PAASTA Community
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PAASTA (Palaeoproteomics And Archaeology, Society for Techniques and Advances) is an open, collaborative ECR-driven community for palaeoproteomics researchers!
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We have seemingly gained quite a few new followers this week! So for those of you that are new welcome to the #PAASTACommunity and for those that have been around, here are some refreshers on some of our resources, many of which can be found on our website:
paasta-community.github.io/about/
paasta-community.github.io/about/
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PAASTA WINTER SCHOOL Now is your chance to provide input on our upcoming PAASTA Winter School on tools and topics you’re keen to learn and teach, please give your thoughts on this short form forms.gle/om48gkCKzTt9... before 9th Jan!
December 5, 2025 at 5:32 AM
PAASTA WINTER SCHOOL Now is your chance to provide input on our upcoming PAASTA Winter School on tools and topics you’re keen to learn and teach, please give your thoughts on this short form forms.gle/om48gkCKzTt9... before 9th Jan!
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🚨ONLINE WORKSHOP🚨
We will be hosting a free online workshop “Maximising Data from Palaeolithic Bone" as part of the the COEXIST project on 10th March 2026. Please submit abstract by 23rd January 2026. Further information in the flyer. See you there!
We will be hosting a free online workshop “Maximising Data from Palaeolithic Bone" as part of the the COEXIST project on 10th March 2026. Please submit abstract by 23rd January 2026. Further information in the flyer. See you there!
December 15, 2025 at 9:33 AM
🚨ONLINE WORKSHOP🚨
We will be hosting a free online workshop “Maximising Data from Palaeolithic Bone" as part of the the COEXIST project on 10th March 2026. Please submit abstract by 23rd January 2026. Further information in the flyer. See you there!
We will be hosting a free online workshop “Maximising Data from Palaeolithic Bone" as part of the the COEXIST project on 10th March 2026. Please submit abstract by 23rd January 2026. Further information in the flyer. See you there!
PAASTA talk by @giuliagallo.bsky.social already this Wednesday! 🤩 DM us for the link.
🦴🔥Our next PAASTA Seminar Series talk will be Wednesday 10 December at 17:00 CET! 🦴🔥
@giuliagallo.bsky.social will be presenting "Interpreting staining and burning in archaeological bone colors: equifinality, challenges, and new solutions."
As always, DM us for the Zoom link to join!
@giuliagallo.bsky.social will be presenting "Interpreting staining and burning in archaeological bone colors: equifinality, challenges, and new solutions."
As always, DM us for the Zoom link to join!
December 8, 2025 at 7:52 AM
PAASTA talk by @giuliagallo.bsky.social already this Wednesday! 🤩 DM us for the link.
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Recovering DNA from ancient plants is tough, but this new method makes it work! A new extraction workflow improves recovery of fragmented endogenous plant aDNA while preserving library complexity and read yield.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA #archaeobotany
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA #archaeobotany
Optimizing ancient DNA recovery from archaeological plant seeds - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Optimizing ancient DNA recovery from archaeological plant seeds
www.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Recovering DNA from ancient plants is tough, but this new method makes it work! A new extraction workflow improves recovery of fragmented endogenous plant aDNA while preserving library complexity and read yield.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA #archaeobotany
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA #archaeobotany
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The MALDI Deamidation Score is now published! Congratulations @bharathabnair.bsky.social @isma-rgz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy and Fei Yang! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
MALDI Deamidation Score (MDS): A fast and flexible method for assessing deamidation in ZooMS data and its application to the Denisova Cave bone assemblage
Estimating deamidation from ZooMS spectra has frequently been achieved using the q2e method due to its high-throughput capacity and ease of use. Despi…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The MALDI Deamidation Score is now published! Congratulations @bharathabnair.bsky.social @isma-rgz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy and Fei Yang! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
PAASTA WINTER SCHOOL Now is your chance to provide input on our upcoming PAASTA Winter School on tools and topics you’re keen to learn and teach, please give your thoughts on this short form forms.gle/om48gkCKzTt9... before 9th Jan!
December 5, 2025 at 5:32 AM
PAASTA WINTER SCHOOL Now is your chance to provide input on our upcoming PAASTA Winter School on tools and topics you’re keen to learn and teach, please give your thoughts on this short form forms.gle/om48gkCKzTt9... before 9th Jan!
