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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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Transmitting Science courses and workshops in genomics, morphometrics, and other areas of biology

Transmitting Science courses and workshops in genomics, morphometrics, and other areas of biology

by Ed Hagen last modified Jun 19, 2013 11:54 AM

20% discount for AAPA members. Most courses meet in Spain.

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Primate Behavior and Ecology Field Course - La Suerte Biological Field Station

Primate Behavior and Ecology Field Course - La Suerte Biological Field Station

by Ed Hagen last modified Jun 10, 2013 11:12 PM

This field course, hosted by the La Suerte Biological Field Station, Costa Rica, will run from July 1st to July 27th, 2013. It will be taught by Dr. Christopher Schmitt (Postdoctoral Scholar with the Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, UCLA).

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AAPA Professional Development Grant leads to NSF award for Professor Sharon DeWitte

AAPA Professional Development Grant leads to NSF award for Professor Sharon DeWitte

by Ed Hagen last modified May 13, 2013 04:22 PM

The Black Death was one of the most destructive epidemics in history. Assistant Professor Sharon DeWitte at the University of South Carolina has been examining temporal changes in plague mortality patterns and the effects of the Black Death on the demographic and health conditions of surviving populations as a model for understanding the human response to emerging diseases. Funded by a 2012 AAPA Professional Development Grant, DeWitte collected paleodemographic data from several medieval London cemeteries. Among a number of interesting findings, DeWitte reports greater longevity combined with an increased frequency of periosteal lesions in the post-Black Death sample. DeWitte suggests that enhanced survival but relatively poor skeletal health at later adult ages might account for the post-Black Death pattern, a trend observed in living populations where improvements in mortality and longevity are often associated with declines in health status later in life. DeWitte is continuing her work on the health and demographic effects of the Black Death, having successfully turned her AAPA Professional Development Grant into a National Science Foundation award funded jointly by Biological Anthropology and Cultural Anthropology. Congratulations Professor DeWitte!

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W. W. Norton Booth Party at AAPA

by Ed Hagen last modified Apr 12, 2013 12:22 PM

When: Today, Fri Apr 12, 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. Where: Norton Booth, Knoxville Convention Center. What: Local Craft Beer, Finely Crafted Books, Pretzels

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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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