Anna Mika
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Anna Mika
@anna-r-mika.bsky.social
PhD Student in Archaeology | University of Cambridge | Experimental Archaeology - Stone Tool Technology.
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Thrilled to share our latest article on the Lower Palaeolithic occupation of Fordwich Pit, Old Park - including at least one likely glacial occupation in MIS12! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Hominin glacial-stage occupation 712,000 to 424,000 years ago at Fordwich Pit, Old Park (Canterbury, UK) - Nature Ecology & Evolution
The authors report Acheulean hominin occupation of eastern Britain during glacial marine isotope stages 17–16 and again in glacial marine isotope stage 12 via stone tools in sediments dated to 712,000...
www.nature.com
September 1, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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This morning, some of our researchers took part in a McDonald Institute knapping workshop focused on microlithic technologies with brilliant guidance from expert John Lord!

Thanks to @robfoley.bsky.social for organising this opportunity and to @kingscollege.bsky.social for kindly hosting us
February 14, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Hot off the press! 📢
Honoured to have contributed to this special issue with @ameliebeaudet.bsky.social and team celebrating the iconic #Taung child for this centenary event. Stay tuned for more! #Palaeoanthropology #FossilFriday
To commemorate the #Taung centenary, a special issue of the SAJS came out today!

We present a collection of articles looking at aspects of the #history, #anatomy, #geology, #community and -#museum curation of the #Taung child in this post colonial era 🙌🏽

Link here 👇🏽👇🏽

sajs.co.za/index
sajs.co.za
February 7, 2025 at 8:59 AM