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Cesc Marginedas
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Evolutionary Anthropologist 💀 and Quaternary Archaeologist ⛏️ | Taphonomy of human remains | violence and human cannibalism 🔬📊. #Atapuerca
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Excited to share our new paper on human cannibalism during the Magdalenian period! 🏚️💀 Featuring new insights from Maszycka Cave (Poland). #Archaeology #Prehistory #Anthropology @palmirasaladie.bsky.social @whiterabbit36.bsky.social Available here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
New insights of cultural cannibalism amongst Magdalenian groups at Maszycka Cave, Poland - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - New insights of cultural cannibalism amongst Magdalenian groups at Maszycka Cave, Poland
www.nature.com
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Isturitz. Mandible cutmarked. 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴. Upper Palaeolithic. Magdalenian. France #FossilFriday

Courtesy of Institut de Paléontologie Humaine (IPH), Paris. 

@erc.europa.eu @cenieh.bsky.social #FECYT
October 3, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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📃Descubierto un episodio de canibalismo en Atapuerca de hace 5.700 años, según un estudio del @iphes-cerca.bsky.social con el #CSIC

Un enfrentamiento entre grupos ganaderos derivó en la eliminación de un grupo familiar completo, cuyos integrantes fueron devorados
 
➡️ http://tiny.cc/7lvq001
August 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Nuevo caso de canibalismo humano en Atapuerca: 11 personas fueron descuartizadas, cocinadas y devoradas hace 5.700 años

www.elmundo.es/ciencia-y-sa...

Via @iphes-cerca.bsky.social
Nuevo caso de canibalismo humano en Atapuerca: 11 personas fueron descuartizadas, cocinadas y devoradas hace 5.700 años
Un grupo en el que había niños, adolescentes y adultos fue canibalizado hace unos 5.700 años en el territorio que hoy ocupa la sierra de Atapuerca. Los 11 individuos...
www.elmundo.es
August 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Cannibalism in Neolithic Atapuerca? 💀🔬
Our latest study reveals clear evidence of a new cannibalistic event among farming communities at El Mirador cave. A fascinating glimpse into prehistoric life... and death. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@palmirasaladie.bsky.social @whiterabbit36.bsky.social
Evidence of neolithic cannibalism among farming communities at El Mirador cave, Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Evidence of neolithic cannibalism among farming communities at El Mirador cave, Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain
www.nature.com
August 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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⚠️ Una vértebra infantil hallada en Gran Dolina muestra cortes precisos que indican decapitación. El hallazgo refuerza la hipótesis de que Homo antecessor practicaba el canibalismo de forma recurrente @fatapuerca.bsky.social @iphes-cerca.bsky.social

www.agenciasinc.es/Noticias/Ata...
Atapuerca revela nuevas evidencias de canibalismo en los restos de un niño
Una vértebra infantil hallada en el yacimiento burgalés de Gran Dolina presenta cortes precisos que indican la separación deliberada de la cabeza del cuerpo. Los científicos ven en esta práctica una estrategia recurrente de aprovechamiento de carne humana entre los primeros homínidos que habitaron la zona.
www.agenciasinc.es
July 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Krapina 3 (Cranium C) partial cranium. 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴. Croatia #FossilFriday

Courtesy of Osteological Collection of Comparative Anatomy (COAC) @cenieh.bsky.social 

@erc.europa.eu #FECYT
June 6, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Article alert!!
ZooMS, radiocarbon dating and stable isotope analysis on ancient whale bone tools, check it out. Absolutely thrilled to see our work published in Nature Communications 🙏

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

@natcomms.nature.com
Late Paleolithic whale bone tools reveal human and whale ecology in the Bay of Biscay - Nature Communications
Here the authors apply ZooMS, radiocarbon, and stable isotope analyses to whale bones from the Bay of Biscay. They find that humans were utilizing the remains of at least five species of whales from 2...
www.nature.com
May 28, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Canibalismo hace 18 ka en cueva de Maszycka, Polonia. Posible selección de cráneos en el marco de enfrentamientos intergrupales, causados por la competencia por los recursos.
New insights of cultural cannibalism amongst Magdalenian groups at Maszycka Cave, Poland
New insights of cultural cannibalism amongst Magdalenian groups at Maszycka Cave, Poland - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - New insights of cultural cannibalism amongst Magdalenian groups at Maszycka Cave, Poland
www.nature.com
April 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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We are happy to share our pre-print on dating bone using a novel non-destructive protocol we developed. The paper is on the Biorxiv here (Luftensteiner et al. 2025):
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Non-destructive radiocarbon dating of bone
Since the 1950s, radiocarbon measurements have anchored archaeological chronologies dating back to 50,000 years, with bone collagen being a commonly dated material. Despite advances in collagen extrac...
www.biorxiv.org
March 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Vamos a celebrar el 25 aniversario del IAM, un centro mixto del CSIC y la Junta de Extremadura dedicado exclusivamente a la arqueología en todas sus vertientes. #IAM25 @csic.es
March 24, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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New discovery: In Vienna-Simmering, archaeologists have discovered a Roman mass grave that "indicates a catastrophic event" and may offer new insights into the founding history of the city.

