CARTA mourns the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Nicholas Blurton-Jones, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Psychology at UCLA. Please take a moment to honor Nick by reading this remembrance written by his friend and collaborator, Kristen Hawkes.
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Remembering Nicholas Blurton-Jones | Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA)
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August 18, 2026 at 10:08 PM
CARTA mourns the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Nicholas Blurton-Jones, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Psychology at UCLA. Please take a moment to honor Nick by reading this remembrance written by his friend and collaborator, Kristen Hawkes.
carta.anthropogeny.org/blog/remembe...
carta.anthropogeny.org/blog/remembe...
New CARTA blog post on our Primordial Technology Workshop. Check it out by following the link below!
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#PrimordialTechnology #StoneTools #FireMaking #Pottery #Fiber #GraduateSchool #Anthropology #HumanOrigins #HumanEvolution #ToolMaking #CARTA #Anthropogeny
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#PrimordialTechnology #StoneTools #FireMaking #Pottery #Fiber #GraduateSchool #Anthropology #HumanOrigins #HumanEvolution #ToolMaking #CARTA #Anthropogeny
July 13, 2026 at 6:38 PM
New CARTA blog post on our Primordial Technology Workshop. Check it out by following the link below!
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#PrimordialTechnology #StoneTools #FireMaking #Pottery #Fiber #GraduateSchool #Anthropology #HumanOrigins #HumanEvolution #ToolMaking #CARTA #Anthropogeny
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#PrimordialTechnology #StoneTools #FireMaking #Pottery #Fiber #GraduateSchool #Anthropology #HumanOrigins #HumanEvolution #ToolMaking #CARTA #Anthropogeny
The June CARTA newsletter just dropped! Check out what we've been up to, get caught up on the latest human origins research, and much more!
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Anthropogeny Tracks: CARTA News, June 2026
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June 24, 2026 at 10:45 PM
The June CARTA newsletter just dropped! Check out what we've been up to, get caught up on the latest human origins research, and much more!
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I wanted to know more about ancient DNA and hominin migrations, and found these Uni of California @anthropogeny.org Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) symposium resources from Nov 2025
"Ancient DNA: New Revelations"
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"Ancient DNA: New Revelations"
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Ancient DNA: New Revelations | Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA)
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May 26, 2026 at 6:41 AM
I wanted to know more about ancient DNA and hominin migrations, and found these Uni of California @anthropogeny.org Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) symposium resources from Nov 2025
"Ancient DNA: New Revelations"
carta.anthropogeny.org/events/ancie...
"Ancient DNA: New Revelations"
carta.anthropogeny.org/events/ancie...
Big news from the CARTA community! Hande Sever, a PhD candidate in Visual Arts, and CARTA Graduate Specialization in Anthropogeny student, has been awarded a UC President’s Dissertation Year Fellowship for 2026–2027. Join us in congratulating Hande on this incredible achievement!
April 10, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Big news from the CARTA community! Hande Sever, a PhD candidate in Visual Arts, and CARTA Graduate Specialization in Anthropogeny student, has been awarded a UC President’s Dissertation Year Fellowship for 2026–2027. Join us in congratulating Hande on this incredible achievement!
We are proud to highlight Raihan Alam, a CARTA Graduate Specialization in Anthropogeny student, for his recent publications! Read his papers and learn more about Raihan in the links below.
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April 7, 2026 at 6:42 PM
We are proud to highlight Raihan Alam, a CARTA Graduate Specialization in Anthropogeny student, for his recent publications! Read his papers and learn more about Raihan in the links below.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
carta.anthropogeny.org/users/raihan...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Anthropogeny: The study of human origins. A compound of Greek words for humans (anthropo) and origins (geny).
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AI Overview: Anthropogeny refers to the scientific study of human origins. Derived from the Greek words anthropos (human) and
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AI Overview: Anthropogeny refers to the scientific study of human origins. Derived from the Greek words anthropos (human) and
1/
February 9, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Anthropogeny: The study of human origins. A compound of Greek words for humans (anthropo) and origins (geny).
carta.anthropogeny.org/glossary/ant...
AI Overview: Anthropogeny refers to the scientific study of human origins. Derived from the Greek words anthropos (human) and
1/
carta.anthropogeny.org/glossary/ant...
AI Overview: Anthropogeny refers to the scientific study of human origins. Derived from the Greek words anthropos (human) and
1/
The role of myth in Anthropology
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The Role of Myth in Anthropogeny - Symposium Kickoff
YouTube video by University of California Television (UCTV)
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February 9, 2026 at 5:19 PM
The role of myth in Anthropology
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Chimpanzees can eat mammalian meat without much inflammation, in contrast to humans.
But chimpanzees only eat 0-2% of their calories from meat while this is much higher in humans.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejzP...
But chimpanzees only eat 0-2% of their calories from meat while this is much higher in humans.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejzP...
