Category: Biological Anthropology

On Wednesday 21 April, Professor Johannes Krause from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology lead the Skeletal Biology Research Centre Annual Lecture on “The … Read more

A new study of neanderthal teeth from La Cotte de St Brelade in Jersey suggests a dual Neanderthal-modern human ancestry. Kent’s Professor Matthew Skinner (School of Anthropology … Read more

Anthropology and Conservation at Kent offers a supportive, dynamic and diverse environment for creative research and learning. Our lecturers and research students are engaged in exciting projects … Read more

Natasha Jacob, studying for a BSc in Human Ecology with a Year in Professional Practice writes the third in a series of blogs about how … Read more

The Anthropology Society (AnthSoc) recently ventured to Warden Point with Professor of Biological Anthropology, Matthew Skinner, to hunt for 50 million year-old fossils. Warden is … Read more

Biological anthropologists from the School of Anthropology and Conservation (SAC) have rediscovered fossils from Barnfield Pit in Swanscombe, Kent that have lain dormant for 70 years. … Read more

Neanderthal thumbs were better adapted to holding tools in the same way that we hold a hammer, according to research undertaken at the Skeletal Biology … Read more

The School of Anthropology and Conservation event is pleased to offer an online Being Human Taster Event for undergraduate applicants and enquirers on Wednesday 2 December 2020, … Read more

Research led by Dr Alessia Nava, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow, has been covered by many media outlets around the world. The study, which was … Read more

Katie Hargrave-Smith, in her final year studying for a BA in Environmental Social Sciences, writes the second in a series of blogs about how to combat … Read more