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We are the British Association for
Biological Anthropology
and Osteoarchaeology

Promoting the study of biological anthropology since 1998

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Announcements

  • Welcome new EDI Trustee!

    We wish to extend a very warm welcome to our new EDI Trustee! Becoming a BABAO Trustee is an opportunity…

  • Call for Nomination – EDI Trustee

    We are looking for a new EDI Trustee (3 years) to join our Board of Trustees! We would like to invite…

  • BABAO Mentorship Award 2025

    At the 2025 Annual Meeting at the University of Leicester, BABAO’s fourth Mentorship Award was awarded to Dr Joe Wallace Walser III.…

  • 2025 Research Grants winners

    Big congratulations to this year’s winners of BABAO’s Research Grants, in their Commercial, Academic and DDOBA schemes! Commercial Grants Academic…

  • Welcome new Secretary!

    We wish to extend a very warm welcome to our new Trustee! Becoming a BABAO Trustee is an opportunity to…

  • Nominations open – Don Brothwell Award

    We are delighted to announce the call for nominations for the Don Brothwell Award, which celebrates outstanding bachelor’s theses that make significant contributions…

Get Involved!

There are lots of opportunities to get involved with BABAO, especially if you are a member. We help to promote bioarchaeology and bioanthropology in the public, museum, education and commercial sectors, as well as helping to fund and support academic research, workshops and seminars.

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Membership gives you access to…

  • Access to our mailing list, monthly newsletter, and online members’ area.
  • Participating and receiving our Annual Review.
  • Discount on the annual conference registration fee.
  • Being eligible to apply for our grants.
  • 20% discount plus free shipping on all Cambridge University Press Academic Life Sciences books.