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by Ed Hagen — last modified Jun 30, 2009 04:53 PM
Physical anthropology is a biological science that deals with the adaptations, variability, and evolution of human beings and their living and fossil relatives. Because it studies human biology in the context of human culture and behavior, physical anthropology is also a social science. The AAPA is the world's leading professional organization for physical anthropologists. Formed by 83 charter members in 1930, the AAPA now has an international membership of over 1,700. The Association's annual meetings draw more than a thousand scientists and students from all over the world.

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Budget cuts at the Field Museum

Budget cuts at the Field Museum

by Ed Hagen last modified Jan 21, 2013 04:16 PM

Dear Colleagues & Friends: I am writing to you in your capacities as officers of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists to appeal for your support. You may have heard by now that deep cuts in the funding for science at The Field Museum have been publicly announced.

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AAA & AAPA Anatomy Award 2013

by Ed Hagen last modified Jan 21, 2013 04:09 PM

The anatomical sciences and biological anthropology have a deeply entwined history, and new methodological and theoretical advances in both fields ensure an exciting future. To recognize and encourage the incorporation of the anatomical sciences into cutting edge biological anthropology research, the American Association of Anatomists and the American Association of Physical Anthropologists are jointly providing funding for ONE student award to be presented at the 82nd Annual Meeting of the AAPA in Knoxville, TN, from April 9th to 13th, 2013. One student will be awarded $200 for the poster or podium presentation that is judged to best implement either traditional or state-of-the-art anatomical methodologies in innovative anthropological research. Students will be judged on novelty of the research question and design, use of anatomical methodologies, and presentation style.

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Summer Internship for Native Americans in Genomics (SING) Workshop at Institute for Genomic Biology

Summer Internship for Native Americans in Genomics (SING) Workshop at Institute for Genomic Biology

by Ed Hagen last modified Jan 19, 2013 12:11 AM

The Institute for Genomic Biology will once again be hosting the Summer Internship for Native Americans in Genomics (SING) Workshop. The workshop will take place from August 4-10, 2013, at the IGB to discuss genomics as a tool for Native American communities and assist in the training of Native Americans in the concepts and methods currently used in genomics.

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Purchase AAPA meeting luncheon tickets now

Purchase AAPA meeting luncheon tickets now

by Ed Hagen last modified Jan 18, 2013 05:49 PM

We are pleased to announce that Dr. William Bass (Professor Emeritus, The University of Tennessee) will be the 2013 AAPA Luncheon Speaker. Dr. Bass, founder of The University of Tennessee's Forensic Anthropology Research Facility (a.k.a., "The Body Farm"), is well-known for his contributions to forensic anthropology and osteology. Dr. Bass's luncheon talk, The Autopsy of the "Big Bopper." My Role in Investigating the Death of an Early Rock & Roll Icon, will take place on Friday, the 12th of April, from 11:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M.

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Facing an African Experience: 15th Meeting of the International Association of Craniofacial Identification

Facing an African Experience: 15th Meeting of the International Association of Craniofacial Identification

by Ed Hagen last modified Jan 14, 2013 02:09 PM

We are honoured to invite you to attend the 15th Meeting of the International Association of Craniofacial Identification to be held in the world famous Kruger National Park (South Africa), at the Mopani Rest Camp from 3 to 7 August 2013.

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American Journal of Physical Anthropology
Bioarcheology and Climate Change: A View from South Asian Prehistory. Edited by Gwen Robbins Schug. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida. 2011. 180 pp. ISBN 978-0-8130-3667-0. $79.95 (hardcover). Jun 11, 2013
Taxonomic attribution of the La Grive hominoid teeth Jun 11, 2013
Caves in C ontext: the Cultural Significance of Caves and Rockshelters in Europe. Edited by Knut Andreas Bergsvik and Robin Skeates. Oxford: Oxbow Books and David Brown Book Co. 2012. 271 pp. ISBN 978-1-84217-474-6 $90.00 (hardcover). Jun 11, 2013
Bite force and occlusal stress production in hominin evolution Jun 11, 2013
Cranial morphological variation among contemporary Mexicans: Regional trends, ancestral affinities, and genetic comparisons Jun 11, 2013
Masculinization of the eruption pattern of permanent mandibular canines in opposite sex twin girls Jun 11, 2013
Maternal admixture and population structure in Mexican–Mestizos based on mtDNA haplogroups Jun 11, 2013
Sex determination of human skeletal populations using latent profile analysis Jun 11, 2013
Isthmia IX: The Roman and Byzantine Graves and Human Remains. Joseph L. Rife. Princeton, NJ: The American School of Classical Studies at Athens. 2012. 512 pp. ISBN 978-0-87661-939-1. $150.00 (hardcover). Jun 11, 2013
Their Skeletons Speak: Kennewick Man and The Paleoamerican World. By Sally M. Walker and Douglas W. Owsley. Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books. 2012. 136 pp. ISBN 978-0-7613-7457. $29.95 (hardcover). Jun 06, 2013
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