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Idaira Brito-Abrante
@idaba15.bsky.social
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Archaeologist. PhD student at @ULPGC.es

Working lithic tools and use-wear analysis in Canary Islands 🌋🪨🔬
#usewear #traceology #obsidian #basalt
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📺Hoy La Revuelta de @rtvecom.bsky.social ha entrevistado a Ignacio de la Torre, investigador en el CCHS-CSIC

🦴Su equipo del #CSIC lidera el estudio que ha descubierto nuevos hallazgos de que ya se producían herramientas de hueso de manera habitual hace 1,5 millones de años

#CienciaenPrimeTime 👇
March 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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fionapichon.bsky.social
✨💡 Shining light on dark matter… but plot twist: it’s about obsidian, not astrophysics! Thanks to confocal microscopy and 3D texture analysis, we are unlocking the hidden stories of use-wear on experimental obsidian tools 🧐🔬
👀 Have a look here #OpenAccess link.springer.com/article/10.1...
February 18, 2025 at 10:46 AM
idaba15.bsky.social
You still have time to submit your contribution! 🤩
Deadline extended to February 10th 🔴
We look forward to seeing you! 🪨🔬
idaba15.bsky.social Idaira Brito-Abrante @idaba15.bsky.social · Dec 23
📢 Call for papers EAA Belgrade 2025 - Session #128

Join our session on obsidian artifacts, where we will delve into all aspects related to the lithic studies of this raw material 🪨🔬

Don't miss the opportunity ‼️

#obsidian #lithictools
February 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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idaba15.bsky.social
I'm excited to share this session with wonderful colleagues and friends 🤩.
Don't hesitate to participate ‼️
We look forward to seeing you 👇🏼
fionapichon.bsky.social Fiona Pichon @fionapichon.bsky.social · Dec 24
🌟Exciting News🌟 We are thrilled to announce that we are organizing a session on obsidian diffusion, technology and use at the 31st EAA Annual Meeting in Belgrade, Serbia 🇷🇸 (3-6 Sept. 2025)
#Obsidian #TechnoTypology #UseWear #LithicStudies #Diffusion
An informative poster detailing a session at a conference focusing on the study of obsidian in archaeology. The text emphasizes the significance of lithic industries in understanding past societies, highlighting obsidian as a key material for toolmaking in regions with volcanic rocks. It outlines the session’s aim to unite researchers specializing in various analytical methods, including technological, typological, and functional analyses of obsidian. Key themes include core reduction techniques, tool typology, experimental archaeology, use-wear studies, data standardization, and the material’s procurement and circulation. The goal is to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and broaden perspectives in lithic studies.
December 24, 2024 at 1:14 PM
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fionapichon.bsky.social
New #OpenAccess paper: when did cereal agriculture adopt low harvesting?🧐 Our study traces the shift from high to low cereal cutting between 11,000 and 6,000 cal BC in SW Asia—a gradual yet transformative process that shaped the Mediterranean #agriculture 🌾🔬 #archaeology #usewear #confocal @csic.es
January 8, 2025 at 11:46 AM
idaba15.bsky.social
I'm excited to share this session with wonderful colleagues and friends 🤩.
Don't hesitate to participate ‼️
We look forward to seeing you 👇🏼
fionapichon.bsky.social Fiona Pichon @fionapichon.bsky.social · Dec 24
🌟Exciting News🌟 We are thrilled to announce that we are organizing a session on obsidian diffusion, technology and use at the 31st EAA Annual Meeting in Belgrade, Serbia 🇷🇸 (3-6 Sept. 2025)
#Obsidian #TechnoTypology #UseWear #LithicStudies #Diffusion
An informative poster detailing a session at a conference focusing on the study of obsidian in archaeology. The text emphasizes the significance of lithic industries in understanding past societies, highlighting obsidian as a key material for toolmaking in regions with volcanic rocks. It outlines the session’s aim to unite researchers specializing in various analytical methods, including technological, typological, and functional analyses of obsidian. Key themes include core reduction techniques, tool typology, experimental archaeology, use-wear studies, data standardization, and the material’s procurement and circulation. The goal is to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and broaden perspectives in lithic studies.
December 24, 2024 at 1:14 PM
idaba15.bsky.social
📢 Call for papers EAA Belgrade 2025 - Session #128

Join our session on obsidian artifacts, where we will delve into all aspects related to the lithic studies of this raw material 🪨🔬

Don't miss the opportunity ‼️

#obsidian #lithictools
December 23, 2024 at 2:52 PM
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gorgojito.bsky.social
New Paper out 🚨🚨Can archaeoentomology help to understand funerary practices in the past? Can archaeology serve as an indicator of the species decomposing a corpse in different bioclimatic regions prior to early modern globalization? @ulpgc.es @pacea.bsky.social
December 4, 2024 at 2:15 PM
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pacea.bsky.social
Don't kill the bugs! By our colleagues P. Henríquez-Valido and JB. Huchet Archaeoentomology reveals fascinating insights into burial practices in the Canary Islands, Spain from the 6th–11th centuries@cnrsaquitaine.bsky.social @univbordeaux.bsky.social shorturl.at/GVl1s
December 4, 2024 at 4:16 PM