Human Evolution

Human Evolution

Author: Roger Lewin

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2004-09-17

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 1405103787

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The brief length and focused coverage of Human Evolution: An Illustrated Introduction have made this best-selling textbook the ideal complement to any biology or anthropology course in which human evolution is taught. The text places human evolution in the context of humans as animals, while also showing the physical context of human evolution, including climate change and the impact of extinctions. Chapter introductions, numerous drawings and photographs, and an essential glossary all add to the accessibility of this text.The fifth edition has been thoroughly updated to include coverage of the latest discoveries and perspectives, including: · New early hominid fossils from Africa and Georgia, and their implications · New archaeological evidence from Africa on the origin of modern humans · Updated coverage of prehistoric art, including new sites · New perspectives on molecular evidence and their implications for human population history. An Instructor manual CD-ROM for this title is available. Please contact our Higher Education team at [email protected] for more information.


The Ecology of Tropical East Asia

The Ecology of Tropical East Asia

Author: Richard Corlett

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 0199681341

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An updated edition of the only book dedicated to the terrestrial ecology of the East Asian tropics, authored by a world-renowned tropical ecologist


A Dictionary of Archaeology

A Dictionary of Archaeology

Author: Ian Shaw

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2008-04-15

Total Pages: 736

ISBN-13: 0470751967

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This dictionary provides those studying or working in archaeology with a complete reference to the field.


First Migrants

First Migrants

Author: Peter Bellwood

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2014-01-13

Total Pages: 341

ISBN-13: 1118325893

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The first publication to outline the complex global story of human migration and dispersal throughout the whole of human prehistory. Utilizing archaeological, linguistic and biological evidence, Peter Bellwood traces the journeys of the earliest hunter-gatherer and agriculturalist migrants as critical elements in the evolution of human lifeways. The first volume to chart global human migration and population dispersal throughout the whole of human prehistory, in all regions of the world An archaeological odyssey that details the initial spread of early humans out of Africa approximately two million years ago, through the Ice Ages, and down to the continental and island migrations of agricultural populations within the past 10,000 years Employs archaeological, linguistic and biological evidence to demonstrate how migration has always been a vital and complex element in explaining the evolution of the human species Outlines how significant migrations have affected population diversity in every region of the world Clarifies the importance of the development of agriculture as a migratory imperative in later prehistory Fully referenced with detailed maps throughout


Human Dispersal and Species Movement

Human Dispersal and Species Movement

Author: Nicole Boivin

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-05-27

Total Pages: 573

ISBN-13: 1316738264

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How have humans colonised the entire planet and reshaped its ecosystems in the process? This unique and groundbreaking collection of essays explores human movement through time, the impacts of these movements on landscapes and other species, and the ways in which species have co-evolved and transformed each other as a result. Exploring the spread of people, plants, animals, and diseases through processes of migration, colonisation, trade and travel, it assembles a broad array of case studies from the Pliocene to the present. The contributors from disciplines across the humanities and natural sciences are senior or established scholars in the fields of human evolution, archaeology, history, and geography.