https://bsky.app/profile/profmercader.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/profmercader.bsky.social/post/3lsy5y4lmjk2w15 days to go! Proud to keep advancing research + training #OldupaiGorge 🙏 University of Dodoma + University of Calgary Team's fired up, Some already in-country, others landing soon: Abel Shikoni Maria Soto @aloycem.bsky.social Raquel Hernando AbdallahMohamed StephenMagohe Ayoola Oladele02 Jul 2025 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:6sprzuh7cqqptni2thm3cvpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsy5y4lmjk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/profmercader.bsky.social/post/3lralsybrmk2sStarch is biodegradable, so why do we assume it survives for millennia? Our new study shows rapid microbial decay, even in dry soils. Time for archaeology to rethink what “ancient” starch really means. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7338135989401341953/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S003807172500176210 Jun 2025 09:37 +0000at://did:plc:6sprzuh7cqqptni2thm3cvpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lralsybrmk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/profmercader.bsky.social/post/3lpm4mzpmis2fJoint research at Oldupai Gorge unites palaeoanthropology with Masai-led stewardship. A new MOU formalizes co-design in science, education, tourism and heritage. A model for collaborative futures. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7330472347197415424/20 May 2025 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:6sprzuh7cqqptni2thm3cvpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpm4mzpmis2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/profmercader.bsky.social/post/3lnk76eymkc26Excited to see the University of Dodoma leading research at Oldupai Gorge (Tanzania), collaborating globally to explore the origins of humanity #UNESCO #WorldHeritageSite Cheers to a new chapter of discovery 🎉 @udomofficial #HumanOrigins #Paleoanthropology24 Apr 2025 07:37 +0000at://did:plc:6sprzuh7cqqptni2thm3cvpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnk76eymkc26https://bsky.app/profile/profmercader.bsky.social/post/3llyf6o3nik2nBig thanks to University of Dodoma and University of Calgary for backing our project and permit to uncover early human life at the cradle of humankind in Eastern Africa #OldupaiGorge Stay tuned for discoveries ahead! #Paleoanthropology #HumanEvolution04 Apr 2025 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:6sprzuh7cqqptni2thm3cvpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3llyf6o3nik2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/profmercader.bsky.social/post/3llp2rg3kds2jAloyce Mwambwiga defended his doctoral thesis today! He is a scholar I respect for his consistency and integrity, even as we navigated the most extreme challenges There’s now a new phytolith lab in Tanzania, equipped. He will be directing it, for the science to be practiced locally Cheers!!31 Mar 2025 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:6sprzuh7cqqptni2thm3cvpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3llp2rg3kds2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/profmercader.bsky.social/post/3lfuujob4cs23Thank you Mr Zimmer for your write up! Cheers [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jan 2025 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:6sprzuh7cqqptni2thm3cvpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfuujob4cs23https://bsky.app/profile/profmercader.bsky.social/post/3lfunts5bfs2kGroundbreaking research on Homo erectus https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01919-1 #OldupaiGorge BED III: Using sedimentology, geochemistry, Ar/Ar dating, biome simulations, fire history, paleobotany, fauna, and lithics, we reveal how hominins navigated extreme environments in northern Tanzania 1 Ma16 Jan 2025 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:6sprzuh7cqqptni2thm3cvpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfunts5bfs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/profmercader.bsky.social/post/3lemlte4kfc2jConfirming previous age estimates at the Brunhes-Matuyama boundary, this fascinating study provides precise dating of Australasian tektites (glass formed by meteorite impacts) at 788,000 years ago, offering insights into the Acheulean in SE Asia https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S027737912400567531 Dec 2024 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:6sprzuh7cqqptni2thm3cvpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lemlte4kfc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/profmercader.bsky.social/post/3ldgibo3ufc2tA transformative initiative to foster capacity building in Paleosciences! Eastern African Network for PaleoBioGeoChem (PaleoBGC): 🔬 Nairobi: Raman (May 5-6) 📊 Addis Ababa: XRF (May 12-13) 🔍 Dodoma: Thin-sectioning (May 20-21)16 Dec 2024 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:6sprzuh7cqqptni2thm3cvpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldgibo3ufc2t