Abel Bosman, Hugo Reyes-Centeno, @martamlahr.bsky.social, @chrisbstringer.bsky.social, Rainer Gruen, Qinfeng Shao & @katharv.bsky.social

New evaluation of the taxonomic affinities of the Late Pleistocene fossil hominin from Kabua, Kenya. Very happy to finally have the chance to finish and publish this work, nearly a decade after a very happy time in Tuebingen working on it with excellent colleagues.

doi.org/10.1111/1467...

µCT scans of a temporal bone showing the segmented inner ear or bony labyrinth (highlighted in magenta) in a) anterior, b) lateral, and c) postero-lateral views. In each image a-d, the two upper panels display 3D models of the temporal bone and the inner ear (the left one with texture, and the transparent right one showing the inner ear).

Method aims to maximize scientific information obtained from skeletal collections while minimizing destructive practices

µCT scanning effects on aDNA and a multi-step workflow for archaeological petrous portions🏺🧪
Lumila Paula Menéndez @ltbuck.bsky.social et al
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

µCT scanning effects on aDNA and a multi-step workflow for archaeological petrous portions The petrous portion of the temporal bone (often informally referred to as the “petrous bone”) is a key element in human evolutionary studies due to its exceptional preservation of biomolecules and mor...

Important new paper, led by Lumila Menendez, out now. Recommends workflow to maximise retrieveable information and minimise damage when studying archaeological human remains. Happy to be a small part of this discussion. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Cambridge University Library, University Museum of Zoology and the University of Cambridge - Collections Connections Communities

Here's an awesome natural history humanities PhD opportunity, working with Cambridge University Library & our insect & archive collections here at @zoologymuseum.bsky.social, exploring the links between entomology, life writing & environmental change. Please share!
www.ccc.cam.ac.uk/initiatives/...

REMINDER: The Society for the Study of Human Biology 2026 call for grants is open, deadline 27th March. Details of how to apply & past awardees: www.sshb.org/funding-gran.... DM me with any questions.

Apologies Will, it was being updated. It should all work now, but please let me know if not.

Deadline to get your posters in tomorrow! ‼️🚨🔔⏰

🚨 Job alert! The University of Tübingen announces a W3 (Full) Professorship in Early Hominin Evolution in the framework of the DFG Cluster of Excellence 'HUMAN ORIGINS':

uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...

Application deadline: 11.03.2026 🚨

The Society for the Study of Human Biology has now opened calls for its 2026 awards: Undergraduate Bursary; PG Student Travel; and Research Grant. Deadline: 27th March 2026. Details: www.sshb.org/funding-gran...

PhD Studentship in Archaeology at University of Reading jobs.ac.uk are now advertising a PhD Studentship in Archaeology. Discover exciting PhD opportunities on jobs.ac.uk.

PhD Studentship in Archaeology at the @uniofreading.bsky.social www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPP800/p...

I'm hiring!⭐ As part of the DFF Sapere Aude-funded project MiddleEarth, I am looking for 1 postdoctoral researcher and 1 research assistant.

Post Doctoral Research Assistant - 1160-25 Thinking of the next step in your career? Take a look at our exciting new role, Post Doctoral Research Assistant based at our Other. Find out more and apply he…

I'm hiring! 4 year post doc on my Wellcome Trust grant -- come be inventive about isotopes in teeth with me in PPN Turkiye :) www.lancashire.ac.uk/jobs/post-do...

please share!

Very cool, @acsharp.bsky.social! I look forward to reading / hearing about this

PhD-opening in our ancient genomics lab this year, apply below!

We work on:
1. Genetic history integrated with archaeology and history
2. Natural selection and trait genetics
3. Evolutionary genomics of dogs and wolves
4. Ancient pathogen genomics
5. Hominin evolution and ancient proteomics

Growing Up Human Join us for this free public talk about growing up human. We'll explore why it takes humans so much longer to grow up compared to our primate relatives.

Right and also! Free talk tomorrow! www.lancashire.ac.uk/events/listi...

Huge congratulations!! Very excited to see what comes out

Growing Up Human This talk will look at the incredible evolutionary story of how humans came to spend quite so much of our time playing around.

If you’re in the Preston area and fancy talking palaeo-parenting or primate placenta, well aren’t you in luck ;) come to this totally free talk at the University of Lancashire, kick off at 17:40 on October 8th www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/growing-up...

Apply! I postdoc'd at Stony Brook U--great folks there.

"The Meave Leakey Postdoctoral Scholar, named in honor of Dr. Meave Leakey’s extraordinary contributions to the understanding of human and primate evolution in the Turkana Basin, will join the SHaPE Lab in the Department of Anthropology."

Associate Senior Lecturer in Archaeology with Specialisation in Osteology - Uppsala University Associate Senior Lecturer in Archaeology with Specialisation in Osteology, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, Uppsala University

Tenure track bioarchaeology job advert.

A gentle reminder that applications for our advertised post Associate Senior Lecturer in Archaeology with Specialisation in Osteology closes next week.

www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

Tagging some (more or less) "disgust nerds" for sharing 🙏 @laithalshawaf.bsky.social @gfalbery.bsky.social @ltbuck.bsky.social @joshtybur.bsky.social @lfitouchi.bsky.social @nicholaraihani.bsky.social @haneuljang.bsky.social @allegralove.bsky.social @radicalanthro.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social

Project Archaeologists, Supervisors & Officers - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources Salary: £26,518 - £37,084Closing Date: 30/11/25Location: Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, East Yorkshire, Gloucestershire, Warwickshire & Suffolk

Project Archaeologists, Supervisors & Officers
Network Archaeology LTD
Salary: £26,518 – £37,084
Closing Date: 30/11/25
Location: Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, East Yorkshire, Gloucestershire, Warwickshire & Suffolk
www.bajr.org/job-ad/proje...

🚨 We are hiring!! 🚨

The Cluster of Excellence 'HUMAN ORIGINS' is looking for:

- a scientific coordinator

- a science communication officer

🚨 Deadline: September 15 🚨

See links for the full advertisements:

uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...

uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...

The biomechanics and evolution of quadrupedal gaits at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - The biomechanics and evolution of quadrupedal gaits at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com

Funded PhD claxon!! Bill Sellers at University of Manchester is advertising a fully-funded PhD position on the evolution of quadrupedal gaits. Exact focus is open and *could* include fossils. Deets here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

A great opportunity for in-country community-based primate conservationists to share experiences and challenges in our online Panel Discussion (30 Aug '25). Send in your expression of interest by 10 Aug!
@lemurnetwork.bsky.social @neoprego.org
@ips-primatenews.bsky.social

A Neanderthal-shaped skull may explain why some people get headaches People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by DNA inherited from archaic humans

A Neanderthal-shaped skull may explain why some people get headaches. People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by DNA inherited from archaic humans (pay-walled) www.newscientist.com/article/2486...

Thanks, Zach! I know you like a gibbon :)

Morphometric characterization of Holocene mandibles expands the ecological baseline for understanding gibbon extinction dynamics | Royal Society Open Science Human activities have driven biodiversity loss for millennia, and conservation of ‘refugee species’ that survive as remnant populations requires insights from historical baselines. However, reconstruc...

Happy to see this out, having played a small role: cool new paper about gibbon fossils and how they can inform current conservation concerns, led by Sam Turvey (ZSL). royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

A reminder for anyone in Liverpool tomorrow: we have this treat coming up - join us in person at LJMU at 16:30!