Faculty research from the Anthropology department at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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Submissions from 2016

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Hunter-gatherer Males are More Risk-seeking than Females, Even in Late Childhood, C. L. Apicella, Alyssa Crittenden, and V A. Tobolsky

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Small-scale Societies Exhibit Fundamental Variation in the Role of Intentions in Moral Judgment, H. C. Barrett, A Bolyanatz, Alyssa Crittenden, D. M.T. Fessler, S. Fitzpatrick, M. Gurven, J. Henrich, M. Kanovsky, G. Kushnick, A. Pisor, B. A. Scelza, S. Stich, C. Von Rueden, W. Zhao, and S. Laurence

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Eat First, Share Later: Hadza Hunter-gatherer Men Consume More while Foraging than in Central Places, J. Colette Berbesque, Brian M. Wood, Alyssa N. Crittenden, Audax Z.P. Mabulla, and Frank W. Marlowe

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Caracol, Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase

Caracol - Dynastic History, Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase

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Caracol-dynastic History, Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase

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Ground Survey Techniques, Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase

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LIDAR, Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase

The Ancient Maya City: Anthropogenic Landscapes, Settlement Archaeology, and Caracol, Belize, Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase

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Urbanism and Anthropogenic Landscapes, Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase

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Progression and Issues in the Mesoamerican Geospatial Revolution: An Introduction, Arlen F. Chase, Kathryn Reese-Taylor, Juan C. Fernandez-Diaz, and Diane Z. Chase

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Caracol, Belize, and Changing Perceptions of Ancient Maya Society, Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. Chase

Childhood: Origins, Evolution, and Implications, Alyssa N. Crittenden

Emerging Issues in the Evolution of Human Childhood:, Alyssa N. Crittenden

Ethnobotany in Evolutionary Perspective: Wild Plants in Diet Composition and Daily Use among Hadza Hunter-gatherers, Alyssa N. Crittenden

Multiple Perspectives on the Evolution of Childhood, Alyssa N. Crittenden

To Share or Not to Share? Social Processes of Learning to Share Food among Hadza Hunter-gatherer Children, Alyssa N. Crittenden

Review of John Cartwright’s Evolution and Human Behaviour: Darwinian Perspectives on the Human Condition, Peter B. Gray

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Review: The Shape of Thought: How Mental Adaptations Evolve by H. Clark Barrett, Peter B. Gray

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Review: Why Sex Matters: A Darwinian Look at Human Behavior, Revised Edition, Peter B. Gray

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Romantic and Dating Behaviors among Single Parents in the United States, Peter B Gray, C Y. Franco, J R. Garcia, A. N. Gesselman, and H. E. Fisher

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Effects of Human Maternal Placentophagy on Maternal Postpartum Iron Status: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study, Laura K. Gryder, Sharon M. Young, David Zava, Wendy Norris, Chad L. Cross, and Daniel C. Benyshek

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Footprints Reveal Direct Evidence of Group Behavior and Locomotion in Homo erectus, K. G. Hatala, N T. Roach, K R. Ostrofsky, R. E. Wunderlich, H. L. Dingwall, Brian Villmoare, D. J. Green, J. W.K. Harris, D. R. Braun, and B. G. Richmond

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Growing the Maya Social-Ecological System from the Bottom Up, Scott Heckbert, Christian Isendahl, Joel Gunn, Simon Brewer, Vernon Scarborough, Arlen F. Chase, Diane Z. Chase Robert, Robert Costanza, Nicholas Dunning, Timothy Beach Sheryl, Sheryl Luzzader-Beach, David Lentz, and Paul Sinclair

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Growing the Ancient Maya Social-Ecological System from the Bottom Up, Scott Heckbert, Christian Isendahl, Joel D. Gunn, Simon Brewer, Vernon L. Scarborough, Arlen F. Chase, Diane Z. Chase, Robert Costanza, Nicholas Dunning, Timothy Beach, Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach, David Lentz, and Paul Sinclair

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Examining Style in Virgin Branch Corrugated Ceramics, Shannon Horton and Karen Harry

