Dr Amanda 💀 Markham

Neolithic Europeans Had Surprisingly Complex Cuisine, Archaeologists Say | Sci.News An international team of archaeologists has examined a total of 85 pottery sherds with substantial amounts of foodcrusts from 13 archaeological sites across Northern and Eastern Europe i dating from t...

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A wide landscape photograph showing the ruins of the massive four story brick Penitentiary at Port Arthur Historic Site. The orange hued stone building sits behind a vast green lawn, with a wooden picket fence in the foreground and a lush forested hill in the background.

Echoes of the past written in brick and stone.

Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia.

© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓚𝓮𝓿 𝓟𝓮𝓲𝓻𝓬𝓮.

#Photo #Photography #Australia #Tasmania #Ruins #PortArthur #AustralianHistory #ConvictHeritage #HeritageSite

A black and white photograph of a large, ornate marble headstone in a cemetery, commemorating Alexander Wishart (d. 1897) and his wife Lilias (d. 1883) in Angaston.

Angaston Cemetery, Angaston, South Australia.

© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓖𝓪𝓻𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓼 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓢𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓽.

#cemetery #cemeteries #grave #graves #gravestone #graveyard #taphophile #gardensofthesilent #southaustralia #photography #cemeteryphotography #cemeterylovers

The Ossuary: My February round-up of new research in osteoarchaeology, zooarchaeology with some new research about analysing mass graves. commingledremains.substack.com/p/the-ossuar...
#forensicanthropology #skeletons #bones #battlefieldarchaeology

Possible Arrowheads from 80,000 Years Ago in Uzbekistan Are Rewriting Where Homo sapiens Came From Tiny stone fragments in a Central Asian rock shelter are challenging the standard story of how our species first entered Europe

New evidence from a 80,000-year-old site in Uzbekistan suggests early humans were using possible arrowheads — and the technology may have traveled with Homo sapiens into Europe. #Paleolithic #HumanEvolution #Archaeology www.anthropology.net/p/possible-a...

Interested in maximising data from fragmented bone? Of course you are. Join our free online workshop. Registration closes March 4th. 🦣🧪🏺

Our workshop abstract booklet is live! 📘

Check out the upcoming talks and don’t miss your chance to join us online — registration closes this Wednesday, March 4.

All info: research.reading.ac.uk/coexist/work...

Why This Ancient Cave Is So Controversial YouTube video by New Scientist

🧪🏺 Recent 30 min New Sci doc on #RisingStar & #HomoNaledi, gives c. 5 mins to expert critique.
Re burial claims: "Berger's team have managed to convince many experts" 🤔
Trusted #scicomm on disputed scientific questions is crucial; not sure this gets balance right...
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34 Roman Tombs, Catacombs, and a Greek Inscription Discovered in Constanța, the City Where the Poet Ovid Died in Romania The Muzeul de Istorie Națională și Arheologie Constanța (MINAC) has released a detailed report on the preventive archaeological intervention conducted in connection with the new hospital project, an o...

Archaeologists have uncovered 34 Roman tombs and catacombs in Constanța, the ancient city of Tomis!

Newly discovered Greek inscription is offering fresh insight into life, death, and belief in this Black Sea Roman settlement.🏺 #RomanBioarch

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A dramatic black and white photograph of the roofless ruins of the Port Arthur convict church. The image highlights the sharp, pointed spires and intricate stonework against a bright, cloudy sky, capturing the haunting Gothic architecture of the site.

Shadows of devotion in a roofless cathedral.

Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia.

© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓚𝓮𝓿 𝓟𝓮𝓲𝓻𝓬𝓮.

#Photo #Photography #Australia #Tasmania #Church #Ruins #BlackAndWhitePhotography #GothicRuins #PortArthurHistoricSite #TasmanPeninsula #HistoryInFocus #Monochrome

Atmospheric black and white photo of an ancient cemetery, with leaning gravestones on a hillside. On the lefty is a drystone dyke and tree, to the right in the middle distance is the remains of a church, part of which has been restored as a mausoleum. Behind, the hillside slopes from right to left, down to the beach and the sea.

