Introduction to Physical Anthropology 2013-2014 - Softcover

Russell L. Ciochon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1285062051 ISBN 13: 9781285062051

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

Introduction To Physical Anthropology 2013-2014 Edition continues to present the most up-to-date, balanced, and comprehensive introduction to the field, combining an engaging writing style and compelling visual content to bring the study of physical anthropology to life for today's students. With a focus on the big picture of human evolution, the text helps students master the basic principles of the subject and arrive at an understanding of the human species and its place in the biological world. This book continues to keep pace with changes in the field, with new material on genetic technology and other topics reflecting recent scientific findings. In this edition, the unifying concept of our connection to all life has been integrated as a framework for presenting the material throughout the text. To further reinforce this central focus, each chapter now opens with a pedagogical aid that clearly shows students the biological connections as they are organized within and between chapters.

About this title

About the Author:

Russell L. Ciochon is a leading paleoanthropologist specializing in primate and human evolution in Asia, as well as the geochronology of Asian Plio-Pleistocene sites. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and teaches at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, where he is Chair of the Department of Anthropology. He teaches courses in hominin and non-human primate evolution, as well as primate behavior, ecology, and functional anatomy. Besides co-authoring more than one hundred technical articles, he has also co-written two popular books: DRAGON BONE HILL: AN ICE AGE SAGA OF HOMO ERECTUS (2004, Oxford University Press) and OTHER ORIGINS: THE SEARCH FOR THE GIANT APE IN PREHISTORY (1990, Bantam Books).

Review:

1. Introduction to Physical Anthropology. 2. The Development of Evolutionary Theory. 3. The Biological Basis of Life. 4. Heredity and Evolution. 5. Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution. 6. Survey of the Living Primates. 7. Primate Behavior. 8. Overview of the Fossil Primates. 9. Paleoanthropology: Reconstructing Early Hominin Behavior and Ecology. 10. Hominin Origins in Africa. 11. The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries. 12. Premodern Humans. 13. The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans. 14. Modern Human Biology: Patterns of Variation. 15. Modern Human Biology: Patterns of Adaptation. 16. Legacies of Human Evolutionary History and the Human Life Course. 17. The Human Disconnection. Appendix A. Atlas of Primate Skeletal Anatomy. Appendix B. Sexing and Aging the Skeleton.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1285062051
• ISBN 13: 9781285062051
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 624