www.vienna.at/sensational-...

and

wien.orf.at/stories/3297...

🏺 #archaeology
March 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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El estudio liderado por @iphes-cerca.bsky.social, en el que participa @juanmarin.bsky.social miembro del dpto., que atribuye un fragmento facial de 1.4 ma, hallado en la Sima del Elefante de Atapuerca, a la especie "Homo affinis erectus".
Fotografía María D. Guillén/ @iphes-cerca.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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New #HumanEvolution find from 🇪🇸 🦣🏺🧪Bone fragments of oldest known human face in western Europe found in Spain: www.theguardian.com/science/2025... congratulations to @whiterabbit36.bsky.social and all the other authors.
Bone fragments of oldest known human face in western Europe found in Spain
Remains are of an adult member of an extinct species who lived up to 1.4m years ago, researchers say
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Atapuerca reescribe la historia del primer poblamiento europeo

🦴Un estudio del @iphes-cerca.bsky.social, en el que participan dos institutos del #CSIC, atribuye un fragmento facial hallado en #Atapuerca a la especie ‘Homo affinis erectus’

👉http://tiny.cc/vg2d001

🎥 Antonio Rodríguez (#IAM_CSIC)👇
March 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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New dating confirms the Lapedo Child as a 28,000-year-old Neanderthal-human hybrid, refining its timeline and burial context. The study highlights interbreeding and advances radiocarbon methods. @science.org

#LapedoChild #Neanderthals #HumanEvolution #Paleoanthropology #AncientDNA #Archaeology
The Lapedo Child: A 28,000-Year-Old Mystery Reshaped by Science
New dating techniques reveal fresh insights into one of the most enigmatic burials in human prehistory
www.anthropology.net
March 8, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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Come to Sweden! Funded digital heritage PhD alert!

Come and work with us on Gotland. We have two fully funded 4-year PhD projects in Archaeology and Conservation (Heritage Science). Join the team (and me) focussing on Digital Innovations for Sustainable Heritage. Details below...
March 8, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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We are at full capacity, adding new skeletons to the @iphes-cerca.bsky.social COR collection!
Our latest additions include:
•Equus quagga
•Tapirus terrestris
•Marmota marmota
•Bubo bubo
•Larus michahellis
•Egretta garzetta
•Circus aeruginosus
Stay tuned for more updates!!!
March 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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This uniquely preserved Late Neolithic flint dagger (2900 BCE) was found in Allensbach at the Lake Constance, southwest #Germany. The blade was made of flint from Monte Baldo, northern #Italy. It was fastened with birch tar in a handle made of elderwood.

📷 @almbawue.bsky.social

🏺 #archaeology
February 28, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Sobre el histórico y contexto de nuestra última investigación en la cueva de Maszycka (Polonia) un texto para "La cuadratura del círculo" en @eldiario.es @csicandalextrem.bsky.social @csicdivulga.bsky.social
www.eldiario.es/132_b835c7?u...
Canibalismo en el Paleolítico: un misterio en la cueva de Maszycka
Hace 15.000 años, el destino de un grupo de humanos quedó sellado en un episodio de violencia extrema. Hoy, gracias a la ciencia, estamos un paso más cerca de entenderlo
www.eldiario.es
February 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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⛰️ Nuevos hallazgos indican que el canibalismo era una práctica habitual hace 18.000 años

Un estudio con participación del #CSIC muestra nuevas prácticas de canibalismo cultural durante el periodo magdaleniense tras analizar restos óseos hallados en una cueva de Polonia

👉 http://tiny.cc/5cha001
February 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Our paper has reached 10k access in just 10 days!!! rdcu.be/eaePJ
February 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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A study in Scientific Reports of remains from the Maszycka Cave from 18,000 years ago finds evidence of cannibalism among these Magdalenian groups. https://go.nature.com/4hwUqAQ 🧪 🏺
February 13, 2025 at 11:32 PM