Prof. Julio Mercader Florín
@ProfMercader
Professor of Archaeology, Experienced Researcher in African Matters and Human Origins, Author, Grant Writer, Advisor, Career Development
New paper reveals Homo erectus thrived in steppe-deserts 1 million years ago—reshaping views on early adaptability, generalist strategies, and dispersal to arid zones amid mid-Pleistocene climate change #OldupaiGorge 🇹🇿 @NaturePortfolio @CommsEarth nature.com/articles/s4324…
Prototyping smart glasses for palaeosciences in the East African Rift! 🦴🕶️ Shortly, we will be piloting hands-free surveys with a RealWear 520 #OldupaiGorge, using stabilized videos and real-time uploads linkedin.com/feed/update/ur… Can we annotate palaeo finds on the move?
15 days to go! Proud to keep advancing research + training #OldupaiGorge 🙏 @udomtheofficial + @UCalgary Team's fired up, Some already in-country, others landing soon: @shikoni_abel @MariaSotoQ @AloyceMg @Hernando90R AbdallahMohamed @StephenMagohe Ayoola Oladele
Ancient starch research rests on a paradox: A molecule known to degrade rapidly is assumed to survive for tens of thousands of years. Our data show active microbial metabolism in buried contexts. Time to dismantle the myth... linkedin.com/feed/update/ur… sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Dear Steve, What a superb job you did!! Congratulations! An honor to work with you
PhD Candidacy exam passed today! I am officially a candidate! Lots of appreciations to my committee @the_subtender @ProfMercader @RiversToRocks and @Jen Galloway. Thanks to the @TheLeakeyFndtn @CanadianAcp @UdsmOfficial and @UCalgary for supporting my research!
Collaborative Research and Shared Stewardship at Oldupai Gorge A long-term partnership between researchers and the Maasai Advisory Council in the Oldupai Gorge region of Tanzania offers a model for collaboration in palaeoanthropological research linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…
History made! Dr. Fredrick Manthi has officially been inducted into the US National Academy of Sciences at NAS headquarters in Washington, DC. This is one of the highest honors in the world of science, recognizing his groundbreaking contributions to human origins research. Kenya…
Excited to see the University of Dodoma leading research at Oldupai Gorge 🇹🇿 collaborating globally to explore the origins of humanity #UNESCO #WorldHeritageSite Cheers to a new chapter of discovery 🎉 @udomofficial #HumanOrigins #Paleoanthropology
Big thanks to @udomtheofficial & @UCalgary 🇹🇿🇨🇦 for backing our project and permit to uncover early human life at the cradle of humankind 🙏 #OldupaiGorge Stay tuned for discoveries ahead! #Paleoanthropology #HumanEvolution
Thrilled to share that I have defended my PhD. I am thankful to my Supervisor @ProfMercader, Examination Committee, SSHRC, @UCalgary @TheLeakeyFndtn @MuseumTanzania colleagues, friends, and family for their support during this journey. I am looking forward to the future.
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After years of sleepless nights, restless days, several cup of espresso and perseverance, I have succussfuly passed my PhD viva. I’m offically a PhD graduate! Heartfelt thanks to my supervisors, and everyone who has supported me along the way.
Dear Raquel, This is fantastic news! I am so glad you got funded by @TheLeakeyFndtn to work in the Afar...
This is BIG NEWS from me, I’m so excited!🥳🥳 So grateful to the @TheLeakeyFndtn for making this possible. And a HUGE thank you to @LHlusko for all your advice and support!😊 leakeyfoundation.org/fall-2024-rese…
Raquel Hernando (@Hernando90R) will collaborate with @GildasMerceron to investigate the later Pleistocene dietary behavior of a cercopithecids fossil assemblages from Middle Awash, Afar Rift, Ethiopia. @palevoprim @UnivPoitiers @DR08_CNRS
Do waiting times between occupations truly capture adaptive strategies, or are they artifacts of methodological and taphonomic biases? A macroarchaeological view of mobility by Brantingham et al JAS_R sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Institute of Human Origins Research Scientist and @ASUBeingHuman Professor, Gary Schwartz runs an Advanced Visualization Lab with state-of-the-art scanning technology including a micro-computed tomography scanner (micro-CT). 💀 @ASUTheCollege
After 3.5 years of fieldwork, lab analysis, and writing, it all comes together in 582 pages of the most up to date archaeological, linguistic, genetic, oral historical, and palaeoenv. data on the Bantu Expansion. I am so happy to have just submitted this book for publication!
A 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) @UCalgary @USaskSSSC @umanitoba @UAM_Madrid
Oldest modern human #genomes sequenced. These seven early #Europeans belonged to a small, isolated group that left no present-day descendants. Study @Nature led by @arevsumer, Kay Prüfer, Johannes Krause @MPI_EVA_Leipzig. tinyurl.com/mryrjyrn & nature.com/articles/s4158…
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Excited to share our latest paper, new in @ScienceMagazine : science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… #ScienceResearch