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Showing 1 to 20 of 118 for “"Physical Anthropology"”.
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Mildred Trotter: A Biography and Alternative History of Physical Anthropology
… Mildred Trotter and the Invisible Histories of Physical and Forensic Anthropology. The monograph incorporates a revised and expanded version of a 2019 peer-reviewed journal article, “Women’s Experiences in Early Physical Anthropology.” As a unified whole, this interdisciplinary work brings …
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Multivariate Statistical Analysis of Three Crania Housed at the University of Montana Physical Anthropology Lab
… and 120), housed at the University of Montana Physical Anthropology Lab, using multivariate statistical analyses. A database collected by Dr. Hanihara and another collected by researchers at the University of Michigan were used for comparative purposes. Multiple populations from both databases …
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Multivariate Statistical Analysis of Three Crania Housed at the University of Montana Physical Anthropology Lab
… and 120), housed at the University of Montana Physical Anthropology Lab, using multivariate statistical analyses. A database collected by Dr. Hanihara and another collected by researchers at the University of Michigan were used for comparative purposes. Multiple populations from both databases …
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Ambedkar through the study of race, caste, and difference, 1870-1966
… Alexander Goldenweiser, who favoured cultural anthropology over racial anthropology. My research reveals that this story is overly simplified—particularly, I bring out the enduring impact of late-19th century French Indology and Durkheimian sociology, as well as various understated currents …
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Integrating anthropology in pursuit of the Byzantine period glass industry in northern Israel
… experimental archaeology, archaeometry and physical anthropology to an archaeological case study in an integrated manner. The case study in question is the production and distribution of glass in the Galilee region of Israel during the Byzantine period (363-640 C.E.). Remains of glass …
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'If it's not black gold, then it's bone gold' : contested knowledges of the Prestwich Street dead
… identities and formations, namely archaeology, physical anthropology, development, and heritage resources management.
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The impact of variation in the progesterone receptor gene, life history and lifestyle on endometrial function and the menstrual cycle
… reproductive variation within the subfield of Physical Anthropology known as Human Reproductive Ecology is dominated by energetic models for fecundity that disregard genetic variation as a potential cause of differences in reproduction. Further, a strong correlation between ovarian and uterine …
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TEACHING OLD CALIPERS NEW TRICKS: USING CRANIOMETRICS FOR ANCESTRY ADMIXTURE ESTIMATION VIA FUZZY MATH
… measurements have been a cornerstone of physical anthropology since its formation as a discipline in the early 1900s. However, most other ancestry determination methods come with a significant epistemological issue: they differentiate individuals into discrete categories without …
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Using diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis to determine age at death
… make a valuable contribution to the field of physical anthropology.
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Epigenetic Traits, Computerized Tomography And Native American Identity
… remains are repatriated from the Penn Museum’s Physical Anthropology section, the only primary data collection source is their Computerized Tomography (CT) scan on the Open Research Scan Archive (ORSA). As systematic data collection of epigenetic traits has not been undertaken at the current …
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Blood groups and the rise of human genetics in mid-twentieth century Britain
… for a supposedly 'obj ective' and 'unprejudiced' anthropology. This first history of how blood groups became scientific objects follows their collection in Britain and overseas, the grouping of samples, their transformation into data, and their presentation as credible genetic knowledge. It also …
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Carefully hidden away: excavating the archive of the Mapungubwe dead and their possessions
… played by the disciplines of archaeology and physical anthropology in the political contestation that has surrounded Mapungubwe, focusing on the production of knowledge. I do this by investigating the claim that Mapungubwe was shrouded or hidden away. In particular, I ask: What happens when …
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"Nice ink, man": a biocultural, mixed methods approach to tattooing as costly honest signaling among southern women
… people would be consistently rated as more physically attractive and healthier. This was not the case in previous studies because cultural factors also influence the opinions of tattooing. Women internalize different cultural models from their friends and family well before they make the …
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Pelvic Shape, Hip Abductor Mechanics and Locomotor Energetics in Extinct Hominins and Modern Humans
Habitual bipedal locomotion in hominins required major alterations in pelvic shape, particularly the recruiting of the minor gluteal muscles to act as abductors, stabilizing the pelvis during walking and running. However, significant disagreement has emerged regarding the effect of variation in …
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The Cochlear Labyrinth of Krapina Neandertals
This study presents measurements of the cochlear labyrinth of Krapina Neandertals based on ultra high-resolution computed tomography. The cochlea, a membranous, fluid-filled structure, houses the sensory end organ of the auditory system. Located within the inner ear, the cochlea occupies a spiral …
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Kinetics and Energetics of Feeding Behaviors in Daubentonia madagascariensis
<p>The primary aim of this thesis was to quantify the ways Daubentonia uses its specialized feeding apparatus during naturalistic feeding behaviors. This can be divided into two main objectives. The first objective was to better understand how these extreme specializations function in the …
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Sex differences in glycosylated hemoglobin in Mauritian origin long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis)
… long-tailed macaques were sedated for a routine physical exam and HbA1C% was measured using the A1C Now+ device. Blood was also collected for the measurement of blood glucose, hemoglobin, red blood cell count and hematocrit. In our study population, males had significantly higher glycosylated …
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