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Department of Archaeology

 

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
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