Biological Anthropology Seminar Series
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Biological Anthropology Seminar Series Semester 2 Schedule
Please note : All seminars are held from 1pm AEST and available via Zoom or in person in Gould Seminar Room 2.46
Friday 28 July
Sarah Turner
Environmental change and behavioural flexibility: Japanese monkeys and disability on Awaji Island, Japan
Friday 11 August
Andy Herries
Recent discoveries at the Drimolen hominin site and their bearing on our understanding of early hominin evolution in South Africa
Friday 25 August
Laura Wilson
Sex differences in allometry for phenotypic traits
Friday 22 September
David Coall
Grandparental investment: This is just the beginning
Friday 29 September
Mike Petraglia
Human Dispersals Out of Africa
Friday 6 October
Gabriel Ramos Fernandez
Collective pooling of foraging information in animal fission-fusion dynamics
Upcoming events
Human Dispersals Out of Africa
1pm 29 Sep 2023
The dispersal of Homo sapiens ‘Out of Africa’ and across Eurasia is one of the most significant topics in human evolutionary studies. The nature, timing and...Past events
Grandparental investment: This is just the beginning
22 Sep 2023
Exploring the lives of grandparents is a new and exciting field of enquiry. A multitude of factors influence the roles grandparents play in their families....Sex differences in allometry for phenotypic traits
25 Aug 2023
Sex differences in the lifetime risk and expression of disease are well-known. Preclinical research targeted at improving treatment, increasing health span,...Recent discoveries at the Drimolen hominin site and their bearing on our understanding of early hominin evolution in South Africa
11 Aug 2023
Prof Herries will talk about his team’s latest discoveries at the Drimolen hominin bearing site in South Africa, including the world’s oldest Homo erectus and...Environmental change and behavioural flexibility: Japanese monkeys and disability on Awaji Island, Japan
28 Jul 2023
What does it mean for an animal to have a physical disability? As human-induced environmental change increasingly impacts species and ecosystems in every part...Children of the Ice Age: What can the study of past children tell us about human evolution?
16 Jun 2023
Abstract Children were a significant part of Palaeolithic – and other prehistoric – societies. Indeed, it is probable that children constituted the largest...Human Pairbonding: Reconciling the Major Paradigms in the Evolutionary Behavioural Sciences
19 May 2023
Many would agree on the usefulness of evolutionary theory for understanding our bodies. There is less agreement, however, regarding its usefulness for...Bio Anth Double Header: Dr Samantha Yaussy & Dr Lucie Biehler-Gomez
11 May 2023
For this Bio Anth Seminar, we will be joined by TWO speakers, Dr Samantha Yaussy from Utah State University and Dr Lucie Biehler-Gomez from the University of...Investigating skeletal frailty and resilience in ancient human populations
5 May 2023
Palaeopathological lesions imply an individual suffered from and survived life’s stressors sufficiently long to alter their skeletal or dentoalveolar...Biological Anthropology Quiz Battle Royale
21 Apr 2023
Do you know a lemur from your femur? Come along, enjoy some light snacks and hot drinks, and test your biological anthropology knowledge in our first ever...Exploring the Effectiveness of Online Practical Laboratory Delivery in Biological Anthropology
6 Apr 2023
Online learning is becoming increasingly common in many practice-based fields, including biological anthropology. However, its impact on student outcomes is...
