Katerina Harvati
@katharv.bsky.social
Paleoanthropologist, human evolution, Neanderthals, modern human origins, S-E Europe and Greece.
Dog enthusiast!
Professor, University of Tübingen, Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironments & University of Bergen. Opinions my own.
Dog enthusiast!
Professor, University of Tübingen, Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironments & University of Bergen. Opinions my own.
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Katerina Harvati
@katharv.bsky.social
· May 22
I am extremely honored that our Cluster of Excellence 'HUMAN ORIGINS' was selected for funding by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft!! This is incredible news and I look forward to exciting times ahead setting up this new Cluster!
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New paper alert! 🎉 #teammember David Naumann’s study on the La Rochette Upper Paleolithic human remains is now out in PaleoAnthropology journal (early view). @paleoanthjourn.bsky.social 🦴💻📊 #openaccess
Link to the paper 🔗 : share.google/MVCG2U9dMFHN...
Congrats, David! 🙌🏻
#archeology
Link to the paper 🔗 : share.google/MVCG2U9dMFHN...
Congrats, David! 🙌🏻
#archeology
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM
New paper alert! 🎉 #teammember David Naumann’s study on the La Rochette Upper Paleolithic human remains is now out in PaleoAnthropology journal (early view). @paleoanthjourn.bsky.social 🦴💻📊 #openaccess
Link to the paper 🔗 : share.google/MVCG2U9dMFHN...
Congrats, David! 🙌🏻
#archeology
Link to the paper 🔗 : share.google/MVCG2U9dMFHN...
Congrats, David! 🙌🏻
#archeology
And the abstracts of this year's ESHE meeting!
15th Annual Meeting of the European Society for the study of Human Evolution Abstracts Paris, 25-27 September 2025
🔗 paleoanthropology.org/ojs/index.ph...
🔗 paleoanthropology.org/ojs/index.ph...
November 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
And the abstracts of this year's ESHE meeting!
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check out this new issue of PaleoAnthropology including a special issue on late Middle and Late Pleistocene hominin systematics
paleoanthropology.org/ojs/index.ph...
paleoanthropology.org/ojs/index.ph...
PaleoAnthropology
paleoanthropology.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:09 AM
check out this new issue of PaleoAnthropology including a special issue on late Middle and Late Pleistocene hominin systematics
paleoanthropology.org/ojs/index.ph...
paleoanthropology.org/ojs/index.ph...
The new issue of PaleoAnthropology is now online! 📢
It includes the Special Issue 'What’s in a Name? Late Middle and Early Late Pleistocene Hominin Systematics'
The cover features the article 'Revisiting the Anatomy of the Florisbad Hominin Cranium' by Balzeau et al.
#humanevolution #openaccess
It includes the Special Issue 'What’s in a Name? Late Middle and Early Late Pleistocene Hominin Systematics'
The cover features the article 'Revisiting the Anatomy of the Florisbad Hominin Cranium' by Balzeau et al.
#humanevolution #openaccess
The latest issue of PaleoAnthropology is out now!
Volume 2025, Issue 2 #openaccess
📖Read Here: paleoanthropology.org/ojs/index.ph...
#paleoanthropology #humanevolution
Volume 2025, Issue 2 #openaccess
📖Read Here: paleoanthropology.org/ojs/index.ph...
#paleoanthropology #humanevolution
November 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The new issue of PaleoAnthropology is now online! 📢
It includes the Special Issue 'What’s in a Name? Late Middle and Early Late Pleistocene Hominin Systematics'
The cover features the article 'Revisiting the Anatomy of the Florisbad Hominin Cranium' by Balzeau et al.
#humanevolution #openaccess
It includes the Special Issue 'What’s in a Name? Late Middle and Early Late Pleistocene Hominin Systematics'
The cover features the article 'Revisiting the Anatomy of the Florisbad Hominin Cranium' by Balzeau et al.
#humanevolution #openaccess
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Excited to kick off #CRAFT_OA2025 in Göttingen at the @craft-oa.bsky.social Conference!
