Deep Time Heritage
@deeptimeheritage.bsky.social
This is the official account of the Australian Research Council Future Fellowship project "Deep Time Images in the Age of Globalization: Contemporary Heritage, Future Opportunities", which is based at the University of Western Australia.
A fascinating story on the use of blue pigment during the European Upper Palaeolithic, with some comments by @martinporr.bsky.social
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Paleolithic painters had the blues
Two recent studies shine light on the earliest known artistic usages of blue pigment
www.science.org
October 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A fascinating story on the use of blue pigment during the European Upper Palaeolithic, with some comments by @martinporr.bsky.social
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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"The Netherlands plans to transfer more than 28,000 fossils from the Dubois collection to Indonesia, following a request by Indonesian authorities."
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September 26, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Excellent article on Tanzanian archaeology and rock art. The rock art at Kondoa is really exceptional. To be clear, Tanzania has always had a strong group of archaeologists and heritage professionals but the focus on community centered approaches is fundamental.
September 5, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Excellent article on Tanzanian archaeology and rock art. The rock art at Kondoa is really exceptional. To be clear, Tanzania has always had a strong group of archaeologists and heritage professionals but the focus on community centered approaches is fundamental.
That’s a wrap for visitor interviews at WA Maritime Museum! We had everything from tears to wondering who their favourite Hemsworth brother was after seeing Luke hanging out of a helicopter. Looking forward to analysing the interviews and learning more about the #TheGreatKimberleyWilderness 🎥
September 2, 2025 at 7:08 AM
That’s a wrap for visitor interviews at WA Maritime Museum! We had everything from tears to wondering who their favourite Hemsworth brother was after seeing Luke hanging out of a helicopter. Looking forward to analysing the interviews and learning more about the #TheGreatKimberleyWilderness 🎥
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It is a great pleasure to announce that our new book on Palaeolithic art and what we can learn from it has just been published by Heidelberg University Publishing! The volume is OA and can be downloaded via the link below! @deeptimeheritage.bsky.social 🤩😎
heiup.uni-heidelberg.de/catalog/book...
heiup.uni-heidelberg.de/catalog/book...
August 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
It is a great pleasure to announce that our new book on Palaeolithic art and what we can learn from it has just been published by Heidelberg University Publishing! The volume is OA and can be downloaded via the link below! @deeptimeheritage.bsky.social 🤩😎
heiup.uni-heidelberg.de/catalog/book...
heiup.uni-heidelberg.de/catalog/book...
An essay based on a new book that also engages with past and present understandings of the Palaeolithic as contemporary heritage.
aeon.co/essays/the-g...
aeon.co/essays/the-g...
The great myth of empire collapse | Aeon Essays
Societal downfalls loom large in history and popular culture but, for the 99 per cent, collapse often had its upsides
aeon.co
August 7, 2025 at 2:16 AM
An essay based on a new book that also engages with past and present understandings of the Palaeolithic as contemporary heritage.
aeon.co/essays/the-g...
aeon.co/essays/the-g...
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This is a super thread that really puts the whole "Neanderthal fat factory" into much broader context and highlights the multiple dimensions of hunter-gatherer diets. Very interesting to get a crop scientist's perspective on this topic! Definitely worth a read!!
So they found a 125,000 yr old Neanderthal fat rendering plant & I have thoughts.
Knowing that they loved saturated fat SO MUCH that they industrialized to get as much of it as humanly possible?
Makes me feel seen, heard, supported, etc www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Knowing that they loved saturated fat SO MUCH that they industrialized to get as much of it as humanly possible?
Makes me feel seen, heard, supported, etc www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Large-scale processing of within-bone nutrients by Neanderthals, 125,000 years ago
Neanderthals intensively processed a minimum of 172 large mammals for grease and marrow fat, 125,000 years ago.
www.science.org
July 29, 2025 at 7:51 PM
This is a super thread that really puts the whole "Neanderthal fat factory" into much broader context and highlights the multiple dimensions of hunter-gatherer diets. Very interesting to get a crop scientist's perspective on this topic! Definitely worth a read!!
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Bad news coming out of the US. What a loss but not at all unexpected given recent events and developments...
wennergren.org/article/sapi...
wennergren.org/article/sapi...
SAPIENS to Cease Publication
wennergren.org
July 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Bad news coming out of the US. What a loss but not at all unexpected given recent events and developments...
wennergren.org/article/sapi...
wennergren.org/article/sapi...
Not without controversy... but Western Australia now has a new World Heritage site!!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
UNESCO approves World Heritage bid for rock art over emissions concerns
The UNESCO has approved World Heritage status for the 40,000-year-old rock art of Murujuga, in Western Australia in Paris.
www.abc.net.au
July 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Not without controversy... but Western Australia now has a new World Heritage site!!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
A further perspective on World Heritage, Aboriginal heritage, and tourism
theconversation.com/cape-york-de...
theconversation.com/cape-york-de...
Cape York deserves World Heritage status – and Queensland may need it to become a global leader in tourism
The Queensland government has halted a World Heritage nomination bid put forth by Labor last year. It’s next steps could greatly impact the cape’s future.
theconversation.com
June 19, 2025 at 6:04 AM
A further perspective on World Heritage, Aboriginal heritage, and tourism
theconversation.com/cape-york-de...
theconversation.com/cape-york-de...
An interesting piece of research history related to deep time archaeology, palaeoanthropology and intersections between the deep past and contemporary politics and interests
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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The curse of Toumaï: an ancient skull, a disputed femur and a bitter feud over humanity’s origins
The long read: When fossilised remains were discovered in the Djurab desert in 2001, they were hailed as radically rewriting the history of our species. But not everyone was convinced – and the bitter...
www.theguardian.com
May 27, 2025 at 1:42 PM
An interesting piece of research history related to deep time archaeology, palaeoanthropology and intersections between the deep past and contemporary politics and interests
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
CFP! The Deep Time Heritage team is co-hosting a session at this year's AAA/AIMA conference in Fremantle (2 - 5 December 2025) on heritage and tourism.
If you are planning to attend the conference, consider contributing to this timely topic.
Link below!
www.aaaconference.com.au/call-for-abs...
If you are planning to attend the conference, consider contributing to this timely topic.
Link below!
www.aaaconference.com.au/call-for-abs...
May 26, 2025 at 2:59 AM
CFP! The Deep Time Heritage team is co-hosting a session at this year's AAA/AIMA conference in Fremantle (2 - 5 December 2025) on heritage and tourism.
If you are planning to attend the conference, consider contributing to this timely topic.
Link below!
www.aaaconference.com.au/call-for-abs...
If you are planning to attend the conference, consider contributing to this timely topic.
Link below!
www.aaaconference.com.au/call-for-abs...
Coming soon your way in online open access! 😁
May 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Coming soon your way in online open access! 😁