Ben Davies
@dayvees.bsky.social
Somewhere between #archaeology and #envisci with some meddling in #datasci affairs. Teaching Prof at Tufts Uni.
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So which one is it team?
Lawns
or
People
Lawns
or
People
October 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
So which one is it team?
Lawns
or
People
Lawns
or
People
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Please join us next week, Thursday 30th October, for our next talk. We will be joined by Dr Jessica Thompson, Yale University. More details 👇
Please note the change of start time to 15:00 GMT!
Please register here: liverpool-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
We hope to see you there!
Please note the change of start time to 15:00 GMT!
Please register here: liverpool-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
We hope to see you there!
October 24, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Please join us next week, Thursday 30th October, for our next talk. We will be joined by Dr Jessica Thompson, Yale University. More details 👇
Please note the change of start time to 15:00 GMT!
Please register here: liverpool-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
We hope to see you there!
Please note the change of start time to 15:00 GMT!
Please register here: liverpool-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
We hope to see you there!
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Game Jam in the Garden! We invite GLAM professionals, creatives, researchers & students to design & prototype games inspired by nature, the gardens, & the living world around us. Adelaide Botanic Garden, Goodman Bldg, Hackney Rd Adelaide Fri 7 Nov 9am - 5pm ACDT. events.humanitix.com/game-jam-in-...
October 22, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Game Jam in the Garden! We invite GLAM professionals, creatives, researchers & students to design & prototype games inspired by nature, the gardens, & the living world around us. Adelaide Botanic Garden, Goodman Bldg, Hackney Rd Adelaide Fri 7 Nov 9am - 5pm ACDT. events.humanitix.com/game-jam-in-...
Whoa! Well-deserved, Phil!
I am humbled and delighted to have been awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize by the Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk. I will use the money to continue supporting ECRs and leading fieldwork in South America and Amazonia.
www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/2025PLP
www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/2025PLP
www.leverhulme.ac.uk
October 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Whoa! Well-deserved, Phil!
The miracle of life played out in the driveway gravel this year.
October 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The miracle of life played out in the driveway gravel this year.
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Our new study of an Australian boomerang 🪃 is out! ‘How forensic analysis & traditional knowledge reveal the story of a unique boomerang’ in The Conversation: theconversation.com/how-forensic...
And our in-depth research article in ‘Australian Archaeology’: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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And our in-depth research article in ‘Australian Archaeology’: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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How forensic analysis and traditional knowledge reveal the story of a unique boomerang
Grip marks, blood and fire damage hint at the fascinating history of a non-returning boomerang.
theconversation.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Our new study of an Australian boomerang 🪃 is out! ‘How forensic analysis & traditional knowledge reveal the story of a unique boomerang’ in The Conversation: theconversation.com/how-forensic...
And our in-depth research article in ‘Australian Archaeology’: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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And our in-depth research article in ‘Australian Archaeology’: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🏺
This was a ton of fun to work on, @alnorwood.bsky.social I have a whole new appreciation for the lives of zebra molars!
I'm really excited about this new paper, with @dayvees.bsky.social, where we use simulations to explore how herbivore tooth growth and development, demography, and dental wear mediate the seasonal signal preserved in serially sampled teeth!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Simulating the formation of herbivore tooth death assemblages to improve expectations for paleoenvironmental reconstruction from intra-tooth isotopic analysis
Isotopic analysis of serially-sampled dental enamel from fossil faunal assemblages is a popular paleoenvironmental proxy for its ability to inform on …
www.sciencedirect.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:01 AM
This was a ton of fun to work on, @alnorwood.bsky.social I have a whole new appreciation for the lives of zebra molars!
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I'm really excited about this new paper, with @dayvees.bsky.social, where we use simulations to explore how herbivore tooth growth and development, demography, and dental wear mediate the seasonal signal preserved in serially sampled teeth!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Simulating the formation of herbivore tooth death assemblages to improve expectations for paleoenvironmental reconstruction from intra-tooth isotopic analysis
Isotopic analysis of serially-sampled dental enamel from fossil faunal assemblages is a popular paleoenvironmental proxy for its ability to inform on …
www.sciencedirect.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I'm really excited about this new paper, with @dayvees.bsky.social, where we use simulations to explore how herbivore tooth growth and development, demography, and dental wear mediate the seasonal signal preserved in serially sampled teeth!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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This arrest is the latest in an alarming pattern to stifle civil liberties.
The Trump admin is targeting students with legal status and ripping people out of their communities without due process.
This is an attack on our Constitution and basic freedoms — and we will push back.
The Trump admin is targeting students with legal status and ripping people out of their communities without due process.
This is an attack on our Constitution and basic freedoms — and we will push back.
Tufts PhD student on visa arrested by immigration authorities, school says
Rumeysa Ozturk is a Turkish national, according to her lawyer, Mahsa Khanbabai.
abcnews.go.com
March 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This arrest is the latest in an alarming pattern to stifle civil liberties.
