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I want to learn more about anthropology.5/19/2012Ralph Salier
When did paleoanthropology become a recognized science?5/10/2012John Shea
anatomy4/28/2012John Shea
Cat self-domestication in Epipaleolithic Levant4/13/2012John Shea
Physical Anthropology3/25/2012Ralph Salier
click languages3/6/2012John Shea
importance of statictis in anthropology1/27/2012John Shea
career in anthropology1/22/2012Gorkey Gourab
physical anthropology1/21/2012Ralph Salier
Anthropology1/3/2012Ralph Salier
Birthplace of the human race12/20/2011John Shea
bone identification12/11/2011John Shea
Pre-Historic Discovery12/9/2011Ralph Salier
Pre-Historic Discovery12/8/2011Ralph Salier
What do you think about primate sex roles?11/14/2011Ralph Salier
Ref: question9/12/2011Ralph Salier
DNA bottleneck8/10/2011John Shea
PRE-CIVILIZATION HUMANS8/10/2011John Shea
evolution?6/10/2011John Shea
evolution?6/9/2011John Shea
Writing an authentic anthropologist6/7/2011Ralph Salier
Scientific Evidences6/6/2011John Shea
difference5/26/2011Ralph Salier
celts and semites5/24/2011John Shea
anthropology and christians5/10/2011John Shea
"permian footprint"5/7/2011John Shea
Birthplace of early "man"4/15/2011John Shea
A petrified human body4/14/2011John Shea
Ancient Egyptians and the round knife3/12/2011Ralph Salier
hieroglyphic tokens2/17/2011Ralph Salier
Vagina Economy1/31/2011Ralph Salier
Paranthropus1/29/2011John Shea
JRM1/29/2011Ralph Salier
good evening sir ralph:))1/28/2011Ralph Salier
influence of colonial mentality in skin whitening1/27/2011Ralph Salier
good evening sir:))1/27/2011Ralph Salier
Vagina Economy1/26/2011Ralph Salier
sumerian1/25/2011John Shea
gender differences12/30/2010John Shea
gender differences12/30/2010Ralph Salier
Polygamy12/7/2010Ralph Salier
evolution12/4/2010John Shea
Exploring the idea of becoming a business anthropologist11/16/2010Ralph Salier
Dominant Traits11/2/2010Gorkey Gourab
Anthropology Comparison10/23/2010Gorkey Gourab
Human Evolution Video?10/19/2010John Shea
Fire invention.10/13/2010John Shea
anthropology9/29/2010Gorkey Gourab
Applied anthropology vs Social psychology9/20/2010Ralph Salier
Applied anthropology vs Social psychology9/17/2010Ralph Salier
Human reason / Evolution9/7/2010John Shea
Human uniqueness9/5/2010John Shea
Human evolution8/18/2010John Shea
Africa's Prehistoric Man8/7/2010John Shea
One main race?7/26/2010John Shea
One main race?7/26/2010John Shea
M.A. in Business Anthropology7/21/2010Ralph Salier
anthropology6/19/2010John Shea
possible discovery of Neanderthal USA6/18/2010John Shea
Social Self-Destruction6/17/2010Ralph Salier
Anthropology Explanations5/16/2010Ralph Salier
belief systems5/9/2010Ralph Salier
Anthropology5/9/2010Ralph Salier
Anthropology5/9/2010Ralph Salier
human bones?5/8/2010John Shea
Paleoanthropology5/5/2010John Shea
Sumerians3/6/2010Ralph Salier
Clovis Points in Alaska?3/3/2010John Shea
who ?2/26/2010John Shea
fingerprints2/24/2010John Shea
An assignment2/16/2010Ralph Salier
Modern Humans1/27/2010John Shea
lower paleolithic tools in Kansas1/20/2010John Shea
lower paleolithic tools in Kansas1/20/2010John Shea
HUMAN EVOLUTION1/15/2010John Shea
HUMAN EVOLUTION1/14/2010John Shea
Credentialization1/12/2010Ralph Salier
Ref: question1/6/2010Ralph Salier
paleolithic art1/5/2010John Shea
Different Years or Different People12/30/2009Ralph Salier
missing link12/28/2009John Shea
missing link12/27/2009John Shea
What I need to know12/25/2009Ralph Salier
4 MILLION YEAR OLD SKULL12/24/2009John Shea
CREATIONISM AND EARLY MAN12/24/2009John Shea
the new world11/21/2009Ralph Salier
non human primate aggressive behavior11/12/2009John Shea
genetic11/11/2009John Shea
Explanations for the gender divisions of labor.11/10/2009Ralph Salier
Can diet affect jaw size in modern people?11/5/2009John Shea
