PAST is the largest, independent, African-based NPO working in the origin sciences, supporting education, research and public understanding.
Joined January 2012
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P-RI Research Series!
Congratulations to Prof. J. Pargeter for recently co-authoring a paper in the Springer Nature: Primates Journal.
You can access the article via the QR code or use the link below:
link.springer.com/article/10…
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The NRF’s 2027 Master’s and Doctoral Funding call is available here: nrf.ac.za/dsti-nrf-postgradu…
It is compulsory for applicants to consult the NRF’s official documents (Framework, Application, and FAQ Guides) before posting queries or submitting applications.
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Nice...studying our hominoid cousins will tell us a lot about ourselves and the natural world. Let the research continue.
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A newly discovered fossil ape from northern Egypt is reshaping the understanding of early hominoid evolution, researchers report in Science.
The fossil finding suggests that the closest ancestors to modern apes may have emerged in northern Africa, outside the traditionally studied regions of East Africa. scim.ag/4szvRIS
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Nature research paper: The political effects of X’s feed algorithm
go.nature.com/4cIdYT0
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🎓 FCT PhD Fellowships 2026
ICArEHB invites inquisitive and motivated candidates to pursue a PhD in Prehistoric Archaeology or Primatology through the national FCT Program.
📍See our poster & details: icarehb.com/fct-phd-fellowsh…
#PhD #Archaeology #FCT #ICArEHB
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🌍 Call for Proposals! 🦴
PAST has opened the 5th Andrea Leenen Memorial All from One™ Research Grant for Africa-based research in the origin sciences.
Grants support work on:
🤸🏾♀️Human origins in Africa
🌨️Past climates & ecosystems
🌋Prehistoric extinctions
If you’re Africa-based and working in the field, lab, or museum, apply now: past.org.za/all-from-one-res…
#AllFromOne #OriginSciences #FossilFriday
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Save the date!
The P-RI is excited to invite you all to an archaeological outing that is organized by the South African Archaeological Society, Northern Branch. See the details of the outing below.
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Today the spotlight is on Ms R. Sielemann who received the "Nurturing emerging scholar grant" from the Department of Higher Education and Training for her Masters work titled: Examining for Technical traditions in Large Cutting Tool Production at Wonderboom.
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Are you a recent PhD graduate? Are you interested in a PostDoc in Oxford working on material analysis in archaeology? Get in touch about the opportunity below.
thebritishacademy.ac.uk/fund…
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Researchers including HERI's Dr Palesa Madupe have opened a new window into #humanevolution studies.
Using palaeoproteomics, they uncovered some of the oldest human genetic data from #Africa - sparking an exciting future for early hominin research.
heriuct.co.za/news-content/n…
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Opportunities for women of colour in palaeoanthropology are limited by both structural inequalities and hostile environments. Read more: qr.link/j3qUl9
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We are excited to share that a new article in Science has just been published, featuring Stephanie E. Baker, Matthew Caruana, Andy Herries and David Strait (among others). You can access it via the link below:
science.org/content/article/…
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Congratulations to M. Lotter and H. Li on their newly published co-authored paper titled: First Evidence for Adhesive and Composite-tool Use During the Upper Palaeolithic in South China.
Please access the article via the link below:
tandfonline.com/.../10.../01…
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Bravo...let the African scientists keep on coming!
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Happy #FossilFriday and #FeatureFriday! 🌍 Meet Anelisiwe Siteto, Masters student at @WitsUniversity! She’s studying fossil fauna from the Cave of Hearths to reconstruct palaeoenvironments🦴
Read more👉 past.org.za/grantee-anelisiw…
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So glad and thankful to have attended the National wetlands indaba in Cape St. Francis last week, and present my MSc work. – at Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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Whilst the Gorongosa Interdisciplinary Field School in Human Evolution has no tuition fees, the costs of travel can present a major barrier, so we are incredibly grateful to @TheLeakeyFndtn & @PASTEvolve for supporting these students to access valuable training and experience 🙏
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A generous grant from @PASTEvolve enabled students from @uemmoz in Mozambique to join the Gorongosa Interdisciplinary Field School in Human Evolution 2024 - a significant step in empowering young Mozambican students to contribute to the scientific community 🙌🇲🇿
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We are delighted that over half of this year's Gorongosa Interdisciplinary Field School in Human Evolution student cohort received funding from @TheLeakeyFndtn or @PASTEvolve to support their travel to @GorongosaPark this summer 👏 @ICArEHB @UAlg
ALT The Gorongosa Interdisciplinary Field School in Human Evolution 2024 student cohort, photographed by fellow field school student Amanda Fafitine. In the photo we see Joao Batista Senda, Marcelo Levene, Edward de Bono, Ayuba Chabane, Leu Balate, Jessica Changuine, Bruno de Sousa, Leticia Afonso, Fiona Sitoe, Sidónia Tagir, Maddie Petersen, Carolyn Gover, Dominique Cavallaro, Katya Herberg, Ester Lourenço, and Catarina Santos Coelho smiling for a group photo atop 'lion house' on the floodplain of Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.
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It was an exciting two days of multidisciplinary conversations around mountain ecosystem conservation. New ideas & collaborations have been made.
Thanks to @PAGES_IPO
for travel funding, @diverse_K for organising and @NRF_News @UCT_news and @PASTEvolve for research funding.
20 Countries
55 Participants
Academia + Government + NGOs + Industries
A shared vision for #Sustainability of Global #Mountain #Ecosystems!
@PAGES_IPO #DiverseK Workshop: Data-driven Decisions happened at #UIBK Alpine Research Centre this week!
P.S. The Alps greeted us with ❄️!
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Welcome my colleague! Let the production of African scientists to our discipline keep coming.
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Happy #FossilFriday and #FeatureFriday! Meet Joseph Matembo (@JosephMatemboJn), PhD Candidate at @UCT_Archaeology! Joseph aspires to contribute significantly to archaeological research in his home country 🇿🇼
Learn more👉: past.org.za/grantee-joseph-m…
