Yannis Oikonomou
@yannismicrooikon.bsky.social
Geoarchaeologist & Micromorphology Enthusiast
Addicted to coffee, running & puns
Mentally always travelling to rugged mountains & windswept coasts
PhD Candidate (HUJI), Geoarchaeology & Formation Processes of Palaeolithic Caves in the Armenian Highlands
Addicted to coffee, running & puns
Mentally always travelling to rugged mountains & windswept coasts
PhD Candidate (HUJI), Geoarchaeology & Formation Processes of Palaeolithic Caves in the Armenian Highlands
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“Snakes and Ladders” is not a game, but a model for how Stone Age people maintained their tools.
From fresh edges (M0) to full rejuvenation (M4), each flake is a step on the ladder of technological decision-making.
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From fresh edges (M0) to full rejuvenation (M4), each flake is a step on the ladder of technological decision-making.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:14 AM
“Snakes and Ladders” is not a game, but a model for how Stone Age people maintained their tools.
From fresh edges (M0) to full rejuvenation (M4), each flake is a step on the ladder of technological decision-making.
rdcu.be/eRutD
From fresh edges (M0) to full rejuvenation (M4), each flake is a step on the ladder of technological decision-making.
rdcu.be/eRutD
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💡 How to ID archaeological bones in resin?A team of researchers, including ICArEHB members Paul Goldberg, Shannon McPherron, William Chase Murphree, and Vera Aldeias explore new paleoproteomics methods.
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#Archaeology #Paleoproteomics #ICArEHB
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#Archaeology #Paleoproteomics #ICArEHB
October 22, 2025 at 9:54 AM
💡 How to ID archaeological bones in resin?A team of researchers, including ICArEHB members Paul Goldberg, Shannon McPherron, William Chase Murphree, and Vera Aldeias explore new paleoproteomics methods.
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#Archaeology #Paleoproteomics #ICArEHB
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#Archaeology #Paleoproteomics #ICArEHB
It was a fantastic season! Very thankful to @lausanrom.bsky.social and @jorios.bsky.social !!!
Wrapping up another amazing field season in #AmaldaIII with this fantastic team @jorios.bsky.social @yannismicrooikon.bsky.social Antxieta Arkeologi Taldea, Martin Arriolabengoa
October 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
It was a fantastic season! Very thankful to @lausanrom.bsky.social and @jorios.bsky.social !!!
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All ready for a new field season in #AmaldaIII
October 4, 2025 at 8:30 AM
All ready for a new field season in #AmaldaIII
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Here we are #AmaldaIII with @jorios.bsky.social @yannismicrooikon.bsky.social and Antxieta Arkeologi Taldea group
📷 from the cave by @yannismicrooikon.bsky.social
📷 from the cave by @yannismicrooikon.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Here we are #AmaldaIII with @jorios.bsky.social @yannismicrooikon.bsky.social and Antxieta Arkeologi Taldea group
📷 from the cave by @yannismicrooikon.bsky.social
📷 from the cave by @yannismicrooikon.bsky.social
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The 2025 excavation season is now officially underway at Apidima in Greece! ⛏️✨️
#excavations #fieldseason #Paleoanthropology
#excavations #fieldseason #Paleoanthropology
August 27, 2025 at 10:39 AM
The 2025 excavation season is now officially underway at Apidima in Greece! ⛏️✨️
#excavations #fieldseason #Paleoanthropology
#excavations #fieldseason #Paleoanthropology
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August 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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The first week of excavations and stratigraphic documentation at Dalarik-1 Cave was very successful! The trip to Kalavan village - and the homonymous Palaeolithic sites - was the best treat for a day-off! A stop at Gutanasar volcano was a must! @humendylab.bsky.social #TransCause
August 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The first week of excavations and stratigraphic documentation at Dalarik-1 Cave was very successful! The trip to Kalavan village - and the homonymous Palaeolithic sites - was the best treat for a day-off! A stop at Gutanasar volcano was a must! @humendylab.bsky.social #TransCause
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Back to Armenia, back to Dalarik-1 Cave, with a large international team from Armenia, Spain, Israel, Greece, France, Portugal, Italy & beyond! Let the excavation of this unique Middle Pleistocene site start! 🎉 #TransCause @humendylab.bsky.social
August 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Back to Armenia, back to Dalarik-1 Cave, with a large international team from Armenia, Spain, Israel, Greece, France, Portugal, Italy & beyond! Let the excavation of this unique Middle Pleistocene site start! 🎉 #TransCause @humendylab.bsky.social
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📢 Built-in smartphone LiDAR for archaeological and speleological research by Antón, D., Mayoral-Valsera, J., Simón-Vallejo, M. D., Parrilla-Giráldez, R., & Cortés-Sánchez, M., in J. Archaeol. Sci.