🤩 We are excited to announce that you can now also find us on Instagram (@paasta.community) 🥳
December 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
🤩 We are excited to announce that you can now also find us on Instagram (@paasta.community) 🥳
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The domestic cat may be a far more recent arrival to Europe than previously thought, a new Science study. finds. The results offer new insight into one of humanity’s most enigmatic animal companions and identify North Africa as the cradle of the modern housecat.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/44kov1S
Learn more: https://scim.ag/44kov1S
November 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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🦴🔥Our next PAASTA Seminar Series talk will be Wednesday 10 December at 17:00 CET! 🦴🔥
@giuliagallo.bsky.social will be presenting "Interpreting staining and burning in archaeological bone colors: equifinality, challenges, and new solutions."
As always, DM us for the Zoom link to join!
@giuliagallo.bsky.social will be presenting "Interpreting staining and burning in archaeological bone colors: equifinality, challenges, and new solutions."
As always, DM us for the Zoom link to join!
November 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
🦴🔥Our next PAASTA Seminar Series talk will be Wednesday 10 December at 17:00 CET! 🦴🔥
@giuliagallo.bsky.social will be presenting "Interpreting staining and burning in archaeological bone colors: equifinality, challenges, and new solutions."
As always, DM us for the Zoom link to join!
@giuliagallo.bsky.social will be presenting "Interpreting staining and burning in archaeological bone colors: equifinality, challenges, and new solutions."
As always, DM us for the Zoom link to join!
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Want to join the www.codicum.eu project?
3 year PostDoct at SDU (Odense, Denmark) for an Latin expert with palaeographical as well as text and book historical skills.
#Medieval #Manuscript
3 year PostDoct at SDU (Odense, Denmark) for an Latin expert with palaeographical as well as text and book historical skills.
#Medieval #Manuscript
3-year postdoc position in medieval studies
3-year postdoc position in medieval studies The Department of Culture and Language invites applications for a 3-year postdoc position in Dominican studies within the CODICUM project. The position is e...
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November 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Want to join the www.codicum.eu project?
3 year PostDoct at SDU (Odense, Denmark) for an Latin expert with palaeographical as well as text and book historical skills.
#Medieval #Manuscript
3 year PostDoct at SDU (Odense, Denmark) for an Latin expert with palaeographical as well as text and book historical skills.
#Medieval #Manuscript
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Join the course "Proteomic Methods for Species Identification" by Transmitting Science, taught by Dr. Michael Buckley from Dec 12-19. Learn peptide mass fingerpr… https://www.transmittingscience.com/courses/genetics-and-genomics/palaeoproteomics-and-zooarchaeology-by-mass-spectrometry-zooms/ #course
Proteomic Methods for Species Identification of Archaeological and Palaeontological Materials
Uncover the secrets of the past with our Transmitting Science course on Palaeoproteomics and Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry (ZooMS).
www.transmittingscience.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Join the course "Proteomic Methods for Species Identification" by Transmitting Science, taught by Dr. Michael Buckley from Dec 12-19. Learn peptide mass fingerpr… https://www.transmittingscience.com/courses/genetics-and-genomics/palaeoproteomics-and-zooarchaeology-by-mass-spectrometry-zooms/ #course
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Abstract submission is now open for the 1st International Conference on Palaeogenomics!
June 23–26 2026, in Stockholm.
Join researchers from across the field for 4 days and >100 talks (+ poster sessions)!
Submit abstracts here 👉
icp2026.palaeogenomics.org/abstracts/
Deadline: Nov 30th
Abstract submission is now open for the 1st International Conference on Palaeogenomics!
June 23–26 2026, in Stockholm.
Join researchers from across the field for 4 days and >100 talks (+ poster sessions)!
Submit abstracts here 👉
icp2026.palaeogenomics.org/abstracts/
Deadline: Nov 30th
October 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Abstract submission is now open for the 1st International Conference on Palaeogenomics!
June 23–26 2026, in Stockholm.
Join researchers from across the field for 4 days and >100 talks (+ poster sessions)!
Submit abstracts here 👉
icp2026.palaeogenomics.org/abstracts/
Deadline: Nov 30th
Abstract submission is now open for the 1st International Conference on Palaeogenomics!
June 23–26 2026, in Stockholm.
Join researchers from across the field for 4 days and >100 talks (+ poster sessions)!
