Henry McHenry webpage & publications

[Daryl Habel]

To all,

I've just recently come across the webpage of Professor of Anthropology Henry M. McHenry of the University of California, Davis.  Professor McHenry has a page of publications, numbering 122 papers, dating from 1967 to 2006.  Prof. McHenry is well-known for his research publications on fossil hominids, and most of his publications should be of interest to anyone studying paleoanthropology.  Athough I've only begun to mine this page for all its worth, it's clear that almost all of these are available as free pdf downloads.  From: CLICK HERE

Enjoy,
Dar

[lagarvelho]

Dar:

McHenry seems to have published a myriad of articles over the years.  Although I only looked at a few of these articles, they seem to reflect the various changes that have occurred in paleoanthropology over the years.  To his credit, McHenry maintains his own position, while acknowledging these changes.  There's lots of "stuff" to chew on here.
Anne G

[Daryl Habel]

Yes, a good number of McHenry's publications are very interesting from the historical point of view.  For instance, I've just downloaded and read "On the status of Australopithecus afarensis", which appeared in the journal Science vol. 207, no. 4435 (March 7, 1980).  The authors listed for this are M.H. Day, Mary D. Leakey, Todd R. Olsen, R.E.F. Leakey, A. Walker, Henry M. McHenry, Robert S. Corruccini, D.C. Johanson, and T.D. White. 

Actually, this is a series of short comments presenting the different views of the subject (the status of A. afarensis) these authors held (hold?),the first comment by Day, Mary Leakey & Olsen, followed by another from Richard Leakey and Alan Walker, and then another by McHenry & Corruccini, then finished with concluding comment by Johanson & White.  It's only 4 pages, altogether, and a very interesting review from a historical POV.

The McHenry publications have what I call 'mining' potential.

Dar

[Robert Henvell]

The article on Homo habilis [2003] is informative.There  appears to be a paucity of fossil remains for this species,which contributes to the degree of controvery over its characteristics.