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August 12, 2025 at 10:20 AM
📢 Built-in smartphone LiDAR for archaeological and speleological research by Antón, D., Mayoral-Valsera, J., Simón-Vallejo, M. D., Parrilla-Giráldez, R., & Cortés-Sánchez, M., in J. Archaeol. Sci.
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📢New research paper, led by Theo Karampaglidis & colleagues, integrates geomorphological mapping & sediment analysis & dating (Cosmogenic Nuclides & OSL) to reconstruct environmental history over the past 900,000 years in Ararat Depression! Open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Paleolithic hominin occupations and Quaternary geomorphological evolution in the NE Ararat Depression (Armenia)
The Ararat Depression, at the crossroads of Africa and Eurasia, spans Armenia, Turkey and Iran, providing a unique natural laboratory for studying lan…
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August 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
📢New research paper, led by Theo Karampaglidis & colleagues, integrates geomorphological mapping & sediment analysis & dating (Cosmogenic Nuclides & OSL) to reconstruct environmental history over the past 900,000 years in Ararat Depression! Open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Our new study lead produced enhanced paleo‑geomorphological mapping of the Ararat Depression to decode how shifting landforms shaped human movement and settlement in the Late Pleistocene
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@humendylab.bsky.social @arikmalinsky-b.bsky.social @yannismicrooikon.bsky.social
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August 5, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Our new study lead produced enhanced paleo‑geomorphological mapping of the Ararat Depression to decode how shifting landforms shaped human movement and settlement in the Late Pleistocene
doi.org/10.1016/j.qu...
@humendylab.bsky.social @arikmalinsky-b.bsky.social @yannismicrooikon.bsky.social
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@humendylab.bsky.social @arikmalinsky-b.bsky.social @yannismicrooikon.bsky.social
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That's what we do, this is why we are here
#middlepaleolithic #tinshemetcave #ochre
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#middlepaleolithic #tinshemetcave #ochre
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Human bones from 100,000 years ago in Israel offer clues about the origins of burial rites
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July 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
That's what we do, this is why we are here
#middlepaleolithic #tinshemetcave #ochre
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#middlepaleolithic #tinshemetcave #ochre
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Check it out!
Congratulations @norarch.bsky.social !🎉🎉🎉
Congratulations @norarch.bsky.social !🎉🎉🎉
Did you ever ask why people used so many different rocks in their tasks?
If you had this question in your mind, go and check my new paper with my colleagues. dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
If you had this question in your mind, go and check my new paper with my colleagues. dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
July 20, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Check it out!
Congratulations @norarch.bsky.social !🎉🎉🎉
Congratulations @norarch.bsky.social !🎉🎉🎉
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Did you ever ask why people used so many different rocks in their tasks?
If you had this question in your mind, go and check my new paper with my colleagues. dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
If you had this question in your mind, go and check my new paper with my colleagues. dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
July 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Did you ever ask why people used so many different rocks in their tasks?
If you had this question in your mind, go and check my new paper with my colleagues. dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
If you had this question in your mind, go and check my new paper with my colleagues. dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
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📢More Paper Alert📢
@norarch.bsky.social and colleagues just published a new research article on lithic technology and mobility, at Ararat-1 Cave (Armenia)! It published in the Quaternary Science Reviews (open access)!
Massive congratulations 🎉 🎉 🎉
@norarch.bsky.social and colleagues just published a new research article on lithic technology and mobility, at Ararat-1 Cave (Armenia)! It published in the Quaternary Science Reviews (open access)!
Massive congratulations 🎉 🎉 🎉
My first paper of the PhD is out, we talk about Mobility and lithic technology at Ararat-1 Cave in Armenia. We also talk a bit about 👻 tools. Are you curious? Go and check it out! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
July 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
📢More Paper Alert📢
@norarch.bsky.social and colleagues just published a new research article on lithic technology and mobility, at Ararat-1 Cave (Armenia)! It published in the Quaternary Science Reviews (open access)!
Massive congratulations 🎉 🎉 🎉
@norarch.bsky.social and colleagues just published a new research article on lithic technology and mobility, at Ararat-1 Cave (Armenia)! It published in the Quaternary Science Reviews (open access)!
