Anneminne Frère
anneminnefrere.bsky.social
Anneminne Frère
@anneminnefrere.bsky.social
PhD candidate at the VUB with a passion for cremations, rituals and communities in the past and the present
On November 18 (15:30-17:00 CET), I’m hosting a hybrid seminar on the relevance of funerary archaeology for thinking and talking about death in the present. With Barbara Veselka (@osteolady.bsky.social) and Karina Croucher (@karinaktc.bsky.social). Register here: forms.gle/E9DRsmvbj5QE...
October 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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🗣️ New paper! 🗣️

The mobility patterns of the population of Gallo-Roman Tienen (Belgium) are keeping you up at night? Wondering if there is more than mobility reflected in these 87Sr/86Sr results? This is very relatable, and conveniently, I have the right paper for you! It's accessible right there 👇
kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me
September 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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📣 Data, data, data 📣

The BBLAB crew spent the day compiling our isotope data in the @isoarch.bsky.social version 3.0 database! Thanks @isotopistrachel.bsky.social & @tloeffelmann.bsky.social for teaching us the ropes 🧗🏻‍♀️
#openaccessdata #archaeology #fairandcare
May 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
📢 New paper alert! 📢

I’m really happy to share our latest publication in AJBA! We explore how sampling cremated petrous parts & teeth helps reconstruct life histories and cremation practices 🔥. You can find our paper through this link: doi.org/10.1002/ajpa... (1/6)
Reconstructing Life Histories: New Insights Into Cremation Practices, Mobility, and Food Consumption Patterns Through Isotope and Infrared Analyses of Petrous Parts and Teeth
This graph shows the strontium results of the individuals from Herstal, Belgium.
doi.org
April 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Paper Alert 🔥
Want to learn more about Roman cremations?
Can’t sleep because you keep thinking about how the Romans burned their dead?
Then don't miss our latest paper & download it for free here: kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1kzX5,rVDBnN…
April 22, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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The first Belgium’s strontium isoscape is out now!
Amanda Sengeløv & the team provide the first 604 plant samples from 220 locations, with more data coming soon!

Paper here👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Dataset available on @isoarch.bsky.social 👇https://doi.org/10.48530/ISOARCH.2024.001
December 11, 2024 at 8:40 AM
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Massive congrats to @Christophe-fire.bsky.social on winning a VUB Brussel Excellent PhD Supervisor Award. Your support and enthusiasm mean the 🌍 to the team 🔥

@amgc-vub.bsky.social
January 6, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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BBLAB has so much to celebrate! 🎉 @christophe-fire.bsky.social's 10-year milestone at VUB and his recent PhD Supervisor Prize, plus the arrival of new members set the stage for an exciting 2025. Here’s to a year filled with research, isotopes and collaboration!
February 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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This weekend is the Wetenschapsfestival Brussel 2024, and we are doing a (temporary) tattoo parlour for children with Archaeology & Cosmo-Geochemistry designs - coming two of the many disciplines in our department. if you're in Brussels, the event is free, the tattoos are also free!
November 21, 2024 at 9:46 AM
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In exciting Monday morning news, the BB-Lab have arrived to bluesky! 🦷🧪🏺🦴

@brusselsbioarch.bsky.social
November 18, 2024 at 10:16 AM