Emily Pigott
@emilypigott.bsky.social
Doctoral Researcher in Archaeological Sciences at @univie.ac.at -
Department of Evolutionary Anthropology. Exploring Late Neanderthal sites in the Palaeolithic - Radiocarbon dating, Paleoproteomics, Stable Isotopes. Yorkshire lass in Vienna.
Department of Evolutionary Anthropology. Exploring Late Neanderthal sites in the Palaeolithic - Radiocarbon dating, Paleoproteomics, Stable Isotopes. Yorkshire lass in Vienna.
We are in the paper #derstandard
Based on our new publication -
'A new late Neanderthal from Crimea reveals long-distance connections across Eurasia' | PNAS
@konstantinache.bsky.social
@tommyhigham.bsky.social
Based on our new publication -
'A new late Neanderthal from Crimea reveals long-distance connections across Eurasia' | PNAS
@konstantinache.bsky.social
@tommyhigham.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
We are in the paper #derstandard
Based on our new publication -
'A new late Neanderthal from Crimea reveals long-distance connections across Eurasia' | PNAS
@konstantinache.bsky.social
@tommyhigham.bsky.social
Based on our new publication -
'A new late Neanderthal from Crimea reveals long-distance connections across Eurasia' | PNAS
@konstantinache.bsky.social
@tommyhigham.bsky.social
Reposted by Emily Pigott
New paper on a late Neanderthal, with contribution from the lab:
dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
dx.doi.org
October 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
New paper on a late Neanderthal, with contribution from the lab:
dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Reposted by Emily Pigott
So proud to see our new paper out in PNAS spearheaded by @emilypigott.bsky.social She found a tiny 46,000 yr old Neanderthal bone at Starosele (Crimea). DNA work revealed long-distance connections across Eurasia, supported by stone tool evidence @heasvienna.bsky.social
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
October 29, 2025 at 9:17 AM
So proud to see our new paper out in PNAS spearheaded by @emilypigott.bsky.social She found a tiny 46,000 yr old Neanderthal bone at Starosele (Crimea). DNA work revealed long-distance connections across Eurasia, supported by stone tool evidence @heasvienna.bsky.social
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Very happy to share our new paper in PNAS, revealing a new late Neanderthal discovered through biomolecular techniques, revealing long-distance connections across Eurasia 🦴
@konstantinache.bsky.social @tommyhigham.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
@konstantinache.bsky.social @tommyhigham.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
A new late Neanderthal from Crimea reveals long-distance connections across Eurasia | PNAS
The Crimean Peninsula contains several important Middle and Upper Paleolithic sites,
including Starosele, Kabazi II, and Siuren I. The region has b...
doi.org
October 29, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Very happy to share our new paper in PNAS, revealing a new late Neanderthal discovered through biomolecular techniques, revealing long-distance connections across Eurasia 🦴
@konstantinache.bsky.social @tommyhigham.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
@konstantinache.bsky.social @tommyhigham.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
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We have a new #HEASBlog on our website. This week twenty one HEAS members went to the #NationalMuseumPrague to see #LucyandSelam.
www.heas.at/activities/b...
www.heas.at/activities/b...
HEAS Members Travel to See the Lucy Skeleton - In Europe for the First Time - HEAS
by Prof. Tom Higham, head of HEAS. The visit of the world-famous Lucy skeleton to Prague in October 2025 led to the idea of a HEAS fieldtrip to the Czech Republic. “Lucy” is the remarkably complet...
www.heas.at
October 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
We have a new #HEASBlog on our website. This week twenty one HEAS members went to the #NationalMuseumPrague to see #LucyandSelam.
www.heas.at/activities/b...
www.heas.at/activities/b...
A really nice trip visiting the Willendorf site and museums in the Wachau area
Wonderful HEAS Road Trip to Willendorf, Nussdorf and Traismauer! - We explored the prehistoric and Roman archaeology of the Traisen and Wachau valleys.
@heasvienna.bsky.social @rebaysalisbury.bsky.social @dominikhartmann.bsky.social @uhaunivienna.bsky.social @univie.ac.at @palarchgroup.bsky.social
@heasvienna.bsky.social @rebaysalisbury.bsky.social @dominikhartmann.bsky.social @uhaunivienna.bsky.social @univie.ac.at @palarchgroup.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 7:18 AM
A really nice trip visiting the Willendorf site and museums in the Wachau area
Reposted by Emily Pigott
78,000-year-old footprints from Neanderthal man, child and toddler discovered on beach in Portugal 🏺🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
At Monte Clérigo, dated to 78 ± 5 ka, trackways of three individuals demonstrate how Neanderthals navigated dune landscapes.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
At Monte Clérigo, dated to 78 ± 5 ka, trackways of three individuals demonstrate how Neanderthals navigated dune landscapes.
