A new introductory text that covers all the major topics of contemporary biological anthropology this emphasizes the relationship between biology and culture. The chapter covering genetic drift and gene flow uniquely focuses on human populations. Case studies of the Dunkers, rain forest Amerindians, and other groups make these abstract concepts ...
The text explores human biological variation in its broadest sense from the molecular to the physiological and morphological. The main emphasis is on the microevolutionary analysis of genetic variation among recent human populations. The book is designed for an upper-level undergraduate class, but it would also work well as supplemental or ...
A brief introduction to contemporary biological (physical) anthropology, this text presents concise and balanced coverage of the major components of the field including: the fossil record of human evolution, the pattern of human biological diversity, the relationship of humans to other living beings, and the interrelationship of human biology and ...
An accessible and absorbing examination of how the genes of living people reveal the history of humankind, from the origins of humans 6 million years ago to the present. Where did modern humans come from and how important are the biological differences among us? Are we descended from Neanderthals? How many races of people are there? Were Native ...
An accessible and absorbing examination of how the genes of living people reveal the history of humankind, from the origins of humans 6 million years ago to the present. Where did modern humans come from and how important are the biological differences among us? Are we descended from Neanderthals? How many races of people are there? Were Native ...
A major debate in anthropology concerns the relationship between anatomically modern humans and earlier "archaic" humans including the Neandertals. What was the origin of modern humans? Did we arise as a new species in Africa 200,000 years ago and then replace archaic human populations outside of Africa, or are our origins part of a single ...
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