🚨 Two PhD Positions Available!
Join the ERC Last Neanderthal Project at BonesLab – University of Bologna (Ravenna) 🧬🧠

Apply now and become part of an international team exploring the final chapters of Neanderthal history.

www.unibo.it/en/study/phd...

🧬Welcome to the new Palaeoproteomics Lab at the University of Bologna – Department of Cultural Heritage (Ravenna), where we study ancient proteins preserved in archaeological remains such as bones and teeth.

Our latest research presents Grotta della Lea, a newly investigated Palaeolithic site in Uluzzo Bay. Check its Early Epigravettian lithics, faunal remains, and AMS dates!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🌍 Join us in the ERC Last Neanderthals!

We're hiring:

1️⃣ PhD: Digital approaches for the study of Paleolithic human remains 🖥️

2️⃣ PhD: Taxonomic discrimination of Late Pleistocene bone fragments through paleoproteomics 🦴

Our new study investigates developmental changes in the human calcaneus linked to the acquisition of mature bipedal locomotion 🦴👣
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Being a woman in science is not just something to celebrate today, but a journey of resilience and determination in a field historically shaped by men. Cheers from the women of Bones Lab!

🌊 Our team just completed an archaeological survey of the most significant sambaqui on Florianópolis Island, kickstarting a new project at one of these sites.
The research is supported by a collaboration including BonesLab (Italy), Unochapecó, CEOM, UFPEL, LEIA/UFSC (Brazil), and CONICET (Argentina)

BonesLab is also in the UAE with the Italian Archaeological Mission in Umm al-Quwain on Siniya Island
@tetinicolosi @iamuq_uae @uaq_tad

Just arrived and ready to excavate one of the most promising Paleolithic rock shelter in northern Oman! Excited for what discoveries lie ahead!

The third excavation campaign at the Bronze Age necropolis of Halban, Oman (IAMHAL project) has just come to an end. Another year of thrilling discoveries and an incredible team!

Thrilled to announce the publication of the Italian translation of The Human Bones Manual by White and Folkens!
This work, translated by Owen Higgins and curated by Stefano Benazzi, is now available in Italian🦴📖

Check it out at www.piccin.it/en/antropolo....

Brainstorming, networking, and sharing new ideas! Thrilled to have hosted our friends and colleagues for the ERC FIRSTSTEPS midterm meeting – what an inspiring exchange of knowledge and perspectives!
@katharv.bsky.social @harvatilab.bsky.social

Thrilled to share this paper born from a workshop uniting researchers for hands-on analysis of lithic assemblages Though they share the same stratigraphic and chronological window, the Châtelperronian and Uluzzian are fundamentally distinct
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@mariesoressi.bsky.social

Greetings from the BonesLab team! 🎄 Wishing everyone a joyful holiday season filled with health, happiness, and discovery🥂

Today on TG Leonardo, Stefano Benazzi comments on the two new papers on DNA analysis, which provide further evidence on the interbreeding between sapiens and Neanderthals.

www.rainews.it/tgr/rubriche...

We’re thrilled to announce our latest results from the histological analyses on the first deciduous molars from two Early-Medieval necropolises, now available on PLOS One!
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

The XI National Conference of Archaeozoology (AIAZ) starts today. BonesLab will be present with several works.

www.muse.it/eventi/xi-co...

#archaeozoology #paleoproteomics #ZooMS #BonesLab #Muse #Paleolithic #Italy

Congrats to our friend Lia Vidas for presenting her work on 'The Application of Paleoproteomics to Late Pleistocene Sites in Croatia' at the IZAZ conference in Paris! 🎉 So proud to be part of this collaboration. Great job, Lia! 👏 #Paleoproteomics #IZAZ2024 #Collaboration