Early Hominids & Human Evolution
The study of human origins: evolution, early hominids, neanderthals, homo sapiens.
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Neanderthal Legacy: An Archaeological Perspective from Western Europe [Paperback]
Paul Mellars (Author)
£32.95ISBN: 9780691167985
Published by : Princeton University Press
The Neanderthals populated western Europe from nearly 250,000 to 30,000 years ago when they disappeared from the archaeological record. In turn, populations of anatomically modern humans, Homo sapiens, came to dominate the area. Seeking to underst... .... Learn More -
The Peopling of East Asia: Putting Together Archaeology Linguistics and Genetics [Paperback]
Roger Blench (Editor); Laurent Sagart (Editor)
£32.99ISBN: 9781138862234
Published by : Routledge
One of the most dynamic research areas in the prehistory of East Asian regions is the synthesis of the findings of archaeology, linguistics and genetics. Several countries have only recently opened to field research and highly active local groups ... .... Learn More -
The Neanderthals Rediscovered: How Modern Science is Rewriting Their Story [Paperback]
Dimitra Papagianni (Author)
£9.99ISBN: 9780500292044
Published by : Thames and Hudson
For too long the Neanderthals have been seen as dim-witted evolutionary dead-enders who looked and behaved completely differently from us, but in recent years their story has been transformed thanks to new discoveries and advances in sc... .... Learn More
Recent Discoveries and Perspectives in Human Evolution:: Papers Arising from 'Exploring Human Origins: Exciting Discoveries at the Start of the 21st Century' Manchester 2013 [Paperback]
Anek R. Sankhyan (Editor)
£42.00ISBN: 9781407313726
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR S
Volume: 2719
The present volume is based on research articles submitted as part of an international conference Exploring Human Origins: Exciting discoveries at the start of the 21st Century’, 5-10 August 2013 in Manchester, UK, under the auspices of the Intern... .... Learn More
How Compassion Made Us Human: The Evolutionary Origins of Tenderness, Trust and Morailty [Hardback]
Penny Spikins (Author)
£19.99ISBN: 9781781593103
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Our instinct to care about other people, whether they are close family or strangers, can seem unimportant in today's competitive societies. However, in this volume Penny Spikins argues that compassion lies at the heart of what makes us human. She ... .... Learn More
A Million Years of Music [Hardback]
Gary Tomlinson (Author)
£24.95ISBN: 9781935408659
Published by : Zone Books
What is the origin of music? In the last few decades this centuries-old puzzle has been reinvigorated by exciting new archaeological evidence and by developments in the fields of cognitive science, linguistics, and evolutionary th... .... Learn More
Emergence and Diversity of Modern Human Behavior in Paleolithic Asia [Hardback]
Yousuke Kaifu (Editor); Masami Izuho (Editor); Ted Goebel (Editor); Hiroyuki Sato (Editor); Akira Ono (Editor)
£67.95ISBN: 9781623492762
Published by : Texas A&M University Press
Despite the obvious geographic importance of eastern Asia in human migration, its discussion in the context of the emergence and dispersal of modern humans has been rare. Emergence and Diversity of Modern Human Behavior in Paleolithic Asia focuses... .... Learn More
The Invaders: How Humans and Their Dogs Drove Neanderthals to Extinction [Hardback]
Pat Shipman (Author)
£23.95ISBN: 9780674736764
Published by : Harvard University Press
With their large brains, sturdy physique, sophisticated tools, and hunting skills, Neanderthals are the closest known relatives to humans. Approximately 200,000 years ago, as modern humans began to radiate out from their evolution... .... Learn More
Settlement, Society and Cognition in Human Evolution [Hardback]
Fiona Coward (Editor); Robert Hosfield (Editor); Matt Pope (Editor); Francis Wenban-Smith (Editor)
£72.00ISBN: 9781107026889
Published by : Cambridge University Press
This volume provides a landscape narrative of early hominin evolution, linking conventional material and geographic aspects of the early archaeological record with wider and more elusive social, cognitive and symbolic landscapes. ... .... Learn More
Before Modern Humans [Hardback]
Grant S. McCall (Author)
£110.00ISBN: 9781611322224
Published by : Left Coast Press
This fascinating volume, assessing Lower and Middle Pleistocene African prehistory, argues that the onset of the Middle Stone Age marks the origins of landscape use patterns resembling those of modern human foragers. Inaugurating ... .... Learn More
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