Dr. Ventresca-Miller

All relevant data are within the manuscript and its Supporting Information files except for mass spectrometry proteomics data, which is publicly accessible on MassIVE (massive.ucsd.edu; MSV000092635).

Domesticated: How Cultivated Species Altered Ancient Silk Road Societies Abstract. Domesticated approaches the past through novel archaeological methods to rewrite the existing narrative of the rise of social complexity in the g

My new book DOMESTICATED was published today, and I am having all of the emotions. I am proud of this work - and also happy that it is finally out in the world as a fully open access publication.

#SilkRoads #Archaeology #Pastoralism #Eurasia #Asia #Farming #CentralAsia #UniversityofMichigan

Paleo-proteomic analysis of Iron Age dental calculus provides direct evidence of Scythian reliance on ruminant dairy The Scythians, often described as mounted horse-back warriors of the Iron Age steppe with lavish burial goods, have attracted increasing scientific interest over the past years. Recent genetic and mul...

Scythians not only rode horses, but also drank horse milk!

Republicans are fighting to ensure that Americans in Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, and a raft of other red states pay DOUBLE what they paid before for healthcare.

Call for a Special Meeting of the EAA Recent events during the Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists* have generated profound discontent and distrust toward the current Executive Board among members of the associati...

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Archaeologists Against Apartheid urgent call for action! We are not anonymous. We are members of both the EAA&global archaeological community and more committed than ever to holding our representative organisations to account and anti-democratic influences.

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BTC Call for Action - EAA

EAA reversed its decision to exclude Israeli institutions complicit in the genocide of Palestinians after intimidation campaigns.

Read & share the full statement: blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b...

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The Ancient Protein and Isotope Laboratory at the University of Michigan is hiring a manager to start this fall.

@umich.edu @umichresearch.bsky.social

#archaeology #chemistry #michigan #annarbor

Study confirms there's no innate difference in aptitude between boys and girls in math A new study of schoolchildren in France suggests that boys are not innately better at math. Some aspect of schooling appears to drive the "gender gap."

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Certainly encouraging public engagement in historical research, yet this @theguardian.com opinion piece, again, perpetuates an outdated notion:

🏺 #Archaeology is *not* about objects. Just digging up old stuff is of little help in understanding "the past" if contextual information is abandoned.

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Harvard sues Trump administration over foreign student ban, calling move unconstitutional and a threat to academic freedom.

“Harvard is not Harvard without its international students,” the university writes.

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Happy to announce that I am now tenured at U Michigan! Celebrated last night with my family and some champagne.

Looking forward to this new phase in my career as an Associate Prof of Anthropology and the Associate Curator of Archaeological Sciences 😊

@umich.edu

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Attila’s Huns were a motley crew of central European locals and East Asian immigrants A genetic analysis reveals some Huns descended from pillagers in East Asia

The Huns were not the Xiongnu, they were only distant descendants.

Amazing work by an interdisciplinary team - including Guido Gnecchi Ruscone and Bryan Miller. Great comments by Ursula Brosseder!

Great write up of the relevance of archaeology and science to address contemporary global health challenges (research by Jane Buikstra and @grschug.bsky.social) Ancient DNA could help to understand recent tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas news.asu.edu/20250210-hea...

Are you a student at the University of Michigan? Apply to participate in our archaeological field school in Kazakhstan!

@umichresearch.bsky.social

#CentralAsia #Archaeology #Excavation #Science #BronzeAge #Kazakh #Kazakhstan

I will fight against racism and misogyny. I refuse to let facism win. I do this in honor of my grandmothers who were forged by volcanoes and emerged resilient and brave.

#Anti-Facist #Anti-Racist #ProImmigrant #Empathy #Education

Because of my grandmothers that came before me, I am resilient and brave. I am volcanic. I will not break, instead, I will transform the earth and the lives around me. In my profession, I will use my skills as an educator to promote empathy and openness to other cultures and peoples globally.

They lived in Buffalo, New York. As an immigrant and the child of immigrants, they were often seen as the ‘other’. Their early lives coincided with a period when American political policy was focused on protecting the interests of native-born people over those of immigrants.

After the war she immigrated to the US. She did not speak English, she did not have a job. She took a boat alone across the ocean to marry a man that she did not know well. My nonna was brave.

Renata Polverino Campanile, my nonna, was born in Caserta not far from Mount Vesuvius. She was born under fascist rule and survived her apartment being bombed during WW II.

Angela Pirrone Ventresca, my grandmother, was the daughter of Francesco and Vincenza who were immigrants to the United States. Her family was from Sicily, in the vicinity of Mt. Etna. She was a migrant worker who picked fruits and vegetables in fields. My grandmother was resilient.

My grandmothers were forged by volcanoes. They lived tumultuous early lives, before they became the women that I knew and respected.

I just called bioarchaeology 'Barchaeology' by accident and that is how it will now be known

#archaeology #bioarchaeology #tired

A huge inflatable bear with Santa and a bag of toys on it’s back

Before we put this on our lawn, we need to test it inside 😳

It’s freezing today, so we skipped school to sit by the fire and work from home ❤️

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