Fierce Lions, Angry Mice and Fat-Tailed Sheep: Animal Encounters in the Ancient Near East conference 22-23 March 2019 at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research Cambridge University Cambridge Assyriology BISI Lærke Recht @MSCActions #aneAnimalEncounters

Something I’ve always wanted to know! How to train your chariot horse, by Dean Hallett Cambridge Archaeology #ancienthorse #aneAnimalEncounters #bitwear #ancientchariot #Hittite @MSCActions

Next up at #aneAnimalEncounters is Hannah Gwyther talking about procuring and producing ivories focused on Nimrud - which seem to be from elephants and hippopotami #ancientanimals

Lærke Recht and myself gave a very nice talk on the long relationship of dogs and equids in Mesopotamia #aneAnimalEncounters

It’s day 2 of the ‘Fierce lions, angry mice and fat-tailed sheep’ conference. Which session to choose?? #aneAnimalEncounters BISI Cambridge Archaeology @MSCActions Dr Augusta McMahon Cambridge Archaeology

Really interesting talk by Tuna Kalayci and John Wainwright on geomorphological changings of the soil due to the pressure of sheeps or cows hoofs #aneAnimalEncounters

Really cool geese chairs in this talk. #aneAnimalEncounters #ancientanimals #birdnerds

Anatidae floating in the Marshes, according to Laura Battini. #aneAnimalEncounters Lærke Recht Dr Augusta McMahon Cambridge Archaeology

@MelinaSeabrook talks about a fascinating find from Ur: a pig tusk found in 7 pieces from 3 different squares #aneAnimalEncounters Cambridge Archaeology Lærke Recht Cambridge Assyriology Dr Augusta McMahon

Melina Seabrook looks at the very interesting distribution of a pig’s tusk from #Ur #ancientpig #aneAnimalEncounters Cambridge Archaeology @MelinaSeabrook Dr Augusta McMahon

The Archaeo-zoologist of the Team, Dr Francesca Alhaique talking about "Between Sacred and Profane: Human-Animal Relationships at Abu Tbeirah (southern Iraq) in the 3rd millennium BCE" #aneAnimalEncounters Dr Augusta McMahon Lærke Recht Cambridge Archaeology

Italia e Iraq più vicine, a Roma incontro sulla cultura millenaria della Mesopotamia ilmessaggero.it/viaggi/mondo/i… Il Messaggero

Here at Sapienza Università di Roma we agreed to write a methodology paper about "how to excavate ancient channels that associated with archaeological sites" Abu Tbeirah as a case study. Apart of that, the Italian food and coffee are great 😋

Would you like to enjoy viewing southern Mesopotamia on Google Earth 🌍 ? Here is a link of 334 sites 🏕🏚⛺surrounded by 6000 segments of hollow way features 🚣‍♂️🚣‍♂️ i.e. ancient trace of boat movements. Done by Dr. Michelle de Gruchy from Durham Archaeology and I 🤗 mdpi.com/2072-4292/11/2…

📢 Newpost sul blog Diario dall’#Iraq. Ritorno ad Abu Tbeirah professionearcheologo.it/diario-dallira…

And here we are back on Twitter! During the last Autumn our team continued the excavations in the NE part of the site where remains dated to the Ur III dynasty were found. Just to create a bit of excitement... Enjoy the Building E1 at the sunrise! #Iraq #Archaeology #UrIII

Nature paper out today going to be a game changer for archaeological dating! Compound specific lipid dating of absorbed organic residues by @EmmCasa OGU Bristol go.nature.com/2y1BPfa #dating #lipids #pottery

When collagen fails: Zinc isotopes unlock Sumerian lifeways in southern Mesopotamia | PNAS pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…