Biological Anthropology Anthropology Social Sciences

The study of human (and other primate) biological evolution adaptation, and diversity.

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• Dental Microwear - Information on the study of microscopic wear on teeth and free image analysis software.
  
• Biological Anthropology Department - Temple University - Description of graduate and undergraduate programs, faculty listing, research areas, and facilities overview.
  
• Physical Anthropology - An annotated guide to Internet resources from the University of Delaware.
  
• The Biological Anthropology Web - An interactive site for discussions and information on the biological and cultural aspects of human variation and adapatation.
  
• Department of Anthropology: University of Vienna - Features information on the research programs in human anthropology, human ecology, social anthropology and human ethology.
  
• The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race - Article by Jared Diamond arguing that the adoption of agriculture, was in many ways a catastrophe from which we have never recovered.
  
• DNA and the Peopling of Siberia - Michael Hammer and Tatiana Karafet's project studying the population history of Siberia by means of the Y chromosome.
  
• Skeletons Beneath a Village - Michael Pietrusewsky and Michele Toomay Douglas write about the burials of the Neolithic and Bronze Age site of Ban Chiang, Thailand.
  
• Biomedical Anthropology at Binghamton University - This program emphasizes cross-disciplinary education and research in biology, medicine, evolution, and social sciences as a subdivision of SUNY Binghamton's anthropology department.
  
• Illinois River Demographic Study - Provides information on a demographic study comparing the age profiles of the Mississippian Native Americans and the Early Pioneer in interments found along the Illinois River.
  
• Caribbean African Ancestry Project - A population genetic study with goal of identifying ethnic groups that contributed to the Caribbean population. Features research background, photos and information on methodology.
  
• The Skull Module - A tutorial on the bones of the skull from California State University, Chico.
  
• Race, Genes and Anthropology - Collection of full text articles and links.
  
• AAPA Statement on Biological Aspects of Race - A position paper on the current understanding of the structure of human variation from a biological perspective presented by the American Association of Physical Anthropologists.
  
• Biological Anthropology at UCLA - Graduate program focusing on evolutionary theory, primate behavior, hominid evolution, and evolutionary psychology and ecology. Features faculty interests and current research.
  
• Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology - Contact information and departmental overviews of a multidisciplinary organization in Leipzig, Germany.
  
• Biocultural Anthropology In Gujarat, India - Using dental discrete traits to measure biological distance between three groups in Gujarat, India.
  
• Race Doesn't Exist In Humans - An essay debunking the idea that race is a biological concept.
  
  

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