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Category: Biological Anthropology

Jersey Neanderthal teeth hint at interbreeding with modern humans

By gs510 | 01 February 2021

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

Research Scholarships 2021 – SeNSS and Graduate Teaching Assistantships

By cb386 | 21 December 2020

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

“We need to rewrite the stories we tell ourselves!” – Harnessing agency to effect change in the age of eco-anxiety

By jk393 | 14 December 2020

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

Fossil finding at Warden Point with Dr Matthew Skinner

By jk393 | 10 December 2020

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

Rediscovery of fossils from one of the UK’s most important archaeological sites

By jk393 | 02 December 2020

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 better adapted to holding tools with handles

By jk393 | 01 December 2020

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

Being Human – An Anthropology Taster Event 2020

By cb386 | 23 November 2020

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

Media impact of Dr Alessia Nava’s research on Neanderthal milk teeth

By jk393 | 11 November 2020

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

“To constantly focus on bad news alienates people. We need to ensure that we are sharing a message of hope too.” – How embracing the positive helps combat eco-anxiety

By jk393 | 23 October 2020

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

“We are being told that the structures we live in have failed and we all have to solve the crisis ourselves” – Learning to cope with eco-anxiety

By jk393 | 19 October 2020

Stage 3 student Katie Hargrave-Smith writes the first instalment in a series of blogs about how to combat ‘eco anxiety’. Climate change is a threat … Read more

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