Behaviour and information transmission in Middle Palaeolithic handaxes via Geometric Morphometrics

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In-Person
Date: February4,2026
Location: University College London, United Kingdom
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Seminars on 'Computational and Digital Frontiers' will explore research related to applications of data science; advanced landscape GIS; modern spatial and multivariate statistic; remote-sensing and geophysical prospection; agent-based modelling; human use of space as well as data infrastructure. 4 February: Xana Barroso (University of Southampton) - Measuring minds: exploring behaviour and information transmission in Middle Palaeolithic handaxes through Geometric Morphometrics

Participants & Organizers

UCL Social & Historical Sciences(Host, Organizer)

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