Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology Association

    The Midwest Bioarcheology & Forensic Anthropology Association was founded in 1994 by Dr. Leslie Eisenberg (Wisconsin) and Dr. Stephen Nawrocki (Indiana), with special help from Dr. Anne Grauer (Chicago). Our goal was to support communication between physical anthropologists and interested students on both formal and informal levels.Our organization consists of over 300 members who have a common interest in bioarchaeology, paleopathology, and forensic anthropology. Membership to our organization is free and is open to all interested parties.  We meet annually in late Fall. The proceedings of our meetings are published online, and usually include abstracts and submitted papers by participating researchers.

   The topical focus of our organization and our annual meeting is the excavation, curation, and analysis of human skeletal remains. Our goal is to provide a forum through which professionals and students can share information concerning results of analyses, new methods and techniques of data collection, curation issues, current legal issues, forensic applications, and teaching strategies. Unlike many professional meetings where most of the presentations and resulting discussions are dominated by faculty members and professionals, the annual BARFAA meetings strive to encourage student participation at all levels.

 ANNUAL MEETING: OCTOBER 7-9, 2011

 HOSTED BY ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
Normal, Illinois 
Schroeder Hall

Call for papers:
abstract (<200 words) deadline September 30
Word document, indicate podium or poster, mailto: msmith@ilstu.edu

Registration:for all attendees $35* by September 30, $45 late fee
(covers Friday reception and Saturday lunch)

Venue:
Schroeder Hall (College Avenue at University Street)

Itinerary:
Friday reception 5-9 p.m.
Saturday all day podium/poster presentations
Sunday workshop 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Dr Jeremy Wilson (IUPUI)
(Topic: age estimation and Transition Analysis)


*check made out to Maria Smith,
mailto: M O Smith, Dept. Sociology & Anthropology, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois 61790-4660

for further information: msmith@ilstu.edu or http://sociologyanthropology.illinoisstate

Past Meetings

Archives of the Midwest Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology Association, can be found at www.archlab.uindy.edu.

Interesting Links


Questions? Comments?
Contact: Dr. Anne L. Grauer
agrauer@luc.edu

Updated September 2, 2011