Processes in human evolution the journey from early hominins to Neanderthals and modern humans

Processes in human evolution the journey from early hominins to Neanderthals and modern humans

The discoveries of the last decade have brought about a completely revised understanding of human evolution, due to the recent advances in genetics, palaeontology, ecology, archaeology, geography, and climate science. Written by two leading authorities in the fields of physical anthropology and mole...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ayala, Francisco José 1934- (Author), Cela Conde, Camilo José (Author)
Resource Type: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom Oxford University Press 2017.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Human evolution > Textbooks.
Fossil hominids > Textbooks.
Paleoanthropology > Textbooks.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Evolution, genetics, and systematics
  • 2. Taxonomy
  • 3. The hominin lineage
  • 4. Miocene and Lower Pliocene hominins
  • 5. Middle and Upper Pliocene hominins
  • 6. The emergence of the genus Homo
  • 7. Lithic traditions : tool-making
  • 8. Middle and Lower Pleistocene : the Homo radiation
  • 9. Hominin transition to Upper Pliocene
  • 10. Species of the Upper Pleistocene
  • 11. Neanderthals and modern humans : similarities and differences.