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Ollie 🦣 🏳️‍🌈

@palaeolivic.bsky.social
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(Professional) Museum dweller 🏺 | full time Neanderthal defender | they/he | London

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Ollie 🦣 🏳️‍🌈 @palaeolivic.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Even on holiday I have to stop by the archaeological museum (and the numismatics gallery 😅) 1. Sappho Fresco 2. Farnese Cup 3. Augustus medallion 4. woven gold (most likely a hairnet, similar to the one Sappho has on in the first image). 📍 Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli
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Anna P. Judson @annapjudson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I've been compiling a list for @womeninclassicsuk.bsky.social of small-grant sources - orgs with funds for UK-based students/researchers/teachers in #Classics & related fields to use for e.g. research trips, conferences, other professional development activities #ClassicsBluesky 🏺1/4
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Sources of small grant funding in classics & related fields
Sources of small grant funding in classics & related fields The WCC UK’s Small Grants Scheme provides grants of up to £150 to support members’ academic activities relating to the study of classics (...
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Ollie 🦣 🏳️‍🌈 @palaeolivic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I know my phone number & bizarrely my old student ID number. But NI number - not a chance (I use it less than once a year). I can barely remember my PIN number, without having to check my banking app.
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Dr Susan Greaney @suegreaney.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Archives and online catalogues are fragile, massively underfunded and rarely given priority. Yet this is the infrastructure on which academic and commercial research relies. Sigh.
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Ollie 🦣 🏳️‍🌈 @palaeolivic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Maybe it was just a Southampton Uni summer excavation quirk but most of us undergrads were expected to bide time trying to eat around the cow without it snapping….
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Patrick Brannigan @patrickjmb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Funeral notice for Dr Rena Maguire @justrena.bsky.social pjbrownsfuneraldirectors-belfast.co.uk/death-notice...
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The Onion @theonion.com · 14/09/2026
Archaeologists Discover More Old Shit That Sucks theonion.com/archaeologists-discove…
Archaeologists Discover More Old Shit That Sucks
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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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Ollie 🦣 🏳️‍🌈 @palaeolivic.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
realised I never followed up on this. I got another job - a different role - at redacted museum through redeployment… but only after I’d had leaving drinks which was a bit awkward.
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Ollie 🦣 🏳️‍🌈 @palaeolivic.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
This seems like a safe & quiet space to admit, I was in the cinema the film ‘a private life’ when the eclipse happened.
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Ville Sinkkonen @villesinkkonen.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Mammoth parade
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Ollie 🦣 🏳️‍🌈 @palaeolivic.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
I am out of a job in just under 3 weeks, and it feels like I’m going out with a whimper for reasons - a glimmer of hope extinguished. But I will rise again, and I just have to keep on going.
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UCL Institute of Archaeology @uclarchaeology.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
⌛Online tickets still available!⌛ Unravelling the Palaeolithic: an ECR and student-led conference with a history of showcasing excellence in research in Palaeolithic archaeology, early human origins and related fields. Preliminary programme: tinyurl.com/wh46x6f9 Booking: tinyurl.com/4t3ykesa
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UoL EvoAnth Seminar Series @liverpoolevoanth.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Please join us this Thursday, 30th April, at 13:00 BST, for our final talk of the semester. We will be joined by Prof Nick Ashton (British Museum), and Dr Sally Hoare (University of Liverpool). If you'd like to attend, please register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/1342a8...
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 17/03/2026
At least 56 museums, monuments and cultural sites in Iran have been damaged in US and Israeli strikes, according to the country’s heritage ministry.
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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 16/03/2026
You can play a bunch of video games in Irish aftermath.site/games-from-ire...
Dicey Dungeons
