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Cambridge University Press Second Nature
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Cambridge University Press Second Nature Economic Origins of Human Evolution
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Cambridge University Press Healing Dramas and Clinical Plots
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Cambridge University Press Human Growth in the Past Studies from Bones and Teeth 25 Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology Series Number 25
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Cambridge University Press Medical Harm
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Cambridge University Press Genetics and Reductionism Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology
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Cambridge University Press Healing Dramas and Clinical Plots
Book SynopsisThere is growing interest 'therapeutic narratives', stories which help to explain why people need to create stories with a specific narrative form. This ethnography of a hospital practice of occupational therapy describes how participants transform ordinary clinical interchange into a standardized story-line.Trade Review'Mattingly has clearly moved the conversation about narrative in clinical settings forward. Her accounts and analyses are often so subtle and sensitive that the text moves us in ways that go beyond 'purely' academic writing to experiences that enrich our lives as well as our understandings. Surely this is the most important work we can do in this field.' Literature and Medicine'Poised within the narrative turn in contemporary ethnography but also against its dominant assumptions, Mattingly … argues that such experiences have a narrative or dramatic form prior to and independent of the explicit stories that might later be told … Mattingly's position amounts to something like a Copernican revolution … The dramatic element in therapeutic emplotment is linked to the temporality of human existence, which lends an element of surprise, as neither the occupational therapist nor the patient can know whether they story will end in the way they envision it.' Medical Anthropology Quarterly'Cheryl Mattingly has produced a little masterpiece. Her book brings anthropological theory to bear in a most subtle and knowledgeable way on how occupational therapists help patients who are so severely disabled that they are no longer able to live their lives with the ordinariness and banality to which we all become accustomed. Her focus is principally upon how therapist and patient together create a new and workable life narrative that restores meaning and order to a shattered life. She manages this task with a combination of anthropological astuteness and human compassion that is gripping. And along the way she succeeds in shedding fresh light on such ancient riddles as how life imitates (narrative) art while such arty remains in some respects an imitation of life. This is a book not just for the medical anthropologist or the occupational therapist but for human scientists at large!' Jerome Bruner'Mattingly provides the richest discussion to date of the relevance of narrative theory for many of the most crucial issues of contemporary, studies of culture. Plot, motive, desire, sufferance, reversal and transformation are all found to be features of therapeutic 'rituals of the everyday' and by extension of the achievement of 'significant experience' in the most ordinary social routines. Exquisite reflections on philosophical and literary texts, juxtaposed with captivating stories from the clinic this is a work of maturity and great importance.' Byron Good and Mary-Jo DelVecchio GoodTable of Contents1. Finding narrative in clinical practice; 2. The mimetic question; 3. The checkers game: clinical actions in quest of a narrative; 4. Therapeutic plots; 5. The self in narrative suspense: therapeutic plots and life plots; 6. Some moments are more narrative than others; 7. Therapeutic plots, healing rituals, and the creation of significant experience.
