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Tom Booth @boothicus.bsky.social · 2d

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Lessons learned: Recommendations for reproducible paleogenomic data analyses

Souilmi et al. propose essential guidelines to improve the reproducibility of paleogenomic data analysis. As ancient DNA research often relies on the destructive sampling of finite resources, these re...

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John Benning @jbenning.bsky.social · 3d

Full OA paper here: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Confounding fuels misinterpretation in human genetics | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

The scientific literature has seen a resurgence of interest in genetic influences on human behaviour and socioeconomic outcomes. Such studies face the central difficulty of distinguishing possible cau...

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Andrew Millard @archaeometer.bsky.social · 5d

Funded PhD opportunity at Durham University. Bayesian approaches to stratigraphic correlation. With me, @palaeosmith.bsky.social & Kilian Eichenseer. See the Iapetus site for details of eligibility and widening participation scheme. iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...

Computational innovation for the energy transition: Bayesian stratigraphic correlation of subsurface data

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 7d

Now out on Early View: "U/Th Dating of Secondary Carbonate Deposits in Underground Galleries of Fourvière Hill (Lyon, France) Reveals a Water Supply System in Operation From the Roman Period to the Middle Ages" buff.ly/76PpH8q

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John Wainwright @tjohnwainwright.bsky.social · 7d

Anyone interested in a PhD project modelling resilience of dryland ecosystems in a changing climate, led by @ecogeo.bsky.social and with @blindmath.bsky.social, Denis Patterson and Roy Sanderson, please apply to our
@iapetusdtp.bsky.social PhD position iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...

A composite image of vegetation change at the Sevilleta LTER site in New Mexico USA, illustrating how grass landscapes on the left of the image are progressively invaded by shrubs, leading to a shrub-dominated landscape on the right. Image by John Wainwright

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Tom Booth @boothicus.bsky.social · 11d

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Probably posted a preprint version of this before but good to see some formal testing of different hypotheses of descent/residence in prehistoric cemeteries of Europe, rather than just eyeballing the trends.

Was descent in Neolithic and Bronze Age Europe patrilineal or bilateral? | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Many studies have attempted to gain insights into the kinship systems of past human populations using ancient DNA data. Several studies focusing on Neolithic and Bronze Age European sites reported a h...

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Frido Welker @fridowelker.bsky.social · 14d

I'm hiring!⭐ As part of the DFF Sapere Aude-funded project MiddleEarth, I am looking for 1 postdoctoral researcher and 1 research assistant.

Andrew Millard @archaeometer.bsky.social · 15d

Our new paper is out: StratoBayes: a Bayesian method for automated stratigraphic correlation and age modelling doi.org/10.5194/gchr... with @palaeosmith.bsky.social Kilian Eichenseer & Matthias Sinnesael

StratoBayes: a Bayesian method for automated stratigraphic correlation and age modelling

Abstract. Stratigraphic correlation and age modelling are fundamental to reconstructing Earth's history, biological evolution, and palaeoclimate, and underpin the exploration for subsurface resources....

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25ᵗʰ Radiocarbon Conference @radiocarbon25.bsky.social · Oct 6

The poll for selecting the host city of the Radiocarbon 26 in 2028 is closed.

The winner is Tokyo, receiving 58% of all votes!

Congratulations to Tokyo team!

Thanks to the Cologne and Ottawa teams for their excellent proposals.

Thanks to Kim from @14cjournal.bsky.social for running the poll.

detailed poll results for selecting Radiocarbon 26 Conference host. 58% Tokyo, 28% Cologne, 16% Ottawa, 1% other

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Radiocarbon @14cjournal.bsky.social · Oct 3

👋 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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Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources @dmnes.bsky.social · Oct 2

New blog post! We're not dead!

"On the Identity (and Individuation) of Proper Names"

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On the Identity (and Individuation) of Proper Names

Though this blog has been rather quiet for rather longer than we might have liked, this doesn’t mean work isn’t being done…it’s just quiet, background work. But there’…

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Tom Booth @boothicus.bsky.social · Sep 25

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A fine new article by Chris Fowler discussing the complexities of genetic relatedness at Neolithic funerary sites across Europe. Argues the emphasis on patrilineal patterns and fitting established kinship/marriage schemes means subtle complexities are missed.

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Contextualizing descent in Neolithic northern Europe

Introduction Our ability to investigate kinship practices in Neolithic communities has been revolutionized by combining measurements of biological relatedness through ancient DNA analyses with oste...

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Prof. Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social · Sep 25

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”

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#stableisotopes

Redirecting

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The Gefrin Trust @gefrintrust.bsky.social · Aug 26

To celebrate the start of the 2025 excavation season, we've just released the Gefrin Trust's recent conversation with Professor Sarah Semple. Read on for more! gefrintrust.org/conversation...

