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elliescerri.bsky.social
Archaeologist, head of the Human Palaeosystems Group at the MPI-GEA, Reader at the University of Cologne, A/Prof at the University of Malta & NatGeo Explorer. Human evolution, niche expansion & the transition to human dominated landscapes.
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Meanwhile, 150,000 years ago: hunter-gatherers thrived in rain forests, once considered too harsh for early Homo sapiens to survive. Here's my story [Gift link] nyti.ms/3EThoDL 🧪

submitted 12 hours ago • 5 comments

And now for the 'story behind the paper'! communities.springernature.com/posts/unlock...

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In @nature.com we show that humans lived in rainforests ~150,000 years ago – over double the previous oldest estimate. Their presence in West Africa’s rainforests demonstrates the spread of early humans and places ecological diversity at the heart of our species. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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In a few days, we'll release the concise conference programme, with speakers and titles, and you'll be able to see why we are so excited. This is going to be an excellent opportunity to get new knowledge, network, and disseminate your results. Register! #IslandLegacies. www.um.edu.mt/events/islan...

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I can't believe it's already been 3 years since this paper. It was exciting to write, with many outstanding and provocative questions remaining. doi.org/10.1098/rstb...

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(1/9) I’m hiring! Join my ‘Terraform’ ERC project at the University of Malta, looking at the origin, evolution, and impacts of agricultural terracing in the Maltese Islands. Please circulate to anyone you think could be interested. Starting in the summer.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

The perfect spot for the #IslandLegacies conference Ice breaker party? Gorgeous sea views...check...amazing Mediterranean garigue terrace...check...beautiful sandy beach...check! Register now before the Early Bird fees end! www.um.edu.mt/events/islan...

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Amidst all the horrible news at the moment, we can promise something big and exciting about human origins dropping next wednesday 26th at 5pm CET. Watch this space! :)

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Looking for advice about how to shore up/secure/strengthen the sections of an ever deepening trench without boring/digging anything into older deposits in the ground. This is outside my wheelhouse, so any pointers/advice gratefully received. Can also PM me.

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Human hunting wiped out the flightless moa cosmosmagazine.com/nature/human...

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

New paper alert! Led by the amazing Margherita Colucci and @mikleonardi.bsky.social, with @chrisbstringer.bsky.social, and Jason Hodgson, we explore the legacy of Luca Cavalli-Sforza on human evolution. Thanks to @louneschikhi.bsky.social who led this volume. www.pivotscipub.com/hpgg/5/1/000...

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Very grateful to have a place on the ARTEMIS Mentorship Scheme this year 🎉 www.gea.mpg.de/134360/artem...

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#ShiftingBaselines and the forgotten giants: integrating megafauna into plant community ecology🦣🌿 With #megafauna lost, have we built #ecology on already-degraded ecosystems? Led @skjoldsoendergaard.bsky.social as part of his thesis - well done! doi.org/10.1111/oik.... #theory #rewilding #vegetation

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Don't miss Larry Barham's fantastic talk today at 14.00 CET - the next installment of the Human Palaeosystems in Focus Series, hosted at the @maxplanck.de Institute of Geoanthropology. www.gea.mpg.de/128290/an-ar...

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Love this :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6yt...

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The UK LAUNCH of 'The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire' will be 6pm on Friday 14 March at the historic Aylsham Town Hall in lovely Norfolk, hosted by The Book Hive, my local indie bookshop. www.thebookhive.co.uk/event/henry-.... 📚💙

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

What Amazonian lives tell us about heart health and longevity – aeon.co/essays/what-... via @aeonmag

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

Fantastic day yesterday giving the institute-wide seminar at the @maxplanck.de Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig. Met loads of great young scientists, colleagues and friends! www.eva.mpg.de

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These Bronze Age 'disc' figurines from #Malta are fascinating. They were found in a funerary context, by Dr Sir T. Zammit a century ago at Tarxien. What do these strange figures represent? Why are they so abstract? Photo credit: Clive Vella, Heritage Malta.

submitted 31 days ago • 1 comment

go.nature.com/3Cb6BnD?fbcl...

submitted 33 days ago • 2 comments

An incredible good news story! Karen Kyllesø is the youngest person to reach the South Pole. At Just 21, standing at 152 cm and weighing 48 kg she did in 63.5 days - half a day quicker than Amundsen. And she did it SOLO. What an inspiration! shackleton.com/en-mt/pages/...

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

The #IslandLegacies conference will feature around 60 talks and 20 posters over 3 days, and will include a key note from Prof. Cyprian Broodbank. There are only 70 places left and the early bird registration will run out March 4th! www.um.edu.mt/events/islan...

submitted 34 days ago • 2 comments

"That something experienced by half of humanity is not more studied is little short of scandalous." No surprises there. Women's health is disgustingly neglected, and as I learned when pregnant and giving birth, to our detriment. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

submitted 35 days ago • 4 comments

We're finalising our submitted abstracts and can say there's going to be an exciting array of fantastic interdisciplinary talks at the #IslandLegacies conference! Sign up while you can as places are limited!

submitted 36 days ago • 2 comments

STUDENTS AND ECRs! If you want to attend the #IslandLegacies conference, we have bursaries available! Please share this information widely! www.um.edu.mt/events/islan...

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

Stop Press! Just when you thought the #IslandLegacies conference couldn't get better, we are proud to announce funding from #XjenzaMalta! This will support a key ice breaker event with themed scientific spaces and will be a great networking opportunity! Register now: www.um.edu.mt/events/islan...

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

Back from a fantastic #SalonSophieCharlotte at the Brandernberg National Academy of Sciences, where a @maxplanck.de stage was incredibly well attended! I really enjoyed talking about our work in Africa and #Malta and what light this sheds of the expansion of the human niche!

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

We have a postdoc position in Human Population Genetics available at the Center for the Human Past. Closing date 31 Jan. Please circulate and apply! More info and application available here: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

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Job opportunity! www.um.edu.mt/hrmd/recruit...

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