Anthropology, Physical
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Monday, November 23, 2009

mtDNA variability in two Bantu-speaking populations (Shona and Hutu) from Eastern Africa: implications for peopling and migration patterns in sub-Saharan Africa.

29 Sep 2009 In this study, we report novel data on mitochondrial DNA in two of the largest eastern Bantu-speaking populations, the Shona from Zimbabwe and the Hutu from Rwanda. The goal is to evaluate the genetic relationships of these two ethnic groups with ... Read more...

The history and composition of the Raymond A. Dart Collection of Human Skeletons at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

29 Sep 2009 The Raymond A. Dart Collection of Human Skeletons (Dart Collection) is housed in the School of Anatomical Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, and comprises one of the largest documented cadaver-derived human ... Read more...

Size variation in early human mandibles and molars from Klasies River, South Africa: comparison with other middle and late Pleistocene assemblages and with modern humans.

29 Sep 2009 Previous studies of the Middle Stone Age human remains from Klasies River have concluded that they exhibited more sexual dimorphism than extant populations, but these claims have not been assessed statistically. We evaluate these claims by comparing ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Anthropology, Physical'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Obituary: Shelley Rae Saunders (1950-2008). 29 Sep 2009
• mtDNA variability in two Bantu-speaking populations (Shona and Hutu) from Eastern Africa: implications for peopling and migration patterns in sub-Saharan Africa. 29 Sep 2009
• The history and composition of the Raymond A. Dart Collection of Human Skeletons at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. 29 Sep 2009
• Size variation in early human mandibles and molars from Klasies River, South Africa: comparison with other middle and late Pleistocene assemblages and with modern humans. 29 Sep 2009
• Age estimation from stages of union of the vertebral epiphyses of the ribs. 29 Sep 2009
• Out of Africa: modern human origins special feature: the meaning of neandertal skeletal morphology. 19 Sep 2009
• Out of Africa: modern human origins special feature: human origins: out of Africa. 19 Sep 2009
• Darwin and the recent African origin of modern humans. 19 Sep 2009
• Out of Africa: modern human origins special feature: the origin of Neandertals. 13 Sep 2009
• Stature estimation in an early medieval (XI-XII c.) Polish population: testing the accuracy of regression equations in a bioarcheological sample. 30 Aug 2009
• Sex differences in humeral bilateral asymmetry in two hunter-gatherer populations: California Amerinds and British Columbian Amerinds. 30 Aug 2009
• Sodium, blood pressure, and ethnicity: what have we learned? 30 Aug 2009
• From biological anthropology to applied public health: epidemiological approaches to the study of infectious disease. 30 Aug 2009
• Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and the evolutionary paradox of the polycystic ovary syndrome: a fertility first hypothesis. 30 Aug 2009
• Paul Thornell Baker: 1927-2007. 30 Aug 2009
• Contributions of A. Roberto Frisancho to human population biology: an introduction. 30 Aug 2009
• Evolutionary adaptation to high altitude: a view from in utero. 30 Aug 2009
• Nutritional, developmental, and genetic influences on relative sitting height at high altitude. 30 Aug 2009
• Developmental adaptation: where we go from here. 30 Aug 2009
• Out of Africa: modern human origins special feature: additional evidence on the use of personal ornaments in the Middle Paleolithic of North Africa. 26 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Anthropology, Physical'

Definition: The comparative science dealing with the physical characteristics of humans as related to their origin, evolution, and development in the total environment.

Descriptor UI: D000885

Alternative terms: Anthropology, Physical; Physical Anthropology;

Related Mesh Headings: Anthropometry; Biometry; Genetics, Medical;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: I01.076.368;

History Note: 68

Technical Notes: IM as SPEC: SPEC qualif; NIM as coord, no qualif; DF: ANTHROPOL PHYSICAL