TraceoLab, University of Liège, announces a fully funded PhD position in functional analysis of stone tools with a particular emphasis on residue analysis and experimental archaeology.
In the framework of the archaeological synthesis projects of Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed, funded by the Flemish Government, TraceoLab was involved in functional research of Flemish prehistoric sites.
Press article in the FNRS magazine (FNRS News 121 – Février 2021).
Justin Coppe defended his PhD thesis entitled “Sur les traces de l’armement préhistorique"...
Noora Taipale will defend her PhD thesis entitled “Hafting as a flexible strategy: variability in stone tool use and hafting at three European Upper Palaeolithic sites”.
Homo heidelbergensis utilisait des armes en bois pour chasser les oiseaux aquatiques et les chevaux.
The poor preservation of Palaeolithic sites rarely allows the recovery of wooden artefacts, which served as key tools in the arsenals of early hunters.
Press article in the FNRS magazine (FNRS News 118 – Février 2020).
TraceoLab co-organised the 8th ESHE meeting.
Dans le cadre d’un projet européen ERC Starting Grant, les chercheurs du TraceoLab de l’Université de Liège ont publié une étude dans la revue internationale Archaeometry qui révèle les performances des différentes armes de chasse préhistoriques.
Publication in the Journal of Archaeological Science.
Conference at the University of Liege
