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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| importance of statictis in anthropology | 1/27/2012 | John Shea |
| Q: i want to know about the uses and importance of statistics in anthropology. why do we the students ... A: All sciences use statistics. In archaeology, one uses statistics to describe variation in the ... | ||
| career in anthropology | 1/22/2012 | Gorkey Gourab |
| Q: i was wondering if you could tell me about the career opportunities and job facilities in ... A: Welcome to AllExperts dear 'young Anthropologist'. As a Bangladeshi Anthropologist, I find your ... | ||
| physical anthropology | 1/21/2012 | Ralph Salier |
| Q: design a mock study using the scientific method to show the relationship between arm and leg length ... A: What is your question?? What research will you do? How many "subjects" will you be looking at for ... | ||
| Anthropology | 1/3/2012 | Ralph Salier |
| Q: 4026BCE is the date that witnesses claim Adam was created. I am a bible student and appreciate that ... A: I understand your confusion. The Bible was written by Moses who was acting on behalf of the ... | ||
| Birthplace of the human race | 12/20/2011 | John Shea |
| Q: Where is the birthplace of the human race ? A: The oldest fossils of Homo sapiens come from sites in Ethiopia. African populations are more ... | ||
| bone identification | 12/11/2011 | John Shea |
| Q: today,we found a bone on the beach and it looks like an old human pelvic sacrum bone to us.It ... A: It's a pelvic bone (sacrum), but not human. Too short. I don't really have the expertise to tell you ... | ||
| Pre-Historic Discovery | 12/9/2011 | Ralph Salier |
| Q: Plese go to my new website and view the paleo artifacts I have recently discovered in the US. The ... A: Mr. Dodd I spoke to Mr. Mattingly of the IAFA and he did verify that one of the items did appear to ... | ||
| Pre-Historic Discovery | 12/8/2011 | Ralph Salier |
| Q: Plese go to my new website and view the paleo artifacts I have recently discovered in the US. The ... A: Mr. Dodd, I hate to tell you this but most of what you have are "geo facts" not Artifacts. There ... | ||
| What do you think about primate sex roles? | 11/14/2011 | Ralph Salier |
| Q: What do you think about primate sex roles? i.e. what is the difference between sex and gender? what ... A: There are many parallels between primate and human behaviors however sex is not one of them. Female ... | ||
| Ref: question | 9/12/2011 | Ralph Salier |
| Q: Good day I was wondering in the study of man, what is it that gives man dominion over the other ... A: This is a philosophical question mixed with a biological question. Please allow me to separate the ... | ||
| DNA bottleneck | 8/10/2011 | John Shea |
| Q: I hope this is an appropriate question for your expertise. I have been hearing about the lack of ... A: It is on the periphery of my expertise, but I'll give it a try. Chimpanzees live only in the forests ... | ||
| PRE-CIVILIZATION HUMANS | 8/10/2011 | John Shea |
| Q: In a discussion I was having recently, a person wrote "Anthropologists have searched in vain for ... A: Anthropologists don't use the term "precivilizational" very much, but there are two options here ... | ||
| evolution? | 6/10/2011 | John Shea |
| Q: I am not sure if my question is your field of expertise but here goes! Compared to other animals, I ... A: There is certainly a trade-off with tools, they can lead to a situation in which our ancestors did ... | ||
| evolution? | 6/9/2011 | John Shea |
| Q: I am not sure if my question is your field of expertise but here goes! Compared to other animals, I ... A: I'll give this a try....If you look, sense by sense (smell, hearing, strength, etc.) there are ... | ||
| Writing an authentic anthropologist | 6/7/2011 | Ralph Salier |
| Q: I'm an aspiring novelist with the kernel of a story about a woman working on her Ph. D in ... A: First of all if she is in a PhD program then she is nearly finished if she is working on her ... | ||
| Scientific Evidences | 6/6/2011 | John Shea |
| Q: I’m a medical student at Alfaisal University and currently researching the field of human evolution ... A: El Chami 1. Adam is a mythological character from the origins stories of the ancient ... | ||
| difference | 5/26/2011 | Ralph Salier |
| Q: Pax et bonum! What is the difference between Anthropology and Ethnography? A: A very good question. Ethnography looks at a specific culture like the Yanamamo of the Amazon ... | ||
| celts and semites | 5/24/2011 | John Shea |
| Q: I have been reading about the Celts and couldn't help but notice an unusual amount of similarities ... A: Both Semitic and Celtic languages have a relatively recent common ancestor, and are grouped together ... | ||
| anthropology and christians | 5/10/2011 | John Shea |
| Q: I am very curious to know if anthropologists would study christians as a group over the centuries. I ... A: This sounds more like a history topic than an anthropology topic. The essence of anthropology is ... | ||
| "permian footprint" | 5/7/2011 | John Shea |
| Q: I heard about this many years ago, and just found it again online. Am wondering what explanations ... A: I heard about it, too, back when I was a kid. Most of these things are either dinosaur footprints ... | ||
| Birthplace of early "man" | 4/15/2011 | John Shea |
