PollutedPast_ERC
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Environmental metal pollution revealed in archaeological human remains.
ERC-2022-COG 101087
ERC-2022-COG 101087
We started 2026 with very good news, a new publication for the project.
"Limited or willing? Dietary pathways of the Mudejares of the Kingdom of Valencia through stable isotopes analysis."
Dr. Júlia Olivé-Busom & Dr. Olalla López-Costas.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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"Limited or willing? Dietary pathways of the Mudejares of the Kingdom of Valencia through stable isotopes analysis."
Dr. Júlia Olivé-Busom & Dr. Olalla López-Costas.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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January 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM
We started 2026 with very good news, a new publication for the project.
"Limited or willing? Dietary pathways of the Mudejares of the Kingdom of Valencia through stable isotopes analysis."
Dr. Júlia Olivé-Busom & Dr. Olalla López-Costas.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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"Limited or willing? Dietary pathways of the Mudejares of the Kingdom of Valencia through stable isotopes analysis."
Dr. Júlia Olivé-Busom & Dr. Olalla López-Costas.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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The last 09th January we celebrated a seminar with Dr. Núria Armentano Oller (Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya), was talking about this interesting project in which we will begin to collaborate.
"The osteoarchaeological study of the Counts of Urgell."
A great talk.
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"The osteoarchaeological study of the Counts of Urgell."
A great talk.
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January 13, 2026 at 11:48 AM
The last 09th January we celebrated a seminar with Dr. Núria Armentano Oller (Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya), was talking about this interesting project in which we will begin to collaborate.
"The osteoarchaeological study of the Counts of Urgell."
A great talk.
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"The osteoarchaeological study of the Counts of Urgell."
A great talk.
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🎓 A new PhD at @ecopast.bsky.social
Congratulations to #ClaraVeiga for successfully defending her PhD thesis "Patróns de Alimentación e Nutrición Infantil a través da Patoloxía Oral en Coleccións Osteoarqueolóxicas do Noroeste da Península Ibérica (Tardoantigüidade-Idade Moderna)”.
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Congratulations to #ClaraVeiga for successfully defending her PhD thesis "Patróns de Alimentación e Nutrición Infantil a través da Patoloxía Oral en Coleccións Osteoarqueolóxicas do Noroeste da Península Ibérica (Tardoantigüidade-Idade Moderna)”.
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January 13, 2026 at 11:31 AM
🎓 A new PhD at @ecopast.bsky.social
Congratulations to #ClaraVeiga for successfully defending her PhD thesis "Patróns de Alimentación e Nutrición Infantil a través da Patoloxía Oral en Coleccións Osteoarqueolóxicas do Noroeste da Península Ibérica (Tardoantigüidade-Idade Moderna)”.
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Congratulations to #ClaraVeiga for successfully defending her PhD thesis "Patróns de Alimentación e Nutrición Infantil a través da Patoloxía Oral en Coleccións Osteoarqueolóxicas do Noroeste da Península Ibérica (Tardoantigüidade-Idade Moderna)”.
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In 2025 we processed many samples processed ... and was also full good moments of coffee and lunchs. 😜
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December 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM
In 2025 we processed many samples processed ... and was also full good moments of coffee and lunchs. 😜
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Xmas is coming...
Feliz Navidad.
Boas festas.
God Jul. ❄️
Feliz Navidad.
Boas festas.
God Jul. ❄️
December 26, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Xmas is coming...
Feliz Navidad.
Boas festas.
God Jul. ❄️
Feliz Navidad.
Boas festas.
God Jul. ❄️
Fieldwork experience in peatlans is always a great feeling and a bit exhausting.
We core in depth this peatland from North Galicia. We take small cores of 50 cm to analyse at the lab the evolucion of forest coverage, climate and metal pollution.
The best way to end 2025.
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We core in depth this peatland from North Galicia. We take small cores of 50 cm to analyse at the lab the evolucion of forest coverage, climate and metal pollution.
The best way to end 2025.
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December 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Fieldwork experience in peatlans is always a great feeling and a bit exhausting.
We core in depth this peatland from North Galicia. We take small cores of 50 cm to analyse at the lab the evolucion of forest coverage, climate and metal pollution.
The best way to end 2025.
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@usc.gal
We core in depth this peatland from North Galicia. We take small cores of 50 cm to analyse at the lab the evolucion of forest coverage, climate and metal pollution.
The best way to end 2025.
