March 18-21, 2026 | Denver, Colorado
95th AABA
Annual Meeting
95th AABA
ABOUT AABA
The American Association of Biological Anthropologists, or AABA, is the world’s leading professional organization for biological anthropologists. Formed by 83 charter members in 1930, the AABA now has an international membership of over 2,200. The Association’s annual meetings draw more than two thousand scientists and students from all over the world.
Featured programs
Upcoming Webinar: Tracing forgotten histories: identifying unprovenienced human skeletal remains and establishing best practices for their ethical treatment
Many teaching and museum collections house human remains with little or no provenience, creating major challenges for ethical stewardship. This webinar, inspired by last year’s AABA workshop, brings together experts who have successfully reconstructed documentation for unprovenienced remains. Panelists will share practical methods—archival research, handwriting analysis, osteology, taphonomy, and more—and discuss collaborative strategies for navigating these complex cases. Join us to connect, learn, and build community around this critical work.
Date/time: December 11, 2025, 12:00pm EST
Register here
Congratulations to the 2025 AABA Award Winners!
Charles R. Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award: Kay Behrensmeyer
Gabriel W. Lasker Service Award: Lorena Madrigal
AABA and Leakey Foundation Communication & Outreach Award in Honor of Camilla Smith: Sang-Hee Lee
Abstracts, nominations, and student awards application deadline October 15
October 15 is the deadline for:
AABA Fundraising Drive
AABA has established two new funds to support programs that facilitate broader participation in AABA’s professional activities and that build, enhance, or repair the sense of community among the AABA membership. Invest in AABA’s future and make a donation!
IDEAS Program
The IDEAS Program’s workshops provide a team, a space, and a suite of activities to engage issues of scholarship, professional preparation, and community building.
Join or Renew Membership
As our members are diverse, membership in AABA is diverse in opportunity.The following membership opportunities are available to individuals wishing to join The American Association of Biological Anthropologists.
Jobs
Texas A&M University
Academic Professional Track (Non-Tenure): Instructional Assistant Professor
Deadline: 1 April 2026
The Department of Anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Texas A&M University invites applications for an Instructional Assistant Professor position. We seek[...]Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
PhD Candidate in Human Osteoarchaeology
Deadline: 15 March 2026
About the position:The NTNU University Museum is excited to invite applications from highly qualified candidates for a fully-funded PhD project focusing on human osteoarchaeology.[...]
University of South Dakota
Assistant Professor of Biological Anthropology
Deadline: 10 March 2026
Assistant Professor of Biological AnthropologyUniversity of South Dakota
Posting Number: F01806P
Department: USD-Anthropology & SociologyHoused in USD’s College of Arts and[...]
High Point University
Anatomy Teaching Fellow (5 paid summer positions)
Deadline: 25 March 2026
The Congdon School of Health Sciences at High Point University (High Point, NC) is seeking five Graduate Teaching Fellows to assist in human gross anatomy[...]Featured Videos
Courses and Field Schools
Live online course: Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Transmitting Science is offering a new edition of the course “Introduction to Statistical Analysis in Palaeontology and Archaeology”.Dates & schedule: April 13th, 14th,[...]
Fragmentary Human Osteology Short Course – The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University is offering an intensive, one week fragmentary osteology short course from 18-22 May 2026.The target audience is professionals, graduate[...]
Postmortem Fingerprinting and Identification Course
This 4-day course focuses on identification of human remains through postmortem fingerprinting and DNA sampling, locating and documenting an advanced decomposition/skeletonized death scene, and the[...]Online live course Geometric Morphometrics in R, July 28th – August 5th, 2025
Registration is open for Transmitting Science online course “Geometric Morphometrics in R”.AABA members have a 20 % discount on the fee.
Dates:[...]