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Forensic anthropology is an applied branch of biological anthropology. Specifically, it is the application of knowledge about human and nonhuman skeletal biology, human variation, skeletal pathology, archaeological field techniques, and cultural diversity to a medicolegal context. Forensic anthropologists are generally concerned with the identification of skeletonized or severely damaged human bodies. Students interested in forensic anthropology can study at the University of Missouri at the BA and MA levels. The Museum of Anthropology is the only anthropology museum in the state of Missouri and one of a few in the Midwest. The Museum's archaeological collection, the largest holding of prehistoric Missouri artifacts in the world, includes millions of items dating from 9,000 b.c. to modern times. The Museum curates thousands of ethnographic objects from many cultures around the world, as well as a sizable collection of historic Euroamerican materials and the extensive Grayson Archery Collection. Since its founding in 1939, the Museum of Anthropology has provided exhibitions and programs for the general public, and served as an archaeological curation facility for the state of Missouri. Archaeological Survey of Missouri ASM) has as its goal the collection and preservation of information on all of Missouri's archaeological cultural resources. The role of the ASM includes educating the public about archaeological activities in Missouri and maintaining a data base of of nearly 30,000 archaeological sites from throughout the state. Missouri Archaeological Society The Missouri Archaeological Society was founded in 1934 as a nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to educational and charitable purposes. Among its aims are to: promote cooperation among professional and amateur archaeologists, provide for the recording, preservation, and display of remains and sites in Missouri, and for the educational use of such information, and to encourage a constructive public attitude toward these remains.
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Mark Flinn Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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Lee Lyman Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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Craig Palmer Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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Deborah Pearsall Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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Lisa Sattenspiel Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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Todd VanPool Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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Reed Wadley Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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Carol Ward Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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Daniel Wescott Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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