September 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
78,000-year-old footprints from Neanderthal man, child and toddler discovered on beach in Portugal 🏺🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
At Monte Clérigo, dated to 78 ± 5 ka, trackways of three individuals demonstrate how Neanderthals navigated dune landscapes.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
At Monte Clérigo, dated to 78 ± 5 ka, trackways of three individuals demonstrate how Neanderthals navigated dune landscapes.
We had a lovely time at ISBA in Torino and almost managed to gather everyone from Vienna in one pic @heasvienna.bsky.social @isbarchaeology.bsky.social @katerinad.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
ISBA conference in Torino 🦴 🧪@isbarchaeology.bsky.social
and @isba11.bsky.social
Presented a poster on our recent work, prominently based our paper which is coming out soon.
A really nice time seeing so many talks in/around/completely out of my field of research.
and @isba11.bsky.social
Presented a poster on our recent work, prominently based our paper which is coming out soon.
A really nice time seeing so many talks in/around/completely out of my field of research.
September 2, 2025 at 9:25 AM
ISBA conference in Torino 🦴 🧪@isbarchaeology.bsky.social
and @isba11.bsky.social
Presented a poster on our recent work, prominently based our paper which is coming out soon.
A really nice time seeing so many talks in/around/completely out of my field of research.
and @isba11.bsky.social
Presented a poster on our recent work, prominently based our paper which is coming out soon.
A really nice time seeing so many talks in/around/completely out of my field of research.
ISBA 2025, what a nice week :D
What a week! 🎉 Big thanks to @isba11.bsky.social for hosting an incredible ISBA conference — so well organized and full of great science.
August 31, 2025 at 12:43 PM
ISBA 2025, what a nice week :D
Reposted by Emily Pigott
How we use game mechanics to explore and educate about archaeology in our board game Cultivaria- a thread.
#archaeology #boardgame
#archaeology #boardgame
July 10, 2025 at 4:16 AM
How we use game mechanics to explore and educate about archaeology in our board game Cultivaria- a thread.
#archaeology #boardgame
#archaeology #boardgame
Another fun year at the Pinilla Del Valle excavation (Valley of the Neanderthals), Spain.
Such a nice team :D
#PinilladelValle
Such a nice team :D
#PinilladelValle
August 31, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Another fun year at the Pinilla Del Valle excavation (Valley of the Neanderthals), Spain.
Such a nice team :D
#PinilladelValle
Such a nice team :D
#PinilladelValle
Reposted by Emily Pigott
Un nuevo yacimiento está siendo explorado en el Valle de los Neandertales de Pinilla del Valle
cadenaser.com/cmadrid/2025...
cadenaser.com/cmadrid/2025...
Un nuevo yacimiento está siendo explorado en el Valle de los Neandertales de Pinilla del Valle
Un equipo de más de 100 arqueólogos y paleontólogos se encuentra trabajando bajo la dirección de Enrique Baquedano, director del Museo Arqueológico y Paleontológico regional que ha estado en Hoy por H...
cadenaser.com
August 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Un nuevo yacimiento está siendo explorado en el Valle de los Neandertales de Pinilla del Valle
cadenaser.com/cmadrid/2025...
cadenaser.com/cmadrid/2025...
An amazing time excavating in Galería de las Estatuas, Atapuerca 🦴⛏️ Such an interesting and rich area of archaeological sites with so many nice people to work alongside @fatapuerca.bsky.social
July 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM
An amazing time excavating in Galería de las Estatuas, Atapuerca 🦴⛏️ Such an interesting and rich area of archaeological sites with so many nice people to work alongside @fatapuerca.bsky.social
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Wooden tools point to ancient taste for plants in China
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Ancient wooden tools show human ancestors ate their veggies
Found in China, 300,000-year-old digging sticks reveal a lost technology
www.science.org
July 4, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Wooden tools point to ancient taste for plants in China
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Reposted by Emily Pigott
Reposted by Emily Pigott
This International Women's Day we are proud to celebrate the amazing international women who are members of #HEASVienna. Here is a selection of them working in the lab, field and office.
March 8, 2025 at 8:38 AM
This International Women's Day we are proud to celebrate the amazing international women who are members of #HEASVienna. Here is a selection of them working in the lab, field and office.
Reposted by Emily Pigott
Hello,
Our paper on enamel proteins from Paranthropus robustus has finally been peer reviewed, please have a read here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Paranthropus robustus has been puzzling scientists since its discovery in 1938 in South Africa, where a high number of fossils have been found.
Our paper on enamel proteins from Paranthropus robustus has finally been peer reviewed, please have a read here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Paranthropus robustus has been puzzling scientists since its discovery in 1938 in South Africa, where a high number of fossils have been found.
