Anna Rufà
@annarb.bsky.social
Archaeologist specialised in Zooarchaeology and Taphonomy. Postdoc researcher at @icarehb.bsky.social #UAlg. Research associate at @pacea.bsky.social #smallprey #palaeolithic
🌍 ICArEHB Dialogues 2026: New Theme Announcement 🌍 How have humans survived disasters — and what can the past teach us about #resilience today? This year’s #Dialogues explores Human Resilience and Disasters with experts from #archaeology and beyond. 🗓️ Coming this Boreal Summer. Stay tuned!
🌿✨ Discover Prehistory at UAlg! ✨🌿 On 30 May 2026, Gambelas Campus becomes an open-air adventure for families, children, and little explorers 👨👩👧👦🪨🔥 Free admission, but booking is required. www.icarehb.com/lexa/ #PrehistoryDiscoveryDay #ICArEHB #UAlg #Families #Children
Celebrating the women at ICArEHB, then and now. From childhood curiosity to careers uncovering the past, we’re proud of the women shaping archaeology at ICArEHB. Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science 💜 #WomenInScience #EveryVoiceInScience #11February
An important and insightful reflection from young African researchers highlighting challenges many of us are not fully aware of... archaeopresspublishing.com/ojs/index.ph...
Despite the time difference, it was a pleasure to give the keynote tonight at the VII Congreso Nacional de Zooarqueología Argentina. Great discussion! Such a pity I couldn’t be there in person. #zooarchaeology #smallprey #experimentalarchaeology #taphonomy @icarehb.bsky.social @pacea.bsky.social
Today, I recorded my keynote for the VII Argentine National Congress of Zooarchaeology that will take place next week. I’m truly honoured to take part in such a fantastic event! Huge thanks to the organisers for the kind invitation. 🦅🦆🐇 @icarehb.bsky.social @pacea.bsky.social
Very proud to share a new article led by our PhD student Valentina Lubrano about Neanderthal occupations!
ICArEHB@icarehb.bsky.social · 12mo ago📢 Assessing Neanderthal occupation duration: Faunal evidence from sub-unit IIIb of Teixoneres Cave (Barcelona, Spain) by Lubrano, V., Rufà, A., Blasco, R., Rivals, F., & Rosell, J. in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 🔗 More info: doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...
🐰🔥 Excited to share our new paper from the #snackormenu project: we have developed an experimental protocol to accurately diagnose rabbit cooking and processing methods. Check it out! doi.org/10.1007/s108... #Zooarchaeology #Taphonomy #Archaeology @icarehb.bsky.social @uv.es
Experimental Protocol for Cooking Rabbits and its Archaeological Implications - Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory
Small prey such as rabbits are present in Middle Paleolithic and are abundant in the diet of Upper Paleolithic human groups in southwestern Europe, especially in the Iberian Peninsula. Several archaeo...
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Do not miss it!! 📣 Second call to participate in the international congress “Small prey, big insights: Unraveling their role in Archaeology,” dedicated to the study of small prey in archaeological, ethnographic and taphonomic contexts. October 29th – 31st, 2025 in Valencia
📢 New publication: "Deciphering the diet of the Iberian lynx: Insights from taphonomic analysis of Pleistocene coprolites" by @annarb.bsky.social, (ICArEHB, UAlg), Sanz, M., & Daura, J., in Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 675 (2025). 🔗 More info: doi.org/10.1016/j.pa...
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Proud to share the latest work in collaboration with #JoanDaura and #MontseSanz, where we analyzed coprolites from Cova del Gegant revealing fascinating insights into their diet and environment: doi.org/10.1016/j.pa... @icarehb.bsky.social @pacea.bsky.social #SERP_UB
Do not miss it! It is a promising Dialogue!
ICArEHB@icarehb.bsky.social · last yr.Just 1 week to go! 🗓️ Join us May 29, 4PM (GMT+1) for the next ICArEHB Dialogues – streaming live on YouTube! Speakers from archaeology & tech will explore the past & future of technology. 🔗 Tune in here: www.youtube.com/live/RAO_pxR... #ICArEHBDialogues #TechFuture #Archaeology
#OMG that week of #HOG2025 flew by! It's been a blast! #Shoutouts to our incredible hosts @annarb.bsky.social @jmcascalheira.bsky.social & all #colleagues #student helpers @icarehb.bsky.social for the invitation, the very warm welcome and perfect organisation 🫶🏻 BIG THANKS👏🏻 #alsoaddictedtopasteisnow
Our pleasure to have you here these days!
Hugo Obermaier Society@hugoobermaier.bsky.social · last yr.Our last but definitely not least stop today led us to a #Mesolithic site close to #CabodeSaoVicente & the southwesternmost corner of #continentaleurope. HUGE thanks to our incredible hosts @icarehb.bsky.social @jmcascalheira.bsky.social @annarb.bsky.social for the organization of the #excursion.
Today, we have had the pleasure to have our own @jmcascalheira.bsky.social doing a great evening lecture at the #HOG2025 meeting. Amazing presentation! Thank you for all your dedication!
