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Department of Archaeology

 
Read more at: After The Plague

After The Plague

A multi-disciplinary research project focusing on St. John's Hospital cemetery, Cambridge, with an aim to learn more about the lives of the medieval urban poor during the bubonic plague epidemic known as the Black Death.


Read more at: Chromatin 3D Structure of Archaic Human Populations and Its Impact on Modern Human Genomes

Chromatin 3D Structure of Archaic Human Populations and Its Impact on Modern Human Genomes

Most people in Eurasia today carry fragments of DNA inherited from ancient hominins such as Neanderthals and Denisovans. This genetic legacy has influenced traits such as immunity, skin pigmentation, and susceptibility to certain diseases, but the ways in which archaic DNA continues to shape human biology are still not fully understood.


Read more at: iMapNut: Machine Learning to Map and Address Causal Factors of Child Malnutrition in Low- and- Middle- Income Countries

iMapNut: Machine Learning to Map and Address Causal Factors of Child Malnutrition in Low- and- Middle- Income Countries

This project aims to improve the poor integration of localized data linking various WASH dimensions (infrastructure, access, practices) and children nutritional status at the population level as well as the poor involvement of policy makers concerned with WASH in local and country level nutritional programs. Our network aims include:
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Read more at: Wisdom Teeth: Refining our understanding of mammalian evolution through dating dental enamel

Wisdom Teeth: Refining our understanding of mammalian evolution through dating dental enamel

As the complex mosaic of Quaternary human lineages across and beyond Africa becomes increasingly apparent, an accurate chronology is critical to disentangle the patterns and process, particularly those that link human evolution to palaeoenvironmental and climatic change.