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leland c. graber @bug4bug.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Do you (or have you ever) worked with natural history collections? Are you trans or non-binary? If you said "yes" to both of those, @rin-krichilsky.bsky.social and I want to hear from you! Please consider filling out our survey and please share with others! 🏳️‍⚧️ 🐛🦕🦴🌿 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Trans in Natural History Survey 2026
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Ollie 🦣 🏳️‍🌈 @palaeolivic.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
other archaeological finds I enjoyed seeing - 1. Eagel Pin [york minster] 2. Lion head ornament, Key and Wolf Head ornament [york minster] 3. Silver strap end depicting a human figure [yorkshire museum] 4. Silk cap - c900AD - beautifully preserved due to waterlogged soil [Yorkshire Museum]
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Ollie 🦣 🏳️‍🌈 @palaeolivic.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Second day in York, 1. Visited York minster - beautiful stain glass windows; the finds from excavations in the undercroft. 2. Yorkshire Museum - loved this bone plaque (& other things). 3. Wandered around York Museum gardens 4. Visited the Ghost Merchants and picked a ghost!
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Jon Agar @jonagar.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
We have a 4-year AHRC-funded PhD studentship on 'Rescue curation of space heritage' advertised! Supervision by me, space scientist Lucie Green (@luciegreen.bsky.social), and curators of space and engineering at the Science Museum, Doug Millard and Ben Russell www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) studentship – ‘Urgent rescue curation of space heritage in a time of world crisis’ with The Science Museum Group and University College London at Universi...
PhD Project - AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) studentship – ‘Urgent rescue curation of space heritage in a time of world crisis’ with The Science Museum Group and University College Lond...
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Ollie 🦣 🏳️‍🌈 @palaeolivic.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Snaps from my first time (& day) in York! Visited Clifford’s Tower which I heard all about when I was at English Heritage but didn’t have a chance to visit. Followed by York Castle Museum, what a great interactive museum! What shall tomorrow hold? Who knows.
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Dr Geoff M Smith @geoffreymsmith.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Register now for our free online workshop hosted by the #COEXIST project and @archaeoprotein.bsky.social: Maximising data from #Palaeolithic bone. Exciting program on chronology, diet, taphonomy and method advancement: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 🦣🧪🏺
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Unravelling the Palaeolithic 2026 @unravellingpalaeo.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Unravelling the Palaeolithic 2026! Join us for two days of all things Palaeolithic, Pleistocene and Early Human Origins at UCL Institute of Archaeology 19-20th June. Call for papers is now open and tickets are on sale! Check out our website for more information. sites.google.com/view/unravel...
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Unravelling the Palaeolithic
Welcome to the website for the Unravelling the Palaeolithic conference 2026! Unravelling the Palaeolithic is an ECR and student-led conference with a history of showcasing excellence in research in P...
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Ollie 🦣 🏳️‍🌈 @palaeolivic.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
I think it’s a conversation that has to happen, in the wider field. Unfortunately, from the perspective of funding bodies (from my experience) explicitly asking in interviews ‘how could *you* foresee AI being used in your research*’. *PhD wise.
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Dr Beccy Scott @beccyscottuk.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
My 14 year old daughter, Freya has made and listed some more candles on her Etsy shop, Flicker and Flowers (hosted by me): take a look if you're searching for a last minute Valentine's gift! She's upcycling tea cup candles, to fundraise for the 2027 World Scout Jamboree flickerandflowers.etsy.com
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Ollie 🦣 🏳️‍🌈 @palaeolivic.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
… and breathe. It’s the weekend, had a difficult morning commute and an interview this afternoon 🤞🏻 - in which I short circuited midway through an answer and my whole answer went out the window. But it’s the weekend!
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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
A little bear figurine carved out of amber some 6,000 years ago 🐻❤️ A hole runs through the bear’s torso suggesting it was threaded on a cord, perhaps worn or carried as a protective charm. Found in a peat bog near Słupsk, Poland, in 1887. 📷 National Museum in Szczecin #FindsFriday #Archaeology
Photo by G. Solecki/A. Piętak of a small figurine of a bear carved out of amber between 9600 and 4100 BC. The amber is a deep translucent orange. The display lighting makes it glow in places. The bear's head is carved to show ears, mouth, nostrils and eyes. A hole runs through the bear’s torso, suggesting it was threaded onto a cord. Dimensions: Length 10.2 cm, Height 4.2 

