Even as a kid, Nicholas Collyge was fascinated by anthropology. Growing up in northwest Arkansas he’d devour books about the mythologies of different civilizations, trying to learn as much as he could ...

A nthropology has come a long way in the past decade. In 2010, the American Anthropological Association (AAA) decided to eliminate the word science from its long-range plan (a decision it would ...

"The International Encyclopedia of Biological Anthropology features over 450 entries contributed by an international team of scholars, and presents an extensive and invaluable survey of this ...

Introduction : Ethical concerns in biological anthropology / Trudy R. Turner -- Field primatologists : duties, rights, and obligations / Linda D. Wolfe -- Studies of primates in the field and in ...

Anthropology is the holistic study of what it means to be human. Four subfields are surveyed: biological anthropology (the study of human evolution, diversity, and environmental adaptation), ...

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Pursue a Master of Arts or Doctorate degree in Anthropology, specializing in prehistoric/historical archaeology, cultural, biological/physical or linguistic ...

Sarah Lacy, Ph.D., is an assistant professor with the Department of Anthropology at the University of Delaware. She is a biological anthropologist specializing in paleoanthropology and bioarcheology.

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Field experiences are often what help an ...

Dr. Stephanie Poindexter is a biological anthropologist at the University of Buffalo specializing in primatology. Doctor Poindexter conducts field, lab, and desk-based research into how primates use ...

Department of Anatomy researcher Professor Siân Halcrow is collaborating with two biological anthropology colleagues from the United States to review the use of human skeletal remains for teaching and ...