Eleanor Scerri
@elliescerri.bsky.social
Archaeologist, head of the Human Palaeosystems Group at the MPI-GEA, Reader at the University of Cologne, A/Prof at the University of Malta & NatGeo Explorer. Human evolution, niche expansion & the transition to human dominated landscapes.
I don't even know how I'd work it out but Gertrude worked in all the places I have!
July 5, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I don't even know how I'd work it out but Gertrude worked in all the places I have!
It's definitely part of a conversation we've all been having for a while. It's great to see the convergence of evidence :)
June 19, 2025 at 6:06 AM
It's definitely part of a conversation we've all been having for a while. It's great to see the convergence of evidence :)
Thank you so much!
June 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Thank you so much!
5/5 Thanks to all our amazing co-authors, not all of whom are on Bluesky - so posting this!
June 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
5/5 Thanks to all our amazing co-authors, not all of whom are on Bluesky - so posting this!
4/5 This was a project that begun back in 2019 between my group (led by Emily Hallett) and by Andrea Manica's @eegcam.bsky.social (led by @mikleonardi.bsky.social ) - it has been a long and productive road! We thank all our co-authors, reviewers, funders at @endofthepier.bsky.social.
June 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
4/5 This was a project that begun back in 2019 between my group (led by Emily Hallett) and by Andrea Manica's @eegcam.bsky.social (led by @mikleonardi.bsky.social ) - it has been a long and productive road! We thank all our co-authors, reviewers, funders at @endofthepier.bsky.social.
3/5 Notably this is also the timeframe in which the constellation of physical features that defines humans today becomes fixed in single individuals. Successful OOA was ultimately defined by processes taking place within Africa that equipped groups moving into beyond with a new eco-generalism.
June 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
3/5 Notably this is also the timeframe in which the constellation of physical features that defines humans today becomes fixed in single individuals. Successful OOA was ultimately defined by processes taking place within Africa that equipped groups moving into beyond with a new eco-generalism.
2/5 Humans had always inhabited different African niches, but from 70ka they inhabit more types of forest, woodland, deserts, highlands, etc. Pressure from environmental downturn likely provided the impetus for these niche expansions that were likely supported by new social and knowledge systems.
June 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
2/5 Humans had always inhabited different African niches, but from 70ka they inhabit more types of forest, woodland, deserts, highlands, etc. Pressure from environmental downturn likely provided the impetus for these niche expansions that were likely supported by new social and knowledge systems.
It's possible there's an older presence of course but in my view it is not tenable that the very small number of people that the island could have periodically supported would have been able to persist for centuries. It would not have been an effective population size.
April 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
It's possible there's an older presence of course but in my view it is not tenable that the very small number of people that the island could have periodically supported would have been able to persist for centuries. It would not have been an effective population size.