Biological Anthropology Research Seminar
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Biological Anthropology Research Seminar
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Inside and Out: Virtual anatomy and cerebrocranial evolution of the temporal regions in anthropoid primates
4pm 29 Sep 2022
The brain does not preserve in the fossil record making any study of brain evolution reliant on endocasts, moulds of the inside of the skull. The middle...Past events
Injured, maimed, and impaired: Female experiences of physical impairment and disability in medieval Scotland
19 May 2022
Within medieval society, perceptions of disability and able-bodiedness were largely based on the extent to which an individual was able to perform the...Tales teeth tell: Diet, health and toxin exposure in our ancient ancestors
5 May 2022
Dental tissues contain remarkably faithful records of their development through time, best represented by daily incremental features in enamel and dentine....Ancient human bone histology and behaviour in Holocene Asia-Pacific
21 Apr 2022
Bone remodelling processes are influenced by lifestyle, health, disease, and environmental factors. Dr Miszkiewicz’s research investigates these processes and...Micro-evolutionary changes in our hominin cousins
24 Mar 2022
Paranthropus robustus is a small-brained, large-toothed hominin species endemic to southern Africa. Thought to be well understood, recent discoveries have shed...Impacts of maternal exposure to severe tropical cyclones on birth outcomes
10 Mar 2022
The first 1,000 days of life are crucial in a child’s cognitive and physical development. The Developmental Origins of Health & Disease hypothesis...Early Career Showcase
21 Oct 2021
For this week's seminar, we are showcasing Early Career Researchers in Biological Anthropology at the ANU. Adam Bode is a PhD student in Anthropology at the...Identity, Poverty and the Great Irish Famine: Insights from Bioarchaeology
23 Sep 2021
Food and diet were identity class markers in nineteenth-century Ireland, which became evident as nearly one million people, primarily the poor and destitute,...Exploring the Impacts of Hunting and Logging on Endangered Gibbons and other Primates in Veun Sai- Siem Pang National Park, Cambodia
19 Aug 2021
Looking for a distraction from the perils of lockdown? Look no further, the next instalment of the BIAN Seminar Series 2021 is here! For our next seminar we...Exploring stress and social inequality through the lens of spatial bioarchaeology
20 May 2021
Zoom Link : shorturl.at/gjzDK Advances in the bioarchaeological conceptualization of inequality have emphasized social power the driver of variation in social...
