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Prof. Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Cuts to NERC isotope funding to disproportionately affect archaeological science. Rather than spread the load across all subject, archaeological science will no longer be supported. This is terrible for our research community and is short-sighted. www.isotopesuk.org/announcement...

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Tori Herridge @toriherridge.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I am so excited for this new project to start. Dream team of Jesse Hannekem, Sandra Van der Geer, @nannonstevens.bsky.social, two post-docs (and me), all lead by my absolute fave @drphilcox.bsky.social to crack island giants 🏝️🐭 Phil has written all about it here👇 media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/pcox

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How to make a giant: the evolution of increased body size on islands

Using a cross-disciplinary suite of methods to study a broad range of fossil giants alongside their living, non-giant relatives, Philip Cox and his team aim to determine if a rule governs how and why ...

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drphilcox.bsky.social @drphilcox.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Very excited to announce that our Leverhulme grant on insular gigantism was successful! 3 year project with @toriherridge.bsky.social @nannonstevens.bsky.social and Jesse Hennekam. Postdoc advert coming soon, but feel free to contact me via email for more details.

The insular giant moonrat Deinogalerix koenigswaldi next to a modern hedgehog.

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Prof. Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Interested in applying for this funded PhD with me at UCL Institute of Archaeology? Get in touch to discuss this project or to develop your own idea! Human or Animal? Biomolecular Analysis of Upper Palaeolithic Bone Artefacts to Explore Raw Material Selection. www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/hum...

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Radiocarbon @14cjournal.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

👋 Hello, Bluesky! We’re Radiocarbon, an international peer-reviewed journal (since 1959) dedicated to advancing radiocarbon research, from calibration and chronology to applications across archaeology, geology, environmental science, and more. We’re glad to be here. #Radiocarbon #Geochronology

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Prof. Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

New paper by Tamsin O’Connell: This is a MUST read for all archaeologists who include isotopes in their projects. “The signal and the noise: inherent challenges for isotopic studies in bioarchaeology” doi.org/10.1016/j.ja... #stableisotopes

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Nathalie Cohen @nathaliecohen.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

We are seeking a new Editor for the Archaeological Journal to succeed @nannonstevens.bsky.social. #archaeology #editor #journal @royalarchinst.bsky.social Please share to your networks! ✍️

Marie de France, from an illuminated manuscript now in the Bibliothèque nationale de France

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Dr Dan H. James @danofhousejames.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Sharing our new paper on the climate during the last years of the Classic Maya civilisation - for the first time we can tell the exact length of the severe droughts the Maya faced. cam.ac.uk/stories/mexi... science.org/doi/10.1126/... @earthscicam.bsky.social

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Stalagmites in Mexican caves reveal duration and severity of drought during the Maya collapse

A drought lasting 13 years and several others that each lasted over three years may have contributed to the collapse of the Classic Maya civilisation, chemical fingerprints from a stalagmite in a Mexi...

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Prof. Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Our new Nature Geoscience paper funded by @Leverhulme.ac.uk is finally out! “Major excursions in sulfur isotopes linked to permafrost change in Eurasia during the last 50,000 years” nature.com/articles/s4156… #stableisotopes Don’t forget to delve into the supplementary info!

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Prof. Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Our new #openaccess paper is out: Wetland sulfur isotope signals and dynamic isotope baselines: implications for archaeological research #stableisotopes doi.org/10.3389/fear...

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Prof. Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Our new paper is out! #stableisotopes #cavebears new data from Serbia and a wide reviews of late Pleistocene cave bear isotope data!

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Ming-Tsung Chung @mtchung.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

We’re continuing to explore the potential of #δ¹³C metabolic proxy. This time, we showed that δ¹³C values in vertebral carbonate can reflect metabolic rates. More possibilities in the future. Big credit to Eric @erichsieh15206.bsky.social! aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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MU-Peter Shimon 🀄 @mu-peter.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

The palaeoenvironmental potential of bioarchaeological isotope data 🏺🧪 Margaux Depaermentier, Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social ‪, et al pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40612709/ Potential avenues for the integration and interpretation of archaeological isotope data into environmental studies.

