About the book
Combining treatment of physical anthropology and archaeology and emphasizing human biological and cultural development, this text stresses the importance of the biocultural approach and the techniques of palaeoanthropology and archaeology for discovering information about the human past.
Content:
Introduction
The Development of Evolutionary Theory
The Inheritance of Biological Traits
Microevolution in Human Population
Human Variation and Adaptation
An Overview of the Primates
Primate Behavior
Mammalian/ Primate Evolutionary History
Paleoanthropology
Hominid Origins
Early Hominids: Organization and Interpretation
Homo Erectus
Homo Sapiens
Archaeological Approaches to Later Prehistory
Domestication and Agriculture
The Rise of Ancient Civilizations
New World Civilizations
Title
Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology 7/e
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Publisher / Imprint
Wadsworth
Binding
Paperback
Edition
1st Edition
Publication Date
2026
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