Thomas Colard
@thomascolard.bsky.social
Evolutionary Anthropology | EvoDevo | Paleobiology
Professor @univlille.bsky.social, @chulille.bsky.social, @pacea.bsky.social
Professor @univlille.bsky.social, @chulille.bsky.social, @pacea.bsky.social
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The new issue of PaleoAnthropology is now online! 📢
It includes the Special Issue 'What’s in a Name? Late Middle and Early Late Pleistocene Hominin Systematics'
The cover features the article 'Revisiting the Anatomy of the Florisbad Hominin Cranium' by Balzeau et al.
#humanevolution #openaccess
It includes the Special Issue 'What’s in a Name? Late Middle and Early Late Pleistocene Hominin Systematics'
The cover features the article 'Revisiting the Anatomy of the Florisbad Hominin Cranium' by Balzeau et al.
#humanevolution #openaccess
The latest issue of PaleoAnthropology is out now!
Volume 2025, Issue 2 #openaccess
📖Read Here: paleoanthropology.org/ojs/index.ph...
#paleoanthropology #humanevolution
Volume 2025, Issue 2 #openaccess
📖Read Here: paleoanthropology.org/ojs/index.ph...
#paleoanthropology #humanevolution
November 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The new issue of PaleoAnthropology is now online! 📢
It includes the Special Issue 'What’s in a Name? Late Middle and Early Late Pleistocene Hominin Systematics'
The cover features the article 'Revisiting the Anatomy of the Florisbad Hominin Cranium' by Balzeau et al.
#humanevolution #openaccess
It includes the Special Issue 'What’s in a Name? Late Middle and Early Late Pleistocene Hominin Systematics'
The cover features the article 'Revisiting the Anatomy of the Florisbad Hominin Cranium' by Balzeau et al.
#humanevolution #openaccess
Reposted by Thomas Colard
🧪New in the PNAS with @isabellecrevecoeur.bsky.social
shorturl.at/JDZYs We report a shell-bead workshop at Saint-Césaire (Fr) and suggest that Châtelperronian makers were influenced by, or part of, an early wave of H. sapiens in the region 42ka @univbordeaux.bsky.social @cnrsecologie.bsky.social
shorturl.at/JDZYs We report a shell-bead workshop at Saint-Césaire (Fr) and suggest that Châtelperronian makers were influenced by, or part of, an early wave of H. sapiens in the region 42ka @univbordeaux.bsky.social @cnrsecologie.bsky.social
Châtelperronian cultural diversity at its western limits: Shell beads and pigments from La Roche-à-Pierrot, Saint-Césaire | PNAS
The timing and mechanisms underlying the gradual replacement of Neanderthal populations
by Homo sapiens groups have elicited heated debate for deca...
doi.org
September 23, 2025 at 4:09 AM
🧪New in the PNAS with @isabellecrevecoeur.bsky.social
shorturl.at/JDZYs We report a shell-bead workshop at Saint-Césaire (Fr) and suggest that Châtelperronian makers were influenced by, or part of, an early wave of H. sapiens in the region 42ka @univbordeaux.bsky.social @cnrsecologie.bsky.social
shorturl.at/JDZYs We report a shell-bead workshop at Saint-Césaire (Fr) and suggest that Châtelperronian makers were influenced by, or part of, an early wave of H. sapiens in the region 42ka @univbordeaux.bsky.social @cnrsecologie.bsky.social
Reposted by Thomas Colard
📚 ARTICLE COLLECTION 📚
This new Open Access Collection in AHB publishes output from a multidisciplinary workshop discussing current challenges faced in analysing pre-adult fossil remains & providing direction to future investigations #OpenAccess #HumanBiology
www.tandfonline.com/journals/iah...
This new Open Access Collection in AHB publishes output from a multidisciplinary workshop discussing current challenges faced in analysing pre-adult fossil remains & providing direction to future investigations #OpenAccess #HumanBiology
www.tandfonline.com/journals/iah...