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The Gefrin Trust @gefrintrust.bsky.social · Aug 23

Professor Sarah Semple (Durham University) and team are readying to lay out the trenches at Yeavering for another fantastic season of fieldwork. We can’t wait to see what they get up to! #Yeavering #DurhamArchaeology #GefrinTrust

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Pontus Skoglund @pontus-skoglund.bsky.social · Aug 16

Now recruiting for two positions in my lab:

Postdoc in computational analysis of ancient human genomes www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

Bioarchaeology staff scientist supporting human aDNA projects www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

Background: sites.google.com/view/skoglun...

Applications welcome!

Skoglund Lab - Ancient Genomics

Skoglund lab

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Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit @oxradiocarbon.bsky.social · Aug 15

If you want to know more (or just about everything) about AMS, check out a brand new online book by one of the old masters Keith Fifield (ANU) with input from another - Martin Suter (ETH); hdl.handle.net/1885/733767269

The Methodology and Physics of Accelerator Mass Spectrometry: A Handbook for Students and Practitioners

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · Aug 13

Free UK Genealogy, the charity behind FreeBMD, FreeREG and FreeCEN, has started a crowdfunder for a new free probate records website:

www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Prof. Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social · Aug 6

Now with correct link: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Andrew Millard @archaeometer.bsky.social · Aug 6

Looks interesting but the link is not working.

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The Gefrin Trust @gefrintrust.bsky.social · Aug 1

Our first tour of the day is underway, led by Professor Sarah Semple (Durham), Gefrin Trust trustee and lead site excavator. #Yeavering #EarlyMedievalNorthumberland

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Council for British Archaeology @archaeologyuk.bsky.social · Jul 31

🔬 Behind the scenes of a research facility for #ADayInArchaeology

Lisa-Marie Shillito shares how they're building NEMCAS, @durham-university.bsky.social 's new high-tech research hub using micro-CT & thin section analysis to reveal what the eye can’t see 👉 shorturl.at/dvub7

#FestivalOfArchaeology

A Day in Archaeology: developing the NEMCAS (North East Material Culture Analytical Suite) research facility at Durham University

Learn more about the diverse work we carry out at the CBA.

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · Jul 18

Congratulations to Professor Sarah Semple, of our Department of Archaeology, who has been elected as a Fellow of @britishacademy.bsky.social ‬. Her fellowship recognises Sarah’s contribution to the research of early medieval Britain and northern Europe. Discover more 👉 durham.ac.uk/news-events/...

Professor Sarah Semple elected Fellow of the British Academy - Durham University

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Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit @oxradiocarbon.bsky.social · Jul 15

Does microCT reduce the amount of collagen we can extract from a bone/tooth for dating and stable isotope work? We think it might. With Mathieu Duval and Laura Martin Frances @cenieh.bsky.social; www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

On the impact of micro-CT scanning on radiocarbon dating of fossil material: A cautionary note for the palaeoanthropological community and beyond | Radiocarbon | Cambridge Core

On the impact of micro-CT scanning on radiocarbon dating of fossil material: A cautionary note for the palaeoanthropological community and beyond

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The Gefrin Trust @gefrintrust.bsky.social · Jul 15

The Gefrin Trust is now on Bluesky! Follow along as we head back to the field this September, uncovering new finds and charting old trowel-marked features at #Yeavering. #GefrinTrust #Northumberland #DurhamArchaeology

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · Jul 15

Catch our member Luke Connell on @bbcsounds.bsky.social talking about his medieval comedy show, Bloody Marvellous - coming to @edfringe.bsky.social on 31 July!

🎙️Listen: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

🎟️Buy Tickets: www.edfringe.com/.../luke-con...

📚Luke's research: www.durham.ac.uk/staff/luke-s...

Upload with Emma Millen - A Medieval Comedy Show - BBC Sounds

Luke Connell shares his love for medieval history in new fringe show.

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Société d'Anthropologie de Paris (SAP) @sapanthropologie.bsky.social · Jul 10

#JournéesdelaSAP Attention young researchers 🚩👀
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Each year, the SAP awards the SAP Prize, which recognizes a doctoral dissertation in biological anthropology defended in English or French during the year preceding the application deadline.

More information here: sapweb.fr/index.php/en...

a man holding a trophy with the words " you deserve a trophy " behind him

ALT: a man holding a trophy with the words " you deserve a trophy " behind him

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VCH Oxfordshire @vch-oxon.bsky.social · Jul 7

Hello Bluesky! Like many of you in recent months we're moving here from a different platform and need to rebuild our profile - so if you've any interest in @vchlondon.bsky.social and local history in its many guises, please follow us and repost!

Andrew Millard @archaeometer.bsky.social · Jul 3

My Garrod number is 3: Garrod > Kenyon > Cramp > me

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DUACE2025 @duace2025.bsky.social · Jun 13

Day 5 - We have walls! We have finds! We have a tower? 1) uncovering a large stone surface which has the trench playing the game “Tower or Buttress?”, 2) chasing the curtain wall in the top trench, & 3) finding amazing things (such as a base of a small cauldron).

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