As part of the HEAS Seminar Series in Human Evolution and the Palaeolithic Carolina Mallol from Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain will give a talk on 'Decoding Neanderthal Pyrotechnological Traditions Concealed in the Microstratigraphic Sedimentary Record' on the 13th […]
As part of the HEAS Seminar Series in Ancient Genomics Irina Velsko from Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology will give a talk on 'Expanding known diversity of human-associated microbes through assembly of ancient dental calculus' on the 21st May […]
As part of the HEAS Seminar Series in Archaeological Science, Veerle Rots from University of Liege will give a talk on Functional approaches to human behaviour in the Palaeolithic on the 27th May 2024. Register here VEERLE ROTS__poster
As part of the HEAS Seminar Series in Human Evolution and the Palaeolithic, Marcel Weiss from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg will give a talk on Moving North: New results on late Neanderthal and early modern human settlement dynamics during MIS 5 and early […]
Workshop on Explosive ordnance identification for archaeologists Archaeological fieldwork often takes place in areas that were the scene of historical conflicts. This increases the probability of encountering explosive ordnance during excavations. It can be assumed that on average 10% of […]
As part of the HEAS Seminar Series in Ancient Genomics, Pontus Skoglund from Francis Crick Institute will give a talk on 'Fine-scale genetic history' on the 17th June 2024. Register here Pontus Skoglund_poster
As part of the HEAS Seminar Series in Archaeological Science, Lorena Becerra Valdivia from the University of Oxford will give a talk on 'The role of abrupt climatic shifts in the initial settlement of South America' on the 24th June […]
We are looking forward to welcoming Elizabeth Kyazike to Vienna for a HEAS Talk on 'Prospects For Archaeology And Ancient DNA In Uganda' on the 25th June 2024 at 12:30 CEST. This talk will be online and in-person in SR […]
New strategies and coping practices of early farmers taking the Danubian route (6000-5350 cal BC) At the advent of the Neolithic in Europe, one major route of the spread of farming in Europe led across the central […]
Climate change and the rise and fall of the civilisation of Angkor We are looking forward to welcoming Professor Charles Higham of University of Otago, in New Zealand for a HEAS Talk on the 1st July on 'Climate change […]
The Fate of Primates; Extinction vs Adaption With the prospect of a sixth mass extinction event looming there has never been a more compelling time to understand species extinction, especially for primates. Looking to the fate of past primates […]
Pervasive findings of partial selective sweeps realize the promise of ancient DNA to elucidate human adaptation. David Reich is a Professor of Genetics and Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard, and an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. […]
