We are the British Association for
Biological Anthropology
and Osteoarchaeology
Promoting the study of biological anthropology since 1998
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News &
Announcements
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2026 Winner Don Brothwell Award
Huge congratulations to this year’s winner of the Don Brothwell Award for excellence in a undergraduate thesis! Congratulations to William…
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New article by BABAO Sale of Human Remains Taskforce
Last year, our fab members Kirsty Squires, Wendy Birch, Georgia Goold-Jones, Damien Huffer, Madeleine Mant, Sophia Mills, Charlie Primeau, Sarah…
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Call for Nomination – Secretary (2026)
We are looking for a new Secretary (3 years) to join our Board of Trustees! Regrettably, our current Secretary is having…
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Nominations open – Holger Schutkowski Award 2026
We are delighted to announce the call for nominations for the Holger Schutkowski Award 2026, which celebrates outstanding master’s theses that make…
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Welcome new EDI Trustee!
We wish to extend a very warm welcome to our new EDI Trustee! Becoming a BABAO Trustee is an opportunity…
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Call for Nomination – EDI Trustee
We are looking for a new EDI Trustee (3 years) to join our Board of Trustees! We would like to invite…
Resources
BABAO is extremely active in many areas of biological anthropology and osteoarchaeology, and as such has contributed to a number of important documents and made responses on behalf of the Membership and the subject when required.
Get Involved!
There are lots of opportunities to get involved with BABAO, especially if you are a member. We help to promote bioarchaeology and bioanthropology in the public, museum, education and commercial sectors, as well as helping to fund and support academic research, workshops and seminars.
Become a
Member
Membership gives you access to…
- Access to our mailing list, monthly newsletter, and online members’ area.
- Participating and receiving our Annual Review.
- Discount on the annual conference registration fee.
- Being eligible to apply for our grants.
- 20% discount plus free shipping on all Cambridge University Press Academic Life Sciences books.
Questions? Contact our Membership Secretary at membership@babao.org.uk