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The Society for Anthropological Sciences (SAS) was organised to promote empirical research and social science in anthropology. The members of SAS want to further the development of anthropological science as empirical knowledge based on testable theory, sound research design and systematic methods for the collection and analysis of data. We seek to fulfill the historic mission of anthropology to describe and explain the range of variation in human biology, society, and culture across time and space.

SASci Election Results 2012: The election results for 2012 are:

Douglas W. Hume - Treasurer, term 2012-2014

Stephen M. Lyon - Senior Board Member, term 2012-2015

Andrew Tarter - Student Board Member, term 2012-2014

Terms begin after the conclusion of the business meeting at the November 2012 AAA meeting.

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SASci Meeting Feb 22-25 2012 Las Vegas: More Information PDF Flyer

Online Registration and Payment

The coming year's winter/spring SASci meetings will be in Las Vegas on February 22-25 at the Riviera Hotel in conjunction with SCCR. It is suggested that you book early for the very low rate of $69 per night. Call 1-800-634-6753 Riviera Hotel for room reservations and mention SCCR. Besides SCCR, the AAA Children & Childhood Interest Group will be attending.

Information relating to submitting abstracts, sessions and registering online for the meeting can be found at:

More information PDF Flyer

Online Registration and Payment

IMPORTANT: The due date for abstracts is Nov 30th. The deadline for student paper and poster awards will be December 31st. You can register on line and submit abstract on line too. It is Ok to submit abstracts earlier (early Nov) as many students and faculty need an early decision in order to obtain funding for their travel to the meeting. I hope to have a tentative program schedule ready before January 1.

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SASci Current Board members and Officers: Present SASci Board Members and Officers

President: Carol Ember

Past-President: Peter Perigrine

President-Elect: Ben Blount

Secretary: tephen Chrisomalis

Treasurer: Seamus Decker

Board members: Jeffrey Cohen, Victor de Munck, Giovanni Bennardo

Student Reps: Aryeh Jacobsohn, Matthew Boulanger

Board Appointments

Editors: Michael Fischer, Stephen Lyon

Associate Treasurer: Murray Leaf

Contact details for current officers

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European SASci Workshop Sept. 22-24m Pilsen, Czech Republic: European Meeting of the Society for Anthropological Sciences University of West Bohemia, Pilen, Czech Republic

The Society for Anthropological Sciences (SASci) held a 3 day workshop Sept. 22-24 2010 at the University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic. The workshop was co-organised by Dr Daniel Sosna (U. of W. Bohemia) and Dr Stephen Lyon (Durham U.). The workshop was been made possible by the generous support of the Wenner-Gren Foundation, Durham University and the University of West Bohemia.

Workshop Website

Download the workshop programme (pdf):

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Report: Anthropological Workshop on Digital Preservation and Access, May 18-20, 2009: Carol R. Ember, HRAF. On May 18-20, 2009, a workshop was held in Arlington, Virginia to evaluate and potentially decide on the basics of a strategic integrated four-field plan for digitally preservation and access (DPA) to anthropological research materials

There were observers from NSF, NEH, and Wenner-Gren. Discussions included data preservation, data access, metadata, digitization, long-term preservations, depositors, privacy and ethics, copyright and intellectual property, and funding/support and field-wide coordination.

The workshop results will be disseminated online to the broader anthropological community reqesting commentary and suggestions for revision. Future steps are to seek funding to set up the computer infrastructure, organisation and identify processes and issues.

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SASci/SAS By-laws: SASci/SAS By-laws

The bylaws of the Society for Anthropological Sciences SASci

The bylaws of the Section for Anthropological Sciences SAS

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Tecnalia Is Working in Ecuador to Improve the Recovery of the Country's Historical Heritage - EurekAlert: Tecnalia Is Working in Ecuador to Improve the Recovery of the Country's Historical Heritage - EurekAlert (2012-01-23)

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English Is an Optimistic Language, Study Suggests - Live Science: English Is an Optimistic Language, Study Suggests - Live Science (2012-01-23)

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Seeing Beneath Stonehenge Revealed - Past Horizons: Seeing Beneath Stonehenge Revealed - Past Horizons (2012-01-22)

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1 - Seeing Beneath Stonehenge - Bournemouth University: ÊÊÊÊÊ1 - Seeing Beneath Stonehenge - Bournemouth University (2012-01-22)

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Mysterious 'Winged' Structure from Ancient Rome Discovered - Live Science: Mysterious 'Winged' Structure from Ancient Rome Discovered - Live Science (2012-01-22)

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HMS Victory 'Set to Be Recovered' from Seabed - BBC News: HMS Victory 'Set to Be Recovered' from Seabed - BBC News (2012-01-22)

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Life and Death in 17th Century London - Past Horizons: Life and Death in 17th Century London - Past Horizons (2012-01-22)

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Why Screaming Babies Are So Hard to Ignore - Telegraph: Why Screaming Babies Are So Hard to Ignore - Telegraph (2012-01-21)

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Bronze Age Boat to Ride the Waves - Past Horizons: Bronze Age Boat to Ride the Waves - Past Horizons (2012-01-21)

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'Extinct' Monkey Rediscovered in Indonesia Jungle - Guardian: 'Extinct' Monkey Rediscovered in Indonesia Jungle - Guardian (2012-01-20)

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1 - Elusive endangered monkeys caught on camera in Borneo - BBC News: ÊÊÊÊÊ1 - Elusive endangered monkeys caught on camera in Borneo - BBC News (2012-01-20)

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2 - Monkey Feared Extinct Rediscovered - Live Science: ÊÊÊÊÊ2 - Monkey Feared Extinct Rediscovered - Live Science (2012-01-20)

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