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
It is paramount that the treatment of human remains whether they be ancient or modern is undertaken with care, dignity and respect. The packing and sending of the sediba and naledi fossils to space goes against such ethical standards and… Read More »BABAO Statement on the sending of hominin fossils to space
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!
We’re delighted to share that you can now follow us on Facebook and Instagram! These new social media accounts will serve, together with our Twitter account, to share news and resources about biological anthropology and osteoarchaeology with our membership and… Read More »BABAO’s New Social Media
Good afternoon Membership, I am delighted to announce your new BABAO Trustees! President: Jelena Bekvalac (Starting September 2023) Secretary: Hannah Leidl (Starting September 2023) Communications Representative: Ofelia Meza-Escobar (Beginning Post Immediately) Non-Executive Member and Data Protection Lead: Ariadne Schulz (Starting September 2023) Please join me in giving them… Read More »BABAO New Trustees
WIN FREE ADMISSION TO A BABAO CONFERENCE AND HAVE YOUR DESIGN ON THE COVER OF THE NEW TRENDS IN BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY PUBLICATION! We are excited to announce a competition to design a logo for our new Trends in Biological Anthropology publication. We… Read More »The NEW Trends Logo Design Competition
Our latest BABAO Service Award winners are here! It was awarded at the annual conference in 2022 in recognition of the dedication and service of individuals who have demonstrated great commitment to the overall goals of BABAO. This year’s winners were:… Read More »BABAO Service Award Winners 2022
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
