The meetings were held in St. Louis, April 13-14. You can still download the final meeting abstracts and the final program.
Next year's meeting will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota (dates to be announced). We will post a call for papers here sometime in September. The deadline will be early December.
To receive news about the meeting and new publications in our journal, be sure to add your name to our mailing list.
In addition to the publication of articles, book reviews, and the abstracts of the annual meetings of the Society, the journal accepts commentaries on articles, summaries of current work in the various fields of paleoanthropology. Articles are fully peer-reviewed and may contain large data files, numerous illustrations and links to visualizations; manuscripts based on dissertation work, up to entire dissertations, may be submitted as appropriate. As always, the journal depends on the contributions of scholars within the field, and the editors would like to take this opportunity to encourage all of you to think of our journal as an outlet for the presentation of your research.
Call for papers and Books to Review
The Society now also hosts additional publications in the field of PaleoAnthropology. These are not publications of the Society but are being made available to the community via our web site. Follow this link to view these publications.
An Opportunity too Good to Miss.
Drilling uniquely provides samples of rock and fluid from the subsurface that are vital for addressing certain fundamental and exciting problems of science. A strong US-based continental scientific drilling (CSD) community and program is necessary to support both a national effort and the international scientific drilling program. A workshop in 2009 made programmatic recommendations for a strong US drilling effort (http://www2.ku.edu/~geology/csw/conference_report.pdf). A workshop on June 2 and 3, 2010, will discuss implementation of those recommendations. The 2010 meeting will include a conversation with representatives of the National Science Foundation, which is the chief funding agency for CSD projects. Members of parallel groups and overlapping communities are strongly urged to attend and explore opportunities for synergistic interaction.
The objectives of the workshop are to nurture and strengthen the US CSD community, to lay out the framework for topical planning and for determining the necessary infrastructure and equipment for a successful drilling program, to develop ties with other relevant groups, and to engage in a discussion with funding sources about available resources.
Organizing committee: Julie Brigham-Grette, Walt Snyder, John Shervais and Tony Walton. Location: Ballston Campus of Marymount University, Arlington, Virginia. Workshop will be held in conjunction with annual membership meeting of DOSECC, Inc., and sponsored by NSF and DOESCC.
Details available from Tony Walton (twalton@ku.edu) or at http://www.geo.ku.edu/~geology/csw/index.shtml.
Ancient DNA Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University
The Archaeology Center, the Department of Anthropology, and the Human Origins Program at Stanford University are seeking to appoint a postdoctoral scholar with expertise in the application of ancient DNA to archaeological problems. This is a primary research position requiring one course to be taught during the academic year and participation with the Archaeology and Human Origins faculty, as well as with the broader intellectual community.
The appointment carries a twelve-month salary commensurate with the University Provost established minimum pay levels based on research experience. The appointment may be eligible for renewal based on satisfactory performance, the existence of funding, and programmatic need. Postdoctoral scholars are required to be in residence in the Stanford area during the term of the appointment from September 1, 2010 through September 1, 2011. Applicants must have received their Ph.D. no earlier than September 1, 2005, and have completed all degree requirements by the September 1, 2010. U.S. citizenship is not required.
Application Postmark Deadline: May 15, 2010
How to Apply:
Send one copy of the following materials by mail to the address listed below.
-A letter of interest
-A current curriculum vitae
-An undergraduate/graduate course proposal, inclusive of syllabus
-A dissertation abstract or summary
-A writing sample (dissertation chapter or other paper) no longer than 30 pages single-spaced
-A brief explanation of your interest in this project (1-2 pages)
-Two sealed letters of recommendation (should be mailed directly to the address below by recommenders)
Ancient DNA Postdoctoral Scholar
Professor Richard Klein
Archaeology Center
Stanford University
Building 500
P. O. Box 20446
450 Serra Mall, Main Quadrangle
Stanford, CA 94309
Questions regarding this fellowship may be addressed to Professor Richard Klein: rklein@stanford.edu.
George Washington University: Postdoctoral Position in Hominin Functional Anatomy. The Center for the Advanced Study of Hominid Paleobiology at The George Washington University invites applications for a full-time, benefited position as a Research Associate in Hominin Functional Anatomy. The successful applicant will conduct collaborative research on hominin locomotor and feeding anatomy with Brian Richmond in the Human Evolutionary Anatomy laboratory, and may contribute to teaching human evolutionary biology (broadly defined) to graduate and/or undergraduate students.
Preference will be given to applicants who have demonstrated their ability to conduct and publish their research, and who have completed a Ph.D. or equivalent degree. Appointment will be for two years or more, and will begin August 1, 2010. Evaluation of candidates will begin April 2 and continue until the position is filled. The application should include a cover letter with a brief statement describing your research to date and future research goals. The application should also include a CV and names of three people who can be contacted for letters of reference. Please email applications, and direct any questions about the position, to Dr. Brian Richmond at brich@gwu.edu (202-994-0873). The George Washington University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
See here for more information. Applications are due May 15, 2010.
New journal -
ETHNOARCHAEOLOGY: Journal of Archaeological, Ethnographic, and
Experimental Studies welcomes submission of original manuscripts of no
more than 30 double spaced pages that advance aspects of
ethnoarchaeological and experimental research as well as furthering the
professional interests by showcasing our contribution to our discipline.
All manuscripts are subject to anonymous peer review by knowledgeable
scholars and, if accepted, may be subject to revision.
The first issue of this new peer-reviewed journal is in press and will be released April 2009 with articles by Michael B. Schiffer, Margaret Beck, James Skibo, and Hetty Jo Brumbach and Robert Jarvenpa.
The website for the journal:
http://www.lcoastpress.com/journal.php?id=9
This new journal, Ethnoarchaeology, a cross-cultural peer-reviewed
journal, will focus on the present position, impact of, and future
prospects of ethnoarchaeological and experimental studies approaches to
anthropological research. The primary goal of this journal is to provide
practitioners with an intellectual platform in which we may showcase and
appraise current research as well as foreground theoretical and
methodological directions for the 21st century. One need that
Ethnoarchaeology addresses is that there is little that unifies or defines
our subdiscipline, although there has been an exponential increase in
ethnoarchaeological and experimental research in the past thirty years.
With such growth we must explore what distinguishes these approaches as a
subdiscipline, what methods connect practitioners, and what unique suite
of research attributes we contribute to the better understanding of the
human condition. The journal should be of interest to archaeologists,
other anthropologists, historians, and specialists in pre-modern and
contemporary technologies. In addition to research articles, the journal
will contain book and other media reviews, periodic theme issues, and
position statements by noted scholars.
Correspondence concerning article submissions should be sent to:
ethnoarchaeology@unlv.edu
Suggestions for book and media reviews should be sent directly to:
margaret-beck@uiowa.edu
The Editors,
Lisa Frink, Assistant Professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
and
Kathryn Weedman Arthur, Assistant Professor at the University of South
Florida, St. Petersburg.