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Yannis Oikonomou @yannismicrooikon.bsky.social · 11h

It was a fantastic season! Very thankful to @lausanrom.bsky.social and @jorios.bsky.social !!!

Laura Sánchez-Romero @lausanrom.bsky.social · 4d

Wrapping up another amazing field season in #AmaldaIII with this fantastic team @jorios.bsky.social @yannismicrooikon.bsky.social Antxieta Arkeologi Taldea, Martin Arriolabengoa

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Laura Sánchez-Romero @lausanrom.bsky.social · 12d

All ready for a new field season in #AmaldaIII

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Laura Sánchez-Romero @lausanrom.bsky.social · 9d

Here we are #AmaldaIII with @jorios.bsky.social @yannismicrooikon.bsky.social and Antxieta Arkeologi Taldea group
📷 from the cave by @yannismicrooikon.bsky.social

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Harvati Lab @harvatilab.bsky.social · Aug 27

The 2025 excavation season is now officially underway at Apidima in Greece! ⛏️✨️
#excavations #fieldseason #Paleoanthropology

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Laura Sánchez-Romero @lausanrom.bsky.social · Aug 23

Volcanos, glacial lakes, #Kalavan, and new friends #Armenia @humendylab.bsky.social

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humendylab.bsky.social @humendylab.bsky.social · Aug 24

The first week of excavations and stratigraphic documentation at Dalarik-1 Cave was very successful! The trip to Kalavan village - and the homonymous Palaeolithic sites - was the best treat for a day-off! A stop at Gutanasar volcano was a must! @humendylab.bsky.social #TransCause

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humendylab.bsky.social @humendylab.bsky.social · Aug 16

Back to Armenia, back to Dalarik-1 Cave, with a large international team from Armenia, Spain, Israel, Greece, France, Portugal, Italy & beyond! Let the excavation of this unique Middle Pleistocene site start! 🎉 #TransCause @humendylab.bsky.social

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ICArEHB @icarehb.bsky.social · Aug 12

📢 Built-in smartphone LiDAR for archaeological and speleological research by Antón, D., Mayoral-Valsera, J., Simón-Vallejo, M. D., Parrilla-Giráldez, R., & Cortés-Sánchez, M., in J. Archaeol. Sci.
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humendylab.bsky.social @humendylab.bsky.social · Aug 6

📢New research paper, led by Theo Karampaglidis & colleagues, integrates geomorphological mapping & sediment analysis & dating (Cosmogenic Nuclides & OSL) to reconstruct environmental history over the past 900,000 years in Ararat Depression! Open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Paleolithic hominin occupations and Quaternary geomorphological evolution in the NE Ararat Depression (Armenia)

The Ararat Depression, at the crossroads of Africa and Eurasia, spans Armenia, Turkey and Iran, providing a unique natural laboratory for studying lan…

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Dr Kaja Fenn (she/her) @drloessismore.bsky.social · Aug 5

Our new study lead produced enhanced paleo‑geomorphological mapping of the Ararat Depression to decode how shifting landforms shaped human movement and settlement in the Late Pleistocene
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David Gaitero Santos @davidofagun.bsky.social · Jul 29

That's what we do, this is why we are here
#middlepaleolithic #tinshemetcave #ochre

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Human bones from 100,000 years ago in Israel offer clues about the origins of burial rites

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humendylab.bsky.social @humendylab.bsky.social · Jul 20

Check it out!
Congratulations @norarch.bsky.social !🎉🎉🎉

David Nora @norarch.bsky.social · Jul 19

Did you ever ask why people used so many different rocks in their tasks?
If you had this question in your mind, go and check my new paper with my colleagues. dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

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David Nora @norarch.bsky.social · Jul 19

Did you ever ask why people used so many different rocks in their tasks?
If you had this question in your mind, go and check my new paper with my colleagues. dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

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humendylab.bsky.social @humendylab.bsky.social · Jul 14

📢More Paper Alert📢
@norarch.bsky.social and colleagues just published a new research article on lithic technology and mobility, at Ararat-1 Cave (Armenia)! It published in the Quaternary Science Reviews (open access)!
Massive congratulations 🎉 🎉 🎉

