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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 both recent population movements, associated with farming, as well as deep human history, which is rooted in Africa. My research group is positioned in the Human…
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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 intrinsic interdisciplinary nature, drawing from a diverse range of scientific disciplines. SciLifeLab, together with ArchLab, Sweden’s newly initiated national research infrastructure for archaeological laboratories, plays…
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Meet Mattias Sjölander, our new postdoctoral researcher in interdisciplinary archaeology
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Read more →: Meet Mattias Sjölander, our new postdoctoral researcher in interdisciplinary archaeologyMattias 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, including soil chemistry, spectroscopy, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).His research emphasises interdisciplinary approaches that integrate evidence, information and methodologies from different disciplines in order to answer complex…
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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 first mini-seminar took place 25th Sept.Speaker: Axel Palmér, Junior Fellow, Human Past Fellowship Program (SCAS & CHP fellowships 2024-25)Title: “Archaeolinguistic perspectives on the Proto-Indo-Iranian homeland”
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Talks of the Past (ToP) Open Seminar: Oct 2nd, 2024: Toward Professional Ethics of Ancestral Human Remains Research: from Tissue to Biomolecules, speaker Rita Peyroteo Stjerna
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Read more →: Talks of the Past (ToP) Open Seminar: Oct 2nd, 2024: Toward Professional Ethics of Ancestral Human Remains Research: from Tissue to Biomolecules, speaker Rita Peyroteo StjernaSynopsis Ancient human remains are highly prized research subjects because of the wealth of information they can provide about past lives, which otherwise would be difficult to uncover. In recent years, the astonishing development of biomolecular techniques such as residue and stable isotope analyses, proteomics, and the breakthrough of the next generation sequencing of ancient…
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Talks of the Past (ToP) Open Seminar, Nov 6th, 2024: New linguistic and archaeogenomic perspectives on the origin and spread of the Germanic languages, speaker Guus Kroonen
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Read more →: Talks of the Past (ToP) Open Seminar, Nov 6th, 2024: New linguistic and archaeogenomic perspectives on the origin and spread of the Germanic languages, speaker Guus KroonenSynopsis The Germanic languages, including English, German and the Nordic languages, are widely assumed to have dispersed from Southern Scandinavia after the Pre-Roman Iron Age. However, the demographic processes behind their diversification are not yet fully understood. In addition, it is currently not known when and from where the Germanic language group arrived in Scandinavia.…
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A new open seminar series, Talks of the Past (ToP Seminars) by CHP
Read more →: A new open seminar series, Talks of the Past (ToP Seminars) by CHPThe Center for the Human Past (CHP) starts a seminar series, Talks of the Past (ToP Seminars), in September 2024. The seminars (app. 45 min) will take place on the first Wednesday of each month and will be followed by a discussion and a “fika” (coffee break). The event is open to students and academics…
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Reading tips by CHP
Read more →: Reading tips by CHPErik Elgh & Harald Hammarström. 2024. The dialect chain tree. A perennial conflict in historical linguistics centers around the theoretical and practical virtues of tree-like divergence and wave-like diffusion. The Dialect Chain Tree is an extension of the tree model that incorporates both tree-like descent and disintegration of dialect chains in a systematic fashion. As…
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Talks of the Past (ToP) Open Seminar, Sept 4th, 2024: The genetic legacy of the expansion of Bantu-speaking peoples in Africa, speaker Carina Schlebusch
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Read more →: Talks of the Past (ToP) Open Seminar, Sept 4th, 2024: The genetic legacy of the expansion of Bantu-speaking peoples in Africa, speaker Carina SchlebuschCanoe floating in the Loange River near the port of Kabombo (photo by Peter Coutros, Ghent University) Synopsis The Bantu expansion, a defining event of Holocene Africa, profoundly transformed the continent’s linguistic, cultural, and biological landscape. This talk integrates genomic data with evidence from other disciplines to explore the migration of Bantu-speaking peoples, which began…