Launching interdisciplinary platform to unravel mysteries of human past
The Center for the Human Past seeks to bridge the three disciplines Archaeology, Genetics and Linguistics that investigate the same history of the same world populations in the last 10,000 years.
Photograph: Frank Vinken
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Prehistoric concept of joy, history of May Day and the Center for the Human Past.
Read more →: Prehistoric concept of joy, history of May Day and the Center for the Human Past.On the Swedish Vetenskapsradion Historia, you can listen to Annelie Drakman’s talk about joy as divine grace or an individualistic project. Dick Harrison unravels the history of May Day, which […]
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How genetics, linguistics and archaeology together can fill the gaps in our current knowledge about humans.
Read more →: How genetics, linguistics and archaeology together can fill the gaps in our current knowledge about humans.Sequencing genes from people who lived long ago and those living today has become an important piece of the puzzle in understanding early human history and how the world was […]
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“We can now use advanced computational tools to understand human prehistory, which seems to be far more complex than previously believed.”
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Read more →: “We can now use advanced computational tools to understand human prehistory, which seems to be far more complex than previously believed.”As our inauguration day approaches, you can find out a little more about the Center for the Human Past in the news item on the Uppsala University website. It gives […]
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Mattias Jakobsson – a Wallenberg Scholar 2024
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Read more →: Mattias Jakobsson – a Wallenberg Scholar 2024The prestigious Wallenberg Scholar grant is awarded to leading senior researchers in Sweden every five years. It can be freely used for research with no restrictions. The Wallenberg Foundation awarded 118 […]
In the spotlight
What has happened in recent years, and has made a dramatic difference to the subject area, is that we can get lots of DNA from people who lived many thousands of years ago. It gives us a new opportunity to investigate human evolution and prehistory.
Mattias Jakobsson, Wallenberg Scholar & CHP Project Leader, 2022