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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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University of Manchester Online Morphometrics Course

University of Manchester Online Morphometrics Course

by Ed Hagen last modified Aug 20, 2012 10:06 PM

5 November to 14 December 2012. Morphometrics is a rapidly growing field. Quantitative analyses of the size and shape of organisms or their parts are more and more widely used in biological and medical research. Applications of morphometrics address diverse questions in many areas such as evolutionary and developmental biology, ecology, palaeontology, and systematics. Morphometric studies have been conducted in animals, including humans, plants and protists.

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Call for abstracts: Australasian Society for Human Biology, 26th Annual Conference

Call for abstracts: Australasian Society for Human Biology, 26th Annual Conference

by Ed Hagen last modified Aug 20, 2012 09:54 PM

December 2-5, 2012. Port Vila, Vanuatu. Theme: Being human: Biological and Environmental Perspectives. The Australasian Society for Human Biology, formed in 1987, has active members from all around the globe and welcomes all participants in our disciplinary field of study and research, including: modern human biology, medicine, biological anthropology and extending through to primatology and evolutionary biology, as well as bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology.

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Five-day short course in the analysis and interpretation of bone trauma

by Ed Hagen last modified Jul 12, 2012 02:36 PM

A five-day short course in the analysis and interpretation of bone trauma is to be offered for postgraduate students in anthropology; researchers in physical/forensic anthropology; forensic pathologists; and law enforcement in the Department of Anatomy at the University of Pretoria, South Africa from 27 to 31 August, 2012. The purpose of the workshop is to present and to familiarize students and professionals with current analytical methods in the analysis and interpretation of bone trauma. Focus will be on the differentiation between healed, fresh and pseudo-trauma; recognition and preliminary interpretation of bone trauma at autopsy; and biomechanical interpretations of bone trauma in the laboratory. Extensive hands-on opportunities with demonstration, casts, and case-study specimens will be provided.

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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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