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The State of Research on Urban Chinese Ethnicity: Urban Mongols, William Jankowiak and B Shurentana

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Modelling the Diffusion of Pottery Technologies across Afro-Eurasia: Emerging Insights and Future Research, P. Jordan, Kevin Gibbs, P Hommel, H. Piezonka, F. Silva, and J. Steele

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From Australopithecus to Homo: The Transition that Wasn’t, W. H. Kimbel and Brian Villmoare

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Natural Theology, Verification, and Growth of Knowledge, Pierre Lienard

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Hard Times in Dry Lands: Making Meaning of Violence in the Ancient Southwest, Debra L. Martin

New Directions in Biocultural Anthropology, Debra L. Martin

Introduction, Debra L. Martin and Molly Zuckerman

The Poetics of Corpse Fragmentation and Processin the Ancient Southwest., Debra Martin and Anna Ostenholtz

Broken Bodies and Broken Bones: Biocultural Approaches to Ancient Slavery and Torture, Debra Martin and Anna Osterholtz

The Next Generation, Debra Martin and Molly Zuckerman

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Pleistocene Footprints Show Intensive Use of Lake Margin Habitats by Homo erectus Groups, N. T. Roach, K G. Hatala, K R. Ostrofsky, Brian Villmoare, J. S. Reeves, A. Du, D. R. Braun, J. W.K. Harris, A. K. Behrensmeyer, and B. G. Richmond

The Significance of "Persistent Places" in Shaping Regional Settlement History: The Case of the Mimbres Mogollon, Barbara Roth

What is Segmented Sleep? Actigraphy Field Validation for Daytime Sleep and Nighttime Wake, D. R. Samson, G M. Yetish, Alyssa Crittenden, I. A. Mabulla, A. Z.P. Mabulla, and C. L. Nunn

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Impact of Brief Roasting on Starch Gelatinization in Whole Foods and Implications for Plant Food Nutritional Ecology in Human Evolution, Stephanie L. Schnorr, Alyssa N. Crittenden, and Amanda G. Henry

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Differential Diagnosis of a Progressive Neuromuscular Disorder using Bioarchaeological and Biogeochemical Evidence from a Bronze Age Skeleton in the UAE, Alecia Schrenk, L A. Gregoricka, Debra Martin, and D. T. Potts

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The Evolutionary Origin and Population History of the Grauer Gorilla, M. W. Tocheri, R Dommain, S C. McFarlin, S. E. Burnett, D. Troy-Case, C. M. Orr, N. T. Roach, Brian Villmoare, A. B. Eriksen, D. C. Kalthoff, S. Senck, Z. Assefa, C. P. Groves, and W. L. Jungers

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Fecal Metabolome of the Hadza Hunter-gatherers: A Host-microbiome Integrative View, S. Turroni, J Fiori, S Rampelli, S. L. Schnorr, C. Consolandi, M. Barone, E. Biagi, F. Fanelli, M. Mezzullo, Alyssa Crittenden, A. G. Henry, P. Brigidi, and M. Candela

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Enterocyte Associated Microbiome of the Hadza Hunter-gatherers, Silvia Turroni, Simone Rampelli, Manuela Centanni, Stephanie L. Schnorr, Clarissa Consolandi, Marco Severgnini, Clelia Peano Matteo, Soverini, Mirella Falconi, Alyssa N. Crittenden Amanda, G. Henry, Patrizia Brigidi, and Marco Candela

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Enterocyte-associated Microbiome of the Hadza Hunter-gatherers, S. Turroni, S Rampelli, M Centanni, S. L. Schnorr, C. Consolandi, M. Severgnini, C. Peano, M. Soverini, M. Falconi, Alyssa Crittenden, A. G. Henry, P. Brigidi, and M. Candela

“Dog Moms” Use Authoritative Parenting Styles, Shelly Volsche and Peter B. Gray

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Presence and Concentration of 17 Hormones in Human Placenta Processed for Encapsulation and Consumption, Sharon M. Young, Laura K. Gryder, David Zava, David W. Kimball, and Daniel C. Benyshek

