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Published by the GW Department of Anthropology, Anthropological Quarterly is among the most highly respected anthropology publications in the United States. The refereed journal publishes scholarly articles, reviews and lists of recently published books in all areas of sociocultural anthropology.
The quarterly was founded in 1921 by the Catholic University of America with the title Primitive Man and acquired by the GW Institute for Ethnographic Research in September 2001. The journal is co-edited by faculty members and occasionally publishes graduate student work alongside articles from external experts.
Editor-in-Chief: Richard Grinker
Fossil Hotspots in Africa Muddy Evolution Landscape
Anthropology's Andrew Barr and Bernard Woods' study shows how the mismatch between where fossils are preserved and where humans likely lived may influence our understanding of early human evolution.
Cellphone Central: Smithsonian Exhibit Dials into GW Collaboration
Curated by Anthropology's Joshua A. Bell, who also serves at the museum’s curator of globalization, “Cellphone: Unseen Connections” opens June 23 and will run for at least three years.
Two GW Scientists Nab International Recognition
Chemistry’s Akos Vertes and Anthropology’s Chet Sherwood were elected AAAS Fellows, the scientific community’s top honor for innovators in the field.
Hair-Raiser: Primate Fur Teases Human Evolution
Researchers from the Department of Anthropology Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology (CASHP) examined the factors driving hair variation in a wild population of lemurs known as Indriidae. Their findings were published in the American Journal of Biological Anthropology.