David Nora @norarch.bsky.social · Jul 14

My first paper of the PhD is out, we talk about Mobility and lithic technology at Ararat-1 Cave in Armenia. We also talk a bit about 👻 tools. Are you curious? Go and check it out! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Yannis Oikonomou @yannismicrooikon.bsky.social · Jul 14

📢 My friend and colleague @norarch.bsky.social just published! Go check it out!! 🎉🥳

David Nora @norarch.bsky.social · Jul 14

My first paper of the PhD is out, we talk about Mobility and lithic technology at Ararat-1 Cave in Armenia. We also talk a bit about 👻 tools. Are you curious? Go and check it out! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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humendylab.bsky.social @humendylab.bsky.social · Jul 14

You can find and download the article (open access) via this link: doi.org/10.1016/j.qu...

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humendylab.bsky.social @humendylab.bsky.social · Jul 14

📢!New paper alert!📢
The study of the microvertebrate assemblages from Ararat-1 Cave (Armenia) has been published in the Quaternary Science Reviews!
Massive congratulations to our PhD candidate Dominik Rogall and colleagues! 🎉
@humendylab.bsky.social

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humendylab.bsky.social @humendylab.bsky.social · Jul 9

You can still apply for our new 1-year MA in Archaeology & the Ancient Near East - Prehistory Section, at at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem/Rothberg International School!
Scholarships are available! Apply by July 15th!
Join and work with us @humendylab.bsky.social @hcelab.bsky.social

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Yannis Oikonomou @yannismicrooikon.bsky.social · May 23

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Chris Stringer @chrisbstringer.bsky.social · May 22

Unravelling the formation processes and depositional histories of the Middle Palaeolithic Ararat-1 Cave, Armenia: A multiscalar and multiproxy geoarchaeological approach www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Unravelling the formation processes and depositional histories of the Middle Palaeolithic Ararat-1 Cave, Armenia: A multiscalar and multiproxy geoarchaeological approach

The sedimentary sequence of Ararat-1 Cave encapsulates an intricate depositional archive (Marine Isotope Stage 3), crucial for our understanding of th…

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Yannis Oikonomou @yannismicrooikon.bsky.social · May 22

Let's goo!!!🙏

David Nora @norarch.bsky.social · May 21

PRE-PRINT OUT! 🚨
My first paper of the PhD is out as a pre-print go there and comment 😁. www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6...

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humendylab.bsky.social @humendylab.bsky.social · May 15

📢New research paper on the Glacial Geomorphology of Mt. Aragats, Armenia, led by Rosa Carrasco and colleagues! Congratulations!
Published on Quaternary Science Reviews (open-access): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Geomorphology, first 36Cl datings and chrono-evolutionary model of Mount Aragats paleoglaciers (Armenia)

Mount Aragats is one of the largest glaciated volcanoes of the Armenian Highlands (Հայկական լեռնաշխարհ) and culminating in the Aragats Peak, the highe…

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Yannis Oikonomou @yannismicrooikon.bsky.social · May 14

Thank you so much @drloessismore.bsky.social - for all the massive support & contribution!

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Yannis Oikonomou @yannismicrooikon.bsky.social · May 14

Muchas gracias Laura 🙏🏼🎉

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Yannis Oikonomou @yannismicrooikon.bsky.social · May 14

This research would not have been possible without my amazing calleagues & co-authors: @arikmalinsky-b.bsky.social @norarch.bsky.social @lausanrom.bsky.social @drloessismore.bsky.social Teo, Shira, Dominik, Delphine, Artur & Boris! MASSIVE THANKS to @humendylab.bsky.social & Netanel for the support!

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Yannis Oikonomou @yannismicrooikon.bsky.social · May 14

Happy to be sharing my 1st PhD paper, result of our group research in the Armenian Highlands #TransCause Project! The article explores the formation processes of Ararat-1 Cave (Armenia) under multiproxy geoarchaeology! It is published on QSR (open-access): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Unravelling the formation processes and depositional histories of the Middle Palaeolithic Ararat-1 Cave, Armenia: A multiscalar and multiproxy geoarchaeological approach

The sedimentary sequence of Ararat-1 Cave encapsulates an intricate depositional archive (Marine Isotope Stage 3), crucial for our understanding of th…

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