New study finds that laser scans of a temple wall at Kition, Cyprus reveal 23 hidden ship carvings, one on a block added ~150 years after the rest, suggesting people kept carving ships for ~300 years, through the Bronze Age collapse archaeologyteahouse.com/stories/a-fl... #Archaeology #Science

A Fleet Hiding in Plain Sight: Laser Scans Find 23 New Ships on a Cypriot Temple Wall — Archaeology Teahouse

New high-resolution laser scanning at Kition Kathari, Cyprus, reveals 23 previously unrecorded ship graffiti and indicates the carvings accumulated continuously from Late Cypriot IIIA into the Cypro-G...

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🎓 Missed the PAASTA Bioinformatics Summer School? Good news! The recordings from our virtual Bioinformatics Summer School, held from 8–12 June 2026, are now available online. 🧬💻

Travel back in time with this week's Fieldwork Spotlight! ⏳🦴 The Cave of Hearths Research Project combines archaeology and cutting-edge science to uncover South Africa's deep past while providing hands-on research opportunities for postgraduate students. Discover more!

🔬 Archaeology Spotlight 🔬 @justinpargeter.bsky.social studies lithic miniaturization — how past groups made small, complex stone tools to maximise raw materials and innovation. Read more: www.saassarchaeology.com/specialities... #Archaeology #AfricanArchaeology #Lithics

Celebrating global heritage on International Museum Day #AfricanHeritage #InternationalMuseumDay #SAASS

📢 Fort Bullen of The Gambia Part of #UNESCOWorldHeritageSite of Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites, Fort Bullen is in Barra, near the Gambia River mouth and built in 1826 as part of the abolition of the Atlantic Slave Trade. #AfricanHeritage #Archaeology #DefenceStructure

🔬Spotlight Meet Prof. Justin Bradfield (UJ), specialising in use-wear on bone tools—revealing how tools were made and used. A powerful method uncovering past human behaviour 🔍 🔗 www.saassarchaeology.com/specialities...

Recent study reveals Singapore's only known ancient shipwreck carried the world's largest assemblage of Yuan dynasty blue-and-white porcelain, dating the vessel to between 1340–1352. medium.com/science-spec...

Sunken Treasure: Inside Singapore’s Only Known Ancient Shipwreck

Recent study analyzes the cargo of Singapore’s only known ancient shipwreck

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📢 New Blog Post: Trance, Ritual, and Fun — Identifying Dance in South African Rock Art A new study categorises trance dances, girls’ initiation (eland) dances, entertainment dances, and a rare male initiation ritual in San rock art. Read more: www.saassarchaeology.com/blog #Archaeology #RockArt

ARTIFACT 2026 applications are open. Six weeks of hands-on training in faunal analysis & taphonomy in Mossel Bay. Real Stone Age material. Butchery experiments. Site visits. Deadline: 8 March 2026 bpfahey.com/artifact

🔬Workshop Wednesday Featured workshop: ARTIFACT — a six-week archaeological bootcamp in Mossel Bay focused on faunal analysis, taphonomy, and zooarchaeology. Directed by Patrick Fahey. 2026 applications close 8 March bpfahey.com/artifact #Archaeology #Zooarchaeology #WorkshopWednesday

🌍🔬 International Day of Women and Girls in Science Today we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015 to promote equal participation of women in STEM fields. #WomenInScience #GirlsInSTEM #GenderEquality #STEM #11February

⏳ SDW 2025 extended deadline: 7 Nov 2025! Apply for the Student Development Workshop (6–10 Dec, SSLI Mpumalanga). ✈️ Limited travel grants available — apply by 11 Nov 2025. 👉 www.saassarchaeology.com/2025-sdw #SDW2025 #SAASS #Archaeology #Heritage

🔍 Careers in Archaeology and Heritage Meet Cezar Mahumane, Maritime Archaeologist from Mozambique ⚓🌊 He explores shipwrecks, preserves underwater heritage, and connects communities with their maritime past. www.saassarchaeology.com/careersinarc...

We’re proud to recognise @sandeeoster.bsky.social for her incredible contribution to the SAASS Blog! A PhD student in zooarchaeology at Wits, Sandee blends her passions into engaging stories. 👉 Read her work: medium.com/@sandeeoster17

🐾 New blog post! The first-ever dassie (hyrax) trace fossils—including a fossilised butt-drag mark—have been found on SA’s southern Cape coast 🪶 Read Sandee Oster’s take on this unique discovery: 👉 www.saassarchaeology.com/blog #Archaeology #Fossils #SAASS

Applications for the 2025 Student Development Workshop are NOW OPEN! 🎉 📅 6–10 Dec 2025 (new dates) 📍 Skukuza, Kruger National Park Build skills, share research & connect with peers! Travel grants not open yet—please plan to travel via JHB or Mbombela. www.saassarchaeology.com/2025-sdw

📜 The SAASS 2025 Newsletter is here! Celebrating the achievements of our student community, archaeology projects, and the support of our amazing sponsors this year. 🏺✨ Inspiring the next generation of archaeologists! 👉 www.saassarchaeology.com/_files/ugd/f... #SAASS #ArchaeologyStudents #Heritage

🔍 Careers in Archaeology & Heritage This month’s spotlight: Wouter Fourie, Principal Heritage Specialist at PGS Heritage 🏛✨ Heritage Specialists balance conservation & development, ensuring the past is protected for the future. 👉 www.saassarchaeology.com/careersinarc... #ArchaeologyCareers #Heritage

#fieldworkfriday Today for #FieldworkFriday, we highlight the team hard at work uncovering the rich history of Gwalala Hill, an early second-millennium AD Iron Age settlement at the confluence of the Limpopo and Luvuvhu Rivers. Follow along for more discoveries @thulamelaarch on Instagram

🔦 #FieldworkFriday 🔦 This #FieldworkFriday we’re highlighting the Wonderboom Archaeological Project! 🪨✨ Led by Drs. Matt Caruana 🇺🇸 & Matt Lotter, the team is uncovering the rich Stone Age history of the Wonderboom Valley in Tshwane. Proudly supported by NRF and PAST 🙌

🔍 Careers in Archaeology and Heritage Meet Dr Keneiloe Molopyane — a dynamic Principal Investigator making groundbreaking contributions to the field! share.google/H07JkPTODApA...

🌟 Happy Women’s Day! 🌟 Today, we celebrate the strength, resilience, and brilliance of women everywhere — past, present, and future. 💪❤️ From breaking barriers to inspiring change, your contributions shape our world in countless ways.

Happy #FieldworkFriday! 🎉 This week we’re highlighting the REMA Project — Exploring Stone Age lithic and ochre resource management at Rose Cottage Cave and surrounding areas in the eastern Free State (🇿🇦) and western Lesotho (🇱🇸)!

🧠 Upcoming ArchSoc Talk! 🧠 The Skull That Launched a Thousand Discoveries 🗓️ Thursday, 7 August 2025 🕢 19h30 🏫 The Auditorium, Roedean School, 35 Princess of Wales Terrace, Parktown 🎟️ Members: Free | Non-members: R50

🌍📣 Exciting News! 📣🌍 The Southern African Archaeology Student Society (SAASS) is heading to SAfA 2025 in Faro, Portugal! 🗓 Wednesday, 23 July 2025 ⏰ 10:45 – 11:00 Session 8: Community Outreach and Public Engagement in Africa Come join us if you're heading to SAfA too!

In the fourth talk of our #SAfA conference session 28 Rowena Winterhalder from @uni-kiel.de will present part of her PhD on lithics from newly discovered Stone Age sites in southern Botswana 🏺 🦣 🌍 Days to go: 8️⃣

🎓 Careers in Archaeology and Heritage Spotlight Meet Precious Chiwara-Maenzanise, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow making waves in the field of archaeology and heritage! share.google/QqBAbWEVKtLZ...

🚀 New Blog Post Alert! Ready to turn your research idea into a funded project? 💡💰 📚 Tips, tools & lessons from experience 🎓 For students, early-career researchers & beyond 📝 Available now on our blog! share.google/7Y4tAvDoFpdX...