Physical anthropology

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Now in its 11th successful edition, Physical Anthropology continues to help students examine the dynamic relationship between humans and their environment. The plethora of new fossil finds and analyses in the field since the last edition are all reflected throughout this full color text. Students will come away with the skills needed to recognize illogical or factually incorrect statements made in the name of evolutionary theory in the popular media.

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Full title :Physical anthropology / Philip L. Stein, Los Angeles Pierce College, Bruce M. Rowe, Los Angeles Pierce College.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2014
Edition:Eleventh edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):McGraw-Hill
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014

The Physical Object

Description:xix, 458, 9, 20, 4, 14 pages : : color illustrations ; : 28 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780078035036, 0078035031
oclc:ocn828834185
LC Classification:GN60
Dewey Decimal:599.9

1. Investigating the nature of humankind -- 2.The study of heredity -- 3. The modern study of human genetics -- 4. Population genetics -- 5. Natural selection and the origin of species -- 6. People's place in nature -- 7. The living primates -- 8. Comparative studies: anatomy and genetics -- 9. Nonhuman primate behavior -- 10. Human behavior in perspective -- 11. The record of the past -- 12. The early primate fossil record and the origins of the hominins -- 13. The early hominins -- 14. Early species of the genus Homo -- 15. The evolution of Homo sapiens -- 16. The biology of modern Homo sapiens -- 17. The analysis of human variation -- 18. The modern world -- Appendix: An introduction to skeletal anatomy and the anatomy of the brain.