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Forensics: Margaret Mead would weep. Closing UC Berkeley’s anthropology library is a mistake
One of only three anthropology libraries in the country is slated for closure at University of California, Berkeley. — Read on eu.desertsun.com/story/opinion/2023/03/11/closing-uc-berkeleys-anthropology-library-is-a-mistake/69982709007/
Anthropology: Kleinfelters XXY Syndrome. Weapon grave of Suontaka, Hattula in Finland reveals flexible gender roles in the early Middle Ages
Weapon grave of Suontaka, Hattula in Finland reveals flexible gender roles in the early Middle Ages – The Archaeology News Network — Read on archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/07/weapon-grave-of-suontaka-hattula-in.html
Posted in AAFS, DNA profiling, human identification, Uncategorized
Tagged Anthropology, genetic disorders
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Forensics: Disinterment at Indian School cemetery concludes; one casket contained two sets of remains
Disinterment at Indian School cemetery concludes; one casket contained two sets of remains | The Sentinel: News | cumberlink.com — Read on cumberlink.com/news/local/disinterment-at-indian-school-cemetery-concludes-one-casket-contained-two-sets-of-remains/article_a988610e-391b-573b-b8b7-2addaa83d72b.amp.html
Posted in AAFS, human identification
Tagged Anthropology, indigenous children repatriation
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Forensics: Bones of Black children killed in police bombing used in Ivy League anthropology course |
So many things wrong in this case. There seems much discussion necessary about racial insensitivity added to a heavy dose of arrogance. Remains of those killed in 1985 Move bombing in Philadelphia serve as ‘case study’ in Princeton-backed course — … Continue reading
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Tagged academic racial biases, Anthropology, returning human remains to family
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Forensics: An archaeology society hosted a talk against returning Indigenous remains. Some want a new society | Science | AAAS
NAGPRA backlash takes colonial bias back into public view. Indigenous rights are threatened by one anthro and a retired lawyer. Time to fight back. Controversy embroils virtual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology — Read on http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/04/archaeology-society-hosted-talk-against-returning-indigenous-remains-some-want-new
Anthropology: Neanderthals Took Good Care of Their Teeth, Unlike Some of Us
No flossing? Some 46,000 years ago in what is now the Polish highlands, a Neanderthal man got some food stuck between his teeth. So he did what any self-respecting hominin would do—he reached for a toothpick, according to new research. … Continue reading
Frensics: Anthro: ‘Rare’ Roman penis carving found in Cambridgeshire
Id say impressive. ‘Rare’ Roman penis carving found in Cambridgeshire – BBC News — Read on http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-england-cambridgeshire-56113457
Forensics: We Were Wrong About Neanderthals. Here’s Why That Matters
Great example of how old school scientific resistance exists everywhere. Bad- mouthing the Neanderthals connects with racial tropes. Modern archaeology paints a compelling portrait of our misunderstood relatives. Here’s how our understanding of Neanderthals has changed. — Read on time.com/5904203/neanderthals-myths/
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Tagged Anthropology, racial myths
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Forensics: Amsterdam Research Initiative for Sub-surface Taphonomy and Anthropology (ARISTA) – A taphonomic research facility in the Netherlands for the study of human remains – ScienceDirect
A simply brilliant idea! Amsterdam Research Initiative for Sub-surface Taphonomy and Anthropology (ARISTA) – A taphonomic research facility in the Netherlands for the study of human remains – ScienceDirect — Read on http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0379073820303455
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Tagged Anthropology, remote sensing for human remains, taphonomy
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