CARTA: Comparative Anthropogeny: Incidence of Carcinomas
YouTube video by University of California Television (UCTV)
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January 8, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Chimpanzees can eat mammalian meat without much inflammation, in contrast to humans.
But chimpanzees only eat 0-2% of their calories from meat while this is much higher in humans.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejzP...
But chimpanzees only eat 0-2% of their calories from meat while this is much higher in humans.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejzP...
New video of talk by @christinawarinner.bsky.social given at Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny posted by @ucsandiego.bsky.social explaining how advances in #aDNA and #proteomics can investigate the complex and diverse microbial communities from dental calculus
CARTA: Human Microbiome Evolution with Christina Warinner
YouTube video by University of California Television (UCTV)
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December 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
New video of talk by @christinawarinner.bsky.social given at Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny posted by @ucsandiego.bsky.social explaining how advances in #aDNA and #proteomics can investigate the complex and diverse microbial communities from dental calculus
Pumpkin Spice Anthropogeny
December 16, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Pumpkin Spice Anthropogeny
This year, ten UCSD graduate students set off on CARTA’s 2025 Anthropogeny Field Course across Ethiopia and Tanzania!
To follow their journey and support this life-changing experience, visit: carta.travelmap.net/2025-field-c...
Support: carta.anthropogeny.org/support
To follow their journey and support this life-changing experience, visit: carta.travelmap.net/2025-field-c...
Support: carta.anthropogeny.org/support
December 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This year, ten UCSD graduate students set off on CARTA’s 2025 Anthropogeny Field Course across Ethiopia and Tanzania!
To follow their journey and support this life-changing experience, visit: carta.travelmap.net/2025-field-c...
Support: carta.anthropogeny.org/support
To follow their journey and support this life-changing experience, visit: carta.travelmap.net/2025-field-c...
Support: carta.anthropogeny.org/support
Last Friday, we gathered for Ancient DNA: New Revelations! 🧬💡
Thank you to everyone who joined us! Your curiosity and questions made the event a true success.
In case you missed it, recordings of all talks will be available soon. Stay tuned!
#carta #cartaucsd #ancientdna #anthropogeny #ucsd
Thank you to everyone who joined us! Your curiosity and questions made the event a true success.
In case you missed it, recordings of all talks will be available soon. Stay tuned!
#carta #cartaucsd #ancientdna #anthropogeny #ucsd
November 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Last Friday, we gathered for Ancient DNA: New Revelations! 🧬💡
Thank you to everyone who joined us! Your curiosity and questions made the event a true success.
In case you missed it, recordings of all talks will be available soon. Stay tuned!
#carta #cartaucsd #ancientdna #anthropogeny #ucsd
Thank you to everyone who joined us! Your curiosity and questions made the event a true success.
In case you missed it, recordings of all talks will be available soon. Stay tuned!
#carta #cartaucsd #ancientdna #anthropogeny #ucsd
Geeky dive into the details and current research
Why food from mammals causes #cancer in human primates
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Why food from mammals causes #cancer in human primates
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejzP...
CARTA: Comparative Anthropogeny: Incidence of Carcinomas
YouTube video by University of California Television (UCTV)
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November 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Geeky dive into the details and current research
Why food from mammals causes #cancer in human primates
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejzP...
Why food from mammals causes #cancer in human primates
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejzP...
Yep, in both Gaza and an anthropogeny kind of way
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Yep, in both Gaza and an anthropogeny kind of way
I think I was a little inaccurate before. Look out for this at 8am on Saturday Eastern Standard Time in Australia.
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Ancient DNA: New Revelations | Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA)
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November 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I think I was a little inaccurate before. Look out for this at 8am on Saturday Eastern Standard Time in Australia.
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carta.anthropogeny.org/events/ancie...
Get ready for this. 8am Eastern Standard Time in Australia
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Ancient DNA: New Revelations | Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA)
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November 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Get ready for this. 8am Eastern Standard Time in Australia
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The Human Origins program CARTA at UCTV has some really great lectures on human origins and paleo-archeology
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Human Origins (CARTA) - YouTube
Where did we come from and how did we get here? These are the questions UCSD's Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) seeks to ans...
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October 8, 2025 at 3:34 AM
The Human Origins program CARTA at UCTV has some really great lectures on human origins and paleo-archeology
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Looks really interesting! Not my specialist area at all, but I hope to listen and learn ... share.google/PAktmmIXRPl1... #aDNA
September 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Looks really interesting! Not my specialist area at all, but I hope to listen and learn ... share.google/PAktmmIXRPl1... #aDNA
Here yah go, bud. 🙂 “The crest provides a surface for the attachment of the large chewing muscle, temporalis.” carta.anthropogeny.org/moca/topics/...
Sagittal Crest of the Skull | Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA)
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July 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Here yah go, bud. 🙂 “The crest provides a surface for the attachment of the large chewing muscle, temporalis.” carta.anthropogeny.org/moca/topics/...