<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[raindrops]]></title><description><![CDATA[raindrops]]></description><link>https://www.raindrops-erc.info/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 06:55:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.raindrops-erc.info/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[3…2…1…let’s start with the stable isotope analyses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four weeks have passed since my last day in the office…and even more since my last lab work, how I miss those days! I have started to...]]></description><link>https://www.raindrops-erc.info/post/3-2-1-let-s-start-with-the-stable-isotope-analyses</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e91a3c740acae00177436f4</guid><category><![CDATA[Research]]></category><category><![CDATA[Experiments]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2020 08:10:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1ab779_310386311c94447e8d50d84309ada6a9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ALESSANDRA VARALLI</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Working during COVID lockdown....and dreaming of fieldwork!]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are privileged workers. We have always known it. We travel around the globe, we do research, we investigate, we meet cool people. Yet,...]]></description><link>https://www.raindrops-erc.info/post/2020/03/23/working-during-covid-lockdownand-dreaming-of-fieldwork</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e8efdb53ce2d900347806a3</guid><category><![CDATA[Research]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2020 08:57:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dafe13_8df34646cd044972881537cc90ff7492~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stefano</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The adventures of an ethnoarchaeologist in Ethiopia]]></title><description><![CDATA[May 13th, 7 p.m. We finally got there. After one of the shortest 20 hours trips of my life we finally got to Adigrat. Yes, I know… Where...]]></description><link>https://www.raindrops-erc.info/post/2019/09/10/the-adventures-of-an-ethnoarchaeologist-in-ethiopia</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e8efdb59aadc000181fe14b</guid><category><![CDATA[Research]]></category><category><![CDATA[People]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fieldwork]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2019 10:08:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dafe13_91f51210661a436788ad65443ca59bc2~mv2_d_3968_2976_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Abel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New project publications]]></title><description><![CDATA[While on holidays (yes, we all got to enjoy nice off-time with families during August! ;-) the research did not stop completely and, as a...]]></description><link>https://www.raindrops-erc.info/post/2019/08/27/new-project-publications</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e8efdb5abe0c70018809a0b</guid><category><![CDATA[Research]]></category><category><![CDATA[outreach]]></category><category><![CDATA[Publication]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2019 13:52:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dafe13_4de210f6c82641ada315101065e4e592~mv2_d_2259_2076_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carla</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are hiring!]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, you know when you look at the PEOPLE page and you see that one missing picture right at the center of the page? We are looking to...]]></description><link>https://www.raindrops-erc.info/post/2019/04/18/we-are-hiring</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e8efdb564240000180f51d0</guid><category><![CDATA[Research]]></category><category><![CDATA[People]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2019 11:04:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/17ec98dfba4c45a88e76cf9716211771.jpg/v1/fit/w_590,h_359,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carla</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plant growing experiments at ICRISAT]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been two months since I arrived at ICRISAT. In less than one day I realised that this is a calm and green paradise inside India,...]]></description><link>https://www.raindrops-erc.info/post/2019/03/19/plant-growing-experiments-at-icrisat</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e8efdb5bec4920017ca055f</guid><category><![CDATA[Research]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fieldwork]]></category><category><![CDATA[Experiments]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2019 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dafe13_479c97199d3e4777a8f4d699010f26d9~mv2_d_4160_2336_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Francesca</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The role of archaeology today (as I see it)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disclaimer: this entry is a very personal reflection on how I think archaeology is too often presented to the public, both general as...]]></description><link>https://www.raindrops-erc.info/post/2018/10/10/the-role-of-archaeology-today-as-i-see-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e8efdb5d3947c0034525bcb</guid><category><![CDATA[outreach]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2018 13:35:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dafe13_6d20d9388a5e4b1d95a102c90d9ff37c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_220,h_327,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carla</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[First contact with Botswana’s southern drylands: A possible spin-off?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Although RAINDROPS has its own well-established three case studies, one of use has made a discreet foray into South African archaeology...]]></description><link>https://www.raindrops-erc.info/post/2018/07/11/first-contact-with-botswana-s-southern-drylands-a-possible-spin-off</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e8efdb52a8ab60017bf2d8c</guid><category><![CDATA[Research]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fieldwork]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2018 11:59:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dafe13_86066dcc89fe47a7ae447ebe0b968f47~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stefano</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[RAINDROPS' seed published!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday the latest issue of PAGES magazine, a journal published by the Past Global Change Initiative, came out. The issue, edited by...]]></description><link>https://www.raindrops-erc.info/post/2018/06/08/raindrops-seed-published</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e8efdb56c900f00174bf499</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2018 15:53:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dafe13_258ec966fdd54cbfad6e706474f8ae55~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carla</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Return to the Past! Back to Sindh (Pakistan) after 20 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the late 80s and early 90s, when I was still a youngish PhD student, I went for the first time to Sindh to work with the Italian...]]