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Benjamin M. Auerbach |
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| Research interests | |
| I am a biological anthropologist and anatomist studying modern human morphological variation by examining archeological skeletal remains. My research interests focus on variation in body size, body shape, body proportions, and functional anatomy of the limbs (robusticity and directional asymmetry) in relation to environmental factors, namely climate and subsistence. I am particularly interested in indigenous human variation and adaptation in the Americas prior to European colonization. In the investigations of this diversity through the length of human occupation of the New World, research is used to inform our understanding of the morphology of originating populations and the relative influence of exogenous factors on human diversity. Coupled with archaeological data, these investigations produce a more holistic model of human movement among and interactions with the many environments of the Americas. These in turn have application to global models of human migration and colonization. | |
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| Courses | |
| ANTH 513. Human Diversity and the Peopling of the Americas Spring 2008, Thursdays 3:00-5:50 P.M. |
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| Curriculum Vitae | |
| Available upon request | |
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| Publications | |
| Auerbach BM. In prep. Skeletal
variation among early Holocene North American humans: implications
for origins and diversity in the Americas. Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences Auerbach BM & Ruff CB. In prep. Upper and lower limb robusticity among indigenous populations from the Americas: variation and relationship to subsistence activities. Auerbach BM. In prep. Methods for estimating missing human skeletal element osteometric dimensions, with special application to the revised Fully technique for estimating stature. Auerbach BM & Ruff CB. In review. Stature estimation formulae for indigenous populations from the Americas. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. Temple DH, Auerbach BM, Nakatsukasa M, & Larsen CS. In review. Variation in body proportions between Jomon foragers and Yayoi agriculturalists from prehistoric Japan. Journal of Human Evolution. Auerbach BM. In review. Body mass, stature, and proportions of the Kennewick early Holocene skeleton. Owsley DW & Jantz RL (eds.): Untitled Kennewick Man monograph. Auerbach BM & Raxter MH. In press. Patterns of clavicular bilateral asymmetry in relation to the humerus: variation among humans. Journal of Human Evolution. DOWNLOAD Raxter MH, Ruff CB, & Auerbach BM. 2007. Technical Note: Use of revised Fully stature estimation technique. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 133:817-818. DOWNLOAD Auerbach BM & Ruff CB. 2006. Limb bone bilateral asymmetry: variability and commonality among modern humans. Journal of Human Evolution 50:203-218. DOWNLOAD Raxter MH, Auerbach BM, & Ruff CB. 2006. Revision of the Fully Technique for estimating statures. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 130:374-384. DOWNLOAD Auerbach BM & Ruff CB. 2004. Human body mass estimation: a comparison of "morphometric" and "mechanical" methods. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 125:331-342. DOWNLOAD (and erratum) |
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