And in summer 2024, we finished our pilot experimental study on #prehistoric #beadmaking techniques

We replicated the production process of a #Neolithic bead, from preparing the drills to grinding, polishing, and drilling using experimentally produced stone tools

Spring 2024 was very busy with our PI @emmabaysal.bsky.social presenting our ongoing research at METU and Bilkent in Ankara, Türkiye 🇹🇷 and several other places

We are back! Lets catch up 🎉

This summer we had a great session at the #EAA2024 discussing small things and identities all over the world from Palaeolithic to the Viking Age 🐚💎🗿

We are now working on publishing a collection of brilliant papers presented there. Keep an eye here for more updates❗️

#CallforPapers 📣

Join us in Rome this summer at the #EAA2024

We'd love to hear about research on artefacts close to the body from all areas of the world. It's time for some new perspectives on small things! 🔎🔬📿

Read on our blog about the 2023 fieldwork phase of the "Small things, big stories" project: "Exploring ornaments - 2023 Summer fieldwork"

*Content warning: discussion of human burials*

www.smallthingsbigstories.com/post/explori...

Hello world 👋 Stay tuned to learn more about how "small things" shaped and transformed our identities since 10,000 BCE 🧿

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