Category: SBRC

The School of Anthropology & Conservation is delighted to be hosting the 16th Annual Conference of the British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology. The … Read more

We are pleased to announce the release of a short video capturing the “Be Neanderthalised” workshop run as part of the Kent 50th Anniversary celebrations. … Read more

Research led by University of Kent anthropologist Dr Tracy Kivell suggests that early human species Homo naledi may have been uniquely adapted for both tree … Read more

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 … Read more

Fossils representing at least 15 individuals may alter views of human behaviour The discovery of a new species of human relative was announced today (Sept. … Read more

We’re delighted to announce our June two-day workshops: BOOK NOW Medieval Burials in Canterbury Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st June 10am – 4pm Marlowe Building, … Read more

A recent study on hand dexterity in humans and other primates has been published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface, combining the expertise … Read more

Senior Lecturer Dr Matt Skinner recently appeared on BBC World talking about the evolution of the human chin. Matt explains how the use of cooking … Read more

Recent research by Dr Matt Skinner, published in the Journal of Human Evolution, suggests that early humans had tiny hips and spindly legs. Fossilised pelvis … Read more

New research suggests pre-Homo human ancestral species, such as Australopithecus africanus, used human-like hand postures much earlier than was previously thought. Anthropologists from the University of Kent, … Read more