Kirkmaiden church, the foundations of which are said to be one of the oldest in Scotland. Supposedly founded by St Medan in the 7th C, an Irish Princess, who was magically transported across Luce Bay on a stone boat.
#blackandwhitephotography #Scotland #Galloway #SouthernScotland

NEW RESEARCH: Using 3D imaging as a cultural learning resource for Australian Aboriginal communities. A case study from the Wiradjuri people of New South Wales.
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#australianarchaeology #Aboriginal #Wiradjuri #archaeology #photogrammetary

It was great to be back on campus for part of last week at @flindersuniversity.bsky.social meeting #archaeology master's students, looking at an incredible faunal assemblage and making good of Austral's MOU. We will be taking on at least on MA student for & I'm co-supervising a PhD

Bones don’t just decay — they record time.

Cracks ➡️ flaking ➡️ surface change.

In this piece, I explore how weathering turns bone into a clock ⏳🦴 commingledremains.substack.com/p/cracks-as-...

#archaeology #forensicscience #death #bones #zooarchaeology #humanosteology

What can cracks in bone tell us about time since death? What are the implications in Australian archaeological and forensic contexts?

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#death #archaeology #zooarchaeology #taphonomy #humanosteology

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Mummified woman's skull shows survival of pioneering jaw surgery: An Iron Age woman, estimated to be 25-30 years old, discovered partially mummified in Southern Siberia, underwent pioneering jaw surgery approximately 2,500 years ago. CT scans of her skull, found in a … https://ranked.news/239389?u=b

Figure from a journal article titled “Cultural learning with 3D objects: First Nations perspectives in commercial archaeology.” Below the title, a figure shows a 3D model of a culturally modified tree surrounded by multiple floating camera images in Agisoft Metashape.

A new study explores 3D imaging with the Wiradjuri Nation (Murrumbidgee Region, NSW), showing its value for culturally sensitive heritage management and learning.
Find the article in Australian Archaeology: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Cover of the book Working as Indigenous Archaeologists: Reckoning New Paths Between Past and Present Lives, edited by George Nicholas and Joe Watkins. The cover features bold title text on a neutral background with Indigenous-inspired images.

Out now in Australian Archaeology: Galiina Ellwood and Annie Ross’s review of Working as Indigenous Archaeologists: Reckoning New Paths Between Past and Present Lives, edited by George Nicholas and Joe Watkins.
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🔬Workshop Wednesday

Featured workshop: ARTIFACT — a six-week archaeological bootcamp in Mossel Bay focused on faunal analysis, taphonomy, and zooarchaeology.

Directed by Patrick Fahey.

2026 applications close 8 March
bpfahey.com/artifact

#Archaeology #Zooarchaeology #WorkshopWednesday

Excited that my volume on the Early Bronze Age coffined burial from Tetney is now published open access by @antiquaries.bsky.social! Now everyone can read about this amazing find dated to 2032 BC and containing an amazing array of environmental and artefactual data.
library.oapen.org/viewer/web/v...

Rare deer skull headdress discovered in Germany highlights exchange between hunter-gatherers and Europe’s first farmers...

More information: archaeologymag.com/2026/02/deer...

#archaeology #archaeologynews #zooarchaeology #anthropology #neolithic

Lovely to welcome former Osteoarchaeology student Suzanne Gee back to the lab during our RICHeS Open Day!

Now working as a freelance osteoarchaeologist, she visited to refresh her zooarchaeology skills. Always proud to see our alumni thriving. Come back soon, Suzanne!

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ASU student has solution to common archaeological problem

Mathematical formula will make it easier to identify species from bone fragments

Diaphysis cortical thickness as a predictor of body-size in terrestrial mammals and its application to zooarchaeology
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Just had the best week of my 30 year work 💀career. For the past year, I've been working on an osteological-heavy archaeological salvage project. This week, worked with two experts, including Gabriel Wrober from Uni Michigan. Such a privelege and a pleasure. Want to say more. Watch this space.

