metopism had been observed as a genetic trait. recent studies have brought to light that it can get as an indicator of cranial pathology. an example of this pathology has been studied by this author on an iranian skeletal sample. the purpose of this paper is to provide basic information on the subject and thereby to create awareness among iranian anthropologists and archaeologists of this new l...

INTRODUCTION It is exceedingly rare for medical doctors and anthropologists to sit down and exchange ideas, even about an issue as important as the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. Does that mean that anthropologists have no knowledge of value to add to the epidemiological and biomedical understanding of the epidemic? This paper asserts that, despite the general neglect of anthropology by the biomedic...