D Gentry Steele
Biographic Data
| ID | 3618244 |
|---|---|
| NAME | D Gentry Steele |
| GIVEN NAMES | D Gentry |
| FAMILY NAME | Steele |
| SIGNATURE | STEELE D G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Texas A&M University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 99 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1969 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
The Palaeoindian-Archaic transition in North America
The transition from Palaeoindian to Archaic societies in North America is often viewed as a linear progression over a brief but time-transgressive period. New evidence from the Wilson-Leonard site in Texas suggests social experimentation by Palaeoindians over a 2500-year period eventually resulted in Archaic societies. The process was neither short nor linear, and the evidence shows that different but contemporaneous lifeways existed in a variety…
Why Anthropologists Study Human Remains
One of the most controversial kinds of studies anthropologists undertake is that of the biological remains of Native Americans. The motivations of physical anthropologists to study human remains often seem unfathomable to some members of Native American communities, and our methods seem also to be misunderstood. We recognize the differences between the values and spiritual beliefs of Native Americans and those of other Americans, and we respect t…
Paleobiology of the first Americans
The majority of scholars studying the human colonization of the New World agree that the first Americans, traditionally identifed as Paleoindians, entered near the end of the Pleistocene via the Bering land bridge from northeast Asia. But this is where agreement ends. Questions about the number and timing of migrations, the physical appearance of the colonists, and the manner in which they lived have been examined since the turn of the century 1–…
The Anatomy and Biology of the Human Skeleton
Enlarged occlusal surfaces on first molars due to severe attrition and hypercementosis
During an examination of prehistoric samples from the Texas coast, individuals consistently exhibited a suite of traits on the first molars that included severe wear, hypercementosis, and resorption of the buccal margin of the alveolus. The occlusal surface of the tooth was worn below the cervical margin, with the subsequent incorporation of the buccal surface of the buccal roots into the occlusal plane. This expanded occlusal surface, which exte…
Biological Anthropology
An Analysis of the Paleoindian Double Burial from Horn Shelter No.2, In Central Texas
In 1970 a Paleoindian double burial, comprised of an adult and child, was recovered from Horn Shelter Number 2, in central Texas. Radiocarbon dates indicate this burial dates to between 9,000 and 10,000 years ago. The skeletons, which are relatively complete and wellpreserved, were accompanied by numerous grave goods including red ochre, marine shell beads, antler billets, and intentionally cleaned turtle carapaces. The adult was male and in his …
Within-group variation in coat-color characteristics of the common tree shrew,Tupaia glis diard, 1820
Frequencies of Dental Anomalies and Their Potential Effect on Determining MNI Counts
An examination of the distribution and morphology of supernumerary teeth in North American Bovidae and Cervidae indicates their expected frequency of occurrence in archaeological sites and potential effect on MNI counts
Excavations at San Giovanni di Ruoti, Southern Italy
The estimation of sex on the basis of the talus and calcaneus
The present report records and describes sexual dimorphism of the talus and calcaneus in American Blacks and Whites from the Terry Collection housed in the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. The greater amount of sexual dimorphism was observed in the talus, where 81 percent of the study sample could be accurately sexed. Four discriminant functions based on measurements from the talus and/or the calcaneus allowed sexing 79 to 89% of the stu…
Thomas W. McKern 1920–1974
A method for assessment of maximum long bone length and living stature from fragmentary long bones
The proper analysis of prehistoric skeletal populations includes estimated individual statures and this estimation usually depends on the presence of one or more complete long bones, a condition that is too often rare. Although a number of techniques have been devised to utilize fragmentary long bones for stature estimations, the results have not produced the desired accuracy. The present paper attempts to refine and expand Müller's method by app…
The estimation of sex on the basis of the talus and calcaneus
The present report records and describes sexual dimorphism of the talus and calcaneus in American Blacks and Whites from the Terry Collection housed in the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. The greater amount of sexual dimorphism was observed in the talus, where 81 percent of the study sample could be accurately sexed. Four discriminant functions based on measurements from the talus and/or the calcaneus allowed sexing 79 to 89% of the stu…
A method for assessment of maximum long bone length and living stature from fragmentary long bones
The proper analysis of prehistoric skeletal populations includes estimated individual statures and this estimation usually depends on the presence of one or more complete long bones, a condition that is too often rare. Although a number of techniques have been devised to utilize fragmentary long bones for stature estimations, the results have not produced the desired accuracy. The present paper attempts to refine and expand Müller's method by app…
The Palaeoindian-Archaic transition in North America
The transition from Palaeoindian to Archaic societies in North America is often viewed as a linear progression over a brief but time-transgressive period. New evidence from the Wilson-Leonard site in Texas suggests social experimentation by Palaeoindians over a 2500-year period eventually resulted in Archaic societies. The process was neither short nor linear, and the evidence shows that different but contemporaneous lifeways existed in a variety…