Flyer with photos of archaeological fieldwork. Flyer text: Indigenous Methodology: Southern Oregon University Summer Archaeological Field School SOAN 375, 23 June - 15 July, 2026 Spend the Summer doing the archaeology on the Oregon Coast! This Field School is an intensive four week, 4-credit course (SOAN 375, 4 credits, + $250 fee) where students participate in archaeological investigations on the beautiful Oregon coast. The Field School will introduce students to archaeological method and theory, remote sensing, survey, excavation, GPS use, artifact identification, stratigraphy, and public and Tribal outreach through fieldwork, field trips, and guest speakers. Students will learn about collaborative work, and the use of low-impact and decolonizing methodologies developed and favored by Oregon's Tribal people. Work will take place in Coos and Curry County in two, 10-day sessions on either side of the 4th of July weekend. Students will participate in archaeological test excavations, geophysical survey, and pedestrian survey. For more information, contact: Mark Axel Tveskov, PhD Professor, Sociology and Anthropology Department tveskovm@sou.edu

Flyer text: Additional information: Participants will camp together during the field school. The project will take place in two sessions: June 23-July 2, and July 6-July 15, with a break in between for the 4th of July weekend. Participants will live in tents at a field camp on the rainy Oregon coast, so students should be prepared for inclement, wet, and muddy conditions. Food will be cooked communally and the camp maintained by all participants. Transportation to and from Ashland at the beginning and end of both sessions is provided, but students are welcome to bring their own transportation as well. Students will need to provide their own camping gear and field clothing (including boots), but food and archaeology gear will be provided. The area provides many amazing opportunities for hiking and exploration. All participants must be able to meet the strenuous physical and social demands of archaeological excavation and hiking under rugged field conditions in the rain and mud of the Oregon coast. All participants will be working and living together in close quarters, and the ability to get along with others is essential. The class is open to students of any background, with the only prerequisites being an interest in archaeology and an ability to work hard as part of the team. All participants are expected to understand and follow Southern Oregon University Student Code of Conduct All students must obtain instructor approval to enroll in the class. Enrollment is limited. Students should contact Mark Axel Tveskov at tveskovm@sou.edu for an application The deadline for priority acceptance is May 1, 2026

I'm helping run an archaeological field school on the Oregon Coast this summer! Please share with any interested students! 🏺

Screenshot from the article of text and a picture of Kgasi sitting on an exposed bedrock outcrop, the text reads: "He did clerical work. He tried his hand as an auto mechanic. Then, on a whim, in 2000, he applied for a job as a fossil digger in the Cradle of Humankind. "I just picked it up as a random job," he says. Kgasi was joining the ranks of the numerous Black men who, over the years, dug out fossils for white researchers (some from South Africa and others from overseas) who examined and identified them — and then took credit for them.

Profile of South African paleontologist Lazarus Kgasi. How many Indigenous BC archaeologists have similar untapped potentials? And could advance in the profession parallel to a traditional academic pathway?🏺

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Cool #zooarchaeology discovery from the Studying History & Archaeology in Lympne site I've been assisting with!

A big thanks to Thomas Vaughn for his pending report and the heads up on this find!

Evidence for the earliest hominin use of wooden handheld tools found at Marathousa 1 (Greece) | PNAS The Middle Pleistocene (MP; ca. 774 to 129 ka) marks a critical period of human evolution, characterized by increasing behavioral complexity and th...

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Glad I'm not the only person that happens to!

About - Comingled Remains I write about Aboriginal archaeology, human osteology, zooarchaeology and bone taphonomy. I'm a Koori (NSW Aboriginal) archaeologist and anthropologist. Also posts about books and reading. Click to re...

My next Substack article is going to talk about one of my research interests: bone weathering. I'll write it in plain English for a general audience, but I'm hoping that archaeologists, zooarchs, vertebrate palaeontologists & forensic anthropologists will enjoy. comingledremains.substack.com/about