Controversies over race conceptualizations have been ongoing for centuries and have been shaped, in part, by anthropologists. OBJECTIVE To assess anthropologists' views on race, genetics, and ancestry. METHODS In 2012 a broad national survey of anthropologists examined prevailing views on race, ancestry, and genetics. RESULTS Results demonstrate consensus that there are no human biologica...

This work aims at a virtual recovery of excavated archaeological finds in cyberspace for ancient relic preservation, archaeology research, and multimedia material generation. Many excavated pottery artifacts have already suffered from a certain degree of damage when they are discovered. Archaeologists have to spend much time in restoring broken pieces before an unearthed object can be displayed...

BACKGROUND The spread of agriculture into Europe and the ancestry of the first European farmers have been subjects of debate and controversy among geneticists, archaeologists, linguists and anthropologists. Debates have centred on the extent to which the transition was associated with the active migration of people as opposed to the diffusion of cultural practices. Recent studies have shown tha...

Most anthropologists have abandoned the concept of race as a research tool and as a valid representation of human biological diversity. Yet, race identification continues to be one of the central foci of forensic anthropological casework and research. It is maintained in this paper that the successful assignment of race to a skeletal specimen is not a vindication of the race concept, but rather...

The crossroads of archaeological investigation and indigenous oral tradition are ripe with potential for increased interaction between archaeologists and Native Americans. This interaction may become increasingly mandated in the future as NAGPRA affects excavations and material culture collections. Currently this body of information is not beingfully utilized. However, as examples of chronologi...