The Evolution Of Modern Humans In Africa - A Comprehensive Guide

A fascinating, detailed study of the origins of modern humans. Includes material from Willoughby's own research in Tanzania.

Sommario

Chapter 0 Foreword
Chapter 1 Modern Human Origins: A People Without History
Chapter 2 Historical Perspectives: The Place of Humans in Nature
Chapter 3 The Paleoenvironmental Context: The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans
Chapter 4 The Chronological Framework: Dating the Appearance and Spread of Homo Sapiens
Chapter 5 Out of Africa: When and How many times? Alternative Models of Modern Human Origins
Chapter 6 Mitochondrial Eve and the Middle Stone Age: Genetics and Human Variation
Chapter 7 The Fossil Hominin Evidence
Chapter 8 The Archaeological Evidence from North Africa
Chapter 9 The Archaeological Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa I
Chapter 10 The Archaeological Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa II
Chapter 12 Conclusions: What Does It Mean to Be a Modern Homo Sapiens?
13 References

Info autore

Pamela R. Willoughby

Riassunto

A fascinating, detailed study of the origins of modern humans. Includes material from Willoughby's own research in Tanzania.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Pamela R Willoughby, Pamela R. Willoughby
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.12.2006
• EAN: 9780759101197
• ISBN: 978-0-7591-0119-7
• Pagine: 439
• Dimensioni: 146 mm x 222 mm x 32 mm
• Serie: African Archacology Series; African Archaeology Series
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Preistoria e protostoria, mondo antico; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie