matrixerc.bsky.social
The MATRIX project – Into the Sedimentary Matrix: Mapping the Replacement of Neanderthals by early Modern Humans using micro-contextualized biomolecules – is a European Research Council (ERC) starting grant attributed to Dr. Vera Aldeias.
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@matrixerc.bsky.socialTurns out that archaeology is as much about the future as the past. So proud to be part of the @icarehb.bsky.social team. An exciting moment for research and heritage in Portugal and Europe, and just the beginning! @jmcascalheira.bsky.social #Teaming4Excellence #europeancommission #Archaeology
Show PostYesterday, #ICArEHB welcomed Louise Leakey for “Six Decades of Paleoanthropological Exploration in the #TurkanaBasin” at the University of Algarve, Faro. Full house, inspiring talk, and many thanks to Dr. Leakey and everyone who attended. #Paleoanthropology #HumanEvolution
Show PostSedimentary ancient DNA is seriously shaking up how we study the past, and I'm very happy to be quoted in this Nature feature😅. Cool piece on sedaDNA, what it can do and where things get messy (literally, in the dirt) @erc.europa.eu @matrixerc.bsky.social @icarehb.bsky.social
Show PostTwo new studies of Neanderthal DNA from @massilanilab.bsky.social, @hrougier.bsky.social, @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social and others show our ancient cousins survived for millennia in small, geographically isolated groups. www.science.org/content/arti... @science.org 🧬🏺
Show Post🧬Welcome to the new Palaeoproteomics Lab at the University of Bologna – Department of Cultural Heritage (Ravenna), where we study ancient proteins preserved in archaeological remains such as bones and teeth.
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