Introduction to Human Evolution

Introduction to Human Evolution: A Bio-Cultural Approach introduces students to major concepts and questions about evolutionary theory through an anthropological lens. Concise and filled with engaging images, the text is designed to make the concepts of evolution, primatology, and human variation appealing and accessible to today's learners. It emphasizes the universal application of scientific methods and encouraging appreciation for the natural world.

The book introduces readers to issues surrounding the theory of evolution, sheds light on questions about what evolution is or isn't, and discusses how we know what we think we do about it. Readers learn about early hominins, the Australopithecines, and the genus Homo. The book also addresses population history and genetics, adaptation and acclimatization, and anatomically modern humans. It concludes with the big question-where will we go from here?

The third edition includes fresh information on new tools discovered with fossils, human disease and industrialization, and primates. It also features more than 75 new and updated images.

Introduction to Human Evolution is an ideal text for courses in anthropology and biology. It is accessible to non-majors and can also be used in introductory courses for science majors.

Gillian Crane-Kramer earned her Ph.D. in archaeology/biological anthropology from the University of Calgary, Canada. She is an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh.

Justin Lowry earned his Ph.D. in anthropology from the State University of New York, Albany. He is an associate professor of archaeology in the Department of Anthropology at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh.

Roman Gastrell Harrison earned his Ph.D. in archaeology at the University of Calgary. Dr. Harrison is a lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta.