https://bsky.app/profile/aalsgaard.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/aalsgaard.bsky.social/post/3lipala2gn22gGreat way to end the second week! First in-situ ostrich eggshell of the season at Klipdrift Cave ~14,000 years ago. 🏺 #archaeology21 Feb 2025 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:digleogmewxwrep6af27rwv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lipala2gn22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/aalsgaard.bsky.social/post/3li7inh4ocs23We ended the first week of excavations slowly uncovering Klipdrift Shelter (new sandbags at the ready!) Next week after another day or two we should be ready to begin excavations. I’ll be focusing on Klipdrift Cave where I’m hoping to find evidence of habitation during the Last Glacial Maximum. 🏺15 Feb 2025 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:digleogmewxwrep6af27rwv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3li7inh4ocs23https://bsky.app/profile/aalsgaard.bsky.social/post/3li33wjonnk2tWe had a windy Wednesday (the toilet tents almost made an escape) but Thursday we made it to Klipdrift Cave and Shelter! We spent the day cleaning baboon poop, finding the old sand bags covering the site and testing the new walkway. We just need to watch the tide… #archaeology 🏺13 Feb 2025 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:digleogmewxwrep6af27rwv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3li33wjonnk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/aalsgaard.bsky.social/post/3lhtkqy2er22vFirst day setting up camp! ⛺️ getting ready for archaeological 🏺excavations at Klipdrift Cave and Shelter in De Hoop nature reserve, South Africa.10 Feb 2025 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:digleogmewxwrep6af27rwv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhtkqy2er22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/aalsgaard.bsky.social/post/3lhdwpp2n6c23Just a reminder abstracts due this week for the 2025 EAA archaeology annual meetings! 🏺 Consider submitting to our session below if you focused on hunter gatherers in aquatic environments (coastal, lake, riverine or other wise!) [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Feb 2025 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:digleogmewxwrep6af27rwv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhdwpp2n6c23https://bsky.app/profile/aalsgaard.bsky.social/post/3lh6n5v46ks25Flying to Cape Town for the 2025 field archaeological season at Klipdrift complex starting next week. I’m excited to start prepping for the excavations! 🏺02 Feb 2025 08:44 +0000at://did:plc:digleogmewxwrep6af27rwv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh6n5v46ks25https://bsky.app/profile/aalsgaard.bsky.social/post/3lf5qp76f7k2xPlanning to attend EAA2025? Consider submitting to Session #14: Prehistoric Exploitation of Waterscapes and Aquatic Resources hosted by Mariana Nabais, Anna Rufà, García-Escárzaga, and myself. Abstract deadline Feb 6th. 🏺 www.e-a-a.org/EAA202507 Jan 2025 13:24 +0000at://did:plc:digleogmewxwrep6af27rwv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf5qp76f7k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/aalsgaard.bsky.social/post/3leaclvwmuc26Ooo! Just found “The Missing Thread” by Daisy Dunn at the bookstore— excited to add to my “to read list” for the new year! #archaeology🏺 #BookSky26 Dec 2024 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:digleogmewxwrep6af27rwv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3leaclvwmuc26https://bsky.app/profile/aalsgaard.bsky.social/post/3ldlqqthvec2aEnding out the year with submitting a proposal to fund an archaeological project on social complexity in coastal forager during the Later Stone Age in South Africa. Keeping my fingers crossed and holding thumbs. 🏺18 Dec 2024 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:digleogmewxwrep6af27rwv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldlqqthvec2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/aalsgaard.bsky.social/post/3lcrf34psak2pFinal Fun fish fact! 🏺 I will be excavating in 2025 at Klipdrift Cave (14,000-9,000 years ago) as part of SapienCE where fish bones have previously been recovered. This will add to our understanding of coastal foragers. What fish were they fishing? How intensely? Image: Henshilwood et al. 201408 Dec 2024 04:34 +0000at://did:plc:digleogmewxwrep6af27rwv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcrf34psak2phttps://bsky.app/profile/aalsgaard.bsky.social/post/3lchgbmbhck2dFun fish fact #4 🐟 #archaeology 🏺 What fishing technologies existed during the Middle Stone Age in South Africa? We don’t have any archaeological examples but based on the species it could be: -hand fishing -spear fishing -hook and line -nets Image: black musselcracker from TwoOceans Aquarium04 Dec 2024 05:29 +0000at://did:plc:digleogmewxwrep6af27rwv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lchgbmbhck2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/aalsgaard.bsky.social/post/3lcakuwdd6k2nFun fish fact #3 Many fish harvested during the Middle and Later Stone Ages in South Africa are local species like the white stumpnose (left image). However, the yellowtail amberjack (right), a popular sushi species today, is throughout the southern hemisphere. #archaeology Images: Brian Gratwicke01 Dec 2024 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:digleogmewxwrep6af27rwv7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcakuwdd6k2n