Background
Angel, John Lawrence was born on March 21, 1915 in London. Son of John and Elizabeth Day (Seymour) Angel.
( The second volume of the publication of the excavations...)
The second volume of the publication of the excavations at Lerna (published jointly with the Smithsonian Institute) deals with the human bones that were found and gives a physical anthropological study of them. Skeletons from Neolithic to Roman times are described and measured in detail, studied against the ecological, historical, and cultural background of the area, and interpreted in terms of (1) demography, (2) health and disease status, (3) body build and posture, (4) microevolution, (5) genetic relationships or connections with other populations. Although the author had for many years been studying the physical anthropology of the bones from many areas of Greece, Lerna was the first site that offered him a sufficient number of sufficiently well-preserved skeletons over so long a range of time as to allow a type of study long recognized as desirable. The significance of this study for early periods of archaeology is as great as the soundness of method and clarity of presentation.
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Angel, John Lawrence was born on March 21, 1915 in London. Son of John and Elizabeth Day (Seymour) Angel.
Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1936, Doctor of Philosophy, 1942.
Instructor anthropology University California-Berkeley, 1941—1942. Assistant professor University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1942—1943. Member faculty Thomas Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, 1942—1962.
Professor anatomy and physical anthropology, 1962. Curator physical anthropology Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1962—1986. Consultant surgical anatomy United States Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, 1953—1962.
Professor physical anthropology George Washington University, Washington, 1965—1986. Visiting professor Johns Hopkins University School Public Health, Baltimore, 1966—1986. President American Board Forensic Anthropology, 1980—1985.
Consultant forensic anthropology Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Army, United States Air Force, United States Navy, Police Department, Washington, 1962—1986.
( The second volume of the publication of the excavations...)
Member of faculty Thomas Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, 1942-1962, professor anatomy and physical anthropology, 1962. Fellow American Athrop. Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member American Association Physical Anthropologists (secretary, vice president), Association Anatomists, Society Human Genetics, Archeological Institute American, American Academy Forensic Sciences physical anthropology section award 1983.
Clubs: Harvard, Cosmos.
Married Margaret Seymour Richardson, July 1, 1937. Children: Elizabeth Richardson Angel Cohen, Stephen Bearne, JonathanSeymour.