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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“Indo-European Interfaces” – the book is launched
Read more →: “Indo-European Interfaces” – the book is launchedJenny Larsson, professor in Baltic languages with main interest in the history of languages is one of the co-editors of the first book in series “Stockholm Studies in Indo-European Language […]
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The first awardees of the Human Past Fellowship
Read more →: The first awardees of the Human Past FellowshipWe’re excited to announce that the first residential fellows for academic year 2024-25 have been selected! The fellowship is an initiative by the Center for the Human Past administered by […]
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New Vacancy: Postdoctoral Researcher in Archaeology at the Center for the Human Past
Read more →: New Vacancy: Postdoctoral Researcher in Archaeology at the Center for the Human PastWe are seeking a postdoctoral researcher in archaeology to contribute to the centers’ overarching goal of elucidating and understanding various aspects of human development over the past 10,000 years. The […]
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New vacancy: Postdoctoral Researcher in Population Genetics at the Center for the Human Past
Read more →: New vacancy: Postdoctoral Researcher in Population Genetics at the Center for the Human PastWe are seeking a postdoctoral researcher in population genetics who will contribute to the center’s overarching goal to illuminate and understand various aspects of human development over the past 10,000 […]
In the spotlight
Notably, breakthroughs in molecular biology and ancient DNA have enabled new scientific methods to map prehistoric relationships and migration patterns. The book “Indo-European Interfaces” aims to unite various academic perspectives on the Indo-European language family and its speakers.
Jenny Larsson, co-author & CHP Principal Investigator, 2024
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