{"id":2530,"date":"2026-05-04T13:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T11:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centerforthehumanpast.se\/?p=2530"},"modified":"2026-04-14T14:35:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T12:35:14","slug":"meet-lydia-furness20260502","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centerforthehumanpast.se\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/meet-lydia-furness20260502\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Lydia Furness, our new postdoctoral researcher in interdisciplinary genetics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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“My research background lies at the intersection of archaeology, evolutionary anthropology, and biomolecular science. I trained initially as an archaeologist at the University of Liverpool, specialising in archaeological science and early human evolution, which provided a strong foundation in archaeological practice, material analysis, and the ethical dimensions of working with human remains and cultural heritage.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I subsequently completed an MPhil in Biological Anthropology (Human Evolutionary Studies) at the University of Cambridge, where my focus shifted toward human evolutionary biology, population genetics, and ancient DNA.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Lydia has recently completed her PhD in archaeogenomics at the University of Oslo, Norway, where she has specialised in aDNA and population genomics within a historical ecology framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welcome to the Center for the Human Past, Lydia!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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