Veerle Rots @veerlerots.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Come and join us in Liège! Vacancy for a Professor in Prehistory now open! www.uliege.be/upload/docs/...uliege.be 087
Reposted by Veerle RotsTraceoLab @traceolab.bsky.social · 24/03/2025New preprint from our team: "When the hammer drops: Identification of knapping techniques in blade production based on a multi-scale study of knapping traces." Integrating micro/macro analyses improves knapping trace identification. osf.io/dya96_v1 031
Reposted by Veerle RotsTraceoLab @traceolab.bsky.social · 21/03/2025New preprint: "Does point size matter? Morphometric arguments in Palaeolithic weaponry models" Our study challenges reliance on TCSA/TCSP for weapon identification. Small points ≠ arrow tips! Experimental data shows these metrics don't reliably predict weapon type. zenodo.org/records/15051934 285
Reposted by Veerle RotsTraceoLab @traceolab.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Last week, we welcomed Morgan Roussel and Viola Schmid for MSA lithic experiments at Rose Cottage Cave. Viola co-directs the excavation, while Morgan, a knapping expert, aids in understanding local raw materials. Thanks to SPUR and FNRS for funding! #Lithics #MSA #ExperimentalArchaeology 061
Reposted by Veerle RotsTraceoLab @traceolab.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Lecture: A Cultural Turning Point – Join Viola Schmid on Feb 14, 2025, at 11:00 at ULiège - Musée de la Préhistoire to explore the Middle Stone Age of southern Africa. Discover cultural shifts and innovations from Bushman Rock Shelter, Rose Cottage Cave, and Sibudu Cave. #Archaeology #MiddleStoneAge 043
Veerle Rots @veerlerots.bsky.social · 28/01/2025For those who would want to join us in Belgium: jobs.ugent.be/job/Gent-Pro...jobs.ugent.beProfessor in Prehistorie van Noordwest-EuropaProfessor in Prehistorie van Noordwest-Europa 064
