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What is the CECD? 
The CECD is an AHRC funded research group dedicated to examining the evolutionary underpinnings of human cultural behaviour, past and present. more>

   
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Welcome to the AHRC Centre for the Evolution of Cultural Diversity website. The AHRC CECD is a Phase Two AHRC Research Centre (2006-2010), building on the earlier work of the AHRB Centre for the Evolutionary Analysis of Cultural Behaviour. If you are looking for Centre information that you cannot find here, please let us know. Contacts.

Current Articles:

19/10/2009: Visiting Scholar Talk: Modelling the Evolutionary Ecology of Hawaiian Complex Chiefdoms (Visitors)
Questions involving the evolution of complex chiefdoms in Hawaii have been raised by archaeologists, but rarely answered with empirical evidence. Here, I present recent analyses of Hawaiian oral traditions that...
28/08/2009: Humans first evolved the ability to digest milk around 7,500 years ago (News)
Research by Mark Thomas (Genetics, Evolution & Environment) reveals humans first evolved the ability to digest milk around 7,500 years ago in the Balkans....
12/05/2009: Exhibition: Discover Culture with Darwin (News)
Come and discover how Darwin's ideas can shed light on the story of cultural diversity. This exhibition is a unique look at the implications of Darwin's ideas in relation...
01/05/2009: Pots, Palaces and Politics (Meetings)
Pots, Palaces and Politics: An International Workshop on the Evolution and Socio-Political Significance of Plain Ware Traditions in the 2nd millennium BC Near East and East Mediterranean. Sponsored by the...
28/03/2009: AHRC Centre for the Evolution of Cultural Diversity – Bursaries for Visitors (News)
AHRC Centre for the Evolution of Cultural Diversity is pleased to invite applications for one or more bursary awards to cover all or part of the costs of a visit...
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