Call is open for a scientific session: LOST IN TRANSLATION, within #UISPP2026 Poznań. Join us to discuss how Middle Palaeolithic terminology is used and understood in different regions of the world. Registration is open here: uispp2026.syskonf.pl

Join our session: "Palaeolithic adaptations to Asian Mountain environments" during #UISPP2026 Poznań. All research perspectives and approaches are welcome Registration is open here: uispp2026.syskonf.pl

4-year postdoc position in INASIA ERC project for a lithic specialist who would like to join our Central Asian research group at @UniWarszawski with her/his expertise in lithic technology studies. Application deadline 30.11.2025. Find out more here: inasia.uw.edu.pl/we-are-hirin...

We are hiring! Five open positions for researchers in the INASIA project. We are looking for 4 postdocs and a doctoral candidate to join our team starting March 2026. Check out the details at: inasia.uw.edu.pl/we-are-hirin... We'll be holding an info session soon, stay tuned and spread the word!

it was quite a hike.

INASIA_ERC@inasia-erc.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Check out the photo summary of the August 2025 expedition to Uzbekistan by the ERC INASIA team: 1) inasia.uw.edu.pl/start-of-the... 2) inasia.uw.edu.pl/darvazalik-c... 3) inasia.uw.edu.pl/most-remote-... 4) inasia.uw.edu.pl/uzbekhydroge... 5) inasia.uw.edu.pl/darvazalik-c...

Dziękuję Pani Redaktor Zawadzkiej z @forumakademickie.bsky.social za dobrą rozmowę.

Forum Akademickie@forumakademickie.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Zanim dostała swój pierwszy grant NCN, aplikowała 13 razy. Grantu @erc.europa.eu za pierwszym podejściem też nie zdobyła. A poszukiwania jaskini na miejsce badań to już w ogóle filmowy scenariusz. – Moja historia pokazuje, że nie można się poddawać – mówi @malgorzatakot.bsky.social ⬇️

Nature research paper: Ancient DNA connects large-scale migration with the spread of Slavs go.nature.com/3I5LjKN

Ancient DNA connects large-scale migration with the spread of Slavs - Nature

Analyses of ancient human DNA show that cultural and political transformations in Central Europe during the second half of the first millennium ce were associated with movements of Slavic populations into Germany, Poland and Croatia.

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While walking through the mountains one can collect a nice comparative collection at once. After 6-dau trek we have a skulls of capra sibirica and sus scrofa and a half of ursus arctos issabelinus.

And here it is. The second part of Natalia Gryczewska's PhD thesis, "Faecal biomarkers as evidence of human presence in cave sites," was published in JAS www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... I am so proud of you, girl.

Faecal biomarkers as evidence of human presence in the caves of Kraków-Częstochowa Upland

This study investigates past human presence at cave sites by analysing faecal biomarkers—specifically sterols, bile acids and phosphorus—and compares …

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When you uncover new archaeological horizons with bones, combustion structures and MP blades the only thing you can do is… dance! #ERCResearch #HorizonEU #ERC #Archaeology #Uzbekistan #HumanHistory #InterdisciplinaryResearch #Fieldwork

with such a great team and amazing findings, all one can do is dance.

The Kiik Kamar (Uzbekistan) excavations #ERC #archeology #research #HorizonEurope

This season we excavate Kiik Kamar Cava in south-eastern Uzbekistan. It is circa 100sqm single chamber cave with a big triangular entrance heading west. photos by @hermano #erc #ExcellentScience #HorizonEurope #ArcheologicalResearch

Fieldwork - Day 3 Basecamp Due to unbelievable hospitality of Uzbek people in Kashkadarya our team had the oportunity to set up a basecamp in a nice private garden. A little bit more work and the basecamp with a mobile lab is ready. video by @hermano #expedition #ERC #archeology #excavations

⛏️ 3 years of pilot studies 🔦16 Central Asian caves ⛰️10 test trenches 🧗🏾‍♂️200km of high mountain treks through Tian Shan and Pamir-Alay ... and here we start our outstanding scientific journey with the ERC Consolidator Grant @erc.europa.eu INASIA housed at @UniversityofWarsaw

Check out our final results on the reliability of the diacritic approach in lithics. We tested how many errors beginners and experts make, which factors impede the outcome, and gave some hints. For more, scroll sciencedirect.com/science/articl

Is it the first sign of a big change or the cry of despair of the last righteous? I hope for the first one. Using AI for editing & proof without authors consent is far beyond the standards

Mark Grabowski@markgrabowski.bsky.social · 2y ago

Resignation of the Journal of Human Evolution Editorial Board: We are saddened to announce the resignations of The Joint Editors-in-Chief, all Emeritus Editors retired or active in the field, and all but one Associate Editor. Press release below.

I am thrilled to share the news that I was awarded #ERC_Consolidator Grant for studying the problem of Initial Upper Palaeolithic in Central Asia. Stay tuner for #INASIA project erc.europa.eu/news-events/...

Consolidator Grants: ERC awards €678m in grants to back excellent research across Europe

The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded its 2024 Consolidator Grants to 328 researchers across Europe. These grants, totalling €678 million, aim to support outstanding scientists and scholars ...

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