In Search of Human Evolution

Michael H. Crawford was born in Shanghai, China, but lived in displaced persons camps in the Philippine Islands (Tubabao) and Australia (Urunquity), before emigrating to the United States in 1952. He completed his Ph.D. in Anthropology and Genetics at the University of Washington in 1967. Crawford was Professor of Anthropology and Genetics at the University of Kansas and conducted field research in Mexico, Italy, Guatemala, Siberia, Aleutian Islands, India and Australia. In 1975, he established the Laboratory of Biological Anthropology (KU), where he directed the research of 41 Ph.D. students until his retirement as Emeritus Professor in 2019.

• Chapter 1: Introduction to Fieldwork and Evolution Chapter 2: Background and Preparation for Fieldwork Chapter 3: Admixture and Genetic Differentiation of Transplanted Tlaxcaltecan Populations Chapter 4: Origins of the Irish Travelers (Tinkers) Chapter 5: Black Caribs (Garifuna) of Central America An Evolutionary Success Story Chapter 6: Biological Aging and Population Structure of Midwest Mennonites Chapter 7: Genetic Structure and Origins of Siberian and Alaskan Arctic Populations Chapter 8: Aleutian Islands Small-Island Evolution Chapter 9: Bio-demography of Italian and Hungarian Populations Chapter 10: Genetic Epidemiology Primate (Baboon) Models of Disease Chapter 11: Basque Origins and Genetic Structure Chapter 12: Conclusion

This volume is intended for graduate students, with the aim of instructing them on how to set up research projects and how to respectfully conduct research on human subjects.