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Prof. Rhiannon Stevens

@nannonstevens

Professor of Archaeological Science at University College London. Palaeothaw.com & isowetlands.com Multi-isotope analysis of bones, teeth, shells. 14C dating, palaeoproteomics, ZooMS, palaeoclimate, palaeoecology, Palaeolithic & prehistoric archaeology,

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Standard in the uk universities, different in the US I think

04.02.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We don’t even get to see them until after the deadline

04.02.2026 10:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Research Fellow in Biomolecular Archaeology at UCL Searching for an academic job? Explore this Research Fellow in Biomolecular Archaeology opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.

Job alert! 3 year post doc in my research group at University College London working on Roman Leather via biomolecular archaeology. #ZooMS #stableisotopes

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQJ187/r...

04.02.2026 08:56 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Interested in applying for this funded PhD with me
at UCL Institute of Archaeology? Get in touch to discuss this project or to develop your own idea!

Human or Animal? Biomolecular Analysis of Upper Palaeolithic Bone Artefacts to Explore Raw Material Selection.
www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/hum...

03.12.2025 12:17 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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Short Course in Radiocarbon Dating and Bayesian Chronological Analysis Developed by the NERC Radiocarbon Facility, this course is aimed at researchers using radiocarbon and other techniques, including Quaternary geologists, palaeobiologists, archaeologists and marine geo...

What to know more about radiocarbon or chronological modelling? Our 2026 short course is now open for registration. 17th - 19th March in Oxford/online. @isotopesuk.bsky.social @philascough.bsky.social @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/shor...

30.10.2025 11:37 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘‹ Hello, Bluesky! We’re Radiocarbon, an international peer-reviewed journal (since 1959) dedicated to advancing radiocarbon research, from calibration and chronology to applications across archaeology, geology, environmental science, and more. We’re glad to be here. #Radiocarbon #Geochronology

03.10.2025 17:10 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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New paper by Tamsin O’Connell:

This is a MUST read for all archaeologists who include isotopes in their projects.

β€œThe signal and the noise: inherent challenges for isotopic studies in bioarchaeology”

doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

#stableisotopes

25.09.2025 07:30 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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New paper by Tamsin O’Connell:

This is a MUST read for all archaeologists who include isotopes in their projects.

β€œThe signal and the noise: inherent challenges for isotopic studies in bioarchaeology”

doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

#stableisotopes

25.09.2025 07:30 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

We are seeking a new Editor for the Archaeological Journal to succeed @nannonstevens.bsky.social.
#archaeology #editor #journal

@royalarchinst.bsky.social

Please share to your networks! ✍️

19.09.2025 11:25 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sulfur as a proxy for identifying coast-inland human mobility in Northern Iberia during Late Prehistory Population movements constitute a significant driver of cultural change in prehistoric societies. In recent years, sulfur isotopes have emerged as a valuable approach for distinguishing human/animal p...

Our new paper is out:

Sulfur as a proxy for identifying coast-inland human mobility in Northern Iberia during Late Prehistory
#stableisotopes

journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

29.08.2025 16:21 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Stalagmites in Mexican caves reveal duration and severity of drought during the Maya collapse A drought lasting 13 years and several others that each lasted over three years may have contributed to the collapse of the Classic Maya civilisation, chemical fingerprints from a stalagmite in a Mexi...

Sharing our new paper on the climate during the last years of the Classic Maya civilisation - for the first time we can tell the exact length of the severe droughts the Maya faced.

cam.ac.uk/stories/mexi...
science.org/doi/10.1126/...

@earthscicam.bsky.social

13.08.2025 19:35 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Now with correct link: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

06.08.2025 13:53 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Major excursions in sulfur isotopes linked to permafrost change in Eurasia during the last 50,000 years - Nature Geoscience Sulfur isotope excursions in skeletal collagen samples from Eurasia suggest rapidly changing biogeochemical processes across the region from about 30,000 to 15,000 years ago, potentially related to ch...

