Human Evolution An Illustrated Introduction

Name: Human Evolution An Illustrated Introduction
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ISBN: 9781405103787

ISBN-10: 1405103787

ISBN-13: 9781405103787

Edition: 5th 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Roger Lewin

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As in earlier editions of this textbook, the author takes a view of human evolutionary history in the context of behavioural ecology. The fourth edition includes coverage of new fossil discoveries, including the three new species of early humans.

Book details

List price: $87.95
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/17/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 284
Size: 8.75" wide x 10.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.980
Language: English



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: Morphological and Molecular Views



Origin of the Hominoidea



Origin of Bipedalism



Jaws and Teeth



The Earliest Hominins: a History of Discoveries



The Hominin Adaptation



The Australopithecines



Early Homo



Hominin Relations



Early Tool Technologies



Homo Erectus: Biology and Behavior



The Changing Position of Homo erectus



New Technologies



Hunter or Scavenger?



The Origin of Modern Humans



The Neanderthal Enigma



Anatomical Evidence



Genetic Evidence



Archeological Evidence



The Human Milieu



Evolution of the Brain, Intelligence, and Consciousness



The Evolution of Language



Art in Prehistory



New Worlds



The Americas and Australia



The Origin of Agriculture and the First Villagers


Glossary


Index