Browsing FAS Scholarly Articles by FAS Department "Anthropology"
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17-beta-Estradiol in relation to age at menarche and adult obesity in premenopausal women
(Oxford University Press, 2007)BACKGROUND: We hypothesize that premenopausal endogenous estradiol may be associated with age at menarche and adult overweight and obesity, potentially contributing to breast cancer risk. METHODS: We assessed age at menarche ... -
17β-Estradiol Levels During An Entire Menstrual Cycle In Response To Adult Stature and Insulin, Of Possible Importance For Breast Cancer Risk: The EBBA-I study.
(American Association for Cancer Research, 2009)Background: The normal breast cells develop into malignant cells as a result of a complex interplay between genetic, environmental, nutritional and hormonal factors. Attained adult stature and insulin levels, risk factors ... -
30,000 Years Old Wild Flax Fibers - Testimony for Fabricating Prehistoric Linen
(American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2009)A unique finding of wild flax fibers from a series of Upper Paleolithic layers at Dzudzuana Cave, located in the foothills of the Caucasus, Georgia, indicates that prehistoric hunter-gatherers were making cords for hafting ... -
Adult Height, Insulin Levels and 17β-Estradiol in Young Women
(American Association for Cancer Research, 2009)Background: Adult height and insulin levels have independently been associated with breast cancer risk. However, little is known about whether these factors influence estradiol levels. Thus, we hypothesize that adult ... -
The Aging of Wolff’s “Law”: Ontogeny and Responses to Mechanical Loading in Cortical Bone
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2004)The premise that bones grow and remodel throughout life to adapt to their mechanical environment is often called Wolff’s law. Wolff’s law, however, is not always true, and in fact comprises a variety of different processes ... -
Ahead of the Game: Middle and Upper Palaeolithic Hunting Behaviors in the Southern Caucasus
(University of Chicago Press, 2006)Over the past several decades a variety of models have been proposed to explain perceived behavioral and cognitive differences between Neanderthals and modern humans. A key element in many of these models and one often ... -
Analyses Do Not Support CYP17 Genotype-Estradiol Associations--In Response
(American Association for Cancer Research, 2008)In Response: Vitzthum and Thornburg’s comments seem to reflect a basic misunderstanding of our paper and its results. As noted in the title of the article, we document an association between CYP17 genotypes and salivary ... -
Ancient Cities and Landscapes in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: The Erbil Plain Archaeological Survey 2012 Season
(British Institute for the Study of Iraq, 2013)In 2012, the Erbil Plain Archaeological Survey (EPAS) conducted its first season of fieldwork. The project’s goal is the complete mapping of the archaeological landscape of Erbil, with an emphasis on the Neo-Assyrian and ... -
Androgen Exposure and Sensation-Seeking in Young Males
(John Wiley & Sons, 2008)Testosterone is thought to be associated with short attention spans, increased novelty, and thrill seeking and behavioral disinhibition in men. However, there is little empirical evidence for such associations among normal ... -
Androgen Receptor CAG Repeats and Body Composition Among Ariaal Men
(Blackwell Publishing, 2007)To determine the population variation in the androgen receptor (AR) and its association with body composition in a subsistence population, we sampled 87 settled and 65 nomadic males ages 20+ among the Ariaal of northern ... -
Animals and Astronomy in the Quechua Universe
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The Anthropoid Postcranial Axial Skeleton: Comments on Development, Variation, and Evolution
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2004)Within-species phenotypic variation is the raw material on which natural selection acts to shape evolutionary change, and understanding more about the developmental genetics of intraspecific as well as interspecific ... -
Anthropology at the Phonosonic Nexus
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Applying Wet Sieving Fecal Particle Size Measurement to Frugivores: A Case Study of the Eastern Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes Schweinfurthii)
(Wiley, 2017-04-04)Fecal particle size (FPS) as quantified by wet sieving analysis is a measure of chewing efficiency relevant for the understanding of physiological adaptations and constraints in herbivores. FPS has not been investigated ... -
Archaeological Projects in the Kurdistan Region in Iraq
(The General Directorate of Antiquities of the Kurdistan Regional Government, 2015) -
Archaeology in Central and Southwest China: Travels in Guizhou
(Peabody Museum and the Department of Anthropology, Harvard University, 2009) -
The Archaeology of the Pueblo Revolt and the Formation of the Modern Pueblo World
(Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society, 2007)The Pueblo Revolt and its aftermath (AD 1680-1696) was a crucial period in the history of the American Southwest. Previous studies of this era have focused primarily on the causes of the Revolt, often casting it as an ... -
The Architecture and Pottery of a Late 3rd Millennium BC Residential Quarter at Tell Hamoukar, Northeastern Syria
(British Institute for the Study of Iraq, 2011)The 2001 excavations in Area H on Hamoukar’s lower town produced a wealth of information on a residential neighbourhood of a late third-millennium BC city. The excavations were intended to address several issues, including ... -
The art of medicine: caring for memories
(Elsevier, 2016-07-28)