It was discovered in Słupsk during peat mining in 1887. 

According to the museum catalogue ‘’Shortly after its discovery, the figure underwent conservation work to restore its original appearance as it was covered with a layer of dull patina from the exposure to the minerals contained in the peat. Already at that time, at the end of the 19th century, it was assumed the restoration had gone too far. The figure was stripped entirely of patina, the anatomical features of the animal were emphasised, the eyes and nostrils were sharply drawn, and the amber was carefully polished”.

In 2013, a competition was organised by the Education Department of the National Museum in Szczecin, for children to choose a name for the bear. The winning name was ‘Słupcio’,
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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
I really shouldn’t have to say this, but… don’t put archaeological artifacts in your rectum. 🏺🧪
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Frenchman hospitalized after inserting WWI munition up his rear
The shell, unexploded at the time of removal, resulted in the evacuation of the hospital, with an EOD squad called to clear the area.
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Council for British Archaeology @archaeologyuk.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Looking for a volunteering opportunity in museums and heritage? Bradford Museums & Galleries are currently recruiting for two volunteer roles: 👭 Audience Visitor Research Volunteer 📚 Library Volunteer at Bolling Hall Find full details on our Volunteer Hub 👉 tinyurl.com/26fs9a92
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Ollie 🦣 🏳️‍🌈 @palaeolivic.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
I always find reaching out to potential PhD supervisors, so anxiety provoking, even if I’ve met them before. In case, the email suddenly has 10,000 mistakes even though I proof read it loads as I’m dyslexic.
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Dr Beccy Scott @beccyscottuk.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Lots of offshore Quaternary talks today, and an inspiring keynote from Professor Becky Briant on the benefits that Quaternary scientists can deliver during ground engineering design: if any of this floats your boat (sic), we're hiring at Wessex Archaeology share.google/MbXadGnfgrLB... #QRA2026ADM
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Marine Geoarchaeologist
Marine Geoarchaeology
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Úna-Minh (That's my first name!) 🔜 AdventureX @unaminh.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
well here she is! my very first solo game and all about Ireland's best deli choice: the Chicken Fillet Roll. free to play in browser. LMK what roll you decide to make & if you get the feels or a laugh, even better. this is a roll-driven game. made lovingly in Twine unaminh.itch.io/chicken-fill...
Chicken Fillet Rolls
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Neugin @lostcitymagic.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
A message for you all to carry through the year
Image is a popular astronaut meme. An astronaut is looking at the earth from space saying wait, I am worthy of love? An astronaut is behind him holding up flowers and saying always have been
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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 08/10/2025
🏺📜 Next month! I’ll be giving a talk about my recent work with @garstangmuseum.bsky.social at the Society for Museum Archaeology Conference in Liverpool. You can get tickets at the link below. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/society-fo...
An orange coloured graphic with two boxes of text. 

In the top box it reads, “Join us for the Society for Museum Archaeology Annual Conference in Liverpool, 13-14 November 2025!
Help us celebrate our anniversary - find out what has changed, what has not, and explore the world of museum archaeology today...”

In the box below this one it reads, “Meet our Speakers! Alex Fitzpatrick,
COLLECTIONS INFORMATION & ACCESS DEVELOPER, UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL. Interdisciplinary museums researcher and archaeologist currently developing new ways of making distributed collections more visible and accessible to others through digital and hybrid means.”

