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Laboratory for Human Evolutionary Studies (University of São Paulo). PI: Mercedes Okumura

Everyone is invited to join us in person or online at the symposium “Evolution Beyond Biology”, on November 10 from 2-6pm (Brasilia time). All invited! PS: Nevermind the information in Portuguese, this is an event in English, to be transmitted live on YouTube “Instituto de Biociências da usp”!

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Temos nosso novo site! Nele vocês podem conferir informações, curiosidades e outras peculiaridades da nossa espécie e do nosso processo evolutivo. evolucaohumana.ib.usp.br. Oferecemos a possibilidade de empréstimo de materiais para atividades sem fins lucrativos de ensino, pesquisa ou extensão.

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All invited to learn more about experimental archaeology at the Experimental Archaeology Conference EAC 2025, May 12-16, on EXARC YouTube channel! As part of the Scientific Committee, I can assure you that we will have very interesting presentations from all over the world 🙌

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🎉 New article!! 🎉 “Does Covariation Between Cranial and Pelvic Shapes Alleviate the Obstetric Dilemma? Insights From a Brazilian Sample.” We’re really happy to share our findings about pelvic evolution with all of you ☺️ Check it out here: doi.org/10.1111/ede....

Does Covariation Between Cranial and Pelvic Shapes Alleviate the Obstetric Dilemma? Insights From a Brazilian Sample

Covariation between the shape of pelvic and cranial bones has been reported in primate species with high cephalopelvic proportion (including humans) and is attributed to selective responses for child...

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Another participation as an evaluator for Febrace (the Brazilian Fair of Science and Engineering)! Our high school students showing their creativity and innovation! Let’s all support the Brazilian science ❤️ (For legal and privacy reasons, we do not post photos of the students)

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Finalmente recebi minha cópia do catálogo “De Cordinhas a Cordões: coleção de fibras vegetais do Vale do Peruaçu”, lindamente editado pela Letícia Dutra e Ana Carolina Montalvão, com meu prefácio (Mercedes Okumura) e textos de colegas!

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New article about geoarchaeological studies incorporating micromorphology techniques to reveal the complex depositional and post‐depositional history of a mollusk shell‐matrix archaeological site in southeastern Brazil: doi.org/10.1002/gea.... (1st image shows how “easy” it was to access the site!)

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Feliz com minha pequena participação nesse projeto tão lindo! Lançamento do catálogo “De Cordinhas a Cordões: coleção de fibras vegetais do Vale do Peruaçu”, por Letícia Dutra e Ana Carolina Montalvão, com prefácio de Mercedes Okumura e outros textos. Audiobook: open.spotify.com/show/23v7sgU...

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An archaeologist is born! 😊Today we had the defense of Débora Barros (Federal University of Rio Grande), about “Human cranial morphology: A comparative analysis between individuals from different archaeological contexts of the Guaíba and coastal basins of Rio Grande do Sul”. #archaeology #Brazil

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Opening of the exhibition “USP 90 years: an immersive journey through our Museums”. Beautiful pieces and virtual reality from the museums of the University of São Paulo. From January 30 to February 28, 2025, it’s worth a visit!

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Goodbye, X! Hello, Bluesky! It was sad to leave behind my X account - a nice record of academic events and accomplishments since 2020… however, we certainly did not want to support misinformation and attacks to science and democracy. So here we are!

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