Submit abstracts here 👉
icp2026.palaeogenomics.org/abstracts/
Deadline: Nov 30th
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For those of you attending, or interested, in the 11th ICAZ-AGPM meeting (International Council for Archaeozoology-Archaeozoology, Genetics, Proteomics, and Morphometrics) October 14-17 in Copenhagen, the preliminary programme is available on our website! sites.google.com/palaeome.org...
ICAZ AGPM 2025 - Programme
Preliminary programme
sites.google.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:36 PM
For those of you attending, or interested, in the 11th ICAZ-AGPM meeting (International Council for Archaeozoology-Archaeozoology, Genetics, Proteomics, and Morphometrics) October 14-17 in Copenhagen, the preliminary programme is available on our website! sites.google.com/palaeome.org...
Still time to self-nominate if you're looking to get more actively involved with the PAASTA Community!
For those not at our General Meeting, we have self-nominations for our next Steering Committee open until the end of the month (30 September)! For more details and to nominate yourself: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
With many thanks to @isma-rgz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy for overseeing this!
With many thanks to @isma-rgz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy for overseeing this!
PAASTA steering committee self-nomination
Hello!
I am Ismael Rodríguez Palomo, a postdoc at the University of Copenhagen. I have volunteered to conduct the formation of the next PAASTA steering committee.
We will try to avoid formal elections...
docs.google.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Still time to self-nominate if you're looking to get more actively involved with the PAASTA Community!
For those not at our General Meeting, we have self-nominations for our next Steering Committee open until the end of the month (30 September)! For more details and to nominate yourself: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
With many thanks to @isma-rgz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy for overseeing this!
With many thanks to @isma-rgz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy for overseeing this!
PAASTA steering committee self-nomination
Hello!
I am Ismael Rodríguez Palomo, a postdoc at the University of Copenhagen. I have volunteered to conduct the formation of the next PAASTA steering committee.
We will try to avoid formal elections...
docs.google.com
September 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
For those not at our General Meeting, we have self-nominations for our next Steering Committee open until the end of the month (30 September)! For more details and to nominate yourself: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
With many thanks to @isma-rgz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy for overseeing this!
With many thanks to @isma-rgz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy for overseeing this!
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What an amazing time both @isba11.bsky.social and the @paastacommunity.bsky.social pre-ISBA conference last week were! Not entirely sure what I was doing here, but the rest of the time I thoroughly enjoyed chatting with old and new colleagues, listening to amazing science, and eating delicious food.
September 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
What an amazing time both @isba11.bsky.social and the @paastacommunity.bsky.social pre-ISBA conference last week were! Not entirely sure what I was doing here, but the rest of the time I thoroughly enjoyed chatting with old and new colleagues, listening to amazing science, and eating delicious food.
Following a marvelous time at ISBA11 and our PAASTA conference, we're back to sharing the work of our community with you here!
@ipatramanis.bsky.social PAASTA talk from March about PaleoProPhyler a tool for #phylogenies from ancient proteins is now live on our YouTube youtu.be/2gVEQyinL4A
@ipatramanis.bsky.social PAASTA talk from March about PaleoProPhyler a tool for #phylogenies from ancient proteins is now live on our YouTube youtu.be/2gVEQyinL4A
PAASTA Seminar Series - Ioannis Patramanis
YouTube video by PAASTA community
youtu.be
September 2, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Following a marvelous time at ISBA11 and our PAASTA conference, we're back to sharing the work of our community with you here!
@ipatramanis.bsky.social PAASTA talk from March about PaleoProPhyler a tool for #phylogenies from ancient proteins is now live on our YouTube youtu.be/2gVEQyinL4A
@ipatramanis.bsky.social PAASTA talk from March about PaleoProPhyler a tool for #phylogenies from ancient proteins is now live on our YouTube youtu.be/2gVEQyinL4A
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Thanks to @isbarchaeology.bsky.social and @isba11.bsky.social for a great conference.
I mentioned the legacy of Henk Kars of VU who established ISBA
Geoarchaeology closed. Here is the link to the petition to save Earth Sciences @vuamsterdam.bsky.social
www.change.org/p/red-aardwe...
I mentioned the legacy of Henk Kars of VU who established ISBA
Geoarchaeology closed. Here is the link to the petition to save Earth Sciences @vuamsterdam.bsky.social
www.change.org/p/red-aardwe...
