Archaeologist, Prehistorian | All things animal - ancient and modern | Assistant Professor
#LeidenUniversity #WomenInSTEM #Archaeology #prehistory #scicomm #traveling
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#FieldworkFriday last week I visited the exciting Early Neolithic site Eilsleben in 🇩🇪 where the university of Halle is excavating. In the '80s they dug here and found the remains of farmhouses, animals, humans, and even a mask made from a human skull 😬
The Linear Pottery culture, dated to ca 5500-4800 BCE, which this site belongs to, seem pretty macabre to us today. But oh so cool too! I'm very excited to be collaborating on this project in the years to come 🤩
For #FollowFriday, some #Archeology, #Anthropology, and #AncientHistory accounts:
@archeaids
@ArchaeoBasti
@TiciaVerveer
@bretdevereaux
@talesfromthetwolands
@brusgaard
@ancient-history-thecollector
@ninawillburger
@AriK
@Epicurus
@phistorians
@RadicalAnthro
@archaeology
@archaeohistories
And a bonus: @Minimus
I checked and most of these are quite active and have some genuinely interesting stuff to share here!
Today I was at the Museum Kam in Nijmegen to take samples from elk and red deer bones for stable isotope analysis. I only need about 300-500 mg for a good sample. The red deer bone on the photo was a hefty one so I ended up with more than enough!
While I was there I also got to admire the hundreds of Roman period pots they house at the museum 🤩
#museum #science #archaeology
The results are in! A clear majority are for faffing about, which I can proudly say I've been doing quite well so far this week. The 10% who voted for articles would be happy too though because I've managed to work on those too.
I also promise some more posts this week!
I have four working days until all hell breaks loose (i.e. our undergrads submit their theses and I spend days and days reading and marking).
What should I do with this blissful time?
Sean Bala