The Growth and Development of Sub-Adult Hominins: Multidisciplinary Approaches
Explore the article collection: The Growth and Development of Sub-Adult Hominins: Multidisciplinary Approaches. Published in Annals of Human Biology.
www.tandfonline.com
July 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
📚 ARTICLE COLLECTION 📚
This new Open Access Collection in AHB publishes output from a multidisciplinary workshop discussing current challenges faced in analysing pre-adult fossil remains & providing direction to future investigations #OpenAccess #HumanBiology
www.tandfonline.com/journals/iah...
This new Open Access Collection in AHB publishes output from a multidisciplinary workshop discussing current challenges faced in analysing pre-adult fossil remains & providing direction to future investigations #OpenAccess #HumanBiology
www.tandfonline.com/journals/iah...
Reposted by Thomas Colard
🧪First keynote at the Digital Archaeology Summer School: Paul O’Higgins (York) on geometric morphometrics. From defining shape to its uses in evolution, development & function—GM proves a powerful tool across life sciences & anthropology @cnrsecologie.bsky.social @univbordeaux.bsky.social
June 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🧪First keynote at the Digital Archaeology Summer School: Paul O’Higgins (York) on geometric morphometrics. From defining shape to its uses in evolution, development & function—GM proves a powerful tool across life sciences & anthropology @cnrsecologie.bsky.social @univbordeaux.bsky.social
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Hey 🏺🧪 Bluesky! Seeing all the debates about pseudoarchaeology these days/months/years, maybe it's time to remind you that you can find real archaeology on our www.youtube.com/@paceaUMR5199
Documentaries, papers summarized, methodologies, 3D models etc.
Documentaries, papers summarized, methodologies, 3D models etc.
Pacea Bordeaux
This youtube channel is related to the research programs lead by PACEA members (research laboratory in Prehistory/Archaeology/Physical Anthropology from the University of Bordeaux and the CNRS (French...
www.youtube.com
June 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Hey 🏺🧪 Bluesky! Seeing all the debates about pseudoarchaeology these days/months/years, maybe it's time to remind you that you can find real archaeology on our www.youtube.com/@paceaUMR5199
Documentaries, papers summarized, methodologies, 3D models etc.
Documentaries, papers summarized, methodologies, 3D models etc.
Reposted by Thomas Colard
This is this Tuesday! Symposium on Biomechanical simulation techniques for evolutionary morphology and biomedical sciences.
Registrations are still open: www.eventbrite.fr/e/biomechani...
A big thank you to all the staff of the different institutions involved and our sponsors for your support!
Registrations are still open: www.eventbrite.fr/e/biomechani...
A big thank you to all the staff of the different institutions involved and our sponsors for your support!
May 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
This is this Tuesday! Symposium on Biomechanical simulation techniques for evolutionary morphology and biomedical sciences.
Registrations are still open: www.eventbrite.fr/e/biomechani...
A big thank you to all the staff of the different institutions involved and our sponsors for your support!
Registrations are still open: www.eventbrite.fr/e/biomechani...
A big thank you to all the staff of the different institutions involved and our sponsors for your support!
Reposted by Thomas Colard
🚨14.000 years of population history revealed!🚨
What happened to the late prehistoric populations in the Nile Valley?
Our new study uncovers major migrations, population replacement and regional mobility at the Neolithic transition!
1/7🧵 👇
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
What happened to the late prehistoric populations in the Nile Valley?
Our new study uncovers major migrations, population replacement and regional mobility at the Neolithic transition!
1/7🧵 👇
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Enamel–dentine junction morphology reveals population replacement and mobility in the late prehistoric Middle Nile Valley | PNAS
Transitions from foraging to food-production represent a worldwide turning point in
recent human history. In the Middle Nile Valley this cultural s...
www.pnas.org
March 31, 2025 at 7:58 PM
🚨14.000 years of population history revealed!🚨
What happened to the late prehistoric populations in the Nile Valley?
Our new study uncovers major migrations, population replacement and regional mobility at the Neolithic transition!
1/7🧵 👇
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
What happened to the late prehistoric populations in the Nile Valley?
Our new study uncovers major migrations, population replacement and regional mobility at the Neolithic transition!
1/7🧵 👇
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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#RésultatScientifique🔎
Une étude menée par le laboratoire PACEA révèle des découvertes inédites sur le peuplement de l'Égypte et du Soudan, grâce à l'analyse de dents humaines vieilles de 4 000 à 18 000 ans.
