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== help! ==

Anyone who has this page on their watchlist, can you go to [[Virago]]? A who is putting forward notions of racial and identifying them with a notion of gender-difference, and I are in a conflict. Fundamentally, I believe he is a racist' his claims about race contradict everything I have read by physical and cultural anthropologists and as far as I can tell, his claims about gender at best seriously distort the literature.

You can see the difference here [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Virago&diff=31669558&oldid=31650135]

On the talk page, start here [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Virago#What_I_just_did], and then just read the whole debate.

Comments from others needed. Thanks, [[User:Slrubenstein|Slrubenstein]] | [[User talk:Slrubenstein|Talk]] 23:37, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

== Biological Anthropology ==

I believe that this page should be moved to the title "Biological Anthropology" due to the greater use of the term in the field. The use of "biological" is a more accurate discripter, a it is the study of human biology using an evolutionary framework, with an emphasis on the interaction between biology and culture. I would like to know if anyone is against this. [[User:Digsdirt|Digsdirt]] 04:54, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
:No objection. [[User:Slrubenstein|Slrubenstein]] | [[User talk:Slrubenstein|Talk]] 08:43, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

== Title capitalization ==

The "a" in "anthropology" in the title shouldn't be capitalized. Can someone move the article to "Biological anthropology"? Thanks. [[User:24.11.177.133|24.11.177.133]] 06:43, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

== request for comments ==

Would people who regularly watch this page please consider commenting here [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Intelligence#rename_this_article]? Thanks, [[User:Slrubenstein|Slrubenstein]] | [[User talk:Slrubenstein|Talk]] 13:25, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

There's me. I am of several minds about this article. First, it may remain stub-like because bio-anthropology is such a large field. However, like the main article on anthropology, it seems it deserve some fleshing-out, to wit, it should give an account of the major branches of biological anthropology commonly seen in any introductory textbook book (history of the field, taxonomic work, molecular genetics, population genetics, primatology, paleontological methods, the difference between paleontology and archaeology, tool traditions, early hominids, importance of bipedality, increase in brain size, early members of the genus Homo, controversies, Out of Africa vs. Mosaic hypothesis, major accomplishments in the field. The list of important bio-anthropologists is a start, but should be worked on. The subspecialties of each should be mentioned. Probably should put in alphabetical order. Anyway, lots of work needed there - I can think of about ten or twelve people just off the top of my head that aren't there, don't know if they have Wiki articles or not.[[User:Levalley|Levalley]] ([[User talk:Levalley|talk]]) 20:04, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

== request for comments ==

On race and intelligence, please [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Race_and_intelligence#Request_for_comment] [[User:Slrubenstein|Slrubenstein]] | [[User talk:Slrubenstein|Talk]] 13:10, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

==Merging of stub sections==
Merging various orphaned and unreferenced stubs into this article is undertaken for the purpose of completeness and easy review. The material often mentions outdated theories and it is not intended to assert that these are valid - if necessary a "history" article can be split off. It is true that (above) the article "should give an account of the major branches of biological anthropology commonly seen in any introductory textbook book (history of the field, taxonomic work, molecular genetics, population genetics, primatology, paleontolog(y)...)". As a beginning historical material can be assembled and brief notes added. [[User:Redheylin|Redheylin]] ([[User talk:Redheylin|talk]]) 01:39, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

==[[Human evolution]]==
This article needs attention from knowledgeable editors.[[User:Maunus|·ʍaunus]]·[[User talk:Maunus|snunɐw·]] 23:04, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

==Human Geography==
Why has an entire section on Racial cartography (by human geographers) been added to an article on biological anthropology? Should this not be deleted?[[User:Schrauwers|Schrauwers]] ([[User talk:Schrauwers|talk]]) 00:39, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

I completely agree, "racial cartography" is not a subfield of biological anthro, and the section in my opinion misleads people into thinking that the biological anthropology is a pseudoscience closely related to phrenology.[[Special:Contributions/76.87.113.203|76.87.113.203]] ([[User talk:76.87.113.203|talk]]) 00:35, 13 May 2013 (UTC) Ian

== Why is Josef Mengele on here ==

? [[User:Sagittarian Milky Way|Sagittarian Milky Way]] ([[User talk:Sagittarian Milky Way|talk]]) 06:37, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

