Kgalagadi Human Origins Project
@khoproject.bsky.social
Updates from the DFG funded EmmyNoether Junior Research Group 'Kgalagadi Human Origins' (KHO) based at @uni-kiel.de. PI @isotopesrule.bsky.social
More info: kho-project.com
More info: kho-project.com
Conratulations to Inèz Faul for submitting her PhD thesis to @uni-kiel.de today 🥳 🎓 We are proud of you! Inèz studied the formation processes and past environment at pans in the #Kgalagadi #Botswana with geoarchaeological methods - and is our first PhD student to submitt!
September 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Conratulations to Inèz Faul for submitting her PhD thesis to @uni-kiel.de today 🥳 🎓 We are proud of you! Inèz studied the formation processes and past environment at pans in the #Kgalagadi #Botswana with geoarchaeological methods - and is our first PhD student to submitt!
Beautiful panels decorate the outside of the Botswana National Museum. The renovations are almost finished, we look forward to the opening. We visited some first rooms that are open today. #archaeology 🇧🇼
September 22, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Beautiful panels decorate the outside of the Botswana National Museum. The renovations are almost finished, we look forward to the opening. We visited some first rooms that are open today. #archaeology 🇧🇼
The last days we spend a lot of time with these quartzite bedrock outcrops - recording every detail 📷 📐✍️✏️ 🪨 to understand their use as raw material source during the Stone Age #fieldwork #kgalagadi. Inspired by a paper from Matt Lotter et al. 2024 in Southern African Field Archaeology
September 18, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The last days we spend a lot of time with these quartzite bedrock outcrops - recording every detail 📷 📐✍️✏️ 🪨 to understand their use as raw material source during the Stone Age #fieldwork #kgalagadi. Inspired by a paper from Matt Lotter et al. 2024 in Southern African Field Archaeology
Our geoarchaeology team led by @geoarchamelie.bsky.social has been very busy the last few days making holes, sampling and refilling them all in a day each time 💪#WomenInStem #girlpower #fieldwork #kglagadi
September 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Our geoarchaeology team led by @geoarchamelie.bsky.social has been very busy the last few days making holes, sampling and refilling them all in a day each time 💪#WomenInStem #girlpower #fieldwork #kglagadi
We had a lot of fun excavating a small rock shelter with a stunning view yesterday. Who said there are no rock shelters in the Kalahari? Might have been our leader @isotopesrule.bsky.social ... #kgalagadi #fieldwork 🦣🏺🇧🇼
September 13, 2025 at 5:46 AM
We had a lot of fun excavating a small rock shelter with a stunning view yesterday. Who said there are no rock shelters in the Kalahari? Might have been our leader @isotopesrule.bsky.social ... #kgalagadi #fieldwork 🦣🏺🇧🇼
Our team currently in the field in 🇧🇼 is having a great time #Kgalagadi #archaeology #fieldwork #WomenInSTEM @geoarchamelie.bsky.social @isotopesrule.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Our team currently in the field in 🇧🇼 is having a great time #Kgalagadi #archaeology #fieldwork #WomenInSTEM @geoarchamelie.bsky.social @isotopesrule.bsky.social
When you arrive at a new pan to survey and disturb the local birds 🇧🇼 #fieldwork #Kgalagadi video by @geoarchamelie.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
When you arrive at a new pan to survey and disturb the local birds 🇧🇼 #fieldwork #Kgalagadi video by @geoarchamelie.bsky.social
Can you spot our two geoarchaeologists @geoarchamelie.bsky.social and Hannah at Tswai pan today? #Fieldwork #Botswana #Kgalagadi #SundayWork
September 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Can you spot our two geoarchaeologists @geoarchamelie.bsky.social and Hannah at Tswai pan today? #Fieldwork #Botswana #Kgalagadi #SundayWork
September 6, 2025 at 4:34 AM
After two busy days in Gabs we are hitting the open road into the #Kalahari and are on our way to Tsabong #Kgalagadi 🇧🇼 @geoarchamelie.bsky.social @isotopesrule.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 6:55 AM
After two busy days in Gabs we are hitting the open road into the #Kalahari and are on our way to Tsabong #Kgalagadi 🇧🇼 @geoarchamelie.bsky.social @isotopesrule.bsky.social
After 30 hours of travel 🚙🚄✈️✈️✈️🚙 the @uni-kiel.de part of this year's @khoproject.bsky.social field team has arrived in Gaborone 🇧🇼 A cheeky Nandos was in order to recover #NandosBW #SharingIsCaring @isotopesrule.bsky.social @geoarchamelie.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
After 30 hours of travel 🚙🚄✈️✈️✈️🚙 the @uni-kiel.de part of this year's @khoproject.bsky.social field team has arrived in Gaborone 🇧🇼 A cheeky Nandos was in order to recover #NandosBW #SharingIsCaring @isotopesrule.bsky.social @geoarchamelie.bsky.social
Last preparations for this year's field season are under way. Starting in one week to Gaborone #Botswana with @geoarchamelie.bsky.social and the rest of the team. Our 5th field season! #archaeology #fieldwork #Kalahari #Kgalagadi
August 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Last preparations for this year's field season are under way. Starting in one week to Gaborone #Botswana with @geoarchamelie.bsky.social and the rest of the team. Our 5th field season! #archaeology #fieldwork #Kalahari #Kgalagadi
August 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
#SAfA2025 has started! The largest ever SAfA conference with over 500 presentations expected over the next 4 days @icarehb.bsky.social
