What Teeth Reveal About Human Evolution

Informationen zum Autor Debbie Guatelli-Steinberg is Professor of Anthropology and Courtesy Professor of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology at Ohio State University. She has conducted extensive research on fossil hominin teeth across Africa, Europe and Asia, and has published widely in the fields of dental palaeoanthropology and dental primatology. Klappentext Explores the insights that fossil hominin teeth provide about human evolution, linking findings with current debates in palaeoanthropology. Zusammenfassung This book shows what fossil hominin teeth can tell us about human evolution! integrating the latest research insights with current debates and issues in palaeoanthropology. Written in an accessible style! it will appeal to students and researchers in the fields of biological anthropology! evolutionary biology! palaeontology! dental science and oral biology. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Part I. Teeth and Australopiths: 1. March of the bipeds: the early years; 2. Dentally derived dietary inferences: the australopiths; 3. Curious canines; 4. Incisive insights into childhood; Part II. Teeth and the Genus Homo: 5. March of the bipeds: the later years; 6. Dentally derived dietary inferences: the genus Homo and its diminishing dentition; 7. Long in the tooth: life history changes in Homo; 8. Knowing Neanderthals through their teeth; 9. Insights into the origins of modern humans and their dental diseases; 10. Every tooth a diamond.

Product details

• Authors: Debbie Guatelli-Steinberg, Debbie (Ohio State University) Guatelli-Steinberg, Guatelli-Steinberg Debbie
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.09.2016
• EAN: 9781107082106
• ISBN: 978-1-107-08210-6
• No. of pages: 294
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SCIENCE / Life Sciences / General, Anthropology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology, Life sciences: general issues, Human biology