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A Comparative Look At The Energetic Efficiency Of Bipedal Locomotion In Humans Versus Quadrupedal Locomotion In Primates: Measurements Of Femoral And Humeral Proximal Head Articular Surface, Kelly Danielson May 2012

A Comparative Look At The Energetic Efficiency Of Bipedal Locomotion In Humans Versus Quadrupedal Locomotion In Primates: Measurements Of Femoral And Humeral Proximal Head Articular Surface, Kelly Danielson

Anthropology

No abstract provided.


Transplanting Roots: Cultivating Community Amongst Brooklyn's Mexican Immigrant Populations, Rachel Luscombe May 2012

Transplanting Roots: Cultivating Community Amongst Brooklyn's Mexican Immigrant Populations, Rachel Luscombe

Anthropology

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Analyzing Tophets: Did The Phoenicians Practice Child Sacrifice?, Katelyn Dibenedetto May 2012

Analyzing Tophets: Did The Phoenicians Practice Child Sacrifice?, Katelyn Dibenedetto

Anthropology

This paper examines the controversies surrounding Phoenician religious practices and in particular, the Phoenician Tophet, a cemetery containing the cremated remains of infants and young children in clay jars. According to ancient Hebrew and Greek sources, in the ceremony known as mulk, the oldest son was placed on the arms of a bronze statue and dropped into a brazier below. Though these ancient authors were unanimous in criticizing Phoenician religious practices as cruel and savage, the use of these biased sources to conclude that child sacrifice did occur remains controversial. Both the Hebrew and Greek sources were xenophobic and furthermore, …


Sizes Of Joint Articular Surfaces In Homo Sapiens And Pan Paniscus And The Relevance To Locomotor Differences, Jacqueline Kenitz May 2012

Sizes Of Joint Articular Surfaces In Homo Sapiens And Pan Paniscus And The Relevance To Locomotor Differences, Jacqueline Kenitz

Anthropology

No abstract provided.