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 CALL FOR PAPERS -- Archaeological Sciences of the Americas Symposium, October 5-6, 2012 http://www.physanth.org/news/call-for-papers-archaeological-sciences-of-the-americas-symposium-october-5-6-2012 We are pleased to announce that the Archaeological Sciences of the Americas Symposium is soliciting podium and poster presentations. Co-sponsored by the University of Florida and Vanderbilt University, this triennial conference will be held at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee on Friday, October 5 and Saturday, October 6, 2012. The goal of the symposium is to spotlight innovative research that applies scientific techniques to the study of prehistoric and historic materials. The symposium traditionally focuses on the archaeology of the Americas. However, students and professionals engaged in projects outside the Americas are also encouraged to submit abstracts. ASAS gathers graduate students and professionals in an intimate setting to share the latest research and methods spanning anthropological and paleontological sub-disciplines, including but not limited to archaeometry, isotope analysis, ancient DNA analysis, paleobotany, geoarchaeology, and spatial analysis. We are accepting abstracts for both podium and poster presentations. The symposium is open to students, academic faculty and professionals working in independent and government settings. 

 

Attendees and presenters are encouraged to Pre-Register by July 15, 2012.

Students and Non/under-employed scholars: $15

Faculty and Professionals: $55

(Registration fees double after July 15, 2012.)


Abstract submission deadline is Friday, August 24, 2012.

You can either submit the abstract when you pre-register, or submit it by August 24, 2012.

Abstracts are limited to 150 words.

 

Podium presentations will be limited to 20 minutes. Poster maximum size is 4’ tall x 6’ wide.

 

Please submit the following information electronically in WORD (or some other word processing) format via e-mail to asas2012symposium@gmail.com

 

Title

Author(s) and Affiliation(s)

Poster or Podium (Select One)

Abstract (150 words)

 

Please check your info carefully, as we will cut and paste this info into the conference program.

 


Visit our website and register now! http://www.vanderbilt.edu/anthro/asas2012/home


For more information or any questions at all, please contact us at asas2012symposium@gmail.com. 

]]> No publisher Ed Hagen 2012-05-10T19:43:08Z News Item Temple University Semester Abroad in Geospatial Bioarchaeology http://www.physanth.org/news/temple-university-semester-abroad-in-geospatial-bioarchaeology Applications are being accepted to participate in the Temple University Semester Abroad in Geospatial Bioarchaeology. Both undergraduates and graduate students are welcome to apply. Please visit the following webpage for more information and to apply:http://www.temple.edu/studyabroad/programs/semester_year/oman/introduction.htm

]]> No publisher Ed Hagen 2012-05-08T16:19:19Z News Item The Wenner-Gren Foundation is pleased to announce a new grant program: the Engaged Anthropology Grant. http://www.physanth.org/news/the-wenner-gren-foundation-is-pleased-to-announce-a-new-grant-program-the-engaged-anthropology-grant This program is designed to enable past Wenner-Gren grantees to return to their research locale to share their research results with the community in which the research was conducted, and/or the academic/anthropological community in the region or country of research. There will be two application deadlines per year, February 1 and August 1, and the grant will provide up to $5,000 for expenses directly related to these activities. To be eligible to apply for the Engaged Anthropology Grant, you must have already received a Wenner-Gren Dissertation Fieldwork or Post-Ph.D. Research Grant, and the proposed engagement activities must be a direct outgrowth of this research.   Applications for each deadline are only accepted within five years of the approval date of the original Wenner-Gren Grant.  Applicants also must have completed their Dissertation Fieldwork or Post-Ph.D. Research Grant and fulfilled all final reporting requirements before being eligible to apply. Former Dissertation Fieldwork grantees must also have received their Ph.D. before the grant is awarded. 

Everyone at Wenner-Gren is excited about this new program and its potential to facilitate continued engagement of our grantees in their research area and to ensure that the results of the research are shared locally in the most appropriate manner.
 
We hope that you will be equally excited about the Engaged Anthropology Grant and take advantage of the unique opportunity it offers. For more information about this program and how to apply, please see our website at: http://www.wennergren.org/programs/engaged-anthropology-grant. You may also contact our Program Administrator, Mark Ropelewski, with additional questions at: mropelewski@wennergren.org.
]]> No publisher Ed Hagen 2012-05-03T13:50:00Z News Item Call for papers: IUAES 2013 http://www.physanth.org/news/call-for-papers-iuaes-2013 Please see below for details of a session at the IUAES in 2013 on identified skeletal collections. The aim of this session is to discuss their history and social significance, curatorial and ethical issues and use across social and biological disciplines. Further details can be found at:http://www.nomadit.co.uk/iuaes/iuaes2013/panels.php5?PanelID=1593

Deadline for abstract submission is the 13th of July. All papers will go through a peer review process.

Please feel free to circulate this call and apologies for cross-posting. 

]]> No publisher Ed Hagen 2012-04-26T16:14:03Z News Item AAPA 2012 Professional Development Awards http://www.physanth.org/career/funding-sources/aapa-professional-development-grant-recipients/aapa-2012-professional-development-awards Recipients of the AAPA Professional Development grants in 2012.


Sharon DeWitte (U. South Carolina)

Paleoepidemiology of historic plague epidemics: the dynamics of an ancient emerging disease

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James London (U. Colorado-Boulder)

New directions in early South African hominin dietary ecology

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Biren Patel (Stony Brook University)

Primate evolution and biogeography in the Lower Siwaliks of India

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Varsha Pilbrow (U. Melbourne)

The physical anthropology of the 2200 BC – 600 AD humans from Samtavro in the Caucasus region of Georgia

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Claire Terhune (Duke U. Med School)

Were Neanderthals biting off more than they could chew? Evidence from the temporomandibular joint of Middle and Late Pleistocene hominins

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Cynthia Thompson (Northeast Ohio Medical U)

 

Development of non-invasive methods for studying the hormonal regulation of feeding behavior in wild primates

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