Bristol Anthropology and Archaeology Research Seminars (BAARS)

Bristol Anthropology and Archaeology Research Seminars (BAARS) is a weekly seminar series hosted by our department, where we invite academic staff and lecturers across the four fields of anthropology to present their current and ongoing research.

Each talk is followed by a Q&A.

Seminars take place every Wednesday during term time from 13.00-15.00. 
Location: G10, Department for Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Bristol
43, Woodland Road, BS8 1UU, ground floor.

Access information: https://www.accessable.co.uk/university-of-bristol/access-guides/43-woodland-road

All welcome!

Convener: Helen Fewlass (Lecturer in Archaeology)


Autumn  2025, Wednesdays 1.00-3.00pm

Date
Speaker
Institution
Title
8th Oct
Prof Valeria Llobet 
School of Humanities, Universidad de San Martín, Argentina
Decolonizing childhood studies. A debate from Argentina.
15th Oct
Prof Alex Bayliss
Dept of Anth & Arch, Uni of Bristol  
The Dating Game
22nd Oct
Dr Abdul-Azim Ahmed
School of History, Archaeology and Religion, Uni of Cardiff
Muslim Wales and Anglophone Islam
5th Nov
Prof Danielle Schreve
School of Geographical Sciences, Uni of Bristol 
From past to future: unlocking the potential of museum collections for nature restoration challenges
12th Nov
 Dr Pedro Silva Rocha Lima
Dept of Anth & Arch, Uni of Bristol  
Navigating gun violence insecurity through social relations with gangs and police in Greater Rio de Janeiro’s favelas
19th Nov
Dr Karen Reubens &
Dr Geoff Smith 
Dept of Archaeology, Uni of Reading
Maximising data from fragmented bone to understand the coexistence of late Neanderthals and early 
Homo sapiens in central and southeast Europe
3rd Dec
Dr Adam van Casteren 
Dept of Human Origins, MPI-EVA, Germany
Tree, Ground and Everything in Between: A Biomechanical Story