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  • Webinar: From the Theory of Ice Ages to IPCC climate projections
    Webinar: From the Theory of Ice Ages to IPCC climate projections

    INQUA vice-president, Maria Fernanda Sanchez-Goni, Professor of Paleoclimatology, was invited to ISC Dinstinguished Lecture Series where she talked about “From the Theory of Ice Ages to IPCC climate projections”.

  • ISC Distinguished Lecture Series
    ISC Distinguished Lecture Series

    The new online lecture series hosted by the International Science Council (ISC) explores how Basic Sciences are essential in fostering the advancement of the Sustainable Development Goals.  

  • AGU Fall Meeting 2024
    AGU Fall Meeting 2024

    The AGU (American Geophysical Union) Fall Meeting is the most influential event in the world dedicated to the advancement of Earth and space sciences. Every year, AGU Fall Meeting convenes >25,000 attendees from 100+ countries…

  • 7th PAGES Open Science Meeting & 5th Young Scientists Meeting
    7th PAGES Open Science Meeting & 5th Young Scientists Meeting

    The 7th OSM and 5th YSM will take place in Shanghai, China, and online from 19–24 May 2025.

INQUA 2412 my: Mapping Ancient Africa: Climate, vegetation and humans – Phase II (MAACH 2.0)

The aim of the project is to bring together researchers to gain a better understanding of the relationships between climate change and hominin evolution and cultural development in Africa.

Abstract

The “Mapping Ancient Africa: Climate, Vegetation & Humans” commenced in 2021 and is a multi-year project funded by the International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA). Specifically, the project is supported by PALCOM (the Palaeoclimate commission) and HABCOM (the Human & Biospheres commission).

Phase 1 of the project (2021-2023) was lead by William Gosling (University of Amsterdam) and Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr (University of Potsdam / Free University of Berlin), with support from regional hub coordinators: Rahab Kinyanjui (National Museum of Kenya / Max Planck Institute for Geoanthropology), Lynne Quick (Nelson Mandela University), and Sarah Ivory (Penn State University). The aim of the first phase was to build a network of researchers interested in past environmental change and human activity in Africa, deliver a research skills workshop, and present findings at the INQUA Rome 2023 congress.

Phase 2 of the project (2023- ) will be lead by Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr (Free University of Berlin) and Rahab Kinyanjui (National Museum of Kenya / Max Planck Institute for Geoanthropology). The aim of the second phase is to develop scientific writing skills among the community and to deliver a special issue of Quaternary International.

 

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