A Biocultural Tribute to a Biocultural Scholar, Molly Zuckerman and Debra Martin

The Development of Biocultural Perspectives in Anthropology, Molly Zuckerman and Debra Martin

Submissions from 2015

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Effects of Acute Change in Health Status on Human Female Sexuality, Tiffany A. Alvarez and Peter B. Gray

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Hunter-Gatherer Families and Parenting, Coren L. Apicella and Alyssa N. Crittenden

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Sex and the Human Skeleton, Kathryn M. Baustian and John J. Crandall

A New Terminal Classic Carved Altar from Caracol, Belize, Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase

The Domestic Economy of Caracol, Belize: Articulating with the Institutional Economy in an Ancient Maya Urban Setting, Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase

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Markets Among the Ancient Maya: The Case of Caracol, Belize, Arlen F. Chase, Diane Z. Chase, Richard Terry, Jacob M. Horlacher, and Adrian S.Z. Chase

Thirty Years of Archaeology at Caracol, Belize: Retrospective and Prospective, Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. Chase

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Allomothers, Alyssa N. Crittenden and Michelle Escasa-Dorne

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Food Sharing among Hadza Hunter-Gatherer Children, Alyssa N. Crittenden and David A. Zes

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Hormones and Human Sexuality, Michelle Escasa-Dorne and Peter B. Gray

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Individual Differences in Women’s Salivary Testosterone and Estradiol Following Sexual Activity in a Non-Laboratory Setting, Justin R. Garcia, Michelle J. Escasa-Dorne, Peter B. Gray, and Amanda N. Gesselman

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Human Sexual Response: Cultural Perspectives, Peter Gray

The Impact of Fathers on Children, Peter Gray and Kermyt G. Anderson

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Women After All, Peter B. Gray

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Fatherhood in St. Kitts: Patterns and Predictors of Partnership and Paternal Dynamics in a Caribbean Island, Peter B. Gray and Eulynis Brown

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Dating and sexual behavior among single parents of young children in the United States, Peter B. Gray, Justin R. Garcia, Benjamin S. Crosier, and Helen E. Fisher

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Sexuality among Fathers of Newborns in Jamaica, Peter B. Gray, Jody-Ann Reece, Charlene Coore-Desai, Twana Dinnall-Johnson, Sydonnie Pellington, and Maureen Samms-Vaughan

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The Roles of Pet Dogs and Cats in Human Courtship and Dating, Peter B. Gray, Shelly L. Volsche, Justin R. Garcia, and Helen E. Fisher

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Bioarchaeology Case Studies of Slavery, Captivity and Other Forms of Exploitation., Ryan P. Harrod and Debra L. Martin

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Allomaternal Care and the Significance of Naturalistic Observations among Contemporary Foragers: A Commentary on Denham’s “Alyawarra Kinship, Infant Carrying, and Alloparenting", Kristen Herlosky, Elizabeth Brogden, Carol Franco, and Alyssa Crittenden

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Commentary on “Children as a Reserve Labor Force”, David F. Lancy and Alyssa N. Crittenden

Articulating with the Broader Economy: Chert Pressure Blade Technology in a Caracol Residential Group, Lucas R. Martindale Johnson, Maureen Carpenter, Arlen F. Chase, and Diane Z. Chase

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Beyond Epidemics: A Bioarchaeological Perspective on Pueblo-Spanish Encounters in the American Southwest, Debra L. Martin

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Excavating for Truths: Forensic anthropology and Bioarchaeology as Ways of Making Meaning from Skeletal Evidence, Debra L. Martin

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Bioarchaeological Contributions to the Study of Violence., Debra L. Martin and Ryan P. Harrod

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Bodies and Lives in Ancient America: Health before Columbus, Debra L. Martin and Anna J. Osterholtz

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Anatomy, Male, Timothy McHale and Peter B. Gray

Physical Competition Increases Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and Androstenedione rather than Testosterone among Juvenile Boy Soccer Players, Timothy S. McHale, David T. Zava, David Hales, and Peter B. Gray

