Human Biology Volume 89, Number 2, Spring 2017

Issue 89.2, Spring 2017

The Multiple Histories of Western Asia: Perspectives from Ancient and Modern Genomes
Recep Ozgur Taskent and Omer Gokcumen

Ancient DNA Investigation of a Medieval German Cemetery Confirms Long-Term Stability of CCR5-Δ32 Allele Frequencies in Central Europe
Abigail Bouwman, Natallia Shved, Gülfirde Akgül, Frank Rühli and Christina Warinner

A Mainly Circum-Mediterranean Origin for West Eurasian and North African mtDNAs in Puerto Rico with Strong Contributions from the Canary Islands and West Africa
Héctor J. Díaz-Zabala, María A. Nieves-Colón and Juan C. Martínez-Cruzado

INVITED COMMENTARY
Extending Genome-wide Association Study Results to Test Classic Anthropological Hypotheses: Human Third Molar Agenesis and the “Probable Mutation Effect”
Adrijana Vukelic, Jacob A. Cohen, Alexis P. Sullivan and George H. Perry

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL GENETICS
2017 Outstanding Trainee Presentations in Anthropological Genetics Awards Announced