September 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Thanks to @isbarchaeology.bsky.social and @isba11.bsky.social for a great conference.
I mentioned the legacy of Henk Kars of VU who established ISBA
Geoarchaeology closed. Here is the link to the petition to save Earth Sciences @vuamsterdam.bsky.social
www.change.org/p/red-aardwe...
I mentioned the legacy of Henk Kars of VU who established ISBA
Geoarchaeology closed. Here is the link to the petition to save Earth Sciences @vuamsterdam.bsky.social
www.change.org/p/red-aardwe...
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🚨Here is your reminder to register by the *15 September* for the 11th ICAZ-AGPM (Archaeozoology, Genetics, Proteomics, and Morphometrics) happening the 14-17th of October in Copenhagen!! eventsignup.ku.dk/11th-icazagp...
11th ICAZ AGPM Working Group Meeting
eventsignup.ku.dk
September 2, 2025 at 7:43 AM
🚨Here is your reminder to register by the *15 September* for the 11th ICAZ-AGPM (Archaeozoology, Genetics, Proteomics, and Morphometrics) happening the 14-17th of October in Copenhagen!! eventsignup.ku.dk/11th-icazagp...
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Our PhD student did a great job presenting her poster at ISBA 11 @isbarchaeology.bsky.social 🌟
A big thank you to the organising committee for the outstanding event in the lovely city of Turin, and to all the participants for the inspiring talks ✨
We also thank @paastacommunity.bsky.social
A big thank you to the organising committee for the outstanding event in the lovely city of Turin, and to all the participants for the inspiring talks ✨
We also thank @paastacommunity.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Our PhD student did a great job presenting her poster at ISBA 11 @isbarchaeology.bsky.social 🌟
A big thank you to the organising committee for the outstanding event in the lovely city of Turin, and to all the participants for the inspiring talks ✨
We also thank @paastacommunity.bsky.social
A big thank you to the organising committee for the outstanding event in the lovely city of Turin, and to all the participants for the inspiring talks ✨
We also thank @paastacommunity.bsky.social
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Arrived in the beautiful Turin for the @isba11.bsky.social conference where I’m presenting a poster (and presented a talk at the @paastacommunity.bsky.social pre meeting yesterday) on my research on cattle proteomic amelogenin sex estimation
August 27, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Arrived in the beautiful Turin for the @isba11.bsky.social conference where I’m presenting a poster (and presented a talk at the @paastacommunity.bsky.social pre meeting yesterday) on my research on cattle proteomic amelogenin sex estimation
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Registration deadline is TOMORROW! 🍝 🏺
✨✨Reminder that we are hosting a (virtual and in-person) pre-ISBA conference✨✨ on the 26th of August (13:00-17:00 CET) which will include talks from members of our community and the PAASTA Annual General Meeting. Additional details can be found here: paasta-community.github.io/events/2025/...
Pre-ISBA PAASTA Conference · PAASTA Community
paasta-community.github.io
August 18, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Registration deadline is TOMORROW! 🍝 🏺
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8/5 And the article is now published in the Diamond Open Access journal @peercomjournal.bsky.social : doi.org/10.24072/pcj...
Open science, communication, and collaboration for the future of palaeoproteomics
doi.org
August 6, 2025 at 9:40 AM
8/5 And the article is now published in the Diamond Open Access journal @peercomjournal.bsky.social : doi.org/10.24072/pcj...
Delighted to be bringing you the following PAASTA community-led paper outlining our recommendations for best practices and open science in palaeoproteomics! Congratulations to the authors and for anyone keen to read the paper, it can be found #OpenAccess here: doi.org/10.24072/pcj...
August 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Delighted to be bringing you the following PAASTA community-led paper outlining our recommendations for best practices and open science in palaeoproteomics! Congratulations to the authors and for anyone keen to read the paper, it can be found #OpenAccess here: doi.org/10.24072/pcj...
There's still time to register to join us virtually or in person later this month!
✨✨Reminder that we are hosting a (virtual and in-person) pre-ISBA conference✨✨ on the 26th of August (13:00-17:00 CET) which will include talks from members of our community and the PAASTA Annual General Meeting. Additional details can be found here: paasta-community.github.io/events/2025/...
Pre-ISBA PAASTA Conference · PAASTA Community
paasta-community.github.io
August 4, 2025 at 7:18 AM
There's still time to register to join us virtually or in person later this month!