Human Evolution: An Illustrated Introduction - Softcover

Lewin, Roger

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9780865420670: Human Evolution: An Illustrated Introduction

Softcover

ISBN 10: 086542067X ISBN 13: 9780865420670

Publisher: Blackwell Scientific Publica, 1989

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Book Description:

Human Evolution is a best-selling book ideal for anyone hoping to learn more about the field. The book places human evolution in the context of humans as animals, while also showing the physical context of human evolution, including climate change and the impact of extinctions. Chapter introductions, numerous drawings and photographs, and an essential glossary all add to the accessibility of this text. The fifth edition has been thoroughly updated to include coverage of the latest discoveries and perspectives, including new early hominin fossils from Africa and Georgia and their implications, new archaeological evidence from Africa on the origin of modern humans, updated coverage of prehistoric art, and new perspectives on molecular evidence and their implications for human population history.

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The brief length and focused coverage of Human Evolution: An Illustrated Introduction have made this best-selling textbook the ideal complement to any biology or anthropology course in which human evolution is taught. The text places human evolution in the context of humans as animals, while also showing the physical context of human evolution, including climate change and the impact of extinctions. Chapter introductions, numerous drawings and photographs, and an essential glossary all add to the accessibility of this text.The fifth edition has been thoroughly updated to include coverage of the latest discoveries and perspectives, including:

� New early hominid fossils from Africa and Georgia, and their implications
� New archaeological evidence from Africa on the origin of modern humans
� Updated coverage of prehistoric art, including new sites
� New perspectives on molecular evidence and their implications for human population history.

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