Understanding Human Evolution

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

Av Jeffrey K. McKee, Frank E. Poirier, W Scott Mcgraw, USA) McKee, Jeffrey K. (Ohio State University, USA) Poirier, Frank E. (Ohio State University

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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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Utgivningsdatum2017-07-12
Mått174 x 246 x undefined mm
Vikt453 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor429
Upplaga5
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781138436602

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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