Human Osteoarchaeology Special Interest Group represents the interests of professionals who work or have an interest in the area of osteoarchaeology and burial studies. We aim to promote standards and good practice for the excavation, treatment, conservation, analysis and curation of human remains and funerary archaeology from the historic environment.
Call for Papers
We are hosting a conference on Saturday October 18 2025 and will focus on dissemination of human osteoarchaeological findings, new projects, case studies, fieldwork, methods and research networking.
Do you have a project that you would like to present? We are inviting proposals for 15 minute papers and also for a student 5 slides in 5 minute session.
To submit a session simply complete the Microsoft proposal form which can be found here https://forms.office.com/e/rHz7UG8DMw
The deadline is 17:00 on Thursday 31 July 2025. We will respond to proposals by August 18 2025 to let you know if your abstract was accepted.
Osteobites talks
Throughout 2025, we will be running our Osteobites series of short talks followed by questions and discussion.
The next session will be held at 18:30 until 19:30 on Thursday 31 July 2025. This session will feature a talk by Dr Claire Hodson, Lecturer in Bioarchaeology from Durham University titled 'Through infancy and beyond; The importance and potential of non-adult osteology.' We encourage you to sign up so you don't miss out!
To register to attend July's talk or for more information, visit the Osteobites booking page
Previous Osteobites recordings
- Osteobites - Biomolecular Archaeology in the Threat-Led Sector (YouTube)
Osteobites - Ancient DNA for Archaeologists: What it Can and Can’t Do and Why (YouTube)