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9781405156141

Human Evolution: An Illustrated Introduction, 5th Edition

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  • ISBN13:

    9781405156141

  • ISBN10:

    1405156147

  • Format: eBook
  • Copyright: 2009-02-01
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

The brief length and focused coverage of Human Evolution: An Illustrated Introduction have made this best-selling textbook the ideal complement to any biology or anthropology course in which human evolution is taught. The text places human evolution in the context of humans as animals, while also showing the physical context of human evolution, including climate change and the impact of extinctions. Chapter introductions, numerous drawings and photographs, and an essential glossary all add to the accessibility of this text.The fifth edition has been thoroughly updated to include coverage of the latest discoveries and perspectives, including:+ New early hominid fossils from Africa and Georgia, and their implications + New archaeological evidence from Africa on the origin of modern humans + Updated coverage of prehistoric art, including new sites + New perspectives on molecular evidence and their implications for human population history.

Table of Contents

Preface
Human Evolution in Perspective
Our Place in Nature
Human Evolution as Narrative
Historical Views
Modern Evolutionary Theory
The Physical Context of Evolution
Extinction and Patterns of Evolution
Background to Human Evolution
Dating Methods
Systematics: Morphological and Molecular
Science of Burial
Primate Heritage
Humans as Animals
Bodies, Size, and Shape
Bodies, Brains, and Energy
Bodies, Behavior, and Social Structure
Nonhuman Models of Early Hominins
Hominin Beginnings
Ape and Human Relations
Origin of the Hominoidea
Origin of Bipedalism
Jaws and Teeth
The Earliest Known Hominins
The Hominin Adaptation
The Australopithecines
Early Homo
Hominin Relations
Early Tool Technologies
Homo erectus: Biology and Behavior
The Changing Position of Homo erectus
New TechnologiesUnit 26: Hunter or Scavenger
Origin of Modern Humans
The Neanderthals
Anatomical Evidence
Genetic Evidence
Archeological Evidence
The Human Milieu
Evolution of Brain, Intelligence, and Consciousness
The Evolution of Language
Art in Prehistory
New Worlds
The Americas and Australia
Origin of Agriculture and The First Villagers
Glossary
Index
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