The whole EDCH team is on its way, ready to share our work and connect with the amazing #DiamondOA community.
We have three sessions lined up – explore the full programme here: buff.ly/DOhyE5U 👀
The whole EDCH team is on its way, ready to share our work and connect with the amazing #DiamondOA community.
We have three sessions lined up – explore the full programme here: buff.ly/DOhyE5U 👀
October 6, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Excited to kick off #CRAFT_OA2025 in Göttingen at the @craft-oa.bsky.social Conference!
The whole EDCH team is on its way, ready to share our work and connect with the amazing #DiamondOA community.
We have three sessions lined up – explore the full programme here: buff.ly/DOhyE5U 👀
The whole EDCH team is on its way, ready to share our work and connect with the amazing #DiamondOA community.
We have three sessions lined up – explore the full programme here: buff.ly/DOhyE5U 👀
Reposted by Katerina Harvati
Hier geht’s zur #Petition zur Rettung des #Nachtzug von #Paris nach #Berlin und nach #Wien!
Knapp 60.000 haben schon unterschrieben. Nächste Etappe: 75.000! 💪
Unterschreibt jetzt! Und teilt sie mit Euren Freundinnen und Freunden! 🙏
Knapp 60.000 haben schon unterschrieben. Nächste Etappe: 75.000! 💪
Unterschreibt jetzt! Und teilt sie mit Euren Freundinnen und Freunden! 🙏
🚂 Sauvons les trains de nuit Paris-Berlin et Paris-Vienne
Signez la pétition maintenant !
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October 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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« Ils ont traîné la petite Greta [Thunberg] par les cheveux sous nos yeux, l'ont battue et l'ont forcée à embrasser le drapeau israélien. Ils lui ont fait tout ce qu'ils pouvaient imaginer, en guise d'avertissement pour les autres » www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags
Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 9:18 PM
« Ils ont traîné la petite Greta [Thunberg] par les cheveux sous nos yeux, l'ont battue et l'ont forcée à embrasser le drapeau israélien. Ils lui ont fait tout ce qu'ils pouvaient imaginer, en guise d'avertissement pour les autres » www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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Simply listening to the experiences of women with conditions such as endometriosis will help to end the long-standing inequalities they face when it comes to medical progress
We can avoid the agonising wait for advances in women's healthcare
Simply listening to the experiences of women with conditions such as endometriosis will help to end the long-standing inequalities they face when it comes to medical progress
www.newscientist.com
October 4, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Simply listening to the experiences of women with conditions such as endometriosis will help to end the long-standing inequalities they face when it comes to medical progress
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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
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
www.cam.ac.uk
October 3, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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
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
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Thrilled to have won the Student Poster Prize at #ESHE2025! 🏆 Grateful for the opportunity to share my work on Lebanese fauna and for all the inspiring conversations throughout the conference!
September 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Thrilled to have won the Student Poster Prize at #ESHE2025! 🏆 Grateful for the opportunity to share my work on Lebanese fauna and for all the inspiring conversations throughout the conference!
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It’s a wrap! 🎉 Huge thanks to the organizers, members and everyone involved for making #ESHE2025 a success! 🙌 Special thanks to our Christina Siali for her wonderful work. 😊 And big congrats to Harmony Hill and Gabriel Russo for winning the student prizes! 🏆👏 See you next year in Burgos, Spain! ✨
September 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
It’s a wrap! 🎉 Huge thanks to the organizers, members and everyone involved for making #ESHE2025 a success! 🙌 Special thanks to our Christina Siali for her wonderful work. 😊 And big congrats to Harmony Hill and Gabriel Russo for winning the student prizes! 🏆👏 See you next year in Burgos, Spain! ✨
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A snapshot from Katerina Harvati’s podium presentation at #ESHE2025 earlier today! ✨️ Her talk: “Middle Pleistocene funerary ritual at Apidima? An examination of evidence.” ☠️🌍🪨
September 26, 2025 at 7:54 PM
A snapshot from Katerina Harvati’s podium presentation at #ESHE2025 earlier today! ✨️ Her talk: “Middle Pleistocene funerary ritual at Apidima? An examination of evidence.” ☠️🌍🪨
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#ESHE2025
Katerina Harvati ‘Middle Pleistocene funerary ritual at Apidima? An examination of evidence’
2 homs– 2 dates: Ap2: >170 ka (NEA), Ap1 >210 ka (early H sapiens).
