"The discovery of the first species of African hominin, Australopithecus africanus, from Taung, South Africa in 1925, 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 …
"The discovery of the first species of African hominin, Australopithecus africanus, from Taung, South Africa in 1925, 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 …
"The author combines biological and humanistic perspectives to provide a synthesis of the latest palaeo-anthropological and biological research on early human origins and evolution, from the split with the apes some six million years ago to the rise of early modern humans. He fo…
"The author combines biological and humanistic perspectives to provide a synthesis of the latest palaeo-anthropological and biological research on early human origins and evolution, from the split with the apes some six million years ago to the rise of early modern humans. He fo…
Summarizing 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.
"The author combines biological and humanistic perspectives to provide a synthesis of the latest palaeo-anthropological and biological research on early human origins and evolution, from the split with the apes some six million years ago to the rise of early modern humans. He fo…
"Human Paleobiology provides a unifying framework for the study of human populations, both past and present, in a range of changing environments. It integrates evidence from studies of human adaptability, comparative primatology, and molecular genetics to document consistent mea…