Understanding Human Evolution

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 sep 2004

For the one-term course in human evolution, paleoanthropology, or fossil hominins taught at the junior/senior level in departments of anthropology or biology.
This new edition provides a comprehensive overview to the field of paleoanthropology–the study of human evolution by analyzing fossil remains. It includes the latest fossil finds, attempts to place humans into the context of geological and biological change on the planet, and presents current controversies in an even-handed manner.

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ISBN-13: 9780131113909
ISBN-10: 0131113909
Pagini: 430
Dimensiuni: 174 x 246 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.61 kg
Ediția:Nouă
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Undergraduate

Notă biografică

Jeffrey K. McKee, Ohio State UniversityFrank E. Poirier, Emeritus, Ohio State UniversityW. Scott McGraw, Ohio State University

Cuprins

1. Trends in Human Evolution. 2. Fossils, Fossilization, and Dating Methods. 3. Determining Evolutionary Relationships. 4. Our Place in the Animal Kingdom. 5. Reconstructing Ancient Human Behavior and Social Organizations: Use of the Comparative Approach. 6. Early Primate Evolution. 7. Basal Anthropoids, The Evolution of Monkeys, and the Transition to Apes. 8. The Early Hominins. 9. The Hominin Divergence. 10. The Spread of Homo Beyond Africa. 11. Transitions to Archaic Homo sapiens. 12. Neandertals and Their Immediate Predecessors. 13. The Appearance of Homo sapiens sapiens. 14. Conclusion? Glossary

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For the one-term course in human evolution, paleoanthropology, or fossil hominins taught at the junior/senior level.

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