▶️ www.inee.cnrs.fr/fr/cnrsinfo/...
Une étude menée par le laboratoire PACEA révèle des découvertes inédites sur le peuplement de l'Égypte et du Soudan, grâce à l'analyse de dents humaines vieilles de 4 000 à 18 000 ans.
▶️ www.inee.cnrs.fr/fr/cnrsinfo/...
April 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
#RésultatScientifique🔎
Une étude menée par le laboratoire PACEA révèle des découvertes inédites sur le peuplement de l'Égypte et du Soudan, grâce à l'analyse de dents humaines vieilles de 4 000 à 18 000 ans.
▶️ www.inee.cnrs.fr/fr/cnrsinfo/...
Une étude menée par le laboratoire PACEA révèle des découvertes inédites sur le peuplement de l'Égypte et du Soudan, grâce à l'analyse de dents humaines vieilles de 4 000 à 18 000 ans.
▶️ www.inee.cnrs.fr/fr/cnrsinfo/...
Reposted by Thomas Colard
Very happy to share our new paper on human facial development and evolution out today in JHE 🎉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Human midfacial growth pattern differs from that of Neanderthals and chimpanzees
Present-day humans have small and retracted midfaces, while Neanderthals possess large and forwardly projected midfaces. To understand the ontogenetic…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Very happy to share our new paper on human facial development and evolution out today in JHE 🎉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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🗓️ Save the date!
26-28 May 2025 | Université de Bordeaux, France.
Symposium and workshop :
Biomechanical simulation techniques in evolutionary morphology and biomedical sciences.
More info and registration: www.eventbrite.fr/e/1263754958...
26-28 May 2025 | Université de Bordeaux, France.
Symposium and workshop :
Biomechanical simulation techniques in evolutionary morphology and biomedical sciences.
More info and registration: www.eventbrite.fr/e/1263754958...
March 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
🗓️ Save the date!
26-28 May 2025 | Université de Bordeaux, France.
Symposium and workshop :
Biomechanical simulation techniques in evolutionary morphology and biomedical sciences.
More info and registration: www.eventbrite.fr/e/1263754958...
26-28 May 2025 | Université de Bordeaux, France.
Symposium and workshop :
Biomechanical simulation techniques in evolutionary morphology and biomedical sciences.
More info and registration: www.eventbrite.fr/e/1263754958...
🧪 As part of a larger project on the morphology, growth, and evolution of the TMJ, here is our new article on "Thickness measurements and micro-CT imaging of human temporo-mandibular discs" @univlille.bsky.social, @pacea.bsky.social.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Thickness measurements and micro‐CT imaging of human temporo‐mandibular discs
This study aimed to analyze the morphology of human temporo-mandibular discs. We measured thickness at nine points, observed disc perforations, and highlighted the potential of micro-CT imaging to ma...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
🧪 As part of a larger project on the morphology, growth, and evolution of the TMJ, here is our new article on "Thickness measurements and micro-CT imaging of human temporo-mandibular discs" @univlille.bsky.social, @pacea.bsky.social.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Investigating Development in Human Evolution: Specificities, Challenges, and Opportunities
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Investigating Development in Human Evolution: Specificities, Challenges, and Opportunities
Unlike developmental biologists, paleoanthropologists primarily investigate development using skeletal remains, specifically fossilized and already-formed bones and teeth. Focusing on peri- and/or po....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 4, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Investigating Development in Human Evolution: Specificities, Challenges, and Opportunities
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Thomas Colard
I created one in #Archaeology, does your field too need a @PeerCommunityIn for free and transparent evaluation of scientific manuscripts?
Yes, 💎💎💎 #openscience, and keep pumping those 💵💵💵 back into your research, not publishers' pockets!
Yes, 💎💎💎 #openscience, and keep pumping those 💵💵💵 back into your research, not publishers' pockets!
