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The Interdisciplinary Center for Archaeology and the Evolution of Human Behaviour is located in Faro, PT, and aims to build and share an integrative understanding of the origins and evolution of human behaviour, through rigorous and innovative research.
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🎉 Huge congrats to Joana Belmiro on successfully defending her PhD thesis!
ICArEHB celebrates this exciting achievement in our research community.
#Archaeology #PhD #PhDDefense
December 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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🌍 How did miniature #stonetools revolutionized technology on Africa's southern migration route?
Jeff Rose leads this study, with fellow #ICArEHB members Nuno Bicho, João Cascalheira, and Osama Samawi.
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#Lithics #OutOfAfrica #Paleolithic
Lithic Miniaturization and Technological Innovation on the Southern Dispersal Route Out of Africa - Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology
Over the past fifteen years, the Dhofar Archaeological Project has mapped 272 Middle Stone Age/Middle Palaeolithic sites in southern Oman, each exhibiting some extent of Nubian Levallois technology. T...
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December 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Obrigado a todos os que passaram pelo Centro #CiênciaViva. Foi um prazer receber-vos e partilhar um pouco do nosso trabalho convosco!
Thank you to everyone who stopped by Centro Ciência Viva. It was a pleasure to welcome you and share a bit of our work with you!
#SCT2025 #ICArEHB
December 2, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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🇵🇹 Junta-te a nós na Semana da Ciência e da Tecnologia! Atividades de arqueologia!
🇬🇧 Join us at Science & Tech Week! Dive into archaeology!
📅 30/11 14h-17h
📍 Centro Ciência Viva Algarve, Faro
#SemanaDaCiencia #Arqueologia #ICArEHB #Faro
November 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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🪓 Stone flakes = ancient tool care? #ICArEHB's David Nora's introduces a module flake approach in his new paper: doi.org/10.1007/s108...
#Lithics #Archaeology
Snakes and Ladders: A technological approach to tool maintenance byproducts using module flake categories - Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory
The study of retouching, reshaping, and rejuvenation in lithic technology has traditionally focused on finished tools, overlooking the byproducts of these processes, particularly microdebitage. This e...
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November 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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🚨 Last chance – applications close TODAY!
Guided Workshop: Conducting a Systematic Synthesis in Archaeology & Human Evolution

🖥️ Format: Online, interactive sessions in January–February 2026
👉 Apply now: heirs.icarehb.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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🔍 What’s it like to be an early-career archaeologist in Africa? Degsew Mekonnen, Osman Khaleel, Humphrey Nyambiya & Nompumelelo Maringa explore challenges from funding gaps to limited mentoring.
🔗 doi.org/10.32028/exn...
#Archaeology #Africa #ICArEHB #EarlyCareerResearchers #ExNovoJournal
Against All Odds: An Archaeologist's Journey in Africa | Ex Novo: Journal of Archaeology
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November 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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🚨 Registrations closing soon!
Join our guided, hands-on workshop on #systematic #synthesis in #archaeology & #humanevolution.
🗓️ Jan 12, 19, 26 & Feb 2
⏰ 09:00–13:00 WET | Online
Apply by Nov 27 👉 heirs.icarehb.com
#HEIRS
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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🌿 Who are the #primates of #Gorongosa National Park? A group of researchers that includes #ICArEHB researchers S. Carvalho, J. d’Oliveira Coelho & R. Bobe explore this in their latest study.
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/ajpa...
#Primatology #AfricanWildlife #AmericanJournalofBiologicalAnthropology
The Primates of Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
This contribution is an introduction to and synthesis of the special issue of the AJBA on Primate Adaptations in a Highly Seasonal and Heterogeneous African Ecosystem. The eight research papers in th...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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🤖 Can #AI help #archaeologists identify how #stonetools were used?
#ICArEHB researchers A. Eleftheriadou, Y. Djellal, S.P. McPherron & J. Marreiros explore this with convolutional neural networks for #UseWear analysis.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#Archaeology #MachineLearning
November 4, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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👣 What can ancient #footprints tell us about #movement, #behaviour, and #technology in #prehistory?
Join us for the next #LEXA seminar, exploring traces and early #transport innovations.

