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Essentials of Physical Anthropology
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Essentials of Physical Anthropology
About this book
Concise, well-balanced, and comprehensive, ESSENTIALS OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 10th Edition, introduces you to physical anthropology with the goal of helping you understand why it is important to know about human evolution. You'll learn how humans are biologically connected to all other life, including our ancient ancestors and our contemporary primate cousins, and how closely modern human populations are related to each other. Numerous high-quality visual diagrams, artwork, maps, photographs, and other learning tools will help you grasp the big picture of human evolution.
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Yes, you can access Essentials of Physical Anthropology by Robert Jurmain, Lynn Kilgore, Wenda Trevathan, Eric Bartelink in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Sociology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Brief Contents
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Supplements
- Ch 1: Introduction to Physical Anthropology
- Ch 2: The Development of Evolutionary Theory
- Ch 3: The Biological Basis of Life
- Ch 4: Heredity and Evolution
- Ch 5: Processes of Macroevolution
- Ch 6: An Overview of the Primates
- Ch 7: Primate Behavior
- Ch 8: Primate and Hominin Origins
- Ch 9: The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries
- Ch 10: Premodern Humans
- Ch 11: The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans
- Ch 12: Human Variation and Adaptation
- Ch 13: Legacies of Human Evolutionary History: Effects on the Life Course
- Ch 14: The Human Disconnection
- Appendix A: Atlas of Primate Skeletal Anatomy
- Appendix B: Summary of Early Hominin Fossil Finds from Africa
- Appendix C: Population Genetics
- Appendix D: Sexing and Aging the Skeleton
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Credits
- Index