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“Indo-European Interfaces” – the book is launched
Read more →: “Indo-European Interfaces” – the book is launchedJenny Larsson, professor in Baltic languages with main interest in the history of languages is one of the co-editors of the first book in series “Stockholm Studies in Indo-European Language and Culture”, fresh out of the press. The book addresses the recent advancements in multiple research disciplines that intersect with historical linguistics. Notably, breakthroughs in…
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The first awardees of the Human Past Fellowship
Read more →: The first awardees of the Human Past FellowshipWe’re excited to announce that the first residential fellows for academic year 2024-25 have been selected! The fellowship is an initiative by the Center for the Human Past administered by the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Studies (SCAS). It is designed to foster a collaborative environment where early-stage and established scholars can converge across a range…
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Unpacking complexities of ancient human migrations and genetic variations in HEAS Podcast series, episode 6
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Read more →: Unpacking complexities of ancient human migrations and genetic variations in HEAS Podcast series, episode 6Earlier this year, Mattias Jakobsson appeared in the HAES podcast “Vikings, Genetics and Discoveries through Destruction”. The podcast series is produced by the Human Evolution and Archaeological Sciences research network at the University of Vienna, and it reaches 1,31K subscribers on YouTube. Mattias dove headlong in explaining the complex patterns of human migration in prehistoric…
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Prehistoric concept of joy, history of May Day and the Center for the Human Past.
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Read more →: Prehistoric concept of joy, history of May Day and the Center for the Human Past.On the Swedish Vetenskapsradion Historia, you can listen to Annelie Drakman’s talk about joy as divine grace or an individualistic project. Dick Harrison unravels the history of May Day, which was not always a great day for workers. Also, Jenny Larsson, a linguistics professor at Stockholm University and one of the Center for the Human…
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How genetics, linguistics and archaeology together can fill the gaps in our current knowledge about humans.
Read more →: How genetics, linguistics and archaeology together can fill the gaps in our current knowledge about humans.Sequencing genes from people who lived long ago and those living today has become an important piece of the puzzle in understanding early human history and how the world was populated. Through DNA analyses, we know today that modern humans had children with Neanderthals. And also with the enigmatic Denisovans who we basically only know…
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“We can now use advanced computational tools to understand human prehistory, which seems to be far more complex than previously believed.”
Read more →: “We can now use advanced computational tools to understand human prehistory, which seems to be far more complex than previously believed.”As our inauguration day approaches, you can find out a little more about the Center for the Human Past in the news item on the Uppsala University website. It gives a reader a nice overview of what’s important to us, how it is possible and why the Center’s scientists do what they do. Read more