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Schließung des Instituts für Archäologie an der HU-Berlin Die Archäologie gehört seit fast 200 Jahren zur wissenschaftlichen Tradition der Humboldt-Universität. Ihre Schließung bedeutet den Abbruch einer gewachsenen Forschungstradition und eine dauerhafte Sc...

Please support the petition against the planned #closure of #Archaeology at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
Archaeology has been a part of Humboldt-Universität academic tradition for almost 200 years, so closing it would break a long-standing research tradition

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Call for papers: Cremation in Archaeology 2026 🔥

Check out our new article on gender archaeology doi.org/10.1017/S095.... Here, we test the chromosomal sex of Early Bronze Age individuals from Franzhausen and Gemeinlebarn that were not conforming to the dominant gendered burial practices.

There's still time to register or submit your abstract for the Vienna Geoarchaeology Conference: Pushing Borders – Expanding Horizons!

Deadline extended to January 17th.

Registration form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

event funded by: @heasvienna.bsky.social, @dshcs.bsky.social, VDSEE

Forum Südliches Afrika, 16. Jänner 2025: Die Bedeutung Südafrikas für die kulturelle Entwicklung von Homo sapiens Die Bedeutung Südafrikas für die kulturelle Entwicklung von Homo sapiens Neue archäologische Erkenntnisse an südafrikanischen Fundstellen aus dem Zeitraum zwischen 130.000 bis 75.000 Jahren vor heute

➡️ Upcoming lecture by Viola Schmid
"Die Bedeutung Südafrikas für die kulturelle Entwicklung von Homo sapiens"
16 January 2025, 7pm
Forum Südliches Afrika, Vienna

One of many eye-catchers this week: the Sleeping Lady (Neolithic period) at the Archaeological Museum in Valletta ✨️😊

season's greetings and best wishes for 2025

We need YOU! If you are working in archaeology in Germany or Austria, please share your experience with us. For an exhibition & scientific study on 'sexism in archaeology', 100% anonymous data only 🙏
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Practitioner preferences in the analysis of cremation deposits in archaeology and biological anthropology: An overview of current osteoarchaeological practices with a focus on sex estimation Osteological data, such as biological sex, constitute a base for research in paleodemography and palaeopathology, as well as for understanding past socio-cultural practices. Despite extensive research...

New BB-LAB paper out 👍🏻 Marta Hlad and the team identified and characterised patterns in cremation analysis practices through an online survey of those working on cremated human remains 👇
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Making Must Farm (S2, E2): A Fineware Bowl from the Late Bronze Age YouTube video by AncientCraftUK - Dr. James Dilley

Dr. Chris Wakefield (CAU), shares details of the Must Farm fineware bowls and pottery expert Graham Taylor guides us through the process of making a fineware bowl and shares his insights as a potter into what they can tell us about the skill of these prehistoric potters youtu.be/ru2fRMbEzAE?...