British Association for Forensic Anthropology (BAFA)
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Save the date! Join us on Tuesday 12th May at 5pm (UK time) for an online talk by Prof. Konstantinos Moraitis. Blast-related skeletal injuries, unlike gunshot wounds, result from supersonic pressure waves and the propulsion of irregular, asymmetrical shrapnel. Find out more: lnkd.in/eZPMsEEp
⏰ Register for the 2025 BAFA conference before November 19th! ℹ️ More: bafa-uk.org/events/winte... 💬 In a keynote speech, Prof Rick Schulting will talk about evidence of dismemberment at the Charterhouse Warren site. Read more: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... and www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Join us in Liverpool on 29-30/11 at the 2025 BAFA Conference to attend the practical CPD session on trauma and taphonomy, with keynote lectures by Dr. Tal Simmons and Prof. Rick Schulting. ℹ️ Find out more: bafa-uk.org/events/winte... ✅ Register for the conference here: forms.gle/4TUpGe4kB9zi...
Join us at the BAFA Winter Conference on 29th – 30th November 2025 in Liverpool, with the leading theme “Tracing violence and decay: new perspectives in trauma and taphonomy”. Please email your abstracts to committee@bafa-uk.org by 31st October 2025. Become a Member: bafa-uk.org/membership/
In yesterday’s ITV Evening News, BAFA Chair, Dr Nicholas Marquez-Grant, contributed to the debate on the ethics of unregulated sale of human remains in the UK - see the investigation report in full here: www.itv.com/news/2025-08...
We are delighted to share Alessia Franco’s new open access book inspired by the BAFA Chair Dr Nicholas Márquez-Grant who has learnt about the harrowing reality of mass graves and enforced disappearances in the past as well as today. Read more and download a copy: bafauk.weebly.com/e-books-voic...
