Lagoa Santa’s Contribution to the Origins and Life of Early Americans

This article focuses on the lifestyle of numerous early Hunter-Gatherer skeletons recovered from the Lagoa Santa region in central Brazil, and discusses how old they are, how they got there, and what the habits of these groups were. Overall, the…

Reconstructing the Deep Population History of Central and South America

Reconstructing the Deep Population History of Central and South America

Based on previous genome research, all central/south American’s stemmed from a single homogenous population – with Anzick-1 (one of the few skeletons known that is associated to the Clovis-culture) being their common ancestor. Yet, as new DNA  is recovered from…

Comparisons of statistical techniques to assess age-related skeletal markers in bioarchaeology.

Comparisons of statistical techniques to assess age-related skeletal markers in bioarchaeology.

In this technical note by Cheverko and Hubbe explores the impact different statistical tests have on determining patterns and trends of osteoarthritis in past populations. This study aims to contribute to the analysis of any type of osteological marker based…

AAPA 2018

AAPA 2018

To celebrate another great year of academic endeavors, we would like to acknowledge all the paper and poster presented at 87th Meetings of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists in Austin, TX. Thank you all so much for your efforts!…

Brief communication: A re-evaluation of the health index of southern Brazilian shellmound populations

Brief communication: A re-evaluation of the health index of southern Brazilian shellmound populations

The prehistoric shellmounds of Brazil, locally known as “Sambaquis”, are among the most studied archaeological sites in the country. They represent a continuous human occuipation of the coast by Fisher-Hunter-Gatherer populations from 8000 to 1200 years ago. In 2002, they…