College: Anthropology11/5/2009Ralph Salier
Should a American man have to pay child support in this case yes or no10/26/2009Ralph Salier
Should a American man have to pay child support in this case yes or no10/25/2009Ralph Salier
similarities between anthropology psychology and sociology10/15/2009Ralph Salier
help10/5/2009Ralph Salier
Business Anthropology9/29/2009Ralph Salier
Business Anthropology9/29/2009Ralph Salier
Human speciation9/23/2009John Shea
Faye Harrison's Outsider Within: Reworking Anthropology in the Global Age9/16/2009Ralph Salier
Validity of Race; Neandertals9/16/2009John Shea
Distance learning9/6/2009Ralph Salier
Could you speculate for me?8/27/2009John Shea
Race of Ancient Egyptians8/26/2009John Shea
Race of Ancient Egyptians8/26/2009John Shea
teenage problems8/26/2009Ralph Salier
Race of Ancient Egyptians8/26/2009John Shea
Dating in anthropology.8/23/2009Ralph Salier
Careers in Anthropology8/9/2009Ralph Salier
modernisation and global interdependancy7/30/2009Ralph Salier
Urbanization7/21/2009Gorkey Gourab
Anthropology with minor in journalism7/8/2009Ralph Salier
answers7/7/2009Ralph Salier
career path7/2/2009Ralph Salier
Race of Ancient Egypt6/28/2009Gorkey Gourab
Facial Features of Ethnic Africans6/9/2009John Shea
Society without music?5/22/2009Ralph Salier
Society without music5/22/2009John Shea
Naming of native tribes5/18/2009John Shea
Palaeo websites5/17/2009John Shea
Herbal use in Palaeolithic era5/1/2009John Shea
civilization4/22/2009John Shea
Sumerian ethnicity4/16/2009John Shea
speed of evolution/stable species3/27/2009John Shea
Maasai tribe modernization3/22/2009Gorkey Gourab
Anthropology Market3/15/2009Gorkey Gourab
Careers in Business Anthropology3/15/2009Ralph Salier
"Porcelain Chinese White Effigy"2/28/2009Ralph Salier
origin of the aquiline nose2/26/2009John Shea
cultural anthopology vs. archaeology2/21/2009Gorkey Gourab
"BONES"2/2/2009Gorkey Gourab
Motels (Western vs. Eastern Culture)2/2/2009Gorkey Gourab
Motels (WEstern vs. Eastern Culture)2/2/2009Ralph Salier
india1/28/2009Ralph Salier
Individual And Others1/26/2009Gorkey Gourab
Anthropology1/21/2009John Shea
El Alto, Bolivia1/11/2009Gorkey Gourab
anthropology1/4/2009Gorkey Gourab
Monotheism / Polytheism12/21/2008Gorkey Gourab
"Sin" or "Shame"12/17/2008Gorkey Gourab
Question from the TV show BONES12/12/2008John Shea
big bone12/11/2008Gorkey Gourab
Neanderthals12/3/2008Ralph Salier
Civilization11/25/2008Zavier
Snowshoes11/25/2008John Shea
Radiocarbon dating of animal bones.11/22/2008John Shea
Grolar BEARSQ!!!!!11/19/2008Ralph Salier
Humans hanging by their heads11/15/2008Zavier
need to know more about anthropology11/15/2008Zavier
honey11/14/2008Zavier
regarding moustache in chimps11/10/2008John Shea
early human food10/23/2008John Shea
Human Evolution10/20/2008John Shea
Race and Body Language10/19/2008Ralph Salier
Evolution/Beauty10/17/2008John Shea
biggest hominid?10/14/2008John Shea
antropology10/9/2008Ralph Salier
question10/5/2008Ralph Salier
Ancient populations9/30/2008John Shea
Understanding a Beringia Map9/26/2008Zavier
Facial Differences8/23/2008Zavier
Facial Differences8/22/2008Zavier
Documentary on African ancestors8/7/2008John Shea
epicanthal fold7/28/2008Zavier
Population7/19/2008Zavier
Homo Roodhesiensis7/11/2008Zavier
International Business Anthropology7/3/2008Ralph Salier
Diffenences in Race6/20/2008Ralph Salier
Cultural Anthropology and religion6/14/2008Ralph Salier
language5/23/2008John Shea
Human Migration4/28/2008John Shea
European colonaism and white supremacy4/18/2008John Shea
European colonaism and white supremacy4/17/2008John Shea
Does the concept of 'race' exist4/17/2008Zavier
Does the concept of 'race' exist4/16/2008Zavier
When did first caucasoid man appear4/1/2008John Shea
