Book launch: Ten Thousand Years of Cultivation at Kuk Swamp in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea
Book launch
This book is a landmark publication for ANU as it represents over 50 years of research into early agriculture in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. The archaeological site at Kuk Swamp in the highlands of Papua New Guinea contains evidence of cultivation practices extending back at least 7000-6400…
The crucial role of the early psychosocial environment in human reproductive developmental plasticity: an evolutionary perspective
Seminar
Part of the Biological Anthropology Research Seminars 2017 Every thursday at 4PM
2017 Anthony Forge Memorial Lecture - Lady Kintore’s Corroboree
Lecture
Dr Gaye Sculthorpe was a student of social anthropology in the first year course taught by Anthony Forge on his arrival at ANU in 1974. Completing further studies in anthropology, history and museums studies, she worked for many years in curatorial positions at Museum Victoria, Melbourne, and…
The once forgotten child in bioarchaeology: developments in the field
Seminar
Part of the Biological Anthropology Research Seminars 2017 Every thursday at 4PM
Patterns in the Past: Mulvaneys in heritage protection and the Dampier Archipelago
Lecture
A lavishly illustrated talk on the ancient petroglyphs of the Dampier Archipelago and the issue of heritage protection when 50,000 years of culture challenges 50 years of industry. Dr Ken Mulvaney, following in his father’s footsteps, has over 40 years’ experience in archaeological…
Fossils, skulls, and brains: bridging paleoneurology and medicine
Seminar
The fossil record generally provides incomplete information on anatomical variation and, mostly when dealing with brain, it only deals with gross external morphology. Despite these limitations, fossils are the only direct witness of the evolutionary changes, and they can supply key features able to…
Parturition Scars
Seminar
Part of the Biological Anthropology Research Seminars 2017 Every thursday at 4PM