Maxime Poulain

@mpoulain.bsky.social

MSCA fellow @ University of Tübingen, unlocking the secrets of medieval aDNA 🏺 🧪

📢 CALL FOR PAPERS! We're delighted to announce details of this year's SMA Annual Conference. Theme is Heritage Science & the call for papers is now open. Full details on the conference & how to submit abstract are available here: medievalarchaeology.co.uk/sma-c… We look forward to hearing from you!

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📢 Call for Contributions – EAA Session #71 We warmly invite you to submit an abstract and join us in Athens to discuss medieval cemeteries. Feel free to share this call with colleagues who might be interested. 📩 Questions? Don’t hesitate to reach out! #EAA2026 🏺🧪🧬🦴

Call for Contributions - EAA session #71

Medieval Bruges: come for the art, stay for the parasites. 🏰 Our new study of a 15th-century apothecary and Spanish traders uncovers a city brimming with global goods: silks, spices, perfume sprinklers, olives, rice… and yes, an African parasite. 📖 Open Access: doi.org/10.1080/0076...

At the Apothecary: Life in an International District in 15th-Century Bruges

IN 1996, A CESSPIT was uncovered in the backyard of Bruges’ Spanish nation house. The interdisciplinary study of this old rescue excavation sheds new light on life in the city’s international distr...

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Tijdens 'Mapathon 1571' brachten 50 vrijwilligers een 16e-eeuwse kaart van het Brugse Vrije digitaal tot leven in het Brugse Stadsarchief. Twee dagen collectieve cartografie, nieuwsgierigheid en erfgoedpassie! Check nu alvast de video, de blog & online ontsluiting volgen dra! vimeo.com/1096892444

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Mapathon 1571: verbindt het Brugse Vrije met vandaag Op 14 en 15 maart 2025 werd de leeszaal van het Brugse Stadsarchief omgevormd tot een bruisende werkplek voor…

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🏺 New research just published! 🧪 A rare case from a 14th-century brothel in Aalst reveals an infant that was likely breastfed and buried with care — challenging long-held assumptions about medieval sex workers and infanticide. 👉 Read it here in Open Access: rdcu.be/eh4Lj

🏺 New research just published! 🧪 A rare case from a 14th-century brothel in Aalst reveals an infant that was likely breastfed and buried with care — challenging long-held assumptions about medieval sex workers and infanticide. 👉 Read it here in Open Access: rdcu.be/eh4Lj

Umziehen – to move. A new chapter begins! 🎉 Yesterday, I started as a Marie Curie fellow at the University of Tübingen, researching medieval sex work in Flanders through aDNA analysis. Excited for the next two years—come find me at the castle! 🏰

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Al gehoord van Monnikerede of Hoeke? Het zijn nochtans wereldsteden, of eerder, dat waren ze. Lees alles over hun op- en ondergang en die van de andere Zwinsteden in onze bijdrage voor de 'Wereldsteden van de Lage Landen', vanaf vandaag in de boekhandel! 📚 met @jtrachet.bsky.social en Wim De Clercq

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