Rita M Austin
Biographic Data
| ID | 1770701 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rita M Austin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rita M |
| FAMILY NAME | Austin |
| SIGNATURE | AUSTIN R M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Anthropology National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution Washington District of Columbia USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9315-517X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Do I have something in my teeth? The trouble with genetic analyses of diet from archaeological dental calculus
Dental calculus and other preserved microbiome substrates are an attractive target for dietary reconstruction in past populations through a variety of physical, chemical, and molecular means. Recently, studies have attempted to reconstruct diet from archaeological dental calculus using archaeogenetic techniques. While dental calculus may provide a relatively stable environment for DNA preservation, the detection of plants and animals possibly con…
Green or white? Morphology, ancient DNA, and the identification of archaeological North American Pacific Coast sturgeon
Historical Anatomical Collections of Human Remains
We synthesize how the tools of molecular anthropology, integrated with analyses of skeletal material, can provide direct insights into the context-specific experiences of racial structural violence in the past. Our work-which is emblematic of how biological anthropologists are increasingly interested in exploring the embodied effects of structural and race-based violence-reveals how anthropology can illuminate past lived experiences that are othe…
A chomped chimp
OBJECTIVES: To describe and interpret previously unreported marks on the dry cranium of an adult chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) from Côte d'Ivoire at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History (USNM 450071). MATERIALS AND METHODS: All marks on the cranium were documented and assessed through physical examination of the specimen, photography, micro-computed tomography (micro-CT), and 3D laser scanning. Pits and punctures were measure…
Evaluation and review
This paper, given originally at a Coombe Lodge Conference for college staff bearing responsibility for course evaluation and review, traces the development of CNAA policy and practice in these matters since 1973, culminating in the Partnership in Validation developments beyond 1979. The author seeks to demonstrate CNAA's central concern in course evaluation and review as with the maintenance of vitality and standards. Within the validation policy…
Racism in Multiracial Britain
RACISM IN MULTIRACIAL BRITAIN Get access Rita Austin Rita Austin Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Parliamentary Affairs, Volume XXXV, Issue 1, Winter 1982, Pages 91–93, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pa.a054297 Published: 01 January 1982
Community Perceptions and the Personal Social Services
In the commercial world consumer demand is constantly encouraged through advertising and by granting credit. New “needs” are created, old ones refashioned .... In contrast, those who may require the help of the personal social services, for instance the welfare and children’s services, encounter little encouragement to use them, nor is there a ready flow of simple information about their nature and how they can be obtained .... We can and should …
Historical Anatomical Collections of Human Remains
We synthesize how the tools of molecular anthropology, integrated with analyses of skeletal material, can provide direct insights into the context-specific experiences of racial structural violence in the past. Our work-which is emblematic of how biological anthropologists are increasingly interested in exploring the embodied effects of structural and race-based violence-reveals how anthropology can illuminate past lived experiences that are othe…
Community Perceptions and the Personal Social Services
In the commercial world consumer demand is constantly encouraged through advertising and by granting credit. New “needs” are created, old ones refashioned .... In contrast, those who may require the help of the personal social services, for instance the welfare and children’s services, encounter little encouragement to use them, nor is there a ready flow of simple information about their nature and how they can be obtained .... We can and should …
Community Perceptions and the Personal Social Services
In the commercial world consumer demand is constantly encouraged through advertising and by granting credit. New “needs” are created, old ones refashioned .... In contrast, those who may require the help of the personal social services, for instance the welfare and children’s services, encounter little encouragement to use them, nor is there a ready flow of simple information about their nature and how they can be obtained .... We can and should …
Racism in Multiracial Britain
RACISM IN MULTIRACIAL BRITAIN Get access Rita Austin Rita Austin Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Parliamentary Affairs, Volume XXXV, Issue 1, Winter 1982, Pages 91–93, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pa.a054297 Published: 01 January 1982
Evaluation and review
This paper, given originally at a Coombe Lodge Conference for college staff bearing responsibility for course evaluation and review, traces the development of CNAA policy and practice in these matters since 1973, culminating in the Partnership in Validation developments beyond 1979. The author seeks to demonstrate CNAA's central concern in course evaluation and review as with the maintenance of vitality and standards. Within the validation policy…
A chomped chimp
OBJECTIVES: To describe and interpret previously unreported marks on the dry cranium of an adult chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) from Côte d'Ivoire at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History (USNM 450071). MATERIALS AND METHODS: All marks on the cranium were documented and assessed through physical examination of the specimen, photography, micro-computed tomography (micro-CT), and 3D laser scanning. Pits and punctures were measure…
Green or white? Morphology, ancient DNA, and the identification of archaeological North American Pacific Coast sturgeon
Historical Anatomical Collections of Human Remains
We synthesize how the tools of molecular anthropology, integrated with analyses of skeletal material, can provide direct insights into the context-specific experiences of racial structural violence in the past. Our work-which is emblematic of how biological anthropologists are increasingly interested in exploring the embodied effects of structural and race-based violence-reveals how anthropology can illuminate past lived experiences that are othe…
Do I have something in my teeth? The trouble with genetic analyses of diet from archaeological dental calculus
Dental calculus and other preserved microbiome substrates are an attractive target for dietary reconstruction in past populations through a variety of physical, chemical, and molecular means. Recently, studies have attempted to reconstruct diet from archaeological dental calculus using archaeogenetic techniques. While dental calculus may provide a relatively stable environment for DNA preservation, the detection of plants and animals possibly con…
Political science (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Biology (3 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Forensic and Genetic Research (3 works) · Ancient DNA (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Geography (2 works)