Mary Lewis
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We welcome you — and indeed encourage all our members — to join our Sub-Groups and our Board of Trustees💀
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September 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
We welcome you — and indeed encourage all our members — to join our Sub-Groups and our Board of Trustees💀
babao.org.uk/about/our-pe...
babao.org.uk/about/our-pe...
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Are you interested in bioarchaeology?
THEN BABAO NEEDS YOU!
Become a member of our fantastic association — and get involved in our research, conferences, workshops and outreach activities!
babao.org.uk/get-involved...
THEN BABAO NEEDS YOU!
Become a member of our fantastic association — and get involved in our research, conferences, workshops and outreach activities!
babao.org.uk/get-involved...
September 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Are you interested in bioarchaeology?
THEN BABAO NEEDS YOU!
Become a member of our fantastic association — and get involved in our research, conferences, workshops and outreach activities!
babao.org.uk/get-involved...
THEN BABAO NEEDS YOU!
Become a member of our fantastic association — and get involved in our research, conferences, workshops and outreach activities!
babao.org.uk/get-involved...
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Bioarcheological Perspectives on the Timing of Adolescence in Rural Avar‐Age Austria, 7th–9th Centuries ce - Klostermann - 2025 - American Journal of Biological Anthropology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Bioarcheological Perspectives on the Timing of Adolescence in Rural Avar‐Age Austria, 7th–9th Centuries ce
Objectives This study provides insights into adolescent development during the early medieval period in Austria and offers a point of comparison of the timing of sexual maturation relative to the Im...
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September 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Bioarcheological Perspectives on the Timing of Adolescence in Rural Avar‐Age Austria, 7th–9th Centuries ce - Klostermann - 2025 - American Journal of Biological Anthropology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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#OnThisDay in AD 1893, New Zealand granted all women the right to vote, becoming the first country to do so.
Learn more about the forgotten or ignored roles women held in the past in our #NewBookChronicle on the women part of, and impacted by, war.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
Learn more about the forgotten or ignored roles women held in the past in our #NewBookChronicle on the women part of, and impacted by, war.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
September 19, 2025 at 9:22 AM
#OnThisDay in AD 1893, New Zealand granted all women the right to vote, becoming the first country to do so.
Learn more about the forgotten or ignored roles women held in the past in our #NewBookChronicle on the women part of, and impacted by, war.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
Learn more about the forgotten or ignored roles women held in the past in our #NewBookChronicle on the women part of, and impacted by, war.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
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Archaeologists may have found the world's oldest mummies: 10,000 years ago, groups smoke-dried their ancestors to preserve them. 🧪🏺
World's oldest mummies were smoke-dried 10,000 years ago in China and Southeast Asia, researchers find
The world's oldest evidence for purposeful human mummification comes from Southeast Asia, where people smoke-dried their ancestors' corpses 10,000 years ago.
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September 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Archaeologists may have found the world's oldest mummies: 10,000 years ago, groups smoke-dried their ancestors to preserve them. 🧪🏺
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How's this for a plethora of parasites? #WorldPestDay 🏺
A diverse range of intestinal parasites found in cesspits from medieval Leiden 🇳🇱 indicate that food and drink was contaminated, suggesting sanitation and diet was poor.
Learn more 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
A diverse range of intestinal parasites found in cesspits from medieval Leiden 🇳🇱 indicate that food and drink was contaminated, suggesting sanitation and diet was poor.
Learn more 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
June 6, 2025 at 9:22 AM
How's this for a plethora of parasites? #WorldPestDay 🏺
A diverse range of intestinal parasites found in cesspits from medieval Leiden 🇳🇱 indicate that food and drink was contaminated, suggesting sanitation and diet was poor.
Learn more 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
A diverse range of intestinal parasites found in cesspits from medieval Leiden 🇳🇱 indicate that food and drink was contaminated, suggesting sanitation and diet was poor.
Learn more 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
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Maybe reducing the unit of resource for universities year on year while increasing both bureaucratic demands and institutional churn was not a very good idea for UK research productivity? Just a suggestion....
UK’s share of global research outputs falls.
China and India growth challenges traditional research-intensive nations, UK government analysis finds.
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China and India growth challenges traditional research-intensive nations, UK government analysis finds.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-o...
