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Archaeology Tipoffs from TNS Newsletter for Wednesday January 08, 2025 ( 4 items )  

Australian National University: DNA Adds New Chapter to Indonesia's Layered Human History
CANBERRA, Australia, Jan. 8 (TNSres) -- The Australian National University issued the following news release: A new study from The Australian National University (ANU) and the University of Adelaide has outlined the first genomic evidence of early migration from New Guinea into Wallacea, an archipelago containing Timor-Leste and hundreds of inhabited eastern Indonesian islands. The study addresses major gaps in the human genetic history of the Wallacean Archipelago and West Papuan regions of   more

Forensic Anthropology Journal Issues Research Articles in Vol. 7, No. 2-3
GAINESVILLE, Florida, Jan. 8 -- Forensic Anthropology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features forensic anthropology and archaeology, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 7, No. 2-3 edition. Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * Craniometric Relationships of Migrant Victims of the April 18, 2015 Shipwreck Off the Coast of Libya * Differences in the Shape of the Frontal Bone between 20th-Century Euro-Americans and Germans * Exploring Mutual and Exclusive B  more

Forensic Anthropology Journal Issues Research Articles in Vol. 7, No. 4
GAINESVILLE, Florida, Jan. 8 -- Forensic Anthropology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features forensic anthropology and archaeology, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 7, No. 4 edition: Research Articles * The Origins of Forensic Anthropology in the United States * Pioneers of Color * Forensic Anthropology in the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) * From a Small Plot in Knoxville to a Worldwide Footprint * Daubert and the Effect on Biological P  more

Thirty-one UChicago Faculty Members Receive Named, Distinguished Service Professorships in 2025
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 8 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news on Jan. 6, 2025: Thirty-one members of the University of Chicago faculty have received distinguished service professorships or named professorships. Rishi Arora, Ozan Candogan, Erika Claud, Anthony Fowler, Alexander Frankel, David Freedman, Seth Himelhoch, Ryan Kellogg, Tengyuan Liang, Hening Lin, John McCormick, Scott Meadow, Y. Shirley Meng, Arthur Middlebrooks, James Reidy, Veronika Rockova, Pablo Sanchez, J. D  more