ELIZABETH WEISS, Ph.D.
Physical Anthropologist

E-mail Addresses:
Elizabeth.Weiss@sjsu.edu
eweiss@anthrosciences.com

Address:
One Washington Square,
Department of Anthropology,
San Jose State University,
San Jose, CA 95192-0113

Telephone Number:
(408) 924 - 5546

Looking at Hippo Fossils in Kenya (1996)

Looking at hippo fossils in Kenya (1996).

Conference Papers: 

  • June 1997 - Hair phobia in the Middle East. Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Tucson, AZ.

  • April 1998 - A biomechanical analysis of femoral cross-sections from population SJO-91. Southwestern Anthropological Association, Sacramento, CA.

  • April 1999 - Sexual differences in activity patterns of a central Californian hunter-gatherer population. American
    Association of Physical Anthropologists    , Columbus, OH.

  • July 1999 - Sexual differences in activity patterns of a hunter-gatherer population. International Society for the Study of Individual Differences, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

  • April 2000 - Temporal differences in quality of life in two Native American populations. American Association of Physical Anthropologists, San Antonio, TX.

  • June 2000 - Inferring Kennewick Man's behavior from CT-scans. Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Amherst, MA.

  • August 2000 - Kennewick Man's funeral: the burying of scientific evidence. Association for Politics and the Life Sciences, Washington, DC.

  • March 2001 - Kennewick Man's behavior: a CT-scan analysis. American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Kansas City, MO.

  • April 2002 - The mystery of muscle markers: aggregation and construct validity. American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Buffalo, NY.

  • October 2002 - Humeral cross-sectional morphology from 18th Century Quebec prisoners of war: Activity pattern or biology? Canadian Association for Physical Anthropology, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

  • April 2003 - Humeri do not behave like femora when it comes to travel. Southwestern Anthropological Association, Bakersfield, CA.

    Elizabeth Weiss (2003) at the Paleopathology Association Meeting in Arizona

    Elizabeth Weiss at the Paleopathology Association Meeting (2003).

  • April 2003 - Humeral cross-sections and pathology: A comparison of 18th C. Quebec prisoners of war with 20th C. New Mexico suburbanites. Paleopathology Association Meeting, Tempe, AZ.

  • April 2004 - When size does not matter: An examination of aggregate osteoarthritis.American Association of Physical Anthropologists,Tampa, FL.

  • April 2005 - Out of Joint: What patterns of osteoarthritis might tell us about activity (with R. Jurmain). American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Milwaukee, WI.

  • April 2005 - Humeral Bilateral Asymmetry in Four Populations: Effects of sex, subsistence, and rowing. Southwestern Anthropological Association, San Jose, CA.

  • February 2006 - NAGPRA: Before and After. American Association for the Advancement of Science, St. Louis, MO.

  • March 2006 - Developmental influences on upper limb asymmetry in a skeletal population from central California (with R. Jurmain). American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Anchorage, AK.

  • August - September 2006 - Osteoarthritis, Trauma, and Patterns of Asymmetry of the Upper Limb (with R. Jurmain). Paleopathology Association, Santorini,Greece.

  • November 2006 - Craniofacial Trauma in a Prehistoric California Population: Patterns and comparisons. American Anthropological Association, San Jose, CA.

  • February 2007 - Congenital Anomalies of the Sacrum in a Prehistoric Central California Population. American Association for the Advancement of Science, San Francisco, CA.

  • April 2007 - Lower back stress fractures in a skeletal population from central California: Sex and age patterns (with L. Corona). Southwestern Anthropological Association, Sacramento, CA.

  • April 2008 - When it rains it pours: Multiple congenital pathologies in single individuals. American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Columbus, OH.

  • November 2008 - Reasons behind reburial: Religion, respect, and human rights. American Anthropological Association , San Francisco, CA.

  • February 2009 - Separation of Church and State: The NAGPRA Exception. American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Las Vegas, NV.

  • April 2009 - Cranial muscle markers: A preliminary examination of size, sex, and age effects. American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Chicago, IL.

  • April 2010 - Cultural continuity and cranial indices in prehistoric California Amerinds. American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Albuquerque, NM.

  • April 2011 - Can mobility patterns be revealed through enthesopathies? American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Minnesota, MN.

    Elizabeth Weiss at San Jose State University Curation facility (2004)

    San Jose State University (2004).

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Education: 

  • University of California, Santa Cruz (B.A. Anthropology 1996).

  • California State University, Sacramento (M.A. Anthropology 1998).

  • University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (Ph.D. Environmental Dynamics 2001).

Employment: 

  • Associate Professor, San Jose State University, 2004-present.

  • Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Canadian Museum of Civilization, 2002-2004.

  • Teaching/Laboratory Assistant, University of Arkansas, 1998-1999.

  • Teaching Assistant, California State University Sacramento, 1997-1998.

Field Experience: 

  • Summer 1994 - Cabrillo Community College Field School at Big Sur, California.

