Picking your brain: the new techniques tracing brain evolution
To better understand how modern human brains work, one ANU expert is using cutting-edge technology to study skulls from our ancient ancestors.Brains – like most soft tissue – are tricky to study.…
ANU study maps missing piece of brain evolution
The temporal lobe – a key area of our brain responsible for our memory and communication – could also reveal hidden clues about how human brains have evolved over time, according to a new study from…
Alpine Histories of Global Change: An Approximation in Five Visual Sketches a new book by Dr Annika Lems
Alpine Geschichten des globalen Wandels: eine Annäherung in fünf Bildskizzen (Alpine Histories of Global Change: An Approximation in Five Visual Sketches) by Annika Lems, Danaé Leitenberg,…
Understanding ancient migrations from the bottom up in a new book by Dr Cate Frieman
New book by Dr Catherine Frieman, Negotiating Migrations: The Archaeology and Politics of Mobility Daniela Hofmann (Author) , Catherine J. Frieman (Author) , Martin…
Kapow! Dr Caroline Schuster uses comic books to explain green finance
It wasn’t until she found herself lining up for a 300-metre head-to-head race on horseback that Associate Professor Caroline Schuster truly understood the meaning of financial speculation in rural…
Meet Dr Adam Sargent, lecturer in Anthropology
Dr Adam Sargent is the most recent researcher to join the ANU School of Archaeology and Anthropology, where he brings his unique approach to understanding social inequality and oppression…
Open Now - Tall Foundation Scholarship in Archaeology
The Tall Foundation Scholarship in Archaeology is now open. 9 September 2024 - 31 October 2024 Apply Now Each year the School of Archaeology and Anthropology, ANU…