Lipid mediators participate in signal transduction pathways, proliferation, apoptosis, and
membrane trafficking in the cell. Lipids are highly complex and diverse owing to the various …

This paper reviews recent advances in field endocrinology, a focus as well as a method in
primatology and behavioral ecology that permits the examination of social behavior and life …

Zooarchaeology is a detailed reference manual for students and professional archaeologists
interested in identifying and analysing animal remains from archaeological sites. Drawing …

This new edition of the definitive work on doing paleoethnobotany brings the book up to date
by incorporating new methods and examples of research, while preserving the overall …

Very recently, we discovered a vast new microbial self: the human microbiome. Our native
microbiota interface with our biology and culture to influence our health, behavior, and …

In complex societies individuals from distinct social, economic, gender, or age groups often
consume different foods because of various economic, political, and ideological factors. The …

Coprolites are a highly informative but still underutilized proxy for understanding past
environments, palaeodiets, and ancient human health. Here we provide a critical review of …

Lipidomics is the characterization of the molecular species of lipids in biological samples.
The polar lipids that comprise the bilayer matrix of the constituent cell membranes of living …

This first comprehensive work on women in precolumbian American cultures describes
gender roles and relationships in North, Central, and South America from 12,000 BC to the …

This book in the SAA Press Current Perspectives Series represents a period-by-period
synthesis of southeastern prehistory designed for high school and college students …