A Companion to Biological Anthropology - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1405189002 ISBN 13: 9781405189002

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

Synopsis

An extensive overview of the rapidly growing field of biological anthropology; chapters are written by leading scholars who have themselves played a major role in shaping the direction and scope of the discipline.

• Extensive overview of the rapidly growing field of biological anthropology
• Larsen has created a who’s who of biological anthropology,   with contributions from the leading authorities in the field
• Contributing authors have played a major role in shaping the direction and scope of the topics they write about
• Offers discussions of current issues, controversies, and future directions within the area
• Presents coverage of the many recent innovations and discoveries that are transforming the subject

About this title

From the Back Cover:

A Companion to Biological Anthropology provides an extensive overview of the rapidly growing field of biological anthropology. Chapters are written by leading authorities who have themselves played a major role in shaping the direction and scope of the discipline. Each contribution provides comprehensive discussions of current issues, as well as considering controversies and future directions within the field.

A Companion to Biological Anthropology opens with an in-depth overview of the beginnings of biological anthropology, followed by analysis of all major areas of investigation, including the evolutionary biology of the human species, the fossil record, genetics of individuals and of populations, our primate relatives, human adaptation and variation, human behavior, and forensic anthropology. Authors present thorough assessments of the many recent innovations and discoveries that are transforming the field. The result is a volume that provides a highly authoritative guide for professional biological anthropologists, human biologists, and medical and forensic specialists, as well as an accessible reference work for students seeking to learn more about this exciting field.

About the Author:

Clark Spencer Larsen is Distinguished Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at The Ohio State University. He has served as president of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists and as editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Physical Anthropology. He is the author or editor of more than 25 books and monographs, including Advances in Dental Anthropology (with Marc A. Kelley, 1991), Bioarchaeology: Interpreting Behavior from the Human Skeleton (1997), Skeletons in Our Closet: Revealing Our Past through Bioarchaeology (2002), and Our Origins: Discovering Physical Anthropology (2008).

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1405189002
• ISBN 13: 9781405189002
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 588
• Editor: Larsen Clark Spencer