| Q: While I fully understand that the earliest examples of fossil man have been discovered in the ... A: The strongest theoretical argument for tropical African +/or Asian origins is that these are the ... | ||
| A petrified human body | 4/14/2011 | John Shea |
| Q: I found the following article posted in Ancestry.com today: "A Curious Circumstance -- A Petrified ... A: This is a hoax. It is based on a newspaper story circulated around 1916 in which finds of 7ft tall ... | ||
| Ancient Egyptians and the round knife | 3/12/2011 | Ralph Salier |
| Q: I was wondering if the ancient Egyptians employed a leatherworking tool called a round knife? The ... A: The "round knife" is far older then the Egyptians. In fact there are prehistoric examples of ... | ||
| hieroglyphic tokens | 2/17/2011 | Ralph Salier |
| Q: How/who should I contact to find out about 3 tokens (some type of metal either copper or a gold ... A: Send me some pics of the items and I may be able to provide more info on them. If not I can send ... | ||
| Vagina Economy | 1/31/2011 | Ralph Salier |
| Q: Sir/Madam: Greeting! We are Mass Communication Students from the Philippines and we would like an ... A: 1) they are well paid (in relative terms) 2) I don't know, I am unfamiliar with similar activities ... | ||
| Paranthropus | 1/29/2011 | John Shea |
| Q: When did Paranthropus die out? A: Brandon Last appearance dates for paranthropus in various parts of S and E Africa cluster around 1.5 ... | ||
| JRM | 1/29/2011 | Ralph Salier |
| Q: Greetings! We are Mass Communication students from the Philippines, and we would like to know the ... A: I will try to answer these but this is not an area of expertise for me. I apologize that I may not ... | ||
| good evening sir ralph:)) | 1/28/2011 | Ralph Salier |
| Q: greetings sir! I am smile from Phillipines. As part of fulfilling our requirements for ... A: In the view of Feng Shui practicioners the guidance the Feng Shui priest gets while he/she examines ... | ||
| influence of colonial mentality in skin whitening | 1/27/2011 | Ralph Salier |
| Q: 1. How do you define colonial mentality? 2. Skin whitening industry is booming nowadays. Is this a ... A: There is a view that people who are white are better off economically and socially. While this view ... | ||
| good evening sir:)) | 1/27/2011 | Ralph Salier |
| Q: greetings sir! I am smile from Phillipines. As part of fulfilling our requirements for ... A: 1) Feng-shui is an ancient Chinese philosophical view of how nature and man should interact and this ... | ||
| Vagina Economy | 1/26/2011 | Ralph Salier |
| Q: Sir/Madam: Greeting! We are Mass Communication Students from the Philippines and we would like an ... A: Before I can answer these questions I have two for you. These are for clarification: 1) by ... | ||
| sumerian | 1/25/2011 | John Shea |
| Q: i have a crucifix with some old writing with a strange star shaped symbol on one side, and a ... A: Andrea This is outside my usual area of expertise, so you should definitely pursue this with an ... | ||
| gender differences | 12/30/2010 | John Shea |
| Q: What do you think of gender differences, is that from nature or nurture? A: This is kind of on the periphery of my expertise, but here's my $0.02 worth: It's probably both. ... | ||
| gender differences | 12/30/2010 | Ralph Salier |
| Q: What do you think of gender differences, is that from nature or nurture? A: Gender differences do exist. While women can be very strong, men tend to be stronger with greater ... | ||
| Polygamy | 12/7/2010 | Ralph Salier |
| Q: I'm doing a project on polygamy and I was wondering if you knew of any good sources of information I ... A: There is a lot on the internet as well as several books written on the subject. You can also look ... | ||
| evolution | 12/4/2010 | John Shea |
| Q: I recently watched a documentary about the journeys of the first known homo sapiens to leave Africa ... A: There are some researchers who propose humans (Homo sapiens) evolved locally in many parts of the ... | ||
| Exploring the idea of becoming a business anthropologist | 11/16/2010 | Ralph Salier |
| Q: I am about to graduate with a history degree (minor in anthro) and I am coming to realize that I ... A: They have a good program. Also read the books by Edward T Hall, he is the theoretical progenitor of ... | ||
| Dominant Traits | 11/2/2010 | Gorkey Gourab |
| Q: What are the dominant traits/features of African-Americans and Cuacasian-Americans ? A: It's always a hard task to understand Race and Ethnic Relations; and Understanding Race and ... | ||
| Anthropology Comparison | 10/23/2010 | Gorkey Gourab |
| Q: i am required to write an assignment discussing,the meaning of kinship and marriage in different ... A: Following are the lists you may find helpful: Suggested sites: ... | ||
| Human Evolution Video? | 10/19/2010 | John Shea |
| Q: Can you recommend an exciting, accurate video suitable for middle school viewing? A: Either Alan Alda's "Human Spark" or the PBS series, "Becoming Human" are both up-to-date and pretty ... | ||
Ralph Salier
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
Business Anthropologist. Business negotiations in multiple cultures and working with multiple cultures in the business arena. Broad understanding of business practices and business "ethics" in different parts of the world.
Experience
25+ years in international procurement and negotiations.
Organizations
ISM
Education/Credentials
MA Anthropology, Proximics
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