Tag: archaeology
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Animals in indigenous mortuary practices and traditions
Rita Peyroteo-Stjerna has participated in the workshop: The Archaeology of Animal Handling in Mortuary Practices in the Circumpolar North and Arctic in (Pre)historic Time, organised by Markus Fjellström (SU), Astrid A. Noterman (SU and UU), and Ingrid Sommerseth (The Arctic University Museum of Norway) in Tromsø, Norway, 18-20 May 2026. Aim and background In the…
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Mariam reports from the Philippines fieldwork, Nov-Dec 2025
Marian Omar Gómez travelled to the Philippines again in continuation of her PhD project. This time, she was joined for shorter periods by Armin Rassooli Tilehnovi (another PhD student at Human Evolution Program, Uppsala University), Max Larena, and Mattias Jakobsson. The three primary objectives were academic outreach, establishing a formal collaboration with the National Museum…
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UppTalk podcast with Mattias
Mattias Jakobsson was a guest on the podcast series UppTalk, organised by the Science and Technology Domain at Uppsala University. The conversation, under a title: Vad kan forntida DNA avslöja om människans evolution? (What can ancient DNA reveal about human evolution?) will be available to watch on YouTube (more recorded UppTalks can be accessed at…
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Africa – a cross-disciplinary approach to inferring human history
On 3rd December 2015 the Jakobsson Lab organized a mini symposium with experts from various fields of Human Evolution.