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Symbolic bones and Interethnic Violence in a Frontier Zone, Northwest Mexico ca 500-900 CE., Ben A. Nelson and Debra L. Martin

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Metagenome Sequencing of the Hadza Hunter-Gatherer Gut Microbiota, Simone Rampelli, Stephanie L. Schnorr, Clarissa Consolandi, Silvia Turroni, Marco Severgnini, Clelia Peano, Patrizia Brigidi, Alyssa N. Crittenden, Amanda G. Henry, and Marco Candela

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A Red Meat-Derived Glycan Promotes Inflammation and Cancer Progression, Annie N. Samraj, Oliver M. T. Pearce, Heinz Läubli, Alyssa N. Crittenden, Anne K. Bergfeld, Kalyan Banda, Christopher J. Gregg, Andrea E. Bingman, Patrick Secrest, Sandra L. Diaz, Nissi M. Varki, and Ajat Varki

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Assessing Digestibility of Hadza Tubers Using a Dynamic In-Vitro Model, Stephanie Schnorr, Alyssa N. Crittenden, Koen Venema, and Amanda Henry

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Impact of Brief Roasting on Starch Gelatinization in Whole Foods and Implications for Plant Food nNutritional Ecology in Human Evolution, Stephanie L. Schnorr, Alyssa N. Crittenden, and Amanda Henry

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Social Neuroendocrine Approaches to Relationships, Sari M. van Anders and Peter B. Gray

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Response to Comment on "Early Homo at 2.8 Ma from Ledi-Geraru, Afar, Ethiopia", Brian A. Villmoare, W H. Kimbel, C. Seyoum, C. J. Campisano, and Erin N. DiMaggio

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Early Homo at 2.8 Ma from Ledi-Geraru, Afar, Ethiopia., Brian A. Villmoare, William H. Kimbel, Chalachew Seyoum, Christopher J. Campisano, Erin N. DiMaggio, John Rowan, David R. Braun, J. Ramón Arrowsmith, and Kaye E. Reed

Submissions from 2014

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The Resilience and Vulnerability of Ancient Landscapes: Transforming Maya Archaeology through IHOPE, Arlen F. Chase

Ancient Maya Houses, Households, and Residential Groups at Caracol, Belize, Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase

Obituary for Peter D. Harrison, Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase

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The Use of LiDAR in Understanding the Ancient Maya Landscape Caracol and Western Belize, Arlen F. Chase, Diane Z. Chase, Jaime J. Awe, and John F. Weishampel

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Ancient Maya Regional Settlement and Inter-Site Analysis: The 2013 West-Central Belize LiDAR Survey, Arlen F. Chase, Diane Z. Chase, Jaime J. Awe, John F. Weishampel, Gyles Iannone, Holley Moyes, Jason Yaeger, Kathryn Brown, Ramesh Shrestha, William Carter, and Juan C. Fernandez-Diaz

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Tropical Landscapes and the Ancient Maya: Environment, Archaeology, and Change, Arlen F. Chase, Lisa J. Lucero, Vernon L. Scarborough, Diane Z. Chase, Rafael Cobos, and Nicholas Dunning

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Diversity, Resiliency, and IHOPE-Maya: Using the Past to Inform the Present, Arlen F. Chase and Vernon Scarborough

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Forward, Arlen F. Chase and Vernon L. Scarborough

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Ancient Maya Markets and the Economic Integration of Caracol, Belize, Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. Chase

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Path Dependency in the Rise and Denouement of a Classic Maya City: The Case of Caracol, Belize, Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. Chase

Fish From Afar: Marine Resource Use at Caracol, Belize, Petra Cunningham-Smith, Arlen F. Chase, and Diane Z. Chase

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A Tale of Three Cities: Effects of the A.D. 536 Event in the Lowland Maya Heartland, Bruce H. Dahlin and Arlen F. Chase

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An Archaeological Consideration of Long-Term Socio-Environmental Dynamics on the Vaca Plateau, Belize, Gyles Iannone, Arlen F. Chase, Diane Z. Chase, Jaime Awe, Holley Moyes, George Brook, Jason Polk, James Webster, and James Conolly