The Trump admin is targeting students with legal status and ripping people out of their communities without due process.
This is an attack on our Constitution and basic freedoms — and we will push back.
The Trump admin is targeting students with legal status and ripping people out of their communities without due process.
This is an attack on our Constitution and basic freedoms — and we will push back.
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Rumeysa Ozturk was kidnapped in plain sight & sent to Louisiana to be locked in the same detention center Mahmoud Khalil was sent to.
She's a peaceful protestor, grad student, & my constituent who has a right to free speech & due process.
Now she's a political prisoner. Free her now.
She's a peaceful protestor, grad student, & my constituent who has a right to free speech & due process.
Now she's a political prisoner. Free her now.
March 26, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Rumeysa Ozturk was kidnapped in plain sight & sent to Louisiana to be locked in the same detention center Mahmoud Khalil was sent to.
She's a peaceful protestor, grad student, & my constituent who has a right to free speech & due process.
Now she's a political prisoner. Free her now.
She's a peaceful protestor, grad student, & my constituent who has a right to free speech & due process.
Now she's a political prisoner. Free her now.
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I escaped poverty because I am a scientist.
And I am a scientist because of the National Science Foundation.
A 🧵:
And I am a scientist because of the National Science Foundation.
A 🧵:
February 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I escaped poverty because I am a scientist.
And I am a scientist because of the National Science Foundation.
A 🧵:
And I am a scientist because of the National Science Foundation.
A 🧵:
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Day 2 of the historic Tufts full-time lecturer strike! We'll be picketing at the corner of Boston and College Ave all morning, starting at 9 (barring traffic—drive safely, friends). Join us! @seiu509.bsky.social
January 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Day 2 of the historic Tufts full-time lecturer strike! We'll be picketing at the corner of Boston and College Ave all morning, starting at 9 (barring traffic—drive safely, friends). Join us! @seiu509.bsky.social
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Somerville and Medford out in solidarity with Tufts lecturers in their 10th month of contract negotiations - calling on Tufts to settle a fair contract with their full time lecturers with @seiu509.bsky.social @willieburnleyjr.bsky.social
January 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Somerville and Medford out in solidarity with Tufts lecturers in their 10th month of contract negotiations - calling on Tufts to settle a fair contract with their full time lecturers with @seiu509.bsky.social @willieburnleyjr.bsky.social
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In a powerful display of worker solidarity, over 300 full-time lecturers, students, and labor allies rallied on the first day of the FTLs’ walkout! 📢 Tufts prides itself on academic excellence, but that excellence is made possible by our labor—and we deserve a fair contract NOW.
January 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
In a powerful display of worker solidarity, over 300 full-time lecturers, students, and labor allies rallied on the first day of the FTLs’ walkout! 📢 Tufts prides itself on academic excellence, but that excellence is made possible by our labor—and we deserve a fair contract NOW.
Let's go, Jumbos! Tufts full-time lecturers need a fair contact! @seiu509.bsky.social
January 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Let's go, Jumbos! Tufts full-time lecturers need a fair contact! @seiu509.bsky.social
Jumbo sez: Fair contract NOW! Let's go, Tufts Full Time Lecturers! @seiu509.bsky.social
January 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Jumbo sez: Fair contract NOW! Let's go, Tufts Full Time Lecturers! @seiu509.bsky.social
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When we fight, we win! @seiu509.bsky.social
January 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
When we fight, we win! @seiu509.bsky.social
I was today years old when I noticed you can put custom hex codes into my Canvas dashboard placards. Cribbing from the Zissou1 palette in wesanderson R package: github.com/karthik/wesa...
January 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I was today years old when I noticed you can put custom hex codes into my Canvas dashboard placards. Cribbing from the Zissou1 palette in wesanderson R package: github.com/karthik/wesa...
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We’re hiring TWO Senior Geoarchaeologists!
Strong geoarchaeological, prehistoric, or palaeoenvironmental background? Deposit modelling skills? Apply for these full time, permanent positions on our Sussex team!
Full job description & apply: direc.to/m4iy
Closes 5 Jan 2025
Strong geoarchaeological, prehistoric, or palaeoenvironmental background? Deposit modelling skills? Apply for these full time, permanent positions on our Sussex team!
Full job description & apply: direc.to/m4iy
Closes 5 Jan 2025
December 19, 2024 at 11:20 AM
We’re hiring TWO Senior Geoarchaeologists!
Strong geoarchaeological, prehistoric, or palaeoenvironmental background? Deposit modelling skills? Apply for these full time, permanent positions on our Sussex team!
Full job description & apply: direc.to/m4iy
Closes 5 Jan 2025
Strong geoarchaeological, prehistoric, or palaeoenvironmental background? Deposit modelling skills? Apply for these full time, permanent positions on our Sussex team!