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Cambridge University Press Primate Dentition An Introduction to the Teeth of Nonhuman Primates 32 Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology Series Number 32
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Cambridge University Press Figments of Reality The Evolution of the Curious Mind
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Cambridge University Press Molecular Applns Biol Anthropology 10 Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology Series Number 10
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Cambridge University Press Evidence and Evolution The Logic Behind The Science
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Cambridge University Press Human Identity and Identification
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Cambridge University Press craniofacialidentification
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Cambridge University Press Human Evolution and the Origins of Hierarchies
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Cambridge University Press Multiscale Modeling of the Skeletal System
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Cambridge University Press HunterGatherers An Interdisciplinary Perspective 13 Biosocial Society Symposium Series Series Number 13
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Cambridge University Press Mountain Gorillas Three Decades of Research at Karisoke 27 Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology Series Number 27
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Cambridge University Press Human Biologists in the Archives Demography Health Nutrition and Genetics in Historical Populations 35 Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology Series Number 35
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Cambridge University Press Neanderthals and Modern Humans An Ecological and Evolutionary Perspective 38 Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology Series Number 38
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Cambridge University Press Patterns of Growth and Development in the Genus Homo 37 Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology Series Number 37
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Cambridge University Press Schizophrenia Culture and Subjectivity The Edge of Experience 11 Cambridge Studies in Medical Anthropology Series Number 11
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Cambridge University Press An Ecology of HighAltitude Infancy
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Cambridge University Press The Bioarchaeology of Children Perspectives from Biological and Forensic Anthropology 50 Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology Series Number 50
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Cambridge University Press The Metaphysics of Apes Negotiating the AnimalHuman Boundary
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Cambridge University Press Simulating Human Origins and Evolution
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Cambridge University Press Understanding Trauma
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Cambridge University Press The First Boat People 47 Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology Series Number 47
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Cambridge University Press Evolving Human Nutrition Implications for Public Health 64 Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology Series Number 64
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Cambridge University Press Technique and Application in Dental Anthropology 53 Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology Series Number 53
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Cambridge University Press Evidence and Evolution The Logic Behind the Science
Book SynopsisHow should the concept of evidence be understood? And how does it apply to the controversy surrounding creationism, natural selection and common ancestry? Elliott Sober investigates general questions about probability and evidence and shows how the answers he develops to those questions apply to the specifics of evolutionary biology.Trade Review'Elliott Sober, a philosopher of science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has long been a leader in this school [epistemology and ethics], and his latest work, Evidence and Evolution: The Logic Behind the Science, shows why he commands our attention. He is interested in the question of evidence for theories, and he shows through a careful analysis of statistical thinking (particularly Bayesian thinking) how one can make informed decisions about claims made in biology.' Michael Ruse, American Scientist'If one is interested in the logical foundation of evolutionary reasoning, this book need to be read.' www.roterdorn.de'… stimulating material for a graduate seminar, especially if aimed at an interdisciplinary group of students and faculty. … There is much good food for thought here, and the book is well worth the investment of time and neural firings that it requires to get to the end of it.' Trends in Ecology and Evolution'For anyone who is interested in increasing one's understanding of evidence and how it bears on evolutionary theory, Sober's book is the best place to begin. In fact, it is the best place to end as well. The likelihood that anyone else will be able to do a better job is slim to non-existent.' David Hull, Biosciences'… one of the most - if not the most - in depth analyses of the relationship between statistical reasoning and evidence in evolutionary biology. Indeed, the book should be read by everyone with a serious interest in evolutionary biology, in the philosophy of biology and in scientific inference more generally. … Sober has written a remarkable and remarkably important book.' History of Philosophy of Life SciencesTable of ContentsPreface; 1. Evidence; 2. Intelligent design; 3. Natural selection; 4. Common ancestry; Conclusion; References; Index.
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Cambridge University Press The Evolutionary Biology of Human Body Fatness Thrift and Control 58 Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology Series Number 58
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Cambridge University Press Demographic Behavior in the Past A Study of Fourteen German Village Populations in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries 6 Cambridge Studies in and Society in Past Time Series Number 6
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Cambridge University Press Human Evolution
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Cambridge University Press Metaphysics of Race
Book SynopsisAre races real? Is race a biological or social category? What role, if any, does race play in scientific explanations? This Cambridge Element addresses these and other core questions in the metaphysics of race. It discusses prominent accounts of race such as biological racial realism, social constructivism about race, and racial anti-realism. If anti-realists are right, our societies find themselves in thrall to a concept that is scarcely more veridical than ''witch'' or ''werewolf''. Social constructionism grounds race in factors ultimately controlled by human thought and action. Biological racial realists argue that race is too quickly dismissed as biologically meaningful, and that it has a role to play in contemporary life sciences. The Element explores these views and shows their virtues and shortcomings. In particular, it advances an argument against biological racial realism that draws on the metaphysics of naturalness and philosophy of biology and medicine.