Mortuary Behavior3/30/2008Ralph Salier
Backing the old tractor into the barn3/28/2008Zavier
Backing the old tractor into the barn3/27/2008Zavier
humans3/13/2008John Shea
Ancient clothing of the egyptians2/18/2008Ralph Salier
Human migration into North and South America1/29/2008John Shea
Anthropology1/27/2008Zavier
End of evolution?1/25/2008John Shea
practicing business anthropologist1/23/2008Ralph Salier
bone density, robusticity1/15/2008John Shea
what do i do if...?1/15/2008Ralph Salier
Diet and Evolution1/14/2008John Shea
Anthropology1/11/2008Ralph Salier
cultural back grounds1/7/2008Ralph Salier
Out of Africa Theory and racial diversity12/30/2007Zavier
body shape12/3/2007Ralph Salier
Cheekbones and broad face12/3/2007Ralph Salier
evolution and "race"11/28/2007Ralph Salier
Eye shape11/23/2007Ralph Salier
When someone dies11/17/2007Ralph Salier
morttality11/7/2007Ralph Salier
ancient human interaction11/4/2007John Shea
race/color11/1/2007Ralph Salier
race/color10/30/2007Ralph Salier
facial features10/22/2007Zavier
divergent evolution of bared teeth in humans & other primates10/17/2007Zavier
Evolution of man and cats!10/14/2007Zavier
biological anthropology10/4/2007Ralph Salier
Bone10/1/2007Zavier
Eskimos/Caucasians9/12/2007John Shea
artifacts8/23/2007Zavier
Where to find what percentage of American males that have used prostitutes8/23/2007Ralph Salier
Paleo diet8/21/2007John Shea
differences in mid to upper facial features among the races7/17/2007Zavier
differences in mid to upper facial features among the races7/12/2007Zavier
Evolution of Modern Humans7/7/2007John Shea
Ref: evolution7/5/2007John Shea
Ref: evolution7/4/2007John Shea
Ref: selfish6/29/2007Zavier
Palaeolithic Diets in Warmer Climes6/28/2007John Shea
Southerly Palaeo diets6/28/2007Zavier
strange ethnic groups6/27/2007Ralph Salier
strange ethnic groups6/27/2007Ralph Salier
strangest ethnic groups6/27/2007Zavier
Ref: culture6/26/2007Ralph Salier
Ref: culture6/26/2007Ralph Salier
Ref: culture6/26/2007Ralph Salier
Ref: selfish6/26/2007Zavier
Ref: culture6/26/2007Ralph Salier
family origins6/20/2007Ralph Salier
artifacts6/13/2007John Shea
off print6/11/2007John Shea
fear of public speaking5/31/2007John Shea
Evidence of intellect5/31/2007Zavier
Dental Health in Palaeolithic5/23/2007Zavier
dental Health in Palaeolithic5/23/2007John Shea
Oops5/15/2007Zavier
Macroevolution5/15/2007John Shea
Evolution5/15/2007Zavier
clarification4/13/2007Ralph Salier
Human vs. Human Being3/3/2007Ralph Salier
Hominoid evolution theory2/27/2007Ralph Salier
Was there ever a vegitarian society?2/21/2007John Shea
Neanderthals2/18/2007John Shea
primitive beadmaking1/25/2007John Shea
College Majors: Liberal Studies1/24/2007Ralph Salier
early ape1/10/2007John Shea
Ergonomics, Human Factors, Human Element, Human Error1/7/2007Ralph Salier
mexico12/18/2006Ralph Salier
Anthropology12/8/2006John Shea
Cultural Migrations11/24/2006John Shea
Sociology11/24/2006Ralph Salier
found artifact in massachusettes10/16/2006John Shea
race determination10/11/2006Ralph Salier
Neandertal9/29/2006John Shea
Neanderthals9/13/2006John Shea
Anthropology...sort of9/12/2006John Shea
Human bone Sizes9/12/2006John Shea
Earlier man8/20/2006John Shea
Early clothing8/7/2006John Shea
Wondering what it takes to be you....8/2/2006John Shea
human evolution7/10/2006John Shea
Climate adaptation6/21/2006John Shea
Matrism and Patrism6/13/2006John Shea
How did the aboriginies get to Australia?6/13/2006John Shea
hair5/25/2006Dr. Tigrek
three-dimensional facial reconstruction4/10/2006Ralph Salier
Why cook our food?3/30/2006John Shea
DNA testing of homo remains3/25/2006John Shea
Mead's The Coming of Age in Samoa effect on the Western perception of Paradise3/22/2006Ralph Salier
project3/8/2006Ralph Salier
Natural Selection3/2/2006John Shea
