Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie (LEIZA)
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Using #archaeological finds and findings, we follow these traces and show human #behaviour and action, human activity and thinking. #archaeology #LEIZA
Out now #openaccess
Niklas Hausmann@niklashausmann.bsky.social · last wk.The largest, sub-annual temperature dataset from archaeological mollusc shells yet. Over 120 records provided a seasonal assessment of the climatic conditions around the 8.2k event on a scale directly relevant to human behaviour. 🏺🧪🐚 #OpenAccess @leizarchaeology.bsky.social doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Out now #openaccess Reuter, Tobias: The Social Significance of Technology in Hunter-Gatherer Communities: An Exploration of Lithic Manufacturing during the Lateglacial in Northern Europe, Heidelberg: Propylaeum, 2026. doi.org/10.11588/pro... #archaeology
Reminder! Die Anmeldung ist noch bis Montag, 12 Uhr möglich go.leiza.de/vortrag-scho...
Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie (LEIZA)@leizarchaeology.bsky.social · 3w agoVORTRAG: Am 2.11. spricht Prof. Dr. Bernd Schöne @unimainz.bsky.social bei uns zu "Was können uns Küchenabfallhaufen über das Leben früherer Menschen, Paläoklimatologie & -ökologie erzählen?" 📅 02.11.2026, 18 Uhr 📍 LEIZA, Mainz & Streaming via zoom go.leiza.de/vortrag-scho... #LEIZArchaeology
💧 How can water-damaged cultural heritage be protected after a disaster? 13 volunteer conservators and members of the Cultural Heritage Response Unit (CHRU) trained in the first response to water-damaged objects during a four-day course at LEIZA (19–22 October 2026). 1/2
Trialling the 360degree video room to share impressions from our dig on remote Oronsay. 🏺 With @clmorgan.bsky.social on the controls and @archsoundscapes.bsky.social digging in the background. @leizarchaeology.bsky.social
New excavations has unearthed large quantities of mammoth bones and ivory at the Aurignacian site of Breitenbach. @paleomonrepos.bsky.social @leizarchaeology.bsky.social @landesmuseumhalle.bsky.social www.lda-lsa.de/en/presse-un... #archaeology #palaeolithic #paleolithic #aurignacian
#Lecture: How did Neolithisation transform Europe? On 28 October, Prof. @barbarahorejs.bsky.social will explore the origins of Europe 10,000 years ago and how these changes continue to shape our lives today, at LEIZA in Mainz. 📅 28/10/2026, 18 p.m. 📍 LEIZA, Mainz 👉 go.leiza.de/horejs #archaeology
Behind every major building project were complex supply networks, resources, logistics & countless people. At an international conference at LEIZA, researchers explore Roman construction in Mainz and Trier. J. Lipps (JGU Mainz) & D. Maschek (LEIZA) explain in German what their conference is about.
Fieldwork in the Wadden Sea, come rain or shine! 🌬️ LEIZA researchers Ruth Blankenfeldt and Niklas Dopp joined colleagues from the Archaeological State Office for a search at the Priel site, accompanied by an NDR film crew. The report will air on DAS! @ndr.de in November. #LEIZArchaeology
VORTRAG: Am 2.11. spricht Prof. Dr. Bernd Schöne @unimainz.bsky.social bei uns zu "Was können uns Küchenabfallhaufen über das Leben früherer Menschen, Paläoklimatologie & -ökologie erzählen?" 📅 02.11.2026, 18 Uhr 📍 LEIZA, Mainz & Streaming via zoom go.leiza.de/vortrag-scho... #LEIZArchaeology
Now #OpenAccess! 📚 Leder, Dirk et al. (Eds.): Weapons, Tools and Technology, The Wooden Finds from the Spear Horizon (Schöningen 13 II-4) @propylaeum.bsky.social Vol. 1: doi.org/10.11588/pro... Vol. 2: doi.org/10.11588/pro... #LEIZArchaeology #archaeology
Interesting little heated stone arrangement with lots of charcoal and limpets very low in the stratigraphy of Priory Midden. Just the stuff they found at Cnoc Coig but the previous dig stopped 5 cm short of it. Whoops! Excavated by the amazing @hugowhymark.bsky.social 🏺
What can #potterysherds tell us about changing societies? A new study @plosone.org by A. Diachenko & D. Gronenborn uses a mathematical model to explore links between population, pottery production and information exchange. @dai-weltweit.bsky.social #openaccess #archaeology doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Konferenz am LEIZA vom 21.-23.10.2026 Versorgungsnetzwerke: Das römische Bauwesen in Mainz und Trier. Eine Anmeldung ist noch bis 21.10., 12 Uhr möglich. www.leiza.de/forschung/fo...
Wir freuen uns auf neuen Vorträge in unserer Reihe Mainzer Vorträge zur Römischen Archäologie!
