Domestication of Humans

The Domestication of Humans explains the alternative to the African Eve model by attributing human modernity, not to a speciation event in Africa but the unintended self-domestication of humans. This book is suitable for anyone interested in how and why we became the species that we are today

Sommario

1. Introduction: the empirical context
2. The gracilisation of humans
3. Evolution and pathologies
4. Human self-domestication
5. The unstoppable advance of exograms
6. Effects of the domestication hypothesis

Info autore

Robert G. Bednarik is a Professor at the International Centre for Rock Art Dating, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, China. He has served as Convener/CEO and Editor-in-Chief of the International Federation of Rock Art Organisations continuously since 1988.

Riassunto

The Domestication of Humans explains the alternative to the African Eve model by attributing human modernity, not to a speciation event in Africa but the unintended self-domestication of humans. This book is suitable for anyone interested in how and why we became the species that we are today

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Robert G. Bednarik, Bednarik Robert G.
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781032237329
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3223732-9
• Pagine: 260
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Preistoria e protostoria; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Physical, Archaeology, Human biology, Medical Anthropology, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Arts & Humanities, EDUCATION / Teaching / General