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@usc.gal
PollutedPast & InOsteo
Yesterday we were analyzing by SEM ribs and humerus from the project about soldiers from Lisbon led by our visiting researcher Ana Curto, PhD in Anthropology at Laboratório HERCULES - Herança Cultural, Estudos e Salvaguarda, University of Évora.
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Yesterday we were analyzing by SEM ribs and humerus from the project about soldiers from Lisbon led by our visiting researcher Ana Curto, PhD in Anthropology at Laboratório HERCULES - Herança Cultural, Estudos e Salvaguarda, University of Évora.
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December 17, 2025 at 11:36 AM
PollutedPast & InOsteo
Yesterday we were analyzing by SEM ribs and humerus from the project about soldiers from Lisbon led by our visiting researcher Ana Curto, PhD in Anthropology at Laboratório HERCULES - Herança Cultural, Estudos e Salvaguarda, University of Évora.
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Yesterday we were analyzing by SEM ribs and humerus from the project about soldiers from Lisbon led by our visiting researcher Ana Curto, PhD in Anthropology at Laboratório HERCULES - Herança Cultural, Estudos e Salvaguarda, University of Évora.
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GUEST RESEARCHER
Dr. Ingrid Horák Terra is a researcher at the Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), in Brazil, and is a specialist in peatlands and veredas soils. Ingrid works with us on the molecular composition and mercury of Brazilian peat.
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Dr. Ingrid Horák Terra is a researcher at the Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), in Brazil, and is a specialist in peatlands and veredas soils. Ingrid works with us on the molecular composition and mercury of Brazilian peat.
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December 16, 2025 at 11:14 AM
GUEST RESEARCHER
Dr. Ingrid Horák Terra is a researcher at the Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), in Brazil, and is a specialist in peatlands and veredas soils. Ingrid works with us on the molecular composition and mercury of Brazilian peat.
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Dr. Ingrid Horák Terra is a researcher at the Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), in Brazil, and is a specialist in peatlands and veredas soils. Ingrid works with us on the molecular composition and mercury of Brazilian peat.
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New seminar next Monday by Dr. Ana Curto, from the HERCULES Lab - Cultural Heritage Studies and Protection, University of Évora: "UNCOVERING SOLDIERS’ LIVES: Integrating Osteology, History and Biomolecular Science at St George’s Castle Military Hospital".
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December 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
New seminar next Monday by Dr. Ana Curto, from the HERCULES Lab - Cultural Heritage Studies and Protection, University of Évora: "UNCOVERING SOLDIERS’ LIVES: Integrating Osteology, History and Biomolecular Science at St George’s Castle Military Hospital".
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#MeetTheTeam
Irune Valderrábano Gonzalez is the new postdoc of the PollutedPast team and is in charge of researching for mentions of metals in Greek medical texts. Her specialty is the History of women in the Greek world.
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Irune Valderrábano Gonzalez is the new postdoc of the PollutedPast team and is in charge of researching for mentions of metals in Greek medical texts. Her specialty is the History of women in the Greek world.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:28 PM
#MeetTheTeam
Irune Valderrábano Gonzalez is the new postdoc of the PollutedPast team and is in charge of researching for mentions of metals in Greek medical texts. Her specialty is the History of women in the Greek world.
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@usc.gal
@ecopast.bsky.social
@cretus.usc.gal
Irune Valderrábano Gonzalez is the new postdoc of the PollutedPast team and is in charge of researching for mentions of metals in Greek medical texts. Her specialty is the History of women in the Greek world.
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In recent days, one of the members of PollutedPast, Irune Valderrábano, has given a couple of talks in Basauri (Bizkaia) and in Bárcena de Cicero (Cantabria). Both increasing our view of the past including women.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
In recent days, one of the members of PollutedPast, Irune Valderrábano, has given a couple of talks in Basauri (Bizkaia) and in Bárcena de Cicero (Cantabria). Both increasing our view of the past including women.
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Members of PollutedPast project from @cretus.usc.gal are teaching at the subject "Necropoleis and Human Remains" in the Msc of Archaeology at Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. See what we do.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Members of PollutedPast project from @cretus.usc.gal are teaching at the subject "Necropoleis and Human Remains" in the Msc of Archaeology at Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. See what we do.
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The last 15th November we celebrated our Open Day at CRETUS. It was a pleasure to show children and adults the pollen, the texts, and the skeletons we work with.
Everyone was part of PollutedPast for a day.
Thank you to all visitors.
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Everyone was part of PollutedPast for a day.
Thank you to all visitors.
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@usc.gal
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November 24, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The last 15th November we celebrated our Open Day at CRETUS. It was a pleasure to show children and adults the pollen, the texts, and the skeletons we work with.
