Degsew Zerihun
@deg_zed
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Archaeologist. Phd student @ICArEHB and working in the National museum of Ethiopia. Interested in plant domestication in Ethiopia through plant genetics.
Joined June 2021
🎉 Congratulations to Degsew Mekonnen on the successful defense of his PhD thesis at ICArEHB! #Archaeology #PhD #PhDDefense
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The Society of Africanist Archaeologists and affiliated organizations have launched a fundraising campaign to support early-career, Africa-based archaeologists for radiocarbon dating purposes. I am appealing to you to support this initiative. https://t.co/S7pABBQkB9
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Check out our new publication on the challenges faced by African scholars, especially early-career researchers. *Against All Odds: An Archaeologist's Journey in Africa* Ethiopia, Sudan, Zimbabwe and South Africa collaboration #EX NOVO Journal https://t.co/vmx5WlwiP3
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🤖 Can #AI help #archaeologists identify how #stonetools were used? #ICArEHB researchers A. Eleftheriadou, Y. Djellal, S.P. McPherron & J. Marreiros explore this with convolutional neural networks for #UseWear analysis. 🔗 https://t.co/4thY9Feiv2
#Archaeology #MachineLearning
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Must read!!👇👇
Another concrete evidence shows that the earliest appearence of the Acheulian at Melka Kunture is NOT older than 1.6 Ma. This one pretty much seals the case! Many thanks Suwa et al. for this contribution. https://t.co/eeUZPmKMDC
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📢Thrilled to share the first paper from my PhD, now published in Quaternary Science Reviews 🔬 We integrate micromorphology, geochemistry & radiocarbon dating to reassess Neanderthal use of Escoural Cave (Portugal). https://t.co/oqJw7N11If
#Neanderthals #Geoarchaeology
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On my way to Sarajevo. But not before having honoured the memory of the victims of the genocide. Tomorrow, Srebrenica.
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Very happy to announce that a new postdoctoral position on the New ERC funded Western Rift Archaeology and Palaeoenvironment Project is open - if you're a geologist or geochronologist come and join us at @ICArEHB
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📢 New publication: "Machine Learning Applications in Use-Wear Analysis: A Critical Review" by Eleftheriadou, A., McPherron, S. P., & Marreiros, J., in Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology, 8(1), 2025. 🔗 More info:
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Ancient starch research rests on a paradox: A molecule known to degrade rapidly is assumed to survive for tens of thousands of years. Our data show active microbial metabolism in buried contexts. Time to dismantle the myth... https://t.co/9N0fJXwSEr
https://t.co/sairjuyZZh
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New from my PhD research: "The Genomics of T’ef and Finger Millet Domestication and Spread" now out in the Royal Society B. https://t.co/QLzJChhXFH
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A new friendly journal where you can submit your paper if you wish after our free and transparent evaluation, for all papers of archaeometry! They will publish your paper as is if it fits their scope! https://t.co/HdXBQHVTge
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Just out! Our first publication on use-wear analysis of quartzite tools from the MSA sequence at Rhafas Cave! https://t.co/UIQ7Lk54Cw
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Did climate or social dynamics shape early farming & state formation in Ethiopia’s amazing Pre-Aksumite & Aksumite cultures? Our review in African Archaeological Review explores this. Hope it’s helpful!#Icarehb
https://t.co/utbgFfY2jD
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African Archaeological Review - The northern highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea (NHE) hosted the earliest agricultural and urban societies in sub-Saharan Africa: the Pre-Aksumite and Aksumite...
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Thrilled to share that I have defended my PhD. I am thankful to my Supervisor @ProfMercader, Examination Committee, SSHRC, @UCalgary @TheLeakeyFndtn @MuseumTanzania colleagues, friends, and family for their support during this journey. I am looking forward to the future.
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My take on how the human story should be told.
nature.com
Nature - Yohannes Haile-Selassie wants to shift the trajectory of palaeoanthropology in fossil-rich Ethiopia away from its long colonial heritage.
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On March 31st join us for a discussion of the Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowship, which provides $40,000 to recent doctorates in anthropology who are working to bring a book or a series of articles to completion. https://t.co/X7XCTNZXyS
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Reflecting on my academic journey - one filled with challenges, growth and unforgettable memories. Dig into my latest ResearchHive blog post to see how I navigated the path to becoming a zooarchaeologist. https://t.co/m50ObOhDre
#phdjourney #zooarchaeology #justkeepswimming
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Applications for the 2025 field season close March 15th. Apply today:
anthropology.columbian.gwu.edu
Since 2012, GW has partnered with the National Museums of Kenya to offer students on-the-ground experience in paleoanthropology at the Koobi Fora Field School.
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📢JOB ALERT📢 We offer 2 contracts in: 1) Stable Isotope Analyses (seeds, wood) 2) Least-cost path modelling and catchtment areas to join the ERC-Stg Palaeorigins project! (We also wellcome expressions of interest for Phd projects to study archaeological food remains🫓🥙🫘🥗)
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