Dr Ben Schoville

HERI’s @DrPeeChiwara & @bschovil are organising a session at ASAPA 2026 on Pleistocene adaptations in the Kalahari and surrounding interior regions. Researchers working in these regions are invited to submit abstracts and join the discussion. asapa2026.co.za

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New Publication Alert! 🚀 Excited to share my paper, based on my PhD research, published today in the Journal of Human Evolution! 🎉. Thanks to @YoniSahle @DrJayneWilkins @bschovil for the support. 🔗 Link to the article here: 👉 authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S00… @heri_uct @GenusPalaeo

Happy #fieldworkfriday! 🥳 Today we feature the team from the 2024 Sonstraal excavation in Tswalu Kalahari Reserve.

@NorthOfKuruman @Tswalu Yes, most likely H. erectus or H. Heidelbergensis/rhodesiensis! doi.org/10.1002/evan.2…

We are busy plotting artefacts at Sonstraal, a new MSA/Acheulean archaeological site on the @tswalu kalahari reserve! Here Kabelo is mapping in a quartzite stone artefact from layers >500,000 years old!

Our 2024 excavations on @Tswalu have just begun, watch this space!

@Jonathan_Paige Congrats!!

Fifty years ago, paleoanthropologists unearthed the 3.2-million-year-old skeleton known as Lucy and transformed our views of humanity’s origins. Today, Lucy faces competition for the role of our direct ancestor but remains the best candidate. Learn more: scim.ag/6tI

@DrJayneWilkins and I wrote a paper looking at some of the contradictions and inconsistencies in how researchers link environment and innovation in human evolution. Check it out open-access in the new journal Quaternary Science Advances! doi.org/10.1016/j.qsa.…

After dark, the bush bristles with nocturnal sounds and sinuous shapes hide in the shadows. On a night drive, you never know what you may come across. #Tswalu #Leopard #LeopardSighting #PrivateSafari #LuxurySafaris #AfricanWildlife #SafariDestination

My turn! Apparently, I've published quite a bit on "South" 😬

#OnThisDay in 1925, @nature published 'The Man-Ape of South Africa.' Author Raymond Dart argued the skull was that of an extinct ape "intermediate between living anthropoids and man." He named it Australopithecus africanus. bit.ly/2GO7YIw

New @ConversationEDU article 🤓! Creating the 3D model for Ga-Mohana Hill in a way that's respectful of its sacredness Proud or this work with @RockArtPortal1, Sechaba Maape, @bschovil theconversation.com/3d-scanning-we…

It's finally here - coming to you on Monday eve! Meet the Speakers for a drink at the Ship Inn afterwards. @DrJayneWilkins, @DrTanyaMSmith, @jillian_huntley, Adam Brumm and me!

First of the @ARCHE_Griffith archaeology students take to the stage to present their fav work at #AAA46 @GU_ArchSoc @Griffith_SciEnv @Griffith_Uni

A sight for sore eyes: a dozen wild dog pups almost fully grown. Wild dogs are the second most #endangered #carnivores in Africa; habitat and distribution are limited to vast conservation areas, like #Tswalu. #Wilderness #SouthAfrica #Safari #PaintedDogs #AfricanWildDog

Seats are going fast! If you are in #Brisbane, register for the last 50 seats in the house for the Dart Forum on Dec 11 "#Homosapiens: An Incredible Story of #Migration, #Vulnerability and #Resilience", to be discussed by a fantastic group of researchers! events.griffith.edu.au/event/03900edf…

#EFFieldSchool 2024! The field school will run for 4 weeks, the first 3 weeks will be conducted in the field, at our archaeological site in Ipswich, southeast Queensland, and the final week will be held in a lab space for artefact analysis...

@Ozarchaeomaglab @UjPalaeo @LTUArchaeology Are you guys sponsored by @lagunitasbeer this year?

Our new blog post by archaeologist Oleksandr Naumenko describes destruction and looting by Russian armed forces, and the Lower Palaeolithic stone tools of Ukraine. #UkraineWar #culturalheritage #stonetools #Archaeology stonetoolsmuseum.com/discussion/arc…