Thrilled to announce Dr Robyn Pickering as the new director of HERI. We are beyond excited about the exciting projects ahead - from field camps to fellowships and museum exhibitions - under her leadership. Watch this space!

Fantastic time today chatting with the teachers and a few students! Can’t wait for next week when we do back to back prehistoric archaeology sessions with different age groups of students. #scicom #GAPP2019 UOW Archaeology UOW Research uManitoba Research @UVicAnthro SSHRC

Thrilled to have Prof Simon Underdown with us this week at #GAPP2019

Fantastic view to end another great day at #GAPP2019

#GAPP2019 field team (except for Ayanda ☹️). Field season is nearly over and want to thank our amazing crew and the visitors we’ve had this year. Thanks Benrcollins Ayanda Catherine van Oort Prof Simon Underdown, Constance Neyabo, Neliswa May, and Ben Maclennan.

Last photo before the pit gets filled with sandbags and the site is closed for another season. Loads of great data from #GAPP2019—time to put away our digging tools ⛏ and get to work in the lab🔬 🧪 🧬 💻 📊✍️ UOW Research UOW Archaeology uManitoba Research HERI SSHRC Prof Simon Underdown

Jeremy’s doing great stuff on chert sourcing in the central Azraq basin. Check out his new paper! 🔬💻📄 @UVicAnthro UOW Archaeology

I’ve been working with a great team for the past 1.5 years UOW Archaeology. Some results of what we’ve been up to along the Doring River in South Africa are now available. Well done Matt Shaw and the rest of the team! UOW Research #Archaeology paleoanthro.org/media/journal/…

Great stuff by a great team @UVicAnthro looking for the oldest archaeological sites along the Northwest Coast of North America

Fun day in the lab today 🧪

Out today! Our new #openaccess article on the chronology, site formation, and palaeoenvironmental context of the past 45,000 years of human occupation at Grassridge rock shelter in interior South Africa. Amazing team effort! UOW Archaeology @UVicAnthro UOW Research ARF UCB (@arf-ucb.bsky.social) uManitoba Research

Summary of our new #openaccess paper now up on the Open Quaternary blog, including some extra photos and link to full article. UOW Archaeology UOW Research uManitoba Research @UVicAnthro ARF UCB (@arf-ucb.bsky.social) @OSU_Research SSHRC The Leakey Foundation Wenner-Gren Foundation

Why have I been walking around in 40°C staring at the ground in South Africa? See how we’re integrating surface artefacts with landscape features to assess open-air sites and prioritize ongoing research: rdcu.be/b3M0F UOW Archaeology UOW Research @UVicAnthro #archaeology

So far we’ve analyzed ~25k surface artefacts along the Doring River in South Africa. We did it using a multi-user mobile #GIS system built with #ArcGIS apps. See how in our new JFA article: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #archaeology UOW Archaeology UOW Research @UVicAnthro @SandsofJura

#RockArt enthusiast? Check out this 3D journey through Chauvet Cave in France. Free and unlimited viewings of The Final Passage until 7 June courtesy of the producer and directors. #Archaeology #digitalhumanities missingmatter.info/tara-expo

Great collection of papers here. Looks like some enjoyable reading in my near future.

More ostrich eggshell beads! Our new paper indicates considerable bead manufacturing at Grassridge over the last 14 000 years, as well as complex bead life histories that complicate interpretations of bead use. UOW Archaeology UOW Research @UVicAnthro #archsci

Have a look at this very cool 3D milling of a Levallois core from glass using a model produced by Chris Clarkson