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Announcement

Forensic Anthropology Summer Short Courses

Submitted 10 December 2018 by Alexandra Klales

The Washburn University Forensic Anthropology Recovery Unit (WU-FARU) will be offering four forensic anthropology summer 2019 short courses!

Visit https://aklales.weebly.com/training-courses.html for more information and WashburnCAS.Eventbrite.com to register!

1. Fatal Fire Recoveries (June 10-14 - $650) 2. Forensic Archaeology (June 17-21 - $650) 3. Fragmentary Human Osteology (June 24-28 - $650) …

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2019 UNB Bioarchaeology Field School

Submitted 28 November 2018 by Amy Scott

The 2019 UNB Bioarchaeology Field School is now accepting applications!

Come explore the Fortress of …

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The Biserica Neagră Bioarchaeology Fieldschool 2019

Submitted 19 November 2018 by Annamaria Diana

The non-profit Black Church Cemetery Project (established 2013) team and supporting institutions are pleased to …

Course

Course Introduction to Geometric Morphometrics using (mostly) R, Calgary (Canada)

Submitted 15 November 2018 by Soledad De Esteban Trivigno

Registration is open for the course Introduction to Geometric Morphometrics using (mostly) R.

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Announcement

McMaster University: The Shelley Saunders/Koloshuk Family Scholarship

Submitted 7 November 2018 by Megan Brickley

The scholarship announced last year to support PhD students in physical/biological anthropology working with a …

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Field School: Madagascar Past and Present

Submitted 6 November 2018 by Mitchell Irwin

Sadabe, Northern Illinois University and the University of Antananarivo are pleased to announce this one-month, six-credit field school from June 7 - July 7, 2019. Dr Mitchell Irwin and Dr Karen Samonds (NIU) are the lead instructors and work with Dr Freddy Ranaivoarisoa (University of Antananarivo) and Mr. Jean-Luc Raharison …

Conference

1st Workshop on Ancient Rare Diseases, Berlin

Submitted 5 November 2018 by Dr. Julia Gresky

1st W.A.R.D. 1st Workshop on Ancient Rare Diseases. Paleopathology of genetic diseases affecting bones: Research …

Announcement

Pollitzer Student Travel Awards 2019

Submitted 24 October 2018 by Christina Torres-Rouff

The essay topic and submission portal for the 2019 Pollitzer Travel Awards is now available. This competition is designed to help students defray the costs of attending the AAPA meetings and is open to all AAPA student members (undergraduate and graduate) who are attending the annual meeting, whether or not …

Conference

International Open Workshop: "Socio-Environmental Dynamics over the Last 15,000 Years: The Creation of Landscapes VI". Session 14 "Osteobiography of suffering and disease"

Submitted 11 October 2018 by Katharina Fuchs

International Open Workshop: "Socio-Environmental Dynamics over the Last 15,000 Years: The Creation of Landscapes VI" at Kiel University, 11-16 March 2019

Call for papers session 14: "The Osteobiography of suffering and disease: interdisciplinary approaches to gain insights into past health conditions"

Conveners: K. Fuchs, B. Krause-Kyora, A. Nebel, A. Immel, …

Course

Transmitting Science 3D Geometric Morphometrics course in Crete (Greece)

Submitted 10 October 2018 by Soledad De Esteban Trivigno

The 8th edition of Transmitting science course "3D Geometric Morphometrics" has open registration. Dates and …

Announcement

Young Investigator Symposium on the Science of the Human Past at Harvard University

Submitted 10 October 2018 by Lisa Ransom Lubarr

Deadline for Applicants to Young Investigator Symposium at Harvard University: October 18, 2018

The Max …

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2019 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Osteology and Archaeological Lab School in Peru

Submitted 3 October 2018 by Emily Schach

The Contisuyo Osteology and Archaeological Lab School in Peru (June 9- July 21, 2019) will …

Announcement

new NSF solicitation - Understanding the Rules of Life: Epigenetics

Submitted 28 September 2018 by R. Ferrell

The URoL:Epigenetics Program is focused on understanding the relationships between epigenetic mechanisms as they relate to the resultant phenotypes of organisms, and the way that these mechanisms lead to robustness and adaptability of organisms and populations.

Research projects must use an interdisciplinary approach that integrates perspectives and approaches from more …

Announcement

Online Course in Morphometrics from the University of Manchester

Submitted 24 September 2018 by Chris Klingenberg

This year's online course in morphometrics from the University of Manchester will run in the …

Conference

CARTA webcast: Impact of Tool Use & Technology on the Evolution of the Human Mind

Submitted 23 September 2018 by Ingrid Benirschke-Perkins

Join the live webcast! "Impact of Tool Use and Technology on the Evolution of the …

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2019 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Olduvai Gorge Paleoanthropology Field School

Submitted 18 September 2018 by Charles Egeland

This program will provide young scholars with an exceptional study abroad experience at one of the world’s premier paleoanthropological sites: Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. The site was made famous by the excavations of Mary and Louis Leakey and is home to dozens of the most well-preserved early archaeological sites in the …

AABA

Search for the new Editor-in-Chief of AJPA

Submitted 30 August 2018 by Leslie Aiello

The American Journal of Physical Anthropology (AJPA), the official Journal of the American Association of …

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Advanced Field Experience in Bioarchaeology

Submitted 2 August 2018 by David Hubin

The excavation of human burials is a sensitive undertaking that must be carried out with utmost professionalism. Specialized bioarchaeological training is essential to ensure that human burials are uncovered, documented, and removed properly, that is, without damaging the remains or destroying precious information. However, unless they have specialized in the …

Course

Course on Agent-Based Models using NetLogo, Barcelona, Sept 17-21

Submitted 16 July 2018 by Soledad De Esteban Trivigno

Registration is open for the course Introduction to Agent Based-Models Using NetLogo, September 17th-21nd, 2018, …

AABA

Biological Anthropology and Dialogue with Diverse Publics symposium speakers

Videos of the AAAS/AAPA symposium on “Biological Anthropology and Dialogue with Diverse Publics” are now available.

Submitted 16 July 2018 by Leslie Aiello

At the 87^th Annual Meeting of the AAPA in Austin Texas in April 2018, …

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