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Detlef Gronenborn
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- archaeologist with an interest in past, present, and future societies
- personal account with personal opinions, some research affiliation-related
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Detlef Gronenborn @dgron.bsky.social · Aug 15
It's out! 😀

THE MAP: EXPANSION OF FARMING IN WESTERN EURASIA, 9600-4000 BCE
2025.1

Regional updates, particularly 🇺🇦. Colour and greyscale resolutions, and much asked for colour code and legend.

@barbarahorejs.bsky.social @leizarchaeology.bsky.social @oeai.bsky.social

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A field also for applied #archaeology ☝️

Why academics should do more consulting — and how to make it work www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Why academics should do more consulting — and how to make it work
Encouraging academics to act as advisers to outside organizations is the most effective way to serve society’s needs.
www.nature.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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"Epochenbruch"
December 31, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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The global arms race continues, replicating once again that old, old pattern...📈
theguardian.com The Guardian @theguardian.com · 8d
Japan’s cabinet approves record defence budget amid escalating China tensions
Japan’s cabinet approves record defence budget amid escalating China tensions
Japanese strike-back capabilities and coastal defences to be boosted while Beijing accuses Tokyo of fuelling a ‘space arms race’ Japan’s cabinet has approved a record high defence budget as tensions with China continue to spiral, with Beijing this week accusing Tokyo of “fuelling a space arms race”. The draft defence budget for the next fiscal year – approved on Friday – is more than ¥9tn ($58bn) and 9.4% bigger than the previous budget, which will end in April. The increase comes in the fourth year of Japan’s five-year program to double its annual arms spending to 2% of GDP. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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reuters.com
US launches strikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria, Trump says reut.rs/4jeuRpF
US launches strikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria, Trump says
The United States carried out airstrikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday, claiming the group had been targeting Christians in the region.
reut.rs
December 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Festive Season 2025, Kurhaus Wiesbaden 🎄⚜️⚜️⚜️
December 24, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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reuters.com
US intelligence indicates Putin's war aims in Ukraine are unchanged reut.rs/4alX8Zc
US intelligence indicates Putin's war aims in Ukraine are unchanged
The reports present a starkly different picture from that portrayed by the U.S.
reut.rs
December 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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antiquity.ac.uk
Benin City, modern Nigeria, was the capital of the Kingdom of Benin: an influential empire known for its masterful crafts such as the iconic Benin Bronzes #ThrowbackThursday
New excavations at the historic palace shed light on its pre-colonial heritage

🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

🏺 #Archaeology
Benin Bronze plaque depicting palace courtiers: two people wearing pointed hats, body armour and carrying ceremonial swords.
December 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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A massive new report by over 100 scientists modeling the climate effects of the 2022 Hunga volcanic eruption finds "The record-high global surface temperatures in 2023/2024 were not due to the Hunga eruption": juser.fz-juelich.de/...
December 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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antiquity.ac.uk
Interested in exploring the origins of beer this #NationalLagerDay? 🍺
Melania Zingarello investigates the power of beer in the ancient Near East in her #BookReview of Tate Paulette's 'In the land of Ninkasi: a history of beer in ancient Mesopotamia'

(£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

🏺 #Archaeology
Cover of the book reviewed with the text 'Book Review, Antiquity'.
December 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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andrewcurry.com
I guess @science.org readers are really interested in why Europe's first farmers vanished! That, or headless bodies.
Most read: #1, "Headless bodies hint at why Europe's first farmers vanished"
December 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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nature.com
Germany is one of the most popular destinations for students and scholars worldwide, but those pursuing academic careers face significant hurdles to success

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How to stop the revolving door of German academia
Germany is one of the most popular destinations for students and scholars worldwide, but those pursuing academic careers face significant hurdles to success.
www.nature.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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🙄
December 1, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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antiquity.ac.uk
Ferdinand Magellan's expedition to circumnavigate the globe first passed through the Strait of Magellan #OnThisDay in AD 1520.
The southernmost archaeological site in the world (an Indigenous hunting camp) is nearby, on the island of Isla Hornos.

🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

🏺 #Archaeology
Map showing the location of Isla Hornos in relation to Tierra del Fuego and, in an insert, wider South America. A large arrow points to the approximate location of the archaeological site, in the south of the island.
November 28, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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antiquity.ac.uk
The Treaty of Granada was signed #OnThisDay in AD 1491, ultimately leading to the Emirate of Granada, ruled by the Nasrid dynasty, ceding sovereignty to Spain.
Known for the iconic Alhambra, the Nasrids made use of architecture to display their power.

🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

🏺 #Archaeology
Panoramic view of the Alhambra (a fortified palatine town) and the Generalife (summer palace) with forest and gardens in between.
November 25, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Parallel zu unten:
"Woran scheitern Gesellschaften?"
Interne gesell. Konflikte und Polarisierung entwickeln sich bereits während "guter Jahre" und führen - unausweichlich (?) - zum Umbruch...☹️

Antike Welt 6/2025 (hinter Bezahlwand)
www.herder.de/wbg-magazine...

@leizarchaeology.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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End times 7000 ya 💥. I quite like the cycle...:

Headless bodies hint at why Europe’s first farmers vanished | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Headless bodies hint at why Europe’s first farmers vanished
Wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture
www.science.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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Kleiner Report in der aktuellen AiD 6/2025, 46-47:

"Warum Krieg? Ein Blick in die Vergangenheit"

Das Heft ist natürlich auch sonst interessant!☝️
@leizarchaeology.bsky.social
@kerstinphofmann.bsky.social

(Hinter Bezahlwand)
www.herder.de/wbg-magazine...
November 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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View outside of my office window 👀
@leizarchaeology.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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unimainz.bsky.social
Archäologin Catherine Teitz erforscht, wie sich römische Architektur und das Alltagsleben am #Hadrianswall über die Jahrhunderte wandelten – und wie alte Grabungsaufzeichnungen noch immer neue Erkenntnisse liefern können 👉 https://www.magazin.uni-mainz.de/roemisches-erbe-schicht-auf-schicht/
Juniorprof. Dr. Catherine Teitz (Foto/©: Bernd Eßling / JGU)
November 12, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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henriettebaron.bsky.social
#LEIZA @leizarchaeology.bsky.social im Morgennebel 🤍🩶
Das Bild zeigt die spitz aufragende Ecke des LEIZA-Gebäudes in Mainz im Morgennebel
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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jensnotroff.com
Passenderweise sehe ich gerade, dass mein Beitrag über "Arier, Aliens & Atlantis: Archäologische #Wissenschaftskommunikation zwischen Popkultur & #Ideologie" inzwischen auch bei @lisa.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de online nachgeschaut & -gehört werden kann:

lisa.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/antike_im_ze...
Arier, Aliens und Atlantis: Archäologische Wissenschaftskommunikation zwischen Popkultur und Ideologie | L.I.S.A. WISSENSCHAFTSPORTAL GERDA HENKEL STIFTUNG
Wie oft denken Sie an das Römische Reich? Warum hat Mark Zuckerberg eine Skulptur seiner Ehefrau im Garten aufgestellt? Was war das für ein vermeintlich „römischer Gruß“, mit dem Elon Musk für Aufregu...
lisa.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de
November 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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antiquity.ac.uk
#FindsFriday from the historic palace of Benin City. Ranging from pre-colonial bronzework of the Benin Kingdom to late-colonial-era Nigerian police regalia, they reveal the most-comprehensive archaeological picture of Benin City’s history to date.

🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

🏺 #Archaeology
Some of the material culture found during the excavations, such as a bronze bell and pot, glass bottles, glazed ceramic sherds and clay pipes.
November 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Well, shall we learn from history?! ...
antiquity.ac.uk Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · Nov 6
An earthquake destroyed large parts of the Walls of Constantinople #OnThisDay in AD 447. Their rapid reconstruction in 60 days may have saved the city from invasion by Attila the Hun.

#ThrowbackThursday to #Archaeology from 1937 (£) doi.org/10.1017/S000...

📷 Preussische Messbildanstalt

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Black-and-white photograph of the Walls of Constantinople (Istanbul) as they were in 1937.
November 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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antiquity.ac.uk
NEW Potsherd pavement from #medieval Ilorin, Yorùbáland. Potsherd pavements were a shared architectural tradition across West Africa, but nuanced variation in pottery production allowed for individual expression and identity within Yoruba communities.

🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

🏺 #Archaeology
In situ pavement made from potsherds arranged in a herringbone pattern.
November 6, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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"Woche der offenen Tür" im #StadtmuseumHofheim. Es gibt viel Kunst, aber natürlich auch #Archäologie! Besonders: die VR-Installationen zum Kapellenberg! 😀

stadtmuseum.hofheim.de/sonderausste...
October 29, 2025 at 11:29 AM