Final presentation on my visiting professorship, at Synchrotron SOLEIL. The presentation was on the important and diverse roles #synchrotrons play in #culturalheritageanalysis, especially on our recent studies on Indigenous Australian cultural heritage, particularly #ochre #pigments. 🧪

The next lecture on my DIM PAMIR visit is at Synchrotron SOLEIL on 21st July, 2pm, with a focus on our recent research on analysis of Indigenous #ochre and binders using #synchrotron methods. Many thanks to Sebastian Schoeder, Katharina Muller, SOLEIL, IPANEMA, and Ina Reiche for organising.🧪

Thanks to Musée du quai Branly-Jacques Chirac, and Julie Gordon, Stephanie Leclerc-Caffarel, Eléonore Kissel, and Ina Reiche for the invited lecture today for the DIM Patrimoines matériels. An engaging research discussion on approaches to collaborative research on Indigenous objects in museums.

The next stop on my #DIMPatrimoinesmatériels visiting professorship is an invited lecture at #MuseeduQuaiBranly (11 July, Paris), on our collaborative research into the complex biographies of Museum objects including materials analysis alongside Indigenous knowledges, through the lens of #ochre.🧪

#Rockart researchers use the same tools worldwide. From the “Grotte Chauvet, l'aventure scientifique” exhibit #Chauvet2, however many are in our #archaeologicalscience lab. This display has a lot less dirt encrusting the gear than usual, but a great way to share research with the public.

The next event in my DIM Patrimoines visit will be a scientific workshop at @c2rmf.bsky.social , which features a great lineup of experts in #rockart and #ochre. I will be giving two keynotes, one on ochre provenance and one on collaborative #archaeologicalscience.

I had a terrific visit to #EDYTEM and University Savoie Mont Blanc with Emilie Chalmin and Hélène Salomon. Highlights were visiting the lab and learning their work on #ochre and #rockart, and visiting #Chauvet2 and “Grotte Chauvet, l'aventure scientifique” and meeting many of the researchers.

First presentation stop is the EDYTEM laboratory at Universite Savoie Mont Blanc, to give a presentation about the "Layers of Technology: Novel Archaeological Science Approaches to Mineral Pigments". Looking forward to meeting colleagues and making new connections. #UniMelb #archsci #cnrs🧪

What a terrific exhibit honouring #SamLovell OAM and his extraordinary life story at the #StateLibraryWesternAustralia.
His photos and personal items, as well as the curation, bring the #Kimberley and his story to life in the exhibit.

Terrific presentation by Sophie Vogelsang on "Unravelling the Chemistry and Aging of Culturally Important Australian Plant Exudates" in the #ArchaeologicalScience Seminar Series. Sophie is a PhD student from Uni Wisconsin jointly supervised in Arch Science Lab, analysing exudates by py-GC-MS.

Thanks to Michelle Wood, Liz Carter and APMC13 for the invitation to speak about our recent archaeological science research on X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and X-ray Raman spectroscopy on Indigenous Australian pigments and binders in a diverse multi-modal interdisciplinary session.

Lots of great science at the Dating Murujuga’s Dreaming session at #aaa47; looking forward to more terrific outcomes from the team.

More #archsci at #aaa47: Ishara Pathirage on characterising the geology of gabbro rock art canvases on Murujuga country. @crar-m.bsky.social #unimelb

Archaeological Science at #unimelb representing at the @arcas.org.au #archsci session at #aaa47. Chloe Stringer on human mussel environment interactions and Helen Green on microbial source of oxalate on rock art coatings, with research partners.