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Anthropology

Known as: anthropology (field) 
The branch of science concerned with origin and development of humans in all their physical, social, and cultural relationships.
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2006
2006
Historical Ecology and Biogeography of North Pacific Pinnipeds: Isotopes and Ancient DNA from Three Archaeological Assemblages
ABSTRACT Zooarchaeology has the potential to make significant contributions to knowledge of pinniped biogeography of import to… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Museums, anthropology and imperial exchange
Amiria Henare demonstrates that the collection of artefacts and their formal study, both in museums and in the field, have been… 
2002
2002
rationalizing sex: family planning and the making of modern lovers in urban Greece
Family planning has been imported to Greece as a means of encouraging individuals to become modern adults by rationalizing their… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
The Social Fabric of Health: An Introduction to Medical Anthropology
1. Introducing Medical Anthropology2. The Origins and Theories of Medical Anthropology3. The Fabric of Health4. Population and… 
1993
1993
Redressing the balance: the advantages of informal evaluation techniques for Intelligent Learning Environments
The paper discusses issues to be considered when evaluating an Intelligent Learning Environment. In particular it considers… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
The Ethnographer's Magic and Other Essays in the History of Anthropology
"The Ethnographer's Magic" may be read at several levels by practitioners from several disciplines: intellectual history, history… 
Review
1992
Review
1992
Cultural Anthropology and Linguistics in the Great Basin: Some proposals for the 1990s
As noted, it is difficult to say much about the future of cultural anthropology and linguistics in the Great Basin in the 1990s… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
The anthropology of St. Catherines Island. 3, Prehistoric human biological adaptation. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 57, pt. 3
Les restes de squelettes de la cote prehistorique de Georgia forment la base de cette etude qui examine les effets de l… 
1979
1979
La Technologie en anthropologie : fin de parcours ou nouveau souffle ?
Res. d'A. La technologie en anthropologie a connu en France grâce notamment aux travaux de A. Leroi-Gourhan: L'Homme et la… 
Highly Cited
1957
Highly Cited
1957
The descriptive use of discriminant functions in physical anthropology
The evolutionary status of the fossil Australopithecinae and of the fossil apes belonging to the genus Proconsul has stimulated… 
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