Jacob Bongers

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Jacob Bongers

@BongersJacob

TAB Postdoc @Sydney_Uni | Archaeologist of Australia & Andes | Digital Archaeology, Ritual Landscapes, Agriculture | Former @NSF GRFP/@BU_CAS SoF Scholar

Sydney, Australia Katılım Temmuz 2020

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Jacob Bongers@BongersJacob·15 Şub

In our new research, published in @PLOSONE, isotopic analyses of maize align with imagery and historical sources to show how the pre-Inca Chincha Kingdom turned seabird guano (droppings) into a source of wealth and power. @austmus @UsydSoH journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

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The Naked Scientists@NakedScientists·2 Mar

News podcast: @amitaseh (@Penn) on brain fat clearance during #sleep; @BongersJacob (@Sydney_Uni) on bird poo-powered ancient #Peru; @cclemente4 (@usceduau) on #kangaroo energy saving kinetics; and @TecumsehFitch (@univienna) on how horses #whinny thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/naked…

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Jacob Bongers@BongersJacob·2 Mar

Thanks to @NakedScientists for having me on their show! thenakedscientists.com/articles/inter…

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Jacob Bongers@BongersJacob·12 Şub

Thanks for covering our research! @austmus

School of Humanities@UsydSoH

Bird guano powered rise of Chincha Kingdom in Peruvian Andes, archaeologists including the School of Humanities Jacob Bongers (lead author) find @BongersJacob phys.org/news/2026-02-b… via @physorg_com @ArtSS_Sydney @Sydney_Ideas

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🅰ntiquity Journal@AntiquityJ·11 Şub

The first issue of the year is out now! Featuring great #archaeology such as: 🎲 Calculating the rules of an unknown #Roman board game 🕳️ The purpose of Peru's iconic 'Band of Holes' 🍷 Glass trade from the Roman-Islamic period in Jordan & more! cambridge.org/core/journals/…

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The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand@ConversationEDU

In new research, biochemical analyses align with imagery and historical sources to show how the pre-Inca Chincha society turned guano into a source of power. @BongersJacob @Sydney_Uni theconversation.com/how-bird-poo-f…

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🅰ntiquity Journal@AntiquityJ·27 Oca

We're definitely not jealous of @BongersJacob's fieldwork at Monte Sierpe (Band of Holes)... Last year, Dr Bongers and colleagues published a new theory on the Andean monument's purpose, and it is some of our most-read research of 2025! Read it 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2…

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Jacob Bongers@BongersJacob·26 Kas

Thank you @CambUP_Archaeo!

Cambridge University Press - Archaeology@CambUP_Archaeo

The Paper of the Month from Antiquity @AntiquityJ is "Indigenous accounting and exchange at Monte Sierpe (‘Band of Holes’) in the Pisco Valley, Peru" by Jacob L. Bongers et al., available #openaccess! 📚 cup.org/3LZ9tby #Antiquity #Archaeology #PaperOfTheMonth

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Jacob Bongers@BongersJacob·24 Kas

Thank you for @UsydSoH for sharing!

School of Humanities@UsydSoH

Check out this amazing story about a new #Archaeology research in #Peru with Jacob Bongers from #USYD @BongersJacob edition.cnn.com/2025/11/21/sci… @Sydney_Uni @ArtSS_Sydney @vgcc_sydney

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Jacob Bongers@BongersJacob·10 Kas

Thanks for posting this thread on our research, @AntiquityJ!

🅰ntiquity Journal@AntiquityJ

NEW Made of thousands of aligned holes, the Andean monument Monte Sierpe (Band of Holes) is iconic, but its purpose is unknown. Research supports a new interpretation of this mysterious monument as part of an Indigenous system of accounting and exchange #AntiquityThread 1/14 🧵

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Tom Metcalfe@HHAspasia·10 Kas

Why did the Inca dig thousands of holes in this mountain? We may now know. nationalgeographic.com/history/articl… via @NatGeo

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Garry Shaw@GarryShawEgypt·10 Kas

My latest for @TheArtNewspaper: #Peru’s mysterious ‘band of holes’ site may have been bustling marketplace New analysis of the 1.5km-long site consisting of thousands of holes suggests they may have been used to measure and trade commodities #Archaeology theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/09/per…

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The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand@ConversationEDU·10 Kas

An ancient band of thousands of precisely aligned small pits stretching 1.5 kilometres across the Pisco Valley in Peru has baffled experts for almost a century. @BongersJacob @Sydney_Uni theconversation.com/a-centuries-ol…

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School of Humanities@UsydSoH·31 Oca

Learn more about Peru's astounding biodiversity and how it informs our understanding of life, death and culture in this discussion with experts in science and history including Jacob Bongers (#USyd) at @austmus @BongersJacob @ArtSS_Sydney australian.museum/event/modern-d…

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Jacob Bongers@BongersJacob·2 Oca

Be sure to check out the Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru exhibit at the @austmus!

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Jacob Bongers@BongersJacob·2 Oca

TW: human remains Here is a link to the article: cambridge.org/core/journals/…

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Jacob Bongers@BongersJacob·2 Oca

Fun radio interview discussing our research on the threading of human vertebrae onto reed posts in Peru! abc.net.au/listen/program…… @abcnews @ABCaustralia @vgcc_sydney @ArtSS_Sydney

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Jacob Bongers@BongersJacob·30 Ara

@mchykerda @hughs_news Hope you get better Myles! We've carried out some soil analyses at the band of holes site and are proposing some new interpretations. Hope to share more when the paper is out! Submitting in early January!

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Myles Chykerda@mchykerda·30 Ara

@BongersJacob @hughs_news Whoa what hey now? And hi! What have you been working on lately, Bongers? Sounds super exciting!

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Melissa Kennedy@Meluhha_K·28 Kas

This one has certainly been something. The most complex and stunning we have ever excavated!

PAKEP@PAKEP_KSA

Before & After This season, @Meluhha_K is excavating a mustatil in #AlUla. This 7000 year old structure has laid buried under sand for thousands of years. A few weeks of tough work has revealed a stunning base, lots of concentric stone cells, and at least 6 I-type structures! 1/2

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@amitaseh @Penn @Sydney_Uni @cclemente4 @usceduau @TecumsehFitch @univienna @NakedScientists