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Anthropology is the study of humans, their close relatives and their cultural environment. Subfields of anthropology deal with hominin evolution and the comparative study of extant and past cultures.

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News & Views | 07 March 2023

From the archive: ancient mazes, and ants under observation

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News & Views | 01 March 2023

The genomic history of ice-age Europeans
- Ludovic Orlando
Nature 615, 41-42

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24 March 2023 | Open Access

First evidence of the link between internal and external structure of the human inner ear otolith system using 3D morphometric modeling
- Christopher M. Smith
- , Ian S. Curthoys
- & Jeffrey T. Laitman
Scientific Reports 13, 4840
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17 March 2023 | Open Access

Decline in seasonal predictability potentially destabilized Classic Maya societies

The disintegration of complex Classic Maya population centres may have been driven by a decline in seasonal rainfall predictability in addition to protracted drought, suggests a dated speleothem record from Yok Balum cave, Belize.
- Tobias Braun
- , Sebastian F. M. Breitenbach
- & Norbert Marwan
Communications Earth & Environment 4, 82
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17 March 2023 | Open Access

Evolutionary roots of the risk of hip fracture in humans

This study demonstrates how proximal femoral adaptations to bipedal locomotion and lifestyles impact the risk of intracapsular hip fracture, independent of osteoporosis
- Hadas Leah Avni
- , Nir Shvalb
- & Hila May
Communications Biology 6, 283
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10 March 2023 | Open Access

Predicting the eyebrow from the orbit using three-dimensional CT imaging in the application of forensic facial reconstruction and identification
- Yi-Suk Kim
- , Won-Joon Lee
- & U-Young Lee
Scientific Reports 13, 4014
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06 March 2023 | Open Access

Exploring regional aspects of 3D facial variation within European individuals
- Franziska Wilke
- , Noah Herrick
- & Susan Walsh
Scientific Reports 13, 3708
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04 March 2023 | Open Access

Preclassic environmental degradation of Lake Petén Itzá, Guatemala, by the early Maya of Nixtun-Ch’ich’

Several organic geochemical proxies within a sediment core from Lake Petén Itzá, Guatemala, suggest intense human-induced degradation of the aquatic environment during the Maya Preclassic period from around 700 BCE to 200 CE
- Brooke A. Birkett
- , Jonathan Obrist-Farner
- & Benjamin Keenan
Communications Earth & Environment 4, 59

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Comments & Opinion | 23 March 2023

Biological anthropology must reassess museum collections for a more ethical future

With growing attention on the remains of people held by museums and universities around the world, we outline ethical considerations that researchers working with human remains in anthropology must bear in mind.
- Chris Stantis
- , Carlina de la Cova
- & Sabrina B. Sholts
Nature Ecology & Evolution, 1-4
Comments & Opinion | 16 March 2023

Makeshift medicine is a response to US health system failures

The ‘makeshift medicine’ framework describes how individuals address healthcare needs when they are unable to access the US healthcare system. The framework is applied to gender-affirming care, the health of people who inject drugs and abortion access. Recommendations for future research, advocacy and policy are made.
- Patrick J. A. Kelly
- , Katie B. Biello
- & Jaclyn M. W. Hughto
Nature Human Behaviour, 1-3
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From the archive: ancient mazes, and ants under observation

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Kidnapping of scientists threatens field research in Papua New Guinea

After a group of archaeologists was taken hostage, researchers are looking to beef up security and reassess risk.
- Bianca Nogrady
Nature
News & Views | 01 March 2023

The genomic history of ice-age Europeans

An extensive genomic time series has been produced for 356 humans from across ice-age Europe. The data reveal how climate change affected the ranges of hunter-gatherer populations as they developed diverse cultures.
- Ludovic Orlando
Nature 615, 41-42
Comments & Opinion | 23 February 2023

Mapping our reliance on the tropics can reveal the roots of the Anthropocene

Projecting and managing the feedback between tropical deforestation and global Earth system dynamics, and identifying potential critical thresholds or tipping points, will be key to our species’ future on this planet. By understanding the major historical processes that underpin the origins of this interaction, and bringing natural and social systems together in interdisciplinary models, we can evaluate the degree to which past human impacts on tropical forests resulted in observable planetary ramifications that have left legacies for the twenty-first century and beyond.
- Patrick Roberts
- , Jed O. Kaplan
- & Ricarda Winkelmann
Nature Ecology & Evolution, 1-5

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From the archive: ancient mazes, and ants under observation

The genomic history of ice-age Europeans

Latest Research and Reviews

First evidence of the link between internal and external structure of the human inner ear otolith system using 3D morphometric modeling

Decline in seasonal predictability potentially destabilized Classic Maya societies

Evolutionary roots of the risk of hip fracture in humans

Predicting the eyebrow from the orbit using three-dimensional CT imaging in the application of forensic facial reconstruction and identification

Exploring regional aspects of 3D facial variation within European individuals

Preclassic environmental degradation of Lake Petén Itzá, Guatemala, by the early Maya of Nixtun-Ch’ich’

News and Comment

Biological anthropology must reassess museum collections for a more ethical future

Makeshift medicine is a response to US health system failures

From the archive: ancient mazes, and ants under observation

Kidnapping of scientists threatens field research in Papua New Guinea

The genomic history of ice-age Europeans

Mapping our reliance on the tropics can reveal the roots of the Anthropocene

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