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Nelson J. Almeida

@njasosayweall.bsky.social
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Prehistorian | zooarchaeology & taphonomy addict | Professor - University of Évora | Researcher CHAIA-IN2PAST & Uniarq.

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Nelson J. Almeida @njasosayweall.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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Eleanor Swallow @eswallow.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
We're a few weeks out from the deadline and @njasosayweall.bsky.social, Jo (@ansoc-erc.bsky.social) and I are still eagerly accepting abstract submissions to our @tag26exeter.bsky.social session #9 😃 Don't hesitate to reach out with any questions in the meantime, we hope to see you there🦴
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Eleanor Swallow @eswallow.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Hi all! 📣Call for papers🦴 Join @njasosayweall.bsky.social, Jo Brück @ansoc-erc.bsky.social, and I at TAG Exeter 2026 for our session "Fragmented Bodies, Enduring Relations: Complex Post-Mortem Processes Across Species in Prehistory"! Full abstract and more info at tag2026.square.site/sessions
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Adriana Leite @adrianaleite.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Our new paper about sheep and goat husbandry practices at Perdigões (4th–3rd millennium BC, Portugal) via sequential isotope analysis of tooth enamel is out! @icarehb.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Sheep and goat management practices at Perdigões (Southern Portugal, 4th millennium BC) via sequential carbon and oxygen isotopic analyses of tooth enamel - Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
The archaeological site of Perdigões (Reguengos de Monsaraz, Portugal) was a centre of social and ceremonial importance with diverse funeral traditions from the middle 4th to the 3rd millennium BC. Pr...
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tagiberico.bsky.social @tagiberico.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Lembrar! Recordad!
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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
The Gran Dolina cave in the Atapuerca mountains of Spain is yielding more examples of cannibalism by H. antecessor, including the newly announced cut marks on a cervical vertebra of a toddler. 🧪🏺
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Ancient human relative cannibalized toddlers, 850,000-year-old neck bone reveals
Cut marks on a child's cervical vertebra found at Atapuerca in Spain suggests Homo antecessor was indiscriminate about cannibalism victims.
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tagiberico.bsky.social @tagiberico.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Évora vai receber o quarto TAGi de 5 a 7 de fevreiro de 2026. Mais detalhes estarão disponíveis em breve.
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Biological Anthropology @bioanth.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
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Fossil face found in Spanish cave belongs to first known Western European
Ancient remains suggest at least two types of early humans roamed Europe about 1 million years ago
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PCI Archaeology @pciarchaeology.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
28 days later published in @peercomjournal.bsky.social ! You can find it here: peercommunityjournal.org/articles/10....
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Analysis of the abundance of radiocarbon samples as count data
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Classroom/Library enrollment was down pretty bad in February. National chaos and uncertainly likely has something to do with it. Can you help me make sure that all the educators on bluesky know Skype a Scientist exists and is ready to connect them with scientists? Every RT helps! #EduSky #STEMEd
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PCI Archaeology @pciarchaeology.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
3/3 This is our ⭐️98th⭐️recommendation! We will continue to transparently peer-review your manuscripts and make them free to publish / free to read pieces of citable academic work! Try us, this is the way to go in 2025 ! #OpenScience #openaccess
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PCI Archaeology @pciarchaeology.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
2/3 Recommended by @njasosayweall.bsky.social based on reviews by Joao Marreiros, Lars Larsson and Juan Gibja. All editorial work accessible here for full transparency: doi.org/10.24072/pci...
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How many lives can a polished axe have? A biographical approach ...
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PCI Archaeology @pciarchaeology.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
1/3 New recommendation: Tomasso, Cnuts (@palaeoprop.bsky.social), Geerts, Vanmontfort & @veerlerots.bsky.social (2025). From polishing to burning: deciphering a Middle Neolithic hoard from Beringen Brouwershuis (Belgium) through functional analysis. doi.org/10.31219/osf... 🧪🏺 @traceolab.bsky.social
Picture of a polished axe with zoom on a part of the edge showing distinctive polish.
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Antonio Rodríguez-Hidalgo @whiterabbit36.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Our paper has reached 10k access in just 10 days!!! rdcu.be/eaePJ
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Nelson J. Almeida @njasosayweall.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
When artistic photography meets archaeology!
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Nelson J. Almeida @njasosayweall.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
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Felix Riede @felixthehauskat.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Well, alright, Neanderthals (or some groups of Neanderthals) could make and 'interpret' cave art. This makes it all the more pertinent to ask why they, on the whole, didn't engage in this activity.
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