David Gaitero Santos
@davidofagun.bsky.social
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Among other things: paleo social anthropologist, Archaeology + Geochemistry of ochre - PhD. candidate at HUJI and GSI. [ Member of @hcelab.bsky.social ]. And I share political stuff. Maybe catvideos, too. In Jerusalem, expecting better for everyone. HOPE.
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A newly uncovered set of 1.5-million-year-old fossils that includes the first unambiguous Paranthropus boisei hand bones are reported in Nature. The findings offer insights into the evolution of hominin hands. go.nature.com/495cW1I 🧪 🏺
This image is figure 3 from the paper showing the reconstructed left hand of the KNM-ER 101000 fossils.
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On Oct. 22nd, at 1 pm EST, the Archaeology Centers Coalition (ACC) will host a virtual gathering designed for graduate students in archaeology to network and build community with one another. docs.google.com/forms/d/1prg...
Interesting. I work with archaeological lead signals and I too wondered if diagenesis would affect the signal. I should read it in more detail and calmly.
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Better ask "Dr." Sarah Chen...
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As part of the INASIA project an iterdisciplinary laboratory for archeological analyses will be set up in Tashkent. Read more about this huge endeavor in the account from the project inauguration featuring the official signing of the lab agreement: inasia.uw.edu.pl/setting-up-a...
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📣Paper alert📣 Is it possible to use #palaeoproteomics to identify the taxonomy of bone fragments in resin-embedded sediment blocks, enabling study of past faunal community composition at a microstratigraphic scale? 🦴🐮 🦌 We decided to test this, and the results are now out: doi.org/10.1093/pnas...
New methods on the block: Taxonomic identification of archaeological bones in resin-embedded sediments through paleoproteomics
Abstract. The integration of biomolecular studies of past organisms with geoarchaeological studies can significantly improve our understanding of the relat
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The unprecedented June 2023 marine heatwave in north-western Europe had a 10% annual likelihood, with climate change accelerating the risk of similar events, according to a study in Communications Earth & Environment. go.nature.com/3KCVR5j 🧪
This is figure 1, which shows the June 2023 European North-West shelf seas (NWS) marine heatwave.
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So far in 2025, Iran’s authorities have executed at least 1,106 people.

Today, on World Day Against the Death Penalty, we urge the international community to apply pressure on Iranian authorities to stop their assault on rights.
We should keep in mind that it comes after cutting ties and applying pressure as a diplomatic act. We should keep in mind that warlords, no matter their flag, are not saviors.
It has been in a dark room for two years, between a river and a sea. Today Hope to end this one war sees the light leaving a very long, wide trail of destruction, death, hunger, misery, abduction.
També hi té a veure, entenc i espero, que les mesures d'altres països no hi eren present en els casos anteriors particularment durant el darrer alto el foc i trencament.
Esperem que aguanti, pel bé de tothom.
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Our new #OpenAccess paper 'Sediment-stressed reefs over the past 420 Myr', led by Tanja Unger, has been published in The Depositional Record

Understanding natural and anthropogenic sediment influx to reef systems is critical to planning protection strategies
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Behold an adzuki bean from over 8,000 years ago, a little charred, displayed next to a modern bean. Ancient beans found in Shandong, China, shed light on the domestication of the crop, which is still commonly eaten as red bean paste. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Modern adzuki bean (right) and charred adzuki bean recovered from Xiaogao, China (left). 
CREDIT: Haohong Cai
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Nuestros equipos médicos siguen haciendo evaluaciones nutricionales en Gaza. Entre el 1 y el 15 de septiembre, se registraron 430 casos de desnutrición de un total de 3.609 niños examinados.
La hambruna avanza y se cobra más vidas.
Hay que levantar el asedio inmediatamente.
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We are hiring a Project Co-ordinator! 🚨

Are you extremely organised with great interpersonal skills?
Able to multitask efficiently?
Interested in African prehistory?
Keen to work with an enthusiastic team?
We want to hear from you!

Closing date: 17 October, 2025
Project Coordinator (Fixed Term)
Applications are invited for a 12-month Project Co-ordinator position on the NG'IPALAJEM project, funded by the ERC. The project aims at collecting new palaeontological, archaeological and geological
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