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Cambridge University Press Parasites in Past Civilizations and Their Impact
Book SynopsisWith its broad focus ranging from medicine to history, this book provides a solid historical understanding of how the nature of past cultures and civilisations affects human risk of disease. For readers fascinated by ancient societies and past civilizations as well as those intrigued by the health of our ancestors.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Near Eastern civilizations; 3. Ancient Egypt and Nubia; 4. The prehistoric peoples of Europe; 5. The Roman world; 6. Medieval Europe; 7. East Asian civilizations; 8. North American indigenous peoples; 9. South and Central American civilizations; 10. Parasites, migrations and epidemics; 11. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press African Genesis Perspectives on Hominin Evolution 62 Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology Series Number 62
Book SynopsisThe discovery of the first species of African hominin, Australopithecus africanus, from Taung, South Africa in 1924, launched the study of fossil man in Africa. New discoveries continue to confirm the importance of this region to our understanding of human evolution. Outlining major developments since Raymond Dart's description of the Taung skull and, in particular, the impact of the pioneering work of Phillip V. Tobias, this book will be a valuable companion for students and researchers of human origins. It presents a summary of the current state of palaeoanthropology, reviewing the ideas that are central to the field, and provides a perspective on how future developments will shape our knowledge about hominin emergence in Africa. A wide range of key themes are covered, from the earliest fossils from Chad and Kenya, to the origins of bipedalism and the debate about how and where modern humans evolved and dispersed across Africa.Trade Review'African Genesis is a good contribution to the paleoanthropological literature and it will undoubtedly find its way into many university libraries.' Jeremy M. DeSilva, American Journal of Human BiologyTable of ContentsList of contributors; Foreword J. T. Francis Thackeray; 1. African genesis: an evolving paradigm Sally C. Reynolds; 2. Academic genealogy Peter Ungar and Phillip V. Tobias; Part I. In Search of Origins: Evolutionary Theory, New Species, and Paths into the Past: 3. Speciation in hominin evolution Colin Groves; 4. Searching for a new paradigm for hominid origins in Chad (Central Africa) Michel Brunet; 5. From hominoid arboreality to hominid bipedalism Brigitte Senut; 6. Orrorin and the African ape/hominid dichotomy Martin Pickford; 7. A brief history and results of 40 years of Sterkfontein excavations Ronald J. Clarke; Part II. Hominin Morphology Through Time: Brains, Bodies and Teeth: 8. Hominin brain evolution, 1925–2011: an emerging overview Dean Falk; 9. The issue of brain reorganisation in Australopithecus and early hominids: Dart had it right Ralph L. Holloway; 10. The mass of the human brain: is it a spandrel? Paul R. Manger, Jason Hemingway, Muhammad Spocter and Andrew Gallagher; 11. Origin and diversity of early hominin bipedalism Henry M. McHenry; 12. Forelimb adaptations in Australopithecus afarensis Michelle S. M. Drapeau; 13. Hominin proximal femur morphology from the Tugen Hills to Flores Brian G. Richmond and William L. Jungers; 14. Daily rates of dentine formation and root extension rates in Paranthropus boisei, KNM-ER 1817, from Koobi Fora, Kenya M. Christopher Dean; 15. On the evolutionary development of early hominid molar teeth and the Gondolin Paranthropus molar Kevin L. Kuykendall; 16. Digital South African fossils: morphological studies using reference-based reconstruction and electronic preparation Gerhard W. Weber, Philipp Gunz, Simon Neubauer, Philipp Mitteroecker and Fred L. Bookstein; Part III. Modern Human Origins: Patterns, and Processes: 17. Body size in African Middle Pleistocene Homo Steven E. Churchill, Lee R. Berger, Adam Hartstone-Rose and Headman Zondo; 18. The African origin of recent humanity Milford H. Wolpoff and Sang-Hee Lee; 19. Assimilation and modern human origins in the African peripheries Fred H. Smith, Vance T. Hutchinson and Ivor Janković; 20. Patterns of Middle Pleistocene hominin evolution in Africa and the emergence of modern humans Emma Mbua and Günter Bräuer; 21. Integration of the genetic, anatomical, and archaeological data for the African origin of modern humans: problems and prospects Osbjorn M. Pearson; Part