Cultural Anthropology3/1/2006John Shea
Cultural Anthropology2/21/2006John Shea
Origin of the races1/29/2006John Shea
I'm doing a school project and thought you could answer some questions.11/29/2005Dr. Tigrek
anthropology11/5/2005John Shea
Anthropology10/12/2005Ralph Salier
life and Anthropology10/11/2005Dr. Tigrek
Eskimos10/3/2005John Shea
Schooling?9/28/2005John Shea
Bering Straight migration9/23/2005John Shea
Bering Straight migration9/23/2005John Shea
When fire was invented8/14/2005John Shea
Exercise habits of Stone-Age humans8/12/2005John Shea
Human Behaviour "IRC"7/30/2005Ralph Salier
i can't find the appropriate word.7/19/2005Ralph Salier
question point5/19/2005Ralph Salier
egypt4/27/2005Ralph Salier
Social Complexity4/19/2005Ralph Salier
Major arguments in Anthropological circles4/4/2005John Shea
Machismo3/28/2005Ralph Salier
Human Evolution.3/25/2005John Shea
big bones and muscle3/16/2005John Shea
evolution3/10/2005Dr. Tigrek
ice ages!3/6/2005John Shea
archaeology2/28/2005Ralph Salier
archaeology2/28/2005Dr. Tigrek
Homo erectus and Homo ergaster2/23/2005John Shea
Homo erectus and Homo ergaster2/23/2005John Shea
Homo erectus and Homo ergaster2/22/2005John Shea
Methologies of Anthropology, Psychology & Sociology1/22/2005Ralph Salier
stone tool12/29/2004John Shea
Evolution of human11/29/2004John Shea
Evolution and Creationism10/27/2004John Shea
Human aggression.9/22/2004Brian Blitz
Human relations question9/13/2004John Shea
neanderthal religion8/25/2004John Shea
Bisexuality in Indigenous Cultures8/13/2004Brian Blitz
as an anthropologist, can...8/12/2004Brian Blitz
human aging7/23/2004John Shea
phaistos disk6/24/2004John Shea
Deities6/21/2004John Shea
A question about Neanderthals and Homo Erectus5/27/2004John Shea
Anthopology, Homo habilis, Homo rudolfensis, Homo erectus, and Homo ergaster5/16/2004John Shea
extinction5/6/2004John Shea
Marxist4/10/2004John Shea
Biological validity of race4/10/2004John Shea
Marxist4/10/2004John Shea
Business Anthropology4/7/2004Ralph Salier
fire and food4/7/2004John Shea
creationist claim4/4/2004John Shea
Human origins4/2/2004John Shea
Information in societies without writing3/19/2004Ralph Salier
Manpower Planning Method/ Tool3/19/2004Ralph Salier
Biological Anthropology3/15/2004Dr. Tigrek
rome,eygpt,greece3/11/2004John Shea
rome,eygpt,greece3/11/2004John Shea
Life expectancy2/17/2004John Shea
no little toe adaptive?2/13/2004John Shea
how to memorize2/8/2004Ralph Salier
Methods of Research2/5/2004John Shea
evolution1/31/2004John Shea
What do archaeologists think...11/29/2003John Shea
Any Thoughts on a career in Anthro?11/23/2003Ralph Salier
Social Science10/28/2003Ralph Salier
50's 60's Culture10/13/2003Ralph Salier
Evolution by Charles Darwin9/12/2003Ralph Salier
Carved face on small stone7/20/2003John Shea
brain size6/19/2003John Shea
Grains as a food source for men5/12/2003John Shea
non-caucasian whites?12/22/2002John Shea
anthropology terms12/13/2002John Shea

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Questions about Old World prehistoric archaeology (especially Stone Age) of Europe, Africa, and Western Asia, prehistoric human and hominid behavior, primitive technology, origin of modern humans, extinction of the Neandertals.

Experience

>20 years as a professional anthropologist based at a research university.

Publications
Journal of Field Archaeology, Journal of Archaeological Science, Lithic Technology, Evolutionary Anthropology, Current Anthropology, Mitekufat HaEven (Journal of the Israel Prehistoric Society), Paléorient, Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan, American Anthropologist, Geoarchaeology.

Education/Credentials
Ph.D (Anthropology) Harvard University, 1991.
BA (Archaeology) Boston University, 1982.

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