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
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Fully-funded PhD position in field-based human and/or ape locomotor biomechanics
Deadline: 30 April 2026
The PhD student will work within a new Minerva Fast Track Research Group led by Dr. Charlotte King focused on human and ape locomotor biomechanics[...]Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Postdoctoral Researcher in biomechanics of human evolutionary behaviours
Deadline: 13 April 2026
We are inviting applications from qualified and highly motivated individuals for a three-year Postdoctoral Researcher position in human biomechanics within the Department of Human Origins,[...]The Faculty of Science at Tübingen University
W1-Professorship (without tenure track) in Primatology
Deadline: 6 April 2026
The Faculty of Science at Tübingen University invites applications for aW1-Professorship (without tenure track) in Primatology
at the Department of Geosciences
starting[...]
The Faculty of Science at Tübingen University
Tenure-Track Professorship (W1 to W3) in Evolutionary Modelling
Deadline: 6 April 2026
The Faculty of Science at Tübingen University invites applications for aTenure-Track Professorship (W1 to W3) in Evolutionary Modelling
at the Department of Geosciences
Featured Videos
Courses and Field Schools
Online live course: Modelling and analysing multivariate traits evolution using R
Transmitting Science is offering a new edition of the course “Modelling and analysing multivariate traits evolution using R”.Course webpage: https://www.transmittingscience.com/courses/evolution/modelling-and-analysing-multivariate-traits-evolution-using-r/
The aim[...]
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[...]