morley @mikegeoarch.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Thought not
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Michael Petraglia @mdpetraglia.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
The Centre will support a new generation of transdisciplinary researchers including more than 40 research fellows, 70 PhD and Masters students, and 112 Honours students - with half the opportunities prioritised for Indigenous or those from the Global South. www.miragenews.com/griffith-lan...
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Griffith Lands $85M to Revolutionize Human Origins Study
Griffith University has been awarded the ARC Centre of Excellence for Transforming Human Origins Research, one of only eight Centres of Excellence
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Mike Morley @mikegeoarch.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Ha ha, strikes a chord?
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Dr Huw Groucutt @huwgroucutt.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 early evidence for fire making. Cool. www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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Earliest evidence of making fire - Nature
Baked sediment, heat-shattered artefacts and introduced pyrite in a 400,000-year-old Palaeolithic occupation site in Suffolk, UK provide evidence of intentional fire-making, marking a pivotal moment i...
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Mike Morley @mikegeoarch.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
It’s so exciting! Really looking forward to working with you, Mike, and the stellar team! We have an opportunity to do some fantastic science! Can’t wait!
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Mike Morley @mikegeoarch.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Thanks for the heads-up!!
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Michael Petraglia @mdpetraglia.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
I’m so honoured and excited to be leading this international initative together with so many amazing people and organisations news.griffith.edu.au/2025/12/09/g...
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Griffith secures $85m to transform global understanding of human origins - Griffith News
Transforming Human Origins Research Centre of Excellence to reframe the study of our species globally.
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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
ARC says they’ll announce Centres of Excellence outcomes tomorrow (Tuesday 9th Dec). This is more than 2 months late, most likely due to the new security checking requirements for ARC grants. Centres of Excellence grants also need to have been approved by the Minister.
Black text on white background under a square blue icon on the top left. Screenshot of tweet from the ARC saying they’ll announce outcomes of Centres of Excellence on Tuesday 9th Dec. 2025.
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Mike Morley @mikegeoarch.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Thanks for the heads-up!!
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Mike Morley @mikegeoarch.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
If the food component of that comparison had been a mince pie, I would have been on a flight to Europe right now
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Mike Morley @mikegeoarch.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Oooofff. I want some!!!
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Mike Morley @mikegeoarch.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
And no news on CoE outcomes?
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Chris Stringer @chrisbstringer.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Some additional thoughts on Yunxian, Homo longi, Denisovans and the origin of Homo sapiens
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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
ARC says Discovery Projects outcomes will be tomorrow (Tuesday). Linkage Projects (2025, round 1) on Wed. Over past ~year, it's often been at about 11am (Canberra). My bot will pick up the change to RMS & post immediately. ARC should email outcomes to lead CIs, but might take an 1hr or so for DPs
Screenshot of tweet from the ARC saying they will announce DP26 outcomes on Tuesday 28th Oct, and LP25r1 outcomes on Wednesday 29th.
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Vito Hernandez @ingatkatandaan.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Read the latest from the @flindersuniversity.bsky.social #Archaeology #humanevolution and #dispersal Research Group, @richardjhewitt.bsky.social @mikegeoarch.bsky.social and yours truly, and @Universidad de Alcalá archaeologist @Manuel Alcaraz-Castaño. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Modelling Mobility of Hunter-Gatherer Populations: A Dynamic Simulation Approach Based on Cellular Automata - Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory
Understanding mobility of past hunter-gatherer populations requires dynamic approaches which incorporate uncertainty. Least cost models assume complete knowledge of the terrain on the part of the trav...
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Mike Morley @mikegeoarch.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Building works for the formation of the Australian Research Council-funded Australian Microarchaeology and Palaeosciences Facility (AusMAP) is underway here at @flindersuniversity.bsky.social Very excited to get the new analytical equipment in once this is done!! #microarchaeology #geoarchaeology
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Tom Higham @tommyhigham.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
New paper led by Annette Oertle out today focusing on our work at Castelcivita in Italy. A pleasure to work with our wonderful Italian colleagues. @katerinad.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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New insights from the application of ZooMS to Late Pleistocene fauna from Grotta di Castelcivita, southern Italy - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - New insights from the application of ZooMS to Late Pleistocene fauna from Grotta di Castelcivita, southern Italy
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Vito Hernandez @ingatkatandaan.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Slightly delayed, but I appreciate the feature @flindersuniversity.bsky.social Shout out to @mikegeoarch.bsky.social who was a big part of this success.
