#Ancient #ivory holds more than art history. 🦣🧬 This study recovers #aDNA from Upper #Paleolithic mammoth ivory at Hohle Fels, revealing multiple #mammoth lineages and offering new insights into #hunter-gatherer raw material selection and symbolic practices.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-46761-x
#MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #paleogenomics #ZooArch

What happened to #bird communities as the Ice Age ended? 🐦🧬 #Ancient environmental DNA from lake #sediments across Eurasia and Alaska reveals a shift from ptarmigan-dominated glacial landscapes to diverse Holocene bird communities shaped by expanding forests and shrubs.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.72064
#MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA #sedaDNA #IceAge #eDNA #ZooArch

Man finds 8,000-year-old #dolphin bones in back garden
#BottlenoseDolphin #archaeology #archeology #zooarchaeology #zooarcheology #zooarch #Scotland #UK
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-66361506

Dog #5 is also from Newtown, Co. Dublin hinterland site. Just a partial humerus fore leg bone and a partial lower jaw with some teeth. This site did yield a lot of dog skeletal remains. These dogs tend to be in the medium to larger type ranges. #VikingDublinDogs #zooarch #dogs

Super proud of @MathiotSinet who successfully defended her PhD thesis yesterday @UniLeidenNews @LeidenArchaeo. A great 4 years and she’s off to do more exciting #zooarch and #ZooMS. A great collaboration @MPI_EVA_Leipzig with @FridoWelker and @jjhublin. Einstein photobombed us.

Last few hours to submit an abstract for our #ZooMS/#Zooarch workshop. Submission through our website.
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RT @geoffreymsmith
On 18th-19th April 2023 we will host a workshop @UniKentSAC integrating #ZooMS and #Zooarch data. Deadline for abstract submissions is 1st Feb 2023. Submit through the form on our website: http://palaeozooarch.com/workshops. Please share widely! @BioAnth_UniKent @FridoWelker @MathiotSinet
https://twitter.com/geoffreymsmith/status/1610233971304022016