Richard George

Postdoctoral Researcher in Anthropology | Kennett Lab at UCSB

[PNASNews @PNASNews]

11,000-year-old avocado fossils were found in a cave in western Honduras. A series of 56 fossils shows selective breeding for larger, more robust fruits beginning as early as 7,565 years ago. Seeds were round, as in today’s Guatemalan avocados. In PNAS: https://t.co/0pojhkMd4M

[Richard George @RichardJGeorge]

@Danvillageart @JuliaKGeorge @foofighters @sbBowl Yeah, sold out for the plebs. The resale companies got their tickets though. Prices jumped to $400-$1350.

[Richard George @RichardJGeorge]

@PartiotC @TraCErMONREPOS Hi, yeah can you also send me a link? Cheers.

[The Caucasus Through Time Network @CaucasusNetwork]

Stay tuned for our upcoming #CTTN seminar on #Zooarchaeology, Stable #Isotope and #Biomolecular Approaches in the #Caucasus & #Iran
📅14th April, 3pm (BST) or 6pm (Caucasus time)
Register here: https://t.co/gONjz8KUZR
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[Richard George @RichardJGeorge]

@GbuckTeo Coolvetica

[Ludovic Orlando @LudovicLorlando]

https://t.co/WPulX9HAVR

[Richard George @RichardJGeorge]

Fantastic piece on Mayapan by @Stan_bioarch. Check it out.

What Ended This Hub of Ancient Maya Life? https://t.co/bgIbI4cCCt via @sapiens_org

[One Health Microbiome Center @PSUmBiome]

ANNOUNCEMENT: 16 Speakers, 1 grand semester in the @PSUmBiome Center Seminar Series.

Our Series commences this Friday at 11am in Ferguson 205. Come join us to empower the next advances in the microbiome sciences. The speaker line up is premium!

[Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung PIK @PIK_Klima]

Der Untergang der #Maya-Metropole Mayapan hing mit einer schweren Dürre zusammen - das zeigt Forschung u.A. aus Potsdam: Hier geht's zum Beitrag des @DLF
https://t.co/fASMBcWqOR

[Richard George @RichardJGeorge]

Great article on the importance of grandparents and multigenerational cooperation by Raziel Davison & @MGurven. @IAS_UCSB @ucsantabarbara #PNAS #Anthropology
Let's go UCSB Anthropology!

See PNAS link in The Current.

The Importance of Elders https://t.co/CSjfEqnWWn

[EL PAÍS México @elpaismexico]

🔴 Las sequías empujaron a los mayas a la crisis política

“La sequía estimuló el conflicto civil y el fracaso institucional en Mayapán”. Un estudio relaciona los momentos de mayor tensión en la capital maya posclásica, y la escasez de agua

🖋️ @zeregag

https://t.co/tUMkoc58QK

[Nature Portfolio @NaturePortfolio]

A @NatureComms paper suggests that drought may have led to an increase in civil conflict followed by political collapse in Mayapan, the capital of the Maya in the Yucatán Peninsula in the 13th and 14th centuries CE. https://t.co/VBLbHX1kVC

[Richard George @RichardJGeorge]

Also @UNSW @IEEPennState @UCSB_Anthro @UNM_Anthro @BaylorAnthro @NatureComms #Archaeology #isotopes #Mayapan

[Richard George @RichardJGeorge]

Sharing our @NSF @InsideNatGeo-supported collaborative research at Mayapan #climate #INAH #UCSB #UAlbany @BWSGeology @PSU_Anthro @Baylor @UNM @FloridaMuseum @UUtah @UCalgaryArts @UF_CLAS @PIK_Klima @stonybrooku @OxUniEarthSci @durham_uni @NorthumbriaUni
https://t.co/CQwJB6iE89

[Richard George @RichardJGeorge]

@c_ebert1 Woah.

[Baylor Anthropology @BaylorAnthro]

A new study on hunter-gatherer genomes & the transition to farming in East Africa is now out in @CurrentBiology from a research team including @Baylor Anthropology's own @AWRgenes! Check out this great thread by lead author @shyamsgo 👇

[Richard George @RichardJGeorge]

@DDavis_Arch Ahhhhh yeah! congrats

[Stephanie Marciniak @AnthroSteph]

We integrated skeletal and aDNA data for 167 individuals to understand health across the shift to farming, representing a snapshot of this dynamic and nuanced process (https://t.co/SRNGJV011T). The project was a team effort and I’m fortunate to have worked with awesome people!

[George Olah @olahgy]

🧬🦜 Our #review - Advancing Genetic Methods in the Study of #Parrot Biology and #Conservation - is available #OpenAccess at https://t.co/abbM3ubAln published in @DiversityMdpi @MDPIOpenAccess | co-authored by @AMNH @CSIRO @ANUFennerSchool @MolEcol_Darwin

[EmPRO Insurance @EmPRO_Insurance]

"The work takes a leap forward in understanding the genetic history of the Maya Region during the transition to farming in Mesoamerica and represents the latest effort among ancient DNA researchers to turn focus to understudied areas of the world."

https://t.co/S4xvguQnbu