Abi Stone
@abistone.bsky.social
Reader Physical #Geography | #Quaternary #Drylands | #Geoarchaeology | #Luminescence | #USeries | #Hydrogeology | #cyclist | #swimmer |🏳️🌈 | parent | (she/her)
🌐 https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/abi.stone
PANS & RivER https://shorturl.at/p2iNi
🌐 https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/abi.stone
PANS & RivER https://shorturl.at/p2iNi
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And now our 2nd @quaternaryra.bsky.social keynote speaker Prof Becky Briant on Quaternary Landscape studies and Ground Engineering. Becky is someone who has shown amazing leadership across different discipline sectors.
🦣❄️🌉
#QRA2026ADM
🦣❄️🌉
#QRA2026ADM
January 6, 2026 at 3:41 PM
And now our 2nd @quaternaryra.bsky.social keynote speaker Prof Becky Briant on Quaternary Landscape studies and Ground Engineering. Becky is someone who has shown amazing leadership across different discipline sectors.
🦣❄️🌉
#QRA2026ADM
🦣❄️🌉
#QRA2026ADM
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Congratulations Marc!! 👋👋🦣 @marcdickinson.bsky.social for winning the Lewis Penny Medal for his fab tooth enamel dating work from @quaternaryra.bsky.social. @chemistryatyork.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Congratulations Marc!! 👋👋🦣 @marcdickinson.bsky.social for winning the Lewis Penny Medal for his fab tooth enamel dating work from @quaternaryra.bsky.social. @chemistryatyork.bsky.social
Day 2 of #QRA2026ADM took us into the world of #Quaternary glaciation and Sedimentary Archives from glaciers, tsunamis & Quaternary sediments more generally
January 6, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Day 2 of #QRA2026ADM took us into the world of #Quaternary glaciation and Sedimentary Archives from glaciers, tsunamis & Quaternary sediments more generally
Superb session 1 at the #QRA2026ADM with talks covering human-environment interactions with a really wide spatial coverage and diverse range of proxies & timeframes.
January 6, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Superb session 1 at the #QRA2026ADM with talks covering human-environment interactions with a really wide spatial coverage and diverse range of proxies & timeframes.
and look at this dream team that conducts this research…
January 3, 2026 at 4:26 PM
and look at this dream team that conducts this research…
Shaking off the cobwebs from the festive season, assembling slides and photographs, ready to try to talk some science @quaternaryra.bsky.social in Brighton on Monday @uniofbrighton.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Shaking off the cobwebs from the festive season, assembling slides and photographs, ready to try to talk some science @quaternaryra.bsky.social in Brighton on Monday @uniofbrighton.bsky.social
Anyone planning on ICAR XII in Swakopmund in July… abstracts are due on Monday…
December 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Anyone planning on ICAR XII in Swakopmund in July… abstracts are due on Monday…
Not about the archaeology or the former “green corridors”, but for anyone who is interested in the wonderful #NamibSandSea #desert #drylands heres a short 🎦 for you…
youtu.be/AFSbln9uN-4?...
@uomseed.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social
youtu.be/AFSbln9uN-4?...
@uomseed.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social
"Dunes, diamonds and dust": An invited lecture for the RGS (Royal Geographical Society)
YouTube video by TheAbiStone
youtu.be
October 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Not about the archaeology or the former “green corridors”, but for anyone who is interested in the wonderful #NamibSandSea #desert #drylands heres a short 🎦 for you…
youtu.be/AFSbln9uN-4?...
@uomseed.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social
youtu.be/AFSbln9uN-4?...
@uomseed.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social
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Using luminescence dating, @abistone.bsky.social and her colleagues aim to shine a light on a neglected part of Africa’s archaeological record, out in the remote, hyper-arid landscapes of the Namib Sand Sea. @pans-river-namib.bsky.social
👉 media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/astone
👉 media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/astone
September 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Using luminescence dating, @abistone.bsky.social and her colleagues aim to shine a light on a neglected part of Africa’s archaeological record, out in the remote, hyper-arid landscapes of the Namib Sand Sea. @pans-river-namib.bsky.social
👉 media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/astone
👉 media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/astone
One to line up for the new intake of #WSPM (Water, Science Policy & Management) MSc students ready for the Climate and Catchment modeuke @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1029/2025...
doi.org/10.1029/2025...
