Bones, Stones and Molecules : ""Out of Africa"" and Human Origins
David W. Cameron
Bok Engelsk 2004 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Burlington : : Elsevier Science, , 2004.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (415 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Front Cover; Bones, Stones and Molecules; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; Interlude 1: Creationism and Other Brainstorms; Chapter 2. Evolution of the Miocene Great Apes; Chapter 3. The Later Miocene and Early Pliocene Hominids; Interlude 2: The Importance of Being an Ape; Chapter 4. Our Kind of Hominins; Chapter 5. A Systematic Scheme for the Pliocene and Early Pleistocene Hominids; Interlude 3: Of Men's Beards and Peacock's Tails; Chapter 6. The First African Exodus: The Emergence of Early Homo in Europe and Asia. - Chapter 7. Human Evolution in the Middle PleistoceneInterlude 4: The Geography of Humanity; Chapter 8. "The Grisly Folk": The Emergence of the Neanderthals; Chapter 9. The Second African Exodus: The Emergence of Modern Humans; Chapter 10. The Emergence of Modern Humans in Asia and Australia; Interlude 5: Milford Wolpoff in the Garden of Eden; Chapter 11. Epilogue; Appendix: Detailed Description of Characters (DWC); References; Index. - Bones, Stones and Molecules provides some of the best evidence for resolving the debate between the two hypotheses of human origins. The debate between the 'Out of Africa' model and the 'Multiregional' hypothesis is examined through the functional and developmental processes associated with the evolution of the human skull and face and focuses on the significance of the Australian record. The book analyzes important new discoveries that have occurred recently and examines evidence that is not available elsewhere. Cameron and Groves argue that the existing evidence supports a recent origin f
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| Emner | Human evolution
Paleoanthropology Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena Anthropology, Physical Vis mer... Biological Evolution
Biological Phenomena Biological Processes Disciplines and Occupations Earth Sciences Genetic Phenomena Genetic Processes Natural Science Disciplines Phenomena and Processes Evolution. Paleoanthropology. Human evolution. Paleontology. Anthropology Physical Anthropology Social Sciences menneskets utvikling bein stein paleoantropologi genetikkdna paleoanthropology evolusjon evolution arkeologi fossiler |
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| ISBN | 0121569330
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