The AAPA was first formed following a proposal by Czech-American anthropologist Aleš Hrdlička at the December 1928 New York meeting of Section H (Anthropology) of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
The AAPA originated from a suggestion made by Czech-American anthropologist Aleš Hrdlička during the December 1928 Anthropology section meeting at the American Association for the Advancement of Science in New York.