1/9🚨 New paper out now, open access in JHE 🚨 Can a single isolated arm or leg bone tell you what species it belonged to? This study tests this across all extant great apes — with real consequences for how we identify fossil hominins. sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🧵👇

Functional constraints mask species-level signals in hominid limbs: Long bone morphology and the challenge of taxonomic identification

Species boundaries are central to evolutionary biology, yet the reliability of skeletal morphology, particularly isolated postcranial elements, for di…

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🧠Edwin de Jager @edwindejager.bsky.social inj Eastern African hominin neuroanatomy 📌Wednesday 29, Room 1 – 10.30 a.m.

Hot of the press! 🧠🦴 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Digital atlas of cortical sulcal imprints on #Pan endocasts now out in open access in the @journalofanatomy.bsky.social!" @palevoprim.bsky.social, @cam-archaeology.bsky.social, @cnrsecologie.bsky.social, @fondationfyssen.bsky.social

Atlas of cortical sulcal imprints on Pan endocasts

This comprehensive atlas documents the frequency, position, and variability of cortical sulcal imprints across 21 extant Pan endocasts, providing the first quantitative baseline for comparative paleo...

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Feeling honoured to have been invited to present the Robert Broom Memorial Lecture. Come join me if you want to hear all about #brain evolution in the African hominin #fossil record 🧠💀

Palevoprim@palevoprim.bsky.social · 2mo ago

@edwindejager.bsky.social postdoctorant @palevoprim.bsky.social, donnera la "Robert Broom Memorial Lecture" organisée par le DITSONG: Museums Of South Africa en ligne le 17 juin à 10.00. Register here: lnkd.in/exjQBGFx @cnrsecologie.bsky.social @fondationfyssen.bsky.social @univpoitiers.bsky.social

@edwindejager.bsky.social postdoctorant @palevoprim.bsky.social, donnera la "Robert Broom Memorial Lecture" organisée par le DITSONG: Museums Of South Africa en ligne le 17 juin à 10.00. Register here: lnkd.in/exjQBGFx @cnrsecologie.bsky.social @fondationfyssen.bsky.social @univpoitiers.bsky.social

NEW When #Neanderthal remains were discovered in Shanidar Cave, Iraqi Kurdistan, the fragile and crushed condition of the bones prevented detailed analysis. A year of conservation work helps explore the complex mortuary practices observed at the site. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

🚨 Two postdoc positions open in the #LHOSA team at @palevoprim.bsky.social! Passionate about Australopithecus and hominin paleobiology? Skilled in virtual study of long bones or #GIS applied to hominin-bearing sites? Join us 👇

Hot off the press! 🦴🧠 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Review of how virtual anatomy is transforming palaeoanthropology With the best @juliaramendi.bsky.social @palevoprim.bsky.social @cnrsecologie.bsky.social @fondationfyssen.bsky.social @cam-archaeology.bsky.social

Modern anatomy meets ancient bones: How virtual anatomy is transforming palaeoanthropological research

The fundamental steps in virtual palaeoanthropology whereby digitisation of original fossil remains and comparative samples enables virtual reconstruction, analysis, and biomechanical modelling of ex...

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Also this month, Manson and @nathanj.bsky.social used finite element modelling informed by neonatal MRI data, to test whether simple mechanical deformation from brain and masticatory muscle growth can predict early cranial shape change, focusing on the basicranium and face doi.org/10.1111/joa....

Nature research paper: Building compositional tasks with shared neural subspaces go.nature.com/4ocRj3n

Building compositional tasks with shared neural subspaces - Nature

The brain can flexibly perform multiple tasks by compositionally combining task-relevant neural representations.

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🦴 The #TaungChild fossil changed how we understand human origins in #Africa. Its story is shaped by prejudice, rivalry and hidden hands. 🎧 Unburied Season 2: The Taung Child from HERI and ARC explores its history and legacy. Listen here 👉 linktr.ee/arcdocs

Thrilled to join @palevoprim.bsky.social with @fondationfyssen.bsky.social to continue my "healthy" obsession with early hominin brains with Franck Guy and @ameliebeaudet.bsky.social. Thanks for the warm welcome!

