Post Doc available We are looking for someone to come and work here at University of Exeter on an NIH funded project awarded to me, Lauren Brent , Noah Snyder-Mackler and Kenny Chiou . The aim of the post is to help us investigate comparative primate life history. Details here: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecrui…

Most of what survives of Otford Palace in Kent, which rivalled Hampton Court in scale and grandeur back in 1510

We are searching for a position in anthropological genetics as ASU. Come join our great program in evolutionary anthropology in a beautiful part of the US (ok, maybe it does get a little hot sometimes) See apply.interfolio.com/156498 for more info!

Whilst I was in England, I visited Kenilworth Castle in Warwickshire. Much of it is in ruins but it's still impressive. Founded in the 1120s, it played an important role in UK history until the mid 1600s, when it was slighted on the orders of Parliament. It's well worth a visit.

3-day conference in Pari in November. International Conference: The Archaeology and Anthropology of Body Modification | SAPIENCE | UiB uib.no/en/sapience/17…

Sad news. RIP Tim.

Temporal lobe evolution in Hominidae and the origin of human lobe proportions - Pearson - American Journal of Biological Anthropology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

San Francisco is one of those rare cities where you see dogs step in human poop.

I'm delighted to spread the word about this new book on emotions: **The Oxford Handbook of Evolution and the Emotions** Out now in stores, libraries, and available online! 70 chapters, 1400 pages, and over 100 contributing authors from all over the world (and from many

Have you ever done a Camino de Santiago? Analysis of remains from Santiago de Compostela suggests they belong to the pilgrimage's founder, Bishop Teodomiro of Iria-Flavia. This makes him the oldest identified historical figure in Spain #MedievalMonday 🆓 buff.ly/3zcUvso

Last night, Nicole Collard 🧬🏺🪬 and I went to see my favourite female artist, PJ Harvey, in concert, at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle. What a show. I was expecting the music to be fantastic, but hadn’t anticipated Polly being so dynamic and theatrical in her delivery. Very absorbing.

"Why I sent my kids to gladiator school in Rome." archive.is/thHFP

😬 theguardian.com/world/2024/oct…

This is an exceptional piece of writing by an historian with a deep understanding of the Middle East: engelsbergideas.com/essays/the-beg… by Jay Mens Jay Mens

We are pleased to announce that our Theme has been accepted at the World Archaeological Congress (WAC-10), to be held in June 2025 in #Darwin, #Australia. We are happy to consider Session proposals. #WAC worldarchaeologicalcongress.com/wac10/wac-10-t…

Good point. I think it’s one of the main reasons why archaeologists tend to view the lives of people in the distant past—especially people in the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic—as dominated by economic concerns. It’s a legit unconscious bias.