Enamel proteins reveal biological sex and genetic variability in southern African Paranthropus
Paranthropus robustus is a morphologically well-documented Early Pleistocene hominin species from southern Africa with no genetic evidence reported so far. In this work, we describe the mass spectrome...
doi.org
May 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Hello,
Our paper on enamel proteins from Paranthropus robustus has finally been peer reviewed, please have a read here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Paranthropus robustus has been puzzling scientists since its discovery in 1938 in South Africa, where a high number of fossils have been found.
Our paper on enamel proteins from Paranthropus robustus has finally been peer reviewed, please have a read here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Paranthropus robustus has been puzzling scientists since its discovery in 1938 in South Africa, where a high number of fossils have been found.
Reposted by Emily Pigott
Something beautiful to start the week!
A rare rock crystal tool made by Neanderthals between 200,000 - 40,000 years ago.
From a Mousterian level at Merveilles rockshelter, Sergeac, Dordogne, France.
6 x 3.3 x 1.5 cm. Musée d’Archéologie Nationale, Saint-Germain-en-Laye 📷 by me
#Archaeology 🏺
A rare rock crystal tool made by Neanderthals between 200,000 - 40,000 years ago.
From a Mousterian level at Merveilles rockshelter, Sergeac, Dordogne, France.
6 x 3.3 x 1.5 cm. Musée d’Archéologie Nationale, Saint-Germain-en-Laye 📷 by me
#Archaeology 🏺
May 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Something beautiful to start the week!
A rare rock crystal tool made by Neanderthals between 200,000 - 40,000 years ago.
From a Mousterian level at Merveilles rockshelter, Sergeac, Dordogne, France.
6 x 3.3 x 1.5 cm. Musée d’Archéologie Nationale, Saint-Germain-en-Laye 📷 by me
#Archaeology 🏺
A rare rock crystal tool made by Neanderthals between 200,000 - 40,000 years ago.
From a Mousterian level at Merveilles rockshelter, Sergeac, Dordogne, France.
6 x 3.3 x 1.5 cm. Musée d’Archéologie Nationale, Saint-Germain-en-Laye 📷 by me
#Archaeology 🏺
Reposted by Emily Pigott
Dorothy Garrod (1892-1968) who led excavations at Tabun, Skhul and in Gibraltar was Cambridge's first female professor. Born #OTD in 1892.
May 8, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Dorothy Garrod (1892-1968) who led excavations at Tabun, Skhul and in Gibraltar was Cambridge's first female professor. Born #OTD in 1892.
Reposted by Emily Pigott
A recent study describes 400,000-year-old ivory tools in Ukraine, pushing back the earliest evidence of ivory working by thousands of years. Researchers suggest these may have been "practice tools" for teaching knapping or were created due to limited lithic raw material medium.com/the-academic...
Earliest Evidence of Ivory Tool Production Uncovered in Ukrainian Site
Recent discovery reveals 400,000-year-old mammoth ivory tools possibly created as part of skill development or limited resources
medium.com
April 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
A recent study describes 400,000-year-old ivory tools in Ukraine, pushing back the earliest evidence of ivory working by thousands of years. Researchers suggest these may have been "practice tools" for teaching knapping or were created due to limited lithic raw material medium.com/the-academic...
@vdsee-univie.bsky.social 2nd Symposium and 1st Art and Science event, mixing crochet and drawings in archaeological sciences with Konstantina Cheshmedzhieva at the @univie.ac.at 🦴
February 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
@vdsee-univie.bsky.social 2nd Symposium and 1st Art and Science event, mixing crochet and drawings in archaeological sciences with Konstantina Cheshmedzhieva at the @univie.ac.at 🦴
Reposted by Emily Pigott
Happy festive season from all of us at the Douka/Higham lab - University of Vienna! Have a safe and happy Christmas break wherever you are! See you in 2025 for more 14C, palaeoproteomics, DNA and arch-sci fun!
🔔🎄☃️❄️🔔🎄☃️❄️🔔🎄☃️❄️
@katerinad.bsky.social
highamlab.univie.ac.at
doukalab.univie.ac.at
🔔🎄☃️❄️🔔🎄☃️❄️🔔🎄☃️❄️
@katerinad.bsky.social
highamlab.univie.ac.at
doukalab.univie.ac.at
December 21, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Happy festive season from all of us at the Douka/Higham lab - University of Vienna! Have a safe and happy Christmas break wherever you are! See you in 2025 for more 14C, palaeoproteomics, DNA and arch-sci fun!
🔔🎄☃️❄️🔔🎄☃️❄️🔔🎄☃️❄️
@katerinad.bsky.social
highamlab.univie.ac.at
doukalab.univie.ac.at
🔔🎄☃️❄️🔔🎄☃️❄️🔔🎄☃️❄️
@katerinad.bsky.social
highamlab.univie.ac.at
doukalab.univie.ac.at