Kgalagadi Human Origins Project
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Updates from the DFG funded EmmyNoether Junior Research Group 'Kgalagadi Human Origins' (KHO) based at @uni-kiel.de. PI @isotopesrule.bsky.social More info: kho-project.com
A few of the faces kicking off KHO Fieldwork 2026! Researchers & collaborators from archaeology, geoarcheology, geophysics & visual communication design have gathered in Tsabong, Botswana. #fieldworkfriday @isotopesrule.bsky.social @geoarchamelie.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de @clusterroots.bsky.social
It's a wrap! Thanks to the #ASAPA2026 team for an exceptional conference in a beautiful location with great talks, food, art and inspiration.
Today is the day👇#ASAPA2026
Human Evolution Research Institute at University of Cape Town@heriuct.bsky.social · last mo.5 HERI researchers are heading to the Association of Southern African Professional Archaeologists Conference this weekend! Explore the full programme here - with sessions from our @drpeechiwara.bsky.social and @bschov.bsky.social, among others. 👉 asapa2026.co.za/documents/AS... #ASAPA2026
The landscape on the drive from Johannesburg to Mbombela got prettier on every turn, and the rest stop got the best view. We started discussing skipping the conference for a Safari instead. But the opening reception was lovely so we'll be at #ASAPA2026 🇿🇦 #AcademicProblems
The journey to #ASAPA2026 has started! Find us on Monday afternoon in the #Kalahari session with two presentations about the project progress and about geoarchaeology. Looking forward to seeing a new part of 🇿🇦 and catching up with colleagues old and new. #ConferenceSeason #Academia 🚗✈️✈️🚙
This Sunday 21st June our PhD candidate Rowena Winterhalder will present her research during the “Science Show” at Kieler Woche 2026. Early Career researchers @uni-kiel.de inform the public in short & engaging talks about their projects: live.kieler-woche.de/science-show/ #KiWo2026 #KielerWoche
Science Show – Event · Kieler Woche Live
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Two KHO members will attend tomorrow's Geoarchaeology working group meeting in Flensburg: @isotopesrule.bsky.social will present a talk on Maralaleng Pan and @geoarchamelie.bsky.social will present a poster on Tswai Pan - for which we just got OSL dates 🎉 #geoarchaeology #Kalahari #deserts
We moved offices yesterday... still unpacking 😅 KHO project moves offices kho-project.com/2026/05/11/k...
KHO project moves offices
The KHO project members at Kiel University move across campus into two new office rooms with more space for storing samples and discussing research.
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The countdown is on - 10 weeks until our field season 2026 in #Botswana #Kaglagadi #Tsabong starts🐫🇧🇼! But first we'll be at the #ASAPA conference at the University of Mpumalanga 🇿🇦presenting two talks in a dedicated Kalahari session organised by @drpeechiwara.bsky.social & @bschov.bsky.social 📊💻
Press release from @uni-kiel.de as partner of the EU Teaming for Excellence grant coordinated by @icarehb.bsky.social - I am excited to be part of creating synergies, infrastructure & events in #archaeology between Faro & Kiel 2027-2032 @clusterroots.bsky.social www.uni-kiel.de/en/details/n...
Kiel University is a ‘Partner of Reference’ for the Development of Excellent Structures at the University of the Algarve
The EU’s first ‘Teaming for Excellence’ grant in the field of archaeology includes 2.5 million euros for Kiel.
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New paper "A Middle Stone Age occupation identified at Baden-Baden in the grasslands of the Free State, South Africa" with our PI @isotopesrule.bsky.social contributing environmental reconstruction 91000 years ago. Read it #openaccess 👉️ doi.org/10.1038/s415... 🦣 @people-erc-stg.bsky.social
A Middle Stone Age occupation identified at Baden-Baden in the grasslands of the Free State, South Africa - Scientific Reports
In southern Africa, Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 5 (~ 130 − 71 ka) is a crucial period in the evolution of Homo sapiens but poorly documented in the central interior of the subcontinent. We report here…
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Conference season 2026 starts for us next week! Find us at the @hugoobermaier.bsky.social annual meeting in Ferrara with a talk by @isotopesrule.bsky.social and a poster presentation by Rowena Winterhalder. Who else will be there? #academiclife #conference #archaeology 🦣🏺🍕
New #jobs at @uni-kiel.de within the @clusterroots.bsky.social advertised: one doctoral & two postdoctoral positions. The postdoc positions are for any projects relating to archaeological science and are explicitely looking for for applicants from Africa and Asia: www.uni-kiel.de/en/cluster-r...
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Hot off the press📰: Our new paper "Connecting survey data with targeted test excavations to understand lithic artefacts in the landscape of the southern Kalahari, Botswana" led by PhD student Rowena Winterhalder from @uni-kiel.de 🎉🪨🦣🏺 Read it open access here: doi.org/10.1080/0067... #lithics
Connecting survey data with targeted test excavations to understand lithic artefacts in the landscape of the southern Kalahari, Botswana
Southern African Middle Stone Age research has largely focused on the region’s coastal caves and rock-shelters, while its semi-arid interior remains under-investigated due to the assumption of limi...
