Launch of Skeletal Biology Research Centre

The School of Anthropology and Conservation are delighted to announce the launch of our new Skeletal Biology Research Centre. The Centre is the first and only UK-based Centre focusing on the analysis of biological hard tissues (bones and teeth). It brings together innovative research, novel methodologies and international collaborations already established within Biological Anthropology in the School, with expertise and resources from Physical Sciences and Biosciences at Kent, and the Powell-Cotton Museum. The Centre carries out cutting-edge research ranging from analyses of the most important human fossils, histological studies of teeth and bone, isotopic analyses and dietary reconstruction, virtual 3D analyses of the skeleton, and forensic identification that, together, ultimately aim to better understand humans and our evolutionary history.

The launch event will be held on Tuesday 29th September, in the School of Anthropology and Conservation.  It will start with a tour of the laboratories at 16:00 in the Marlowe building, followed by an invited lecture at 17:00 in the Swingland room, finishing with a wine reception at 18:00. For the lecture, we welcome Dr. María Martinón-Torres from University College London, who will present “The Atapuerca sites: One million years of human evolution in Europe”.

This event is open to all SAC PG students and staff.  Please note booking for this event is required.  For further details and to book a place please contact Dr Alexandra Leduc-Pagel (al454@kent.ac.uk).

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