Full job description & apply: direc.to/m4iy
Closes 5 Jan 2025
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One of the "Giants" who can be seen in the current exhibition AT the Musée d'histoire naturelle of Toulouse, France 🦣
(See Alt text for details)
Un des "Géants" à voir à l'Expo temporaire actuelle du museum d'histoire naturelle de Toulouse 🦣
(Détails dans le alt)
(See Alt text for details)
Un des "Géants" à voir à l'Expo temporaire actuelle du museum d'histoire naturelle de Toulouse 🦣
(Détails dans le alt)
December 3, 2024 at 11:07 AM
One of the "Giants" who can be seen in the current exhibition AT the Musée d'histoire naturelle of Toulouse, France 🦣
(See Alt text for details)
Un des "Géants" à voir à l'Expo temporaire actuelle du museum d'histoire naturelle de Toulouse 🦣
(Détails dans le alt)
(See Alt text for details)
Un des "Géants" à voir à l'Expo temporaire actuelle du museum d'histoire naturelle de Toulouse 🦣
(Détails dans le alt)
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Adena points date to the Early Woodland (c. 2,500BP) and are very rare finds in New England. There are no Adena sites in the region, instead these are probably coming through trade networks from the moundbuilding cultures of Ohio and Kentucky (Boudreau 2016). 🧪🏺🐡
November 30, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Adena points date to the Early Woodland (c. 2,500BP) and are very rare finds in New England. There are no Adena sites in the region, instead these are probably coming through trade networks from the moundbuilding cultures of Ohio and Kentucky (Boudreau 2016). 🧪🏺🐡
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Social species live longer and develop advanced social cognition. Fission-fusion societies, like those of humans and elephants, demand intelligence to navigate shifting group dynamics.
#SocialSpecies #Evolution #Cognition #Anthropology
#SocialSpecies #Evolution #Cognition #Anthropology
The Benefits of Being Social: Insights from Animal Societies
How Social Behavior Shapes Lifespans, Intelligence, and Survival
www.anthropology.net
November 27, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Social species live longer and develop advanced social cognition. Fission-fusion societies, like those of humans and elephants, demand intelligence to navigate shifting group dynamics.
#SocialSpecies #Evolution #Cognition #Anthropology
#SocialSpecies #Evolution #Cognition #Anthropology
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Hi y'all, I have this really awesome 2.5y postdoc open in my group here @aarhusuni.bsky.social, on gene-culture coevolution in the European Upper Palaeolithic. international.au.dk/about/profil... - deadline Jan 15; get in touch if you are interested.
Postdoctoral position in Palaeolithic gene-culture coevolution, Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies, Aarhus University - Vacancy at Aarhus University
Vacancy at School of Culture and Society - Department of Heritage Studies, Aarhus University
international.au.dk
November 24, 2024 at 9:45 PM
Hi y'all, I have this really awesome 2.5y postdoc open in my group here @aarhusuni.bsky.social, on gene-culture coevolution in the European Upper Palaeolithic. international.au.dk/about/profil... - deadline Jan 15; get in touch if you are interested.
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Kessler denialism: believing that the Kessler Syndrome and the problems with space junk in Earth orbit are made up to paint Elon Musk as the bad guy. 🧪
November 24, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Kessler denialism: believing that the Kessler Syndrome and the problems with space junk in Earth orbit are made up to paint Elon Musk as the bad guy. 🧪
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🎉IAS is recruiting🎉
UCSB Integrative Anth Sciences is hiring a tenure-track evo anthropologist (assist/assoc prof):
Apply by 1/06/25
To apply: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02866
Please retweet!
Estimate: Assist:$95,000-$135,000 & Assoc:$120,000-$180,000. UCSB is an AA/EOE, including disability/vets.
UCSB Integrative Anth Sciences is hiring a tenure-track evo anthropologist (assist/assoc prof):
Apply by 1/06/25
To apply: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02866
Please retweet!
Estimate: Assist:$95,000-$135,000 & Assoc:$120,000-$180,000. UCSB is an AA/EOE, including disability/vets.
Assistant/Associate Professor in Evolutionary Anthropology/Anthropology of Health
University of California Santa Barbara is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ap.ucsb.edu
November 22, 2024 at 7:17 PM
🎉IAS is recruiting🎉
UCSB Integrative Anth Sciences is hiring a tenure-track evo anthropologist (assist/assoc prof):
Apply by 1/06/25
To apply: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02866
Please retweet!
Estimate: Assist:$95,000-$135,000 & Assoc:$120,000-$180,000. UCSB is an AA/EOE, including disability/vets.
UCSB Integrative Anth Sciences is hiring a tenure-track evo anthropologist (assist/assoc prof):
Apply by 1/06/25
To apply: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02866
Please retweet!
Estimate: Assist:$95,000-$135,000 & Assoc:$120,000-$180,000. UCSB is an AA/EOE, including disability/vets.