Global warming is causing significant changes in rainfall, water availability, and agricultural productivity across tropical South America, increasing poverty and leading to migration out of rural areas. Enhanced adaptation strategies to alleviate the impact of climate change are urgently needed ...
The PastPorts project will focus on two connected overarching goals: 1) Conducting fundamental research assessing the isotopic ecology of the Caribbean region; and 2) Determining the geographic origins of ancient migrants. These goals will be achieved by refining and integrating several ...
The dog was the first species to be domesticated by humans, and is the only animal that evolved alongside us through the major lifestyle changes of the last ~10,000 years, including the rise of agriculture. This project will use whole-genome sequencing technologies to ask: how have humans changed ...
The applicant will be in charge of developing analysis on archaeological chert collections and geological reference collections using PXRF, LIBS and VNIR reflectance spectroscopy. Fieldwork seasons to constitute the geological reference collections will be done by the researcher, as well as the ...
The position is part of the DFG and AHRC funded project “Bartman goes global - the cultural impact of an iconic object in the early modern period”. The aim of the position is to gain further qualifications in the field of research and to conduct a doctorate at the interface of Historical ...
Maize was domesticated around 9,000 years ago in the Balsas region of Mesoamerica, whereupon it spread to both South and North America. Through the use of ancient DNA to generate genomes from archaeological maize samples it was established that maize most likely left the domestication centre in ...
Throughout its history, British agriculture has been shaped by a combination of technological advancements, economic pressures, social changes, and government policies. Farming was first introduced onto the British Isles over 6,000 years ago, with early Neolithic communities cultivating crops and ...
Population genomics can reveal the evolutionary processes that underlie the history and diversity of a species. Many studies have been done on endangered and extinct species, but little attention has been given to the flip side of the coin: thriving species. To understand what sets ...