IV. In Search of Context: Hominin Environments, Behaviour and Lithic Cultures: 22. Animal palaeocommunity variability and habitat preference of robust australopiths in South Africa Darryl J. de Ruiter, Matt Sponheimer and Julia Lee-Thorp; 23. Impacts of environmental change and community ecology on the composition and diversity of the southern African monkey fauna from the Plio-Pleistocene to the present Sarah Elton; 24. African genesis revisited: reflections on Raymond Dart and the 'Predatory Transition from Ape(-Man) to Man' Travis R. Pickering; 25. Shared intention in early artefacts: an exploration of deep structure and implications for communication and language John A. J. Gowlett; 26. Sibudu Cave: recent archaeological work on the Middle Stone Age Lyn Wadley; 27. The oldest burials and their significance Avraham Ronen; Index.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Human
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Human
Book SynopsisWhat happened along the evolutionary trail that made humans so unique? In his accessible style, Michael Gazzaniga pinpoints the change that made us thinking, sentient humans different from our predecessors. He explores what makes human brains special, the importance of language and art in defining the human condition, the nature of human consciousness, and even artificial intelligence.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Human Evolution Coloring Book Second Edition
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University of Chicago Press Java Man How Two Geologists Changed Our
Book SynopsisThis is the inside story of how one discovery - a human skull found on the island of Java - by two geologists shock the foundations of science. By uncovering new evidence they were able to date Java mans remains at 1.7 million years, which pushed back the time when humans migrated out of Africa.
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MIT Press Ltd The Human Advantage A New Understanding of How
Book SynopsisWhy our human brains are awesome, and how we left our cousins, the great apes, behind: a tale of neurons and calories, and cooking.Humans are awesome. Our brains are gigantic, seven times larger than they should be for the size of our bodies. The human brain uses 25% of all the energy the body requires each day. And it became enormous in a very short amount of time in evolution, allowing us to leave our cousins, the great apes, behind. So the human brain is special, right? Wrong, according to Suzana Herculano-Houzel. Humans have developed cognitive abilities that outstrip those of all other animals, but not because we are evolutionary outliers. The human brain was not singled out to become amazing in its own exclusive way, and it never stopped being a primate brain. If we are not an exception to the rules of evolution, then what is the source of the human advantage?Herculano-Houzel shows that it is not the size of our brain that matters but the fact that we have more n
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Back Bay Books The Violinists Thumb
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WW Norton & Co The Secret Life of Fat The Science Behind the
Book SynopsisA biochemist shows how we can finally control our fat—by understanding how it works.Trade Review"A useful primer on the biology of fat." -- Jerome Groopman - The New Yorker"Sylvia Tara dove deeply in science of fat and adeptly explains it all in this fascinating book." -- Osama Hamdy, author of The Diabetes Breakthrough"You can outsmart your body fat, but first you must understand it! With the right lifestyle, eating, and exercise approach you can lose weight and keep it off. Learn how in this engaging and informative masterpiece." -- Michael Dansinger, MD, MS, founding director of the Diabetes Reversal Program at Tufts Medical Center in Boston"Dr. Sylvia Tara addresses important concepts related to the development, prevention, and treatment of obesity. This book will be a very interesting read for lay people interested in fat and obesity, as well as for many in the scientific community—I really enjoyed reading it!" -- Carl Lavie, MD, author of The Obesity Paradox"A refreshing change to the conflicting advice and opinions about food that we are subjected to every day." -- Philippa Matthews - Chemistry World"Powerful.… [Tara’s] research and insight is deeply perspective-shifting." -- Melissa Wuske - Foreword"Like comfort food for anyone carrying around a lifetime of guilt for eating an extra cookie." -- Hadassah"Finally, a book that sheds some light on understanding body fat—specifically, its role, why it is so difficult to fight, and how it works differently for different people.