Early Hominids & Human Evolution

ISBN: 9789491431074
Published by : Barkhuis
Series: Groningen Archaeological Studies
Volume: 19
Plant palaeoecologists use data from plant fossils and plant subfossils to reconstruct ecosystems of the past. This book deals with the study of subfossil plant material retrieved from archaeological excavations and cores dated to the Late Glacial... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407309699
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
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ISBN: 9781905739523
Published by : Archaeopress
The author's original aim in writing this book was to chronicle the story of a very specific debate in human evolutionary studies that took place between the late 1880s and the 1930s - the 'eolith' debate that had to do with small, natural stones ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842174548
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: AMERICAN SCHOOL OF PREHISTORIC RESEARCH MONOGRAPH
This collection of essays and tributes to Glynn Isaac marks the 26th anniversary of Glynns premature death on October 5th, 1985. These contributions document the work of many of Glynns colleagues students and collaborators, and reflect their ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780262016797
Published by : MIT Press
Over the last three million years or so, our lineage has diverged sharply from those of our great ape relatives. Change has been rapid (in evolutionary terms) and pervasive. Morphology, life history, social life, sexual behavior, ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780674046368
Published by : Harvard University Press
In one sense, human heads function much like those of other mammals. We use them to chew, smell, swallow, think, hear, and so on. But, in other respects, the human head is quite unusual. Unlike other animals, even our great ape cousins, our hea... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521749299
Published by : Cambridge University Press
The study of human origins is one of the most fascinating branches of anthropology. Yet it has rarely been considered by social or cultural anthropologists, who represent the largest subfield of the discipline. In this powerful study Alan Barna... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780691145471
Published by : Princeton University Press
The Recursive Mind challenges the commonly held notion that language is what makes us uniquely human. Michael Corballis argues that what distinguishes us in the animal kingdom is our capacity for recursion: the ability to embed our thoughts wit... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780520266704
Published by : University of California Press
The two discoveries to which the title here refers are that of the Tuang child in 1924, and that of Homo floresiensis, referred to as the Hobbit. Dean Falk, an expert on brain evolution, tells the enthralling story of the controversy, scientifi... .... Learn More