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Prof Simon Underdown

@sunderdown

Professor of Biological Anthropology @ Oxford Brookes. Director - Centre for Environment and Society. Human Evolution, Ancient Diseases and stuff..

Joined January 2009
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And more recently about the potential for high mortality among ancient hunter-gatherers even from 'common' infectious diseases onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…


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@sunderdown & I have thought for years that the role of infectious diseases before agriculture needs more consideration onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.100…


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Fascinating new pre-print on very early plague (Y. pestis) causing high mortality among hunter-gatherers biorxiv.org/content/10.110… I shall have to rewrite some lecture notes!


A brilliant three-days of field work exploring the anthropology of the Avebury and Stonehenge landscapes with our amazing first year undergrads comes to a close for another year ⁦@oxford_brookes⁩ ⁦⁦@ResearchAHSS#anthropology

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This crowdfunder for an animation video on the Newport Medieval Ship is well worth your time - nearly half way to target, and a very good cause. 👇

Support is needed to help the Newport Medieval Ship create a new animation video to show in the visitor centre now archaeological research has provided new insights into the origins of this wreck which is older than the Vasa + older than @MaryRoseMuseum crowdfunder.co.uk/p/newport-medi…



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We are aware that some participants are having difficulties with the registration process/payment for our 2024 conference - to help with this, we have now extended the deadline: ⌛️Final registration deadline: 15/July Still time to join us in Porto!⬇️ sshb.org/conference/hum…

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𝗘𝗺𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 & 𝗥𝗔𝗜 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 ▪️ Available for postgraduate students to help fund fieldwork ▪️ Deadline 31 March Info/criteria: Horniman ow.ly/417m50QUjsj Bio. Small Grant ow.ly/mEaw50QUjsk

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Join us for this week’s Pitt-Rivers seminar, where Nicholas Marquez-Grant, @CranfieldUni @CranfieldForSci will be discussing osteological trauma analysis in forensic anthropology 🗓️Friday 15 March, 1:15pm 📍McDonald Seminar Room More info ➡️ arch.cam.ac.uk/events/pitt-ri…

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NEW✨✨ tenure-track lectureship in Human Evolution @CamBioanth @UCamArchaeology ‼️🥰🎉 jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/44717/ come and join this amazing team!! Deadline 2 April pls RT 😀

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From the glaciers of Tierra del Fuego to the deserts of Arabia, Professor Simon Underdown’s fieldwork has taken him all over the world. Explore the ancient relationship between humans and disease and its impact in the past, present and future. bit.ly/events-deathan…


Really looking forward to giving this lecture next week. Tickets free - info in link

From the glaciers of Tierra del Fuego to the deserts of Arabia, Professor Simon Underdown’s fieldwork has taken him all over the world. Explore the ancient relationship between humans and disease and its impact in the past, present and future. bit.ly/events-deathan…



Documenting the diversity of the Namibian Ju|’hoansi intestinal microbiome: Cell Reports great to see this paper is now out with ⁦@riaanfrifkin⁩ and colleagues ⁦@oxford_brookes⁩ ⁦@UPTukscell.com/cell-reports/f…


Another fantastic field trip to Oman draws to a close….

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📢 New weekly seminar series! PalEvo is a joint initiative with @school_of_arch, bringing together researchers working on human #evolution from a range of perspectives. Join us on Weds for an introductory session! All welcome. 📅 4pm 17 Jan 🔗 Full info⬇️ anthro.ox.ac.uk/article/new-se…


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Reminder that we have yearly #funding available for #ResearchGrants, UG research #bursary & PG #student travel to attend a conference that members can apply! 🧑‍🎓#PhDstudent membership only £15 for the duration of PhD 🧑‍🔬Full membership only £30/year +info👉sshb.org/the-benefits/

🆕Applications now OPEN for our 3 #funding schemes, to support research in #HumanBiology (incl. human variability, genetics, human adaptability, human evolution, public health, epidemiology) & #postgraduate student travel👩‍🎓 ⏳apply by 29/3/2024 +details👉sshb.org/research-grant…

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استقبلت #جامعة_الملك_عبدالعزيز اليوم وفدًا من ست عشرة جامعة بريطانية، بالتنسيق مع المجلس الثقافي البريطاني، لمناقشة أوجه التعاون والشراكات في المجالات التعليمية والبحثية.

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A picture of Cambridge every day since 2010. (No 5000) Tuesday 5th December 2023. So here it is - my final picture of uninterrupted daily photographs of Cambridge - 5,000 consecutive posts over 13 years. I’m sure you’ll forgive the fact that it wasn’t taken today but a week ago…

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🎙️لاستعراض تجربة التعليم الإلكتروني وبحث سبل التعاون المستقبلي؛ سعادة رئيس #الجامعة_السعودية_الإلكترونية يستقبل جمع من المسؤولين والقيادات في الجامعات البريطانية #رواد_تعليم_المستقبل #SEU_2025


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