PAASTA (Palaeoproteomics And Archaeology, Society for Techniques and Advances) is an open, collaborative ECR-driven community for palaeoproteomics researchers!

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Joined October 2023
As we are aware that not everyone is always very active on Slack, we have started an email list! If you would like to receive emails about PAASTA meetings, seminars, and other important information, please sign up here: forms.gle/knPT1CtzyGRNANeR6
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The 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘆 is taking place next week from 19 to 22 October 2026 in Budapest For more info visit the 10th BSA website: bsa2026budapest.com
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The 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 for the 9th 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘆 (YRA), 28-30 Oct '26, National Museum of Iceland in Reykjavík, is here: yra-ecr.org/current Join the 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁: yra-ecr.org
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The recording of the talk is now available on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/Zzp2I6GglWI?is=Gohp…
🦷🧬 Join us for the next PAASTA Talk Series! 🧬🦷 🗓️ 7 October 2026 | 14:00 CET 🎙️Fan Bai & Zhongyou Wu, IVPP, Chinese Academy of Sciences “Rapid and robust sex determination from ancient enamel proteomes using protSexInferer” 👉Online via Zoom- DM for the link!
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Join us for this fascinating talk this afternoon 🧬🦷 DM us for the meeting link.
🦷🧬 Join us for the next PAASTA Talk Series! 🧬🦷 🗓️ 7 October 2026 | 14:00 CET 🎙️Fan Bai & Zhongyou Wu, IVPP, Chinese Academy of Sciences “Rapid and robust sex determination from ancient enamel proteomes using protSexInferer” 👉Online via Zoom- DM for the link!
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PAASTA community retweeted
🚨REMINDER🚨 The next PAASTA talk is just a week away! Message us for the link 🔗
🦷🧬 Join us for the next PAASTA Talk Series! 🧬🦷 🗓️ 7 October 2026 | 14:00 CET 🎙️Fan Bai & Zhongyou Wu, IVPP, Chinese Academy of Sciences “Rapid and robust sex determination from ancient enamel proteomes using protSexInferer” 👉Online via Zoom- DM for the link!
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🚨REMINDER🚨 The next PAASTA talk is just a week away! Message us for the link 🔗
🦷🧬 Join us for the next PAASTA Talk Series! 🧬🦷 🗓️ 7 October 2026 | 14:00 CET 🎙️Fan Bai & Zhongyou Wu, IVPP, Chinese Academy of Sciences “Rapid and robust sex determination from ancient enamel proteomes using protSexInferer” 👉Online via Zoom- DM for the link!
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🦷🧬 Join us for the next PAASTA Talk Series! 🧬🦷 🗓️ 7 October 2026 | 14:00 CET 🎙️Fan Bai & Zhongyou Wu, IVPP, Chinese Academy of Sciences “Rapid and robust sex determination from ancient enamel proteomes using protSexInferer” 👉Online via Zoom- DM for the link!
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#ICTSNews 📢 CENIEH Seminar | 24 September, 12:00 Join us for a talk by Marc Dickinson, NERC Independent Research Fellow at the University of York: 🧬 The Molecular Clock: How Proteins Tell Time, exploring how amino acids and proteins in tooth enamel can be used as tools for geochronology. 📍 CENIEH, Burgos Open to all!
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🚨DEADLINE EXTENDED!🚨 We are excited to announce that this year’s PAASTA symposium will be held on 1 December at the EuPA congress in Würzburg, Germany & virtually (hybrid event). 🗓️ Submission deadline: 27/09/26 🔗 Submission form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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An abandoned quarry in southwestern China has given scientists an unprecedented glimpse into the lives and abilities of the mysterious ancient humans called Denisovans go.nature.com/46awm2G
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More Denisovan bones! Identified by proteomics again. These ones come from Yunan and date from ~167-134ka. These new bones give insights about where Denisovans lived and about their arm morphology Read this amazing paper from Qiaomei Fu's group here: nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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Submission is still open for the annual ✨PAASTA symposium✨
🚨CALL FOR ABSTRACTS🚨 We are excited to announce that this year’s PAASTA symposium will be held on 1 December at the EuPA congress in Würzburg, Germany & virtually (hybrid event). 🗓️ Submission deadline: 20/09/26 🔗 Submission form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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Deadline approaching: 7 Sept! 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝐴𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑒𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦 𝐺𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝, Exeter, 14-16/12/2026 Call for 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘀: 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁
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🚨REMINDER🚨 PAASTA talk with Luise Ørsted Brandt today! DM us for the link 🔗
Join us for the next PAASTA talk this Wednesday! 🗓️ 2 September 2026 | 15:00 CET 🎙️Luise Ørsted Brandt on the topic “ZooMS-identifying skins associated with the mummified individuals from Uunartoq, Greenland with local high school students” 🔗DM us for the link!
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Join us for the next PAASTA talk this Wednesday! 🗓️ 2 September 2026 | 15:00 CET 🎙️Luise Ørsted Brandt on the topic “ZooMS-identifying skins associated with the mummified individuals from Uunartoq, Greenland with local high school students” 🔗DM us for the link!
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🚨CALL FOR ABSTRACTS🚨 We are excited to announce that this year’s PAASTA symposium will be held on 1 December at the EuPA congress in Würzburg, Germany & virtually (hybrid event). 🗓️ Submission deadline: 20/09/26 🔗 Submission form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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Want to stay up to date with what’s happening in the PAASTA community? We share monthly talks, job posts, events, conferences & articles! Follow us & join the conversation! 🤝 Web: paasta-community.github.io Element: #paasta:archaeo.social Instagram: @paasta.community
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PAASTA community retweeted
The important of biomolecular analysis in archaeology/paleontology. ZooMS confirms that it was not the oldest cattle in Ireland, but bear and wild boar. ucd.ie/newsandopinion/news/2…
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PAASTA community retweeted
SPAAM belongs to its community! And now you have the chance to help shape its future. 💜 Voting for the first SPAAM Steering Committee elections is open until 15 August. Cast your vote and help build the community you want to be part of! spaam-community.org/assets/m… #SPAAM #aDNA
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PAASTA community retweeted
We invite researchers working on a variety of aspects of African herding to join our ICAZ session, Tracking the Herd: New Insights into African Herding, Past and Present. For abstract submission and conference details please visit: @ICAZ_News alexandriaarchive.org/icaz/m…
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