Early Americans: Respecting ancestors
| Autor: | C. S. Fowler, Melinda A. Zeder, David J. Meltzer, Kent V. Flannery, Eske Willerslev, Bruce D. Smith, Jane E. Buikstra, Joyce Marcus, Donald K. Grayson, Dolores R. Piperno, Jeremy A. Sabloff, David Hurst Thomas, James F. O'Connell |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Science. 345:390-390 |
| ISSN: | 1095-9203 0036-8075 |
| Popis: | As anthropologists, archaeologists, and biologists, and as members of the National Academy of Sciences, we were startled to read J. C. Chatters' statement that the cranial morphology of early Native Americans “represented a human ‘wild type,’” whereas more recent Native American cranial morphology reflected a “domesticated” form (“Bones from a watery ‘black hole’ confirm first American origins,” M. Balter, News & Analysis, 16 May, p. [680][1]). We are deeply offended by Chatters' implicit comparison of early Americans to the wild ancestors of today's domesticated animals. We are disheartened to learn that there are those who continue to believe that cranial morphology carries implications of a presumed “wild” state. By so doing, they demean the very people they attempt to understand. [1]: pending:yes |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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