We are the road crew..
Sampling tour in Vinkovci at GMVK and at the Institute of Archaeology in Zagreb accomplished! Thanks to our great colleagues and project members Hrvoje Vulic and Daria Ložnjak Dizdar.
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Fascinating aDNA results on the dispersal of sheep out of Anatolia, incl also our Çukuriçi 🐑 - belonging to the later dominating genetic group in Europe! Special thanks to the aşıklı höyük team & the many involved experts 🙏
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On the road again...sampling Bronze Age finds for our new FWF project 'Tracking the routes' at Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut .
Many thanks to musuems and colleagues in Tuzla and Tolisa, Bosnia. Next stop Vinkovci, Croatia...
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Our excavations in Kalba #UAE in 🅰ntiquity Journal Gallery: about Bronze Age networks, maritime & caravan routes, and the potential impact of sources. W/ Ch Schwall, M Brandl, E Yousif, J Sabah et al. Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut
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Ongoing archaeometric analyzes of caskets are providing further insight on late Roman metallurgy! We are grateful to Viktor Kiss and Dalma Kovács (Balatoni Múzeum) Tamás Keszi and Andrea Buza (Intercisa Múzeum) and Brigitta Péterváry-Szanyi (Laczkó Dezső Múzeum)Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut FWF

⚠️Job offer⚠️ - Three year contract in our lab PACEA to do teaching and research in #Prehistoric #archaeology with a focus on #Palaeolithic - #Mesolithic material culture in #Eurasia
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Celebrating Women's History Month w/ fantastic lecture by Barbara Horejs Field Museum. Thanks to Kiersten Neumann & Marc Maillot for a lovely Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum tour, and Bill Parkinson, Tim Earle, & Amanda Dick for making this happen. Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut #anthrotwitter #womeninscience

Upcoming Conference on Interdisciplinary Ceramic Research in the Peloponnese, by Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut & Uni Graz/University of Graz! Scholars will delve into the technological traditions across ages, exploring socio-economic, cultural, & political reflections through ceramics.
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Enjoying the discussion w/ the brilliant @SabinaCvecek during our mentoring talking-walking through #Chicago 🖖 Happy to hear the great news of her Marie Curie Alumni project Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut Field Museum

A productive study season in the #Leskovac museum is ending today. Lots of primary data & some interesting new results on the #Neolithisation of the Balkans! Warm thanks to the entire team 🩷 Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut HEAS Vienna Institute of Archaeology

Media in the house again! Our great student Danica, the experts Bogdana Milić & Darko & museum #Leskovac partner Vladar are explaining our analyses to national TV. Huge thanks to the ongoing interest by the public 🩷 #BalkanArchaeology Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut HEAS Vienna

The Austrian Archaeological Institute regrets the passing of Anton Bammer (1934-2024). A long-time member of the #Ephesos excavation, whose name will always be associated with the exploration of the Artemision. oeaw.ac.at/oeai/medien/ne… Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut

What was the #Neolithic joke that made this 7500 year-old lady smile? Just write in the comments... (Neolithic clay figurine from S. Čuka, Serbia) Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut HEAS Vienna

Good start on Friday morning w/ documenting a clay figurine from #Neolithic S. #Čuka Interesting human-alike creature from around 8000 years ago, seating on a pronounced bottom without legs 🤔 #Starčevo Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut #BalkanArchaeology Institute of Archaeology FWF

Job offer! We are looking for a highly motivated PostDoc from archaeology, archaeometry or soil science for our archaeological science lab at the RGK Frankfurt @daiweltweit. See dainst.org/karriere/bewer… Please share widely!

The annual Limyra evening took place yesterday. Martin Seyer gave an exciting report on last year's field work by him and his team in the beautiful 'Theater Spielraum' in #Vienna . We are already looking forward to another successful campaign this summer. Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut

Amazing results, what a great study! This new evidence for Neolithic piercings will also help us interpreting this kind of ornaments distributing with the 'Neolithic package' to the Aegean & the Balkans (where there are also known as 'labrets' or plugs). Congratulations 🥳

Back in #Leskovac museum for documentation & analyses of S. Čuka excavations, yippee! Great team of experts & students 🩷 stay tuned for new results on Neolithic & Metal Ages #BalkanArchaeology Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut HEAS Vienna Institute of Archaeology Embassy of Austria Belgrade

Feeling grateful 4 wonderful time spent CompEvo METU&anthropology Hacettepe Üniversitesi. Thanks Ezgi Altınışık 4 taking me to Ankara city center, Anders Götherström 4 sharing epic one-liners, Slovenia in Türkiye 4 organizing talk in Museum& Austrian Academy of Sciences Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut 4visit @ Ephesus #anthropology #womeninscience

It was a pleasure to speak on this special occasion @ Museum of Anatolian Civilizations. Thanks to Slovenia in Türkiye for organizing the event! 🙏

Happy international women’s day! Let’s jointly work toward more equal opportunities for women in science! 🌹Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut Austrian Academy of Sciences Field Museum