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Quantitative anatomy & geometric morphometrics
Studying biological shape through landmark and semilandmark methods, GPA, shape-space analysis, observer error, surface analysis and 3D warping.
Research
Different biological questions. One quantitative foundation.
These themes are connected by the same practical challenge: turning complex, image-derived or historical biological data into defensible evidence.
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Human evolution & the obstetrical dilemma
Pelvic morphology, birth, maternal and neonatal dimensions, locomotion and the evolutionary trade-offs visible in anatomical data.
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Forensic anthropology
Quantitative approaches to age-at-death estimation, the pubic symphysis, biological profiling and skull–face superimposition.
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Comparative evolutionary morphology
Cross-species variation in mammalian and avian ear morphology, pelvic evolution, constraints and convergence.
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Palaeogenomics & archaeological populations
Ancient DNA laboratory contributions to population-history studies across Europe, West Asia, the Caribbean and Britain.
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Scientific computing & data products
Reproducible analysis in Python and R, statistical visualisation, web applications, automated pipelines and research software.
A research workflow
Reliability begins before the model.
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Define the measurement
Make anatomical correspondence, sampling and collection decisions explicit.
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Quality-control the data
Inspect segmentation, landmarking, missingness and observer effects.
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Analyse transparently
Choose methods that match the question and retain interpretable intermediate steps.
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Communicate the boundary
Show the pattern, the uncertainty and the limits of the claim together.
Selected research
Peer-reviewed outputs
A small selection from the complete, searchable catalogue.
Social and genetic diversity in first farmers of Central Europe
Nature Human Behaviour
Open publication ↗Veracidad vs. engaño: detección de indicios verbo-corporales en el discurso
Revista Criminalidad
Open publication ↗Convergent evolution in Afrotheria and non-afrotherians demonstrates high evolvability of the mammalian inner ear
Nature Communications
Open publication ↗A genetic probe into the ancient and medieval history of Southern Europe and West Asia
Science
Open publication ↗Large-scale migration into Britain during the Middle to Late Bronze Age
Nature
Open publication ↗Correlation of the human pubic symphysis surface with age-at-death: A novel quantitative method based on a bandpass filter
International Journal of Legal Medicine
Open publication ↗