… This genuinely enlightening book will be a revelation to those engulfed in self-blame and shame about their weight." -- Publishers Weekly"[Tara] ably combines an accessible explanation of how the body’s metabolism works with a clear survey of the latest research on obesity. [The Secret Life of Fat] should have wide appeal, not only to those fighting the battle of the bulge." -- Kirkus"Body fat is so much more than a passive calorie storage depot, as Sylvia Tara brilliantly shows. Read The Secret Life of Fat to make friends with this misunderstood and critically important organ." -- David S. Ludwig, MD, PhD, Professor, Harvard Medical School and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Always Hungry?"Biochemist Tara gives readers the skinny on fat in a lively discussion that incorporates sumo wrestlers, a bloated diet industry, [and] genetics… Readers will discover that, regardless of body size and shape, fat does some heavy work on our behalf." -- Tony Miksanek - Booklist
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WW Norton & Co Good to Go What the Athlete in All of Us Can
Book SynopsisA New York Times Sports and Fitness Bestseller “The definitive tour through a bewildering jungle of…claims that compose a multibillion-dollar recovery industry.” —David Epstein, best-selling author of The Sports GeneTrade Review"Authoritative, delightful, and much-needed." -- Ed Yong, best-selling author of I Contain Multitudes"Christie Aschwanden makes the mind-boggling world of sports recovery a hilarious adventure, and she mixes science with stories that everyone can relate to." -- Jessie Diggins, member of the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team"The question of how to best adapt to and benefit from training is still fraught with confusion.… Christie Aschwanden offers much-needed clarity on the subject in Good to Go." -- Becky Wade - Runner’s World"Skeptical and precise but also immensely enjoyable… a tour de force of great science journalism." -- Nate Silver, author of The Signal and the Noise"The most important book about training you’ll read this year." -- Alex Hutchinson, best-selling author of Endure"An intelligent and entertaining tour of fitness research for anyone who exercises, with clear advice on what actually works to aid recovery." -- Julia Belluz - Vox"When a work like this is written by one of the best science writers in the world, there is much to learn not only from the way [Christie Aschwanden] combines narrative with a clear synthesis of what the scientific evidence actually supports, but also about how the world of sports recovery can teach us something more fundamental about human nature." -- Jonathan Wai - Psychology Today"A useful introduction to how scientific research works—and why, in sports science, it often doesn’t. Such insights make Good to Go appealing to more than just gym rats and weekend warriors. It’s for anyone who wonders how scientific studies happen, and how they influence the claims on products found in grocery stores and athletic stores alike." -- Bethany Brookshire - ScienceNews"Absorbing.… Aschwanden separates the facts from the hype in the realm of athletic recovery, dispensing welcome doses of common sense." -- David Takami - Seattle Times"An amusing and exhaustive takedown of the recovery products and trends that fitness enthusiasts have transformed into a multibillion-dollar industry." -- Andrea Gawrylewski - Scientific American
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WW Norton & Co Case Studies in Cancer
Book SynopsisA case-based approach to cancer biology.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc The Emergence of Humans
Book SynopsisThe Emergence of Humans is an accessible, informative introduction to the scientific study of human evolution. It takes the reader through time following the emergence of the modern human species Homo sapiens from primate roots. Acknowledging the controversy surrounding the interpretation of the fossil record, the authors present a balanced approach in an effort to do justice to different views. Each chapter covers a significant time period of evolutionary history and includes relevant techniques from other disciplines that have applications to the field of human evolution. Self-assessment questions linked to learning outcomes are provided for each chapter, together with further reading and reference to key sources