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Congratulations to Inèz Faul for successfully defending her PhD thesis "Geoarchaeology in semi-arid landscapes: A case study from the Kgalagadi" yesterday @uni-kiel.de 👩🎓🎉We wish her all the best for her future adventures 🥂
A fantastic opportunity to join a fieldschool at the improtant and beautiful site of Florisbad with a great team 👇
PEOPLE_ERC_StG@people-erc-stg.bsky.social · 7mo agoWe are accepting applications for the "James Brink Field School in Pleistocene Archaeology and Palaeontology", to be held at the Florisbad Quaternary Research Station (National Museum, Bloemfontein, South Africa) from 22 June to 3 July 2026. Deadline: 6 February 2026. #archaeology #palaeontology
2025 was a year with many milestones for us, from the first PhD submitted to our international workshop. We look forward to 2026! Expect more papers, new surveys and student projects, and our special issue! We wish everyone in the Kalahari and beyond happy holidays🎄(Picture of Rappels Pan 2024).
Professor, deep history and archaeology of Africa www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPP065/j...
Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Professorship of the Deep History & Archaeology of Africa at University of Cambridge
An opportunity for an academic position as a Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Professorship of the Deep History & Archaeology of Africa is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other ...
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Germany is one of the most popular destinations for students and scholars worldwide, but those pursuing academic careers face significant hurdles to success www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How to stop the revolving door of German academia
Germany is one of the most popular destinations for students and scholars worldwide, but those pursuing academic careers face significant hurdles to success.
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🎓 Das Würzburger Altertumswissenschaftliche Zentrum/Kolleg Mittelalter & Frühe Neuzeit sucht eine/n Mitarbeiter/in. Im Beschäftigungszeitraum soll ein Förderantrag für ein Promotionsvorhaben entstehen. ✉️ Bewerbung bis 23.1.2026 www.uni-wuerzburg.de/karriere/sin...
Wissenschaftlicher Dienst (w/m/d) am Kolleg Mittelalter und Frühe Neuzeit
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A new job for #StableIsotope & #massspectrometer enthusiasts for 6 years in the @clusterroots.bsky.social at @uni-kiel.de: Responsibility for running the machines & for measurements. Science people, do not be put off by the word "Engineer". Deadline 31.12.25. Link: www.uni-kiel.de/personal/de/...
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🌙 Save the Date für die #NightOfTheProfs 2025! 📢 Am Freitag, 21. November, geben Wissenschaftler*innen aller Fakultäten Einblicke in ihre Forschung – kostenfrei und allgemeinverständlich. Das Motto in diesem Jahr lautet: „Mut!“
Night of the Profs 2025
Die lange Vorlesungsnacht der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel mit Einblicken in aktuelle Forschung – kostenfrei und allgemeinverständlich. Das Motto in diesem Jahr lautet: „Mut!“
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Looking for a PhD or Postdoc position in archaeology? @clusterroots.bsky.social at @uni-kiel.de has currently 14 (!) positions advertised for start in 2026. Feel free to contact me or any of the other PI's for more information. Deadline is 15th December. Link: www.uni-kiel.de/personal/de/... 🦣🏺👇
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A great opportunity for all archaeology students based in southern Africa👇
Human Evolution Research Institute at University of Cape Town@heriuct.bsky.social · 10mo agoApplications are open for the 2025 Student Development Workshop (SDW) at Skukuza, Kruger National Park! 🌿🦓 A great opportunity for students in archaeology & heritage management. 📅 6–10 Dec 2025 See details on SAASS social media & website: www.saassarchaeology.com/upcoming-eve...
I am honoured to have been invited to attend the #TDE25 celebrations in #Saarbrücken as part of the Schleswig-Holstein Bürgerdelegation representing @uni-kiel.de, @clusterroots.bsky.social and @khoproject.bsky.social. ... (1/2)
Michaela Ecker leitet die #EmmyNoether-Gruppe @khoproject.bsky.social an der @uni-kiel.de. Sie erforscht die Auswirkungen extremer Klimaveränderungen im Mittel- und Spätpleistozän auf die menschliche Evolution in der südlichen Kalahari. Mehr zur Forschung 👇 🏺 #TagDerDeutschenEinheit
Kgalagadi Human Origins
Über das Projekt Die Emmy Noether-Gruppe “Kgalagadi Human Origins” startete im Juni 2021. Das auf sechs Jahre angelegte Projekt erforscht die Auswirkungen der extremen Klimaveränderungen im Mittel-…
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Conratulations to Inèz Faul for submitting her PhD thesis to @uni-kiel.de today 🥳 🎓 We are proud of you! Inèz studied the formation processes and past environment at pans in the #Kgalagadi #Botswana with geoarchaeological methods - and is our first PhD student to submitt!
It's already the end of this year's #fieldwork but not before we met the German Ambassador in Gaborone and made plans for the future, talking about @khoproject.bsky.social and @clusterroots.bsky.social projects. www.facebook.com/share/1BP1X2...
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