Everyone was part of PollutedPast for a day.
Thank you to all visitors.
@cretus.usc.gal
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@usc.gal
@ecopast.bsky.social
Everyone was part of PollutedPast for a day.
Thank you to all visitors.
@cretus.usc.gal
@erc.europa.eu
@usc.gal
@ecopast.bsky.social
The last weeks have been intense. Two postdocs from the project PollutedPast have submitted applications to lead European projects. Jenny Sjöström has presented her ERC Starting Grant project on mercury. Noemí Silva Sánchez leads a COST action proposal on metals in the past. 🤞
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November 24, 2025 at 10:17 AM
The last weeks have been intense. Two postdocs from the project PollutedPast have submitted applications to lead European projects. Jenny Sjöström has presented her ERC Starting Grant project on mercury. Noemí Silva Sánchez leads a COST action proposal on metals in the past. 🤞
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#MeetTheTeam
Sonia Robles Carrasco is our technician in Osteology and Paleopathology. Her job is to prepare new collections of human remains for metal analysis. Sonia has extensive experience and has implemented a new registration protocol in our Osteotheque.
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Sonia Robles Carrasco is our technician in Osteology and Paleopathology. Her job is to prepare new collections of human remains for metal analysis. Sonia has extensive experience and has implemented a new registration protocol in our Osteotheque.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
#MeetTheTeam
Sonia Robles Carrasco is our technician in Osteology and Paleopathology. Her job is to prepare new collections of human remains for metal analysis. Sonia has extensive experience and has implemented a new registration protocol in our Osteotheque.
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Sonia Robles Carrasco is our technician in Osteology and Paleopathology. Her job is to prepare new collections of human remains for metal analysis. Sonia has extensive experience and has implemented a new registration protocol in our Osteotheque.
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#MeetTheTeam
Jacobo Rodriguez Garrido is a postdoctoral researcher at PollutedPast. He is specialized in Roman Law and living conditions of slaves. He has also worked intensively on Roman Epigraphy and databases.
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Jacobo Rodriguez Garrido is a postdoctoral researcher at PollutedPast. He is specialized in Roman Law and living conditions of slaves. He has also worked intensively on Roman Epigraphy and databases.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:05 AM
#MeetTheTeam
Jacobo Rodriguez Garrido is a postdoctoral researcher at PollutedPast. He is specialized in Roman Law and living conditions of slaves. He has also worked intensively on Roman Epigraphy and databases.
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@ecopast.bsky.social
Jacobo Rodriguez Garrido is a postdoctoral researcher at PollutedPast. He is specialized in Roman Law and living conditions of slaves. He has also worked intensively on Roman Epigraphy and databases.
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Dr. Ana Curto's human osteology coloring book is now available in Galician. The translation was done by our PhD student & Lab manager Ainé Francos.
Ana is doing a research stay in our group which is being very fruitfull.
You can download it for free here imprensa.uevora.pt/uevora/catal...
Ana is doing a research stay in our group which is being very fruitfull.
You can download it for free here imprensa.uevora.pt/uevora/catal...
November 24, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Dr. Ana Curto's human osteology coloring book is now available in Galician. The translation was done by our PhD student & Lab manager Ainé Francos.
Ana is doing a research stay in our group which is being very fruitfull.
You can download it for free here imprensa.uevora.pt/uevora/catal...
Ana is doing a research stay in our group which is being very fruitfull.
You can download it for free here imprensa.uevora.pt/uevora/catal...
This last week we participated in the Spanish Congress of Paleopathology with a round table and talking about ear pathologies related to pollution.
Our PI, Olalla López Costas, was part of the scientific committee.
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Our PI, Olalla López Costas, was part of the scientific committee.
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October 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
This last week we participated in the Spanish Congress of Paleopathology with a round table and talking about ear pathologies related to pollution.
Our PI, Olalla López Costas, was part of the scientific committee.
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Our PI, Olalla López Costas, was part of the scientific committee.
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Noemí Silva, one of our PollutedPast postdocs, has done a research stay suprrvised by Dr. Ben Gearey in the Department of Archeology at @ucc.ie. Noemí has collaborated there with the project 'Feeding Capitalism and Facing its Consequences? Upland Pastoralism in Ireland and Sweden, AD1350-1850'
October 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Noemí Silva, one of our PollutedPast postdocs, has done a research stay suprrvised by Dr. Ben Gearey in the Department of Archeology at @ucc.ie. Noemí has collaborated there with the project 'Feeding Capitalism and Facing its Consequences? Upland Pastoralism in Ireland and Sweden, AD1350-1850'
Our PhD student Marta Colmenares is participating as a team of the Kom al-Ahmer and Kom Wasit archaeological project.
