Prof. Adrian Parker and colleagues describe new evidence of Neolithic hunters present in the Nefud desert in an article just out in PLOS ONE. The article can be found here. The article also features in the journals blog.
- Dr Mike Morley recently presented his research at the 78th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, held in Honolulu, Hawaii (3rd-7th April 2013). His presentation was entitled "Late Pleistocene fluvial dynamics in Lesotho: Implications for climatic variability, landscape viability and site visibility".
- Prof. Adrian Parker has been awarded two research grants to establish a chronology for late Holocene climate and environmental change in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Funding has been provided by the British Foundation for the study of Arabia, and the Emirates Natural History Group.
- Prof. Adrian Parker and colleagues have released a new edition of the successful book "Global Environments through the Quaternary: Exploring environmental change", published by Oxford University Press and available now.
- Dr Hannah Russ is due to present her research entitled "Turtles as a dietary resource? Evidence from Rubayqa, northern Qatar, and a review of turtle exploitation in Eastern Arabia" at the 46th Seminar for Arabian Studies, to be held at the British Museum, London, 26th-28th July 2013.
- Dr Hannah Russ has been invited to author a chapter in the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Zooarchaeology, as well as co-edit the book. Publication is anticipated in 2015.
- Dr Hannah Russ has been awarded research funds from the Emirates Natural History Group to conduct a study on fish remains from two neolithic sites in the United Arab Emirates (Sites: UAQ2 and Akab).
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