Welcome to AAPA http://www.physanth.org 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. daily 1 2009-06-02T14:40:23Z Integrative Paleoanthropology Grant http://www.physanth.org/news/integrative-paleoanthropology-grant-1 The Biological Anthropology and Archaeology Programs of the National Science Foundation are now inviting investigators to apply for an "Integrative Paleoanthropology Grant." In 2012, contingent on availability of funds, the Programs plan to make a single award of a maximum of $1,000,000 to support a multi-year project of up to five years in duration. The deadline for proposals is fast approaching; applicants should submit their proposal to either the Biological Anthropology Program or the Archaeology Program by 18 April 2012.
Please see the full solicitation information at:  http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503614.

 Carolyn L. Ehardt
 Program Director for Biological Anthropology
 NSF

]]> No publisher Ed Hagen 2012-02-02T15:21:51Z News Item Field School in Paleoanthropology and Paleolithic Archaeology http://www.physanth.org/news/field-school-in-paleoanthropology-and-paleolithic-archaeology 26 June to 26 July, a joint University of Winnipeg and University of Belgrade Field School in Paleoanthropology and Paleolithic Archaeology will be taking place at a hominin bearing Balanica cave complex in Serbia. The school is open to upper undergraduate and graduate students with demonstrated interest in human evolution and Paleolithic studies. Deadline for application is March 15. Students are encouraged to apply earlier as applications are assessed continuously. For more information, visit:

http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/anthro-field-school-index

]]> No publisher Ed Hagen 2012-01-27T17:05:59Z News Item AAPA Meeting Program 2012 now available http://www.physanth.org/news/aapa-meeting-program-2012-now-available The AAPA meeting program for 2012 is now available. AAPA meeting program 2012.

]]> No publisher Ed Hagen 2012-01-13T14:40:00Z News Item Field School in Paleoanthropology at the Drimolen Hominin Site, South Africa http://www.physanth.org/news/field-school-in-paleoanthropology-at-the-drimolen-hominin-site-south-africa The joint University of Victoria-University of Johannesburg Field School in Paleoanthropology at the Drimolen fossil hominin site will be held from June 23 – July 14, 2012. The field school is hosted at the fossil hominin site of Drimolen, South Africa and students receive credit for two archaeology courses. We are currently taking applications - deadline February 15, 2012. More information can be found at:

http://anthropology.uvic.ca/undergraduate/field_schools.php

The site of Drimolen was discovered in 1992 near Swartkrans and Sterkfontein in the "Cradle of Humankind" World Heritage Site. It is one of the richest fossil hominin sites in southern Africa, having produced over 100 hominin fossils representing Paranthropus robustus and early Homo. The Drimolen fossil site is unique in that has produced some of the youngest infant hominin fossils ever discovered in Africa. The site dates to approximately 1.5 million years ago and is incredibly rich in primate fossils. Fossil hominins have been recovered during most field seasons.  

]]> No publisher Ed Hagen 2011-12-08T03:35:56Z News Item vis-à-vis: Explorations in Anthropology http://www.physanth.org/news/vis-a-vis-explorations-in-anthropology vis-à-vis: Explorations in Anthropology is the graduate journal of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto. vis-à-vis is a peer-reviewed annual publication that provides a platform for student scholars to showcase their research and gain experience in all aspects of the publication process. We welcome submissions from current and former students of anthropology and its related disciplines. We are currently planning a special themed issue for 2012. The theme will be the social, cultural, linguistic, and material traces generated by humans and our primate relatives in our daily lives, and the means by which anthropologists derive insight into social lives and collective histories from them. The goal of the special issue is to draw together perspectives from all the fields of anthropology on  the forms of evidence, analytical methods, and theoretical constructs we use. 


The deadline for submission is January 31st, 2012. Submissions are accepted through the online submission system, which can be accessed at http://vav.library.utoronto.ca/.

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