All invited to this special event OCHRE WORKS  Round Table Discussion (online) Sat 19 October 12pm PDT / 8pm GMT Register at PigmentsRevealed.com Elpitha Tsoutsounis @heidilynnheidilynn (IG) Tammy Hodgskiss Beth Velliky Jillian Huntley Daniela Rosso Image @londonpigment

Latest piece by me & Robert Mason on the role of exhibitions and creative expression to capture the ongoing legacy of Pacific mobility in regional Australia. devpolicy.org/the-ongoing-le…

What a beautiful, significant and exciting book!! Thank you Marta Yustos and Diego • R for creating such a jewel, precioso!!

I am so excited to participate in this discussion with these amazing specialists on #ochre and all of its complexities. There's still 1 week left to register!

His family requested privacy & suggested fans "kick a football, enjoy a hearty bowl of pasta, plan your next adventure to somewhere intriguing, or ask a curious question you think needs answering" in his honour. Rest in peace, George Negus. Truly a great. abc.net.au/news/2024-10-1…

Sad to hear of the passing of Dr. Frances Conley, the first female tenured professor of neurosurgery in the US. Her 1999 book Walking Out on the Boys bravely speaks to unacceptable dynamics in academia and medicine that continue to this day. #WomenInSTEM

Excited to be giving this talk online later this week 😁

Grateful to Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura people for having me out on Country, and thank you for allowing one of my PhD students to intern. Also thanks to Banjima for having me back on Country. The stunning Hamersley Range never disappoints.

Mineral pigments have been used for at least 500 thousand years. MacDonald et al. document ochre provisioning in Middle & Late Stone Age Eswatini, identify transport networks, & suggest that Lion Cavern is the oldest intensive ochre mine. @brandileewhat nature.com/articles/s4146…

Why does neo-colonialism in geoscience matter? Because it influences the way we talk about & carry out research in #Africa. Our Dr Robyn Pickering digs into how to recognise neo-colonialism - and what we can do to support change. Read more: bit.ly/3BRvEeU 📸📚MaziArt🏁

Largest study on #ochre extraction in #Africa is out in Nature Communications, showing that ochre has been used as a dye and for ritual purposes for almost 50,000 years. The study also confirms the “Lion Cavern” in #Eswatini as the world’s oldest ochre mine. ⛏️ 👉sgn.one/bwr

Happy Halloween y'all

A leading Indigenous human rights expert says the decision to deny an application to drill next to a national park was the right one, but WA legislation is still inconsistent with United Nations law /em buff.ly/3UBWoXj

Recent adventures in River Country. With thanks to the Wiradjuri and Bidjara

In case you missed it! Our paper "Ochre Communities of Practice in Stone Age Eswatini" is out, OA in Nature Communications This study has been close to my heart for many years and I'm so happy it's out. Some highlights... /🧵 nature.com/articles/s4146…

Some of the best archaeologist in Australia are based UOW Archaeology UOW Including Eline Schotsmans:

If you're interested in #Ochre #Archresearch #ArchSci and/or the deep time records of #SouthernAfrica this is a must read. Congratulations Dr. Brandi L. MacDonald, Beth Velliky and all involved. A tour de force

Universities are places of excellence, knowledge, expertise. Why are executives paying $735M for consultants? Consultants with nepotistic links doing fuck all. Do universities seriously not have the expertise within their ranks to do the necessary work?! drive.google.com/file/d/1otDKyq…

While we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Lucy, we also talk about the future of Human Origins research. theconversation.com/fifty-years-af…

Just out, new glass bead research from Cape York Peninsula: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #archaeology #histarch