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the branch of anthropology dealing with the genesis and variation of human beings
Source: WordNetAles Hrdlicka (1869–1943), a physician, studied physical anthropology in France under Leonce ManouvrierSUBST before working at the Smithsonian Institution from 1902. Source: Internet
However, Robert Connolly, a lecturer in physical anthropology, suggests that the sinew may have been ornamental and that ligature marks may have been caused by the body swelling when submerged. Source: Internet
He also states that many biological anthropologists see races as real yet "not one introductory textbook of physical anthropology even presents that perspective as a possibility. Source: Internet
Later career: academic anthropology Columbia University library in 1903 Boas was appointed lecturer in physical anthropology at Columbia University in 1896, and promoted to professor of anthropology in 1899. Source: Internet
Physical anthropology Boas's work in physical anthropology brought together his interest in Darwinian evolution with his interest in migration as a cause of change. Source: Internet
The authors of the study also examined 77 college textbooks in biology and 69 in physical anthropology published between 1932 and 1989. Source: Internet