Center for the Human Past
human past
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Conference alert: Human Evolution – From Fossils to Ancient and Modern Genomes
Read more →: Conference alert: Human Evolution – From Fossils to Ancient and Modern GenomesWellcome Connecting Science is the organizer of the conference, with Carina Schlebusch in the scientific programme committee. It’s mission is to enable everyone to explore genomic science and its impact […]
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Mini-Seminar by CHP: Baltic kinship terms in Finno-Ugric, Indo-European kinship terms and their family structure
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Read more →: Mini-Seminar by CHP: Baltic kinship terms in Finno-Ugric, Indo-European kinship terms and their family structure(by invitation only, if you’d like to attend please email your request to Mika at chp-coordinator@uu.se) Speakers/discussion moderators: Yoko Yamazaki & Axel Palmér, Human Past SCAS Fellows Abstract The Uralic […]
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Use of linguistic data in unveiling human past
Read more →: Use of linguistic data in unveiling human pastThe University of Potsdam organizes a conference on: Uncovering past with linguistic data: methodological, typological and area-specific studies Where: Riga, LatviaWhen: 14-15 March 2025 Important dates:
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Carina Schlebusch inaugural lecture: “Mapping Human History through African Genetics”
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Read more →: Carina Schlebusch inaugural lecture: “Mapping Human History through African Genetics”“In my research I use genetics as a tool to investigate human history. My special interest and expertise in the population history of Africa allow me the opportunity to investigate […]
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SciLifeLab Symposium: Advancing archaeology with multi-disciplinary analysis
Read more →: SciLifeLab Symposium: Advancing archaeology with multi-disciplinary analysisOur collaborating partner, SciLifeLab organizes a symposium that offers valuable insights into advanced research methods and analysis highly relevant in interdisciplinary context of archaeogenetics and archaeology. Archaeology thrives on its […]
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Article Discussion: Steppe Ancestry in Western Eurasia and the Spread of the Germanic Languages
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Read more →: Article Discussion: Steppe Ancestry in Western Eurasia and the Spread of the Germanic LanguagesThe second author of the article, Guus Kroonen, is our next invited speaker at the Talks of the Past seminar on 6th November. Abstract Germanic-speaking populations historically form an integral […]
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Mini-Seminar by CHP: Blinded by the light – Bifacial points and human mobility in Västerbotten, Sweden
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Read more →: Mini-Seminar by CHP: Blinded by the light – Bifacial points and human mobility in Västerbotten, Sweden(by invitation only, if you’d like to attend please email your request to Mika at chp-coordinator@uu.se) Speaker: Mattias Sjölander, CHP postdoctoral researcher Towards the end of the Neolithic period significant […]
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Meet our postdoctoral researchers
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Read more →: Meet our postdoctoral researchersMattias Sjölander Mattias Sjölander is an archaeologist interested in how past human–environment relationships have developed over time. With a background in Environmental Archaeology, he has experience with several analytical methods, […]
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Ad hoc mini-seminars by CHP
Read more →: Ad hoc mini-seminars by CHPWe have started ad hoc mini-seminars in our new headquarters,Villa Lugnet.The mini-seminars are by invitation only to enable in-depth discussions and exchange of knowledge across the relevant research areas. The […]
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Mini-Seminar by CHP: Archaeolinguistic perspectives on the Proto-Indo-Iranian homeland
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Read more →: Mini-Seminar by CHP: Archaeolinguistic perspectives on the Proto-Indo-Iranian homeland(by invitation only, if you’d like to attend please email your request to Mika at chp-coordinator@uu.se) Speaker: Axel Palmér, Human Past Fellow (CHP & SCAS) Title: Archaeolinguistic perspectives on the Proto-Indo-Iranian […]