  • Summer 1996 - Koobi Fora Field School (Harvard University) at Koobi Fora, Kenya.

At San Jose State University, August 2007.

At San Jose State University, August 2007.

M.A. Thesis: Sexual differences in activity patterns of a central Californian hunter-gatherer population. Unpublished M.A. Thesis, California State University, Sacramento (1998).

Ph.D. Thesis: A cross-cultural study of humeri: environmental causes of morphology. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (2001).


Measuring a femur, Canada (2002)

Measuring bones in Ottawa, Canada (2002).

Books:

  • Reburying the Past: The Effects of Repatriation and Reburial on Scientific Inquiry. Nova Science Publishers. (2008).

  • Bioarchaeological Science: What We Have Learned From Skeletal Remains. Nova Science Publishers. (2009).

  • Introduction to Human Evolution. Great River Technologies. (2010).

  • Physical Anthropology: Selections from Pop Science to Primary Research. Cognella Publishers. (2011).

Publications:

  • Sexual differences in a Californian hunter-gatherer population. California Anthropologist (1998) 25, 1-7.

  • Kennewick Man's funeral: The burying of scientific evidence. Politics and Life Sciences (2001) 20, 13-18.

  • Drought-related changes in two hunter-gatherer California populations. Quaternary Research (2002) 58: 393-396.

  • Understanding muscle markers: Aggregation and construct validity. American Journal of Physical Anthropology (2003) 121:230-240.

  • Humeral cross-sections and the physical environment. American Journal of Physical Anthropology (2003) 121: 293-302.

  • Understanding muscle markers: Lower limbs. American Journal of Physical Anthropology (2004) 125: 232-238.

  • Humeral cross-sections from 18th century Quebec prisoners of war: Limits to activity reconstruction? American Journal of Physical Anthropology (2005) 126: 311-317.

  • Understanding osteoarthritis patterns: An examination of aggregate osteoarthritis. Journal of Paleopathology (2005) 16: 87-98.

  • Schmorl' nodes: A preliminary investigation. Paleopathology Newsletter
    (2005) 132: 6-10.

  • Osteoarthritis and Body Mass. Journal of Archaeological Science
    (2006) 33: 690-695.

  • NAGPRA: Before and After. Friends of America's Past (2006) http://www.friendsofpast.org/nagpra/06WeissNAGPRA.pdf.

    San Jose, CA 2010

    At San Jose State University's Anthropology Lab (2010).

  • Research & NAGPRA. SAA Archaeological Record (2006) 6: 29-31.

  • Book review of Chase, Philip G. The Emergence of Culture: The Evolution of a Uniquely Human Way of Life. New York: Springer Press. American Anthropologist (2006) 108: 893-894.

  • Research & NAGPRA. ACPAC Newsletter (2006) Sept. Issue: 1-2.

  • Facial trauma in a prehistoric California population: patterns and comparisons. Journal of Paleopathology (2006)18: 107-116.

  • Muscle Markers Revisited: Activity pattern reconstruction with controls in a central California Amerind Population. American Journal of Physical Anthropology (2007) 133: 931-940.

  • Osteoarthritis revisited: A contemporary review of aetiology (with R.D. Jurmain). International Journal of Osteoarchaeology (2007) 17: 437-450.

  • When it Rains it Pours: Multiple Congenital Pathologies in Single Individuals. In:Archeology Research Trends. Alex R. Suarez and Marc N. Vasquez, Editors. (2008).

  • Spondylolysis in a Pre-Contact San Francisco Bay Population: Behavioral and Anatomical Sex Differences. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology (2009) 19: 375-385.

  • Sex Differences in Humeral Bilateral Asymmetry in Two Hunter-Gatherer Populations: California Amerinds and British Columbian Amerinds. American Journal of Physical Anthropology (2009)140: 19-24.

  • Anthropologists as the good guys. History News Network. (2009).

  • The Bone Battle: the attack on scientific freedom. Liberty (2009) 23: 39-44.

  • Age and Sex influences on aggregate upper limb asymmetry in a central California skeletal population: Activity Patterns and Ontogeny. In: Physical Anthropology Research Trends. Kathryn E. Weiss, Editor. (2010).

  • Cranial muscle markers: A preliminary examination of size, sex, and age effects. Journal of Comparative Human Biology: Homo (2010) 61: 48-58.

  • Sex Differences in Musculoskeletal Stress Markers: Problems with activity pattern reconstructions (with L. Corona and B. Schultz). International Journal of Osteaoarchaeology (2012) 22: 70-80.

  • Olduvai Hominin 8 Foot Pathology: A comparative study attempting a differential diagnosis. Journal of Comparative Human Biology: Homo (in press).

  • Radiographic Study of Metatarsal One Basal Epiphyseal Fusion: A Note of Caution on Age Determination (with J. DeSilva and B. Zipfel). American Journal of Physical Anthropology (in press).