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Archemy is the first archaeochemistry lab in the Baltics that combines archaeology with analytical chemistry and aims to bridge humanities and natural sciences.

09/10/2026

We’re thrilled to welcome a new addition to our lab in the Institute of History and Archaeology: a scanning electron microscope (SEM) 🔬

After months of planning and installation, it’s exciting to finally see it up and running. We’re looking forward to the discoveries this powerful instrument will make possible.

From dental calculus to food crusts on pottery, the microscope reveals microremains such as starch grains and phytoliths in stunning detail. Combined with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), it also allows us to investigate the elemental composition of samples, helping us identify bone fragments, minerals and other hidden clues.

The result❓ New ways to uncover what our ancestors ate and how they interacted with their environment.

📸 Ester Oras and Diana Veersalu

02/10/2026

Tule kuulama, kuidas eri teadusharud aitavad selgitada Eesti, selle elanike ja kultuuri kujunemislugu Eesti juurte tippkeskuse avatud seminarile!

🗓 Millal: 5. oktoobril kell 11:00 - 12:00
📍 Kus: TÜ Pärnu kolledžis

Tippkeskuse tööd tutvustab tippkeskuse juht, TÜ prof Kristiina Tambets ning ettekande teemal „Pärnu kant, Eesti juurte agu“ peab TalTechi maateaduste prof Siim Veski.

Kohtumiseni!

29/09/2026

Alanud on loengukursus Introduction to Biomolecular Archaeology 🎓

Archemy liikmete ja heade koostööpartnerite ühisel panusel valminud kursus toob kokku eri valdkondade ja õppeastmete tudengid. Sel aastal on meiega liitunud õppijad ka ENLIGHT võrgustiku GLAD programmist.

📸 pildikesi klassiruumist ökojäänuste sessioonilt, autor Ester Oras

28/09/2026

Vaatame tänutundega tagasi Teadlaste Öö festivalile ✨🔬
Biomolekulaararheoloogiahuvilisi jätkus nii töötuppa demolaudade äärde kui ka loengusaali. Aitäh kõigile külastajatele põnevate küsimuste ja vestluste eest! Te aitasite muuta teaduse jagamise tõeliselt inspireerivaks.

📸 Diana Veersalu

25/09/2026

Teadlaste Öö festival T.ä.N.a! 🚀

Archemy kutsub käsi külge lööma töötoas “Teekond minevikust teadlase lauale” ning kuulama Ester Orase loengut “Mida räägivad potikillud, luud ja biomolekulid meie esivanemate menüüst?”

🗓 Millal: täna, 25. sep, kl 17-20:30, loeng 19-19:30
📍 Kus: Chemicum, Ravila 14a

Põnevate demolaudade ja üritustega astuvad õhtu jooksul välja ka teiste instituutide esindajad nii samal aadressil kui ka naabermajades Maarjaväljal ja mujal Tartu Ülikooli hoonetes.

📸 Ester Oras

24/09/2026

More than 7,000 years ago, the people who lived and died at the Stone Age site of Kõnnu on Saaremaa wore ornaments made from animal teeth. But where did these animals come from, and were some selected differently than others?

As part of the FORAGER project, we are currently exploring and selecting, as shown in the photos, tooth pendant samples for strontium isotope and amelogenin analyses. Strontium isotopes will help determine whether the animals used for the pendants were local to Saaremaa or came from elsewhere, while amelogenin analysis of tooth enamel will reveal the s*x of the large ungulates whose teeth were transformed into ornaments.

🦌🦬🌍 Together, these methods will provide new insights into animal mobility, procurement practices, and the symbolic choices of Stone Age communities more than seven millennia ago.

📸 Mari Tõrv

22/09/2026

Teadlaste Öö festival tuleb taas! 🚀

Archemy kutsub käsi külge lööma töötoas “Teekond minevikust teadlase lauale” ning kuulama Ester Orase loengut “Mida räägivad potikillud, luud ja biomolekulid meie esivanemate menüüst?”

🗓 Millal: 25. Sep 17-20:30, loeng 19-19:30
📍 Kus: Chemicum, Ravila 14a

Põnevate demolaudade ja üritustega astuvad õhtu jooksul välja ka teiste instituutide esindajad nii samal aadressil kui ka naabermajades Maarjaväljal ja mujal Tartu Ülikooli hoonetes. Kogu kava leiad 👉 https://ut.ee/et/uudis/teadlaste-ool-saab-tartu-ulikoolis-proovida-robotite-korvpalli-ja-ehitada-raketti

📸 Mairi Kaseorg

21/09/2026

👩‍🔬🔬🧬 What does it take for a small country to become a scientific powerhouse?

Ester Oras’ new article traces the rise of biomolecular archaeology in the Baltic countries 🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹, from dependence on foreign laboratories to internationally recognised research centres.

Beyond telling this success story, the article contributes to ongoing discussions about diversity, equity and inclusion in science and how good scientific practices can flourish across geopolitical boundaries.

🔗 https://kirj.ee/estonian-journal-of-archaeology-publications/?filter[year]=2026&filter[issue]=1857&filter[publication]=16732

Stay tuned! This is the first article in the special Estonian Journal of Archaeology issue celebrating the completion of the paleoMIX project. More articles will be published soon.

18/09/2026

Loe tänasest Sirbist kultuurimuutusest, millega osa teadlaskonnast igapäevaselt tegeleb. Teaduse tugevus peitub mitmekesisuses ning küsimus ei ole enam selles, kas interdistsiplinaarsust on vaja, vaid kuidas anda sellele püsiv koht Eesti teaduskultuuris. 🚀

🔗https://www.sirp.ee/interdistsiplinaarne-teadus-kui-akadeemiline-ebamugavus/

15/09/2026

First team meeting of the year! It’s great to see our team growing, with no fewer than four new PhD students joining us. Welcome aboard! 🎉

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