As we are nearing the end of year, we would like to invite you all to contribute to the BABAO 2023 Annual Review! We would all like to hear updates about your work, your departments, students, and projects. Please contribute… Read More »Annual Review 2023 – Call
The call for papers for the NEW Trends in Biological Anthropology is open until 1st of January 2024! We accept papers from both members and non-members including academic, commercial, forensic, heritage, curatorial, etc. working on all aspects in the thriving fields of biological… Read More »New Trends in Biological Anthropology – Call for Papers
At the 2023 Annual Meeting at University College London (UCL), BABAO’s third Mentorship Award was awarded to Dr Sarah Schrader. It is with great enthusiasm and gratitude that we submit this nomination for Dr Sarah A. Schrader for this year’s BABAO Mentorship… Read More »BABAO Mentorship Award 2023
We are very excited to announce that our new and improved website is up and running. Although the new website has been uploaded and is live, it is still under construction. Therefore, some content may not currently be available. Don’t… Read More »BABAO’s new website!
Statement of Purpose The British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology (BABAO) have a number of codes of practice that present guidelines for the handling, storage and analysis of human remains[1]. BABAO defines human remains as all individuals that fall… Read More »BABAO Statement on the Sale of Human Remains
BABAO is saddened to hear of the passing of Dr Ann Stirland, but are happy to be able to present an obituary kindly prepared by Professor Charlotte Roberts. We thank Charlotte for her time and care in putting this together… Read More »Passing of Dr Ann Stirland (1935-2021)
At the 2021 Annual Meeting, BABAO’s second Mentorship Award was awarded to Dr Anwen Caffell. Anwen Caffell has been affiliated to Durham University for a number of years, and throughout this time has supported and guided a large number of osteoarchaeologists, bioarchaeologists,… Read More »BABAO Mentorship Award 2021
BABAO is saddened to report the passing of Professor Tony Waldron. Professor Waldron was a noted researcher, teacher, and mentor, with a long and celebrated career across bioarchaeology, forensic anthropology, and osteoarchaeology. His career further spanned medicine and health, including… Read More »Passing of Prof Tony Waldron
BABAO is currently undergoing an EDI review that is beginning under the direction of the EDI sub-group and Dr Jason Arday. Discussions have been taking place with the EDI group and trustees to clarify the initial principles of the review,… Read More »BABAO EDI Review
BABAO is saddened to report the passing of Professor Holger Schutkowski, who was BABAO’s President between 2004 and 2009, and recipient of the first BABAO’s Honorary Lifetime Membership Award in 2018. Jochen Holger Schutkowski was a biological anthropologist specializing in scientific studies… Read More »Passing of Prof Holger Schutkowski (1956-2020)
