Biological Anthropology Seminar Series | Department of Archaeology

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The Biological Anthropology Seminar Series aims to discuss key topics in human evolutionary studies. Speakers from the UK and overseas institutions are invited to talk about their research in biological anthropology.

Registration essential - click on individual titles below for more information

Contact name:

Dr Emma Pomeroy, Dr Ashleigh L Wiseman, Edwin de Jager, Clarissa Asha Febinia and Ali Giritlioglu

Contact email:

seminars@human-evol.cam.ac.uk

Event location:

Online via Zoom (sign up via the dedicated link for each talk)

Events In This Series For This Academic Year

Session Name	Date	Event speaker
1000 ways to die in human evolution: from crocodiles to cancer	Wednesday, 12 October, 2022 - 16:30 to 17:30	Dr Edgard Camarós
Primate responses to death: insights into death awareness	Wednesday, 19 October, 2022 - 16:30 to 17:30	Dr Alecia Carter
Biological diversity among modern human populations	Wednesday, 26 October, 2022 - 16:30 to 17:30	Dr Fernando Rozzi
Placental hormones and bacterias: partners in crime in the regulation of fetal growth	Wednesday, 2 November, 2022 - 16:30 to 17:30	Dr Jorge Lopez-Tello
Inferring the evolution of skeletal gracility in hominins and extant mammals	Wednesday, 9 November, 2022 - 16:30 to 17:30	Dr Habiba Chirchi
The recently discovered ties between teeth and infants in human evolution	Wednesday, 23 November, 2022 - 16:30 to 17:30	Dr Leslea Hlusko
CANCELLED: The status of 3D replicas of human bones and ethical considerations	Wednesday, 30 November, 2022 - 16:30 to 17:30	Dr Vanessa Campanacho
Applications of X-ray imaging in Archaeology and palaeontology	Wednesday, 8 February, 2023 - 16:30 to 17:30	Dr Kudakwashe Jakata
CANCELLED DUE TO STRIKE ACTION: Eugenics, and the Misuse of Mendel	Wednesday, 15 February, 2023 - 16:30 to 17:30	Dr Adam Rutherford
CANCELLED DUE TO STRIKE ACTION: Constructing Identity in Death: A Case-study from Metal Period Philippines	Wednesday, 22 February, 2023 - 16:30 to 17:30	Professor Marc F Oxenham
CANCELLED DUE TO STRIKE ACTION: Neanderthal Technaesthetics: Material Minds and Complex Cognition	Wednesday, 1 March, 2023 - 16:30 to 17:30	Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes
The status of 3D replicas of human bones and ethical considerations	Wednesday, 8 March, 2023 - 16:30 to 17:30	Dr Vanessa Campanacho
A Great Ape Dictionary: now what?	Wednesday, 15 March, 2023 - 16:30 to 17:30	Dr Cat Hobaiter