With the 24th of May signifying two months of lockdown during the current COVID-19 crisis, the doors to the School of Anthropology and Conservation have … Read more
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Modern biomechanical tools used to explore ergonomic design of earliest human tools
Kent’s School of Anthropology and Conservation (SAC) and School of Sport and Exercise Sciences (SSES) have collaborated on a research project to investigate the design … Read more
New study records dual hand use in early human relative
Research by anthropologists at the School of Anthropology and Conservation has identified hand-use behaviour in fossil human relatives that is consistent with modern humans. The human … Read more
Dr Ameline Bardo receives a grant from the American Association of Physical Anthropologists (AAPA)
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Biological Anthropology, Dr Ameline Bardo, has been awarded a prestigious Cobb Professional Development Grant from the American Association of Physical Anthropologists … Read more
Human Evolution educational materials for home learning
With COVID-19 lockdown in place, it can be challenging for parents to keep children mentally stimulated and entertained with home education. A change of routine … Read more
Research identifies regular climbing behaviour in a human ancestor
A new study led by the School of Anthropology and Conservation has found evidence that human ancestors as recent as two million years ago may … Read more
Dr Emmy Bocaege receives Cozzarelli prize for her paper investigating human remains from Neolithic Çatalhöyük
The Cozzarelli Prize is awarded annually to six research teams whose PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America) … Read more
Dr Alastair Key leads study revealing early humans engineered optimised stone tools
Early Stone Age populations living between 1.8 – 1.2 million years ago engineered their stone tools in complex ways to make optimised cutting tools, according … Read more
Professor Tracy Kivell provides expert commentary on the discovery of Danuvius, a new fossil ape
Professor Tracy Kivell, Professor of Biological Anthropology, recently shared her thoughts in a Nature News & Views article on the discovery of a new fossil ape … Read more
Open Lecture – ‘Homo Luzonensis: Discovery of a New Human Species’
Tuesday 3rd December 2019, 18:00 – 19:00. Marlowe Lecture Theatre 1, University of Kent Join Dr Florent Détroit, from the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, to … Read more