Dr. Gerrell Miles Drawhorn
Department of Anthropology
College of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies
California State University, Sacramento

ClassesPapers and Publications
Research ProjectsProfessional Associations
Education Academic Positions
SkillsReferences

Office: 4019 Mendocino
Office Hours: M 12-1 PM; T 4-5 PM
Email: piltdown@saclink.csus.edu
Telephone:(916) 278-4555mssg. (916) 278- 6452

Fax (916) 278-6339

Department of Anthropology California State University Sacramento6000 J Street Sacramento CA 95819-6106

SPRING 1999 CLASSES

SCHOLARLY WORKS

1996 Drawhorn, G. M. "Piltdown" Pacific Discovery49:4:45-46
1995 Drawhorn, G. M "The Paleodemography and Systematics ofthe Genus Pongo" Ph.D. Dissertation Supervisor: Dr. Henry M.McHenry
1986 Skelton, Randall R., H. M. McHenry and Drawhorn, G. M "PhylogeneticAnalysis of Early Hominids" Current Anthropology 27:21-43

[Skelton, McHenry and Drawhorn (1986) is frequently referred to asa seminal paper on the application of cladistic analysis in the interpretationof hominid evolutionary relationships: e.g., Ciochon and Fleagle 1993;Clarke 1988; Conroy 1990; Dean 1986; Delson 1987; Fleagle 1988; Grine 1993;Groves 1989; Klein 1989; Johansen et al. 1987; Nelson and Jurmain 1994;Tobias 1989, 1991, 1992; Walker, Leakey, Harris and Brown 1986; and Wood1992]

1980 Szalay, F. S. and Drawhorn, G. M "Evolution and Diversificationof the Archonta in an Arboreal Milieu" In W.P. Luckett (ed) ComparativeBiology and Evolutionary Relationships of Tree Shrews Plenum NY

[Szalay and Drawhorn (1980) is generally cited (Ciochon and Fleagle1987; Dagosto 1991; Fleagle 1988; Gunnell 1989) as stimulating renewedinterest in the concept that Tree Shrews might belong to a Superorder Archonta,along with Primates, Dermopterans, and Chiropterans]

PAPERS PRESENTED AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

April 1998 "The Piltdown Fraud: A Scientific Accomplice?"Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Anthropological Association
November 1997 "Sumatra: Orangutans and Orang Pendek" SacramentoAnthropological Society
October 1997 "Piltdown: the Involvement of Arthur Smith Woodward"University Sesquicentennial Colloquium Series, CSU Sacramento
April 1995 "Paleodemography of Fossil Orangutans from WestSumatra" Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropology,Oakland
April 1994 "Piltdown: Historical and Paleontological Evidencefor Smith Woodward's Complicity" Annual Meeting of the American Associationof Physical Anthropology, Denver
April 1983 "Evolution of Pongo: Impact on Models of MioceneHominoid Evolution" Annual Meeting of the American Association ofPhysical Anthropology, Indianapolis IN
January 1980 "Variable Traits and the Morphotype Concept"Society of Systematic Zoology/American Society of Zoology, Seattle
May 1976 "Molecular Evolution and the Dispersal of Higher Primates"Undergraduate Anthropology Symposium, University of Santa Clara

INTERNET WEB PUBLICATION

G. M. Drawhorn (1996) "ArthurSmith Woodward and the Piltdown Fraud"

[cited in Park (1998) and Walsh (1996). Kenneth L. Feder (1998) Frauds,Myths and Mysteries: Science and Pseudoscience in Archeology refers tothe hypothesis as satisfying many issues relating to the Piltdown fraud.]

