Even the heatwave can't stop us! 🔥 Today, experiments are underway testing heat treated silcrete projectiles with different hafting orientations. 👀

More exciting research! A new publication by Justin Coppe and Veerle Rots explores how morphometric interpretations influence evolutionary models of prehistoric weaponry and challenges long-standing assumptions about projectile technology. Read the article here: doi.org/10.48738/202...

The project ”Experiment-based approach to Middle Stone Age artisanship at Rose Cottage Cave” strikes again. Funded by a Research Grant from The Leakey Foundation, we continue to investigate lithic technology between 100-30 ka at this reference Stone Age site in South Africa.

🚨 ONLY 9 DAYS LEFT TO APPLY! 🚨 🎓 ACADEMIC POSITION: Full-time Professor in Prehistoric Art & Archaeology 📍 University of Liège, Belgium 📅 Start: Sept 1, 2026 ⏰ DEADLINE: Jan 29, 2026 Tenure-track | Teaching + Research + Fieldwork Apply NOW: my.uliege.be/portail/go_x... 🧵⬇️

We’re pleased to announce that Dr Julien d’Huy will give a lecture on Wednesday 17th entitled Remonter les mythes pour éclairer le temps : comment comprendre l'art des cavernes durant le Paléolithique supérieur ?

What better way to end CONEXP than with a series of experimental demonstrations? Thank you to all of our participants and to the Préhistomuseum, it has been such an enriching and engaging experience. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!

That’s a wrap on Day 3! Another fantastic day filled with incredible presentations — a big thank you goes out to all of our presenters and attendees. We can’t wait to see you all tomorrow for a full day of experimental archaeology demonstrations at the Préhistomuseum!

What an amazing second day at CONEXP 2025! It’s been an inspiring day filled with presentations, discussions, cultural activities, and fresh perspectives on diverse topics. We’re excited for tomorrow! #conexp2025

Conexp 2025 has started! We look forward to four days of interesting talks, cool posters and exciting experimental demonstrations. Our keynote speaker Miguel Biard tells about the fascinating experiments related to the large blade production at the famous Magdalenian site of Etiolles.

Our colleague Justin Coppe was interviewed today on regional TV channel Quatre Liège's midday news to promote two special events as part of our upcoming CONEXP2025 congress on experimental archaeology: 📺 Watch the broadcast: www.quatre.be/article/le-j...

We are deeply involved in the craft of producing natural fibers, utilising Wommersom quartzite tools to manage brambles, just like Mesolithic hunter-gatherers may have done 10,000 years ago! 🌿🪨 #syntheseonderzoekarcheologie

Conférence inaugurale de @teyssand31.bsky.social (@cnrs.fr) "Seul au monde: comment Sapiens est devenu le dernier humain?" en ouverture du CONEXP2025 (7e Congrès International d’Archéologie Expérimentale) @traceolab.bsky.social @universitedeliege.bsky.social traces.univ-tlse2.fr/accueil/agen...

Seul au monde: comment Sapiens est devenu le dernier humain? - TRACES : UMR 5608

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Want to advance use-wear analysis methodology? OPEN CALL! WE'RE HIRING: POST-DOC POSITION IN TRACEOLAB Topic: optical profilometry of use-wear traces on prehistoric stone tools, methodological development and archaeological application, integration with other methods used in TraceoLab

Sonja, Dries & Veerle co-authored an article in the Journal of Neolithic Archaeology: “From Polishing to Burning: Deciphering a Middle Neolithic Hoard from Beringen Brouwershuis (Belgium) through Functional Analysis.”