Peak Groundwater: Aquifer‐Scale Limits to Groundwater Withdrawals
Peak Groundwater is the maximum groundwater withdrawal rate from an aquifer followed by reduced withdrawal rates caused by depletion effects
Peak Groundwater traces dynamic flow pathways across g...
doi.org
September 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
One to line up for the new intake of #WSPM (Water, Science Policy & Management) MSc students ready for the Climate and Catchment modeuke @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1029/2025...
doi.org/10.1029/2025...
The day before the #UKLum25 conference @standrewssgsd.bsky.social we had a fabulous day working with a fleet of #portableluminescencereaders
August 21, 2025 at 9:57 AM
The day before the #UKLum25 conference @standrewssgsd.bsky.social we had a fabulous day working with a fleet of #portableluminescencereaders
I’m looking forward to the #luminescence community catch-up next week at the conference in St Andrews, and the opportunity talk about the work Shashank is leading on establishing the timing of dune accumulation in the western part of the Thar Desert.
#UKLum2025
@uomseed.bsky.social
#UKLum2025
@uomseed.bsky.social
August 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I’m looking forward to the #luminescence community catch-up next week at the conference in St Andrews, and the opportunity talk about the work Shashank is leading on establishing the timing of dune accumulation in the western part of the Thar Desert.
#UKLum2025
@uomseed.bsky.social
#UKLum2025
@uomseed.bsky.social
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🌎 Tonight, we ushered in a new era of weather and climate monitoring.
EUMETSAT's MetOp-SG-A1, weather satellite – which hosts the Copernicus Sentinel-5 mission – successfully launched aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
🔗 www.esa.int/Applications...
EUMETSAT's MetOp-SG-A1, weather satellite – which hosts the Copernicus Sentinel-5 mission – successfully launched aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
🔗 www.esa.int/Applications...
August 13, 2025 at 3:03 AM
🌎 Tonight, we ushered in a new era of weather and climate monitoring.
EUMETSAT's MetOp-SG-A1, weather satellite – which hosts the Copernicus Sentinel-5 mission – successfully launched aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
🔗 www.esa.int/Applications...
EUMETSAT's MetOp-SG-A1, weather satellite – which hosts the Copernicus Sentinel-5 mission – successfully launched aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
🔗 www.esa.int/Applications...
A cold dip and mini rainbows in the sky on holiday in Germany…
August 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
A cold dip and mini rainbows in the sky on holiday in Germany…
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It's tempting to pick a spot on the beach near cliffs: they provide shade and wind protection.
But take a look at this pic: can you see the potential risks?
Click here to find the answers, and learn more about beach safety: www.resortdorset.com/features/227...
But take a look at this pic: can you see the potential risks?
Click here to find the answers, and learn more about beach safety: www.resortdorset.com/features/227...
August 2, 2025 at 8:30 AM
It's tempting to pick a spot on the beach near cliffs: they provide shade and wind protection.
But take a look at this pic: can you see the potential risks?
Click here to find the answers, and learn more about beach safety: www.resortdorset.com/features/227...
But take a look at this pic: can you see the potential risks?
Click here to find the answers, and learn more about beach safety: www.resortdorset.com/features/227...
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More #FieldworkFriday
The site of Khommabes in the north of the #NamibSandSea, which contains a palimpsest of ESA, MSA & LSA #archaeology
This view looks northeast from a patch of nebkah dunes. Off to the left of the photo is a calcrete-capped interdune pan that used to hold water
The site of Khommabes in the north of the #NamibSandSea, which contains a palimpsest of ESA, MSA & LSA #archaeology
This view looks northeast from a patch of nebkah dunes. Off to the left of the photo is a calcrete-capped interdune pan that used to hold water
August 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
More #FieldworkFriday
The site of Khommabes in the north of the #NamibSandSea, which contains a palimpsest of ESA, MSA & LSA #archaeology
This view looks northeast from a patch of nebkah dunes. Off to the left of the photo is a calcrete-capped interdune pan that used to hold water
The site of Khommabes in the north of the #NamibSandSea, which contains a palimpsest of ESA, MSA & LSA #archaeology
This view looks northeast from a patch of nebkah dunes. Off to the left of the photo is a calcrete-capped interdune pan that used to hold water
🚨 New paper landing soon.
