Join Dr Sofia Samper Carro for a special new field school: Neanderthal Lifeways!
This course offers an exciting opportunity to gain practical digital skills in recording, mapping, artifact/faunal analysis, and inventorying.
Participants will be offered the unique opportunity to get involved in the excavation of Abric Pizarro, a Neanderthal site in Spain, dating back 60,000-80,000 years. It's one of the few sites worldwide from this period.
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Class dates: July 1st – July 19th, 2024
Arrival: June 29th in Barcelona
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Dr Sofia Samper Carro is a Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at the School of Culture, History and Language at the ANU College of Asia & the Pacific.
Sofia is an expert in the taphonomic analysis of fauna remains to study human subsistence strategies and human-animal interactions, mainly on Pleistocene-early Holocene periods. In simpler terms, Sofia is excellent at examining animal remains from thousands of years ago to understand how ancient humans lived and interacted with animals. She focuses on studying what our ancestors ate and how they hunted or used animals for other purposes during this particular time period. Sofia has recently began her ARC DECRA fellowship on a project investigating Neanderthal lifeways and extinction.
Want to find out more?
See the flyer below for more details, or contact Dr Samper Carro directly.
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