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The Center for the Human Past seeks to bridge the three disciplines Archaeology, Genetics and Linguistics that investigate the same history of the same world populations in the last 10,000 years.
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A new book on Indo-European research
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Read more →: A new book on Indo-European researchOur colleague, Axel Palmér has just published a book Indo-Slavic Lexical Isoglosses and the Prehistoric Dispersal of Indo-Iranian. Axel I. Palmér, Ph.D. (2024, Leiden University), is currently a Human Past […]
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Key components in research excellence
Read more →: Key components in research excellenceWhat does it take to achieve excellence in research? According to Anders Broström, associate professor of economics at KTH, one should “allow for more open, visionary projects and consider what […]
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Human Past SCAS Fellows 2025-26 are…
Read more →: Human Past SCAS Fellows 2025-26 are…We’re excited to announce that the Human Past Fellows for academic year 2025-26 have been selected! The fellowship programme is an initiative by the Center for the Human Past, administered […]
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Fulani: new study unravels the genetic history of Africa’s largest pastoralist community
Read more →: Fulani: new study unravels the genetic history of Africa’s largest pastoralist communityA popular science feature on the recently published Fulani study (see our news item) is available in The Conversation – Africa. Carina Schlebusch and Cesar Fortes-Lima are two of three […]
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