MSCA TaphArt Project

Middle Stone Age archaeology and rock art taphonomy | Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral project led by @NeemiasSdR at @PACEA_Bordeaux

[Neemias Santos da Rosa @NeemiasSdR]

🚨New article published in Archaeology, Ethnology & Anthropology of Eurasia!
"From Questions to Inferences: Methodological Principles for the Use of Experimental Archaeology in Rock Art Research"
If you’re interested in this topic, DM me your email and I’ll share a personal copy

[MSCA TaphArt Project @MSCATaphArt]

On the way to Australia 🇦🇺 to take part in the 10th World Archaeological Congress!
Looking forward to sharing our research, exchanging ideas, and learning from colleagues around the world.
👉 Check out the details of the session we’re organising: https://t.co/uDYo44lsfb

[Neemias Santos da Rosa @NeemiasSdR]

Call for Papers WAC-10 (2025) - THE MATERIALITY OF ART: CONCEPTUAL, EXPERIMENTAL AND ARCHAEOMETRIC APPROACHES

[Neemias Santos da Rosa @NeemiasSdR]

Call for Papers EAA 2025: INNOVATIVE WAYS OF APPROACHING PREHISTORIC ROCK DEPICTIONS (Session #95) 🔽

[PreGraphity @PreGraphity]

Dear colleagues! We present you our new project PALEOPRO that we are developing from @PreGraphity, in collaboration with @MSCATaphArt and the analytical chemistry department of the @upvehu, and directed by @GarateDiego and @@NeemiasSdR

[Neemias Santos da Rosa @NeemiasSdR]

Honoured to have given an invited lecture about the taphonomy of rock art paintings at the @ASP2024 Many thanks to Olivia Rivero, Miguel García-Bustos, and the @LabTecUsal team for the invitation and all their hard work in organizing such an excellent event!

[MSCA TaphArt Project @MSCATaphArt]

We are ready to embark on a new and exciting phase of experiments! This time, in collaboration with our partners at the German Aerospace Center @DLR_de Check out the amazing research they conduct in the fields of aeronautics, space, energy, and security🔽
https://t.co/UjFVzNoLtJ

[Neemias Santos da Rosa @NeemiasSdR]

It was such a privilege to join colleagues I deeply admire to discuss our perspectives on symbolism and prehistoric art. Many thanks to Beth Velliky @itsevolutionbby and Larissa Mendoza Straffon for the kind invitation!

[MSCA TaphArt Project @MSCATaphArt]

@MMedinaAlcaide @ALIGHT_MSCAPF @PACEA_Bordeaux It was a fantastic session! Thank you for organizing it!

[Neemias Santos da Rosa @NeemiasSdR]

🚨NEW PAPER ALERT🚨
Interested in #ExperimentalArchaeology and #RockArt technology? Check out our new article published today in Archaeological and Antropological Sciences! 😉

https://t.co/EkGrtO6s4K

[MSCA TaphArt Project @MSCATaphArt]

We have just presented an overview of the @MSCA TaphArt Project and our study on the impact of wind erosion and marine aerosol degradation on rock art paintings at the #EAA2024
Session #571 "Debating best practices and new approaches for a sustainable study of rock art."

[MSCA TaphArt Project @MSCATaphArt]

NEW VIDEO on our YouTube channel!
Professor Danae Fiore discusses the epistemology of rock art absence and the contribution of the @MSCActions TaphArt project.
#rockart #taphonomy #epistemology

https://t.co/tssRWU1Txf

[MSCA TaphArt Project @MSCATaphArt]

What a great day using 3D digital microscopy to record the topographical features of our experimental samples! A special thank you to Dr Amaia Arranz-Otaegui @ArranzOtaeguiA for her invaluable help. It is truly an honour to have her as a partner in our project.

[MSCA TaphArt Project @MSCATaphArt]

It's time to characterize the samples through hyperspectral imaging! This technique will help us obtain complementary information about the decay of pigments and binders in the eight pictorial recipes we will expose to wind erosion and marine aerosol degradation #ochre #rockart

[MSCA TaphArt Project @MSCATaphArt]

Another excellent week of work and learning at the University of the Basque Country @upvehu 😃 Over the past few days, we have been using Raman spectroscopy to complement the characterization of our paint samples.

[MSCA TaphArt Project @MSCATaphArt]

@MMedinaAlcaide 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[MSCA TaphArt Project @MSCATaphArt]

Time to prepare sediment samples from Blombos Cave for XRD analysis! The information derived from this procedure is crucial for calibrating our experiments on the taphonomic impact of wind erosion and marine aerosol degradation on Middle Stone Age ochre paintings.

[MSCA TaphArt Project @MSCATaphArt]

We are starting a new phase! 😃We are already at the @UPV/EHU to work with Prof Maite Maguregui @MaguChem and her team on our accelerated ageing experiments. This week, we focused on characterizing our samples via micro-XRF.

[MSCA TaphArt Project @MSCATaphArt]

NEW VIDEO on our YouTube channel!
Professor Francesco d'Errico discusses the significance of the MSCA TaphArt Project for Middle Stone Age archaeology and its implications for understanding the symbolic behaviour of Homo sapiens.
https://t.co/LipMXCqRkf

[MSCA TaphArt Project @MSCATaphArt]

Do you want to know more about the project? Take a look at our YouTube channel! @MSCActions @univbordeaux_EN @univbordeaux_EN #rockart #taphonomy #middlestoneage #experimentalarchaeology
https://t.co/qMSlMc8hXe