Past and Present Perspectives

Contemplating the Relationship between Mobility Theory and Bioarchaeology: Past and Present Perspectives MEGAN A. BOWER PhD Candidate Memorial University of Newfoundland ASTA J. RAND PhD Candidate Memorial University of Newfoundland

"斎藤成也 Naruya, S. Kyushu Museum. 2002. February 2, 2007". Museum.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Initial colonization of the world by Homo sapiens

(2006)

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(2012)

(2014)

Popularity of Mobility in Archaeological Theory Late 1800s

Culture History Migration vs. diffusion Processualism “Retreat from Migrationism” (Adams et al. 1978)

2010s

Postprocessualism Define terms Process of mobility Factors contributing to movement

(1988)

(1992)

(2012)

(1999)

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vs. https://worldyouthalliance.wordpress.com/2013/02/25/the-migrant-anotherfocal-point-for-the-un-in-2013/

http://www.acegeography.com/cs4---ru-migration.html

http://qrius.si.edu/browse/object/11043689#.VTj5QCFViko

Measuring femur length for calculation of approximate stature

http://osteoware.si.edu/guide/cranial-nonmetric-traits

Non-metric traits of the skull used to assess genetic relatedness within a skeletal sample

https://groups.oist.jp/adna

https://www.bgs.ac.uk/nigl/SBA_Maps.htm

http://libarts.wsu.edu/anthro/faculty/thornton.html

87Sr/86Sr

biosphere map for Britain

http://imgarcade.com/1/mesoamerican-trade-route/

Trade routes of Teotihuacan in Central Mexico (yellow) and the Maya (blue) c. A.D. 400.

https://ancientamerindia.wordpress.com/2013/01/17/teotihuacan-warfare-300-700-ad/

Teotihuacan and Maya figures depicted on a Maya vase from Tikal , Guatemala

http://archeonews.altervista.org/bioarchaeology-helps-identify-origins-of-a-people/

http://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/research/research-clusters/bioarch/

Conclusions

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/3096293464004256/

Acknowledgements Canadian Archaeological Association Dr. Vaughan Grimes Dr. Peter Whitridge Alison Harris Jess Munkittrick