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  1. Sep 2023
    1. This interpretation corroborates historical evidence of severe starvation in the colony during the harsh winter of 1609–1610.

      It's remarkable to me that forensic anthropologists are able to uncover truths about historical events, even if they took place hundreds of years ago.

    2. By analyzing human remains such as decomposed bodies or skeletons, or tissue samples such as skin or hair, forensic anthropologists discern what they can about the nature of a crime and the people involved.

      This particular subfield of anthropology is very fascinating to me and it plays a pivotal role in solving crimes.

    3. Biological anthropologists frequently combine research among primates with evidence from the human fossil record, genetics, neuroscience, and geography to answer questions about human evolution.

      It is interesting that by combining these methods of information collection, biological anthropologists are able to piece insights together.

    4. biological anthropologists study the origins, evolution, and diversity of our species.

      Rephrasing this definition into more simple terms is helpful for people such as myself, who aren't very familiar with these concepts.

    5. focuses on the earliest processes in the biological and sociocultural development of human beings as well as the biological diversity of contemporary humans.

      this is a helpful and descriptive definition