July 22, 2025 at 8:37 AM
#SAfA2025 has started! The largest ever SAfA conference with over 500 presentations expected over the next 4 days @icarehb.bsky.social
We will close our #SAFA session 28 with Kurt Heinrich Wogau Chong from the Center for Early Sapiens Behaviour (SapeinCE) in Bergen, Norway. He'll talk the Little Karroo in South Africa. Afterwards, there is plenty of time for questions and discussions with all presenters of the session🦣🏺Days to go:3️⃣
July 19, 2025 at 12:57 PM
We will close our #SAFA session 28 with Kurt Heinrich Wogau Chong from the Center for Early Sapiens Behaviour (SapeinCE) in Bergen, Norway. He'll talk the Little Karroo in South Africa. Afterwards, there is plenty of time for questions and discussions with all presenters of the session🦣🏺Days to go:3️⃣
Next up in our #SAFA session 28 will be @abistone.bsky.social who is introducing us to the @pans-river-namib.bsky.social project that she is running with colleagues in the Namib Sand Sea 🦣 🏺 Days to go: 4️⃣
July 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Next up in our #SAFA session 28 will be @abistone.bsky.social who is introducing us to the @pans-river-namib.bsky.social project that she is running with colleagues in the Namib Sand Sea 🦣 🏺 Days to go: 4️⃣
Please note that our #SAFA session time has changed and we are now earlier on Tuesday 10.45 - 15.45! In the section after lunch, matzearch.bsky.social is introducing his new ARAMIS project in Namibia.🦣 🏺 Days to go:5️⃣
July 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Please note that our #SAFA session time has changed and we are now earlier on Tuesday 10.45 - 15.45! In the section after lunch, matzearch.bsky.social is introducing his new ARAMIS project in Namibia.🦣 🏺 Days to go:5️⃣
In the 6th talk of our #SAfA session Selina Amaral from @utoronto.ca who will take us to Kathu Pan in the Northern Cape Province of #SouthAfrica. We will hear from her new geoarchaeological auger survey and discuss calcretes, tufas and climate. This will be a live online talk.🦣 🏺 Days to go:6️⃣
July 16, 2025 at 12:59 PM
In the 6th talk of our #SAfA session Selina Amaral from @utoronto.ca who will take us to Kathu Pan in the Northern Cape Province of #SouthAfrica. We will hear from her new geoarchaeological auger survey and discuss calcretes, tufas and climate. This will be a live online talk.🦣 🏺 Days to go:6️⃣
In the 5th talk of our #SAfA session we welcome Kiah Johnson (Cambridge University) who will present results from her completed PhD thesis. She discusses LSA and Iron Age open air sites and working with a combination of interviews and targeted survey. This will be a live online talk.🦣 🏺 Days to go:7️⃣
July 15, 2025 at 12:53 PM
In the 5th talk of our #SAfA session we welcome Kiah Johnson (Cambridge University) who will present results from her completed PhD thesis. She discusses LSA and Iron Age open air sites and working with a combination of interviews and targeted survey. This will be a live online talk.🦣 🏺 Days to go:7️⃣
In the fourth talk of our #SAfA conference session 28 Rowena Winterhalder from @uni-kiel.de will present part of her PhD on lithics from newly discovered Stone Age sites in southern Botswana 🏺 🦣 🌍 Days to go: 8️⃣
July 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
In the fourth talk of our #SAfA conference session 28 Rowena Winterhalder from @uni-kiel.de will present part of her PhD on lithics from newly discovered Stone Age sites in southern Botswana 🏺 🦣 🌍 Days to go: 8️⃣
In the third talk of our #SAfA conference session 28 Inèz Faul from @uni-kiel.de will present her geoarchaeological study at Maralaleng Pan in southern Botswana that is part of her PhD research 🏺 🦣 🌍 Days to go: 9️⃣
July 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
In the third talk of our #SAfA conference session 28 Inèz Faul from @uni-kiel.de will present her geoarchaeological study at Maralaleng Pan in southern Botswana that is part of her PhD research 🏺 🦣 🌍 Days to go: 9️⃣
In the second talk of our #SAfA conference session 28 @taylorgrandfield.bsky.social from @stonybrooku.bsky.social will present brand new luminescence dates from our fieldwork in southern Botswana 🏺 🦣 🌍 Days to go: 1️⃣ 0️⃣
July 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
In the second talk of our #SAfA conference session 28 @taylorgrandfield.bsky.social from @stonybrooku.bsky.social will present brand new luminescence dates from our fieldwork in southern Botswana 🏺 🦣 🌍 Days to go: 1️⃣ 0️⃣
We will kick off our #SAfA conference session 28 with a talk by @isotopesrule.bsky.social from @uni-kiel.de 🏺 🦣 🌍 Days to go: 1️⃣ 1️⃣
July 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
We will kick off our #SAfA conference session 28 with a talk by @isotopesrule.bsky.social from @uni-kiel.de 🏺 🦣 🌍 Days to go: 1️⃣ 1️⃣
We look forward to our upcoming Session (number 28) at this years #SAFA conference in Faro hosted by @isotopesrule.bsky.social, @sallieburrough.bsky.social and Inèz Faul. We have a very interesting lineup that we will introduce over the next days as we count down to the conference 🦣🏺🌍Days to go:1️⃣2️⃣
July 10, 2025 at 9:28 AM
We look forward to our upcoming Session (number 28) at this years #SAFA conference in Faro hosted by @isotopesrule.bsky.social, @sallieburrough.bsky.social and Inèz Faul. We have a very interesting lineup that we will introduce over the next days as we count down to the conference 🦣🏺🌍Days to go:1️⃣2️⃣
We are set for our project workshop to start!
July 1, 2025 at 1:42 PM
We are set for our project workshop to start!