This mainstream, four-color physical anthropology and archaeology text is the best-selling text in the market. It presents a balanced and thorough introduction to the field of physical anthropology and archaeology using helpful tables, charts, photo essays, multimedia, and an engaging writing style to bring the study of physical anthropology and archaeology to life for today's student.
Where did we come from? To answer this question, anthropologists reconstruct the human past and study the human present from both biological and cultural perspectives. "Human Antiquity" offers an absorbing, straightforward explanation of human origins and evolution by thoroughly integrating physical anthropology and archaeology. Co-authors Kenneth Feder and Michael Park combine the ideas, methods, and knowledge from both biological anthropology and archaeology into a unified effort: Feder is an archeologist who conducts surveys, excavations, and analyses to understand the native inhabitants of New England; Park is a biological anthropologist interested in the application of evolutionary theory to the biological history of our species. .
This complete guide helps students to review and reflect on the material presented in Physical Anthropology and Archaeology. Each of the chapters in the Study Guide provides an overview of the corresponding chapter in the student text, summarized its major topics and concepts, offers review exercises, and features end-of-chapter tests with solutions.
UNDERSTANDING HUMANS: INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGY, International Edition shows students how anthropologists and archaeologists go about their work as they study human evolution, living nonhuman primates, human adaptation and variation, the origin and dispersal of modern humans, food production, the first civilizations of the Old and New Worlds, and so much more. "At a Glance" sections and "Focus Questions" help students better understand the material and study more effectively for exams.
This text/CD-ROM package for an introductory course in physical anthropology and archaeology focuses on physical evidence of human evolution, major revolutions in human cultural evolution, contemporary variation in humans, and practical applications of anthropology and archaeology. Learning features
This collection of case studies provides examples of anthropologists working in a variety of settings. The case studies are correlated to the chapters of Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 2/E the end of chapter material in the text contains discussion and homework questions directly tied to the case study.
Theoretical Approaches in Bioarchaeology emphasizes how several different theoretical perspectives can be used to reconstruct the biocultural experiences of humans in the past. Over the past few decades, bioarchaeology has been transformed through methodological revisions, technological advances, and the inclusion of external theoretical frameworks from the social and natural sciences. These interdisciplinary perspectives became the backbone of bioarchaeology and strengthened the discipline’s ability to address questions about past biological and social dynamics. Consequently, how, why, and when to apply external theory to studies of past populations are central and timely questions tied to future developments of the discipline. This book facilitates ongoing dialogues about theoretical applications within the field and interdisciplinary connections between bioarchaeology, biological anthropology, and other disciplines. Each chapter highlights how a theoretical framework originating from a social or natural science connects to past and future bioarchaeological research. For scholars and archaeologists interested in the theoretical applications of bioarchaeology, this book will be an excellent resource.
