Classic and Contemporary Readings in Physical Anthropology

Name: Classic and Contemporary Readings in Physical Anthropology
Price: 4.6 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780495510147

ISBN-10: 0495510149

ISBN-13: 9780495510147

Edition: 2009

Authors: Mary K. Sandford

List price: $47.95

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Marketplace

2 new & used from $4.60

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Description:

This new reader edited by Mark K. Sandford presents classic and contemporary articles on key issues dealing with the nature of science, evolution and heredity, primate behavior, human evolution, and modern human variation.

Book details

List price: $47.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 8/22/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.50" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



The Nature of Science



Science: "Truth Without Certainty"




Physical Anthropology: Its Scope and Aims; Its History and Present Status in America




The New Physical Anthropology




Evolution and Heredity



Patterns




The Fossils Say Yes




The Origins of Form




Evolution in Action




A Terrible Scrooge




Reading the Book of Jim




Primates



The Social Life of Baboons




Leading Ladies




Dance of the Sexes




Learning from the Chimpanzees: A Message Humans Can Understand




Why Are Some Animals So Smart?




Human Evolution



The Antiquity of Human Walking




Lucy's Baby




New Fossils Challenge Line of Descent in Human Family Tree




The Dawn of Stone Age Genomics




Beyond Stones and Bones




Modern Human Variation



Lactose and Lactase




How Africa Learned to Love the Cow




Skin Deep




Ancient DNA Reveals Neanderthals with Red Hair, Fair Complexions