UK’s share of global research outputs falls - Research Professional News
China and India growth challenges traditional research-intensive nations, UK government analysis finds
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
June 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Maybe reducing the unit of resource for universities year on year while increasing both bureaucratic demands and institutional churn was not a very good idea for UK research productivity? Just a suggestion....
Very proud of my PhD student Jack Eggington talking about Industrial pollution and rickets at the Pin of Science event in Reading! #Pint25
May 20, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Very proud of my PhD student Jack Eggington talking about Industrial pollution and rickets at the Pin of Science event in Reading! #Pint25
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✨️ #pint25 is starting today!✨
3 nights of fun science talks for everyone in pubs, come meet & chat with scientists!
👀🎟 Discover the programme and grab your tickets here pintofscience.co.uk
🗓️ 19-21 May 2025
📍45 locations across the UK
👓 400 events
3 nights of fun science talks for everyone in pubs, come meet & chat with scientists!
👀🎟 Discover the programme and grab your tickets here pintofscience.co.uk
🗓️ 19-21 May 2025
📍45 locations across the UK
👓 400 events
May 19, 2025 at 8:02 AM
✨️ #pint25 is starting today!✨
3 nights of fun science talks for everyone in pubs, come meet & chat with scientists!
👀🎟 Discover the programme and grab your tickets here pintofscience.co.uk
🗓️ 19-21 May 2025
📍45 locations across the UK
👓 400 events
3 nights of fun science talks for everyone in pubs, come meet & chat with scientists!
👀🎟 Discover the programme and grab your tickets here pintofscience.co.uk
🗓️ 19-21 May 2025
📍45 locations across the UK
👓 400 events
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Margot Serra, for her poster on: Life and death by the sea: paleopathological insights from an early preceramic individual from the Paracas Peninsula, Peru
March 18, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Margot Serra, for her poster on: Life and death by the sea: paleopathological insights from an early preceramic individual from the Paracas Peninsula, Peru
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This year’s PPA Eve Cockburn student prizes are:
Isobel Grimley, for her presentation on: We are all formed in frailty and error: childhood health and development in early medieval England and the Isle of Man
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Isobel Grimley, for her presentation on: We are all formed in frailty and error: childhood health and development in early medieval England and the Isle of Man
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March 18, 2025 at 7:51 AM
This year’s PPA Eve Cockburn student prizes are:
Isobel Grimley, for her presentation on: We are all formed in frailty and error: childhood health and development in early medieval England and the Isle of Man
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Isobel Grimley, for her presentation on: We are all formed in frailty and error: childhood health and development in early medieval England and the Isle of Man
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The IJPP Early Career Conference Prize, an Elsevier Sponsored Award in recognition of a strong contribution to paleopathology, was awarded to:
Dr. Jenna Dittmar for her poster on: Osseous changes associated with hallux valgus deformity: a cadaveric study.
Dr. Jenna Dittmar for her poster on: Osseous changes associated with hallux valgus deformity: a cadaveric study.
March 18, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The IJPP Early Career Conference Prize, an Elsevier Sponsored Award in recognition of a strong contribution to paleopathology, was awarded to:
Dr. Jenna Dittmar for her poster on: Osseous changes associated with hallux valgus deformity: a cadaveric study.
Dr. Jenna Dittmar for her poster on: Osseous changes associated with hallux valgus deformity: a cadaveric study.
I had the best time at the PPAs in Baltimore last week. Such great research, good friends and a fun atmosphere @paleopathology.bsky.social
I will be sad to hand over the Presidency, but it will be in great hands!
I will be sad to hand over the Presidency, but it will be in great hands!
March 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I had the best time at the PPAs in Baltimore last week. Such great research, good friends and a fun atmosphere @paleopathology.bsky.social
I will be sad to hand over the Presidency, but it will be in great hands!
I will be sad to hand over the Presidency, but it will be in great hands!
And we are off. The 52nd Annual Paleopathology Association Morth American Meeting has BEGUN! #PPA2025 @paleopathology.bsky.social
March 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
And we are off. The 52nd Annual Paleopathology Association Morth American Meeting has BEGUN! #PPA2025 @paleopathology.bsky.social
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Ever wondered what happens to your grant proposal once you submit it? Join a hands-on “mock review” workshop to learn about review processes at The Leakey Foundation and the Wenner-Gren Foundation. March 12 at #AABA2025. Registration is limited so act fast! @bioanth.org bit.ly/4havY78
AABA Workshop in Baltimore: What happens to my grant proposal? Peek into the process through mock review!
