Research Laboratories
Laboratory for Human Evolution and Bio-History
Human evolution consists of both biological and cultural changes and developments. Our biohistory and evolutionary medicine laboratory has two main fields of interest:
- The study of the compromises between the desired human anatomical design, and the realistic design developed during evolution. This compromise brings forth trade-offs between different anatomical structures during an evolutionary process of adaptation, and has an impact on modern human health.
- Reconstruction of ancient populations' daily life, based on their skeletal remains. The biohistory study of ancient populations is based on both morphological and molecular (aDNA) methods. The reconstruction past population daily life is based on division of labor, social stratification, intensity of physical activities, health, nutrition and demography (sex ratio, mortality, family size, etc.).