in the primary literature. The book will thus be effective both as a conventional textbook and for independent study. Written by two authors with a wealth of teaching experience The Emergence of Humans will prove invaluable to students in the Trade Review"But few current volumes offer the flexibility inherent in the sheer comprehensiveness of The Emergence of Humans. In this remarkably compact volume, Ash and Robinson, both of whom teach at the U.K.'s Open University, cover (in varying depth) virtually everything that a focused course in this subject might want to address, while avoiding related areas of anthropology." (The Quarterly Review of Biology, 1 March 2011) "The Emergence of Humans is an accessible, informative introduction to the scientific study of human evolution. . . written by two authors with a wealth of teaching experience The Emergence of Humans will prove invaluable to students in the biological and natural sciences needing a clear, balanced introduction to the study of human evolution. Recommendation: would make a good undergraduate level textbook." (The Birdbooker Report, 16 November 2010) "Table of ContentsPreface. Introduction. 1 The first human fossils. 1.1 Summary. 2 The geological context. 2.1 The geological time scale. 2.2 Movement of the continents. 2.3 Fossilization. 2.4 Dating. 2.5 Dating techniques. 2.6 Habitats and environment. 2.7 Climate changes and long term cycles. 2.8 Summary. 3 Evolution and natural selection. 3.1 Darwin and the origin of species by natural selection. 3.2 The modern synthesis of evolution. 3.3 Inheritance of characters. 3.4 Population genetics. 3.5 Geographic isolation and speciation. 4 65-40 Mya: Primate and arthropoid origins. 4.1 The Scadentia and Plesiadapiformes. 4.2 The emergence of primates. 4.3 Ancient primates. 4.4 Dentition of ancient primates. 4.5 The most ancient arthropoid? 4.6 Evolutionary relationships of Adapiformes, Omomyiformes and Arthropoids. 4.7 Classification of primates. 4.8 Summary. 5 40-8 Mya: Arthropoids and humanoids. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Radiation of the Arthropoids and other primates. 5.3 Use of cladistics for identifying evolutionary relationships in primate groups. 5.4 Social structures in primate groups. 5.5 The hominoidea. 5.6 Conclusion. 6 8-4.4 Mya: Who were the ancestors of the hominins? 6.1 The first hominin: Toumai? 6.2 The first hominin: Orrorin? 6.3 Another first hominin: Ardipithecus kadabba. 6.4 Ardipithecus ramidus. 6.5 An un-named hominin from Lothagam. 6.6 Evolutionary relationships of the early hominins. 6.7 Conclusion. 7 4.2-3.0 Mya: Adaptive radiation of hominins. 7.1 The Australopiths. 7.2 The first Australopiths: Australopithecus anamensis. 7.3 Australopithecus afarensis; a possible ancestor of Homo? 7.4 The flat-faced skull from Kenya. 7.5 Australopithecus Africanus. 7.6 Sterkfontein and the 'Little Foot' discovery. 7.7 Conclusion. 8 3.0-1.0 Mya: Emergence and diversification of the genus. 8.1 The robust Australopiths. 8.2 Paranthropus boisei. 8.3 Paranthropus aethiopicus. 8.4 Australopithecus garhi. 8.5 Tools and tool technologies. 8.6 Australopiths in the human lineage. 8.7 Early Homo. 8.8 Homo habilis and Homo rudolfensis. 8.9 Homo rudolfensis and Kenyanthropus platyops. 8.10 Radiation of Homo species. 8.11 Homo ergaster and Homo erectus. 8.12 Did Homo erectus return to Africa? 8.13 Conclusion. 9 1.0 Mya: 700 000 years ago. 9.1 Introduction. 9.2 Persistence of Homo erectus in Africa and East Asia. 9.3 Homo antecessor in Spain. 9.4 The Ceprano hominin calvaria. 9.5 Conclusion. 10 700 00 ya.-130 000 ya: Emergence of new species of Homo. 10.1 Introduction. 10.2 The emergence and migration of Homo heidelbergensis. 10.3 The discovery of Neandertals. 10.4 The emergence of modern Homo sapiens. 10.5 Conclusion. 11 130-10 000 years ago: Homo sapiens out of Africa. 11.1 Introduction. 11.2 The role of genetic studies. 11.3 Studying artifacts. 11.4 Modern Homo sapiens in Africa. 11.5 Neandertals and modern Homo sapiens in Western Africa and Middle East. 11.6 Neandertals and modern Homo sapiens in Europe. 11.7 Modern humans and Neandertals in Central Asia. 11.8 South East Asia and Australasia. 11.9 A new species of Homo? 11.10 East Asia. 11.11 Modern humans arrive in the Americas. 11.12 Conclusion. 12 Coda. Glossary.
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The University of Michigan Press Seasons of Life
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Houghton Mifflin Woman An Intimate Geography
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