MeSCAL Project

Mobility & cultural contact in the shaping of Southern
CAlifornia Landscapes. IP: @ejarque_ana. Hosted by @isemevol and @cnrs, and funded by @AgenceRecherche

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Why are we digging a hole in the Santa Barbara Mission’s gardens? Take a look: https://t.co/thN8bqAttX
@isemevol @DBA_ISEM

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2024 has been a year full of good science, interesting talks with amazing colleages and lots of stories hidden in the soil. We are ready to open the 2025. Are you coming? #HappyNewYear

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We are back home! We are in the Paleoecology Lab at @NAU this week!! 🥳🥳 Lead by #ScottAnderson, this is our headquarters for analysing and processing all the samples we took in California #Fieldtrip24!

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On the top of the mountains in #KernCounty, hidden under the snow, @ejarque_ana and Scott finally found our sample of fir and pine 🌲🌲🌲 for the #Referential #Fieldwork24

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This week was suuper intense for our #MeSCALteam on #Fieldwork24!! 🥳 From the top of the San Emigdio Mountains to the edge of the Pacific Ocean, @ejarque_ana and #ScottAnderson did a great job!!

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Ok, no, no, wait, we didn't mean "best Christmas tree #Referential"... we were searching for something different, remember? 👇 #Fieldwork24 @DBA_ISEM
@isemevol https://t.co/xoWj8vTnHg

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On the top of the mountains in #KernCounty, hidden under the snow, @ejarque_ana and Scott finally found our sample of fir and pine 🌲🌲🌲 for the #Referential #Fieldwork24

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@alventlacara Stay tuned, results very soon in your trusted scientific repository!!

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Everything is ready to start the #Fieldwork24 taking the last samples in the mountains for our vegetation and NPP #Referential

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https://t.co/WEzNYQM1ts

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Two full days of intense work in @sbnature making #PollenWashes from archaeological objects, Mescalita is pretty happy!

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Sampling material ✅
Map with the referential points ✅
Camera ✅
Mescalita ✅
Everything is ready!!!! #Fieldwork24 @isemevol @DBA_ISEM

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Do you want to know what a palynologist can make with a boring, ordinary and regular mason jar? @isemevol @DBA_ISEM
Come and see https://t.co/thN8bqzVEp

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Come and read more about the process on our website 🚪📖🛋️https://t.co/WDCNKuafrl

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What this object was used for? Which plants the Chumash communities used before the euro-american colonization? And after? Were there any changes in the species they selected? What if they adapted the new plants to their old uses? Is that even possible? @isemevol @DBA_ISEM

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Do you remember that we sampled them last winter? https://t.co/fLK9PzYvoa

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Today we were busy washing...

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Less than one week for #Fieldwork2024

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Do you want to know what’s Ana telling in this picture? No more waiting, come and read here: https://t.co/FYOSzABtqV

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@UCSB And if you want to know more about the Chumash burning in the Norther Campus of @UCSB, here’s the information! https://t.co/tSFxXcagJu

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In recent decades, fire has become a serious threat in California, with wildfires challenging our ability to fight them, and more severe, frequent, and dangerous episodes each time…
(Photo by Justin Sullivan) @isemevol @DBA_ISEM