></description><link>https://www.raindrops-erc.info/post/2018/04/04/return-to-the-past-back-to-sindh-pakistan-after-20-years</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e8efdb587cbc80017f914c2</guid><category><![CDATA[Research]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fieldwork]]></category><category><![CDATA[People]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dafe13_2905143e34fd44ac89be6f928496662c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_415,h_271,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marco</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[JASPAR]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are so many things to do and fix after coming back from fieldwork that it has taken some time to write this blog entry. However,...]]></description><link>https://www.raindrops-erc.info/post/2018/03/14/jaspar</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e8efdb5cf636000171ae949</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2018 15:31:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dafe13_82b4b90ba9e5429fa68db6f68dcb99c9~mv2_d_4288_2848_s_4_2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carla</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[First fieldwork in Sindh: checking potential locations for ethnoarchaeology and isotopes transects]]></title><description><![CDATA[The main aim of this first fieldwork is very much to organise future fieldworks. The targets of this trip are mainly two. On the one hand...]]></description><link>https://www.raindrops-erc.info/post/2018/02/22/first-fieldwork-in-sindh-checking-potential-locations-for-ethnoarchaeology-and-isotopes-t</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e8efdb5353b41001704dcaa</guid><category><![CDATA[Research]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fieldwork]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dafe13_b2273bbe372f4fac8bbdad6c0d3479bd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_543,h_393,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carla</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are going to Pakistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Next week I am going to Pakistan for the first project's fieldwork. Actually, it's three projects' fieldwork combined: RAINDROPS (keep...]]></description><link>https://www.raindrops-erc.info/post/2018/02/15/we-are-going-to-pakistan</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e8efdb572e918001761c05c</guid><category><![CDATA[Research]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fieldwork]]></category><category><![CDATA[ERC]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 15:52:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dafe13_95e7d85086ab4a2f8102e246fa319eba~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_739,h_824,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carla</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeology day at UPF]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday has been a very busy day. The Archaeology day at UPF was a blast. I have never seen so many different - yet very related-...]]></description><link>https://www.raindrops-erc.info/post/2018/01/10/archaeology-day-at-upf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e8efdb5286a25001764a9cc</guid><category><![CDATA[Research]]></category><category><![CDATA[Workshops]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 18:32:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dafe13_f5d9763ff51646d2922a73b6caad6d5a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_960,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carla</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's start! One-day conference on Multidisciplinary Archaeology]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first RAINDROPS event will be to co-host a one-day conference on Trends in Multidisciplinary Archaeology. This conference is part of...]]></description><link>https://www.raindrops-erc.info/post/2017/12/13/lets-start-one-day-conference-on-multidisciplinary-archaeology</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e8efdb52b4932002df4f010</guid><category><![CDATA[Workshops]]></category><category><![CDATA[Research]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2017 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dafe13_e6c8a7b729224ac9b1b6402d818496eb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_926,h_620,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carla</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behind the curtains (after I got the project). Part III: getting the project ready to start.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once the selection process is over, you receive several communications from the ERC. First you get the results of the external experts...]]></description><link>https://www.raindrops-erc.info/post/2017/12/06/behind-the-curtains-after-i-got-the-project-part-iii-getting-the-project-ready-to-start</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e8efdb503f2a800436f6b89</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2017 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dafe13_798115cbcb194c7e8404ec926d20ab4d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_704,h_213,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carla</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behind the curtains (or how I got the project). Part II: the interview.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five months after submission (almost to the date) you get a communication through the participants portal. Subject: Initial information...]]></description><link>https://www.raindrops-erc.info/post/2017/11/29/behind-the-curtains-or-how-i-got-the-project-part-ii-the-interview</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e8efdb5ed6a8800177c0993</guid><category><![CDATA[Research]]></category><category><![CDATA[ERC]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 15:03:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dafe13_d39e8761c3bf42a6a35bf873e29b8a21~mv2_d_1958_1335_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carla</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behind the curtains (or how I got the project). Part I: the application.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I like the idea of starting the NEWS section of RAINDROPS' s webpage with something that it is not technically a new story. But I believe...]]></description><link>https://www.raindrops-erc.info/post/2017/09/14/behind-the-curtains-or-how-i-got-the-project</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e8efdb5b49a3e0017fa81e2</guid><category><![CDATA[Research]]></category><category><![CDATA[ERC]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2017 11:44:47 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Carla</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>