Rosalie Hermans
@rosaliehermans.bsky.social
PhD Researcher @AMGC @VrijeUniversiteitBrussel
archaeologist, passionate about working with phytoliths (cool and intriguing plant microfossils)
archaeologist, passionate about working with phytoliths (cool and intriguing plant microfossils)
New paper out!
www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...
Frontiers | Elongate dendritic phytoliths as indicators for cereal identification and domestication: exploring a 3D morphometric approach
IntroductionThe phytolith (plant silica) morphotype, Elongate dendritic, is used to indicate the presence of domesticated grasses (cereals) from the Pooideae...
www.frontiersin.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
New paper out!
www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...
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🗣️ New paper! 🗣️
The mobility patterns of the population of Gallo-Roman Tienen (Belgium) are keeping you up at night? Wondering if there is more than mobility reflected in these 87Sr/86Sr results? This is very relatable, and conveniently, I have the right paper for you! It's accessible right there 👇
The mobility patterns of the population of Gallo-Roman Tienen (Belgium) are keeping you up at night? Wondering if there is more than mobility reflected in these 87Sr/86Sr results? This is very relatable, and conveniently, I have the right paper for you! It's accessible right there 👇
kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me
September 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
🗣️ New paper! 🗣️
The mobility patterns of the population of Gallo-Roman Tienen (Belgium) are keeping you up at night? Wondering if there is more than mobility reflected in these 87Sr/86Sr results? This is very relatable, and conveniently, I have the right paper for you! It's accessible right there 👇
The mobility patterns of the population of Gallo-Roman Tienen (Belgium) are keeping you up at night? Wondering if there is more than mobility reflected in these 87Sr/86Sr results? This is very relatable, and conveniently, I have the right paper for you! It's accessible right there 👇
Reposted by Rosalie Hermans
Great start to #IMPR2025 in Barcelona with a very informative phytolith morphomtery workshop #archaeobotany #imfcsi
July 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Great start to #IMPR2025 in Barcelona with a very informative phytolith morphomtery workshop #archaeobotany #imfcsi
Reposted by Rosalie Hermans
🎉 Thrilled to share our new paper just published in @PLOSONE!
In this study we explored how weather & seasonality impact cremation conditions using experimental archaeology, FTIR-ATR, and isotope analysis.
👉 Read it here: journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…
In this study we explored how weather & seasonality impact cremation conditions using experimental archaeology, FTIR-ATR, and isotope analysis.
👉 Read it here: journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…
July 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
🎉 Thrilled to share our new paper just published in @PLOSONE!
In this study we explored how weather & seasonality impact cremation conditions using experimental archaeology, FTIR-ATR, and isotope analysis.
👉 Read it here: journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…
In this study we explored how weather & seasonality impact cremation conditions using experimental archaeology, FTIR-ATR, and isotope analysis.
👉 Read it here: journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…
Prepping for the Phytolith Morphometry Workshop at #IMPR2025 in Barcelona this July!
We’ll dive into the some hands-on 3D modelling of phytoliths.
👉 For scholars attending the IMPR, please feel free to attend the workshop by registering before May 31!
We’ll dive into the some hands-on 3D modelling of phytoliths.
👉 For scholars attending the IMPR, please feel free to attend the workshop by registering before May 31!
May 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Prepping for the Phytolith Morphometry Workshop at #IMPR2025 in Barcelona this July!
We’ll dive into the some hands-on 3D modelling of phytoliths.
👉 For scholars attending the IMPR, please feel free to attend the workshop by registering before May 31!
We’ll dive into the some hands-on 3D modelling of phytoliths.
👉 For scholars attending the IMPR, please feel free to attend the workshop by registering before May 31!
🔷 Join us on Friday (online)! 🔷
@brusselsbioarch.bsky.social
@amgc-vub.bsky.social
@open-phytoliths.bsky.social
@brusselsbioarch.bsky.social
@amgc-vub.bsky.social
@open-phytoliths.bsky.social
May 7, 2025 at 8:34 AM
🔷 Join us on Friday (online)! 🔷
@brusselsbioarch.bsky.social
@amgc-vub.bsky.social
@open-phytoliths.bsky.social
@brusselsbioarch.bsky.social
@amgc-vub.bsky.social
@open-phytoliths.bsky.social
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Paper Alert 🔥
Want to learn more about Roman cremations?
Can’t sleep because you keep thinking about how the Romans burned their dead?
Then don't miss our latest paper & download it for free here: kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
Want to learn more about Roman cremations?
Can’t sleep because you keep thinking about how the Romans burned their dead?
Then don't miss our latest paper & download it for free here: kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1kzX5,rVDBnN…
April 22, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Paper Alert 🔥
Want to learn more about Roman cremations?
Can’t sleep because you keep thinking about how the Romans burned their dead?
Then don't miss our latest paper & download it for free here: kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
Want to learn more about Roman cremations?
Can’t sleep because you keep thinking about how the Romans burned their dead?
Then don't miss our latest paper & download it for free here: kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
🌿 I’m excited to be speaking at the upcoming Open Research Meeting.
