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Lithic Studies

@LithicStudies

Journal of Lithic Studies

 Edinburgh
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It is with a heavy heart that we write to let you know that Dr. Estela Mansur passed away recently. She had a big influence on many archaeologists and anthropologists - in Argentina and abroad.
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Who says Buchan flint is not knappable?! Lovely work from our in-house stone-whisperer Dr Will Mills #flintfriday #experimentalarchaeology #mesolithic #palaeolithic #iceage
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Image from PALaEoScot - Prehistory on the Edge (@PrehistoricEdge)
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JLS, vol. 8, no. 1 (2021) journals.ed.ac.uk/lithicstud…
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JLS, vol. 11, no. 1 (2024) journals.ed.ac.uk/lithicstud…
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De Weyer, L. et al. 2022. 'Temps, mémoire et altérité en technologie lithique: synthèse et perspectives de l’approche technogénétique française' journals.ed.ac.uk/lithicstud…
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ICArEHB@ICArEHB28 Feb 2025
📢 New publication: "Incised stone artefacts from the Levantine Middle Palaeolithic and human behavioural complexity" by Goder-Goldberger, M., Marreiros, J., Paixão, E., & Hovers, E., in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. 🔗 More info: doi.org/10.1007/s12520-024-0…
Incised stone artefacts from the Levantine Middle Palaeolithic and human behavioural complexity

Incised stone artefacts from the Levantine Middle Palaeolithic and human behavioural complexity

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences - In recent years, archaeological research has demonstrated the presence of abstract non-utilitarian behaviour amongst palaeolithic hominins, fuelling...

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Dig It!@DigItScotland28 Feb 2025
"Ach tha sinn air tòrr a bharrachd ionnsachadh mu ar cuid eachdraidh, cultair agus dualchais ionadail tron cho-dhùnadh againn a bhith a’ cladhach làrach fuadachaidh" ⛏️ Delve into the Lost Inverlael project in Gaelic or English: digitscotland.com/ag-lorg-co… #SeachdainNaGàidhlig2025
Hand holding a small yellow chipped piece of flint

ALT Hand holding a small yellow chipped piece of flint

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NEW North Africa is a key location in human evolution. A new project explores the transition from Acheulean to Middle Stone Age at Sidi Zin, Tunisia, shedding light on the poorly-understood disappearance of Homo erectus and emergence of Homo sapiens. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2025.24
Material from Sidi Zin, including lithics such as handaxes, bovine remains, and a fragment of ostrich egg shell.

ALT Material from Sidi Zin, including lithics such as handaxes, bovine remains, and a fragment of ostrich egg shell.

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@ucdarchaeology Masters students visiting the Burren, aka an Bhoirinn, the stoney place, a fantastic karst landscape in Co. Clare with Dr Claire Cave. Exploring the natural and cultural heritage with Elizabeth from @NPWSIreland who shared her wealth of knowledge. A great day out.
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Image from UCD Archaeology, Dublin (@ucdarchaeology)
Image from UCD Archaeology, Dublin (@ucdarchaeology)
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Flint blade cores at different stages of production, from two prehistoric sites in the Tajuña River Valley, central Iberia. They were uncovered from quarries, suggesting people were extracting and working the flint in the same locations #FlintFriday 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2025.22
Above: 3 core preforms. Below: 5 cores in production.

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Digs in Scotland, 2025. digitscotland.com/archaeolog…
Archaeological Digs in Scotland

Archaeological Digs in Scotland

Want to volunteer or visit an excavation ? We’re rounding up the best free (or low-cost) opportunities from across the country – no archaeology experience required!

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Guillermo@guillwillbill23 Dec 2024
#EAA Belgrade call for papers is open. We welcome contributions to Session 40: Lithic analysis, data sharing, and AI approaches: where we are and where we want to go. #lithics @LithicStudies @LithicSociety @ICArEHB @iphes
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Announcing new Managing Board for 2025-2027 for our free #openscience initiative! More than 180 recommenders are committed to welcoming your best preprints for transparent evaluation and recommendation for years to come. Open Access does not mean thousands of $/€! #archaeology
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Functional tool or Ceremonial? An hour to flake, but 50 to grind smooth. Polished Neolithic axes have stunning aesthetics, some of the rocks used to make them came from mountain tops or deep underground. And yet they make excellent tools for felling trees. 📷 @emmalouwynjones
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ScARF@ScARFHub18 Dec 2024
Are you interested in Scotland's rock art? Please take part in our rock art survey to help us identify key sites and research gaps: bit.ly/3OZ9o67 Your views will feed into a series of @RoyalSocEd funded rock art workshops in 2025 and guide future research in Scotland.
Nether Largie standing stones, Kilmartin Glen © ScARF

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The next @ICArEHB Experimental Archaeology Seminar is on Tuesday the 7th of January at 2pm (GMT). Join us for a talk by Dr Justin Coppe. Register here to join and get reminders about new talks: icarehb.com/lexa/. #experimentalarchaeology #lithics #Archaeology
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Zagros Mousterian, newly found cave site Kona Khers, West Central Zagos
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sche-archeo@sharmaheritage9 Dec 2024
Announcing: New memorial lecture & award series. Beginning with the Prof. S.N. Rajaguru Memorial Geoarchaeology lecture: to be delivered by Prof. Sheila Mishra. & An award for a young geoarchaeologist! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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These beautiful illustrations depict Levallois lithics from the Huqf region of Oman. This is the first evidence for Middle Palaeolithic activity in the region, proving early hominins also occupied south-eastern Arabia. #FlintFriday 🆓 buff.ly/4eGc6rl
Illustrations of eight stone cores and a possible biface, depicted from four or five angles.

ALT Illustrations of eight stone cores and a possible biface, depicted from four or five angles.

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