bacaraspruit.bsky.social
South African archaeologist specialising in ZooMS, stable isotopes, and zooarchaeology. Current chair of the Southern African Archaeology Student Society https://www.saassarchaeology.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/saassociety.bsky.social
👤 Joined on 17 November 2024
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@bacaraspruit.bsky.socialNew luminescence dating suggests South Dakota's Mammoth Site sinkhole trapped Columbian mammoths 232,000-160,000 years ago, way older than the 42-23k radiocarbon dates once suggested. #Archaeology #Paleontology #Mammoths #Science #SouthDakota archaeologyteahouse.com/stories/mamm...
Show PostI've started a free archaeology and palaeontology blog: Archaeology Teahouse. New research written up for anyone who's curious, posted there first, plus notes and small finds you won't see anywhere else: archaeologyteahouse.com
Show PostA tooth mistaken for an animal tooth bead sat unnoticed in a museum for years. Turns out it's a 6,700-year-old human canine, drilled and probably worn as a Neolithic pendant in Serbia. archaeologyteahouse.com/stories/neck...
Show PostPartial jawbone of a currently unnamed antelope species from South Africa dating to just under 1 million years ago #FossilFriday
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