Matthew CollinsJan 21
#ZooMS infographic and ALT generated from a spoken prompt "Can you explain what zooms is and how this is used to identify archaeological bone? and medieval parchment?" 🦴📜 #Archaeology. Slightly scary, as while it is clearly AI, my net intellectual contribution was 18 spoken words.
Matthew CollinsDec 16
Experience in #archaeological #proteomics? Interested in #Roman economy / organic artefacts? Background in data analysis for #ZooMS? Then apply for a 3-year RA post working to join PELLIS project with the wonderful @[email protected] to investigate Roman leather economy Apply by 12/01/2026

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Matthew CollinsDec 7
🧬 MALDI Deamidation Score (MDS) — a fast, scalable method for estimating collagen deamidation directly from ZooMS data. Peptide- and sample-level deamidation from team from @[email protected] and @[email protected] #ZooMS #Paleoproteomics #DenisovaCave

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Anthropology.netNov 7
Ancient fish bones from Micronesia reveal that Pacific islanders mastered open-ocean fishing 1,800 years ago—thanks to collagen “fingerprints” that expose their shark and tuna catches. #archaeology #PacificIslands #ZooMS #marinehistory https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-sharks-beneath-the-shell-middens
The Sharks Beneath the Shell Middens: How Collagen Fingerprints Are Rewriting Pacific Fishing History

A new biomolecular technique is giving archaeologists an unprecedented window into the seafaring skills and ecological ingenuity of Micronesia’s ancient fishers.

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Cameraderie 📸Sep 10, 2025

This or that - Fast F Mount APSC Zooms
https://cameraderie.org/threads/this-or-that-fast-f-mount-apsc-zooms.59853/

#Cameraderie #Nikon #Photography #apsc #fast #mount #zooms

Nikon - This or that - Fast F Mount APSC Zooms

Looking to get an inexpensive-ish zoom for my S3. I’ve owned the 18-140 twice now for Nikon APSC bodies, and enjoy the versatility and price, but honestly, little else about that lens. I’m thinking I’d like an f/2.8 standard zoom, and found the well regarded Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8 for around...

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Show threadMatthew CollinsJun 20, 2025
3️⃣/ However, @carlipeters.bsky.social's #ZooMS work in 30°C Australian caves found 70,000-year-old collagen from extinct fauna. This challenges our models and suggests preservation mechanisms we don't fully understand. Environmental factors clearly matter more than temperature alone.
Matthew CollinsMay 6, 2025
🧵 Thread: 1️⃣ Fascinating paper by Stewart et al. shows robust method for sex determination using peptides in tooth enamel. Great potential for #archaeology with fragmentary remains where DNA is degraded. #palaeoproteomics #ZooMS #teammasspec figshare.com/s/a861c0d74d...
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Matthew CollinsApr 23, 2025
2025 @nhsf.bsky.social 1st annual conference 10th July 2025 Call for Posters! Deadline 30th April 2025. Excellent opportunity for #palaeoproteomics, #ZooMS researchers. A diverse range of heritage science. Great for PhD students and ECRs. www.heritagescienceforum.org.uk/what-we-do/2...

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Show threadMatthew CollinsApr 6, 2025
3/4 The role involves: Managing thousands of parchment samples Operating liquid handling robots Performing #ZooMS analysis with MALDI-TOF MS Generating DNA libraries from ancient samples en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZooMS

ZooMS - Wikipedia
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Matthew CollinsMar 17, 2025
🧵 Thread: 1️⃣ Excited to announce the next ICAZ Archaeozoology, Genetics, Proteomics & Morphometrics (AGPM) working group meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, Oct 14-17, 2025! #palaeoproteomics #ZooMS #archaeology sites.google.com/palaeome.org...

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