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Human Biology and Historyby Malcolm Smith
CRC Press 2002; US$ 99.95A unique interlacing of human biology and history, this book brings a fresh perspective to the subject and will appeal to all students and professionals across all levels of biology, archaeology, anthropology and social history. more...
The Human Fossil Recordby Jeffrey H. Schwartz; Ian Tattersall
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2005; US$ 335.00The Human Fossil Record series is the most authoritative and comprehensive documentation of the fossil evidence relevant to the study of our evolutionary past. This second volume covers the craniodental remains from Africa and Asia attributed to the genus Homo. In this monumental and groundbreaking new series, the authors use clearly defined terminology and descriptive protocols that are applied uniformly throughout. Organized alphabetically by site name with detailed morphological descriptions and original, expertly taken photographs, each entry features: Location information History of discovery Previous systematic assessments of the fossils Geological, archaeological, and faunal contexts Dating References to the primary literature... more...
Early Humans And Their Worldby Bo Gräslund
Taylor & Francis 2005; US$ 35.95Summarizing modern research on early hominid evolution from the apes six million years ago to the emergence of modern humans, this book is the first to present a synthetic discussion of many aspects of early human life. more...
Neanderthals and Modern Humansby Clive Finlayson; C. G. Nicholas Mascie-Taylor; R. A. Foley; Nina Jablonski; Karen Strier; Michael Little; Kenneth M. Weiss
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 32.00Why did the Neanderthals go extinct? Were they just out-competed by our own ancestors? This book provides compelling evidence that populations of both species existed side by side for some time, and that it was the Neanderthals' failure to adapt fast enough to changing climatic conditions that sounded their death-knell. more...
The Skull of Australopithecus Afarensisby William H. Kimbel
Oxford University Press 2004; US$ 224.99An account of the fossil skull anatomy and evolutionary significance of the 3.6-3.0 million-year-old early human species Australopithecus afarensis, this text details the comparative anatomy of the new skull and other finds recovered at Hadar. It analyzes the creatures evolutionary significance in the context of other discoveries of early humans. more...
Bones, Stones and Moleculesby David W. Cameron; Colin P. Groves
Elsevier 2004; US$ 53.95Bones, Stones and Molecules provides some of the best evidence for resolving the debate between the two hypotheses of human origins. The debate between the 'Out of Africa' model and the 'Multiregional' hypothesis is examined through the functional and developmental processes associated with the evolution of the human skull and face and focuses on the significance of the Australian record. The book analyzes important new discoveries that have occurred recently and examines evidence that is not available elsewhere. Cameron and Groves argue that the existing evidence supports a recent origin for modern humans from Africa. They also specifically relate these two theories to interpretations of the origins of the first Australians. The book... more...
Human Origins and Environmental Backgroundsby Hidemi Ishida; Masato Nakatsukasa; Naomichi Ogihara
Springer 2006; US$ 179.00In March of 2003, a symposium was convened in Kyoto on Human Origins and Environmental Backgrounds. This book is the result of that symposium, and includes a set of papers on topics such as hominid evolution, dispersal and morphology, and the origins of bipedalism. more...
Neanderthals Revisitedby Katerina Harvati; Terry Harrison
Springer 2006; US$ 129.00Presents research by leading scientists re-examining the major debates in Neanderthal research with the use of methods and theoretical approaches. This book addresses topics that include the re-evaluation of Neanderthal anatomy, inferred adaptations and habitual activities, developmental patterns, phylogenetic relationships, and more. more...
The Neanderthalsby Friedemann Schrenk; Phyllis Jestice
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 34.95Comprehensive and in-depth, The Neanderthals sets out the history of their discovery and the changing ideas of their place in human ancestry. more...
Lucy's Legacyby Kate Wong; Donald Dr Johanson
Crown Publishing Group 2009; US$ 13.99“Lucy is a 3.2-million-year-old skeleton who has become the spokeswoman for human evolution. She is perhaps the best known and most studied fossil hominid of the twentieth century, the benchmark by which other discoveries of human ancestors are judged.” – From Lucy’s Legacy In his New York Times bestseller, Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind, renowned paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson told the incredible story of his discovery of a partial female skeleton that revolutionized the study of human origins. Lucy literally changed our understanding of our world and who we come from. Since that dramatic find in 1974, there has been heated debate and–most important–more groundbreaking discoveries that have... more...









