Andrea Zupancich
@andreazupancich.bsky.social
Exploring human-plant interactions in #prehistory | Stone tools & dental calculus | South West Asia, Europe & Africa #use-wear #residues #microscopy 🌾🔬
“The study does not suggest that men are inherently responsible for environmental harm. Instead it argues that certain dominant or traditional forms of masculinity in specific contexts may be associated with higher emissions and lower engagement with climate action” sl1nk.com/ooe9pi2
Masculinity, identity and climate responsibility in a divided world
Study examines how masculinity, identity and politics influence emissions, climate action and public attitudes globally.
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Neanderthals were skilled woodworkers, first-of-its-kind tool trove reveals | Science | AAAS @palmirasaladie.bsky.social @iphes-cerca.bsky.social @urv.cat @prearqueo-uned.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...
Neanderthals were skilled woodworkers, first-of-its-kind tool trove reveals
Find in Spanish cave provides rare window into the domestic lives of our closest relatives
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The Association of Archaeological Wear and Residue Analysts (AWRANA) welcomes applications from institutions (e.g., universities, research institutes, museums) interested in organising and hosting the forthcoming 2029 AWRANA International Scientific Conference.
To mark this weekend’s European Heritage Days and highlight heritage at risk, discover our seminar with ARWA: “Damage as Context: Archaeological Strategies in Altered Sites”. Join us online from November to January! Detailed programme coming soon. 🏛️
In a new #paper published in @springernature.com we combine qualitative and quantitative microscopy in the analysis of ground stone tools from Kharaysin. We provide new evidence of the exploitation of of legumes and their significance during the Pre Pottery #Neolithic 🔬🌿🫛 tinyurl.com/yzvp7c52
Pulse of the Past: a ground stone tools perspective on the significance of legumes at the Pre Pottery Neolithic site of Kharaysin (Jordan) - Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences - Ground stone tools are considered prime evidence for exploring significant aspects of prehistoric societies, particularly concerning plant food...
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Thanks to Dr Jaroslav Řídký and his team for hosting me at the Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Science in Prague. It was a wonderful stay ended with a lecture about my research on #usewear #groundstonetools #plants #neolithic#SWAsia #RyC @iphes-cerca.bsky.social 🌱🔬
Opinion piece: Is it time to transplant healthy coral to dying reefs to save them? #Coral species from another #ocean may be the only way to save #Caribbean #reefs. In PNAS Front Matter: https://ow.ly/vBis50Y66qh #CoralReef #CoralRestoration #ClimateChange
Please consider sending an abstract for our session at @inquaecr.bsky.social INQUA conference in India 2027 Deadline for abstracts 15th Feb
Que la industria de la carne quiera vendernos sus bondades entra dentro de lo lógico: es su negocio. Lo que no es tan lógico es que la UE financie campañas contra la evidencia científica, que es clara: cuantos menos filetes, mejor para el planeta. Por @dimequecomes.com elpais.com/gastronomia/...
Comer menos carne sigue siendo lo mejor para el planeta (aunque su industria diga lo contrario)
Las campañas financiadas por la UE para defender la sostenibilidad del vacuno chocan con la evidencia científica: tomar menos productos cárnicos y más legumbres reduce el impacto medioambiental de la ...
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Hot off the press! Led by Olivier Scancarello, in collaboration with amazing colleagues and institutions in Tunisia, Italy, France, Spain and Portugal link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Differential Taphonomic Behavior of Flint Types: Experimental Insights and Implications for the Middle Stone Age Assemblages of Wadi Lazalim in the Northern Sahara (Kebili, Tunisia) - Journal of Archa...
Several syn and post-depositional processes are responsible for different degrees of site and assemblage formation and disturbance. Understanding the processes that lead to archaeological site formati...
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Microtexture, big stories..! 📃 🔬Our new paper tests silicone moulds to quantify cereal harvesting gloss, showing predictable texture changes but still enabling reliable plant identification — and at Cheikh Hassan, it reveals a shift to ripe cereal harvesting 🌾 doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...
The domestic cat may be a far more recent arrival to Europe than previously thought, a new Science study. finds. The results offer new insight into one of humanity’s most enigmatic animal companions and identify North Africa as the cradle of the modern housecat. Learn more: https://scim.ag/44kov1S
🥑 What’s your favorite brain food—and why does it matter? Discover how tiny nutrients shaped human evolution and still power #memory, #learning, and #MentalHealth today. 📖 Free chapter until Dec 26: 👉 link.springer.com/chapter/10.1... #BrainHealth #Nutrition #Evolution
In Ardeche for the 11th International Conference of the Pre-Pottery Neolithic Chipped & Ground Stone Industries of the Near East presenting the the results on the use of ground stone tools to process pulses at Kharaysin (Jordan) 🌱🔬 @iphes-cerca.bsky.social @csic.es #archaeology #usewear #neolithic
NEW Finds from 13,200–10,700 cal BC Eşek Deresi Cave in the Central Taurus Mountains 🇹🇷 The material culture shares features from both Central Anatolia and the Levant, indicating Epipalaeolithic connections via the Taurus Mountains. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology
"If we lose hope, we're doomed." We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
📢 CALL TO ACTION | EAA Leadership Overturns Democratic Vote Following Threats Intimidation tactics forced the EAA to abandon solidarity with Gaza. Archaeologists: Cancel membership | Speak up | Share Full statement: blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b... #EAA2025 #Archaeology #Gaza
CALL TO ACTION | EAA Leadership Overturns Democratic Vote Following Threats
Intimidation Tactics Force Archaeological Association to Abandon Gaza Solidarity Last week the executive board of the European Association of Archaeologists took the decision, in light of the ongoi…
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🪨🌿What can a stone tool tell us about human–plant relationships in prehistory? Join Dr Andrea Zupancich at the next free @ICArEHB LEXA Seminar to explore groundstone artifacts, food practices & cultural traditions. 2nd of September at 2pm 🔗 Register: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Calling all palaeolithic archaeologists. Come and work with me on a really exciting new survey and excavation project in Uganda: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/348570
INTERNATIONAL TENDER FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF A POST-DOCTORAL ASSOCIATE RESEARCHER
International tender to recruit one (1) ) post-doctoral initial level researcher to perform duties in the scientific area of Palaeolithic Archaeology or related areas, under the research project “ERC ...
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Excited to share my new #OpenAccess paper in Archaeometry, part of a great Special Issue! 🔬🌾 What can lithics tell us about early food production? Insights into Neolithic harvesting practices and cultural change in SW Asia. 📖 buff.ly/9mDIJGb #Neolithic #Archaeology #Lithics #Use-wear #Confocal
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Archaeometry@archaeometry.bsky.social · last yr.What can lithics tell us about food production during the transition to farming? Exploring harvesting practices and cultural changes during the neolithic in Southwest Asia: a view from Qminas (north-western Syria) buff.ly/9mDIJGb
These are some lovely flint figurines made ~9,000-years-ago by #Neolithic people at Kharaysin, 🇯🇴 Their variation could mean that each figurine is depicting a different person 🏺 AncientBluesky 🔗 from 2020 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
Excited to share our first message here! 📢 Announcing our 2nd Seminar on Seminar Traceology II: Introduction to Theory & Methods in Archaeological Research. Join us in the lab in April 🔬 Find more info here: seafile.rlp.net/f/3800b10cc4... @leizarchaeology.bsky.social @paleomonrepos.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...