== Article needs attention ==

This whole article is relatively misleading and poorly written. For example, in the introduction, the article claims that biological anthropology plays a role in paleoanthropology; while later on paleoanthropology is claimed to be a subdivision of biological anthropology. What is with that? And no where in this article is the full scope or underlying theme of the field addressed. Biological anthropology is a subfield of anthropology that studies the human organism in the context of its environment; as a product of the same evolutionary processess that are responsible for all life on earth, and is a comparative science when dealing with what is unique about humans and what we have in common with non-human primates and other animals. Biological anthropologists study contemporary human genetics and variation, the hominid fossil record, extinct and extant non-human primates, and cultural ecology. I think an expert in the field should re-write the entire introduction to give the non-expert reader a good idea about what biological anthropology really is. - Ian [[Special:Contributions/76.87.113.203|76.87.113.203]] ([[User talk:76.87.113.203|talk]]) 00:40, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

:Sounds like [[WP:SOFIXIT|you should edit]] the article. - [[User:Boneyard90|Boneyard90]] ([[User talk:Boneyard90|talk]]) 14:28, 13 May 2013 (UTC)


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I can't help feeling that [[Phrenology]] should probably be listed here - regardless of what it actually ''is'' as a discipline. Measuring the skull and expecting to find accompanying intellectual or cultural traits seems pretty linked to Physical Anthropology to me... —''[[User:Brigade Piron|Brigade Piron]]'' ([[User talk:Brigade Piron|talk]]) 08:10, 28 January 2015 (UTC)
I can't help feeling that [[Phrenology]] should probably be listed here - regardless of what it actually ''is'' as a discipline. Measuring the skull and expecting to find accompanying intellectual or cultural traits seems pretty linked to Physical Anthropology to me... —''[[User:Brigade Piron|Brigade Piron]]'' ([[User talk:Brigade Piron|talk]]) 08:10, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

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== Belief in a European origin of humans is "scientific racism"? ==
== Belief in a European origin of humans is "scientific racism"? ==
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:Go for it. [[User:Boneyard90|Boneyard90]] ([[User talk:Boneyard90|talk]]) 05:58, 16 February 2020 (UTC)
:Go for it. [[User:Boneyard90|Boneyard90]] ([[User talk:Boneyard90|talk]]) 05:58, 16 February 2020 (UTC)

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I have found a website about biological anthropology ([https://www.theapricity.com/snpa/index2.htm The Society for Nordish Physical Anthropology]), but I do not know whether Wikipedia will accept it. [[User:תיל&#34;ם|תיל&#34;ם]] ([[User talk:תיל&#34;ם|talk]]) 14:02, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

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Citations list useful for updating this article and related articles

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You may find it helpful while reading or editing articles to look at a bibliography of Anthropology and Human Biology Citations, posted for the use of all Wikipedians who have occasion to edit articles on human genetics and related issues. I happen to have circulating access to a huge academic research library system at a university with an active research program in these issues (and to other academic libraries in the same large metropolitan area) and have been researching these issues sporadically since 1989. You are welcome to use these citations for your own research. You can help other Wikipedians by suggesting new sources through comments on that page. It will be extremely helpful for articles on human genetics to edit them according to the Wikipedia standards for reliable sources for medicine-related articles, as it is important to get these issues as well verified as possible. -- WeijiBaikeBianji (talk, how I edit) 17:51, 19 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Phrenology

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I can't help feeling that Phrenology should probably be listed here - regardless of what it actually is as a discipline. Measuring the skull and expecting to find accompanying intellectual or cultural traits seems pretty linked to Physical Anthropology to me... —Brigade Piron (talk) 08:10, 28 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Belief in a European origin of humans is "scientific racism"?

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I'm pretty sure that's a big NPOV. Otherwise we should call the "out of Africa" theory scientific racism as well. Hamstergamer (talk) 20:05, 25 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Adding Forensic anthropology

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Does anyone object to adding Forensic anthropology under branches or does anyone propose a better alternative for placement?

Anthropology has it listed under 'Key topics by field: archaeological and biological' so I feel like it should also be mentioned here.Kuiet (talk) 23:37, 15 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Go for it. Boneyard90 (talk) 05:58, 16 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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I have found a website about biological anthropology (The Society for Nordish Physical Anthropology), but I do not know whether Wikipedia will accept it. תיל"ם (talk) 14:02, 10 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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