Ramiro Barberena
@ramiro-arqueo.bsky.social
🗿 Andean archaeologist ⚛️ Isotopes fan 🧑🔬️ Research CONICET, UNCUYO 🌎 NatGeo explorer 👦🏼 Domi’s dad
I recently wrote a book review, on the edited volume The Early Neolithic of Northern Europe: New Approaches to Migration, Movement and Social Connection. Highly recommended! www.tandfonline.com/eprint/UGGSE...
The Early Neolithic of Northern Europe: New Approaches to Migration, Movement and Social Connection
Published in Norwegian Archaeological Review (Ahead of Print, 2026)
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From the expansive monuments of the Andes to the complex ceramic traditions of the Amazon, our South American #archaeology collection features some of the most exciting research publishing right now! 🏺 Check out the collection: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Don’t reach for ChatGPT Images or Nano Banana as your first option when creating scientific images There are multiple free and open-source images, icons, and tools for creating scientific illustrations. #plantscience @stephenturner.us blog.stephenturner.us/p/free-open-...
Free and open-source images, icons, and tools for creating scientific illustrations
Phylopic, NIH Bioart, Bioicons, Scidraw, Open Science Art, Health Icons, Servier Medical Art, Biodiversity Heritage Library, the Noun Project, Segment Anything, Excalidraw, draw.io, Biographics
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More than the sum of its parts: Indigenous communities, archaeologists and genomicists uncover human history in the Andes
Building from a “mystery cemetery” to a multivocal project, what began as a small archaeological study grew into an intercultural collaboration between Indigenous communities, archaeologists and genom...
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What happened to hunting and foraging after the introduction of agriculture? Satellite imagery in the Andean highlands revealed 76 hunting traps, indicating hunting remained an important aspect of life. 🏺 A #FestivalOfArchaeology thread on #NatureAndArchaeology 1/11 🧵
1/6 Just out in @Nature ! 🌽 The history of farming in the southern Andes. In a collaboration between archaeologists, geneticists and Huarpe Indigenous communities, we investigate its origins and consequences in the Uspallata Valley. Read: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Local agricultural transition, crisis and migration in the Southern Andes - Nature
In the Uspallata Valley, agriculture was adopted by local populations, as evidenced by genetic continuity from earlier hunter-gatherers to farmers; maize-dependent groups from the same regional p...
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As of July 19th update, the Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature is now more than 3.7 standard deviations above the 1991-2020 mean. With the warming just getting started, this El Nino is still in charted territory, but just barely.
No biggie. Just another slow, predictable mega catastrophe coming right at humanity that mainstream news and elected officials have decided to downplay/ignore. www.cbc.ca/news/science...
El Niño is here, and it’s already looking like it could be 'mind-blowing' | CBC News
Temperatures in the El Niño region in the Pacific Ocean are the warmest they've been on record at this time of year. And the peak is still months away.
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We had two great conferences last week, Radiocarbon and Diet and CLARa3. Thank you so much for your participation and enthusiasm. I hope we keep working together with the Radiocarbon community. And who knows…maybe in the future Chile will have a Radiocarbon facility (AMS included). ⚛️
Our new paper is out! Here we reconstructed the life and journey of an altiplano woman that travelled to the Atacama Desert during her last year of life, changing her diet and lifestyle: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article... @ramiro-arqueo.bsky.social @profchrisharrod.bsky.social
Tracking the life and last journey of an Altiplano woman from the Atacama Desert
Abstract. The unusual burial of a young woman in the Pica Oasis in the Atacama Desert (northern Chile) during the Late Intermediate Period (AD 900–1450) ra
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Nature research paper: Lethal plague outbreaks in Lake Baikal hunter-gatherers 5,500 years ago go.nature.com/4oFh0eU
Lethal plague outbreaks in Lake Baikal hunter-gatherers 5,500 years ago - Nature
Analyses of ancient DNA from hunter-gatherers near Lake Baikal in southeast Siberia around 5,500 years ago indicate that highly virulent Yersinia pestis emerged earlier than previously estimated, far from the next known cases of infection in Late Neolithic Europe.
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Statistical Rethinking 2026 is done: 20 new lectures emphasizing logical and critical statistical workflow, from basics of probability theory to causal inference to reliable computation to sensitivity. It's all free, made just for you. Lecture list and links: github.com/rmcelreath/s...
Just saw a great talk by @alnorwood.bsky.social about why you should use her models for your (obviously copious) zebra and other equid d18O data! Also why you should care about enamel histology (and she's done the worrying about it for you)! And to look out for upcoming bovid models #SAA2026SFO
Alex Norwood@alnorwood.bsky.social · 8mo agoOur new paper builds a set of models to recover real-time seasonality data from serial enamel isotope profiles. It's currently operationalized for Equus, so please use the models on your horse and zebra serial isotope data! The paper is open access and available here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...
A @nature.com study @ramiro-arqueo.bsky.social coauthored with Huarpe community leaders shows inhabitants of Argentina's Uspallata Valley welcomed migrants even during a crisis, and that people in the region are related to those buried there 2000 years ago. www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...
Ancient graves reveal unexpected link to modern Andean people
The findings also reveal that while people in other regions resorted to violence, inhabitants of the Uspallata Valley lived peacefully with migrants during a time of crisis.
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Wonderful article by @timvernimmen.bsky.social in Nat Geo on our recent @nature.com paper on the history of farming societies in the Andes
Tim Vernimmen@timvernimmen.bsky.social · 3mo agoA @nature.com study @ramiro-arqueo.bsky.social coauthored with Huarpe community leaders shows inhabitants of Argentina's Uspallata Valley welcomed migrants even during a crisis, and that people in the region are related to those buried there 2000 years ago. www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...
