News - AABA
www.archaeotek-archaeology.org
Intensive Osteology Research Workshop – Living and Dying on the Edge of Europe (Transylvania, Romania)
Andre Gonciar / Katie Zejdlik Passalacqua
This is an intensive osteology laboratory research workshop, aimed to prepare students for field osteology, which is challenging in that one must be able to[...]
www.archaeotek-archaeology.org
Pathology Osteology Research Workshop – Health and Crisis in Medieval Transylvania (Romania)
Andre Gonciar / Anna Osterholtz
The human remains under study come from a medieval isolated funerary mound, separated from both community and church. Either it is a shunned segment of[...]
www.archaeotek-archaeology.org
Adult Osteology Laboratory Research Workshop – Medieval Crisis Populations on the European Frontier (Transylvania, Romania)
Andre Gonciar / Jonathan Bethard
As the 15th century ends, the battle for Europe begins! The southeastern European frontier collapses in front of the Ottoman Turks. The heroes (Vlad the[...]
www.archaeotek-archaeology.org
Bioarchaeology of Children / Juvenile Osteology Laboratory Research Workshop (Transylvania, Romania)
Andre Gonciar / Jonathan Bethard
The aim of this project is to evaluate to what extent and how these major political events (such as the medieval collapse of the Eastern[...]
www.utica.edu
Forensic Anthropology Field School in Albania and Romania; May 16-June 9, 2016
Thomas A. Crist, Ph.D.
Albania’s magnificent archaeological site at Butrint National Park is one of two primary locations for Utica College’s annual Forensic Anthropology Field School course, which also[...]
rootsofeurope.ku.dk
Roots of Europe Summer School in linguistics, archaeology, anthropology and genetics 25 July – 7 August 2016
Benedicte Nielsen Whitehead, PhD
Roots of Europe Summer School in linguistics, archaeology, anthropology and genetics University of Copenhagen 25 July – 7 August 2016 The Roots of Europe Summer[...]
today.duke.edu
Elwyn Simons, Fossil Expert and Primate Conservationist, Dies at 85
Gregg F. Gunnell
DURHAM, NC – Duke scientist-explorer Elwyn Simons, who studied living and extinct primates for more than 50 years, died in his sleep on Sunday, March[...]
www.umass.edu
University of Massachusetts Amherst: 2016 Field School in Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology
Sarah Mathena
This UMass Amherst field course introduces students to the role of the biological anthropologist, archaeologist and forensic scientist in the excavation of human remains. The[...]
www.nsf.gov
NSF – Digging into Data
Rebecca Ferrell
NSF’s Directorate of Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) is participating in the fourth round of Digging into Data (DiD), a grants competition open to[...]
physanth.org
Business meeting 2016
Susan Anton
Information for the AAPA Annual Business Meeting (Friday April 15th, 2016 at 5:45 pm in Atlanta). All members are invited to join us for the[...]
A Guide to Student Events at the 2016 AAPA Annual Meeting
Melanie Beasley
While all events at the AAPA benefit from student involvement, the following highlighted events were compiled by the Student Committee as being of particular interest[...]
www.transmittingscience.org
International course on Network Analysis, October 24-28, Barcelona (check grants below)
Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno
Registration is open for the course “Introduction to Network Analysis in Life Sciences – 3rd edition”. Webpage: http://www.transmittingscience.org/courses/syst-bio/networks/ GRANTS: Thanks to the donations of former[...]
www.uc.pt
Working your fingers to the bone. An interdisciplinary conference on identifying occupation from the skeleton
Ana Luisa Santos
The University of Coimbra (World Heritage) welcome you to the Working your fingers to the bone. An interdisciplinary conference on identifying occupation from the skeleton. Conference[...]
