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On 6 Oct, 2015
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OCTOBER 2015: EUROTAST fellow Jessica Hendy receives Humanities Research Centre Fellowship

Jessica Hendy has received the prestigious 2015-2016 Humanities Research Centre Fellowship for her research with EUROTAST. Her presentation, titled Molecular Perspectives on the Transatlantic Slave Trade, was nominated for displaying intellectual achievement and future potential and judged on her capacity to “communicate high-quality research clearly and engagingly to a non-specialist audience.” For more information, see the…

On 23 Apr, 2015
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APRIL 2015: Genetics/Heritage – Day One

Day one of the interdisciplinary EUROTAST conference, where the fellows presented their research and senior colleagues responded to and discussed this research. Here is the program: 08:30-09:00 Morning coffee 09:00-09:10 Introduction to EUROTAST: Dr. Hannes Schroeder 09:10-10:30 Session 1 Winston Phulgence (University of York) The Past in Service of the Future: Remembering Slavery and the…

On 3 Jul, 2014
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JULY 2014: Ryan Espersen – Excavations on Saba

EUROTAST fellow Ryan Espersen had returned to Saba, a Caribbean island governed as a Public Entity within the Netherlands, between May and August to continue writing his PhD dissertation and create maps of excavated sites from the previous year using a differential GPS. During the last week in May, the Saba Archaeology Center, a non-profit organization…

On 31 Mar, 2014
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Interview Request: EUROTAST Ancestry Study

From EUROTAST PhD fellow, Sara Abel: I am a PhD student in history and sociology, and I am looking to get in contact with people of African descent who have taken a DNA ancestry test, in order to discuss their experiences of genetic testing and the impact it had on their life. The study consists…

On 24 Jan, 2014
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January 2014: EUROTAST fellow Jessica Hendy wins “Inspiring Minds” research showcase poster competition

Can you make your research visually appealing and accessible to a non-specialist audience? EUROTAST fellow Jessica Hendy took on this challenge for the University of York’s 50th anniversary campaign. The requirements for the posters included that should be visually appealing with a coherent design sense, provide an appropriate balance of graphics and text, put across…

On 3 Oct, 2013
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Sept 2013: PhD Fellows present at British Association of Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology annual meeting

EUROTAST fellows, Judy Watson, Erna Johannesdottir, Jessica Hendy and Cesar Fortes-Lima delivered podium and poster presentations at the annual meeting of the British Association of Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology (BABAO) at the University of York on the 13th -15th of September 2013. Cesar Fortes-Lima outlined his research on using modern genetic data to reconstruct the history…

On 13 Feb, 2013
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Feb 2013: PhD fellows excavate slavery site on St. Eustatius

1st – 7th February / St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean Over the last couple of weeks, the EUROTAST network has been exploring the archaeology of slavery in the Dutch Caribbean. From the 1-7 February 2013, all PhD fellows received hands-on fieldwork training by participating in an ongoing excavation of an enslaved African village site associated with…

On 7 Oct, 2012
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Oct 2012: PhD Fellows conduct archaeological research on St. Helena

EUROTAST PhD Fellows Judy Watson and Erna from the University of Bristol spent the month of October on the Island of St. Helena documenting and collecting samples from the recently excavated remains of 325 enslaved African individuals. These remains originally surfaced in Ruperts Valley in 2008, following plans to build an airport runway. An archaeological…