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• n  a social scientist who specializes in anthropology

• Chatters, a forensic anthropologist, had been called in by the coroner of Benton County, Wash.
• As a teen, he dreamed of becoming an anthropologist and later an illustrator, which his father, the owner of a stationery store, called "not a proper occupation.
• Indonesia is an anthropologist's fantasyland.

News & Articles

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• Does altitude determine the way we speak?
  A University of Miami anthropologist discovered a link between languages that possess a certain consonant sound and their altitude. Does geography shape how our languages sound?
  June 13, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
• Anthropologist learns about life through human bones
  Suzanne Abel, Ph.D, says the realities of her job are far different than the forensic anthropologists featured on television programs.
  June 12, 2013 - Live 5 News Charleston
• Science and sex: Everything you wanted to know about 'doing it'
  How We Do Itmay sound like a sex manual, but it isn't: In fact, that's about the only topic you won't find addressed in anthropologist Robert Martin's book-length survey of human reproduction and what we can learn from the animal world.There's still news you can use, however. For example, how long should mothers breastfeed their babies? The standard advice from the World Health Organization ...
  June 11, 2013 - MSNBC

Quotes

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• Warren Snowdon in Melbourne Herald Sun
  A defence forensic anthropologist, an archaeologist and several army historians will conduct a full archaeological dig in the location where Pte Fisher is believed to have fallen,Mr Snowdon said. "We are hopeful of providing Pte Fisher's...
• Lorne Calvert in Regina Leader-Post (registration)
  To quote (turn-of-the-last century anthropologist) Margaret Mead: 'Never doubt that a small group of committed people can make change. In fact, it is the only thing that ever has,'Calvert explained to reporters Wednesday.
• Kevin Clash in FOXNews
  Out of character, Kevin Clash spoke about his book,"My Life as a Furry Red Monster,detailing his experiences as the man behind Elmo. Novelist and forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs talked about her series of mysteries, upon which the television...