Characteristics of bioarchaeological and environmental proxy archives.

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Prof. Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Our new paper is out: The palaeoenvironmental potential of bioarchaeological isotope data nature.com/articles/s4324… #stableisotopes

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Prof. Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Our new paper is out “Cold and arid climates experienced by Central European hunter-gatherers at Stránská skála IV during the Last Glacial Maximum” #14Cdating #multi-isotopeanalysis #stableisotopes www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Our special issue on Chronological Modelling is out now! This issue features 9 articles that provide a snapshot of current research on approaches to chronology in archaeology. buff.ly/ITt4x5n

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Prof. Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Any early career researchers out there interested in reviewing a UK Bronze Age archaeology paper (not isotopes). As a journal editor I am always looking for new people to assist with reviews!

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Kévin Salesse @kevinsalesse.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

🚨 I am hiring! Join me at Masaryk University as a postdoc researcher in human #bioarchaeology & #isotope analysis. Work on past mobility, diet & funerary practices using cutting-edge lab facilities. ⏳ Apply by 1 June 2025 📍Brno, CZ 🔗 euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/339250

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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Had an amazing time in India with @nannonstevens.bsky.social visiting colleagues at the Anthropological Survey of India to formalise our collaboration and begin our research @uclarchaeology.bsky.social

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Melanie Leng @meljleng.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

This issue of Quaternary Science Reviews comprises reviews on stable isotopes in different types of records. This is an update of the 2004 issue on “Isotopes in Quaternary Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction (ISOPAL)”, volume 23, issue 7–8, pages 739–992. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Isotopes in Palaeoenvironmental Research – A 20 year update

This special issue of Quaternary Science Reviews comprises a series of review papers which discuss the application of stable isotopes to different typ…

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Chris Stringer @chrisbstringer.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

My thoughts on the Tinshemet discoveries in Israel (Nature Human Behaviour)

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IsoCamp at UNM @isocampunm.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Only two days left to apply for IsoCamp 2025! Go to isocamp.org for more details and join us in New Mexico June 16th-27th!

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IsoCamp – two-week short-course with hands-on training in the application of stable isotopes to the biological, geological, and anthropological sciences.

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Prof. Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Just starting our fieldwork at Pegwell bay for Palaeo-Thaw project. Sampling the Late Pleistocene Loess sequence

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Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit @oxradiocarbon.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

The Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit have joined BlueSky! Very happy to be here. We'll continue to post a little on the other place (esp. NEIF deadlines and jobs), but hope to transition over here.

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Prof. Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Final call !! Apply for this funded PhD at University College London @UCLarchaeology.bsky.social on Establishing limits of Neanderthal presence in Britain. Deadline 20th Jan 5pm Uk time www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/est...

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Prof. Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Final call!! Apply for a funded PhD at University College London @UCLarchaeology.bksy.social to be supervised by me. Apply to specific projects (Route 1) , or suggest your own research project to work up with (Route 2). trees-dla.ac.uk/apply DEADLINE 20th Jan 20th 5pm (UK Time)

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Prof. Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Final call! Apply for this funded PhD at University College London. @uclarchaeology.bsky.social on : Human or Animal? Biomolecular Analysis of Upper Palaeolithic Bone Artefacts to Explore Raw Material Selection. Deadline 20th January 5pm Uk time www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/hum...

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ICAZ @icaz-news.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Hi there! This is the account for the International Council for Archaeozoology (ICAZ). We are a non-profit 🤓promoting excellent research in #zooarchaeology 🫂fostering an international community. If you are interested in past human-animal relationships, follow us and/or become a member (1/2)

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School of Archaeology @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Here's to meeting friends in new places under blue skies! Ciao! Hallo! Hola! Xin chào! Nǐ hǎo! Bonjour! Konnichiwa! Jambo! Kia ora! Namaste! Salve!

A photo of the Radcliffe Camera library with All Souls College in the background. The grass is green and the sky is blue!

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GREPAM @grepam.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

The GREPAM (Groupe de Recherche et d'Etude du Patrimoine Archéologique Méditerranéen ) launches his bluesky account! Here you can follow our latest news on archaeological research, mainly prehistoric 🦣💀🦴🦌🪨, in the South of France! #GREPAM #ResearchGroup #Achaeology #Palaeolithic #Mediterranea

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UCL Institute of Archaeology @uclarchaeology.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

3. How old is slash-and-burn in Amazonia? @ioa-earthlab.bsky.social More info and how to apply: 📲 bit.ly/49IBE6z

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UCL Institute of Archaeology @uclarchaeology.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

2. Human or Animal? Biomolecular Analysis of Upper Palaeolithic Bone Artefacts to Explore Raw Material Selection. @nannonstevens.bsky.social More info and how to apply: 📲 bit.ly/3OXazD5

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UCL Institute of Archaeology @uclarchaeology.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

*PHD NEWS!* Competitively funded PhD projects [route 1 of the Trees-DLA]. 1. Establishing Limits of late Neanderthal Presence in Britain. @mattpope.bsky.social More info and how to apply: 📲 bit.ly/3BGRMsn

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Manuel Arroyo-Kalin @ioa-earthlab.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Delighted to announce a funded PhD project in geoarchaeology/archaeobotany at the Institute of Archaeology, UCL: www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/how.... The research will take place as part of the Brazil-UK project "Voices of Indigenous Amazonia" www.amazoniamaisdez.org.br/en/post/with...

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How old is slash-and-burn in Amazonia? | UCL Trees

Slash-and-burn is the dominant strategy for plant cultivation in rural Amazonia yet its antiquity in pre-Colonial times is unclear. Ascertaining both its antiquity and differences compared to modern s...

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Prof. Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Double Job Alert!! We are recruiting an archaeobotany technician and an osteology (human & zooarchaeology) technician to help curate and improve access to our collections. Come join us at the Institute for Archaeology, University College London www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/...

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Job Vacancies: Two Laboratory Technician posts on AHRC RICHeS project

The UCL Institute of Archaeology currently has two vacancies for Laboratory Technicians on the AHRC-funded RICHeS project (Refs.: B03-02282 and B03-02283). The deadline for applications is 1 January 2...

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Matthew Collins @matthewcollins.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Props to Rainer Cramer and Lily Adair! Our new method of sex identification using tooth 🦷 amelogenin based on #MALDI-MS or more accurately #LAP-MALDI-MS Guess what we call it internally? 🤔 First you had #ZooMS, now meet...?

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LAP-MALDI MS analysis of amelogenin from teeth for biological sex estimation

The biological sex estimation of human individuals can be achieved by extracting fragments of the amelogenin protein from small areas of tooth enamel.…

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MU-Peter Shimon 🀄 @mu-peter.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Integrating Morphology and ZooMS-Identified Fauna Provides Insights Into Species Diversity and Neanderthal - Carnivores Interactions in Shared Landscapes: Evidence from Picken's Hole, Britain 🏺🧪 Delphine Frémondeau, R. Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social et al paleoanthropology.org/ojs/index.ph...

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Laurits Skov @lauritsskov.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Very excited (and a bit nervous) to announce that I will be hiring two Postdocs for my new group(!) in Copenhagen to study the Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA which survives in present-day humans. Retweet will be much appreciated :) Link for application: candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...

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Prof. Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

There is still time to apply for a funded PhD at UCL but funding deadlines are approaching fast. I am keen to supervise students on Palaeolithic archaeology, palaeoecology, ZooMS, stable isotopes, radiocarbon dating projects. Get in touch soon! www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/...

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How to Apply and Funding Opportunities

Details of the application process and funding opportunities.

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