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
Category: Biological Anthropology
Research Scholarships 2021 – SeNSS and Graduate Teaching Assistantships
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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