The British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology (BABAO) provides a forum for discussion and intellectual exchange for professionals and students in all areas of research that involve the analysis and recovery of human remains, those of our immediate ancestors and non-human primates, as well as the study of human biology and non-human primate behaviour and biology.
We act as advocates to support education and dissemination of research findings. Our guiding philosophy, embedded in our Code of Ethics and Code of Practice, enshrines an ethos of respect with intent, fully cognizant that the remains of our ancestors represent the most immediate means by which to understand the human past.
This understanding has a direct influence on our perceptions of what it means to be human- physically, socially, and philosophically- to the betterment of our relations with one another and with the material and natural worlds. As Chair of the Association, I invite you most wholeheartedly to explore these pages. Welcome!
Christopher Knüsel,
Department of Archaeology,
University of Exeter
3 February 2011.