Name: Mini-Seminar: REAL game – Reimagining algorithmic futures: 63 cards for thinking differently about algorithmic systems, with Julia Velkova
Start: 2025-11-19T15:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-11-19T16:30:00+01:00
Location: Villa Lugnet

May 2025
May 7 @ 15:15 – 16:30

Talks of the Past (ToP) Open Seminar, 7th May, 2025: Discussing mobility and cultural change in the context of Aegean Neolithization, speaker Mehmet Somel

Blåsenhus, UU, lärosal 13:028 (plan 1)

Abstract Mehmet Somel will present some recent results on the first steps of the Neolithic expansion westward, “out-of-Anatolia”. For this study, his group generated 30 new paleogenomes from six settlements in West and Central Anatolia dating to c.10,000-8,000 years ago. The researchers further compiled a digitalized material culture dataset comprising 58 cultural elements, from architecture […]
May 20 @ 10:15 – 12:00

SCAS SEMINAR – Genetic Insights into Social Organisation of Neolithic Societies in Anatolia: Kinship and Gender Roles, speaker Mehmet Somel

Thunberg Hall, Linneanum Thunbergsvägen 2, Uppsala, Sweden

Mehmet Somel is a professor of biology at the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, and the Human Past Senior Fellow 2024-25. The abstract will follow.
May 21 @ 15:15 – 16:30

Mini-Seminar: Graves & Grammar. Interdisciplinary approaches to changes in material culture, burial practice and language in Upper Dalarna 500-750 CE, with Joakim Wehlin and Yair Sapir

Villa Lugnet von Kraemers allé 8, Uppsala, Sweden, Sweden

Speakers: Yair Sapir, PhD of Scandinavian Languages, Senior Lecturer of Swedish, Kristianstad University Joakim Wehlin, Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor, Archaeology, Uppsala University Summary Recent archaeological studies demonstrate changes in the material culture and burial practice in Upper Dalarna around 500-750 CE. The material culture and burial practice go from a previously locally distinctive tradition with influences […]
June 2025
June 3 @ 12:00 – 12:30

UppTalk with Mattias Jakobsson

Mattias Jakobsson is the guest at the next episode of the Uppsala University podcast series, UppTalk. Link to listen (Zoom): Vad kan forntida DNA avslöja om människans evolution? Mark your calendar! For more information, go to UppTalk: Mattias Jakobsson on the Uppsala University website
September 2025
September 10 @ 15:15 – 16:30

Meet & Greet by CHP

Villa Lugnet von Kraemers allé 8, Uppsala, Sweden, Sweden

Informal CHP event with FlashTalks to allow the participants to get to know each other better and learn about their research projects.
September 24 @ 15:15 – 16:30

Human Past Journal CLub

Villa Lugnet von Kraemers allé 8, Uppsala, Sweden, Sweden

Discussion paper: Zeng, T. C., Vyazov, L. A., Kim, A., Flegontov, P., Sirak, K., Maier, R., … & Reich, D. (2025). Ancient DNA reveals the prehistory of the Uralic and Yeniseian peoples. Nature, 1-11. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09189-3
October 2025
October 1 @ 15:15 – 16:30

Talks of the Past (ToP) Open Seminar: Human skeletal remains of Ilin Island, Mindoro Occidental, Philippines, speaker Tanya Uldin

Blåsenhus, UU, lärosal 13:028 (plan 1)

Abstract Ilin Island, located off the southern coast of Mindoro, possesses favourable geological features, such as numerous caves and rock shelters, that enhance the preservation of archaeological materials. Recent surveys and excavations have revealed a complex settlement history, highlighting the adaptive strategies of human populations in response to climatic and environmental fluctuations. Evidence includes a […]
October 22 @ 15:15 – 16:30

Mini-Seminar: Studying urban inequality in the past: lessons from Pompeii, with Samuli Simelius

Villa Lugnet von Kraemers allé 8, Uppsala, Sweden, Sweden

Abstract The study of Roman social stratification has often focused on social and legal status within society. Other dimensions of inequality have been largely sidelined, although interest in economic inequality has grown recently. Yet, methodologies to study wealth inequality that rely on house size still require significant improvement to better capture the complexity of Roman society. […]
November 2025
November 5 @ 15:15 – 16:30

Talks of the Past Open Seminar: Transdisciplinary approaches toward resolving the Austronesian problem, speaker Hugo Reyes Centeno

Blåsenhus, UU, lärosal 13:028 (plan 1)

Abstract Despite consensus on the movement of peoples from mainland Asia to Island Southeast Asia and the Pacific over the past five thousand years, the mode of dispersal and biocultural change remains highly contested. While some hypotheses posit Austronesian-speaking agriculturalists rapidly dispersing via Taiwan, other scenarios postulate, for example, additional dispersal routes, the gradual and […]
November 11 @ 17:30 – 18:15

Open lecture: Jakten på ordens ursprung, with Jenny Larsson

Kulturhuset stadsteatern Sergels Torg, Stockholm, Sweden

https://sprakmuseet.com/event/jakten-pa-ordens-ursprung/ (lecture in Swedish) Var kommer våra ord ifrån och vad kan de avslöja om människans förhistoria? Språkhistorikern Jenny Larsson tar oss med på en resa bakåt i tiden, där ord och språk fungerar som ledtrådar till hur människor levde, tänkte och rörde sig för tusentals år sedan. Genom att förena språkliga, arkeologiska och genetiska […]
November 18 @ 10:15 – 12:00

SCAS seminar with Hugo Reyes Centeno: Genomic and Archaeological Insights on the Expansion of Austronesian Speakers into Island Southeast Asia

Thunberg Hall, Linneanum Thunbergsvägen 2, Uppsala, Sweden

Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study seminars
November 19 @ 15:30 – 16:30

Mini-Seminar: REAL game – Reimagining algorithmic futures: 63 cards for thinking differently about algorithmic systems, with Julia Velkova

Villa Lugnet von Kraemers allé 8, Uppsala, Sweden, Sweden

Abstract REAL (REimagining ALgorithmic futures) is a card deck designed to inspire and provoke thinking about algorithmic systems and how they shape human lives, society and potential futures. The cards aim to stimulate thinking and conversations about the values embedded in algorithmic systems, as well as their social and technological implications. They advocate for a more […]

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