Could it be mortuary ritual instead (Otte 2020)?! NO.
Analysis of tapho, homs in fissure! no pebbles, no pigments 😀
Katerina Harvati ‘Middle Pleistocene funerary ritual at Apidima? An examination of evidence’
2 homs– 2 dates: Ap2: >170 ka (NEA), Ap1 >210 ka (early H sapiens).
Could it be mortuary ritual instead (Otte 2020)?! NO.
Analysis of tapho, homs in fissure! no pebbles, no pigments 😀
September 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
#ESHE2025
Katerina Harvati ‘Middle Pleistocene funerary ritual at Apidima? An examination of evidence’
2 homs– 2 dates: Ap2: >170 ka (NEA), Ap1 >210 ka (early H sapiens).
Could it be mortuary ritual instead (Otte 2020)?! NO.
Analysis of tapho, homs in fissure! no pebbles, no pigments 😀
Katerina Harvati ‘Middle Pleistocene funerary ritual at Apidima? An examination of evidence’
2 homs– 2 dates: Ap2: >170 ka (NEA), Ap1 >210 ka (early H sapiens).
Could it be mortuary ritual instead (Otte 2020)?! NO.
Analysis of tapho, homs in fissure! no pebbles, no pigments 😀
Reposted by Katerina Harvati
And finally today, team members Gabriel Russo and Marya Soubra presented their latest work on sites in Lebanon at #ESHE2025 poster session! 🌍🐆🦴🐾 Congratulations to both! 🤗🤗
September 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
And finally today, team members Gabriel Russo and Marya Soubra presented their latest work on sites in Lebanon at #ESHE2025 poster session! 🌍🐆🦴🐾 Congratulations to both! 🤗🤗
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#ESHE2025 featured posters from our team members on Greek sites: Klissoura (Marciani et al.), Megalopoli (Roditi et al.), and Apidima (Lombardo et al.)! 🌍🦴🐵 They couldn’t attend in person, but their work was well represented. 👏
September 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
#ESHE2025 featured posters from our team members on Greek sites: Klissoura (Marciani et al.), Megalopoli (Roditi et al.), and Apidima (Lombardo et al.)! 🌍🦴🐵 They couldn’t attend in person, but their work was well represented. 👏
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The #ESHE2025 poster session was on fire today! 🔥 Check out the great work from our team members Katerina Harvati, Laura Limmer, David Naumann, and Caroline Röding. 🤗✨ Huge congratulations to all authors and co-authors! 👏👏👏
September 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The #ESHE2025 poster session was on fire today! 🔥 Check out the great work from our team members Katerina Harvati, Laura Limmer, David Naumann, and Caroline Röding. 🤗✨ Huge congratulations to all authors and co-authors! 👏👏👏
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Watching online @katharv.bsky.social talk about Apidima at #ESHE2025 , extremely important and intriguing site: what is the taphonomic context of these two skulls of different ages?
Watching online @katharv.bsky.social talk about Apidima at #ESHE2025 , extremely important and intriguing site: what is the taphonomic context of these two skulls of different ages?
September 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
🏺🦣
Watching online @katharv.bsky.social talk about Apidima at #ESHE2025 , extremely important and intriguing site: what is the taphonomic context of these two skulls of different ages?
Watching online @katharv.bsky.social talk about Apidima at #ESHE2025 , extremely important and intriguing site: what is the taphonomic context of these two skulls of different ages?