This workshop introduces early career scholars to the grant review process through mock review exercises with experienced panelists and representatives from Leakey and Wenner-Gren.
Date and Time: Marc...
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March 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Ever wondered what happens to your grant proposal once you submit it? Join a hands-on “mock review” workshop to learn about review processes at The Leakey Foundation and the Wenner-Gren Foundation. March 12 at #AABA2025. Registration is limited so act fast! @bioanth.org bit.ly/4havY78
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A few weeks ago in Boston, I met the organizers behind the Stand Up for Science (@standupforscience.bsky.social) rally and spoke with them about their motivations in the buildup to the event. Read more in @science.org
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‘I really wanted something to happen.’ The students behind the Stand Up for Science protests
New group hopes to turn out researchers for 7 March demonstrations against Trump administration policies
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March 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
A few weeks ago in Boston, I met the organizers behind the Stand Up for Science (@standupforscience.bsky.social) rally and spoke with them about their motivations in the buildup to the event. Read more in @science.org
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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The fœtus in the museum: personhood, pregnancy, and anatomical preparations, 1880–1900: Mortality: Vol 29 , No 2 - Get Access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The fœtus in the museum: personhood, pregnancy, and anatomical preparations, 1880–1900
In the late 19th century, the legal status of the anatomical specimen was only slowly evolving into its modern form. Not yet regulated by legislation, specimens were subject to rampant commodificat...
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February 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The fœtus in the museum: personhood, pregnancy, and anatomical preparations, 1880–1900: Mortality: Vol 29 , No 2 - Get Access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Call for papers for a colloquium on 'Becoming Human? Childhood, Development, and the Human Sciences'. The deadline for proposed papers is 7 March 2025 and the colloquium will be on 23 June 2025, organised by the University of Oxford's Centre for the History of Childhood.
February 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Call for papers for a colloquium on 'Becoming Human? Childhood, Development, and the Human Sciences'. The deadline for proposed papers is 7 March 2025 and the colloquium will be on 23 June 2025, organised by the University of Oxford's Centre for the History of Childhood.
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"Properly Disposed of": A history of embryo disposal and the changing claims on fetal remains: Medical Anthropology: Vol 21, No 3-4 www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
"Properly Disposed of": A history of embryo disposal and the changing claims on fetal remains: Medical Anthropology: Vol 21, No 3-4
This paper explores recent controversies concerning the disposal of embryonic and fetal remains in order to ask how such remains came to be classified as
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February 3, 2025 at 1:12 AM
"Properly Disposed of": A history of embryo disposal and the changing claims on fetal remains: Medical Anthropology: Vol 21, No 3-4 www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Don't assume that cranial fluctuating asymmetry is irrefutably associated with physiological stress! Read how Harrispershad et al. carefully explore this assumption: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Cranial fluctuating asymmetry and its relationship with non-specific physiological stress indicators in a contemporary South African cadaveric skeletal sample
Biological anthropologists frequently explore skeletal asymmetry, together with population health and disease. Given the conflicting findings in exist…
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February 28, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Don't assume that cranial fluctuating asymmetry is irrefutably associated with physiological stress! Read how Harrispershad et al. carefully explore this assumption: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Q fever? Yes! It's an overlooked zoonotic disease with the potential to affect human populations. Learn more about it here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Expanding the diagnostic scope of paleopathology: Identification of Q fever (Coxiella burnetii) using a One Paleopathology approach
This project is an application of the One Paleopathology approach to the study of Q fever (C. burnetii infection), a disease which is underdiagnosed a…
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February 28, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Q fever? Yes! It's an overlooked zoonotic disease with the potential to affect human populations. Learn more about it here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The PPA Newsletter for March 2025 is out! Check it out: www.paleopathologyassociation.org
Paleopathology Association - Home
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March 4, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The PPA Newsletter for March 2025 is out! Check it out: www.paleopathologyassociation.org
So, I am doing a thing! Feel free to tune in!
February 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
So, I am doing a thing! Feel free to tune in!