Center for the Human Past
CHP
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Homo sapiens-specific evolution unveiled by ancient southern African genomes, published in Nature
Read more →: Homo sapiens-specific evolution unveiled by ancient southern African genomes, published in NatureMattias Jakobsson and Carina Schlebusch are two co-authors of the study on ancient South Africans that was just published. Abstract Homo sapiens evolved hundreds of thousands of years ago in Africa, later spreading across the globe, but the early evolutionary process is debated. Here we present whole-genome sequencing data for 28 ancient southern African individuals, including…
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CHP offers Certificates of Attendance to PhD students
Read more →: CHP offers Certificates of Attendance to PhD studentsThe VR Centre of Excellence, Center for the Human Past (CHP), organises various types of seminars on topics related to overlapping areas in palaeogenetics, archaeology, and historical linguistics, as well as computational research. These activities offer knowledge exchange, research training and mentorship by experts in their fields to junior researchers and PhD students. PhD students…
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New vacancies at CHP
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Read more →: New vacancies at CHPWe are seeking not one, but three, new postdoctoral researchers to join our interdisciplinary team and dive deeper into the mysteries of the last 10,000 years of human history. Place of work: Uppsala University. Application deadline: 15 Dec 2025 For the full announcements and to apply, visit the Uppsala University website:
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Newly funded RJ program: Unexplored Linguistic Phenomena: Mapping and Documenting the Frontiers of Human Language Ability
Read more →: Newly funded RJ program: Unexplored Linguistic Phenomena: Mapping and Documenting the Frontiers of Human Language AbilityOne of the Center’s PIs, Harald Hammarström, starts a new project, funded by Riksbankensjubileumsfond. For the next 6 years, the team will dive headlong into the peripheries of human linguistic ability. It’s one of two RJ Programs funded this year. Big congratulations! Linguistic diversity: a manifestation of human capacities and a footprint of history Abstract…
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The Center starts own YouTube channel
Read more →: The Center starts own YouTube channelIn our quest to disseminate knowledge and educate about interdisciplinary research on human prehistory, we add selected recorded seminars (Talks of the Past open seminars in particular) and other related and relevant videos on YouTube.
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Meet Francesco Giannelli, our new postdoctoral researcher in interdisciplinary genetics
Read more →: Meet Francesco Giannelli, our new postdoctoral researcher in interdisciplinary geneticsFrancesco Giannelli defended his PhD on “The role of expansion dynamics in shaping genetic diversity and load accumulation: insights from two Lessepsian invaders” at the Marche Polytechnic University in Ancona, Italy, in May 2025. He investigated how expansion dynamics affect neutral and deleterious genetic diversity. In September, he joined the Centre and Carina Schlebusch’s Lab…
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Hugo Reyes Centeno and Anthony Jakob are the current Human Past SCAS Fellows
Read more →: Hugo Reyes Centeno and Anthony Jakob are the current Human Past SCAS FellowsWe are pleased to welcome Hugo Reyes Centeno, an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Kentucky, USA and Anthony Jakob, a historical linguist with a PhD from Leiden University as our new fellows. During the fellowship, Hugo will work on the project Genomic and archaeological approaches toward resolving the Austronesian problem, while Anthony…
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Stories of horses, people & Indo-European language
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Read more →: Stories of horses, people & Indo-European languageIn summer, Jenny Larsson and Axel Palmér talked with Karin Bojs about the intertwined history of people and horses. The conversations contributed to the recorded podcast series, “Shortcuts with Karin Bojs”, available on Swedish Radio (in Swedish). Hästar och indoeuropeiska språk har parallell historia (4/8) Från Vedaskrifter till Staffan Stalledräng (5/8)
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In 1 minute – Center for the Human Past
Read more →: In 1 minute – Center for the Human PastHere’s a gist of what the Center for the Human Past is and what we do. In one minute (and 22 seconds). The video was made for the Swedish Research Council (VR). It was recorded at the Uppsala University Blåsenhus recording studio (13 May 2025). Behind the scenes…
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Axel Palmér joins the Center in a new role
Read more →: Axel Palmér joins the Center in a new roleThe post of Associate Senior Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Comparative Indo-European Linguistics at the Department of Linguistics and Philology, Uppsala University, has been awarded to our Human Past Fellow, Axel Palmér. Axel’s enthusiasm, curiosity, and quest for learning, combined with his desire to teach, make him the ideal colleague to work with. Congratulations, Axel! More about…