Tomos Proffitt

Join us for the next FREE @icarehb.bsky.social Experimental Archaeology Seminar with Dr Paloma de la Peña. Talk Title: Some Thoughts About Bipolar Knapping and Experimentation Date: Monday, October 12th, 2026 Time: 14:00 (UTC+1, Lisbon time) Free online seminar. Register: www.icarehb.com/lexa/

Join us on Nov 4 (14:00 GMT) for the next @icarehb.bsky.social LEXA Seminar! Prof Matthew Bennett explores early human transport tech from White Sands. Were travois-like devices used 22,000 years ago? Free & online: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Don’t miss the next @ICArEHB Experimental Archaeology Seminar. Dr William Chase Murphree will talk about his geoarchaeological experiments that shed light on fire use during glacial periods in the Upper Palaeolithic. Join us at 14:00 on 7th of October. zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Don’t miss our next ICArEHB Experimental Archaeology Seminar. We will welcome Dr William Chase Murphree to talk about new geoarchaeological experiments investigating Upper Palaeolithic fire use. 14:00 (GMT) on the 7th of October. Free for all, join here icarehb.com/lexa/

Don’t forget our next @ICAREHB LEXA online seminar! Join us on Tuesday, Sep 2nd 14:00 for a fascinating talk by Dr Andrea Zupancich on prehistoric plant use. 🌿 Don't miss it! ➡️ Register here: zoom.us/meeting/regi... #ExperimentalArchaeology #Archaeology #Prehistory

🪨🌿What can a stone tool tell us about human–plant relationships in prehistory? Join Dr Andrea Zupancich at the next free @ICArEHB LEXA Seminar to explore groundstone artifacts, food practices & cultural traditions. 2nd of September at 2pm 🔗 Register: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Don't forget to re-register for Augusts ICArEHB LEXA Seminar! This month Dr. Alastair Key from the University of Cambridge will discuss experiments in Lower Palaeolithic technology. Date: August 5 Time: 14:00 GMT Free event – registration required! Register here: www.icarehb.com/lexa/

Join us on August 5th at 14:00 for another @icarehb.bsky.social LEXA seminar! This month, we're welcoming Dr. Alastair Key from the University of Cambridge to discuss experiments in Lower Palaeolithic technology. Register here: [https://www.icarehb.com/lexa/](www.icarehb.com/lexa/)

Very happy to announce that a new postdoctoral position on the New ERC funded Western Rift Archaeology and Palaeoenvironment Project is open - if you're a geologist or geochronologist come and join us at @icarehb.bsky.social euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/358068 Feel free to share it around.

Join us July 1st, 14:00 GMT for a FREE online seminar: "Bridging experimental archaeology & cognitive neuroscience to explore pottery-making skills." @icarehb.bsky.social Register: www.icarehb.com/lexa/ #Archaeology #Neuroscience #Pottery

Calling all palaeolithic archaeologists. Come and work with me on a really exciting new survey and excavation project in Uganda: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/348570

Archaeology meets Neuroscience! Join our FREE online @icarehb.bsky.social LEXA Seminar on Tue, July 1st at 14:00 GMT:. Discover ceramics, human behaviour & brain plasticity. www.icarehb.com/lexa/ #ExperimentalArchaeology #CognitiveNeuroscience #Pottery #Archaeology

Don't forget to join us for the next @icarehb.bsky.social Experimental Archaeology Seminar on June 3rd by Dr Eduardo Paixão. Join online for free, register here: www.icarehb.com/lexa/

Join us on the 3rd of June for another @icarehb.bsky.social Experimental Archaeology seminar by Dr Eduardo Paixão to learn about the use of controlled robots to understand Acheulean percussive technology. Online and Free to everyone at 2pm, register here: www.icarehb.com/lexa/

Don't forget tomorrow's @icarehb.bsky.social Experimental Archaeology seminar at 2pm (GMT). Dr Carolina Mallol will be discussing Neanderthal Fire Technology. Register for free here www.icarehb.com/lexa/ and join us online.

Our next LEXA seminar will be a hot one🔥! With the wonderful @caromallol.bsky.social. Join us at 2pm (Lisbon time!) on Tuesday the 6th of May. Register here: www.icarehb.com/lexa/

Join us for the next @icarehb.bsky.social Experimental Archaeology Seminar to learn about Neanderthal fire technology by Dr Carolina Mallol. Its online and free to all at 2pm on Tuesday the 6th of May. Register here: www.icarehb.com/lexa/

Join us for the next @icarehb.bsky.social Experimental Archaeology Seminar to learn about Neanderthal fire technology by Dr Carolina Mallol. Its online and free to all at 2pm on Tuesday the 6th of May. Register here: www.icarehb.com/lexa/

Join us TOMORROW for an @icarehb.bsky.social Experimental Archaeology public seminar by Dr Ceren Kabukcu from Liverpool University. Register and join for free here: icarehb.com/lexa/ #Archaeology #experimentalarchaeology #Prehistory

Hello everyone. Join us for the next @icarehb.bsky.social Experimental Archaeology public seminar by Dr Ceren Kapukcu from @liverpooluni.bsky.social . Register and join for free here: www.icarehb.com/lexa/

I'm very happy to share our most recent @icarehb.bsky.social Experimental Archaeology Seminar video. On the role of birds in archaeological contexts by Dr Anna Rufà www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXbP...

