Emily Coco

Excited to have contributed the spatial modeling for this study, out today in Nature! Via Monte Carlo tests & logistic regression, we show a water + stone dual-resource model better predicts Middle Paleolithic site locations than water alone, with implications for early human dispersal

We're looking for a postdoc to work with me and @mariesoressi.bsky.social at Leiden University to investigate how Pleistocene landscapes shaped hominin movement across Europe! 🌍 Remote work possible 💻 GIS, R, spatial modeling & archaeology Apply by 6 November: share.google/F3RzCygiry7e...

🚀 Historic achievement for ICArEHB! We’ve secured €31.5M to launch UAlgTec Heritage, a pioneering European centre for innovation in archaeological heritage. Proud of our team and excited for what comes next! #ICArEHB #UAlgTecHeritage #HeritageTech #UAlg #Portugal

Celebrating the women at ICArEHB, then and now. From childhood curiosity to careers uncovering the past, we’re proud of the women shaping archaeology at ICArEHB. Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science 💜 #WomenInScience #EveryVoiceInScience #11February

The handaxe enigma continues! Brand-new method shows: one can shape a handaxe without cultural models. Paper open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440326000154

🎓 FCT PhD Fellowships 2026 ICArEHB invites inquisitive and motivated candidates to pursue a PhD in Prehistoric Archaeology or Primatology through the national FCT Program. 📍See our poster & details: www.icarehb.com/fct-phd-fell... #PhD #Archaeology #FCT #ICArEHB

👾🏺 This week we are hosting a week-long #DigitalArchaeology #maintainathon, an opportunity to clean, document and revise older code together! If you’re a #ComputationalArchaeology *st take this time to update your README, add code comments, write a unit tests or consolidate your project roadmap […]

The first article from my PhD results is now published — and it’s Open Access! We show how handaxe grip and use evolved over time at La Noira (France). doi.org/10.1007/s419... #usewear #prehistory #handaxe #paleolithic #acheulean

📢 New publication: "Agent-based simulations reveal the possibility of multiple rapid northern routes for the second Neanderthal dispersal from Western to Eastern Eurasia" by Coco, E. & Iovita, R., in PLOS ONE 20(6), e0325693 (2025). 🔗 More info: doi.org/10.1371/jour...