Michelle Langley
@michellelangley.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Archaeology - Human Evolution - Neanderthals - Palaeolithic- Ancient Bone & Shell Tools and Ornaments - Deep Time Australia
New paper alert -- and excited about this one!
Our recent work on the bone technology of Dynastic Egypt identified the first instances of a simple bone whistle at Amarna. Read here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Our recent work on the bone technology of Dynastic Egypt identified the first instances of a simple bone whistle at Amarna. Read here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
First Identification of Bone Whistle‐Use in Dynastic Egypt
Despite over 200 years of intensive academic interest in Pharaonic Egypt, little focus has been given to understanding the production, use, and diversity of the osseous material culture created by th...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 6, 2025 at 8:36 AM
New paper alert -- and excited about this one!
Our recent work on the bone technology of Dynastic Egypt identified the first instances of a simple bone whistle at Amarna. Read here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Our recent work on the bone technology of Dynastic Egypt identified the first instances of a simple bone whistle at Amarna. Read here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
New paper out! journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Cultural, economic, and settlement shifts over the last 9,000 years at Kakapel Rockshelter, Western Kenya
The spread of food production in sub-Saharan Africa involved multi-directional dispersals of domesticated plant and animal species, often associated with major migrations. The Lake Victoria Basin of e...
journals.plos.org
August 20, 2025 at 11:56 PM
New paper out! journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Ever wondered what the Palaeolithic sounded like? When did music and language begin? Here’s the podcast for you!
Had a great time being part of this project:
www.thresholdpodcast.org/hark-episode...
Had a great time being part of this project:
www.thresholdpodcast.org/hark-episode...
Hark Episode 13: Part of the Choir
Homo sapiens joined the story of life on Earth just 300,00 years ago. So when and how did we start making music and creating languages? In this episode, we explore these signature sounds and discover...
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August 7, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Ever wondered what the Palaeolithic sounded like? When did music and language begin? Here’s the podcast for you!
Had a great time being part of this project:
www.thresholdpodcast.org/hark-episode...
Had a great time being part of this project:
www.thresholdpodcast.org/hark-episode...
WAC-10 is all go with many colleagues from everywhere!
June 25, 2025 at 4:08 AM
WAC-10 is all go with many colleagues from everywhere!
Looks like weaving is off the cards for today….
February 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Looks like weaving is off the cards for today….
Reposted by Michelle Langley
Appreciating the focus on the reality for staff, who are not at fault for this marketised deathspiral and have fought it every step of the way, and universities as a public good. Not a transaction about individual students' future pay cheque, but a good that serves us all.
The Guardian view on campus cuts: academics pay a high price for Westminster’s mistakes | Editorial
Editorial: The government should not stand aloof as a crisis unfolds in our universities. A new settlement is needed
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Appreciating the focus on the reality for staff, who are not at fault for this marketised deathspiral and have fought it every step of the way, and universities as a public good. Not a transaction about individual students' future pay cheque, but a good that serves us all.
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Two more days to apply - deadline is Jan 15th!
3) 2.5 yr postdoctoral position in Palaeolithic gene-culture coevolution. Together with a palaeogenomics postdoc, we seek to generate material culture data such that we can capture these ancient gene-culture cophylogenetic dynamics international.au.dk/about/profil...
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
January 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Two more days to apply - deadline is Jan 15th!
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Paola Villa, former Professor at @univbordeaux.bsky.social. Her meticulous critiques and dedication to archaeology made every work session a masterclass, leaving a legacy of trust, learning, and inspiration www.nature.com/articles/s41... @cnrsaquitaine.bsky.social
Paola Villa (1939–2024) - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Archaeologist with a wide view of prehistory and a passion for innovative collaboration.
www.nature.com
December 17, 2024 at 7:50 AM
Paola Villa, former Professor at @univbordeaux.bsky.social. Her meticulous critiques and dedication to archaeology made every work session a masterclass, leaving a legacy of trust, learning, and inspiration www.nature.com/articles/s41... @cnrsaquitaine.bsky.social
Spent two weeks with the Amarna Project looking at fabulous archaeology with great people 🤩
December 17, 2024 at 9:32 AM
Spent two weeks with the Amarna Project looking at fabulous archaeology with great people 🤩
Spears tipped with a multitude of 🦴 human bone 🦴 bipoints! In the Vanuatu National Cultural Centre
November 27, 2024 at 8:51 AM
Spears tipped with a multitude of 🦴 human bone 🦴 bipoints! In the Vanuatu National Cultural Centre
Reconstructing the chaine operatoire of Rochia bangles — Lapita tech in Vanuatu! In publication soon!
November 27, 2024 at 8:41 AM
Reconstructing the chaine operatoire of Rochia bangles — Lapita tech in Vanuatu! In publication soon!
Back in the office…. “Downloading 1 of 739 emails”
January 8, 2024 at 12:10 AM
Back in the office…. “Downloading 1 of 739 emails”
Who were the first humans? How did we evolve? We tackle these big questions for young minds on
@ABCscience 'Imagine this' podcast for kids out tomorrow 20 Dec!
Talking #archaeology #HumanEvolution
abc.net.au/kidslisten/pro…
@ABCscience 'Imagine this' podcast for kids out tomorrow 20 Dec!
Talking #archaeology #HumanEvolution
abc.net.au/kidslisten/pro…
December 19, 2023 at 8:55 AM
Who were the first humans? How did we evolve? We tackle these big questions for young minds on
@ABCscience 'Imagine this' podcast for kids out tomorrow 20 Dec!
Talking #archaeology #HumanEvolution
abc.net.au/kidslisten/pro…
@ABCscience 'Imagine this' podcast for kids out tomorrow 20 Dec!
Talking #archaeology #HumanEvolution
abc.net.au/kidslisten/pro…
Read about the 40,000 year long “Shell-beading traditions at Asitau Kuru (Timor-Leste)” out today!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
November 23, 2023 at 2:55 AM
Read about the 40,000 year long “Shell-beading traditions at Asitau Kuru (Timor-Leste)” out today!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reposted by Michelle Langley
Reposted by Michelle Langley
Why #ContextMatters (not only, but particularly) in #archaeology 🏺:
An archaeological artifact without its documented find context is … like an image ripped from a book (and the rest of the pages torn into shreds): something nice to look at, but missing the actual story about it.
An archaeological artifact without its documented find context is … like an image ripped from a book (and the rest of the pages torn into shreds): something nice to look at, but missing the actual story about it.
November 5, 2023 at 12:44 PM
Why #ContextMatters (not only, but particularly) in #archaeology 🏺:
An archaeological artifact without its documented find context is … like an image ripped from a book (and the rest of the pages torn into shreds): something nice to look at, but missing the actual story about it.
An archaeological artifact without its documented find context is … like an image ripped from a book (and the rest of the pages torn into shreds): something nice to look at, but missing the actual story about it.
Orange volume of bone and tooth tech! Everything you ever wanted to know about Indigenous Australian items but were afraid to ask…
shop.aiatsis.gov.au/collections/...
shop.aiatsis.gov.au/collections/...
November 16, 2023 at 9:14 AM
Orange volume of bone and tooth tech! Everything you ever wanted to know about Indigenous Australian items but were afraid to ask…
shop.aiatsis.gov.au/collections/...
shop.aiatsis.gov.au/collections/...