From Polishing to Burning: Deciphering a Middle Neolithic Hoard from Beringen Brouwershuis (Belgium) through Functional Analysis | Journal of Neolithic Archaeology

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Noora had the chance to visit the debated cave site Susiluola (Wolf Cave) and participate together with colleagues in the filming of a documentary series on the history of Finland produced by Yle, to be aired in 2026. Photo credit: Timo Heikkinen & Mikael A. Manninen

We are pleased to announce that Olivier Touzé and Veerle Rots have published their paper "When the hammer drops: Identification of knapping techniques in blade production based on a multi-scale study of knapping traces". Complete paper available at: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Don’t miss the inaugural conference by Dr. Nicolas Teyssandier, titled Seul au monde: comment Sapiens est devenu le dernier humain? 📅 21 October | 📍 Salle Académique, University of Liège. Don’t miss it!” Register here for the inaugural conference 👉 form.sap.uliege.be/conepx-2025/

We are pleased to announce that our project on the Lommel–Molse Nete Federmesser site has been selected as one of five projects to receive funding by the Flemish Government through Onroerend Erfgoed's 2025 Archaeological Synthesis Research programme. (Photos: © KU Leuven – RS & archeoWorks )

🔬 We are pleased to share the upcoming international hybrid congress “Lessons from the Past: UN Sustainability Goals”, hosted by our colleagues of the University of Liverpool. 🗓️ 23–24 March 2026 📍 Liverpool & Online 🔗 lessonsfromthepast.info

Lessons From The Past – A UN Sustainable Development Goals Conference

UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

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Exciting progress today in our Synthesis project on Mesolithic mobility in the Demer Basin! With Vincent Delvigne ((CNRS and UMR Temps 8068), we're building a flint raw materials library and using petrographic analysis to trace prehistoric movement. 🔍🪨

📢📢 LAST CALL – DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS! 💀🕒 ⏳ FINAL DEADLINE: 31 July — Submit your proposal for oral presentations, posters, or demonstrations at the 🎓 7th International Congress of Experimental Archaeology (CONEXP 2025) | 📅 22–25 October 2025 We can’t wait to welcome you to Liège! 🤩🔥

UMR TEMPS and TraceoLab are hosting the conference 'On the Traces of Prehistoric Individuals: Scientific Challenges, Methods, and Perspectives' in Paris on 26-27 February 2026. Abstract submissions are open and should be sent to pierre.allard@cnrs.fr, solene.denis@cnrs.fr or otouze@uliege.be.

Bullseye! This week at TraceoLab, more than fifty sharp projectiles were launched as part of a summer study on wear patterns. This initiative aims to establish a benchmark for Lola's PhD, which focuses on identifying the components of laterally hafted projectiles.

Archaeological position at TraceoLab (ULiège) - reorganising prehistory collections. Need a Master's in Archaeology, lithic experience, and good organisational skills. Apply to veerle.rots@uliege.be by 25/8/25. Start Sep-Oct. Full details: www.traceolab.uliege.be/cms/c_127324... 🏺

📢 Deadline Extension for Abstract Submissions We are delighted to announce that the abstract submission deadline for CONEXP 2025 has been extended to August 1st, 2025! Submit your abstract: www.conexp2025.uliege.be

🏺⚒️ Calling all experimental archaeologists! Only 4 days left to submit your abstracts for CONEXP 2025! More information can be found here: www.conexp2025.uliege.be/cms/c_203331...

First blades produced! The Leakey Foundation-funded experimental project gives us a chance to join forces with expert knapper Morgan Roussel in our research into Middle Stone Age hunter-gatherer technology at Rose Cottage Cave. Collaborators: Noora Taipale, Viola Schmid, Lyn Wadley.

🚨 The CONEXP 2025 website has been freshly updated with additional conference details. 📅 It's the perfect moment to register and send in your abstracts! 📝 Deadline for abstract submissions: July 1st 2025 🔗 Complete details and registration can be found at: www.conexp2025.uliege.be/cms/c_203331...

New study by Tydgadt & Rots in Archaeological & Anthropological Sciences establishes methods for identifying laterally hafted projectiles through experimental wear analysis. This is a vital advancement in identifying Upper Paleolithic tools. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Merci pour tous les bons moments partagés. Tu vas nous manquer, Pierre. Thank you for the wonderful moments we shared. We will miss you Pierre.