There are now 19 thematic PCIs but many disciplines remain to be covered! We are therefore making a call for the creation of new thematic PCIs and giving some information on how to start:
Call for the creation of new PCIs - Peer Community In
Here is the list of the different Peer Communities In already created, hosting recommendations and peer-reviews of preprints and ready to receive your submissions
buff.ly
January 10, 2025 at 8:06 AM
I created one in #Archaeology, does your field too need a @PeerCommunityIn for free and transparent evaluation of scientific manuscripts?
Yes, 💎💎💎 #openscience, and keep pumping those 💵💵💵 back into your research, not publishers' pockets!
Yes, 💎💎💎 #openscience, and keep pumping those 💵💵💵 back into your research, not publishers' pockets!
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Resignation of the Journal of Human Evolution Editorial Board: We are saddened to announce the resignations of The Joint Editors-in-Chief, all Emeritus Editors retired or active in the field, and all but one Associate Editor. Press release below.
December 26, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Resignation of the Journal of Human Evolution Editorial Board: We are saddened to announce the resignations of The Joint Editors-in-Chief, all Emeritus Editors retired or active in the field, and all but one Associate Editor. Press release below.
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🧪 Aujourd'hui notre collegue paleoanthropologue @clement-zanolli.bsky.social soutient son HdR! @univbordeaux.bsky.social @cnrsaquitaine.bsky.social
December 16, 2024 at 1:24 PM
🧪 Aujourd'hui notre collegue paleoanthropologue @clement-zanolli.bsky.social soutient son HdR! @univbordeaux.bsky.social @cnrsaquitaine.bsky.social
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Time for the keynote lecture of Alex Ireland from Manchester Metropolitan University.
How muscles shave the growing skeleton #SSCIP2024
How muscles shave the growing skeleton #SSCIP2024
November 21, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Time for the keynote lecture of Alex Ireland from Manchester Metropolitan University.
How muscles shave the growing skeleton #SSCIP2024
How muscles shave the growing skeleton #SSCIP2024
Reposted by Thomas Colard
Peut-on réduire l’impact environnemental des défunts en compostant les corps ? Le projet F-Compost porté par le @cnrs.bsky.social avec l’université de Lille, @univbordeaux.bsky.social et l’association Humo Sapiens veut répondre à ces questions : www.aquitaine.cnrs.fr/fr/cnrsinfo/...
Peut-on réduire l’impact environnemental des défunts en compostant les corps ? | Délégation Aquitaine
Comment améliorer l’impact environnemental des défunts ?
www.aquitaine.cnrs.fr
April 8, 2024 at 7:41 AM
Peut-on réduire l’impact environnemental des défunts en compostant les corps ? Le projet F-Compost porté par le @cnrs.bsky.social avec l’université de Lille, @univbordeaux.bsky.social et l’association Humo Sapiens veut répondre à ces questions : www.aquitaine.cnrs.fr/fr/cnrsinfo/...
Reposted by Thomas Colard
March 29, 2024 at 8:02 AM
Reposted by Thomas Colard
Today E. Pomeroy speaks about last results on Shanidar cave. Taphonomy to discuss Neanderthal human remain deposits @CNRSecologie @univbordeaux.bsky.social @cnrsaquitaine.bsky.social #evolution
January 23, 2024 at 9:21 AM
Today E. Pomeroy speaks about last results on Shanidar cave. Taphonomy to discuss Neanderthal human remain deposits @CNRSecologie @univbordeaux.bsky.social @cnrsaquitaine.bsky.social #evolution
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Human-like enamel growth in Homo naledi
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Enamel growth of H.naledi is most similar to recent humans though comparative data are limited for most fossil hominin species. The high Retzius periodicity values do not follow expectations for a small-brained hominin
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Enamel growth of H.naledi is most similar to recent humans though comparative data are limited for most fossil hominin species. The high Retzius periodicity values do not follow expectations for a small-brained hominin
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajpa.24893
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January 8, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Human-like enamel growth in Homo naledi
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Enamel growth of H.naledi is most similar to recent humans though comparative data are limited for most fossil hominin species. The high Retzius periodicity values do not follow expectations for a small-brained hominin
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Enamel growth of H.naledi is most similar to recent humans though comparative data are limited for most fossil hominin species. The high Retzius periodicity values do not follow expectations for a small-brained hominin