EDUCATION

1995 Ph.D., Anthropology University of California, Davis, CA

Ph.D. Dissertation: "The Paleodemography and Systematics ofthe Genus Pongo" (application of parametric and non-parametric statisticalmethods: 2, Student's , Range and CV-based measures of dispersion) Supervisor:Dr. Henry M. McHenry

1984 M.A., Anthropology University of California, Davis, CA
1977 Graduate Program, Anthropology City University of New York,New York, NY
1976 A.B., Anthropology University of California, Berkeley, CA

Senior Honors Thesis "Cenozoic Paleobiogeography of AfricanPrimates" Supervisors: F. Clark Howell and Donald E. Savage

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

1995 - Present Lecturer

Departments of Anthropology, California State University, Sacramento

1995-96 Instructor

Division of Humanities, Departments of Anthropology, Los Rios CommunityCollege District, Sacramento

1991-94 Teaching Fellow

Department of Anthropology, University of California Davis

1982 Instructor

Department of Anthropology, University of California Davis

1979-81 Teaching Fellow

Department of Anthropology, University of California Davis

COURSES TAUGHT

Introduction to Human Evolutionary BiologyLaboratory in Human Evolutionary Biology
Primate Evolution and Adaptation Introduction to Physical Anthropology
Human Osteology (section) Laboratory In Human Osteology
Paleoanthropology Laboratory in Paleoanthropology
Introduction to Human VariationPrimate Anatomy (lab sections)

CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS

PREVIOUS RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

COMMUNITY SERVICE

  • Proposal for"Anthropology and Athletics: a photo-exhibition by the CSUS Museum of Anthropology"- an exploration of the role of athletic activity and competition in traditional societies (Nias and Pentecost Islanders, Tarahumara Indians, etc.). To be held in conjunction with the 2000 U.S.A. Olympic Track and Field Trials held at CSUS, July 6-14, 2000
  • 1999 Sumateran Orangutan Society (founding member)- Assisted in establishment of an organization exclusively devoted to the survival and conservation of the Sumatran orangutan. Efforts to provide educational and technical assistance to the Bukit Lawang Orangutan Rehabilitation Center, and to establish an alternative rehabilitation center in habitats with reduced competition and risk of disease transmission to wild orangutan populations
  • 1998-99 Reconnaisance in karst cavern environments in West Sumatra and Jambi Province in Indonesia with Geo-Specialists evaluating the viability of integrating these areas into the sphere of interest of the Kerenci-Seblat National Park. Consultation with indigenous communities regarding resources and their interest in developing these areas for eco-tourism and cultural tourism activities.
  • 1 1998-present Bukittinggi Museum/ Zoological Park Project- Working with Indonesian colleagues to modernize a Dutch colonial-era zoological park and ethno- graphic museum in Bukittinggi, Sumatra. Translation of Dutch and Bahasa Indonesian language materials into English. Creating attractive new signage with updated ethno- graphic information. New signage in zoo with habitat and behavioral information on the animals on display in both English and Indonesian. Reorganizing the zoological museum into ecosytem dioramas. Skeletonizing some of the redundant taxidermed specimens for research and display purposes. New signs in the zoological museum.
  • 1997-2001 CSUS "River City Days" Physical Anthropology Lab Presentation- Human evolutionary materials (fossil hominid casts, primate skeletons, slides, poster displays) exhibited to members of the visiting Sacramento community (including children, teens, teachers and parents). Discussions of the evidence regarding human evolution and the social controversies surrounding its teaching in the public school curriculum.

    • MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

    American Association of Physical Anthropologists Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association
    Southwestern Anthropological AssociationSacramento Anthropological Society
    L. S. B. Leakey FoundationInstitute of Human Origins
    Ethnobotanical Conservation Organization of Southeast Asia (founding member 1999) Sumateran Orangutan Society (founding member 1999)

    OTHER SKILLS

    REFERENCES

    Dr. H. M. McHenry

    Department of Anthropology

    University of California

    Davis CA 95616

    hmmchenry@ucdavis.edu

    (530) 752-1588

    fax (530) 752-8885

    		Dr. Elizabeth Strasser

    Department of Anthropology

    California State University

    6000 J Street

    Sacramento CA 95819-6106

    strasser@saclink.csus.edu

    (916) 278-6567

    fax (916) 278-6339

    		Dr. Jerald J. Johnson, Chair

    Department of Anthropology

    California State University

    6000 J Street

    Sacramento CA 95819-6106

    jjj@csus.edu

    (916) 278- 6452

    fax(916) 278-6339

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