Sorry! doi.org/10.1038/s415...

06.08.2025 13:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our new Nature Geoscience paper funded by @Leverhulme.ac.uk is finally out!

β€œMajor excursions in sulfur isotopes linked to permafrost change in Eurasia during the last 50,000 years”

nature.com/articles/s4156…

#stableisotopes
Don’t forget to delve into the supplementary info!

06.08.2025 10:18 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Our new #openaccess paper is out:

Wetland sulfur isotope signals and dynamic isotope baselines: implications for archaeological research

#stableisotopes

doi.org/10.3389/fear...

22.07.2025 15:01 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Our new paper is out! #stableisotopes #cavebears new data from Serbia and a wide reviews of late Pleistocene cave bear isotope data!

17.07.2025 16:14 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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We’re continuing to explore the potential of #δ¹³C metabolic proxy. This time, we showed that δ¹³C values in vertebral carbonate can reflect metabolic rates. More possibilities in the future. Big credit to Eric @erichsieh15206.bsky.social!
aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

14.07.2025 13:12 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Characteristics of bioarchaeological and environmental proxy archives.

Characteristics of bioarchaeological and environmental proxy archives.

The palaeoenvironmental potential of bioarchaeological isotope data 🏺πŸ§ͺ
Margaux Depaermentier, Rhiannon Stevens @nannonstevens.bsky.social β€ͺ, et al
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40612709/

Potential avenues for the integration and interpretation of archaeological isotope data into environmental studies.

11.07.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our new paper is out:
The palaeoenvironmental potential of bioarchaeological isotope data

nature.com/articles/s4324…

#stableisotopes

10.07.2025 10:37 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our new paper is out β€œCold and arid climates experienced by Central European hunter-gatherers at StrΓ‘nskΓ‘ skΓ‘la IV during the Last Glacial Maximum”
#14Cdating #multi-isotopeanalysis #stableisotopes

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

01.07.2025 07:35 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Very excited to have you at the IoA!

30.06.2025 13:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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UCL – University College London UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

UCL Institute of Archaeology lab managers role, initially for 1 year. Deadline 1st July. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

18.06.2025 13:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Our special issue on Chronological Modelling is out now! This issue features 9 articles that provide a snapshot of current research on approaches to chronology in archaeology. buff.ly/ITt4x5n

04.06.2025 12:06 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Any early career researchers out there interested in reviewing a UK Bronze Age archaeology paper (not isotopes). As a journal editor I am always looking for new people to assist with reviews!

23.05.2025 08:24 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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🚨 I am hiring!

Join me at Masaryk University as a postdoc researcher in human #bioarchaeology & #isotope analysis. Work on past mobility, diet & funerary practices using cutting-edge lab facilities.

⏳ Apply by 1 June 2025
πŸ“Brno, CZ
πŸ”— euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/339250

18.05.2025 13:22 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Had an amazing time in India with @nannonstevens.bsky.social visiting colleagues at the Anthropological Survey of India to formalise our collaboration and begin our research @uclarchaeology.bsky.social

16.05.2025 08:57 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Isotopes in Palaeoenvironmental Research – A 20 year update This special issue of Quaternary Science Reviews comprises a series of review papers which discuss the application of stable isotopes to different typ…

This issue of Quaternary Science Reviews comprises reviews on stable isotopes in different types of records. This is an update of the 2004 issue on β€œIsotopes in Quaternary Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction (ISOPAL)”, volume 23, issue 7–8, pages 739–992. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

13.04.2025 17:37 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My thoughts on the Tinshemet discoveries in Israel (Nature Human Behaviour)

11.03.2025 10:30 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
IsoCamp – two-week short-course with hands-on training in the application of stable isotopes to the biological, geological, and anthropological sciences.

Only two days left to apply for IsoCamp 2025! Go to isocamp.org for more details and join us in New Mexico June 16th-27th!

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Here we can see Cretaceous chalk overlain by Paleogene deposits

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