I am absolutely thrilled to announce that I have accepted the position of Independent Group Leader in Experimental Archaeology at the University of Tübingen! The program will focus on establishing a reference collection for taphonomic phenomena specific to Island Southeast Asia 😁

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We had a fantastic experience attending and presenting at #ESHE2025 for the first time. Even little Luca enjoyed the trip! Looking forward to attending next year 😁

It’s been a week! Managed to spend some time in my favorite hobbit hole after 5 years of pandemic and childbirth 😁 Looking forward to the next 5 years of active fieldwork and lots of nasi goreng!

Sampai jumpa tahun depan 🫶

Additional evidence of cultural modifications of marine mollusks suggests that humans living at/around Liang Bua had strong cultural ties to the coast 🐚

The shell midden was comprised of mainly freshwater mollusks and is dated to between 4,400 and 3,300 years ago - with the majority broken at their apices indicating human consumption! 🐚😋

Through analysis of pottery and shell fragments, Agus and team show that pottery, which is often associated with Austronesian cultures at the time, was introduced at Liang Bua at ~3,300 years ago suggesting farming and sedentism 🐚🏺

Back to looking at these little guys 😍 #Rats #LiangBua #HappyPlace

I married the most wonderful man in the most breathtaking place on earth this past week. More adventures to come!

“Todays rain is tomorrows whiskey”

#Scotland #Achnagairn #IsleOfArran #Highlands #Auchrannie #sheep #stags #magic #Scotch #Inverness #MrsDr

And that’s a wrap! Finished my time at Arkenas looking at Stegodon bones for this year. Next step, publish! 🐘🔪🦴 #LiangBua #Taphonomy #YumYumYum

We know a lot more about what butchery looks like on large animals than small animals. So what are the limits of mark variation in butchered small game, like rats? Stay tuned 😁

Only 6 more days left in Jakarta :( too short of a trip to visit the LB collections

… but y’all… I am SO EXCITED to analyze and publish on this material 🥹 🐘🏝️🔪🦴

Hi friends 👋 looking forward to seeing what this new platform is all about. In the mean time, here is Coco and Ollie 😁 Missing them while in Indonesia