PAASTA Community

🦷🧬 Join us for the next PAASTA Talk Series! 🧬🦷 🗓️ 4 November 2026 | 15:00 CET 🎙️ Alexandra Burnett & Tristan Dedrie, Ghent University “ClassiCOL2: User Guide and (Potential) Use-Cases” 👉 Online via Zoom - DM us for the link!

More on the Denisovans, in @nature.com: The proteome of Middle Pleistocene Xujiayao and common Denisovan morphology 🧪💀 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Our new paper is out. Ancient #proteomics of ochre-containing sediment from South Africa (64 ka) identified traces of collagen proteins from eland (Taurotragus oryx). This finding provides new evidence for the complex technical and symbolic behaviors of early Homo sapiens. doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

Happy to share our new paper! We reanalysed published ancient dental calculus proteomes and identified dental enamel proteins, broadening the scope beyond diet and oral microbiome and highlighting the potential of reusing datasets to explore new hypotheses. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Our paper is now out in Bioinformatics! 🎉 DNAharvester is a Nextflow pipeline for highly degraded ancient DNA, with metagenomic filtering, competitive mapping, auto read-length cutoffs, reference bias checks, and much more. 📄 doi.org/10.1093/bioi... 💻 github.com/NBISweden/DNAharvester

PhD in Palaeoproteomics | University of Paris-Saclay | France Palaeoproteomics | Bioarchaeology | Paleopathology | Evolutionary Medicine Research ancient proteins, health and past populations. higherjobz.com/university-p... #Acadhiring #Academicjobs #PhD #Bioarchaeology #France

New article using biomolecular archaeology to study the famous site of Sialk ! journals.openedition.org/paleorient/6...

HEAS Seminar - Palesa Madupe | Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Understanding South African Plio-Pliestocene hominin variation through Palaeoproteomics youtu.be/UH-0NVUYocc?...

The ARRIVAL project has started! With human presence stretching back over half a million years, #KentsCavern is one of the most important #prehistoric sites in the UK Over the next 5 years, we will search for new evidence about some of the earliest #HomoSapiens to live in Europe

How to recover ancient DNA while preserving valuable specimens, an interview with Elena Essel of @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social: 🏺🧪

Finally, the group with an absolutely incredible logo (according to this social media manager at least), @laard.bsky.social! Find more about them here: laardcommunity.github.io

Next, our most recently formed affiliate group, PITAAA! If you are interested in isotopes, find out more about them here: pitaaa-community.github.io/about/

The group that started it all, @spaam-community.bsky.social, was up next. You can read more about them here: www.spaam-community.org

The human-focused group @haam-community.bsky.social was up next with their updates, and you can find information about them here: haam-community.github.io

First up was our most punny affiliate group, @aarc-community.bsky.social. You can find more information about them here: animal-adna.org/about/

Thank you for the shout-out 🤩 We are very proud to be an affiliate group of @isbarchaeology.bsky.social & an initiative of @eupaproteomics.bsky.social! PAASTA has grown a lot since its founding & we are excited to continue our work to foster international collaboration, open access & support ECRs 🔬

Planning to apply for an ERC Consolidator Grant? Don't miss the special webinar on 30th October at 10:00 CET. Registration 🔗 bit.ly/47wDTtc. It's organised by the ERC's network of National Contact Points (NCPs). More about #mERCury 👉 mercuryncp.eu/ #ERCCoG #research #grant #funding #AcademicSky

💥postdoctoral research fellow. If your interested in leather proteomics, stable isotopes, come and join an AHRC funded project, deadline 25th October. @isbarchaeology.bsky.social work4.northumbria.ac.uk#en/sites/CX_...

There is an open postdoc position in @indianadiez.bsky.social's group working on woolly mammoth genomics 🧑‍🔬🧪♥️🦣 Position details www.su.se/english/divi... Join us! #adna #ancientdna #genomics

I have a new paper out this week that where we explore direct digestion of model bone points for taxonomic identification. #palaeoproteomics authors.elsevier.com/a/1nw%7Ez,rV...

✨ MEET & GREET: PAASTA STEERING COMMITTEE ✨ Meet Rachel, Vice Chair, PAASTA Community! @rachelmwinter.bsky.social Rachel’s research explores marine historical ecology, fish bone & biomarkers, and advancing minimally invasive sampling methods. 🦴🦈🔬 Stay tuned to meet the rest of the committee! ✨

The recording is now available on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/Zzp2I6GglWI?...

🤩 Congratulations to our former Chair @zandraselina.bsky.social for being elected to the @isbarchaeology.bsky.social Board of Trustees 🤩

Join us for this fascinating talk this afternoon 🧬🦷 DM us for the link.

🚨REMINDER🚨 The next PAASTA talk is just a week away! To get the link, send us a message or sign up to our mailing list: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We are looking forward to welcoming #PalesaMadupe for a #HEASSeminar in #HumanEvolutionandthePalaeolithic taking place online and in-person on Monday the 5th October in the #UBB @univie.ac.at at 10:30 CEST. More information and registration on our website 🔗👇

🚨REMINDER🚨 The next PAASTA talk is just a week away! To get the link, send us a message or sign up to our mailing list: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Deadline reminder! Don’t miss your chance to submit your abstract for the PAASTA Annual Symposium. Submissions close 27 September 2026!

