Dr Ben Schoville

Archaeologist, Explorer @NatGeo, studies stones and bones and a bit about ants, UQ via UCT via ASU, current fieldwork in the southern Kalahari

[HERI @heri_uct]

HERI’s @DrPeeChiwara & @bschovil are organising a session at ASAPA 2026 on Pleistocene adaptations in the Kalahari and surrounding interior regions.

Researchers working in these regions are invited to submit abstracts and join the discussion.

https://t.co/B8aVhnGFsS

[Brisbane Lions @brisbanelions]

THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN US❤️

[Dr. Precious Chiwara @DrPeeChiwara]

New Publication Alert! 🚀

Excited to share my paper, based on my PhD research, published today in the Journal of Human Evolution! 🎉. Thanks to @YoniSahle @DrJayneWilkins @bschovil for the support. 🔗 Link to the article here: 👉 https://t.co/0MNKdy2vur

@heri_uct @GenusPalaeo

[Southern African Archaeology Student Society @saasst_society]

Happy #fieldworkfriday! 🥳
Today we feature the team from the 2024 Sonstraal excavation in Tswalu Kalahari Reserve.

[Dr Ben Schoville @bschovil]

@NorthOfKuruman @Tswalu Yes, most likely H. erectus or H. Heidelbergensis/rhodesiensis! https://t.co/lzFaXCSKTY

[North of Kuruman @NorthOfKuruman]

Our 2024 excavations on @Tswalu have just begun, watch this space!

[Dr Ben Schoville @bschovil]

@Jonathan_Paige Congrats!!

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

Fifty years ago, paleoanthropologists unearthed the 3.2-million-year-old skeleton known as Lucy and transformed our views of humanity’s origins.

Today, Lucy faces competition for the role of our direct ancestor but remains the best candidate. Learn more: https://t.co/lTvuBTYZ6b

[Dr Ben Schoville @bschovil]

@DrJayneWilkins and I wrote a paper looking at some of the contradictions and inconsistencies in how researchers link environment and innovation in human evolution. Check it out open-access in the new journal Quaternary Science Advances! https://t.co/53mQqxHhD0

[Tswalu Kalahari Reserve @Tswalu]

After dark, the bush bristles with nocturnal sounds and sinuous shapes hide in the shadows. On a night drive, you never know what you may come across. #Tswalu #Leopard #LeopardSighting #PrivateSafari #LuxurySafaris #AfricanWildlife #SafariDestination

[Dr Ben Schoville @bschovil]

My turn! Apparently, I've published quite a bit on "South" 😬

[Paige Madison @FossilHistory]

#OnThisDay in 1925, @nature published 'The Man-Ape of South Africa.' Author Raymond Dart argued the skull was that of an extinct ape "intermediate between living anthropoids and man." He named it Australopithecus africanus. https://t.co/F05CnUzMzu

[Dr. Jayne Wilkins @DrJayneWilkins]

New @ConversationEDU article 🤓! Creating the 3D model for Ga-Mohana Hill in a way that's respectful of its sacredness

Proud or this work with @RockArtPortal1, Sechaba Maape, @bschovil

https://t.co/vqKE0LQ7Mi

[Michael Petraglia @MDPetraglia]

It's finally here - coming to you on Monday eve! Meet the Speakers for a drink at the Ship Inn afterwards.

@DrJayneWilkins, @DrTanyaMSmith, @jillian_huntley, Adam Brumm and me!

[Michelle Langley @Dr_MCLangley]

First of the @ARCHE_Griffith archaeology students take to the stage to present their fav work at #AAA46 @GU_ArchSoc @Griffith_SciEnv @Griffith_Uni

[Tswalu Kalahari Reserve @Tswalu]

A sight for sore eyes: a dozen wild dog pups almost fully grown. Wild dogs are the second most #endangered #carnivores in Africa; habitat and distribution are limited to vast conservation areas, like #Tswalu.
#Wilderness #SouthAfrica #Safari #PaintedDogs #AfricanWildDog

[Michael Petraglia @MDPetraglia]

Seats are going fast! If you are in #Brisbane, register for the last 50 seats in the house for the Dart Forum on Dec 11 "#Homosapiens: An Incredible Story of #Migration, #Vulnerability and #Resilience", to be discussed by a fantastic group of researchers!
https://t.co/iLFx5GBbL9

[Everick @EverickHF]

#EFFieldSchool 2024! The field school will run for 4 weeks, the first 3 weeks will be conducted in the field, at our archaeological site in Ipswich, southeast Queensland, and the final week will be held in a lab space for artefact analysis...

[Dr Ben Schoville @bschovil]

@Ozarchaeomaglab @UjPalaeo @LTUArchaeology Are you guys sponsored by @lagunitasbeer this year?

[Museum of Stone Tools @MusofStoneTools]

Our new blog post by archaeologist Oleksandr Naumenko describes destruction and looting by Russian armed forces, and the Lower Palaeolithic stone tools of Ukraine.

#UkraineWar #culturalheritage #stonetools #Archaeology

https://t.co/h2qn60AdVj