🗓️ 4 Nov | 🕑 14:00 GMT | 🌍 Online via #Zoom
🔗 icarehb.com/lexa
November 3, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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#ICArEHB PhD student Anastasia Eleftheriadou & researcher João Marreiros co-organise CAA2026 Session 13: “If I Had a Hammer, I’d 3D-Scan It: Computational Approaches for Tool Analysis.” 🛠️
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📝 Submission deadline extended: 9 Nov 2025
#ICArEHB #CAA2026 #ComputationalArchaeology
October 29, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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⏰ Reminder!
🚀 ICArEHB #Workshop – Conducting a collaborative #SystematicSynthesis in #Archaeology & #HumanEvolution.
Learn how to design and run high-quality #ResearchSynthesis projects!

🗓 12, 19, 26 Jan & 2 Feb 2026
📍 Online
👉 More info on HEIRS’ website heirs.icarehb.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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#ICArEHB PhD candidate Osama Samawi explores ancient innovation in his new blog post “Stone Tools on Repeat” with @ACORJordan 🪨
Discover how #Neolithic communities at Tell Abu Suwwan reused stone flakes as cores — early #sustainability in #Archaeology!
👉 publications.acorjordan.org/2025/10/17/s...
October 27, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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New paper co-authored by #ICArEHB researcher Carli Peters in Frontiers in Mammal Science reviews and analyses the ongoing debate on late #Quaternary #megafauna extinctions, one of prehistory’s most discussed ecological events
doi.org/10.3389/fmam...
#Archaeology #Palaeontology
October 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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#ICArEHB was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Professor Anthony E. Marks, a pioneering figure in #PaleolithicArchaeology whose work shaped our centre and the archaeology of Portugal. His legacy continues to inspire generations.
Read our full tribute www.icarehb.com/portfolio/in...
October 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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💡 How to ID archaeological bones in resin?A team of researchers, including ICArEHB members Paul Goldberg, Shannon McPherron, William Chase Murphree, and Vera Aldeias explore new paleoproteomics methods.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/pnas...
#Archaeology #Paleoproteomics #ICArEHB
October 22, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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A #3D journey into La Pileta de Benaoján!
A team from Seville, including #ICArEHB's Rubén Parrilla Giráldez, created a virtual replica of this remarkable #prehistoric cave, one of #Spain’s top #RockArt sites.
🎥 youtu.be/g68B8maNPEw
📺 Video: EnRed (Canal Sur Media)
#Archaeology #DigitalHeritage
La Pileta de Benaoján, a prehistoric cave in 3D
YouTube video by ICArEHB
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October 21, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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#ICArEHB PhD student Osama Samawi co-organised the “Paleolithic Jordan: The State of the Art” #workshop in Athens during #ICHAJ16, discussing the #Paleolithic record of #Jordan and fostering collaboration in #Archaeology and #HumanEvolution.
👉 www.researchgate.net/publication/...
October 14, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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#ICArEHB member Rubén Parrilla took part in the European #RockArt Day at the Universidad de Sevilla 🇪🇸, engaging #HighSchool and #University students in talks about #Archaeology and #Heritage.
#Outreach #PublicEngagement
October 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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VCWAP is back! 🎉 Join us March 4–6, 2026.
Registration & submissions (abstracts + paleoart) are now open
➡️ awap-science.org/en/vcwap-cur...
Open to ALL, whatever your employment status, gender identity or expression. Everyone’s welcome to participate!
October 3, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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From #Ferrara2025 to… #Faro2030! 🎉
We’re excited that #ICArEHB – Univ. Algarve will host the 12th International Conference on the #Mesolithic in Europe. For the 1st time, #MESO comes to Portugal 🇵🇹 Algarve awaits! ☀️
October 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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🔥 Next #LEXA Seminar!
Dr William Chase Murphree will explore #fire use during the #UpperPalaeolithic, using #geoarchaeology experiments to reveal how humans managed fire in glacial times.
🗓️ 7 Oct, 14:00 GMT | 🌍 Online
🔗 Register: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
October 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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📢 Registration open for the ICArEHB #Workshop on Systematic Synthesis in #Archaeology & #HumanEvolution.

Learn to conduct #SystematicReviews & #ResearchSynthesis and develop collaborative projects.

🗓 12, 19, 26 Jan & 2 Feb 2026 | Online
👉 More info: heirs.icarehb.com/calls-traini...
October 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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🎙️ ICArEHB researcher Cláudia Costa, leading author of a study on #Neolithic subsistence in Iberia, joined the radio programme Antena 2 Ciência.
Listen to the #podcast here 👉 www.rtp.pt/play/p783/e8...
#ICArEHB #Research #Archaeology
Antena 2 Ciência
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September 26, 2025 at 9:11 AM