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Writing as Material Practice - Substance, Surface and Medium
Kathryn Piquette et al. · University College London
Fifteen case studies explore the artefactual nature of writing — the ways in which materials, techniques, color, scale, orientation and visibility inform the creation of inscribed objects and spaces, as well as structure subsequent engagement, perception and meaning making. Covering a temporal span of some 5000 years, from c.3200 BCE to the present day.

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The History of Our Tribe - Hominini
Barbara Welker · SUNY Geneseo
In the contents: 01: Introduction to Paleoanthropology · 1.01: Paleoanthropology

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Historical Geology
Callan Bentley, Karen Layou, Russ Kohrs, Shelley Jaye, Matt Affolter, and Brian Ricketts · LibreTexts
In the contents: 40.02: Paleoanthropology

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ANTH-1: Explorations 2nd Edition
Kathryn R. Taylor · Fresno City College
In the contents: 01: Introduction to Biological Anthropology · 1.01: What is Anthropology · 1.04: What is Biological Anthropology

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Chem 4320/5320: Biochemistry 1
University of Arkansas Little Rock
We are now in an age of exceptional opportunities for the application of our great understanding of Biochemistry to problems in medicine, dentistry, agriculture, forensics, anthropology, environmental science, nutrition, physiology, genetics, and immunology; practically all of the primary specialties on the life sciences.

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Explorations Lab and Activities Manual
Explorations · LibreTexts
In the contents: 01: Introduction to Biological Anthropology · 15: Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology

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BIO 2: Introduction to Human Biology
Suzanne Wakim & Mandeep Grewal · Butte College
Human biology is an interdisciplinary area of study that examines humans through the influences and interplay of many diverse fields such as genetics, evolution, physiology, anatomy, epidemiology, anthropology, ecology, nutrition, population genetics and sociocultural influences; it is closely related to physical anthropology.

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A People’s History of Structural Racism in Academia
Susan Rahman, Prateek Sunder, and Dahmitra Jackson · CC ECHO
In the contents: 2.02: Anthropology

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Archaeology: It's More Than Digging In The Dirt
Crystal Scheib · HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College
In the contents: 01: Anthropology and Archaeology - An Overview · 1.01: What is Anthropology

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Human Biology
Suzanne Wakim & Mandeep Grewal · Butte College
Human biology is an interdisciplinary area of study that examines humans through the influences and interplay of many diverse fields such as genetics, evolution, physiology, anatomy, epidemiology, anthropology, ecology, nutrition, population genetics and sociocultural influences; it is closely related to physical anthropology.

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Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies
Deborah P. Amory et al. · Milne Publishing
In the contents: 2.01: Chapter 2- Global Sexualities - LGBTQ Anthropology Past Present and Future

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Cognitive Psychology
Mehgan Andrade and Neil Walker · College of the Canyons
Ultimately Cognitive psychology is the scientific investigation of human cognition, that is, all our mental abilities – perceiving, learning, remembering, thinking, reasoning, and understanding. It is closely related to the highly interdisciplinary cognitive science and influenced by artificial intelligence, computer science, philosophy, anthropology, linguistics, biology, physics, and neuroscience. Cognitive psychology studies how people acquire and apply knowledge or information.

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Comparative Culture and Society 2e
Danshiro Velasco · LibreTexts
This textbook contains fifteen short units that give students opportunities to discuss, debate, present, and write about global topics and issues. Most units are paired with one country, so that each topic can be viewed from that cultural perspective, which can then be compared to students’ own cultural perspectives and experience. This textbook integrates such fields as intercultural communication, psychology, sociology, and anthropology, as well as elements from the field of English-as-a-Secon

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Biology of Human Concerns
Jessica B Daniels · Minnesota State Community and Technical College
Human biology is an interdisciplinary area of study that examines humans through the influences and interplay of many diverse fields such as genetics, evolution, physiology, anatomy, epidemiology, anthropology, ecology, nutrition, population genetics and sociocultural influences; it is closely related to physical anthropology.

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Dance Studies
Debra Worth · Folsom Lake College
In the contents: 4.05: Dance Anthropology in Action

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ChemPRIME
John Moore et al. · University of Wisconsin-Madison
In the contents: 3.3.01: Cultural Connections- Anthropology and Protein Stoichiometry

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SSC 190:Contemporary Society
Pat Knol · Triton College
In the contents: 03: Anthropology

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ANTH 205: Cultures of the World - Perspectives on Culture
Crystal Scheib · HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College
In the contents: 01: Introduction to Anthropology · 1.01: What is Anthropology · 1.03: Cultural Anthropology and the Other Subfields

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Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies
Has Arakelyan · Rio Hondo College
In the contents: 02: Global Sexualities - LGBTQ Anthropology Past Present and Future

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Human Biology
Gabor Gyurkovics · Community College of Vermont
Human biology is an interdisciplinary area of study that examines humans through the influences and interplay of many diverse fields such as genetics, evolution, physiology, anatomy, epidemiology, anthropology, ecology, nutrition, population genetics and sociocultural influences; it is closely related to physical anthropology.