Mary C. Stiner is the Regents' Professor of Anthropology in the School of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson and Curator of Zooarchaeology at the Arizona State Museum.[1] She is known for, among other things, her work studying the death rituals of early hominids.[2]
Education
edit- M.A. Anthropology (Archaeology), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico[3]
- B.A. Anthropology, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware[3]
- B.F.A. Fine Arts (Painting and Ceramic Sculpture), University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware[3]
Publications
editBooks
editThe Faunas of Hayonim Cave (Israel): A 200,000-Year Record of Paleolithic Diet, Demography & Society (published in 2005 with Peabody Museum Press of Harvard University)[1]
Articles
edit- "Changes in the 'connectedness' and resilience of Paleolithic societies in Mediterranean ecosystems" (Stiner & Kuhn, 2006, Human Ecology)
- "What's a mother to do? A hypothesis about the division of labor and modern human origins" (Kuhn & Stiner, 2006, Current Anthropology 47)
- "Hearth-side socioeconomics, hunting and paleoecology during the late Lower Paleolithic at Qesem Cave, Israel" (Stiner et al. J Human Evol 2011)
- "Finding a common band-width: Causes of convergence and diversity in Paleolithic beads" (2014, Biological Theory 9(1): 51–64)
- "Love and death in the Stone Age: What constitutes first evidence of mortuary treatment of the human body?" (2017, Biological Theory 12(4): 248–261)[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "About Mary C. Stiner". School of Anthropology, College of Social & Behavioral Science. University f Arizona. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ Bridget Alex (11 April 2020). "When Did Ancient Humans Begin to Understand Death?". Discover.
- ^ a b c "Mary C Stiner". UA Profiles. Retrieved 3 May 2020.