Dr. E Grace Veatch
@egveatch.bsky.social
Paleolithic Zooarchaeologist & Taphonomist of bone and aDNA
Research Associate Dept Anthropology NMNH
Liang Bua research team #Tikus #Stegodon
On the job market | she/her | Higher Ed
An Emory, GWU, and CU Boulder alumnus
Research Associate Dept Anthropology NMNH
Liang Bua research team #Tikus #Stegodon
On the job market | she/her | Higher Ed
An Emory, GWU, and CU Boulder alumnus
Additional evidence of cultural modifications of marine mollusks suggests that humans living at/around Liang Bua had strong cultural ties to the coast 🐚
January 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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! 🐚😋
January 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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 🐚🏺
January 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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 🐚🏺