Palevoprim@palevoprim.bsky.social · 9mo ago

@palevoprim.bsky.social accueille deux nouveaux arrivants ! 👏 @edwindejager.bsky.social a obtenu une bourse @FFyssen pour travailler avec Franck Guy et @ameliebeaudet.bsky.social sur le #cerveau 🧠 des premiers hominines @cnrsecologie.bsky.social @univpoitiers.bsky.social

🧠Edwin de Jager @edwindejager.bsky.social A fresh scenario for hominin brain evolution 📍 Thursday, Session 3 – 4 p.m.

✨ And to close it all out…I will tell you more about the project we are working on! Spoiler alert: it is about Australopithecus, morphological disparity and hominin radiation 💀 📍 Saturday, Session 10 – 3.50 p.m.

We are getting ready for #ESHE2025 in Paris! 🎉 The #LHOSA #CoEvol #BrAIn team will share exciting new results on hominin evolution—talks & posters you do not want to miss.🧵👇 @palevoprim.bsky.social @cnrsecologie.bsky.social @univpoitiers.bsky.social

Interested in human evolution? Check out the virtual environment of the Sterkfontein Caves in South Africa's 'Cradle of Humankind', allowing learners, educators and scientists to access this rich Australopithecus site without damaging its #archaeology 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

Towards a virtual environment for the Sterkfontein Caves, South Africa: developing a georeferenced and optimised digital dataset | Antiquity | Cambridge Core

Accessibility at the Sterkfontein Caves UNESCO World Heritage Site limits public and scientific engagement. The authors digitally visualised part of the cave using laser scans and photogrammetry, geospatially integrating the digital cave and fossil datasets. This enables broader access for learners, educators and scientists and enhances scientific outreach potential.

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🚀 Today is the day! The #LHOSA project funded by the @AgenceRecherche officially kicks off. Excited for the journey ahead! 👉http://palevoprim.labo.univ-poitiers.fr/language/en/2025/04/01/lhosa/ @palevoprim.bsky.social @cnrsecologie.bsky.social @univpoitiers.bsky.social

Ciao, Ralph! MARCH 16, 2025 ~ EMILIANOBRUNER paleoneurology.wordpress.com/2025/03/16/c...

Ciao, Ralph!

Ralph has passed away, at his 90. Ralph Holloway: a full life. An example, a model, an inspiration. Commitment, passion, energy, dedication, perseverance. Much more than endocasts. Our first joint …

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📣Don't miss our CAAG's last talk this term... Saharan prehistory and pastoralism with @martinadm.bsky.social . Tuesday 18th, 1pm, McDonald Inst. @cam-archaeology.bsky.social

#RIP #Anthropology #Paleoanthropology #SciComm #Stem In #Memorandum

Join us tomorrow for the 2nd talk of Cambridge African Archaeology Group Seminar series...with @edwindejager.bsky.social at @cam-archaeology.bsky.social

ICArEHB is accepting expressions of interest for PhD topics, including a project led by @ricardomgodinho.bsky.social and me: 📌 "Augmenting palaeodemographic analysis: Geometric morphometrics and machine learning based sex estimation of mandibles" Interested? 📩 rmgodinho@ualg.pt | ja807@cam.ac.uk

ICArEHB@icarehb.bsky.social · 2y ago

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

Hot off the press! 📢 Honoured to have contributed to this special issue with @ameliebeaudet.bsky.social and team celebrating the iconic #Taung child for this centenary event. Stay tuned for more! #Palaeoanthropology #FossilFriday

Assoc Prof Robyn Pickering@pickeringrobyn.bsky.social · last yr.

To commemorate the #Taung centenary, a special issue of the SAJS came out today! We present a collection of articles looking at aspects of the #history, #anatomy, #geology, #community and -#museum curation of the #Taung child in this post colonial era 🙌🏽 Link here 👇🏽👇🏽 sajs.co.za/index

And also see a collection of 100 papers on palaeoanthropology in Africa selected from Nature, Nature Ecology and Evolution, and Nature Communications..

Paige Madison@fossilhistory.bsky.social · last yr.

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This February is the 100-year anniversary of the discovery of the #Taung Child skull. Join the #palaeoanthropology community in #SouthAfrica to commemorate at this free online webinar. Happening Friday 7 Feb at 15.00 SAST / 08.00 EST Register here: bit.ly/4hyV28M

📢Less than two weeks to the SAfA deadline! Submit your abstract to our session on Digital Pathways (#56) and join us in Faro for an open discussion on the use of digital technologies to advance our understanding of the past. @edwindejager.bsky.social safa2025.icarehb.com/poster-and-o...