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🦷 These results help scientists better reconstruct the diets of extinct primates and understand the ancient transition from insect-eating to fruit-eating.

🦷 This "continuous" method clarifies why two species labeled as "insectivores" can have very different tooth shapes.

🦷 DNE is a powerful predictor of #insectivory, explaining about 58% of the variation in molar curvature.

Using Dirichlet normal energy (DNE) to measure molar curvature, the study found that as primates incorporate more insects into their diet, their molars become sharper and more curved to handle the mechanical challenge of insect exoskeletons.

#Dirichletnormalenergy #molarcurvature #primatology

By treating diet as a continuous variable—specifically the percentage of foraging time spent eating insects (%insects)—this study reveals a significant correlation between diet and tooth shape.

Headshot of Dr. Keegan Selig advertising his new publication.

infographic with title, journal name, and major points from the article: - used a continuous variable for insectivory versus omnivory rather than categorical variables - used Dirichlet normal energy to measure molar sharpness compared to volume of crunchy insects in diet - provides insight into evolutionary shifts

How do you measure a diet? Traditional research often labels primates into broad guilds like "insectivore" or "frugivore," but new research from Keegan Selig suggests a more nuanced approach is needed.
#Primatology #Evolution #DentalTopography #Paleontology #BioAnthropology #ScienceResearch

This research will provide baseline data on non-human primates sold at the Tomohon exotic meat market and isolate hotspots of zoonotic disease risk. This not only informs the conservation of many endangered species, but also public health interventions, and future One Health research in Indonesia.

She will be using ethnographic surveys and GIS-based spatial analysis to document human–primate contact and disease risk factors.

Funded by the MSC L.T. Jordan Institute for Institutional Awareness at Texas A&M University, she will go to Sulawesi, Indonesia to study how the trade and handling of non-human primates at the Tomohon City Faith Market may contribute to the spread of zoonotic diseases between animals and people

Headshot of Grace Ann Peters, Ph.D. student in biological anthropology, awarded a fellowship from the MSC Leland T and Jessie W Jordan Institute for International Awareness

infographic about Grace Ann Peters project in Sulawesi, Indonesia. See post for details.

Join us in celebrating a major accomplishment of graduate student Grace Ann Peters!

Grace Ann is a Ph.D. student in biological anthropology working with Dr. Sharon Gursky.

#Sulawesi #primatology #anthropology #GIS #biologicalanthropology #onehealth #Indonesia

Indigenous accounting and exchange at Monte Sierpe (‘Band of Holes’) in the Pisco Valley, Peru | Antiquity | Cambridge Core Indigenous accounting and exchange at Monte Sierpe (‘Band of Holes’) in the Pisco Valley, Peru

Monte Sierpe functioned as a barter marketplace for the powerful #Chincha Kingdom and later as an accounting device for tribute collection under the #Inca state. This research offers clear archaeological evidence to confront pseudo-archaeological narratives surrounding this important heritage site

Indigenous accounting and exchange at Monte Sierpe (‘Band of Holes’) in the Pisco Valley, Peru | Antiquity | Cambridge Core Indigenous accounting and exchange at Monte Sierpe (‘Band of Holes’) in the Pisco Valley, Peru

Furthermore, #sedimentanalysis revealed #microbotanical remains of crops like #maize (Zea mays), and plants used for basketry and matting (like Typha and Salix). This suggests that goods were deliberately deposited, exchanged, or transported in woven containers at this strategically located site

Indigenous accounting and exchange at Monte Sierpe (‘Band of Holes’) in the Pisco Valley, Peru | Antiquity | Cambridge Core Indigenous accounting and exchange at Monte Sierpe (‘Band of Holes’) in the Pisco Valley, Peru

Dating to at least the Late Intermediate Period (AD 1000–1400) and used by the #Inca (AD 1400–1532), Monte Sierpe shows clear numerical patterns in its hole counts across different sections, and potentially parallels the complex groupings found in local Inca knotted-string #khipu

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Often labelled an "unexplained mystery", new research by Bongers et al. in @antiquity.ac.uk integrates drone imagery and microbotanical analysis to propose a function rooted in Indigenous practices: accounting and exchange. #BandOfHoles #Peru #Archaeology

Indigenous accounting and exchange at Monte Sierpe (‘Band of Holes’) in the Pisco Valley, Peru | Antiquity | Cambridge Core Indigenous accounting and exchange at Monte Sierpe (‘Band of Holes’) in the Pisco Valley, Peru

The enigmatic "Band of Holes" at Monte Sierpe in the Pisco Valley, Peru, stretching for 1.5km and consisting of approximately 5200 aligned depressions, has long been surrounded by speculation.