Reposted by Katerina Harvati
Team member Majid Aljaber Abo Fakher kicked off this morning’s Pecha Kucha session at #ESHE2025 in Paris! His talk: “A strictly modern human trait? Tracing hypoconulid absence in first molars and its evolutionary implications.” 🦷🌍 Congrats, Majid! 👏🏻
September 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Team member Majid Aljaber Abo Fakher kicked off this morning’s Pecha Kucha session at #ESHE2025 in Paris! His talk: “A strictly modern human trait? Tracing hypoconulid absence in first molars and its evolutionary implications.” 🦷🌍 Congrats, Majid! 👏🏻
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Team member Melania Ioannidou presented her poster on Ouranopithecus macedoniensis at #ESHE2025! 🐵🐒🦧 Congrats, Melania! 👏✨
September 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Team member Melania Ioannidou presented her poster on Ouranopithecus macedoniensis at #ESHE2025! 🐵🐒🦧 Congrats, Melania! 👏✨
So proud of my daughter Maria (www.instagram.com/ria.roz/) whose art - and activism - was featured in the Süddeutsche Zeitung yesterday😀😍✨
www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/mue...
www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/mue...
„Fridays For Future“-Aktivistin Maria Papatheodorou: Sie malt über ihre Sorgen
Maria Papatheodorou hat in Athen „Fridays For Future“ gegründet, jetzt greift sie in München in ihren Bildern die Sorgen vor dem Klimawandel auf.
www.sueddeutsche.de
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
So proud of my daughter Maria (www.instagram.com/ria.roz/) whose art - and activism - was featured in the Süddeutsche Zeitung yesterday😀😍✨
www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/mue...
www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/mue...
Time flies and soon it will be time to close the Apidima excavation, after a very productive season!🔨👲
In the meantime, here's a Field Friday photo of the team in Cave D 😍
#fieldfriday #humanevolution #ERC
In the meantime, here's a Field Friday photo of the team in Cave D 😍
#fieldfriday #humanevolution #ERC
September 19, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Time flies and soon it will be time to close the Apidima excavation, after a very productive season!🔨👲
In the meantime, here's a Field Friday photo of the team in Cave D 😍
#fieldfriday #humanevolution #ERC
In the meantime, here's a Field Friday photo of the team in Cave D 😍
#fieldfriday #humanevolution #ERC
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Out today in @commsearth.nature.com from some of my newest colleagues at UMMP: evidence that the extinction of dinosaurs led to fundamental shifts in terrestrial environments, and that this signal is recorded in facies shifts tied to the K-Pg boundary: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Dinosaur extinction can explain continental facies shifts at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary - Communications Earth & Environment
Dinosaurs promoted open habitats in the Late Cretaceous, and their extinction could have led to a radical reorganization of the landscape and ecosystem structure at the beginning of the Paleogene, acc...
www.nature.com
September 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Out today in @commsearth.nature.com from some of my newest colleagues at UMMP: evidence that the extinction of dinosaurs led to fundamental shifts in terrestrial environments, and that this signal is recorded in facies shifts tied to the K-Pg boundary: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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Not only is solar more than capable of supplying all the world’s energy, in the long term it’s the only power source that won’t fry the planet.
Why solar power is the only viable power source in the long run
Not only is solar more than capable of supplying all the world’s energy, in the long term it is the only power source that won’t fry the planet
www.newscientist.com
September 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Not only is solar more than capable of supplying all the world’s energy, in the long term it’s the only power source that won’t fry the planet.
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The #HumanOrigins Cluster at Uni Tübingen invites applications for a leader in biomechanics.
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Excellent thread on what is going on at academic journals, from the perspective of an editor.
Clearly highlights the strain (direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...) caused by quantitative incentives, and that publishers cannot be allies in solving the mess -- they are part of the problem & profit from it.
Clearly highlights the strain (direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...) caused by quantitative incentives, and that publishers cannot be allies in solving the mess -- they are part of the problem & profit from it.
September 7, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Excellent thread on what is going on at academic journals, from the perspective of an editor.
Clearly highlights the strain (direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...) caused by quantitative incentives, and that publishers cannot be allies in solving the mess -- they are part of the problem & profit from it.
Clearly highlights the strain (direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...) caused by quantitative incentives, and that publishers cannot be allies in solving the mess -- they are part of the problem & profit from it.