The Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA) Human Osteoarchaeology Special Interest Group (SIG) will host its second online day conference on Saturday 14 November 2026, bringing together practitioners, researchers, students, and heritage professionals from across the osteoarchaeological community. The conference provides… Read More »Human Osteoarchaeology SIG Online Conference Returns for 2026
Museums play an important role in helping visitors engage with the past. The language used in displays, interpretation panels, and exhibition materials can influence how people understand archaeological collections, cultural heritage, and, in some cases, human remains. Understanding these impacts… Read More »Looking Beyond the Label: Help Shape Future Museum Practice Through Research
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming how researchers analyse, interpret, and manage complex datasets across a wide range of disciplines. From pattern recognition and image analysis to large-scale data integration and predictive modelling, AI offers exciting possibilities for heritage science,… Read More »Exploring AI Opportunities in Heritage Science: New HSDS Funding Scheme Opens This November
BABAO members and followers interested in osteoarchaeology, funerary archaeology, and biomolecular approaches may wish to explore an exciting fully funded doctoral opportunity at the University of Edinburgh in partnership with National Museums Scotland. Starting in September 2027, the AHRC Doctoral… Read More »Fully Funded AHRC PhD Opportunity: The Long Afterlife – Charnelling Practices and Cadaveric Agency in Medieval Scotland
A recent episode of The Slow Newscast, Bones and All: the trade in human remains, examines the growing and largely unregulated market for human remains in the UK. As museums and cultural institutions continue to reflect on the ethical responsibilities… Read More »Bones and All: The Trade in Human Remains — BABAO Sale of Human Remains Taskforce Quoted in The Slow Newscast
Following voting processes in August and September this year, and as announced during our last AGM at the BABAO Annual Conference 2026 in Lincoln, we wish to extend a very warm welcome to our new Trustees! Becoming a BABAO Trustee… Read More »Welcome new Trustees!
At the 2026 Annual Meeting at Lincoln, BABAO’s fourth Service Award was awarded to Dr Trish Biers. As most of you know, Trish has been an exemplary member of this community for many years, working tirelessly on issues relating to the trade… Read More »BABAO Service Award 2026
It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Professor Jason Arday. Prof. Arday worked with the British Association of Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology (BABAO) Trustees and our ED&I Committee in 2021 as a Partner on our Race… Read More »Remembering Professor Jason Arday
Introducing new BABAO infographic on “Destructive Sampling of Human Remains: Considerations and Care” We are pleased to share our new BABAO infographic on “Destructive Sampling of Human Remains: Considerations and Care”. It can be viewed, along with other BABAO guidelines,… Read More »“Destructive Sampling of Human Remains: Considerations and Care” infographic
Huge congratulations to this year’s winner of the Holger Schutkowski Award for excellence in a masters thesis! Congratulations to Victoria Brandt for their outstanding thesis “Analysis of Fracture Patterns in Long Bones from Blunt Force Trauma: A Medicolegal Context“. They… Read More »2026 Winner Holger Schutkowski Award
