Ancient faeces reveal how ‘marsh diet’ left Bronze Age Fen folk infected with parasites
‘Coprolites’ from the Must Farm archaeological excavation in East Anglia show the prehistoric inhabitants were infected by parasitic worms that can be spread by eating raw fish, frogs and shellfish.
Honorary degree for Emeritus Disney Professor
Graeme Barker CBE awarded Honorary Doctor of Letters degree from the University of Leicester.
Evidence for different climatic adaptation strategies in human and non-human primates
New study suggests that the ability to adapt behaviourally, rather than biologically, was likely key to our evolutionary success and to how we came to be the last surviving human species.
Lecturer in Comparative Human Biology announced
Dr Rihlat Said Mohamed announced as new lecturer in the Department of Archaeology
Gorillas found to live in ‘complex’ societies, suggesting deep roots of human social evolution
Gorillas have more complex social structures than previously thought, from lifetime bonds forged between distant relations, to “social tiers” with striking parallels to traditional human societies, according to a new study.
Lecturer in Human Evolutionary Genetics and Bioinformatics announced
Dr Guy Jacobs announced as new lecturer in the Department of Archaeology.