To the left of this text is a photo of me, an East Asian woman in her thirties with black shaggy hair and fringe, a white blouse on, and large square glasses.
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Trenton Holliday @trentonholliday.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
My new paper (open access) reviewing Neandertal cold adaptation is out in AJHB. Shoutout to my awesome coauthors Cara Ocobock, Libby Cowgill, & Scott Maddux. Great fun working with you all! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Neandertal Cold Adaptation: Technological, Anatomical, and Physiological Responses to Cold Stress in One of Our Closest Fossil Relatives
Neandertals occupied western Eurasia for over 100 000 years, repeatedly enduring climates that ranged from seasonally cold to glacial. This paper reexamines the question of Neandertal cold adaptation...
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Ollie 🦣 🏳️‍🌈 @palaeolivic.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Oh my gosh Karen, congrats on Oxford you brainiac! 🏛️. Sorry to hear the rude comments you’ve faced!
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
What have the Ancient Greeks got to do with the environmental crisis? Book your free ticket to come hear from @edithmayhall.bsky.social on this topic at our Late on Thursday 9th Oct. Plus loads more panels, a zine making workshop and exhibits www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/livin...
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Living with the planet LATE
Tackle big questions and explore bold ideas about the future of our planet in this season’s British Academy Late. Immerse yourself in the sounds and music of the rainforests of Papua New Guinea; discu...
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Kevin Daly @gingerhowley.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
I will be recruiting two PhDs for my ERC Project HERDPATH - let's discover out how livestock and pathogens evolved together using #aDNA. Projects will be animal or pathogen focused but will be in dialogue. Details at my quaint website below. Deadline 3rd October. kevingdaly.github.io
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Ruminant Palaeogenomics - Kevin G. Daly: Ruminant Palaeogenomics
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Tori Herridge @toriherridge.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Open Quaternary is looking for a new Editor in Chief! openquaternary.com/announcements If you have any questions about OQ, or the role, I am very happy to answer Qs >> v.herridge@sheffield.ac.uk
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Announcements | Open Quaternary
We are looking to appoint an Editor-in-Chief starting in January 2026 for a period of three years. The new Editor-in-Chief will be working closely with the current Editors-in-Chief during a transition period.
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Tom Higham @tommyhigham.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
PhD Studentship alert! I'm looking for a motivated student to work here in Vienna @vdsee-univie.bsky.social on my ERC grant "DISPERSE". It's a fulltime scholarship (working in 14C and #archsci in Palaeolithic archaeology in Eurasia. Details in the link below! jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
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University assistant predoctoral 1
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The Black Trowel Collective @blacktrowel.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
BTC Call for Action - EAA EAA reversed its decision to exclude Israeli institutions complicit in the genocide of Palestinians after intimidation campaigns. Read & share the full statement: blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b...
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Chris Stringer @chrisbstringer.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Early Middle Palaeolithic Occupations Dated to MIS 7 at the Abri du Maras (Ardèche, Southeast France) link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Early Middle Palaeolithic Occupations Dated to MIS 7 at the Abri du Maras (Ardèche, Southeast France) - Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology
New excavations at the Abri du Maras have yielded remains of hitherto unknown deposits (layer 6) from the base of the sequence, with a small lithic and faunal series dated to MIS 7. In this paper, we ...
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Dr. Divya (🔔 logged out) @divyampersaud.com · 15/05/2025
ICYMI, we & friends in Gz launched a giving circle so they could get steady, DIRECT support for their survival needs. I have hope we can escalate our help despite stagnating for 2 days. 🌹Every dollar helps them eat. Last check, 1502/1700 for the week. tinyurl.com/HopeGivingCi...
A square white graphic. On the left is a stylized ink illustration of a kestrel falcon in black on white, without outline just the black marks on its wings and face, drawn from behind. His wings are partly open and his head is turned to the right. In his beak is an anemone poppy in red ink with a green stem. On the right is the title "Keep hope alive: a gaza giving circle" in ink-effect font. The text says "We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We distribute your contributions equally every week for sustainable support." In the bottom right corner in green text is the link tinyurl.com/HopeGivingCircle.
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Ollie 🦣 🏳️‍🌈 @palaeolivic.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Hadn’t realised the department was on here @archsoton50.bsky.social
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Ollie 🦣 🏳️‍🌈 @palaeolivic.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Shameless self promotion (I hadn’t realised it had been published). Here is my experience post graduation from archaeology … www.southampton.ac.uk/study/subjec...
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Safeguarding cultural heritage objects for the future
A lifelong love of history and a rich student experience at the University of Southampton put graduate Olivia Keegan Carr (MSci Archaeology, 2022) on the path to early career success.
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Colleen Morgan @clmorgan.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
UK ARCHAEOLOGISTS Please sign this open letter to UK Archaeological associations to urge solidarity with trans archaeologists and action in light of the horrendous EHRC guidance: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Open Letter to CBA, CIfA, FAME, and UAUK, in relation the Supreme Court Ruling and EHRC Interim Guidance
If you are in any way involved in UK Archaeology (in its broadest sense), and you would like to sign this open letter then please fill in GOOGLE FORM LINK. Responses will be manually inputted. The for...
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Ollie 🦣 🏳️‍🌈 @palaeolivic.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
A sign of a museum store being sub-optimal (RH 23%): me having a nosebleed.
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TraceoLab @traceolab.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
We’re deeply concerned about the disappearance of our colleague Pierre Noiret. Please share and help us spread the word. For more information please check: www.police.be/avis-de-rech...
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Eleanor Scerri @elliescerri.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
In @nature.com we report the presence of the Mesolithic on Malta - upending everything we knew about the seafaring capabilities of late European hunter-gatherers and pushing back Maltese prehistory by 1000 years. Watch the clip, link to open access paper is below. 1/5 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Dr Huw Groucutt @huwgroucutt.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
(1/17) We are thrilled to see our new paper ‘Hunter-gatherer sea voyages extended to remotest Mediterranean islands’ published in Nature. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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