Join us to discuss how we can share phytolith images more openly within the community.
🗓️ 9 May, 16:00–17:00 UTC+1
💻 Online
🔗 Register: turing-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us to discuss how we can share phytolith images more openly within the community.
🗓️ 9 May, 16:00–17:00 UTC+1
💻 Online
🔗 Register: turing-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
April 17, 2025 at 8:42 AM
🌿 I’m excited to be speaking at the upcoming Open Research Meeting.
Join us to discuss how we can share phytolith images more openly within the community.
🗓️ 9 May, 16:00–17:00 UTC+1
💻 Online
🔗 Register: turing-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us to discuss how we can share phytolith images more openly within the community.
🗓️ 9 May, 16:00–17:00 UTC+1
💻 Online
🔗 Register: turing-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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The LOCO project is looking for 2 PhDs and 2 Post-docs in (bio-)archaeology, history, geochemistry, and digital humanities. This joint project between VUB, KUL, and UGent looks at the mobility of people, materials, and ideas in the Low Countries. Apply before 30 April 2025 😀
April 1, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The LOCO project is looking for 2 PhDs and 2 Post-docs in (bio-)archaeology, history, geochemistry, and digital humanities. This joint project between VUB, KUL, and UGent looks at the mobility of people, materials, and ideas in the Low Countries. Apply before 30 April 2025 😀
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🎉 Good news! The paper ‘Phytoliths in dicotyledons occurring in Northwest Europe: establishing a baseline’ by R. Hermans et al. is now #free for a limited time 1/7
👉 doi.org/pdrp
@rosaliehermans.bsky.social
@christophe-fire.bsky.social
@caestromberg.bsky.social
@tloeffelmann.bsky.social
👉 doi.org/pdrp
@rosaliehermans.bsky.social
@christophe-fire.bsky.social
@caestromberg.bsky.social
@tloeffelmann.bsky.social
March 27, 2025 at 12:47 PM
🎉 Good news! The paper ‘Phytoliths in dicotyledons occurring in Northwest Europe: establishing a baseline’ by R. Hermans et al. is now #free for a limited time 1/7
👉 doi.org/pdrp
@rosaliehermans.bsky.social
@christophe-fire.bsky.social
@caestromberg.bsky.social
@tloeffelmann.bsky.social
👉 doi.org/pdrp
@rosaliehermans.bsky.social
@christophe-fire.bsky.social
@caestromberg.bsky.social
@tloeffelmann.bsky.social
🚨 New paper alert! 🚨
(1/5) Excited to share that our latest paper on dicotyledon phytoliths in NW Europe can now be found here! 🌱🔬 This study fills a gap by documenting and analyzing phytoliths from 74 dicot species.
If you want a free access link to the paper, contact us! 📩
(1/5) Excited to share that our latest paper on dicotyledon phytoliths in NW Europe can now be found here! 🌱🔬 This study fills a gap by documenting and analyzing phytoliths from 74 dicot species.
If you want a free access link to the paper, contact us! 📩
Phytoliths in dicotyledons occurring in Northwest Europe: establishing a baseline
AbstractBackground and Aims. The absence of a modern plant-based ‘dicotyledon’ phytolith reference baseline impedes the accurate interpretation of fossil p
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March 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
🚨 New paper alert! 🚨
(1/5) Excited to share that our latest paper on dicotyledon phytoliths in NW Europe can now be found here! 🌱🔬 This study fills a gap by documenting and analyzing phytoliths from 74 dicot species.
If you want a free access link to the paper, contact us! 📩
(1/5) Excited to share that our latest paper on dicotyledon phytoliths in NW Europe can now be found here! 🌱🔬 This study fills a gap by documenting and analyzing phytoliths from 74 dicot species.
If you want a free access link to the paper, contact us! 📩
Reposted by Rosalie Hermans
Massive congrats to @Christophe-fire.bsky.social on winning a VUB Brussel Excellent PhD Supervisor Award. Your support and enthusiasm mean the 🌍 to the team 🔥
@amgc-vub.bsky.social
@amgc-vub.bsky.social
January 6, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Massive congrats to @Christophe-fire.bsky.social on winning a VUB Brussel Excellent PhD Supervisor Award. Your support and enthusiasm mean the 🌍 to the team 🔥
@amgc-vub.bsky.social
@amgc-vub.bsky.social
So excited to share our accepted manuscript! It sets up a dicot phytolith baseline for NW Europe.
Phytolith researchers working on reference materials know how time-consuming this type of work is 🥵, I hope it will be useful to many.
Happy reading soon and feel free to reach out!
Phytolith researchers working on reference materials know how time-consuming this type of work is 🥵, I hope it will be useful to many.
Happy reading soon and feel free to reach out!
Phytoliths in dicotyledons occurring in North-western Europe: Establishing a baseline
AbstractBackground and Aims. The absence of a modern plant-based ‘dicotyledon’ phytolith reference baseline impedes the accurate interpretation of fossil p
academic.oup.com
December 17, 2024 at 6:39 PM
So excited to share our accepted manuscript! It sets up a dicot phytolith baseline for NW Europe.
