S • A3 More Insights From Above: Comparison of Upper Deciduous Second Molar and Permanent First Molar Morphology in Homo neanderthalensis and Homo sapiens Shara Bailey, CSHO/Department of Anthropology, New York University, USA Stefano Benazzi, Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionar Anthropology, GERMANY Claudia Astorino, The Graduate Center, City University of New Y...

The Natufian culture of the southern Levant played an integral role in the transition from simple huntergatherers to food-producing societies of the Neolithic, but the major Natufian hamlets are currently poorly dated. Moreover, none of these complex, continuously occupied base camps have delivered an adequate number of dates to enable an in-depth delineation of intra-Natufian developments. Thi...

There are more areas of overlap as well as distinction between the Reduction Sequence and Chaîne Opératoire methods of archaeological analysis than the current debate recognizes. While methodological differences have been acknowledged, high-level theory differs to a greater degree than is currently appreciated, partly due to the social practice of archaeology in different contexts. This paper c...

In a letter dated September 21, 2000 US Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt conveyed his decision that the remains of Kennewick Man are Native American under the meaning of NAGPRA and that these remains are culturally affiliated with five claimant tribes. SAA is pleased that the remains have now received appropriate scientific documentation and appreciates the Department’s extensive efforts...