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  On the 18th and 19th of September 2014 an international conference will take place at the Institute of Archaeology (University College London) as part of the project “Percussive technology in Human Evolution: A comparative approach”, sponsored by the Leverhulme Trust- International Networks Program.Researchers from around the world working on the various facets of percussive technology will meet for two days to present new discoveries related to the role of pounding activities in areas such as Primatology, Ethnology and Archaeology. The conference aims to promote inter-disciplinary comparisons to aid better understanding of the role of pounding activities in primate evolution.A limited number of poster presentations on themes related with the conference key topics will be accepted. Titles and abstracts should be submitted before June 15th, 2014 to Adrian Arroyo: a.arroyo@ucl.ac.ukFor registrations see: Registration for Percussive Technology and Human Evolution ConferenceConference Venue: Lecture Theatre G6. Institute of Archaeology, University College London. 31-34 Gordon Square. WC1H 0PY. London.Contact: a.arroyo@ucl.ac.uk Adrian Arroyo (Conference Secretary)Conference programme