Klassische Archäologie JGU Mainz@klassarch-jgumainz.bsky.social · last mo.Der Sommer ist vorbei, der Herbst beginnt und damit auch die Vorträge der gemeinsamen Vortragsreihe mit dem @leizarchaeology.bsky.social der Mainzer Vorträge zur Römischen Archäologie. Bereits am 14.10. geht es los mit Dr. Stefan Groh (ÖAI) zur Großvilla von Bruckneudorf @leizafriends.bsky.social
Sites are being prepped on Oronsay for archaeological excavation and geophysical survey. 🏺 @leizarchaeology.bsky.social @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social @rspbscotland.bsky.social
Eine der spektakulärsten archäologischen Untersuchungen unserer Zeit #Rungholt, das #Atlantis des #Nordens. Die Legende der untergegangenen Stadt. Diese #Geschichte scheint wahr zu sein. Zumindest wurde der wahre Kern archäologisch gefunden: www.miss-jones.de/2025/01/17/r...
@leizarchaeology.bsky.social inside! #TrutzBlankeHans
Miss Jones@missjonestravel.bsky.social · 2mo agoEine der spektakulärsten archäologischen Untersuchungen unserer Zeit #Rungholt, das #Atlantis des #Nordens. Die Legende der untergegangenen Stadt. Diese #Geschichte scheint wahr zu sein. Zumindest wurde der wahre Kern archäologisch gefunden: www.miss-jones.de/2025/01/17/r...
Set a course for 7 March 2027! The Museum für Antike Schifffahrt in Mainz will reopen its doors with a completely redesigned permanent exhibition. We look forward to welcoming you on board! #museum #leizarchaeology
🎭 Vormerken: 5.–7.11. Welche #Challenges bergen Dramatische Beziehungen? Die Tagung von JGU&LEIZA widmet sich der Konzeptualisierung von Relationen im griechisch-römischen Theater. @unimainz.bsky.social @unimainz-events.bsky.social @leizarchaeology.bsky.social cms.zdv.uni-mainz.de/fb07-challen...
A new book explores how the terms “Viking” & “Viking Age” have been understood, adapted and misused from the early Middle Ages to the present day. Edited by our LEIZA researcher Thorsten Lemm, it brings together fresh perspectives from research, education and society. 🔗 go.leiza.de/vikings-viki...
Team LEIZA was back at the Mainz Company Run yesterday! A fantastic evening of running, cheering and team spirit. Thanks to everyone who ran, supported and cheered us on! 🙌 #TeamLEIZA #LEIZArchaeology
🎉 ERC Starting Grant for our colleague Tamara Dogandžić! For her new #research project Early ENCOUNTERS, she has been awarded funding from the European Research Council @erc.europa.eu: €1.5 million for five years of research. #Archaeology #LEIZArchaeology #ERCStG @paleomonrepos.bsky.social
Excavation season has brought our archaeologists back to the Azykh Cave in Azerbaijan! Located in the South Caucasus, Azykh is a promising site for researching the Middle Palaeolithic and possible Neanderthal remains. #archaeology
Fünftägige Summer School der @unimainz.bsky.social am @leizarchaeology.bsky.social: „Metalle erzählen Geschichte(n)“. Studierende untersuchten originale Metallfunde und erlernten Methoden der Dokumentation, Spurenanalyse sowie der quantitativen und statistischen Auswertung. @leizafriends.bsky.social
Meet our colleague @divali.bsky.social next week at the #EAA in Athen & discover our brand-new Journal of Archaeology. Find out more here 👉 go.leiza.de/leiza-journa...
Dimitri Van Limbergen@divali.bsky.social · 3mo agoAre you attending #EAA Athens next week? Visit stand 30 of the EAF and talk to me about #LEIZA Journal of Archaeology, exchange ideas, and explore if your work can find a home in LJA! Scan QR code in video to find out more! #archaeology @leizarchaeology.bsky.social @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social
Two days of inspiring presentations, discussions and interdisciplinary exchange at the conference “Archaeological Iron: Context, Corrosion and Conservation” have come to an end. 1/6 #Archaeology #conservation
Our colleague Detlef Gronenborn shares a quick update in German from this year's excavations at the Kapellenberg near Hofheim. New discoveries are shedding light on a 6,000-year-old Neolithic burial monument. 🏺 #archaeology
Out now & #openaccess: Azzurra Scarcis LEIZA Publication "Ricontestualizzare i vecchi scavi: L’area sacra urbana dell’antica Kasmenai e le sue dediche metalliche" doi.org/10.11588/pro...
KAP26 Day 4 View on Kapellenberg ridge from the E. The hilltop enclosure covers almost the entire length, extending 1300 m from N-S. The mound is located at the highest spot.😮 @leizarchaeology.bsky.social #hessenARCHÄOLOGIE