Hugo Obermaier Society@hugoobermaier.bsky.social · last yr.Today's evening lecture by @jmcascalheira.bsky.social on great transitions and new data from #iberianpeninsula was just the 🍒 on top of a great day #HOG2025. Kudos to all of todays contributions 🫶🏻 Now of to Conference Dinner! See you tomorrow! @icarehb.bsky.social & UAlg #conference #archaeology
After a very warm welcome from our hosts @icarehb.bsky.social & UAlg 🥰 our very first talk highlights Hugo Obermaiers connection to #Portugal and portuguese #Archeologists!👀 #HOG2025 #scientificexchange #researchhistory #Archeology #paleolithic #mesolithic #internationalresearch
Starting the #HOG2025! Without all these nice students, it wouldn't be possible!
Hugo Obermaier Society@hugoobermaier.bsky.social · last yr.The conference office is open #HOG2025. 🥳 Thank you @icarehb.bsky.social & UAlg for the perfect setup and wonderful student helpers 🫶🏻 #conference #scientificexchange #paleolithic #mesolithic #archeology #zooarcheology
Dream team! It is a pleasure to work with you all! Each of us has a piece of ICArEHB in us. That is what makes us unique!
ICArEHB@icarehb.bsky.social · last yr.“ #ICArEHB has excelled in all of the areas identified in its activity plan” ✨ These are the words of the Panel in the #FCT evaluation, where we once again achieved the highest score 🎉 Honoured and proud — thank you to all who make this possible! #Archaeology #HumanEvolution
A couple of weeks ago, I participated in the LEXA seminars, presenting the results of the experiments carried out with my lovely colleagues from @pacea.bsky.social & @iphes-cerca.bsky.social . Thank you @tomosproffitt.bsky.social for the invitation! #smallprey #avianremains #experimentalarchaeology
Tomos Proffitt@tomosproffitt.bsky.social · last yr.I'm very happy to share our most recent @icarehb.bsky.social Experimental Archaeology Seminar video. On the role of birds in archaeological contexts by Dr Anna Rufà www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXbP...
🎤 Excited to welcome Davi Rios as our non-#archaeology speaker for #ICArEHBDialogues 2025! 🚀 Davi is a software engineer working on AI, ethics & misinformation. Join us as we explore #Technology: #Past and #Future"—stay tuned for details! 🔜
📢 New publication (OA) from our student Valentina Lubrano exploring the challenges of identifying Neanderthal occupation duration. Check it out! 🔍 #Archaeology #Neanderthals #Palaeolithic @icarehb.bsky.social @iphes-cerca.bsky.social #proudsupervisor link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Solving the puzzle of neanderthal occupations: a reassessment of temporal indicators of occupation duration - Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
The identification of the duration of Neanderthal occupations is a tricky topic by the palimpsest nature of archaeological assemblages. This study explores the challenges associated with distinguishin...
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Join us again on the 4th of March for another @icarehb.bsky.social Experimental Archaeology online seminar. Dr Anna Rufà will be talking about bird exploitation. Register for free here: www.icarehb.com/lexa
Here we are again! Keep tuned for the next #ICArEHBDialogues
ICArEHB@icarehb.bsky.social · 2y ago🎉 Announcing @veraaldeias.bsky.social as the ICArEHB internal speaker for #ICArEHBDialogues 2025! 🎤 A Geoarchaeologist uncovering the past through sediments, Vera joins us for an exciting discussion on #Technology: #Past and #Future. Stay tuned for more updates & registration! 🔜 #Archaeology
Because we also want to do science and we are equally capable and valid! www.instagram.com/reel/C3M_xNg... #11Feb #dayofwomenandgirlsinscience
Launch Alert! 🚀 #HEIRS is now accepting submissions for its first-ever call for group synthesis projects focused on #HumanEvolution. If you're passionate about research in human evolution, this is your chance to synthesis! 🌍 heirs.icarehb.com/calls-traini... 💡 What’s in store?
Deadline extended until the 10th of February to participate in our EAA session #42 about how to address complex Paleolithic contexts! Are you going to miss it?
Anna Rufà@annarb.bsky.social · 2y agoWe invite you to join #EAA2025 session 42, "Decoding Time: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Address Complex Paleolithic Contexts," to explore how integrating lithics, zooarchaeology, sedimentology, and many other disciplines helps untangle palimpsests in Prehistory. The abstract call is until 6 Feb!
You still have time to submit an abstract in our session about prehistoric exploitation of waterscapes and aquatic resources! Deadline on the 6th of February!
Anna Rufà@annarb.bsky.social · 2y agoJoin us for EAA Session #14: "Prehistoric Exploitation of Waterscapes and Aquatic Resources"! Hunter-gatherer interactions with aquatic environments shaped subsistence, culture, and technology in prehistory. Let's dive into the role of waterscapes in human adaptation!✨ #EAA2025 Deadline: 6 February!
ICArEHB is looking for PhD candidates! We are accepting applicants for the 2025 FCT PhD Fellowships Programme! Swipe through the images to explore potential project themes and supervisors. For more details, visit: www.icarehb.com/fct-phd-fell... #FCTPhDFellowships #ICArEHB #ResearchOpportunity
Today, I have had the privilege to be a member of the jury at the PhD defence of Cristian Micó, from @urv.cat @iphes-cerca.bsky.social. His thesis is proof of his dedication and the hard work done. It also shows the potential of works on teeth taphonomy. I wish him the best success for the future.