AAPA CAREER DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP 12:00-2:00 Friday April 15th in Atlanta
Joan Richtsmeier
This year at the AAPA meetings in Atlanta, the Executive Committee has invited Randall Robaudo of SciPhD (http://sciphd.com/) to host a Career Development Workshop. In[...]
www2.humboldt.edu
4th Annual Humboldt State University Anthropology Research Symposium
Carolyn E. Hinson
The symposium is a student led event that is supported by the Department of Anthropology, and College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. The event[...]
www.beniculturali.unibo.it
ACQUIRING AND POST-PROCESSING 3D DATA IN ANTHROPOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Stefano Benazzi
SUMMER SCHOOL IN: ACQUIRING AND POST-PROCESSING 3D DATA IN ANTHROPOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGY 27June – 1July 2016 Department of Cultural Heritage (University of Bologna, Italy) Nowadays[...]
physanth.org
Student prizes 2016
Leslea Hlusko
The American Association of Physical Anthropologists awards seven prizes to outstanding student presentations at the annual meeting. For a list of these and their descriptions,[...]
anthgen.org
SMBE Satellite Workshop on the Genetics of Admixed Populations: May 18-20, 2016 San Antonio, TX
Heather Norton
The Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE) satellite workshop, Genetics of Admixed Populations, will be held in San Antonio, TX May 18-20, 2016. Early[...]
physanth.org
2016 Family Care Award Application For Early Career Women Scholars
Andrea B. Taylor
The AAPA and the Committee on Diversity Women’s Initiative (COD-WIN) are pleased to offer the Family Care Award to assist early career women scholars in[...]
physanth.org
AAPA Addresses Sexual and Other Harassment
Susan Anton
AAPA Addresses Sexual and Other Harassment To foster a community of inclusion and respect in which we can focus all of our attention on our[...]
www.ljmu.ac.uk
New Graduate Programme: 1 year MSc in Bioarchaeology at Liverpool John Moores University
Dr De Groote
Bioarchaeology is an exciting and fast-advancing science that combines archaeology with branches of the natural sciences. Study focuses on the key topics pertaining to human[...]
Four fully funded interdisciplinary PhD in biological anthropology and drone (UAV) technology
LJMU
The Faculty of Engineering & Technology and the Faculty of Science at Liverpool John Moores University would like to announce four new PhD positions related[...]
fieldprojects.org
Field Course: Tropical Biology & Primatology (Peru)
Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa
Field Projects International is offering two new Tropical Biology and Primatology courses for summer 2016. Held at the Los Amigos Biological Field station in Southeastern[...]
www.transmittingscience.org
Course The Use of Phylogenies in the Study of Macroevolution, Sept. 19-23, Barcelona.
Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno
Registration is open for the course “THE USE OF PHYLOGENIES IN THE STUDY OF MACROEVOLUTION – 4th edition”, September 19th – 23rd, 2016. INSTRUCTOR: Dr.[...]
www.nsf.gov
NSF statement on harassment at grantee institutions
R. Ferrell
Press Statement 16-002 The National Science Foundation (NSF) will not tolerate harassment at grantee institutions. January 25, 2016 The National Science Foundation (NSF) joins with[...]
www.facebook.com
2016 Excavation-based field school in Bioarchaeology on St. Croix, USVI
Molly Zuckerman
This archaeological and bioarchaeological field school will take place at the Aklis site, a prehistoric shell midden, habitation, and cemetery site, located on the beach[...]
www.dentalanthropology.org
Workshop on Dental Wear sponsored by the Dental Anthropology Association
James Watson
Please join us for a workshop on dental wear to be held on Wednesday, April 13, at this year’s AAPA meetings. The workshop is free[...]
www.zmg.uni-freiburg.de
New MSc program on Global Urban Health starting Oct 2016
Ursula Wittwer-Backofen
Freiburg University is currently setting up a new postgraduate one year Master course in Global Urban Health which will start in October 2016. It will[...]
eaa2016.com
20th European Anthropological Association (EAA) Congress: European Anthropology in a Changing World: From Culture to Global Biology
Morana Jarec
20th European Anthropological Association (EAA) Congress: European Anthropology in a Changing World: From Culture to Global Biology will be held in Zagreb, from 24th to[...]
dass.missouri.edu
Our African Origins public symposium at University of Missouri
Carol Ward
The story of where humans came from starts in Africa – we are all Africans. The story of our origins is becoming richer and more[...]