Visited the High Fens (Hohes Venn) today — a landscape dating back thousands of years.
Palaeoenvironmental evidence from the peat deposits reveal how humans interacted with this upland ecosystem since prehistoric times.
A living archive of natural & cultural history.
#Nature #Archaeology #Belgium

Anna Källèn's The Trouble with Ancient DNA is a great read. She convincingly argues that #Archaeogenetics are often falsely portrayed as a 'neutral machine where unbiased truths about ancient people (...) come straight out of bone powder.'
#Archaeology, #aDNA

Although it may not be a "looker," it is one of the few proofs that bronze was cast in the Northern Rhine Region during the Bronze Age. Thanks to my colleague Markus, who had a closer look and realised this is not a stone like any other. 😜
#Archaeology
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Harvest season at the Iron Age farmstead in Titz

Ladyshaver? LVR-ABRs find of the month September is an early Iron Age razor blade found as grave good in a woman’s grave at Bergheim-Paffendorf. One more example that the issue of gendered gave goods is not straightforward. #archaeology #gender #stereotypes

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If you’re into walking & archaeology, check out the Planlauf Terrain App, which offers high-resolution LiDAR data & GPS positioning. Perfect for exploring earthworks (e.g. @megalithic.bsky.social) while hiking or surveying. At least in forested regions. 😉

#GIS

planlaufterrain.com/App/

Archaeological data should be accessible but also beautifully visible! The sdsbrowser by @clemensschmid.archaeo.social.ap.brid.gy & (#rstats) does a very good job showcasing lithic data. You can download, but also use a table view, plots & diagrams to get a 1st impression. 👍 sds.ufg.uni-kiel.de

I'm pleased to announce that earlier this year Nadia's and my PhD theses on the #Linearbandkeramik site of Arnoldsweiler have been published. 🎉 Arnoldsweiler is a remarkable Early #Neolithic settlement in western Germany with a well, a ditched enclosure, & a cemetery. Comments & reviews are welcome.