Phytolith researchers working on reference materials know how time-consuming this type of work is 🥵, I hope it will be useful to many.
Happy reading soon and feel free to reach out!
Phytolith researchers working on reference materials know how time-consuming this type of work is 🥵, I hope it will be useful to many.
Happy reading soon and feel free to reach out!
Reposted by Rosalie Hermans
The first Belgium’s strontium isoscape is out now!
Amanda Sengeløv & the team provide the first 604 plant samples from 220 locations, with more data coming soon!
Paper here👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Dataset available on @isoarch.bsky.social 👇https://doi.org/10.48530/ISOARCH.2024.001
Amanda Sengeløv & the team provide the first 604 plant samples from 220 locations, with more data coming soon!
Paper here👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Dataset available on @isoarch.bsky.social 👇https://doi.org/10.48530/ISOARCH.2024.001
December 11, 2024 at 8:40 AM
The first Belgium’s strontium isoscape is out now!
Amanda Sengeløv & the team provide the first 604 plant samples from 220 locations, with more data coming soon!
Paper here👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Dataset available on @isoarch.bsky.social 👇https://doi.org/10.48530/ISOARCH.2024.001
Amanda Sengeløv & the team provide the first 604 plant samples from 220 locations, with more data coming soon!
Paper here👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Dataset available on @isoarch.bsky.social 👇https://doi.org/10.48530/ISOARCH.2024.001
Reposted by Rosalie Hermans
New BB-LAB paper out 👍🏻 Marta Hlad and the team identified and characterised patterns in cremation analysis practices through an online survey of those working on cremated human remains 👇
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Practitioner preferences in the analysis of cremation deposits in archaeology and biological anthropology: An overview of current osteoarchaeological practices with a focus on sex estimation
Osteological data, such as biological sex, constitute a base for research in paleodemography and palaeopathology, as well as for understanding past socio-cultural practices. Despite extensive research...
journals.plos.org
December 3, 2024 at 11:42 AM
New BB-LAB paper out 👍🏻 Marta Hlad and the team identified and characterised patterns in cremation analysis practices through an online survey of those working on cremated human remains 👇
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
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Time & Space! At this years Wetenschapfestival Brussel, our @amgc-vub.bsky.social team presented themes of both archaeology and cosmo chemistry under one roof, presenting samples, creating art, and giving out free (temporary) tattoos 🦷🦴🔥☄️🌘🪨🚀
Well done to the whole team!
Well done to the whole team!
November 26, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Time & Space! At this years Wetenschapfestival Brussel, our @amgc-vub.bsky.social team presented themes of both archaeology and cosmo chemistry under one roof, presenting samples, creating art, and giving out free (temporary) tattoos 🦷🦴🔥☄️🌘🪨🚀
Well done to the whole team!
Well done to the whole team!
Reposted by Rosalie Hermans
Hello! Brand new to Bluesky so I thought I'd make a post sharing a new-ish paper of ours in IJPS on unraveling a bit more of the deceptively complex diversity of sycamores/planetrees in ancient western North America.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Print version out January 2025! 🍂🍁
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Print version out January 2025! 🍂🍁
Compound-Leaved Platanaceae in the Eocene of Western North America | International Journal of Plant Sciences
Premise of research. The genus Platanites, an extinct platanoid distinctive because of its trifoliolate compound leaves, has previously been documented only from the late Cretaceous and Paleocene of w...
doi.org
November 26, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Hello! Brand new to Bluesky so I thought I'd make a post sharing a new-ish paper of ours in IJPS on unraveling a bit more of the deceptively complex diversity of sycamores/planetrees in ancient western North America.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Print version out January 2025! 🍂🍁
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Print version out January 2025! 🍂🍁
Reposted by Rosalie Hermans
PHYTO-CHAT-L, the new email discussion list for anything #phytolith related is now up and running. Fill out the subscription form with your name, affiliation, and email address, and you will be subscribed to the list:
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November 25, 2024 at 2:17 PM
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So great to see that we have our phytolith community on Bluesky now, thank you Martin for creating this starter pack!
I thought I would make a starter pack of scientists working on #phytoliths. Please share if this is of interest to you, and do ask if you want to be added!
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go.bsky.app/8HEDmb9
November 21, 2024 at 12:25 PM
So great to see that we have our phytolith community on Bluesky now, thank you Martin for creating this starter pack!
Reposted by Rosalie Hermans
🎉🆕📰🎉: Palms of the past: can morphometric phytolith analysis inform deep time evolution and palaeoecology of Arecaceae?
Palms of the past: can morphometric phytolith analysis inform deep time evolution and palaeoecology of Arecaceae?
AbstractBackground and aims. Palm fossils are often used as evidence for warm and wet palaeoenvironments, reflecting the affinities of most modern palms. H
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August 16, 2024 at 6:12 AM
🎉🆕📰🎉: Palms of the past: can morphometric phytolith analysis inform deep time evolution and palaeoecology of Arecaceae?