An Analysis of the Paleoindian Double Burial from Horn Shelter No.2, In Central Texas
In 1970 a Paleoindian double burial, comprised of an adult and child, was recovered from Horn Shelter Number 2, in central Texas. Radiocarbon dates indicate this burial dates to between 9,000 and 10,000 years ago. The skeletons, which are relatively complete and wellpreserved, were accompanied by numerous grave goods including red ochre, marine shell beads, antler billets, and intentionally cleaned turtle carapaces. The adult was male and in his …
Why Anthropologists Study Human Remains
One of the most controversial kinds of studies anthropologists undertake is that of the biological remains of Native Americans. The motivations of physical anthropologists to study human remains often seem unfathomable to some members of Native American communities, and our methods seem also to be misunderstood. We recognize the differences between the values and spiritual beliefs of Native Americans and those of other Americans, and we respect t…
Enlarged occlusal surfaces on first molars due to severe attrition and hypercementosis
During an examination of prehistoric samples from the Texas coast, individuals consistently exhibited a suite of traits on the first molars that included severe wear, hypercementosis, and resorption of the buccal margin of the alveolus. The occlusal surface of the tooth was worn below the cervical margin, with the subsequent incorporation of the buccal surface of the buccal roots into the occlusal plane. This expanded occlusal surface, which exte…
Excavations at San Giovanni di Ruoti, Southern Italy
A method for assessment of maximum long bone length and living stature from fragmentary long bones
The proper analysis of prehistoric skeletal populations includes estimated individual statures and this estimation usually depends on the presence of one or more complete long bones, a condition that is too often rare. Although a number of techniques have been devised to utilize fragmentary long bones for stature estimations, the results have not produced the desired accuracy. The present paper attempts to refine and expand Müller's method by app…
Thomas W. McKern 1920–1974
The estimation of sex on the basis of the talus and calcaneus
The present report records and describes sexual dimorphism of the talus and calcaneus in American Blacks and Whites from the Terry Collection housed in the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. The greater amount of sexual dimorphism was observed in the talus, where 81 percent of the study sample could be accurately sexed. Four discriminant functions based on measurements from the talus and/or the calcaneus allowed sexing 79 to 89% of the stu…
Excavations at San Giovanni di Ruoti, Southern Italy
Frequencies of Dental Anomalies and Their Potential Effect on Determining MNI Counts
An examination of the distribution and morphology of supernumerary teeth in North American Bovidae and Cervidae indicates their expected frequency of occurrence in archaeological sites and potential effect on MNI counts
Within-group variation in coat-color characteristics of the common tree shrew,Tupaia glis diard, 1820
An Analysis of the Paleoindian Double Burial from Horn Shelter No.2, In Central Texas
In 1970 a Paleoindian double burial, comprised of an adult and child, was recovered from Horn Shelter Number 2, in central Texas. Radiocarbon dates indicate this burial dates to between 9,000 and 10,000 years ago. The skeletons, which are relatively complete and wellpreserved, were accompanied by numerous grave goods including red ochre, marine shell beads, antler billets, and intentionally cleaned turtle carapaces. The adult was male and in his …
Enlarged occlusal surfaces on first molars due to severe attrition and hypercementosis
During an examination of prehistoric samples from the Texas coast, individuals consistently exhibited a suite of traits on the first molars that included severe wear, hypercementosis, and resorption of the buccal margin of the alveolus. The occlusal surface of the tooth was worn below the cervical margin, with the subsequent incorporation of the buccal surface of the buccal roots into the occlusal plane. This expanded occlusal surface, which exte…
Biological Anthropology
The Anatomy and Biology of the Human Skeleton
Paleobiology of the first Americans
The majority of scholars studying the human colonization of the New World agree that the first Americans, traditionally identifed as Paleoindians, entered near the end of the Pleistocene via the Bering land bridge from northeast Asia. But this is where agreement ends. Questions about the number and timing of migrations, the physical appearance of the colonists, and the manner in which they lived have been examined since the turn of the century 1–…
Why Anthropologists Study Human Remains
One of the most controversial kinds of studies anthropologists undertake is that of the biological remains of Native Americans. The motivations of physical anthropologists to study human remains often seem unfathomable to some members of Native American communities, and our methods seem also to be misunderstood. We recognize the differences between the values and spiritual beliefs of Native Americans and those of other Americans, and we respect t…
The Palaeoindian-Archaic transition in North America
The transition from Palaeoindian to Archaic societies in North America is often viewed as a linear progression over a brief but time-transgressive period. New evidence from the Wilson-Leonard site in Texas suggests social experimentation by Palaeoindians over a 2500-year period eventually resulted in Archaic societies. The process was neither short nor linear, and the evidence shows that different but contemporaneous lifeways existed in a variety…
Archaeology (9 works) · Geography (9 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (7 works) · Biology (6 works) · History (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · History (4 works) · Paleontology (4 works) · Paleontology (4 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (3 works)