Manuel Will
@MW_hominin
Researcher in Paleolithic/African Archaeology & Paleoanthropology! Lecturer at University of Tübingen. Assoc. Editor Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports.
Our introductory book on stone tool analysis is now out in English "Methods for the Analysis of Stone Artefacts - An Overview" link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9… You can get it as hard copy or PDF! Primary target audience are #Students and interested laypeople! #lithics #Archaeology
This is really sad news. Sapiens was a fantastic medium to share, promote and diversify anthropological research and insights and the platform where many people (like me) learnt and developed skills in science communication. Times are tough, but Sapiens’ niche is now left empty☹️
The Wenner-Gren Foundation has made the difficult decision to halt the creation of new content for SAPIENS Magazine at the end of 2025. Read President Danilyn Rutherford’s letter to our community. buff.ly/Gol3kMM
Day 2 of #SAfA2025 is starting at the University of Algarve in #Faro, PT The opening session was held this morning and registration desks remain open throughout the event Panels and discussions on #AfricanistArchaeology continue today. #ICArEHB #CrossroadsThroughTime #Archaeology
#SAfA2025 kicks off today in #Faro, #Portugal! Hosted by #ICArEHB, we’re ready to welcome the global #AfricanistArchaeology community for a week of connection and knowledge-sharing at the #CrossroadsThroughTime.
A huge congratulations to Manuel Will on the publication of his latest co-authored paper in Nature! The paper, titled “Major expansion in the human niche preceded out of Africa dispersal” can be accessed via the link below: nature.com/articles/s4158… @go2uj @UjHumanities
Taking the musical bow to the classroom with my students. #Musicarchaeology
A common scanning method used to create ‘virtual copies’ of precious fossils could be erasing some of the crucial information held within. @Mat_Duv64 @MonashUni theconversation.com/scientists-cou…
Fantastic research on the causes for obesity, give it a read!
What are the relative impact of diet vs physical activity on the global obesity crisis? New paper out @pnas uses the DLW Database with 4000+ participants across 34 populations to investigate Obesity & Energy Expenditure Across the Economic Spectrum. Open access link below!🧵1/
I’m shook. HUMAN is on the front page of the Guardian with a 5 star review that is just… well I cried. Also a lovely & funny review in the Daily Mail. I can’t believe I get to be the face of this ridiculously talented team & represent my field to you. theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2…
Researchers have been sneaking secret messages into their papers in an effort to trick AI tools into giving them a positive peer-review report Read the full story: go.nature.com/4eVTIwC
🎓 Careers in Archaeology and Heritage Spotlight Meet Precious Chiwara-Maenzanise, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow making waves in the field of archaeology and heritage! Let Precious' story inspire you to dig deeper share.google/QqBAbWEVKtLZMJ…
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🔴 BREAKING! New inscription on the @UNESCO #WorldHeritage List: The Prehistoric Sites of the Khorramabad Valley, Islamic Republic of #Iran 🇮🇷. ➡️ unes.co/47whc #47WHC
Folks have you seen the trailer for HUMAN?! Starting @BBC 2 Monday 14th 9pm (US PBS sep 17th). The most extraordinary story of all is ours.
Fieldwork at Varsche Rivier - for her PhD Marishka Govender is sampling archaeological sediments to explore how past climates shaped human behaviour. She is also collecting modern plants to build a phytolith reference collection for the Succulent Karoo-Fynbos region. #Phytoliths
Ancient humans in Africa changed their behaviour in a major way 70,000 years ago, which could explain how their descendants managed to people the rest of the world. newscientist.com/article/248735…
Ancient humans in Africa changed their behaviour in a major way 70,000 years ago, which could explain how their descendants managed to people the rest of the world newscientist.com/article/248735…
Small tools, big animals: 430,000-year-old butchery investigated in new study phys.org/news/2025-07-s… via @physorg_com
I am honored to join the Schöningen Project as a research fellow under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Nicholas Conard at the University of Tübingen– Institute for Early Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology. Cheers!
We're excited to announce, PRI Research Associate, G. Bader's latest article: "Decoding hunter-gatherer-knowledge and selective choice of lithic raw materials during the Middle and Later Stone Age in Eswatini". Bader et al. post: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @UjHumanities @go2uj