I was lucky enough to have been shown this material a few months ago. They are incredible and such an important new dataset for understanding early Acheuelan technological behaviours.

Join us today at 2pm for this months @icarehb.bsky.social LEXA seminar.

REMINDER: Join us next Tuesday (4th of March) for another @icarehb.bsky.social Experimental Archaeology online seminar. Dr Anna Rufà will be talking about bird exploitation. Register for free here: icarehb.com/lexa

Join us again on the 4th of March for another @icarehb.bsky.social Experimental Archaeology online seminar. Dr Anna Rufà will be talking about bird exploitation. Register for free here: www.icarehb.com/lexa

Join us again on the 4th of March for another @icarehb.bsky.social Experimental Archaeology online seminar. Dr Anna Rufà will be talking about bird exploitation. Register for free here: www.icarehb.com/lexa

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Join us in a week for another free @icarehb.bsky.social Experimental Archaeology Seminar. Register for free here: www.icarehb.com/lexa/ #Archaeology #Prehistory #experimentalarchaeology

Only two weeks until the next @icarehb.bsky.social experimental archaeology seminar by Finn Stileman from @cambridgeuni.bsky.social on the 4th of Feb at 2pm. Register free here: videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

JHE Update: First, we are profoundly grateful for the outpouring of support from the human evolution community for the collective decision to resign. While Andrea and I intended to continue handling our existing manuscripts for 3 months following resignation and were continuing to do so ... (1/3)

You can now watch this seminar online for free: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfJF... #ExperimentalArchaeology #Archaeology #Prehistory

Join us for a new LEXA Seminar @icarehb.bsky.social in Feburary. When Less is More? Exploring Thresholds in Acheulean Handaxe Manufacture by Finn Stileman What can handaxes reveal about skill acquisition and hominin decision-making? icarehb.com/lexa/ #ExperimentalArchaeology

Join us for a session on the Origins and Evolution of Early Technology at SAfA 2025, 21-26 of July. Abstract call is open until the 31st of January.

Start the new year with a new @icarehb.bsky.social Experimental Archaeology Seminar next Tuesday at 2pm (GMT). Dr Justin Coppe will talk about how to identify palaeolithic weaponry with an experimental approach. It's online and free Register to join and get reminders: www.icarehb.com/lexa/

Elsevier's 2023 profit margins ~38% (> than Apple & Big Oil) WE provide the raw material (research & data) WE process it (analysis & writing) WE provide quality control (peer review) WE manage/oversee the process (editorial work) ALL FOR FREE Then the #AcademicPublishing industry SELL IT BACK TO US🧵

Resignation of the Journal of Human Evolution Editorial Board: We are saddened to announce the resignations of The Joint Editors-in-Chief, all Emeritus Editors retired or active in the field, and all but one Associate Editor. Press release below.

Resignation of the Journal of Human Evolution Editorial Board: We are saddened to announce the resignations of The Joint Editors-in-Chief, all Emeritus Editors retired or active in the field, and all but one Associate Editor. Press release below.

The next @icarehb.bsky.social 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/.

A reminder: The next @icarehb.bsky.social LEXA experimental archaeology seminar is tomorrow at 2pm (GMT). Its online and free for everyone.

Don’t miss out on this month’s #experimentalarchaeology seminar @icarehb.bsky.social Dr. Susan Mentzer and Prof. Christopher Miller will share their insights into experimental geoarchaeology. Free and online for all. Sign up now: www.icarehb.com/lexa/

Amanzi Springs can be a cruel and unpredictable site. In the right hand corner is the edge of Deacon’s 1960s trench where he seemingly found no archaeology. In the top right is our current excavation, with artefacts 30cm below the surface. Just under our feet the whole time.

For #flintfriday I'm posting a non flint image. This is an illustration I did a few years ago inspired by the British lower palaeolithic (~500ka) site of Boxgrove, where there's evidence of horse hunting.

The next @icarehb.bsky.social LEXA Seminar is on Tuesday the 3rd of Dec at 2pm. Join us to learn about experimental approaches to geoarchaeology by Dr Susan Mentzer and Prof Christopher Miller. It's online and free to join Register here www.icarehb.com/lexa/.

Just in time for #FlintFriday, the first ICArEHB LEXA Experimental Archaeology seminar is now free to view on Youtube: youtube.com/watch?v=Bij2... #experimentalarchaeology #prehistory

For #FlintFriday an Acheulean handaxe from Slindon Bottom Sussex. Part of the Boxgrove palaeolandscape. Maybe more than 420,000 years old. On the limit of how heavy a tool my hand could handle, this was confidently made to undertake cutting and processing tasks, but did it play social roles too?