Rivulus Dominarum Bioarchaeology

Bioarchaeological field project based in Baia Mare, Romania. PI - @faultypowers, Co-PI - @bonedecipherer

[Rivulus Dominarum Bioarchaeology @RivDomBioarch]

Join us this summer, from 8 July to 5 August 2023, to learn bioarchaeology by studying a medieval Transylvanian cemetery!

https://t.co/42G4OVokCQ

[Rivulus Dominarum Bioarchaeology @RivDomBioarch]

Just like that, RivDome23 fieldseason is over! Our cohort delivered their research today @ our 2nd int. conference & we are so proud. They have given us so much to think about moving forward on this project, & we can't wait to see what they do next. @mor3gainn @dylanhelpsyou 💀

[Rivulus Dominarum Bioarchaeology @RivDomBioarch]

This week, Rivulus Dominarum students learned about paleopathology and trauma analysis. They will apply these skills to their independent research projects on the Piata Cetatii human skeletal collection over the next 2 weeks.
#RivDom2023

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Co-Instructor Crystal Miller said it best, experience is the best teacher!
#RivDom2023

[🏳️‍🌈 Crystal 💀 @BoneDecipherer]

What better way for the students to begin considering the lived experience of medieval miners and the effects on the human body than to take them down a medieval mineshaft. Big thank you to Dragoș who took us #spelunking ���️👷🧗‍♂️
@RivDomBioarch #Bioarchaeology #Bioanthropology

[Rivulus Dominarum Bioarchaeology @RivDomBioarch]

@FabLabBU @Benji31415926 @SydneyElaine_FA Congratulations @Benji31415926! And @SydneyElaine_FA we are so happy that you joined us last summer and can't wait to see what you do next!

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We finished with Lee Hill @swaggerton_lee from Virginia Commonwealth University! (11/11)

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We had the first annual international conference of the Rivulus Dominarum Bioarchaeology Project today and our students did an amazing job! We (@faultypowers & @acnzimmer) were beyond impressed with the work they've done this field season (1/11)

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Next up we had Crystal Miller @BoneDecipherer from @mq_dha (10/11)

[🏳️‍🌈 Crystal 💀 @BoneDecipherer]

MacGyvered a 📸 photogrammetry 📸 setup for the Piața Cetății collection that I've had the privilege to work with via @RivDomBioarch here in Baia Mare, Romania. 📎🧶🪄 Will it work? We will find out!

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It was so great to have Dr. Whitney Battle-Baptiste, Professor of Anthropology & Director of @DuBoisUMass at @UMassAmherst, chat with our students yesterday. She talked about the joys & challenges of community-based research & it was such a pleasure to have this dialogue with her

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Introducing Dragoş Conţiu, owner of Podul Viilor 9, our students' home in Baia Mare! Dragoş was one of the excavators of the Piaţa Cetăţii collection and has made our students' time in Romania an adventure they'll never forget.

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Introducing Archaeology Director and dear friend of the project, Dr. Dan Pop. Dr. Pop was one of the excavators of the Piaţa Cetăţii collection & has welcomed @RivDomBioarch & our students with open arms. We look forward to working with him next year and for many years to come!