Massive congratulations 🎉 🎉 🎉
📢 My friend and colleague @norarch.bsky.social just published! Go check it out!! 🎉🥳
My first paper of the PhD is out, we talk about Mobility and lithic technology at Ararat-1 Cave in Armenia. We also talk a bit about 👻 tools. Are you curious? Go and check it out! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
July 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
📢 My friend and colleague @norarch.bsky.social just published! Go check it out!! 🎉🥳
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You can find and download the article (open access) via this link: doi.org/10.1016/j.qu...
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July 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
You can find and download the article (open access) via this link: doi.org/10.1016/j.qu...
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📢!New paper alert!📢
The study of the microvertebrate assemblages from Ararat-1 Cave (Armenia) has been published in the Quaternary Science Reviews!
Massive congratulations to our PhD candidate Dominik Rogall and colleagues! 🎉
@humendylab.bsky.social
The study of the microvertebrate assemblages from Ararat-1 Cave (Armenia) has been published in the Quaternary Science Reviews!
Massive congratulations to our PhD candidate Dominik Rogall and colleagues! 🎉
@humendylab.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 11:56 AM
📢!New paper alert!📢
The study of the microvertebrate assemblages from Ararat-1 Cave (Armenia) has been published in the Quaternary Science Reviews!
Massive congratulations to our PhD candidate Dominik Rogall and colleagues! 🎉
@humendylab.bsky.social
The study of the microvertebrate assemblages from Ararat-1 Cave (Armenia) has been published in the Quaternary Science Reviews!
Massive congratulations to our PhD candidate Dominik Rogall and colleagues! 🎉
@humendylab.bsky.social
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You can still apply for our new 1-year MA in Archaeology & the Ancient Near East - Prehistory Section, at at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem/Rothberg International School!
Scholarships are available! Apply by July 15th!
Join and work with us @humendylab.bsky.social @hcelab.bsky.social
Scholarships are available! Apply by July 15th!
Join and work with us @humendylab.bsky.social @hcelab.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
You can still apply for our new 1-year MA in Archaeology & the Ancient Near East - Prehistory Section, at at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem/Rothberg International School!
Scholarships are available! Apply by July 15th!
Join and work with us @humendylab.bsky.social @hcelab.bsky.social
Scholarships are available! Apply by July 15th!
Join and work with us @humendylab.bsky.social @hcelab.bsky.social
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Unravelling the formation processes and depositional histories of the Middle Palaeolithic Ararat-1 Cave, Armenia: A multiscalar and multiproxy geoarchaeological approach www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Unravelling the formation processes and depositional histories of the Middle Palaeolithic Ararat-1 Cave, Armenia: A multiscalar and multiproxy geoarchaeological approach
The sedimentary sequence of Ararat-1 Cave encapsulates an intricate depositional archive (Marine Isotope Stage 3), crucial for our understanding of th…
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May 23, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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Let's goo!!!🙏
PRE-PRINT OUT! 🚨
My first paper of the PhD is out as a pre-print go there and comment 😁. www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6...
My first paper of the PhD is out as a pre-print go there and comment 😁. www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6...
May 22, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Let's goo!!!🙏
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📢New research paper on the Glacial Geomorphology of Mt. Aragats, Armenia, led by Rosa Carrasco and colleagues! Congratulations!
Published on Quaternary Science Reviews (open-access): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Published on Quaternary Science Reviews (open-access): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Geomorphology, first 36Cl datings and chrono-evolutionary model of Mount Aragats paleoglaciers (Armenia)
Mount Aragats is one of the largest glaciated volcanoes of the Armenian Highlands (Հայկական լեռնաշխարհ) and culminating in the Aragats Peak, the highe…
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May 15, 2025 at 10:15 AM
📢New research paper on the Glacial Geomorphology of Mt. Aragats, Armenia, led by Rosa Carrasco and colleagues! Congratulations!
Published on Quaternary Science Reviews (open-access): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Published on Quaternary Science Reviews (open-access): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Happy to be sharing my 1st PhD paper, result of our group research in the Armenian Highlands #TransCause Project! The article explores the formation processes of Ararat-1 Cave (Armenia) under multiproxy geoarchaeology! It is published on QSR (open-access): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Unravelling the formation processes and depositional histories of the Middle Palaeolithic Ararat-1 Cave, Armenia: A multiscalar and multiproxy geoarchaeological approach
The sedimentary sequence of Ararat-1 Cave encapsulates an intricate depositional archive (Marine Isotope Stage 3), crucial for our understanding of th…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Happy to be sharing my 1st PhD paper, result of our group research in the Armenian Highlands #TransCause Project! The article explores the formation processes of Ararat-1 Cave (Armenia) under multiproxy geoarchaeology! It is published on QSR (open-access): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...