Apply and become my colleague! It's a good place to be. And Helsinki isn't half bad either.

Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies@hcas.bsky.social · 22h ago

We’ve just opened our call for applications for fixed-term appointments starting in August 2027. We’re seeking up to 15 Core Fellows and 1–2 Postdoctoral Fellows in the Arts. For more details, please visit our website: www.helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-...

Watching Bettany Hughes Lost Worlds. Lovely to see Karahan Tepe! Also Gobekli Tepe (yay!) and I was looking forward to hearing about all the malting and brewing things. Sadly there was none. But there's some nice evidence and some great experimental archaeology. See: gobekli-tepe.com/blog/beer-br...

Was Beer Brewed at Göbekli Tepe? The Evidence | Göbekli Tepe

Stone troughs with calcium oxalate residues suggest fermentation. Six vessels held 160+ liters—evidence of brewing thousands of years before written history.

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If most “readers” of scientific articles aren’t humans anymore, what does this to do the publication record? Really insightful and thought-provoking post by @omearabrian.bsky.social on how AI could impact scientific publishing. brianomeara.info/posts/ai_opt...

I'm pleased that our chapter on Genes, Identity and Material Culture has also been included in this book. link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

Genes, Identity, and Material Culture: In Search of a Unifying Theory

This chapter discusses the cultural identity of past societies, an issue that has traditionally been addressed through the concept of archaeological cultures - discrete evolutionary units defined by t...

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Jan Toman@jantoman.bsky.social · 7d ago

Don't miss our new book on culture and evolution! link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

How can evolutionary thinking help us understand culture—and where are its limits? 🧬🧠 A new interdisciplinary monograph by researchers from the Dept of Philosophy & History of Science explores these questions. Out now with @springernature.com ! 📖✨ Check the link: ttps://1url.cz/yeU2i

Culture Evolving

This book provides insights into how evolutionary principles enhance our understanding of culture, enriching our perspective on human nature

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What an amazing map! Sadly, right now I'm in the Desert of this is Never Gonna be Over 😅

RedPen/BlackPen@redpenblackpen.bsky.social · 2w ago

Tag yourself with your current location!

‼️ Fantastic new opportunity within our Cluster HUMAN ORIGINS ‼️ Full Professorship Early Prehistory at the Department of Geosciences of the University of Tübingen! Deadline for applications: 2nd October 2026. More info: uni-tuebingen.de/en/universit...

The editorial in our newly published issue shares an important message 🔗 doi.org/10.35686/AR....

Datatype, a variable font that turns text to charts > franktisellano.github.io/datatype/ Maybe useful for small charts inline with text and tables?

Datatype — variable font that turns text into charts

An OpenType variable font that turns simple text expressions into inline charts. No JavaScript, no images — just type.

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Obviously despicable, but this is also why we desperately need initiatives such as Internet Archive to preserve media securely.

Jussi T. Eronen@jussiteronen.bsky.social · 2w ago

What is going on? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Newsweek interviewed me about this study and its implications for falling birth rates worldwide. Read the article here: www.newsweek.com/study-of-237...

Researchers analyzed two centuries of birth data—one trend stood out

Lead author of the study Kenji Itao told Newsweek what many governments may be overlooking about low birth rates.

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Kenji Itao@kenjiitao.bsky.social · last mo.

Are there typical patterns in global fertility decline? In my new paper, I show that it can be largely described by just two pathways. This paper also proposes a mechanism behind two pathways, and a possible policy for fertility recovery: lowering education costs. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Postdoc position coadvised by me, @jennytung.bsky.social, and Dr. Mercy Akinyi at the @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social to study microbiome transmission between humans, livestock, and wildlife in the Tana River Region of Kenya. More information and application link here: www.eva.mpg.de/career/posit...

Positions available - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

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Reminder: two weeks are left to apply for the PhD and postdoc positions in my lab. See more info here www.aesthetics.mpg.de/en/career/jo...

Summary on aDNA evidence of adaptations (includes lactase persistence/dairy, skin pigmentation/Neolithic Europe, plague resistance, older immunity and altitude adaptation from Neanderthals and Denisovans)

Join us in Vienna! We are looking for a #PhD student and a #Postdoc to investigate #innovation in great #apes: PhD ad: share.eva.mpg.de/index.php/s/... Postdoc ad: share.eva.mpg.de/index.php/s/... Application deadline: August 17th. Please share widely!