The study is a collaboration between Egypt, Stockholm and Santiago, a project linked to the research of Dr. Alexandra Morrone.
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The study is a collaboration between Egypt, Stockholm and Santiago, a project linked to the research of Dr. Alexandra Morrone.
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September 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Our PhD student Marta Colmenares is participating as a team of the Kom al-Ahmer and Kom Wasit archaeological project.
The study is a collaboration between Egypt, Stockholm and Santiago, a project linked to the research of Dr. Alexandra Morrone.
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The study is a collaboration between Egypt, Stockholm and Santiago, a project linked to the research of Dr. Alexandra Morrone.
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Si eres estudiante del grado de Historia o del Máster de Arqueología y Cc de la Antigüedad de la @facultadexh.bsky.social o del grado de Biología en la USC y quieres hacer prácticas externas, visita la web del Consello Social, practicas externas de la @usc.gal e infórmate!!!
September 18, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Si eres estudiante del grado de Historia o del Máster de Arqueología y Cc de la Antigüedad de la @facultadexh.bsky.social o del grado de Biología en la USC y quieres hacer prácticas externas, visita la web del Consello Social, practicas externas de la @usc.gal e infórmate!!!
First thesis related to the ERC_Project @PollutedPast.
"The memory of Augusta Emerita: An anthropological, funerary, and isotopic study of the MNAR expansion necropolis", Carlos David Garcia Moreno.
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"The memory of Augusta Emerita: An anthropological, funerary, and isotopic study of the MNAR expansion necropolis", Carlos David Garcia Moreno.
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September 16, 2025 at 10:37 AM
First thesis related to the ERC_Project @PollutedPast.
"The memory of Augusta Emerita: An anthropological, funerary, and isotopic study of the MNAR expansion necropolis", Carlos David Garcia Moreno.
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"The memory of Augusta Emerita: An anthropological, funerary, and isotopic study of the MNAR expansion necropolis", Carlos David Garcia Moreno.
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Next 19th of September at 9.30 our new postdoc Dr. Irune Valderrabano is organizing this meeting with the support of @sincrisis-usc.bsky.social and @ihus-usc.bsky.social.
It will be hosted at @facultadexh.bsky.social.
You are more than welcomed.
#grecia #history #metalpollution
It will be hosted at @facultadexh.bsky.social.
You are more than welcomed.
#grecia #history #metalpollution
September 16, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Next 19th of September at 9.30 our new postdoc Dr. Irune Valderrabano is organizing this meeting with the support of @sincrisis-usc.bsky.social and @ihus-usc.bsky.social.
It will be hosted at @facultadexh.bsky.social.
You are more than welcomed.
#grecia #history #metalpollution
It will be hosted at @facultadexh.bsky.social.
You are more than welcomed.
#grecia #history #metalpollution
New podium presentation at 31th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA):
"Music and Performers of the Past: Archaeometry of Musical Instruments Made from Bone and Associated Human Remains" (Jiménez Pasalodos, López-Costas & De Luis Mariño).
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"Music and Performers of the Past: Archaeometry of Musical Instruments Made from Bone and Associated Human Remains" (Jiménez Pasalodos, López-Costas & De Luis Mariño).
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September 8, 2025 at 11:37 AM
New podium presentation at 31th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA):
"Music and Performers of the Past: Archaeometry of Musical Instruments Made from Bone and Associated Human Remains" (Jiménez Pasalodos, López-Costas & De Luis Mariño).
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"Music and Performers of the Past: Archaeometry of Musical Instruments Made from Bone and Associated Human Remains" (Jiménez Pasalodos, López-Costas & De Luis Mariño).
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We are back from holidays.
Last Friday visited our center PhD. Maia Casna, a researcher in osteoarchaeology interested in paleopathology and medieval development, and she presented his research to the members of the group.
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Last Friday visited our center PhD. Maia Casna, a researcher in osteoarchaeology interested in paleopathology and medieval development, and she presented his research to the members of the group.
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September 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
We are back from holidays.
Last Friday visited our center PhD. Maia Casna, a researcher in osteoarchaeology interested in paleopathology and medieval development, and she presented his research to the members of the group.
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@cretus.usc.gal
@usc.gal
Last Friday visited our center PhD. Maia Casna, a researcher in osteoarchaeology interested in paleopathology and medieval development, and she presented his research to the members of the group.
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@cretus.usc.gal
@usc.gal