We are looking forward to welcoming #VanesaVillalbaMouco to #HEASVienna for a #HEASSeminar in #AncientGenomics online and in-person in the #UBB at @univie.ac.at More information and registration on our website 👇🔗
HEAS Seminar Series - Ancient Genomics - HEAS
As part of the HEAS Seminar Series in Ancient Genomics, Vanesa Villalba Mouco from Institute of Evolutionary Biology, Barcelona will give a talk on Ancient Genomics of Al-Andalus: tracing identity, ki...
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Our new paper led by Gwendoline Maurer is out! Seasonality and mobility at the Kura-Araxes site of Maxta I #stableisotopes #zooarchaeology journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Seasonality and mobility: An Integrative framework for reconstructing Kura-Araxes pastoral systems at Maxta I, Nakhchivan
The Kura-Araxes Culture (3500–2500 BCE) is often depicted as a homogeneous pastoralist horizon, yet its internal economic and mobility strategies remain poorly understood. This study for the first tim...
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We are pleased to share our new paper on the Iberian Aurignacian. We employed a quantitative approach to explore techno-typological variability and test its spatio-temporal dimension. @palomadelalasca.bsky.social Paper: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Hoy es el día del Investigador y de la Investigadora Científica y si bien la situación es paupérrima celebro a todxs aquellxs que dedican sus días y sus vidas a la generación y aplicación del conocimiento en pos de la realización personal y del enriquecimiento de la sociedad y de la Nación 🇦🇷
We have extended the deadline for the 4th Radiocarbon and Conference, and CLARa 3 conferences. Please submit your abstracts here: app.oxfordabstracts.com/auth?redirec... @14cjournal.bsky.social @lorenabecval.bsky.social @ramiro-arqueo.bsky.social
Esto es muy cierto!!! ♥️♥️♥️
Mary Jo Figuerero@mjofiguerero.bsky.social · 4mo agoLa fuerza que le imprime la ilustración científica al argumento científico es tremendo y cómo ayuda a una mejor y más amigable narrativa. Hermosas las imagenes de Mauricio Alvarez para transmitir el potente trabajo de @ramiro-arqueo.bsky.social @nrascovan.bsky.social y colegas
Our recent paper in @nature How farming emerged in the Southern Andes. What were its consequences? #archaeology #dna #crisis #resilience
Nature@nature.com · 5mo agoNature research paper: Local agricultural transition, crisis and migration in the Southern Andes go.nature.com/476i9EW
1/6 Just out in @Nature ! 🌽 The history of farming in the southern Andes. In a collaboration between archaeologists, geneticists and Huarpe Indigenous communities, we investigate its origins and consequences in the Uspallata Valley. Read: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Local agricultural transition, crisis and migration in the Southern Andes - Nature
In the Uspallata Valley, agriculture was adopted by local populations, as evidenced by genetic continuity from earlier hunter-gatherers to farmers; maize-dependent groups from the same regional p...
nature.com
Avanza el conocimiento y ahora comprendemos mucho más sobre la incorporación de la agricultura del maíz en el sur andino 🌽 Excelente trabajo de @ramiro-arqueo.bsky.social y colegas aportando desde múltiples especialidades. 🧵con el artículo + un hermoso video
Nico Rascovan@nrascovan.bsky.social · 5mo ago¿Cómo llegó la agricultura al sur de los Andes? ¿Por migración o transmisión cultural? Nuestro nuevo paper en @nature.com combina ADN antiguo, isótopos, arqueología y paleoclima para reconstruir más de 2.000 años de historia en Uspallata, Mendoza. www.nature.com/articles/s41... Abro hilo🧵 (1/28+)
Congratulations to my former lab at @pasteuredu.bsky.social @nrascovan.bsky.social lead authors @ramiro-arqueo.bsky.social and #pierreLuisi and last but not least thanks @bitesizedna.bsky.social for hosting me at Copenhagen Uni for hours of drilling, extractions, and preps! 👩🔬
Nico Rascovan@nrascovan.bsky.social · 5mo agoHow did farming reach the Southern Andes? Through migration or cultural transmission? Our new paper in @nature.com combines ancient DNA, isotopes, archaeology & paleoclimate to reconstruct 2,000+ years of history in Uspallata, Mendoza. www.nature.com/articles/s41... A Thread🧵 (1/25+)
Archaeologists, geneticists and Indigenous communities together. How did agriculture spread in the Andes? Migration? Cultural exchange? How did farming affect human lives? Tomorrow we share new archaeological and ancient DNA evidence from the Southern Andes Stay tuned! #archaeology #dna @nature.com
Unos cuantos que les convendría internalizar este mensaje, comenzando por el presiduende estafador. Violento ver palabras como esta replicadas como insultos a diario en las redes
(((𝙴𝚖𝚖𝚊𝙲𝚘𝚘𝚔)))@creativeelc.bsky.social · 5mo agoAn amazing advert! www.thedrum.com/news/ad-of-t...
One of our papers included!
Antiquity Journal@antiquity.ac.uk · 5mo agoCheck out our South American Archaeology collection, with FREE and #OpenAccess #archaeology such as: ⛰️ A new interpretation of an iconic Andean monument 🦙 Hunting traps in the Chilean highlands 🗺️ The expansion of the pre-Inca Tiwanaku state & more! 🏺 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