An invited review for Cambridge Prisms: Drylands (www.cambridge.org/core/journal...) about #Quaternary #dryland dynamics. Some areas of emerging consensus, plus remaining contradictions. A short review (<5,000 words): selective not exhaustive
An invited review for Cambridge Prisms: Drylands (www.cambridge.org/core/journal...) about #Quaternary #dryland dynamics. Some areas of emerging consensus, plus remaining contradictions. A short review (<5,000 words): selective not exhaustive
July 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
🚨 New paper landing soon.
An invited review for Cambridge Prisms: Drylands (www.cambridge.org/core/journal...) about #Quaternary #dryland dynamics. Some areas of emerging consensus, plus remaining contradictions. A short review (<5,000 words): selective not exhaustive
An invited review for Cambridge Prisms: Drylands (www.cambridge.org/core/journal...) about #Quaternary #dryland dynamics. Some areas of emerging consensus, plus remaining contradictions. A short review (<5,000 words): selective not exhaustive
And in the afternoon in session 28 #SAfA2025 from Selina Amaral, @matzearch.bsky.social, our work from @pans-river-namib.bsky.social & Heinrich Kurt
#archaeology
#openair
#surfacesites
#lithics
#kalahari
#namib
#MSA
#ESA
#archaeology
#openair
#surfacesites
#lithics
#kalahari
#namib
#MSA
#ESA
July 23, 2025 at 8:49 AM
And in the afternoon in session 28 #SAfA2025 from Selina Amaral, @matzearch.bsky.social, our work from @pans-river-namib.bsky.social & Heinrich Kurt
#archaeology
#openair
#surfacesites
#lithics
#kalahari
#namib
#MSA
#ESA
#archaeology
#openair
#surfacesites
#lithics
#kalahari
#namib
#MSA
#ESA
A fascinating morning so far in session 28 #SAfA2025 hearing about the Kgalagadi District: survey, luminescence dating, duricrust formation & lithics from @khoproject.bsky.social members @isotopesrule.bsky.social @taylorgrandfield.bsky.social Inez Faul & Rowena Winterhalder
#lithics
#archaeology
#lithics
#archaeology
July 22, 2025 at 11:14 AM
A fascinating morning so far in session 28 #SAfA2025 hearing about the Kgalagadi District: survey, luminescence dating, duricrust formation & lithics from @khoproject.bsky.social members @isotopesrule.bsky.social @taylorgrandfield.bsky.social Inez Faul & Rowena Winterhalder
#lithics
#archaeology
#lithics
#archaeology
Really looking forward to heading to my first Society of African Archaeologists conference next week, talking about our group’s research out in the Namib Sand Seaz
#SANDS
#PANS
#archaeology
#safaconference2025
#lithics
#NamibSandSea
#EarlierStoneAge
#MiddleStoneAge
#SANDS
#PANS
#archaeology
#safaconference2025
#lithics
#NamibSandSea
#EarlierStoneAge
#MiddleStoneAge
July 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Really looking forward to heading to my first Society of African Archaeologists conference next week, talking about our group’s research out in the Namib Sand Seaz
#SANDS
#PANS
#archaeology
#safaconference2025
#lithics
#NamibSandSea
#EarlierStoneAge
#MiddleStoneAge
#SANDS
#PANS
#archaeology
#safaconference2025
#lithics
#NamibSandSea
#EarlierStoneAge
#MiddleStoneAge
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To mark our 100th anniversary, the Trust Board is pleased to announce the Leverhulme Centenary Awards – a £100 million investment to support pioneering research centres, doctoral scholars and rising academic leaders.
Read more here: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/100mill...
Read more here: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/100mill...
July 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
To mark our 100th anniversary, the Trust Board is pleased to announce the Leverhulme Centenary Awards – a £100 million investment to support pioneering research centres, doctoral scholars and rising academic leaders.
Read more here: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/100mill...
Read more here: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/100mill...
Some excellent news for Monday morning
Big news. @leverhulme.ac.uk are investing £100m in blue skies research and doctoral scholarships, as set out here in @timeshighered.bsky.social
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ps100-m...
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ps100-m...
£100 million investment ‘shows confidence’ in blue-sky research
Leverhulme Trust puts more money into UK sector ‘under strain’ to mark centenary year
www.timeshighereducation.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Some excellent news for Monday morning