How do cultural trends and historical events shape the biology of populations? What are the biological correlates of culturally-defined groups? These two questions will be examined in two contexts, post-classic Mexico and contemporary New Mexico, using techniques from bioarchaeology and human biology Results show how the bicultural approach can be used to illuminate complex human population dynamics, and to draw connections between the past and present.
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‘Ethnicity and Biology: Case Studies in Mexico and New Mexico’
February 12, 2017 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm