Early Hominids & Human Evolution

ISBN: 9780199545865
Published by : Oxford University Press
This volume explores the origins of language and culture 250,000-150,000 years ago when modern humans evolved in Africa. Scholars from around the world address the fossil, genetic, and archaeological evidence and critically examine the ways it ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781405152549
Published by : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
This study of human evolution functions as an introduction to the ways in which advances in cognitive science can be profitably used by archaeologists. The authors argue that a biological change in cognition may have been responsible for the ca... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842173824
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: AMERICAN SCHOOL OF PREHISTORIC RESEARCH MONOGRAPH
The Early Pleistocene sediments of Peninj, west of Lake Natron (Tanzania), contain a wealth of archaeological and paleontological sites formed during the emergence of the genus Homo and the extinction of the last australopithecines. Peninj ha... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521769778
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Seeking to understand the conditions that led to the development of a variety of cognitive processes during evolution, this collection uses evidence from empirical studies and offers theoretical speculations about the evolution of modern thinki... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521746113
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Seeking to understand the conditions that led to the development of a variety of cognitive processes during evolution, this collection uses evidence from empirical studies and offers theoretical speculations about the evolution of modern thinki... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781598744750
Published by : Left Coast Press
This fascinating book is not only a fine introduction to the study of human evolution, but also an insider's look at the field, its disputes, rivalries, polemics and politics. It pulls no punches in its portrayal of some of the controversies a... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780199580736
Published by : Oxford University Press
Examines the arts and how we relate to them in the light of evolutionary theory, arguing that art and aesthetic appreciation are both universal and instinctive. The approach is predominantly philosophically grounded, connecting modern aesthetic... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781402099793
Published by : Springer Verlag
This volume addresses the origin of the human genus Homo, a major transition in human evolution and associated with major changes in brain size, locomotion, and culture. It provides an up to date synthesis of our knowledge and addresses the maj... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781402096983
Published by : Springer Verlag
This volume brings together experts from a number of disciplines (modern studies, faunal and plant studies, archaeology and palaeoanthropology, isotopic studies) to present the latest research on hominin diets in their area of specialisation a... .... Learn More