🌟 New Publication! Comparing 60 ethnographic cultures and 49 archaeological cases, we show that residential burial—the placement of the dead within or near houses—was far more common archaeologically (with Tim Earle, Carol Ember, Gary Feinman & Bill Parkinson). @hraf755.bsky.social bit.ly/4c4WRK1

Funerary Placement in the Past and Present: Uses of Ethnographic Analogy for Archaeological Interpretation | American Antiquity | Cambridge Core

Funerary Placement in the Past and Present: Uses of Ethnographic Analogy for Archaeological Interpretation

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Selkup "men were just as keen to eat the berries they had gathered as they were to avoid gathering them. They regarded any form of gathering as ‘digging in the ground’." 😅 ~ Narody Zapadnoj Sibiri (2005)

Did one era really have more stories, songs, or tools than another, or was it just better recorded? When collections are built unevenly, diversity comparisons can measure the collectors instead of the cultures. Our new paper is about how to fix that.

Correcting collection bias in comparative studies of diversity

Abstract. Comparative analyses of diversity in human populations often rely on historical, archival and observational data, which are systematically shaped

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Read the original research in Antiquity 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

Spear-throwers from Caleta Huelén 42 (northern Chile): implications for south-central Andean hunting technologies | Antiquity | Cambridge Core

Museum collections represent a vast archive of archaeological objects and the excavations from which they were recovered. The research presented here stems from re-examination of spear-throwers excavated in the 1970s from Caleta Huelén 42, located on the Atacama Desert coast (northern Chile). Direct dates from two specimens, reported for the first time in this article, reveal that these are the oldest currently known examples of this technology in the Andes. Comparing the morphological and technological attributes of these artefacts with other known examples, the authors propose that spear-throwers and their use formed part of a shared tradition of land hunting.

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A couple of hundred views overnight. A blog originally written for English Heritage to accompany the Stonehenge "Feast" Exhibition a few years ago. Not a lot of interest at the time but, hey, it's an interesting question. What did Neolithic people drink at feasts? merryn.dineley.com/2021/07/lost...

lost blog #2 what did neolithic people drink at feasts?

one of our ancient ales The practice of making malt and ale in Britain and Ireland probably began around six thousand years ago. Crops such ...

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The great migration into the eastern Pacific coincided with a dry climate in the western Pacific. theconversation.com/the-real-mys...

The real mystery behind Moana: after 1,700 years, why did Polynesians suddenly sail east?

New evidence suggests a massive centuries-long drought may be part of the answer.

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Everyone knows about the Renaissance book wheel, but I only today learned about the Holloway Reading Stand & Dictionary Holder, patented in the late 19th century by an Ohio company We used to be a proper country archive.org/details/holl...

Why don't humans eat each other? A new study in #PNAS shows that #cannibalism is an evolutionary dead end. A mathematical model by M. #Misiak & P. #Tureček demonstrates that its long-term practice triggers deadly epidemics and inevitable demographic collapse. www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.... #PTNCE

People on the island of Enusi weren't just glad to get a visit from Will Smith — they were also keen on meeting linguist Mary Walworth @coollinguist.bsky.social . We're glad to see her too, as a guest on this episode. becauselanguage.com/136-these-la... Find it on your pod listener. #PoleToPole

Spustil jsem nové stránky Human Earth Lab: humanearthlab.eu Shrnují náš výzkum, témata, lokality i směr, kterým chceme laboratoř dál rozvíjet. ENG: I have launched the new Human Earth Lab website. It summarizes our research, study sites, core themes and where we want to take the lab next.

Inspired by recent life events, I am wondering: How did past societies, also contemporary hunter-gatherers, deal with 1. Babies eating literally everything in their way (choking hazards, toxins, etc.) 2. Baby poo all over their dwellings (diaper-like solitions, hygiene)

- Reviewers will find your application hard to understand (last time I scored low on Feasibility because of this – got an average score bc "hard to say...") So even if funders have genuine interest in (true) interdisciplinarity, the review/panel structures definitely don't support this.

I've pivoted quite hard, changing fields entirely. Based on my experience: - New field is difficult to publish in (you don't speak the "language") - New work gets cited a lot less (lack of networks) - Hard to find a job/tenure (you lack formal qualifications in new field – huge hurdle!) Cont'd...

Jessica Hullman@jessicahullman.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Lol, a paper that describes my life. My natural reaction to feeling like I'm finally getting the hang of something has always been to drop it and try something else. And somehow I still often feel like I'm not getting out fast enough.

📣 I'm hiring! Two positions (PhD student & Postdoc) in my ERC project Macroevolution of European Literature. Let's study the cultural evolution of literature using massive data 📚📈 📍Frankfurt | Apply by August 15 Details: www.aesthetics.mpg.de/en/career/jo... Please repost to help spread the word!