📢 8th HAAM-Radio Webinar and Workshop! 🗣️⚒️ 🧬 Genes, Ancestry, Immunity: Insights from local ancestry inference leveraging aDNA and biobank sources - Dr. Daniel Lawson 📅 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 Register here: shorturl.at/Jkcxt #Paleogenomics #Bioinformatics #AncientDNA #PopulationGenetics

🦷🧬 Join us for the next PAASTA Talk Series! 🧬🦷 🗓️ 7 October 2026 | 14:00 CET 🎙️Fan Bai & Zhongyou Wu, IVPP, Chinese Academy of Sciences “Rapid and robust sex determination from ancient enamel proteomes using protSexInferer” 👉Online via Zoom- DM for the link!

🚨DEADLINE EXTENDED!🚨 We are excited to announce that this year’s PAASTA symposium “Proteins beyond the Present” will be held on 1 December at the EuPA congress in Würzburg, Germany & virtually (hybrid event). 🗓️ Submission deadline: 27/09/26 🔗 Submission form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We have four invited speakers joining us at IZAZ next week, to share their thoughts on the theme of our workshop, Integrating ZooMS and Zooarchaeology! They are Tiina Manne, Sharada Visweswara Channarayapatna, Anneke Janzen, and Britt Starkovich! 🦴🦬👩🏼‍🔬 Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

An abandoned quarry in southwestern China has given scientists an unprecedented glimpse into the lives and abilities of the mysterious ancient humans called Denisovans go.nature.com/46NsuVp

@paastacommunity.bsky.social is developing #metadata standards for #palaeoproteomicis based upon ##USHUPO #Proteomics @us-hupo.org #mzPeak Join the debate on #PAASTA #element github.com/Palaeoprot/Z...

Submission for the annual ✨PAASTA symposium✨ is still open!

The ZOOARCH listserv was created by Umberto Albarella and Jacqui Mulville, and is a JISCmail list that promotes the flow of ideas, skills, information, and offers support to fellow zooarchaeologists. To join, you can find more information by following the link; www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/weba...

✨ MEET & GREET: PAASTA STEERING COMMITTEE ✨ Meet Jan Dekker, Chair, PAASTA Community! @jaadekker.bsky.social Jan’s research explores bird remains, focusing on bone & eggshell biomarkers and improving bird species identification in archaeology. 🐦🥚🔬 Stay tuned to meet the rest of the committee! ✨

REMINDER: Next 🍝PAASTA🍝 talk this Wednesday! Message us for the link 🔗

The application for the interdisciplinary course “Reducing the Gap Between Linguistics and Genetics” is open until 7 September. Please spread the word and notify any MA/PhD students you think might benefit! Link: sites.utu.fi/humandiversi... @haam-community.bsky.social @cschlebu.bsky.social

REMINDER: Next 🍝PAASTA🍝 talk this Wednesday! Message us for the link 🔗

Join us for the next PAASTA Talk Series! 🗓️ 2 September 2026 | 15:00 CET 🎙️Luise Ørsted Brandt, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen “ZooMS-identifying skins associated with the mummified individuals from Uunartoq, Greenland with local high school students” 👉Online via Zoom- DM for the link!

🚨CALL FOR ABSTRACTS🚨 We are excited to announce that this year’s PAASTA symposium “Proteins beyond the Present” will be held on 1 December at the EuPA congress in Würzburg, Germany & virtually (hybrid event). 🗓️ Submission deadline: 20/09/26 🔗 Submission form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

‼️ Here's another great Early Career opportunity within our cluster: ‼️ Come work with us as an Independent Junior Research Group Lead in the field of Archeo- and Paleoproteomics! #paleosky 🏺 uni-tuebingen.de/en/research/...

Want to stay up to date with what’s happening in the PAASTA community? We share monthly talks, job & fellowship opportunities, events, conferences, & new articles Follow us and join the conversation! 🤝 Web: paasta-community.github.io Element: #paasta:archaeo.social Instagram: @paasta.community

If anyone is interested in accessing the Bristol NEIF facility to conduct compound-specific analyses, the deadline for the next application round is the 7th Oct 2026. Please get in touch to discuss projects prior to submission. Submissions via the application portal: www.isotopesuk.org/apply.html

Join us for the next PAASTA Talk Series! 🗓️ 2 September 2026 | 15:00 CET 🎙️Luise Ørsted Brandt, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen “ZooMS-identifying skins associated with the mummified individuals from Uunartoq, Greenland with local high school students” 👉Online via Zoom- DM for the link!

Applications for the Postdoctoral Fellowships are still open. The scheme gives researchers in the humanities and social sciences the opportunity to strengthen their experience of research and teaching in an academic environment. Find out more: https://bit.ly/4xWduAS