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Get to know PhD student – Vito Hernandez – HDR students in focus
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Vito Hernandez @ingatkatandaan.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
On behalf of my co-convenors @mikegeoarch.bsky.social, Ali (crouched beside me) & Michelle (left of Chris Hunt), thanks to @mdpetraglia.bsky.social for organising the theme in which our session was in, & everyone who presented their work, those who attended our session, and organised the conference.
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Vito Hernandez @ingatkatandaan.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
10th World Archaeology Congress has wrapped up. Here's us who presented in the session 'Microarchaeology—Using Micro-analytical Techniques to Elucidate the Deep Environmental Past and the Evolution of Our Species'. Our session and the whole of the conference was largely successful
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Mike Morley @mikegeoarch.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Unless you are using flash photography of course
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Mike Morley @mikegeoarch.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
No, it’s duct tape. Gaffer tape is black!
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Vito Hernandez @ingatkatandaan.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Thanks to all the co-authors and especially @mikegeoarch.bsky.social for the vote of confidence to do some of the microarchaeological analysis. I believe this is my first paper analysing an arid environment site!
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Mike Morley @mikegeoarch.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Check out our new paper in JAS describing a new Pleistocene combustion feature from the Riverlands in South Australia. Fantastic to collaborate with the River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal Corporation, Flinders colleagues and other collaborators
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Professor Amy Roberts @profamyroberts.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Our latest research with the River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal Corporation is now available! #craigwestell @mikegeoarch.bsky.social @ingatkatandaan.bsky.social @waikatouniversity.bsky.social @flindersuniversity.bsky.social
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Mike Morley @mikegeoarch.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
The eldest concentrating on the novel task of scraping a thin layer of ice off the car windscreen this morning (with my staff card). We don’t get many frosts here but it was bloody cold this morning in the Adelaide Hills
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Andy Marshall @fotofacade.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
This was originally a poultiggery. The base a home for pigs and the top for hens. The pigs keep the hens warm in winter. A bit of vernacular gorgeousness from Cowside in Langstrothdale, Yorkshire Dales.
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M. C. Escher @mcescher.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Contrast (Order and Chaos) www.wikiart.org/en/m-c-escher/contr…
Contrast (Order and Chaos)
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Mike Morley @mikegeoarch.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
New discovery: A #Roman wooden water pipe has been found during works on Brussels Street in Leuven. At a depth of about 4 meters, archaeologists found the wooden water pipe running the entire length of the construction pit, totaling 20 to 30 meters.  www.brusselstimes.com/1568387/arch... 🏺
The picture shows the water pipe during the excavations
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Mike Morley @mikegeoarch.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
This is great. Sonic and Bez having it large
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Flint Dibble @flintdibble.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Dozens of scholars in my field appear on my YouTube channel, hundreds share my videos or threads with students, and thousands repost them on social media Archaeologists support ethical, experienced, evidence-driven public content. That's what I provide These clowns just provide lies
Twitter convo with Jimmy Corsetti saying my colleagues don't support me
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Mike Morley @mikegeoarch.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
They are liars of course. We all support you, Flint.
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Scott D. Haddow @sdhaddow.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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The ancient psychedelics myth: ‘People tell tourists the stories they think are interesting for them’
The narrative of ancient tribes around the world regularly using ayahuasca and magic mushrooms in healing practices is a popular one. Is it true?
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Mike Morley @mikegeoarch.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
I might wait until she’s a bit older as I’m not sure I would have wanted to watch it when I was just 8
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
It's not exactly subtle, is it? Be sure to watch Louis Theroux's documentary on iPlayer
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Dr Matt Pope @mattpope.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Thirty second of May Day music and dancing for you.
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Mike Morley @mikegeoarch.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Thanks Matt, was explaining this to my (Aussie) daughter this morning over breakfast so will show her this clip this evening…
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Mike Morley @mikegeoarch.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
A reposting by Henry Gee is perhaps a journal venue clue?
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Tracey Thorn @traceythorn.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
It's funny how I tend to remember the NME being very hard on us at this period, but here's Each and Every One in their Top 50 singles and Eden at no 20 in the Best Albums, so memory plays tricks. We remember bad reviews more. So it's fun to see this.
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Mike Morley @mikegeoarch.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Can’t wait to hear this (and read the article!)
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Mike Morley @mikegeoarch.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
I just can’t get enough of this album. Totally and utterly mesmerising
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