Headshot of Dr. Jo Osborn to advertise her new publication

Infographic presenting bullet points about Monte Sierpe's Band of Holes as an indigenous accounting and exchange system (see post for details).

MYSTERY SOLVED: 5,200 Holes in the Desert Were an Ancient Accounting System! 🇵🇪

#AndeanArchaeology #MonteSierpe #IndigenousKnowledge #LiDAR #AccountingSystems #Inca #Chincha #Peru #PiscoValley

Anthropology and Humanism | AAA Journal | Wiley Online Library By the early 2000s, and especially after September 11, 2001, the increasing surveillance on non-sovereign subjects intensified. One clear example is Texas's recent practice of busing migrants to nort...

The state-led busing extends the "thickening" borderlands condition, creating a form of "transborder governmentality" that manages mobility across state systems. doi.org/10.1111/anhu...

Anthropology and Humanism | AAA Journal | Wiley Online Library By the early 2000s, and especially after September 11, 2001, the increasing surveillance on non-sovereign subjects intensified. One clear example is Texas's recent practice of busing migrants to nort...

This practice reveals a major policy contradiction: exclusionary narratives frame migrants as "unwanted or burdensome," yet these same migrants "quickly find jobs across a range of economic sectors in Chicago". doi.org/10.1111/anhu...

Anthropology and Humanism | AAA Journal | Wiley Online Library By the early 2000s, and especially after September 11, 2001, the increasing surveillance on non-sovereign subjects intensified. One clear example is Texas's recent practice of busing migrants to nort...

Since early 2022, the state of Texas has spent more than $1450 per migrant on average) is substantially higher than commercial bus tickets, highlighting how migration has become a "lucrative business" for private companies and the state. doi.org/10.1111/anhu...

Anthropology and Humanism | AAA Journal | Wiley Online Library By the early 2000s, and especially after September 11, 2001, the increasing surveillance on non-sovereign subjects intensified. One clear example is Texas's recent practice of busing migrants to nort...

The practice of Texas busing migrants to northern cities, such as Chicago, is not just a political stunt—it’s analyzed as a strategy of internal rebordering. This process involves relocating migrants within the U.S. interior to enforce exclusion while simultaneously sustaining urban economies.

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Infographic describing the $148 million contradiction of migrant busing and strategies of internal rebordering.

New research by Dr. Sergio Lemus published in examines the political and economic discourse surrounding the practice of Texas busing migrants to northern cities, such as Chicago!
#MigrationPolicy #InternalRebordering #TexasToChicago #Borderlands #TransborderGovernmentality #Anthropology #Immigration

And apply for Dr. Hopkins summer medical anthropology course in Spain: tamuabroad.via-trm.com/program_broc...

Beyond the Classroom: How High-Impact Experiences Enrich Higher Education From comparing healthcare systems abroad to examining oceanic microfauna at home in College Station, Aggies gain transformational opportunities through research, internships and global experiences, pu...

Check out the article here!

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Texas A&M Anthropology's Professor Allison Hopkins and former Anthropology undergraduate (and current medical student) Esha Uddaraju were featured in ArtSci to discuss the Medical Anthropology study abroad in Spain and high-impact learning!
#Anthrosky #Spain #studyabroad #medicalanthropology #TAMU

It provided a "user-friendly" way for navigators to calculate a change in latitude using a few simple manipulations of dividers. The scale, visually similar to boxwood, was recovered from between two stern framing timbers during the 2010 excavation.

This artifact proves that the plain scale—an analogue navigational computing instrument—was already in use by English sailors traveling to the colonies, while the primary text popularizing it wasn't published until 1624.

The Warwick was a magazine ship for the Virginia Company, lost in a hurricane in 1619. #NavTech #Archaeology #ShipwreckDiscovery #PlainScale #17thCentury

Poster with headshot of Dr. Piotr Bojakowski, Assistant Professor, Nautical Archaeology program at Texas A&M University, celebrating his new publication

Infographic presenting information about the plain scale found on the Warwick (see post for details)

New research, led by Dr. Piotr Bojakowski, confirms a small wooden scale found on the Warwick shipwreck (Bermuda, 1619) is the earliest known plain scale from a dated archaeological context.#NavTech #Archaeology #ShipwreckDiscovery #PlainScale #17thCentury

Let’s all congratulate Dr. de Ruiter for his hard work and dedication! This award is very well deserved.
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